THE WEATHER
Portland sad vicinity Ssaday fairt
westerly wises. :
Or' a Semdey ' fair except probably
shower aorta west portion aad la high
Cascade moaatalas) cooler, east portion)
moderate westerly wtaas.
VOL. XVII. NO. 24.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON SUNDAY " MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TODAY'S FEATURES
la the Oregoa Coantry See. I, Page t.
In WlMe f Cfiil-SM, f. Par 1.'
From Foreign Capital See. , Par 1.
For the Motorist .see. 4, Pare 1-lf.
The Fall GaMea See. 4, Page 9.
At Bummer Retort Sec , Fare S-&.
V
TO GREET
PESIDEI
Wilson's Party Due in Portland
at 5 o'Clock on. Morning of
Sept. 15; Remains All pay.
Public Reception and Address at
. The Auditorium Is Arranged;
Committee of Citizens Named.
One public address and a reception
staged by a large and representative
group of Portland men and women
: is the substance of the early arrange
ments for the first of ficlal visit to
Oregon of President "Woodrow Wil
son,, who will arrive with his party
"at S o'clock on the morning of Mon
day, September 15, to. remain in the
city throughout the day.
Only tentative . arrangements for a
n.fArvom-Tt.t wnnM IcMn thft nrctaid Ant
busy during his brief stay In the city
' had been completed Saturday night by
the committee which' will prepare It,
and the work -will probably not be defi
nitely completed for several days, it is
Said. ; .--.' -i ' S;
ABKAironro details
In advance of - the presidential party
a number of officials are expected In
Portland late next week. Among these
will be persons whose duty it will be to
check up on the local program and as
sist the local committee.
The general committee which wHT ar
range , for President Wilson's visit and
program comprises C. S. Jackson, chair
man . Mayor George L. Baker, former
Governor Oswald West. E. B. Piper, Dr.
J. VY Morrow, George W. Joseph and
, H. B. Van Duser. This committee will
Join 'the reception committee in welcom
ing the president and his party-' at the
station the morning of his arrival.
- The visitors will leave Portland at- 11
- p. rn. the same night for San Francisco,
where another, intensive program is out
? - lined for the executive.
v. President Wllaun'a stay' in Portland
. tnay ,elbly be characterised by . his
presence at the official opening. of . the
, MnltnonfAh eoitntv f.ilf at OewHlimnj -At-
least such is the hope of tbe fair board
as a result of the wire- sent to the presi
dent Saturday: by C. O. Minton, mana
ger of the fair, asking him to preside
at the opening-. v s ;
WPEAKEH AT AtTDITORIOI
" The president's only address in Port
land will be delivered at The Auditorium
ut lp, m., according-to the present plan
- ai outlined by the program committee.
The Auditorium was reserved for . the
day immediately after the date of Presi
dent Wilson's Portland visit was made
known. .
The' official party will include Mrs,
Wilson, Admiral Cary T. i Grayson, the
president's personal J physician, : secre
taries, stenographers, secret -service op
cratives and newspapermen.
lThe reception committee to meet the
presidential party' was selected Saturday
at a conference between Acting Mayor
Bigelov and others as follows : .
Kx-Governor Oswald AVest, chairman ;
-Governor Ben W, Olcott, Mayor George
L. Baker, Xienry L- Cor be u, president
. .'Chamber of Commerce ; K. W. Monta
gue president of League to Eniorca
jeace ; W. B. Ayer, federal1 food ad
ministrator i Fred Holmes, United States
fuel administrator ; O. P. tloff. . state
treasurer ; George M. ; Brown, attorney
' general ; J. A.. Churchill, state superin
tendent of public instruction ; Judge
Thomas A. McBride, Judge A. S.. Ben
nett. Judge W. ' B Gilbert, Judge C K.
v oiverton, Judge R. S. Bean, C. A- Big
elosv. city commissioner; A- L. Bar bur,
city commissioner ; John' M. Mann, city
- commissioner i S. C. Pier, city commis
sioner ; Fred W. Mulkey, Joseph Simon,
bam Garland, Lebanon, Or. i W. H.
Canon, Koaeburg. Or. Ben Selling, W.
P. Olds. H. B. Van Suser, Edward
Cookingham, .John P. Daly, Fred Lead-
', better, Emory Olmstead, John li. Smith,
Astoria, Or. ; Arthur Spencer, John, D.
