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CITY EDITION ie$ All Here and All True THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday fair. Northeast winds Maximum Temperatures Tuesday : Portland ...84 New Orleans 84 Chicago . 8 New York 64 Los Angeles. 90 Bt. Paul .. 73 .THE WORLD SERIES 'tJA Starts on week from today. ' The series will be covered fully -by The Journal's special correspondents. All the prelimi nary "dope" in pictures and snappy text on the Sports pages NEXT SUNDAY m VOL. XVIII. NO. 171 Enteral u Swond-claM Mattar Poatofficc. Portland. Orecon PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1919. TWENTY PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NtWfl STANDS I V I CIMTS T : - . - - . - . - . - - - - T v - -. , - , , - , 1 , .... - saatfc' o5fCf tcrri - rn,tf tVs II REMOVAL IS SOUGHT Strike Leaders Assert That StateJ Troopers Have Exceeded Their Authority; Clashes Numerous. Three More Killed and Scores In jured; Situation in Steel Area " Is Apparently at a Deadlock. Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 24. (I. N. S.) Thirty-two crews of the Bal timore & Ohio railroad employed In YottrgstOTi-n, walked out late today Ifi "sympathy wlUi the steel strike. Pittsburg. Pa.. Sept. 24. (U. P.) Strike leaders meeting in Pittsburg today were to take action seekbag removal of state constabulary from the steel centers. They take the at titude that the troopers have ex ceeded their authority. Shortly before this meeting began strikers and state constabulary clashed in Buffalo. N. Y.. the first disorder reported today. During the night one man was killed and sacral injured In strike disturb ances at Buffalo. Rioting also con tinued at Farrell. Pa., last night, one man being killed and six wounded. This brought fhe total casualties in that city to three killed and scores Injured. Eight men were beaten by strike sympathizers In Indiana Har bor. Ind., last night. Additional state constabulary ordered out by Governor Smith were enroute to the Buffalo-Lackawanna district today, following an appeal from the mayor of Lackawanna. The strike situation In the all-Important Pittsburg district apparently was unchanged today, while both sides claimed gains in the Gary and Ohio areas. FRESH RIOTS AT CLEVELAND; MORE TROUBLE IS PREDICTED Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 24. Disorders this morning caused the police guards in the mill districts to be doubled. Patrolman Hack was severely beaten near the Otis plant when he endeavored (Concluded on Pag Eicht. Column One) Silk Shirt Factory To Start Operating In Portland Oct, 15 Announcement was made to the for eign trade department of the Chamber Of Commerce Tuesday that S. Shlrek. former manager of the local branch of L. Dinkelsplel company, would establish a factory for the manufacture of silk shirts for men at 311 Pine Btreet and would start operating October 15 with a daily output of material valued at about $1000. The new company will operate 10 ma chines at the opening of the plant and will be the first silk shirt manufactur ing plant on the Pacific coast. Material will be drawn direct from China and Japan 'and all shipments will be made direct to Portland via the Portland Oriental steamships. Women of Portland Plan Organization Of Political Party More than a hundred Portland women, faithful attendants at the weekly mass meetings at Library hall, banded together Tuesday after noon to form the nucleus of what they intend to make a far reaching political organization for women. To learn how better to use her vote, to study political questions i not only academically but. empirically, to tenable her to understand clearly the meanjng of proposals on a ballot, no matter how phrased these are the purposes of the organisation effected Tuesday by motion from the floor at the last of the. series of mass meetings that has led to Investigation of the public market and against overcharginb on the part of landlords. NO DUES TO BE PAID It Is purposed to attract to this or ganization every voting housewife in Portland. There are to be no dues, payment - to the organization is to be made in the form of service on a great number? of permanent ' investigating committees. . Officers pf the new organisation will be elected . next Tuesday. Meetings for the . present will be held weekly at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoons In Library hall, similarly to the mass meetings. AH housewives are invited to come and - to sign their names to the roster. ' Mrs! J. C. Stuart. Mrs. W. L. Block. Mrs. Jack Fletcher and Mrs. John Scott were appointed a constitutional committee to draft a form of organ 1- ; xation and present It Tuesday. . Mrs. J. ; V. Chapman, . chairman of the : mass meetings, expressed her hesitancy at . accepting the responsibility of leader ship In the new organisation, but ltfs r 'J "" J Four Walters Go Hunting; 5 