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VOL. XVII. NO! 27.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNtDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21," 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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BY MI
Parade in Los Angeles Passes
Through Japanese Section;
Is Greeted With Enthusiasm.
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles Intro
duces President to Audience
, of 7,000 Who Had Long Wait.
By Jay Jerome Williams
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 20. Pelt
ed with flowers and cheered by thou
' sands of people. President Wilson'
entered this city today like a con
quering; hero.
lie was in the home of "movie
land," and the acclaim with which
he was hailed might have made en
vious any of the "stars" who were in
the presidential motor procession,
lie headed a parade of 50 cars over
a route of more than four, miles, and
every street was" crowded to the suf
focation point with people anxious to
see him.
The president had only one Bet speech
for the day. He addressed an audience
. of approximately 700(0 persons in the
Shrine auditorium.
Many of them brought their luncheons
there this morning: and remained
throughout the day to make sure of
hearing the president
WELCOMED BT JAPANESE
The "White House" special reached
Los Angeles at 9 o'clock this morning
and the president was driven to the
.'Alexandria hotel, which was his home
this evening. Later, in accordance with
the set plans, he returned to the rail
road station, and the parade began.
Whether or not by coincidence, the
presidential party was driven through
the Japaaea section; of the city. For
10 blocks Mm way was a lans of smil
ing (yellow faces There ware hundreds
of little Oriental children, all of .whom
carried American ' flags bearing the
president' photograph aa a center
piece. .
When tha . party reached the main
part of the town, the president arose
from his car, and thereafter during the
parade he remained standing, baring his
head to the crowds.
DAT WAN AUSPICIOUS v
This was a beautiful, colorful day.
A haze which hung over tha city tbla
forenoon was dispelled by the impreca
tions of. Southern Calif ornians who
would have been mortified by its con
tinuance, and the sun came out In aU
its glory. It was estimated conserva
tively that more than 200,000 people
were out to see him, and in addition
to these were 90,000 achoo! children.
They sang patriotic songs, held up signs
with cheerful messages, and threw
countless flowers .upon him and Mrs.
Wilson.
"Glory for the partnership of nations,"
read one.
The presidential party was somewhat
startled on Broadway, the main street
or the city, when an old. white haired
and bearded man, trembling with nerv
t ou an ess, waited for the president's car
to come abreast the second story win
dow In which he sat.
A SOUTHERN PATRIOT
"Hurrah for Jeff Davis !" he yelled
when It did, and then for good measure
he let loose a wild "rebel yeU." The
president and Mrs. Wilson were much
' amused by the Incident.
This story would not be complete to
day without some -reference to the inci
dents which befell Joseph P. Tumulty,
the president's secretary. Whenyhe ar
rived at the Alexandria hotel he was
escorted to the apartment of W. D.
Oriffith, the "movie magnate," and in
.. formed it was at his disposal.
Mr. Tumulty began his reading of the
. president's mail In an atmosphere heavy
with Incense and to a jazz tune which
emanated from a richly carved talking
machine. Ke was surrounded by gor
, eeous tapestries and the sound of his
steps was obliterated by a rug of much
thickness. In the next room was Doug
las Fairbanks, who arrived at a late
hov.r atthe hotel.
DOrC" EXERCISES
Mr. Fairbanks had slept far into the
forenoon and being an athletic young
man It was Imperative that he take his
morning exercises. So a punching bag
was approached and punished, then Mr.
Fairbanks, much to the edification of a
large portion of the White House staff,
proceeded to leap over beds and chairs
until all' the corpuscles in his limber
frame were aroused to the ta.c that
dawn had come.
The president was introduced to his
audience tonight by Mrs. Josiab Evans
Cowles. a leading club . woman of the
' lty. It was the third time on the trip
that he was Introduced by a woman.
Included In the reception committee
which met the president at the railroad
fetation was Mrs. W. A. Edwards, a sis
ter of former President Taft, who pre
sented Mrs. Wilson' with a huge bouquet
of American Beauty roses.
SPRA50 ON BUNKING BOARD
As the president's car left the station
an unidentified man sprang on the
running board. He was smiling and at
tempted to extend his hand to the pres
ident, but was kicked from the motor
by one of the White House secret serv
ice men. - The man fell ' to tiie - street,
where he was taken in -custody by city
detectives. Later, when ' It developed
that he meant no harm, but simply was
trying to greet the president, he was re-
leased. ; - .'- .