Mann, Judge John Twohy, Mrs. C. H.
Castner. president State -Federation of
Women's clubs; A. L. Mills. J. C Aina
wortbi cMrs i Sarah Kvans. - president
- Portland - Woman's Federation clubs ;
Mrs. J. F. Kelly k ex-president Parent
Teacher association; - Otto s ' Hartwig,
president State 4 Federation of Labor;
O. S. f Jackson, The Journal ; Kdgar B.
Piper; Oregonian; J. Wheeler. Tele
gram! EL J. Stack, t Fred L. Boait,
jes; w al. iiynerson, iaoor , l'ress ;
( Concluded . on Pass Tma. - Column -
Fast Truck Service
ForJoufnal;Eders
At :i SeasidQ;Tqday
Anticipating the want tor the bun-
dreds of . Journal readers who : are
spending the two-day holiday period
at Seaside, The Journal has arranged
to provide them with copies of the
city, edition of today's Sunday Jour
nal at an early hour-, today. ,
Ordinarily it is early afternoon be
fore the train carrying the Portland
Sunday newspapers reaches Seaside.
Because of the extraordinary influx
of Seaside visitors this.' week-end the
circulation department - of The v Jour
nal made arrangements with the
Fields Motor Car company for fast
Seaside service. - . , ;. . , .. j
. Accordingly? a Chevrolet ?' truck,
driven byD. B. Dubois, service man-,
ager of the Fields Moijor Car com
' pany, and a 1 representative of The
Journal set forth. fromv The Journal
building at an early hoar this morn
ing with a truckload of the last edt
tion .of Tha Sunday Journal, which
should be in the hands of Seaside
readers at the breakfast hour, or
shortly after. .1
News Index
Today's Snndsy Jonrnal in Seven Sections
- " ' f Editor Ui
.,i Section 1, Fstw 6.
I Ferslgn
Allies Wsrer Toward Ruasis Section 8, Pus
Usnnsny in Corns Section X, Fsgs 1.
tilimpsss ot etrofrad Section 8, Ps 1.
' f National
Drsstie Food BQ JDrswn Section 1, Psgs
Irish Woold Reject Le&rue Section 1. Page
Sorisllrt Psrty Splits Section 1. Pax 4.
Daniels to Visit Nsval Base Sites Section
Psse 1. ' ' ! '
Csmpsicn lor Baby Home Section 1, Psts
Pacific Nertnwsst
Pendleton A wmiU l'.oundu Section 3. Pin
ChenoweUt Trial at Hand Section 8, Pags
Coos Bay ThriTes Section 8,. Pace 8.
Bend Is Prosperoas Section 8, Pace 8.
Spmee Inquisitors st Toledo Section 1, Psts 1.
Olcott Wonld Adjurt Wages Section 1 , Pace 1.
Port Orford Port Opposed SecUon 1, Page 0.
War Belies st State Fair 8ection 1, Page 11.
:--t- PorUsn
Portland to CTeet. WtlMn Section X. Page 1.
Plans for Labor "iJay Section 1 . Page 8.
School Beopea This tVeek- Section 1, Page S.
Bigelow Arunrers Honsewives Section 1. Page i
AppeaL for Plas -Section 4. Page 5.
Mnrdrer Johnson Taken 'Section 1. Page 9.
Fire Chiefs to Convene Section 1. Page 10.
Hy EUers Indicted Section 1, Psga 11.
Business News
Real Sstate and B oildi ng Section 8. Pace 8.
Mark eta and Itnaaoe Section 8. Page 7.
Startno Section 2 r Psge 12.
Sports - !
Section 2. Pages 2-4.
j Automotive
Section S. Pagea 1-12. -
On the Flnsr 8 Ids
The Week in Society Section 4, Paces 6-8.
Women's Club Affairs Section 4. Pace 9.
At Summer Besorts Section 8, Paces 8-5.
Fraternal Newa Section 4, Pace 10.
The Realm of Music Section 4. Page C.
Lrama and Photoplay Section 4, Pages 1-4.
Features -,
Cable Page Section 3. Pago 1.
Glimpses of Oregon Country Section 8. Pags 2.
For the -Fall Garden Section 8. Pago B.
In the Cascades Section 2. Pace 1.
Magazine
Hood Hirer Tslley (Photograph) Section 8.
Pace 1.