Deer Killed; How Did Bishop Get His? Rt. Rev. W. T. Sumner Denies That He Is Good Shot or Hun ter, but Brings Game Home. Choice venison, prepared after the now nearly lost art practiced by Robin Hood and his merrie men in Sherwood forest, has graced the bishop's table of late. Yet it vas not because the Right Rev. Walter Taylor Sumner was either a good shot or even a hunter at all. The bishop lately returned from a two weeks' "rest" in the vast forest of the Umpqua country. With him were Walter Evans, Walter Gearin, Tom Honeyman and Walter Honeyman nlmrods and Ike Waltons all. "I didn't go hunting." declared the bishop this morning. "I went to rest" "The bishop went hunting with us. but he was unlucky in not getting a deer," explained Waiter Honeyman. Despite the varying Interpretations of the bishop's Idea of the outing, five deer fell before the unerring aim of the four men. "So the bishop got one, anyway," say the four. It has not been explained how the party happened to include four Walters Sumner, Gearin, Evans and Honeyman. Some etymologists say Walter la de rived from the old German "Wald Herr." lord of the forest, and it may be this suggestion that caused the subconscious mingling of men of the same impulse on an adventure of the woods and moun tains. On the way home from the Umpqua, Gearin and Walter Honeyman stopped off at Eugene and fished in the Mc Kenzie. The results of their prowess with the rod were displayed today in Honeyman's show window. California Forest Fire Still Burning Fiercely at Oroville Oroville. Cal., Sept 24. (U. P.) Fires are still burning In the zone surrounded by Bidwell Bar, Harts Mills, Kanaka Hills 'and ' Enterprise. Thirty high school boys from Oroville have- Joined the- fire fighters. Approximately 40,000 acres have been burned over, or are still in flames. There have been no casualties although several fire fighters have been scorched. Observatory Is Threatened - Monrovia. Cal., Sept. . 24. (U. P.) Constable James Qutggle and a force of 60 men left Monrovia early today for the region of Mount Wilson following receipt of reports that the Mount Wil son solar observatory, containing one of the largest telescopes in North America, is threatened, by the forest fire in the Angels national forest. Washington Reports Send Steel Shares Up Several Points New York. Sept 24. (U. P.) The firm tone which characterized trading during the first two days of this week's market operations continued at the open ing today. Steel shares advanced during the first half hour, with United States Steel up nearly a point at 103?, Bethlehem up a point and Crucible showed a gain of 4 points.' The advance, it Is understood, resulted from a report that the senate hearing beginning tomorrow may mean a com promise through government interven tion. generally understood she will be the first chief housewife. Promise of C. A. Bigelcv, commis sioner of public affairs, to ask the council this morning to remove the maximum price list from the public market, was deemed insufficient action by the housewives. They expressed themselves as unwilling to compromise on anything less than consideration of their proposed new market ordinance, ac tion of problems involving the abuse of the agent system and Inadequate storage facilities, and extension of the market M. H. Calef. chairman of thn t4cn. tive committee of the Albina public mar- 1 Ket, aaaressea the women on market problems. He told the women thereby study and concerted action t was pos sible to do work like that done by Flor ence Nightingale, Joan of Arc and Car rie Nation. Calef attacked the Retail Grocers' as sociation and made the assertion that a price list existed binding grocers to a high price. He said that statements made by Thomas G. Farrell and Emil C. Gunther of the federal fair price com mittee that no such list existed were untrue. DISCUSS MILK PROBLEM A discussion of the milk problems from the producer-distributor's point of view before the federal fair price com mittee at its regular semi-weekly meet ing Jn the grand Jury room on the third floor of the Central Postofflce Tuesday night, was preceded by reports on shoes, walnuts and cocoa. A complaint was read against a shoe company charging that . a widely - ad vertised brand of shoes were resta piped by the store and sold at a higher price. , A. variation was fou'nd in' the price of walnuts, from 35 cents to CO cents In the city of Portland. SHI III PORTLAND IS MINT San Francisco Stevedore Strike Prevents Unloading ef Supply on Board Ships Now in Docks. Other Ships Arriving Daily Will Be Held at Anchor Until Strike Settled; Supply Here Limited. Portland is going sugarless! Meanwhile her sugar supply, still raw. is sweetening the hold of a ship in San Francisco bay. Stevedores, 'on strike, refuse to unload the ship. Other ships are expected to arrive In San Francisco bearing sugar. But they, too, will ride at anchor