The president ts much pleased with
the sentiment he has found in this part
of California for a league of nations.
He was' particularly gratified by the
remarks last night at San Diego of Ly
"tnan T. Gage, secretary of the treasury
' under . President McKinley, and also tile
hearty welcomes given him both in San
Vuiego and Los' Angeles.
Sons of Cabinet
Members Served
Country Bravely
During the War
Every Member Gave One or More
Boys, Some of Whom
Were Mere Minors.
Washington. Sept. 20. Charges
reported to have been made by
Young Theodore Roosevelt on a
Western trip that official influence
protected relatives of cabinet mem
bers during the war and pave them
soft berths ennnot be sustained. ''
Irni)iry by The Journal establishes
the fact that the boys of cabinet officers
went Into active ftervice as other boys
did. Home of them won commissions in
training camps. Some failed to get
overseas after making an effort to do
so. Every cabinet officer who had one
or more sons furnished men for the
army or navy.
DESIRE TO SERVE EAGER
Instead of having used their influence
to remain at home, the only influence
used, it appears, was in some instances
to secure active service abroad. Secre
tary Lane has one eon who served In
naval aviation overseas. Secretary
Houston has one eon who also served
in foreign waters. Secretary Redfleld
has one son. In civil life he is a bank
clerk. He was at first assigned to the
paymaster corps, but at his own request
he was transferred and Becured active
Bervlce abroad.
Secretary Wilson" had three sons In
the service. The eldest volunteered
early in the war. attended Plattsburg
camp and earned a lieutenancy. An
other son, 17 years old. enlisted. Later
he attended a training camp and as sec
ond lieutenant was learning the fyllng
game when the armistice was declared.
The third son served one year in
France, returning as a sergeant.
TWO FROM DANIELS HOME'
One son of Secretary Daniels enlisted
In the marine corps as a private and
served 18 months abroad. Another son,
17, entered the naval academy, but saw
no service.
Former Secretary McAdoo had three
sons in the naval service. One was a
Junior lieutenant on a destroyer. An
other went across as an ensign In avi
ation but was placed on, detached ser
vice by request Of Colonel House. The
third son served as an ensign, but failed
to finish schooling in . time ta.:g o -.overseas.
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Former Attorney General Gregory
gave his two sons, 19' and 17, one as a
marine, the other as an enlisted man in
the navy. Secretary Glass had two
sons in the army; both of whom earned
commissions' '-at training camps and
served in combat lines in France.
Attorney- General Palmer, Secretary
Lansing and Postmaster General Burle
son have no sons and Secretary Baker's
children are youngsters.
News Index
Today's Suqdar Journal la 7 Sactiona
Kdltortal
Section 1, Pace 8
National
Opposition to lrfaru of Nations Totterinr
Section 1. Pace 1.
Foea of Leasne Deflrd Section 1, Page 6.
Attorney General Palmer Speaks on Bol
ihrrism Section 1. Pag 4.
la-Arthur Scorns Senatorial Toga Section 1,
Pace 1.
Passage of Lerer Food Control Act Creed
Section 1. Pace 2.
Lansing Backs League Section 1, Page 2.
Domastle
President Welcomed bj 200,000 Section 1,
Pace 1.
Theodore Shonts Passes Away in New Tort
Section 1, Pago 7.
ajoeUiwost
V. of O. on Peace Time Basis Section 1,
Page 11.
Tank Hero is Scion of Royalty Section 1,
Page 11.
Central Oregon Needs Settlers Section 1,
Page 4.
State Fair Opens at Salem Monday Section 1,
Page JL
Canntt Is Again Champion Bnckaroo Section
1. Page 1.
Vancourer Festiral Is Success Section 1,
Pago 10.
Maine mah County Fair Attendance Estimated
at 20,000 Section 1, Page 12.;
Portland
Grace De Snell in Jail Section 1, Page 3.
Bids on Road Bonds Section 2. Pace 16.
Tin Can Manic Blamed Section 1, Page J 4.
Shriners Hate Eyes in Portland Section 2,
Page 1.
Griffith Beady to Discuss Plan Section 1.