Expatriates Flock Home Section 6. Pace 2.
The Tear'a Best Romance Section 6, Page 8.
Living Fashion ; Models Passing Section 8,
Psge 4.
How the Hand Spreads Disease Section 6,
Page 6.
The Scarlet Wedding Press ' Section 6. Paces.
Health. Beauty and the Home Bee tion 6,
Pace T.
Midsummer Wraps, by Lady Duff Gordon .Lo
ci!) Section8, Pig 8.
Comfe
Section T Pace 1-4. -
Says Embargo on
Foodstuffs; Will
Bring Down Cost
- Washington, Aug. 30. (TJ. p.) Sus
pension of exports of foodstuffs, or
licensing" of soclr-? exports after the
strictest scrutiny, would lower the cost
of living within the 9 days truce period
estaDiisnea by labor, -in the opinon of
William B - Colder, chairman of the
federal trade commission.
In an interview, which he explained
was an expression of his personal views
and not an official expression by the
commission, Corver said :
1 "There Is no single cause for the high
cost of living. Therefore there la no
panacea. ; This is the only nation on
earth that permits, its foodstuffs to be
used -as poker chips. Tbis is the only
nation where speculation is permitted in
food such as canned fish, fruits .and
vegetables.' - .
The profits of speculators in food
represent no useful service. Cutting
them out can hurt no one.. ' -"If
exports of, foodstuffs were sus
pended, prices In this country would be
reduced."-.. ; i
Depauw. Professor
Discharged Because
Of Kadical Lecture
Greencastle, Ind.. Aug. ZO.-iL N. S.l
wind Socialist, has been relieved of his
position as professor of. sociology at
Depauw university, as a result of pub
lication of a letter revealing radical
tendencies which ' - Calhoun ' is said to
have written to William Zeucht of the
University ; of Minnesota. , .
Professor Orase of Depauw. in an
nouncing Calhoun's discharge, made
public a . letter m which Calhoun, re
pudiated statements that the uiiverslty
was in sympathy with his radical views
and i voiced regret that his letter to
Zeuch, which "created unwarranted pub
licity, was couched in a somewhat per
sonal lingo not so easily Interpreted as
to satisfy strangers." i . ;
Rumor j of lVJjarriage
Is .Denied by Ace
Chicago, (Aug. ;JJ0. (TJ.t P. Captain
Kddie Rickenbacker, American ace of
aces, here on a ' business trip, tonight
denied , published reports that he was
soon- to marry Miss Elsie Janls, actress.
- Rickenbacker asserted 'he had met
Miss Janis MMuy as a member of bis
aero squadron, and that since that time
he had met her only when she was en
tertaining . the squadron. ,
Dr. Morrison at
- Boston Wedding
Boston, Aug. 30. Miss Jean Chandler
La wson, .'youngest daughter of Thomas
Wi Ltwson, was married today at
Dreamwold Scituate, the family home,
to Burgess Allison Edwards of Boston
and Marion. The Rev. Alexander A.
Morrison of Portland, Or., performed the
ceremony' and Captain Douglas Lawsoh,
U. S. A., acted as best man. The bride
had no attendants. , , -ft. .-
Aviator Killed in
1 Airplane Disaster
Leon, Iowa, Aug. 30.U P.jAjames
Longmere, ' demonstration' 'mechanician-
aviator, Des Moines ' was killed here to- !
day When Ms airplane developed engine 1
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EM1PEIIS
SI TOLEDO
Congressional Committee Inves
tigating, Spruce Production on
Its Trip to Lincoln County.
Hearing Will Be Taken Up in
Portland Later in Week; Day
for Disque to Appear Not Set.
Toledo, Ore., Aug. 30. Members
of the congressional committee,
Messrs. Frear, Lea and Magee, who
are investigating the operations of
the spruce production division in the
Northwest, arrived in Toledo this
afternoon and looked over the large
spruce mill that was erected here by
the Warren Spruce company, on a
cost plus contract. The mill is built
on the tide land across the bay from
Toledo and is about 90 per cent com
pleted. . t 7 :
The committee will also inspect the
three railroads, built by the same com
pany on the cost plus basis, in this
county. . One leads from Toledo : north
toward the Sileti, a distance of about
seven miles. This road hauled out about
3.000,000 feet of spruce logs, most of
which are lying in the boom here at
Teledo awaiting the completion of tb
big mill. ' ; 1 ,
The other two roads were built from
Taqulna, one north and the other south.