and the entire Pacific coast will drink unsweetened cof fee, and watt for October and the ar rival of beet sugar from home refineries. This story of local famine based on California strikes was told this morning by H. M. Haller of Kelley-Clarke com pany, 45 Fourth street, local agents for the Western Sugar Refining company. CAE SUGAR SCAKCE "Unless the strike ends, there will be no mor8 cane sugar for the Pacific coast this season." said Haller. "One San Francisco refinery already has closed down. "Some cane sugar, already on hand, will find its way to Portland. Some will arrive the end of this week. It will be Just enough to last auout one minute. "Meanwhile 120.000 bags 6200 tons of sugar floats in San Francisco bay, wait ing to be unloaded. More ships are com ing. There will be relief from the short age only when the strike is over. "The stevedore strike is master down in San Francisco. The Rose City, which went down from Portland last week, re turned with her entire cargo. She could not unload a thing. "It will take the beet sugar supply two weeks to get a fair start even after the first of October. SELLIXG IN POUND LOTS Grocers are selling sugar to house wives in one pound lots. "I'm practically sold out," said a prominent grocer on the east side, "and so Is everyone in this section." t The Meier & Frank company grocery department ceased W "sell sugar Satur day. A few well stocked retailers are allow ing their customers two pounds each, or even as much as 60 cents worth, but these are exceptions. "We are unusually lucky, said one grocer. "We have about 10 days' sup ply. And we are going to sell it in two pound lots as long as it lasts." This same grocer was selling 50 cents' worth to a customer Tuesday afternoon. It is impossible to buy sugar at whole sale anywhere in Portland, it was learned this morning. TROTZKY WOULD E Attack on Western Front to Fol low Defeat of Kolchak and Deniken Forces. Helsingforsr, Sept. 24. (I. N. S.) Threats against the entente and; Esthonla are breathed in a fire eat ing speech by Leon Trotzsky, the Hoisnevik minister or war, in a speech to the Petrograd soviet, ac cording to advices from Petrograd today. "The Western front has hitherto been one of secondary importance because the enemy has not got big reserves there," said Trotzky. "When we have crushed Kolchak and driven back Deni ken we will turn our attention to the other enemy forces in the west For a complete trhimph you must stand firm on the Petrograd front, for Petro grad is the eye through which to sur vey events in the west. "We do not want to continue war against Esthonla and Finland. Our real struggle must be waged against England and the entente. We offered Esthonla and Finland peace. "With clenched teeth and closed fists, when the proper time comes, we will turn our guns against Esthonla." Fish Commission Is Posting Notices of Sandy River Deadline That more t-almon may be taken for propagating purpose this fall during the run cn the Sandy river now In progress, the state fish and game commission has established a restricted area between the Base Line, road bridge, which crosses the stream near the Portland Auto club and the fish racks about one mile above the bridge. Notices have been printed by the com mission to be posted along the stream calling attention to the deadlines and making provision for a fine of from $50 to J 1000 or an imprisonment of from 25 days to one year. The salmon run on the Sandy is i reported as good this fall. Chancellor Bauer Is. Stricken at Berlin WAR ON ENTENT Berlin, SepC 23.(U. P.) Chancellor Bauer has fallen ill, having suffered an attack of heart trouble. -He is. unable to perform his of ficial .duties. ' -' - - '"' : a . -i Belgian King and Queen Elizabeth And Crown Prince To See Portland Royal Party Scheduled to Visit City October 16 as Guests of Samuel Hill. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, with the crown prince and staff , members, will arrive in Portland at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning. October 16, according to information received this morning by local railroad officials, who wll arrange a train' schedule for the party. From the information received, it is believed that Portland will be the first city on the Pacific coast to be visited by the Belgian king and queen. With more definite information regarding the length of stay hre arrangements will be made for a big reception. During the visit of the party the king and queen and crown prince will likely be the guests of Sam Hill, Port land capitalist and former head of the Home Telephone company. Hill is a personal friend of King Albert and visited him at numerous times while in Belgium. Upon arrival in this city It is deemed likely that the party will be taken in charge by Hill. They will likely be taken to his summer home at Maryhill, Wash., which is near Goldendale. Railroad officials have received