Pago 10.
I. 11. C. A. Faces Great Work Section 1,
Page 13.
t'nele Sain to Open Retail Stores -Section 1,
' Page 7.
Judge Kanzler Discharges Employe Section
1, Page 12.
. Basln-M Mows
Seal Estate and Building Section 2, Pan 14.
Market and Finance Section 2, Pages 18-18.
Marine Section 2, Page S.
porta
Section 2, Pages 2-4.
Automotive
Section ft. Paces 1-12
On tha Finer Side
Tha Week in Society Section 8, Pace 4-8.
Women's dub Affairs Section 3. Page 8.
Fraternal News Section 3, Pac 10.
Tha Realm of Manic Section 4, Picas 6-7.
Drama and Photoplay Section 4, Pages 1-4.
Features
Christian Science Lecture Section 8, Page 11.
For the Gardener Section 4, Page 5.
Old Barlow Road Section 8, Pico 2.
I Maaazlna
On yt Hood Seetio 6, Page 1.
Hunting- Bergdoll Outlaws Section 6. Pag X.
The Wonts in Yellow Sectioa , Pag 3.
New Roman tie Outburst Section fi. Page 4.
Labor Troubles 8000 Tears Ago Section 8,
Pago .5. ''
Ding Dong Bell, by Arthur C. Train Section
-. V, Pago .
Health. Beauty and tha Home Section C.
Back to Town. Suite, by-Lady Duff Gordoj
f..,.-,JlLaK)---ection. Paga,.8.K- v j-
-i-i y , Section 7," Pages 1-4. '
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Title Winner of 1917 Repeats
Before Crowd of More Than
25,000, . With Enthusiasm.
Hippy Burmeister Is Second and
Ray Bell Third; Lorena Trickey
Girl Champ; Record Broken.
Pendleton, Sept. 20. Takima Ca
ntt, first. .
Hippy Burmeister, second.
Ray Bell, third.
Amidst' the wildest enthusiasm
that swelled from more than 25,000
throats, these three buckaroos
proved themselves to be the cham
pion bucking horse riders of the
world In the finals of the -Round-Up
this afternoon.
Canutt made his ride on No Name, a
horse recently purchased by the Round-
Up in Calgrary, Canada, and was the
only rider during the three days able
to stay on the back of this horse more
than a few seconds. His ride brought
forth the -wildest cheers. Yakima Ca
nutt 'was the champion of the 1917
Round-Up, and Is the only man to win
the championship twice. Hippy Bur
mie8ter rode I. B. Dam for second prize,
while Ray Bell was given third place,
riding Sam Jackson.
The competliton was very keen. Fif
teen cowboys qualified for the semi
fin a Us. '
The cowplrl champions are : Jjorena
Trickey, first, riding Spider ; Ruth Roach,
on Bear Cat, second, and Kluise Hast
ings, on Rawlins Kid, third. The girls
gave as fine exhibitions of skill with
hersea as has eve been seen -on the
Round-Up grounds.
MAgSETIVIXS B-XLDOGGIXO
4r tre tuiiaoirginir, "' Jim' -laasey- watf
Hirst, Ludan Williams second and Mike
Hastings third. M assey'a time-- for the
two ste -totaled 1 minute 114 seconds.
Today his time watt 25 4-5 seconds.
Ray McCarroll broke the world's, rec
ord today, bulldogglng his steer in 15
seconds. He lost his steer Friday and
was disqualified.
The steer roping was won by Fred
Beason. his total time for two steers
being 47 2-5 seconda, and today's time
20 2-5 seconds. Eddie McCarty was
second with a total of 55 4-5 seconds,
and today's time 29 2-5 seconds. : R J.
Burke was third with a total of 67
seconds, and today's time was 32 sec
onds. In the pony express race Lloyd Saun
ders was declared winner. The other
places were not decided, owinsr to loss
of horses by riders in making changes.
In the cowgirls' relay race, Lorena
Trickey made the best time for the
three days and was declared winner,
with Donna Glover second and Vera
McGinnis third. The riding of Lorena
Trickey was particularly deserving of
praise. After the race Friday William
G. McAdoo shook her hand and con
gratulated her for the splendid ride she
made.