The north road is about 14 miles in
length and parallels the coast The one
south also parallels the coast and is
25 miles in length and taps the Blodgett
spruce tract near Yachats. . ' L
Neither of these roads was completed
at the time of the signing of the armis
tice and had not commenced hauling
logs. About 3000 soldiers were employed
by the Warren Spruce company in this
county, aa ' well as a large number of
clvtliana , - '
The congressional spruce investifsation
It. expected to focus" in Portland , this
week.. . . . .. 1 : --
Not only will witnesses adverse jt tbe
plan of operation conducted by ; the
Kpruce production division and ' the
sprnce production corporatK-ai offer the
evidence upon which "they base their
cohluston that t the 150,000.000 Jft vest
ment by the government and the .allies
to get out airplane material - was spent
m astefully or for ultor purposes, but i
it is anticipated that through the testi
mony of other witnesses, who will de
mand to be heard if they ' are not in
vited by the , congressional sub-committee,
the side of tbe.-story more clear
ly illuminating. the spruce production
operation will be told.-
The hearing la c expected to resume,
probably 'Tuesday morning, after- the
return - from their . investigation ' In
Lincoln county of Congressmen James A.
Frear, chairman of the committee, and
W. W. Magee and Clarence F. , Lea.
BISQUE'S TIMES USD 15 CITJiJD
When General 'Disquei supoa . whom
interest will center, will testify, is
still problematical. In answer to his re
quest for a hearing and his suggestion
that other witnesses, whom he named,
should . be called. Chairman Frear had
General Disque on Saturday, Saying that
not until after the sub-committee's re
turn from Lincoln county could arrange
ments be made and announced.
In the contiuance of the - testimony,
especially as it affects the administra
tion of General Disque when command
er of the spruce production division of
president of the Spruce Production cor
poration, it is expected there will be
further reference to operations in Clal
lam county, Washington, where the larg
est investment for airplane spruce pro
duction was being made when the sign
ing of the armistice on November 11
last year brought all operations to a
halt. . . , ,
BEST ROUTE SELECTED
In that case the record 'of the final
hearing in Seattle, when M. J. Carrl
gan, former state tax - commissioner of
Washington and former mayor f port
Angeles testified, will be ef interest.
After adverse witnesses had -asserted
that shorter railroads- costing less than
the $4,000,000 36 mile railroad built under
the . Siems-Carey-H.., S. -.- Kerbaugh con
tract could have served th$ need as
well, Mr. Carrigan testified thajt no one
of the lines spoken of J would, have
reached more than a "unit of the spruce
timber; in Clallam, county, "s Even the 15
mile railroad rp the Hoko river, ? which
had Impressed . Chairman : Frear; as a
desirable connection between the 'spruce
Concluded, ea Paga Faax, Colana. Three)
Four of Pathfinder
Airplanes Missing
it.. Columbus. Ohio, Aug. 30. (I4 K. S.)
Minus four airplanes, lost through vari
ous mishaps, the all-American 1 path
finders, - consisting of 31 motor . trucks,
5 airplanes and lit officers and men,
arrived in Columbus today. Major Ora
Ms Baldinger,-. commander of. the expe
dition. 'said he expected to rest the out
fit here until -' Wednesday, They are
enroute to the Pacific Coast."' '
Strike of Police . ...
Threatens '. Boston
f Boston," Maaa. Aug.; 30. U.' P. -If
tbe policemen who were placed on trial
before Police Commissioner:, Curtis, for
Joining the new policemen's union are
discharged a strike affecting practically
the entire force Is almost certain to be
called; union leaders - declared ' today.
The employes of - the Boston Elevated
railway have voted to strike . la sym-
sathy with tbe police if necessary-
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SEA SENTINEL IN PACIFIC NEAR SEASIDE
TGHTHOUSE on Tillamook: rock, off shore from Tillamook head, south of Seaside' The
station, which was . built : in 1881, is securely fastened to a rock foundation to. resist the
.! storms of the sea ?nd reaches 133 feet above the water. Four keepers constantly, are on
watch. The station is provisioned by the lighthouse tender, landing being made in. small boats.
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DANIELS TO VISIT i
SITES FOR BASES
Estimates for Appropriations for
- Navy; Must -go to,; Congress
Before October 24 !