as surance that the royal party will ar rive October 16, but have been re quested to hold confidential the routing for the present Preparations for the reception and en tertainment of the king ai.d queen have been started by Mayor Baker. "Portland will .see that the visitors are given a royal reception, saia Baker, "and as soon as more definite information is received concerning the visit, arrangements will be made so that the visitors are properly cared for." Appointment of a committee to take charge of the reception and arrange ments will be made this afternoon. Henri Labbe, consular agent for France and Belgium, will likely be named chairman. PLEASES JAPANESE Representatives of Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamship Co. Here on Tour of Inspection. Expressing themselves as being delighted with the facilities of the local harbor for accommodating Trans-Pacific shipping. Tadashl Ash ino and Usacure Osuwa, representa tives of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha or Pacific Mail Steamship company, arrived in Portland from Astoria this afternoon for their second tour of inspection around -the water front this week. Arriving in Portland Sunday the Japa nese representatives made a preliminary survey of local conditions and Monday conferred with officials of the Chamber of Commerce. Monday evening they took a trip down the river to Astoria, re maining there until today, when they returned to Portland for additional in formation. A tour of the local harbor will be made with the steamship men this aft ernoon with representatives of the cham ber. Ashino and Osuwa have not an nounced the length of their stay in this city. VISITORS PAY COMPLIMENT . TO ASTORIA'S FACILITIES Astoria, Sept . 24. "Your harbor fa cilities are excellent, your coaling fa cilities are perfect for our needs, there is ample water In your harbor and we shall make a favorable report to our home office," said the representatives of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of the largest Japanese steamship lines, after Inspecting the Astoria harbor facilities Tuesday. The representatives were Tadashi Ashino and Usacuro Osuwa. Eoth were highly pleased with what they found here and prophesied the brightest possible fu ture for this city. The visttors inti mated that there Is every reason to believe that Astoria would at least be a port of call for their steamships. Mine Workers Send Sixteen Organizers To Steel District Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 24. (L..N. S.) Sixteen organizers of the United Mine Workers of America were today ordered to Pittsburg by Acting President John L. Lewis to assist In organising the steel workers in that district. This action was taken in response to an appeal from the national committee in charge of the organization of the steel men. They will report to W. Z. Foster of Pittsburg. Financial aid may also be voted at a meeting of the miners' international ex ecutive board today. Seattle Officer Killed in Crash Seattle. Wash.. Sept. 24. L N. S.) Hurled to the pavement when his motor cycle skidded and crashed into a tele phone pole. Motorcycle Patrolman Edwin Wilson received injuries this morning' from which he died less than an hour later. - - - PORTLAND HARBOR GUY OWNED RAIL LINES MAY RESULT Committee Representing Public, Employes and Portland Trac tion Company to Investigate. Rate That Will Give Service to People and Insure Profit Is Essential, Says City Council. To study in its entirety the muni cipal railway problem and draw up a service-at-cost franchise for the Portland Railway, Light & Power company from the Newell or other plans, a committee of five represen tives of the public, corporation and employes will be appointed Mon day, resultant from a meeting of representatives of the city council, public service commission, railway company and employes at the court house Tuesday afternoon to discuss the plan formulated by J. P. Newell. All phases of the subject are to be thoroughly delved into by the commis sion, and a franchise will be drawn for ratification by the people of Portland. PUBLIC COMES FIRST A new era for municipal railways looms as a result of the meeting Tues day, an era in which the public is to be seriously considered as the Reading factor in operation and organization of the railway, and in which the bondhold ers are to be secured in their invest ment by the public, and in which em ployes will be admitted to a share lns' earnings of the company. A principle in operation of railways, admitted by all representatives Tues day, is that the public convenience is the first consideration, that the com pany is entitled to a fair return on ac tual and honest investment and that employes are deserving of a fair return for the product of their labor. To give each their proper share in the operation of the public utility is the principle on which the new commission