EVERY SEAT FILLED
With every seat in the big grandstand
sold out 35 hours before today's Round
Up program began, the bleachers packed
to capacity and hundreds standing, the
last day of the great wild west show
closed the greatest success of a tlecade.
More than, 20.000 people packed the
(Concluded on Page Thirteen, Column Thtce)
"Johnson Ceases to
Trail President in
Swing Across Land
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 20. (U. P.)Q
senator iiiram jonnson canea on
trailing President Wilson over the coun
try tonight and started back to Wash
ington. His closing campaign speech against
the League of Xations' and treaty of
peace was. punctuated by the yells of
nearly 12,000 people packed in the
armpry. After speaking two hours there,
Senator Johnson went to the Coliseum
adjoining and spoke briefly to an over
flow crowd estimated at 3000.
Johnson charged that President Wil
son, by "pathetic reference to Armenia"
tn his speeches, is preparing the nation
for the dispatch of 60,000 American boys,
or as England wants, 200,000 American
boys to be sent into Armenia to . police
things over there.
"It is only a rumor that has come
across the sea to us. We are striving
to get at the facts," he said, "but. there
is a row today in the 1 conference at
Paris, and the row is over how many
soldiers shall be sent from the United
States to Armenia."
Johnson charged that disposition of
American forces is being made by for
eign diplomats in secrecy in Paris, and
that they are acting through the medium
of the League of Nations.
Johnson dealt at length with the
Shantung concession and the effect of
the league on the Monroe doctrine.
China was robbed, he Bald, and the
Monroe doctrine overcome.
Banker Buns Down
and Kills Teacher
Oakland, CaL, Sept. 20. (U. . P.)
Harriet Huggtns, 45, . a kindergarten
teacher from . Racine. Wis, . was , run
cown tonight and' killed by an automo
tile driven" jby J. ' P. Carlston. Carlston
)s president of s the big Central ; bank.
He was sot arrested,
BELGIUM'S FAMOUS CARDINAL IN AMERICA
CARDINAL MERCIER, Belgium's celebrated churchman, whose courage and patriotism,
displayed when his country was overrun by the Hun horde, made him a world figure, now
, is, visiting the United States to express Belgium's gratitude to America. He is here shown
(on the right) as the guest of Cardinal Gibbons, dean of American cardinals, in Baltimore.
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STEEL INDUSTRY
AT
Both Sides Determined to Await
"Showdown" That Must Come
on Action of Monday.
By Fred S. Ferguson.
Pittsburg. Pa., Sept. 20. LVP."
Only the final exhorting of organ
izers, the final stirring of feeling
among the workers through mass
meetings to be . held tomorrow re
main before the United States Steel
Lcorporation and organized labor
come to tneir tesi.oi strengin Aion
dayV . '
Although it may precipitate an indus
trial struggle affecting the entire coun
try, if claims of the labor leaders are
fulfilled, ' the strike for Monday is first
of all labor's supreme test against the
biggest 'unorganized industry remaining
in the country- '
To the capitalist and laborer alike
who has seen the struggle between the
steel corporation and organized labor,
this is the "showdown."
There is practically, no chance now
of the strike being postponed. Secre
tary Foster of the steel workers' com
mittee said tonight that even if some
eleventh hour action should ; cause a
change he would have to summon other
members of the committee here by tele
graph. He could not act on his own
initiative, he said, and the men would
not stop the strike except on the most
positive orders.
"Yes, this is the showdowp," Pitts
burg business men and workers re
marked as the day - passed - and their
inner hopes of a postponement slipped
away.
As the union leaders go into the fight
It is not higher wages they demand, but
recognition of the steel employes' right
(Concluded on P is Two, Column Ftonr)
Journal Special
From Pendleton Due
Early This Morning
; Pendleton, Sept. 20. The Journal "Let
'er Buck" special train to the Pendleton
Round-Up ? left here tonight for Port
land bearing a very, tired i but highly
enthusiastic crowd. ."Everyone aboard
the train, expressed .the' belief that the
Bound-Up which ended -today was the
greatestrlw.'-the"- history thls " great
Wild West event. The special will, ar
rive in Portland early SuTtdaytmornlng,
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Theordore P. Shonts
Is Called by Death
Early This Morning
New York, Sept, 21. (U. P.) Theo
dore Perry Shonts, president of the
Interborongh Rapid Transit company
and former head of the Panama Canal
commission, died at 1 :39 a. m. today,
after several months of illness.