Aboard V. S. S. New York, Aug.
30. TJ. P.) On "the eVe of his air
rival at Monterey, Cal., Secretary of
tie." Navy Daniels today suggested
that, commercial j bodies of the? Pa
cific coast cooperate with him to
bring about speedily the proper har
bor developments that naturally. will
follow establishment of the Pacific
fleet. , I
- These harbor improvements must be
made by the war departmenu Because
of their great commercial value, Daniels
said he "believed commercial hed I es will
find It to their interest to cooperate wth
the navy department , in securing Jnstf
tution of such work by the war depart
ment. , ' . - - .l.,-: .. j j
Secretary Daniels 13 making a final
study- of the Helm naval board's report
on the naval needs of the San Francisco
Bay region, preliminary to his personal
Inspection, beginning Monday. . !
; The largest ' single 'project probably
( Concluded on Page- Eight, , Column Two
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'0.N ILBOMr TRIP -
;!F9R THlE JOURNAL
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The -Journal Will, Have Special Correspondent Accompany' Presi-?
'"- tdent -Wilson on His Swing; Around the Circle in tjie-'.-v?'
f. . Interest of.
When President "Wilson starts frpm
Washington, this week on, his speak
ingttour of;the Pacific coast,, he will
carry a message -of tremendous im
portance to-the American people. His
determination to make directly, to the
people his appeal r on , behalf - of the
peace, treaty; is a ? significant fact, to
American history- i ' - " ; -
TheJournal has arranged for a special
correl3ondent to. make, the trip With
President Wilson whose-dispatches, to
gether, with those from the three; leased
wire associations which serve The Jour
nal, will . assure .Journal - readers an .un
paralleled news service. i 5
-"'David wrence has' been selected for
this important, assignment. - His ability
as a1? correspondent is- established. 1 He
has accompanied President Wilson as
a correspondent on every important tour
of the president's career, including jthe
trips abrostl, H f,
SATIoi IATf EE3TCES BECOBD, p f
Mr.'Lawrenee began newspaper work
In 1903 on the Buffalo Express, working
as'a reporter Until -1906, when he entered
Princeton university. During his four
years at Princeton he was correspondent
for the Associated Press-Vi'-v -. v j,
I During bis first two years at Prince
ton, -Grover Cleveland was a source of
important news and his first-Important
news was a flash on the death of Cleve
land in the summer of 1908. He gave
this to the Associated Press, .which was
r
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Boat Vebvm Burns,
VomanCookVeeps,
It -Yas Her Home
That boat was fny homeland I loved
' Tiiat ' wa s , why Vra . i. fl Crawford
stooc-, last night about the biasing isr
ateamer "Weown" docked at the foot of
4 Ash street, end called to the harbor
police.. Only after they' had answered
her call did she and, William Wlnton.
watenmap, ieas- tne ourning vessel.
For more than an hour Several ' en
gine companies fought fire in the engine
reom'and after deck of the "Weown.
When the blase was at last beaten, the
little - tug boat . lay In the river - and
smouldered, her., aft -portion entirely
gutted. " " ' ' " " ' -'
1. A 'hose dragged from the corner of
Ash and Front streets .through the pitch
dark wharf -ways, carried a - stream of
water from the engine pump to ; the
deck of the vessel. Lights from police
boats played over the steaming . hulk.
Crowds gathered on Front street and on
all the nearby docks. -
WOMA3T TELLS STORT ' n .
Mrs. Crawford stood in the office of
Or W. Hosford of the Hosford Trans
portation company, owners of the ves
sel, and wrung her hands. She had been
cook on the "Weown."
' "Oh. Captain, do you think they'll
save her?" she asked .- over and over
ag-aln. "She - was such, a pretty thing,
and the only home I had. , -
- There were tears in her eyes when she
Concluded on Pat Eight. Column .Two) :
the Peace jTreaty. - -
enabled . to, beat com petit erg by-half an
hour. -' '- ' " - '' - '
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In . Mr. Lawrence's last two years at
Princeton,, and until -his; graduation.
Wood row Wilson, .who was then .presi
dent of the "university, was the subject
of much news. " . . t . '".'
After hlsj graduation, from, Princeton
in 1910. Mr.' Lawrence Joined the. Wash
ington staff of the Associated Press and
after v five -j months of work, which In
cluded 3 "covering the White House' at
night, he was sent.tw Mexico to write
about the revolutionary' troubles there.