is to work, and on that basis is to be founded the new franchise, concurred in by all parties and submitted for ratification to the people, .,.." That the Newell plan? may be work able, with minor changes and addition of details, was not denied at the confer ences of officials Tuesday. That wages are set by arbitration already, was a point brought out by representatives of employes, and that under the Newell plan the city and company would have two representatives on the board as against one for the employes, was an Indictment of the proposal. PROTEST LOW INTEREST The company protested against a 3 per cent minimum return on the invest ment, and declared that new money could not be obtained at such a figure. During the course of the discussion (Concluded on Pare Two, Column One) Persons Who Delve Into Occult for Pay, Taken on Charge of Viojating City Ordinance. A campaign against mind readers, card readers, teachers of the occult, their solicitors and others who guar antee to look into the future for pay, was inaugurated this morning by the women's protective bureau under specific orders from Chief of Police N. F. Johnson. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Eva Pillsbury visited 14 "fortune tellers" and paid for readings. After making the rounds of all the places she could find, Mrs. Fills bury called upon Municipal Judge Ross- man and asked for warrants for the arrest of each on charges of obtaining money by device. The warrants were Issued and at noon today the following had been arrested : Mrs. L. C. Stevens, 375 Taylor street; Madam Blanch, 291V4 Morrison street ; Mrs. M. A. Consinow, 410 Raleigh building; Madam Frank. 2914 Morri son street ; Madam Lomar, 235 Fifth street, and Madam Bertha Quigley, 150 Eleventh street." The last named brought her 5 year old son along with her and refused to give bail. Both were locked, in jail. Operatives In the women's bureau are severe in the criticism of the mind readers. They 'allege that these women did a thriving business during the war by agreeing to tell mothers, wives and sweethearts just how their beloved was getting along in far away France. "The ordinance under which these women were arrested today has been winked at long enough," one operative said this morning. One reader endeavored to secure her release by stating to Captain Jenkins that her real business was to sell hair tonic and cough medicine and that she gave the readings free of charge. Brooklyn Saloons Are Going Out of Business New York, Sept. 24. Brooklyn people are expected, to notice a decided slump in the number of saloons after October 1, according to Deputy Excise Com missioner Ralston, who stated today that only 25 out of the 1(28 saloon keepers holding number 1 licenses (to sell liquor for consumption on the premises) .had applied for renewals thus. far. J' PROFESSIONAL MIND READERS ARRESTED Aged by Wounds And Woe Slayer Taken to Asylum Before Departure, Geo. Chenoweth Tells How He Avenged His Daughters Al leged Betrayal by George Sydnam Marshfield. Sept. 24. With drawn, haggard face and haunted eyes, George D. Chenoweth, state representative from Curry county and slayer of his daughter's alleged betrayer, George Sydnam of Langois, this morning was taken to the asy lum at Salem, accompanied by a guard, but in every way allowed free dom, despite the verdict of insanity returned by the Jury. Less than . a year ago Chenoweth passed through here, broken from wounds received in France after more than a year of suffering in various hos pitals in Europe, but jubilant over the prospect of again being reunited with his family, whom, he had not seen since his enlistment In the Canadian army two years before. He left them a happy l.'ttlc group, a wife and four children, all of whom he felt proud to call his own. He returned to find his eldest daugh ter, a girl of 21 years, the disgraced mother of a year -old child. The daugh ter said 18-year-old George Sydnam was the .infant's father. For the first time Chenoweth today gave his side of the story of the tragedy which followed. His wife, said Cheno weth, upon learning of her daughter's betrayal, asked young Sydnam to mayy th" girl, agreeing to pay all expenses of the marriage if Sydnam would con tinue to support the daughter. All she wented was to give a name, to the ex pected child. This the youth refused to do, saying he could not be forced into marriage, not being of age. To the mother he applied an epithet and reiterated his refusal to consider marriage. Later, the mother again made her request, again to be refused. Upon his return home, said Cheno weth today, he did not see Sydnam, who immediately upon hearing of the pres ence in the community of the girl's fa ther, left for California. He remained tlit re until Chenoweth went to the ses sloi of the . state legislature, and then returned to Langlois. He teld several persons, said Chenoweth. that should