Mr. Shonts was born in Crawford
county, Pa., May 5, 1856. his family
taking him to Iowa in his boyhood. "He
was graduated by Monmouth college,
Illinois, In 18?6.
He entered the business of accountant
and became so proficient that he was
called on to standardize and simplify
the business methods of the national
banks of Iowa. Later he studied and
practiced law for a time.
Mr. Shonts had married Miss Harriet
A. Drake, daughter of Governor Francis
Drake of Iowa, and he left, the law
business to associate himself In the rail
road business with his father-in-law.
' His rise in this pursuit was. continu
ous, except for the time he headed the
canal commission, until he became in
107 president of "the Interborough Met.,
in addition to holding a score of other
railroad presidencies and directorships
including that of the Interborough Rip-
Mr Shonts' conspicuous public work
began in 1905, when he was appointed
chairman of the Isthmian Canal com
mission by President Roosevelt, formu
lating the plans for the Panama canal.
He continued as the head of the com
mission until February, 1907.
Fiume Communiques
Misleading, Assert
Government Critics
Rome, Sept. 20. (U. P.) Charges that
the government is attempting to conceal
the true strength of Gabriele d'Annun
zlo's forces In Fiume, which is declared
to be much greater than is generally
known, were made today by the Idea
Kazlonale.
The paper made violent attacks on
Premier Nitti, : declaring be has at
tempted to mislead the nation in the
Flume communiques. The paper as
serted that the entire crew of the dread
naught Dante Alighierl and the destroyer
Frances Conullo have joined the poet's
forces and that the crews of the destroy
ers Stocco and Abba deserted as soon
as they arrived at Flume.
' The . enthusiasm which , - D'Annunsdo
has aroused at Flume is highly con
tagious, said the paper, which intimated
that sedition is assuming' unusual pro
portions. The Text of Presidfflvt Wilson's
Los ? Angeles . Address, Section
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SENATORIAL. TOGA
Can Serve State to Better Ad
vantage, on. House Committees
Than on Floor, of. Senate.
Congressman C. N. Mc Arthur does
not propose to abandon the possibil
ity of reelection to the, lower house
of congress for the uncertainty of a
chance at a senatorial toga.
McArthur. made,. this positive an
nouncement Saturday night, in com
menting upon recent speculations as
to his Intentions. Declaring that he
has important committee j appoint
ments -which would-serve, the ' state
vastly more than would, his seat in
the ..senate, .McAxthur .made the fol
lowing statement:
"Since my . return to. Portland two
weeks ago I have beeir frequently In-i
terrogated as to whether t intend to en
ter the, senatorial race or seek reelec-
tion to the house of representatives.
"I deeply aoireciate the offers of sup
port that have come to me from many
sections in . connection with the sen
atorial race; but I wish to take this op
portunity of informing the public that i!
shall not enter this contest, but shall
seek reelection to the house.
"I am now serving my third term as
representative from the Third Oregon
district, and am a member of the im
portant committee, on naval affairs.
"I am 'deeply .interested in the estab
lishment of a naval base at the mouth
of the Columbia river and In channel
and harbor improvements that will put
Portland on . the map as a port. It
would be the height of folly voluntarily
to abandon my position in the house,
where I can help these matters along,
for the uncertainty of a senatorial race.
"I am also interested tn other meas
ures affecting the welfare of this sec
tion of the coU-try, as well as those of
national character, and would like to
remain in congress long enough to as
sist In writing this legislation on the
statute books.
"I ara deeply . sensible of the - honors
already conferred upon me by the peo
ple of this district, and at the : proper
time shall issue a formal declaration of
my candidacy for reelection, standing
squarely upon my record."
McArthur arrived la Portland Septem
ber S, having come to Oregon to accom
pany Secretary Daniels and .Admirals
Parks and McKean on their tour-of In
spection of the Columbia and Willam
ette rivers. He will remain a. few days
longer to confer with member of , the
Port of Portland : and other organisa
tions Interested In the development of
Portland harbor. '
M ARTHUR SCORNS
Photographs of
Umpqua National
Forest Planned
From Airplane
Charles W. Boyce.of the Forest
Service Will Undertake
Making of Views.