On; his return in 1 911 he was assigned
to write the McNaraara trial in Los An
geles, cal. .j
BISE IS RAPID
In 1912 he was sent to Seagirt." N.v 3
to -accompany .Mr. . Wilson lathis -first
presidential campaign. He was then as
signed 5 on March 54. 1913, to cover the
White House. ,-
On the outbreak of the European war
he . was placed tn charge of the -whole
field of international affairs as covered
fromv Washington . by the ' Associated
Press. V In U15 he accepted -an offer
from the New York Evening PMt, i
1 He has written for . several magasines
during the last two years. Including the
Saturday Evening r Post, the North
American- Review, Collier's, Ladles'
Home Journal, the Independent, i Scrib
ners, i the Century, and others. .j .
Mr. Lawrence's dispatches will appear
in this field exclusively in The Journal.
See . display -announcement on Section
Three, Page 8, today,- '. , - . -
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t EXTENSION IS
ASKED TO ST. JOHNS
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City Files Petition With Public
'--Service Commission . for -:
- Railroad.
Salem,. Aug. SO.-The city of Port
land today filed with the state public
service commission a petition asking
that the Portland ,Railway. Light :&r
Power company,: be required -; to . ex
tend its railway lines to the new St.
Johns terminsJ.'V.:,-i:"i'A .i:'..''';:;-.
This extension, the petition sets out, is
necessary for ' the - present and ' future
growth-of the city, 400 persons now being
employed' at the terminal which is" lo
cated a considerable distance from any
residence district. '';'.
Accordingto the application the ex
tension would involve the laying of ap
proximately one and ; one eighth : of a
mile of new. track at a cost of from 30,
000 to 135,000 per mile. The commission
is asked to Issue a certificate of neces
sity and convenience and the . necessary
franchise is guaranteed on the part of
the city and, Multnomah county.
The petition further suggests that the
extension be classified as an interurban
line with fares fixed sufficiently high to
afford the company, an adequate return
on the necessary: investment. The re
quested extension. . it t is : asserted, is
necessary in order ; that the terminal
might be properly operated and developed
Into - a factor that , -will attract shipping
from a all quarters of -the globe., . The
route of the extension as outlined :in the
petition 'would 'be' from "th'e'trmlnus of
thepresent line. atFessenden and' Jersey
streets 'north on; Jersey"Jetreet- to . St.
Johns avenue. ithen---eat' to f Kellogg
street and t north, to they nthern', bound
ary of the city,-of . Portland. ) -
Pershing .Issues &
Statfainent on! Eye
-:f -Hispaiure
sr Paris. Aug.1 30. (TJ. P.) On tte eve
of his departure from France. General
Pershing - issued a "statement to the
French - press in which heNsald.The
retof'ds cf the American ' expeditionary
forces : furnished 'a foundation upon
wh Ich the future relations " of f France
and America will be -tested. I : .
' 'The comradeshdp. strife and struggle
we have .passed -th rough w ill be an ever
lasting bondTfor our peoples. - -
. We -arecarryihg aback - an Intimate
knowledge; -and ran appreciation of
French lifei art and culture.. We regret
that (France . khqws J us t only,' as i visitors
without knowledge of our, home .life."
general Pershing was decorated by the
president of Panama today. . He leaves
for Brest Sunday .ahd embarks1 on the
Leviathan ' Monday.'. -? t- y
Gompers Says THat .
LabbrVGlauses in ,
'Treaty' Will 'Stand
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Washington, Aug. 30 (U. P.) Sam
uel Gompers tonight came stronrlv to
the defeise of. the labor clauses In the
peace treaty, now under attack in ' the
senate foreign relations committee.' They
represent.- said Gompers, the work of
labor men In behalf of labor. He pre
dicted that they will stand.
H denied. that the effect will be the
lAwarfntf k. rv arlia IaW.w m Jt
to that of Europe, as , charged by Sen-1
ator Fall, who" is seeking their elimlna- I
tlorc from.the4reaty.- - t a.
RAI
Governor Would
Readjust Wages
of State Workers
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State Executive Calls Confer
once for Friday at Salem
to Consider New Plan.
Salem. Aug. SO. Standardization
of salaries and wages of clerical and
stenographic employes,, the elimina
tion of competition between depart
ments in the employment of clerks
and stenographers and general work
ing conditions in the various depart
ments.' will be considered at a con
ference in the executive office next
Friday morning, at which all state
departments, boards and commis
sions are expected to be represented.