The first aerial photography of
the Northwest will be undertaken
this week when Charles W. Boyce of
the forest service, who during the
war organized the topographical de-
parttnent in the school Of aerial re
connaissance at Langley field. Vir- j
ginia. in one of the Wrest patrol De '
Haviland planes, will survey a town
ship in the Umpqua national forest
by mosaic photographs.
If the work proves successful, It will
be the beginning of a new phase of for
est service mapping, which will be fol
lowed extensively.
T1VESTI MILES FHOM lCruENE
The township to be photographed lies
20 miles east of Cottage Grove and about
the same distance from Eugene. A tim
ber cruising party under the direction of
C. J. Conover of the forest service, has
been surveying the region during the
summer. All but this particular town
ship has been cruised, and the forest
service decided to use this area on which
to try out aerial photography and deter
mine Its value as regards forest service
mapping.
Special cameras will be required for
the work, which will be supplied by the
army. Permission has been secured
from Colonel Arnold to do the mapping.
CAMERA OX BOTTOM OF PLASE
The camera will be fastened In the
bottom of the plane and a series of over
lapping pictures taken as the plane
glides over the country. These pictures
will then be ..fitted together In mosaic
form. Considerable skill is necessary In
operating the camera, since the tilting
of the plane either upward or downward
wiU cause the pictures, to be out of pro
portion. This difficulty is remedied
through developing the picture on an
opposite slant.
Especial skill is also required of tha
pilot in guiding the plane, so that the
entire area will come within the focus
of the camera. If there happens to be
a wjnd, tha plane will veer off to one
direction and it will be necessary to
bead it at an angle from the line of
route, so that.lt will keep on the line.
BOYCE EXPERIENCED
r Boyce la well adapted to undertake
the forest service aerial photographic
work, having photographed Washington,
I. C, in a way that received the high
est praise from Major General Kenley.
director '-of military aeronautics, and
other officials. Two days after the com
pletion of the work he received his lieu
tenant's commission. '
Boyce has taken pictures all his life,
and put himself through the University
of Michigan through his photography.
He was with the forest service in Alas
ka when the war broke out. He applied
for enlistment as a pilot in the air serv
ice, his acceptance was late in reaching
him. and when he arrived In Seattle, he ;
was three days too late to be examined,
Ho Boyce took the next train to Wash
ington. D. C, and here, through the aid
I of a personal friend; who was in me
! photographic branch In the air service,
he enlisted as a private In the army.
I Boyce was given free rein, and, after
; organizing the topographical depart
ment at Langley field, he was detailed
! m ramn Knott. Va.. where he waa in
charge of all aerial photographic observ
ations In connection with artillery range
and firing practice.
Mine Workers May
Demand Increase
of Sity Per Cent
Cleveland. Ohio, Sept. 20. (I. N. S.)
It was learned from an authoritative
source this afternoon that the United
Mineworkers' committee will demand
60 per cent Increase In w ages when their
committee meet the operators of the
central competitive field at Buffalo
next Thursday. Thia will be in addi
tion to a six-hour day and a five-day
week. The scale committee will report
to the convention here next Monday.
The miners have set November 1 as the
date for a nation-wide strike if their
demands are not met.
Coal operators today telegraphed Act
ing President John L. Lewis of the
United Mineworkers of America re
questing postponement for one week of
the joint wage conference scheduled for
September 25 at Buffalo. President
Lewis Immediately wired that the miners
would consent to no postponement.
Viscount Bringing
His Special Brew
Of Tea to America
Tendon. Sept 20. (L N. S.) Viscount
Grey Is taking his own tea to America.
Three cases of his special brew were
packed away In his luggage wnen ne
sailed today.
The ambassador had the tea put
aboard ship at the last minute after
final instructions from the government
and It was carefully packed along with
ome fishing tackle.
Viscount Grey motored to the foreign
office to obtain the tea. A member of
his entourage said the ambassador was
afraid he would be unable to obtain a
brand of tea in the United States to suit
his palate.