CALLS IT rXBC8I3fK8SLIKE ;
In a letter addressed to the various
department heads today. Governor Olcott
declares ' that - there 'appears to be an
inequality existing ; among ' the various
departments, boards and commissions
of state governments In salaries paid
to clerical and stenographic employes.
This condition he characterised as "un
businesslike."' resulting In "confusion
and dissatisfaction," and not tending
"toward equity or the maximum of ef
ficiency in handling the functions for
which the departments were created.
"I have become thoroughly convinced,
through long observation and experience,
that a decided improvement can be ef
fected In the manner of employment of
clerical help in the various departments
of state government," the governor ex
plained today.
SALARIES 3TOT UNIFORM
"As now constituted, there Is no uni
formity or attempt at uniformity In the
salaries paid by the different depart
ments. It Is every department fcr Itself,
losing sight of the fact that all are
working for the same boss, the state
of Oregon. The result is that depart
ments bid against each other in the
employment of help and the department;
having, the greater salary appropriation
usually wins out. It is, to say the least,
unbusinesslike and represents a condi
tion that would not be tolerated by a
good business firm. There should be an
adequate remedy, and to ascertain this
remedy, I have asked for a meeting of
the representatives of the various de
partments here. ?
INSTITUTIONS DIFFERENT - '
"I have' not Included in this call the
state Institutions, aa the operating con
ditions there are consider? t ly different
from those in the several offices and a
standardisation of those conditions will
b effected through the board 'of con-trol.'.-'-v
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Each department Is expected to be
represented at tbe conference by the
department head and,, in - the case of a
commission, by its chairman. Each de
partment is also expected to present a
tabulated - statement showing salaries
paid to the various employes, ,
Indianapolis Jury ,
Indicts Packers as
. Health Violators
-. .,
Indianapolis. Aug. 30. - (I. N. 8.)
Twelve cold storage . concerns, packers
and commission houses, " including Ar
mour ft Co., were indicted today ; by the
Marlon county grand Jury for alleged
violation of the Indiana cold storage law
and the state health law..
The indictments covered one hundred
counts and followed an investigation of
the high cost of living extending over a
period of three weeks.
Warning Sounded
That Water Supply
In City-Very Low
The Portland water supply continues
on the ragged edge. -The low flow at
this time of year In Bull Run Ylver has
been entirely utilized for the last several
years, and ' Commissioner Mann Satur
day reiterated his appeal to Portland
water users to avoid waste, ? ,
The -park-department. has temporarily
discontinued sprinkling parks, pending
a greater flow In the river. The reser
voirs are reported in good condition.
To Lower High Cost
Within Ninety Days
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Chicago. ' Aug. 80. (U. . P.) The
United States government will fulfill its
promise to labor to lower living costs
within 90 days so as to appreciably be
felt by the public, according" to H. A.
Mllroy.X assistant : district' attorney, in
charge of Chicago's ' drive against high
prices and "profiteering. ""Labor will be
satisfied if we bring down costs 25 per
cent, I be'ieve.f said Mllrpy. t
Extradition Tapers i
For Rbsebiirg Youth
; ,;iCr;.iy ' r-'-' :-:',..-'f i-i'.'t-Z'-'.--'y.A-
Los Angeles, Aug. i ao. U,"P.) Ex
tradition papers have been prepared to
bring back to Los Angeles Willis K.
Carter, 19, alleged bandit t automobile
, 1.1. AnA 1 a Amr nf 'm lrwa 1 era n' urTnlrK
has eluded the- police for "many weeks.
Detective- Frank - Beaumont -will?- leave
soon for Roseburg, Or.." where Carter is
held by the police. k , !
Prince Tired From
Much Handshaking
Ottawa.', Ont, Aug. Z0'V. P.)
Wearied by yesterday's ; orgy of hand
shaking at the city han when he shook
the hands of 2500 persons at the rate of
45 a minute, the Prince of Wales sought
rest today - and , refuge from the public
eye. This afternoon he played golf at
the links of the Royal Ottawa club.
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DDIS TIG
FOOD BILL
IS DES
Wilson's Recommendations Are
Embodied .in Cold Storage
Regulation Prepared in House
Aim "Is to Prevent a Corner on
uommoQiiies oy neguiaung
Time They May Be in Storage
Washington, Aug. JO. (TJ. r.)