A. J. Balfour May
Be Next Ambassador
London, Sept. 20. Arthur Jams Bal
four, British secretary of state for for
eign affairs, la expected to retire, from
that : position ' la the autumn, ana may
uvMd Lord Grev as British ' ambas
sador to the United States. He iff eald
to be slated or o earldom.. ...
10 LEAGUE
I0IIEU
G
(-Mild preservationists Unite and
Tell Senator Lodge They Will
Vote Johnson Amendment Dead.
McCllfTlber Codicil to Covenant
Is Favored If Any to Be Made)
Treaty Opponents Lose Heart.
By L. C. Martin
Washington. Sept. 20. (U. P.)
Mild reservatlonists in the senate to
day decided to oppose with- their six
votes the Johnson amendment to th
peace treaty and to support aa a sub-'
statute the McCumber reservation on
the same subject.
The Johnson amendment provides
that the vote of the United States in -
the league shall equal that of any
other nation, together with its vot
ing colonies and dominions, and ta
intended to prevent the British em
pire having six votes in the assembly
to Ahierlca's one. , ,
The McCumber reservation construes
the league covenant as providing that
when an empire made up of several vot
ing parts gets luto a dispute, every part
of the empire is prohibited from voting.
ESOlOH TO BEAT IT
The mild reservatlonists expect, they
said, that Senators Cummins and Jones
of Washington will vote with them,
thus providing eight Republican votes
against the Johnson amendment. This
ts clearly enough to beat It, as the most
optimistic claims of its supporters count
on five Democrats at least in favor of It.
The mild reservation conference, at
which this decision was reached, was
followed by a conference between (Sen
ator McCumber, representing the mild
group, and Senator Lodge.
McCmnber told- Lodge what had been
agreed to. They also discussed the pro
posed compromise on reservations and
following the conference reported prog
reus hnd been made toward an agree
ment on the McCumber measure. Tbl
covers, as drawn by the foreign rela -tions
committee. Article X and Article
XVI of the covenant. The mild group Is
willing that Article X be reserved, but
refuses to allow Article XVI, which re
fers to economic boycotta, to be all
fected.
HITCHCOCK PLANS EIGHT
Meantime, Democratic leaders held an
all-day conference in Senator Swan
son's office. Senators Hitchcock ,and
Pittnian spent five hours with Swanson,
discussing plans for conducting the fight
on the Johnson amendment, which is ex
pected to come up next week. Swanson
said no declaion had been reached con
cerning a motion to call up the amend
ment He and Pitt man declared the claims
that five Democrats would vote for the
amendment were fantastic.
Both heads appeared today to be
watching the opposition for the first
move . In the amendment fight. There
was distinct evidence that In neither
camp does the great confidence exist
which has been manifested on the sur
face. With Senator Johnson of California
expected back Monday the aupportera of
the amendment plan to lay the situation
before him and make definite plans for -the
fight.
Plea for National
Ownership of All f
Railroads Is Made
Washington, Sept 20. (I. N.. S.)
Government ownership of railroads and
of inland water transportation systems,
was urged today on the house interstate
and foreign commerce committee by Ben
jamin C. Marsh, executive secretary of
the Farmers' National counolt.
"Dominant farm organisations in 1$
states and organized labor ara solidly
In favor of government ownership and
democratic operation of the rallroada,
asserted Ma rah.
"Sentiment for government ownership
is growing rapidly," he added, "as the
plans of the stockholders and of Wall
street to get a big government guarantee
with the return of the railroads to the
present owners are peing unuerstooa..
We estimate that with the same volume
of business and adequate wages, freight
wages under our plan can be reduced
and will be as much under government
ownership as they will be Increased with
the return of the railroads to their
owners."
Measure Affects
Sales of Timber"
Upon Grant Lands
Washington, Sept. 20., (WASHING--TON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Representative Slnnott, by request of
the Interior department, today intro
duced a bin to amend the administrative
features of the Oregon it California
land grant and to permit sale and re-
raoval of the timber from power site
lands under department regulations. '
Secretary Lane points out that 112,009
acres have been classified for power
sites. -Much of this Is Umbered. .ii ;V-4
Sale of this timber should be per
mitted, he says, and preference rights
granted' under the. original act extended
to lands under power site withdrawals.
- The other amendment is designed to
facilitate administration of Ihe . lands
remaining In th hands of the govern
ment until their final dlipoelUoa, , ,