A cold storage bill along the lines
suggested by President Wilson In his
high cost of living message 'was
agreed upon today by the house
agriculture committee, . k "V
, Under the proposed .legislatlonr
food cannot be stored for more than
unc yen.r rn.uu. in ubv u v pigiyiy maraea
as a cold storage product, with the
exact time that It haa nmalnari in
storage. ,..-.--.-.',
The provisions already agreed upon
will be part of one of the most far
reaching bills to bring down the cost -of
living congress has ever - handled.
The whole bill will be framed to prevent
a corner in commodities, or use of cold
storage deliberately to enhance prices.
POWER GITEir 8ECEETAET
The entire bill will not be completed
.II 1e . 1 - M ' 1 1
aea-a,y aiVA w wsa, SJeSSU Wilt W0 VWH
sidered in ths house soon thereafter.
Any food kept In storage longer than
a year or not properly marked may be
i u umim dww. mnu uuuer
libel laws and mit on the markets of
ins country, aa is now - uone wiin
hoarded food.'1';-'.:
The enforcement of the new law will
be lodged with the secretary of agri
culture, who Is given power to require
reports from all plants.
He will also , have power to prevent
destruction of food in storage and to
halt efforts to allow it -to deteriorate
to enhance prices. , ,
SUGAR , PROFITEERING HALTED "
If some products cannot be kept a
year, the secretary is given power to
order their distribution at any time
their food value begins to deteriorate.
Tr. Harvey Wiley, pure food expert, told
the committee that beef should not be
kept longer than four or five months.
Chairman Haugen said that proba
bly the only exception to the blU would
stored longer than a year without af
t eettng the market-
'JDeclaring ' that the government cam
paign to lower prices had already ac
complished much, department of justice
officials tonight said their report showed
Bugar profiteering naa aireaay neen :
r.aitea. , . , '
11EAVT FIKE IMPOSED 'j
"I believe air dealers have decided It
Is best to sell only at reasonable prices.
said Judge C. B. Ames, assistant attorney-general
in Charge of the depart
ment'a campaign against price gougcra
and profiteers. .
' Drastlo action by the department In
causing the arrest of several retail deal
ers, who were given heavy fines, seemed
to have discouraged, all attempts to
charge Inflated pricea"
Ames -made clear, however, the de
partment will continue to watch retail
dealers In sugar. Dealers who sell for
more ; than 11 cents per pound retail
will be Investigated by, the department
Justice department agents In every
section of the country now are giving .
nnlu ltl.nilnn to r.latl tnut nrlMi
following ' big drops Jn the prices of
fresh pork and beef, ;
t The department also is ' watching to
see whether- the packers are taking any
action tending to keep the cheaper meats
xrom reacning tne marxets in reason
able time. Speculators who may try to
hold the cheap -.beef and pork to wait
for higher, prices will be declared profit
eering. ' " - -" '. ' .' :r
Paving Crews to '
Start: Tuesday on
Hood River Road
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The laying of 'pavement on the . Co ;
lumbia river highway between Cascade
Locks and Hood River will begin 'this
week and notice is given by the son
tractor 1 hat on and after- Tuesday the
road will be closed to traffic between
7 a. m. and 11 p. m.
, It T planned to work; two shifts.
Vehicles will-be allowed to pass only
early in the morning "or late -at night,
sfter' woric Is 'suspended for the day,
and on non-working .- days
Prince.of Wales Is ;
, Invit ed to Round-Up
,'iJii:X'' ..,r "- ' ' ' -j.'- ." - ,
Pendleton, Aug. JO. An Invitation has
been extended ,., to 'his highness the
Prince of .Wales, now In Canada, to in
clude the Ptndleton Roundup In bis itin
erary tThe i Roundup -association ' last
right wired H. .W. Collins and S. IL
Thompson, now at Calgaryrrso extend
an Invitation.. , - , --
Heavy Downpour of
' Rain Blesses Bend
. Bend, Aug. 300. For more, than 4,0
dsys and 40 nights Central Oregon has
been without a drop of rain until this
afternoon, when the country for miles
around Bend was drenched with the
heaviest rain in months. The time cov
ered by the downpour was not long, but
It was heavy enough to do a great deal
of good In sections where water has
been badly needed. '
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