the fstberof the girt insist upos th. mar riage, he would blow his head off. POLICE CAPTURE FOOTPAD SUSPECT Bogus Officer "Arrests" Honberg With Intent to Rob; His Companion Disappears. "Gimme that whiskey; I'm an officer!" "But I have no whiskey, and never had." "Yes, you have. Come along with me." This was the prelude to what Nels Honberg alleges was an attempt by John Duney to rob him Tuesday night as he emerged from a housekeeping-rooms-to-let building at 127 Russell street. Honberg lives at 203 Stanton street, but being desirous of changing his abode, inquired at the new address. It was as he emerged that Duney is reported to have accosted him. Taking his "prisoner" down the street a short distance until he came to a blind alley. Duney is alleged by Motorcycle Officers J. D. Wright and Stiles to have been joined by another man who Joined Duney in attacking Honberg. The latter was knocked down. Honberg began yelling and a crowd gathered. The two assailents fled. Duney was arrested later at the lodg ing house. The other man has not been found. English Premier Calls Cabinet to Discuss Strike London, Sept- 24. (U. P.) Pre mier Lloyd George convened the cab inet in. special session to discuss the threatened railroad strike. London, Sept. 24. (I. N. S.) The Nationaal Union of -Railway Workers today sent an ultimatum to the government threatening to strike unless a satisfactory reply is given to the men's demands. The ulti matum Is timed to expire at noon tomorrow. Sir Auckland Geddes, minister of na tional service and reconstruction, has tened to Downing street at noon for a conference with other members of the cabinet. It was expected that govern ment statement would be Issued during the afternoon. Carpenters' Union Ends Mill Boycott Bellingham, Wash., Sept 24. (L N. S.) The Carpenters' union of this city, at Its meeting Tuesday night, rescinded its indorsement of the Central Labor coun cil's boycott of the mills affected by the timber workers strike about two months ago. Now building In this dis trict, at a standstill for more than eight weeks, will be resumed, say union of ficials. - i "I'm quicker on the trigger than he is and he had better not talk to me," is the remark credited to the youth. Chenoweth sat through the legislative session, and, at'eording to testimony of witnesses at the trial last week, seemed to be the victim of great mental disturb ance and distress. He returned and shortly after, on the evening of March 29. went to a dance hall at Langlois, where he knew young Sydman would be. Without parley he walked up to the youth, drew a gun, and, before any ac tion could be taken to restrain him, shot the boy twice. He calmly walked from the dance hall and later remarked to a group of bystanders, "I hope I killed him." Chenoweth this morning talked freely of the tragedy. "I believe the order of the court, send ing me to the asylum, was one of expedi ency," he said. "The judge feared an eruption of feeling should I be allowed to return to my family, and thought that to send me to the asylum would allay any animosity existing and would hinder the outburst of further trouble. "I am not of Insane mind and believe that my attorneys will soon prove this. I do not believe I will be kept at the in stltution six months." Asked about the manifestation of en mity towards him on the part of many of the residents of the county, Cheno weth explained : "For six months following the killing I was kept in jail, my family, as well as I. being instructed by my attorneys not to discuss the case. In that time the family of George Sydnam spread props ganda and In some measure succeeded In embittering the community. We were at a disadvantage, for we were con strained to keep silence. "He is not Insane," say those who know Chenoweth well, and before leav ing the city this morning Ms hand was shaken by many, who heartily wisneo him speedy return. The sentenced man smiled, and In Ms ejes shone the grati tude he could not express for the sym pathy extended. He' Is a broken man. still suffering from the wounds from which, surgeons say he will never recover. His family will remain at the ranch home in. Carry county.- hopefully .awaiting his retura. convinced of his early release. DEFY ITALY'S KING Citizens of Position Applaud Act of Poet-Leader In Capturing and Holding Fiume. Paris, Sept, 24. At the Italian peace headquarters here tonight the situation in Italy was frankly de scribed as serious. It was said that while the Nittl government holds the whip hand, no doubt Is felt that the whole country Is opposed to the minister's dilatory policy and is backing Gabriel d'Annunzlo to the end. Will Keep United States Out Washington. Sept. 24. (I. N. S.) Representative Husted of New York introduced in the house a resolution providing, that it is the "sense of the house of representatives that the United States shouM not participate in any military or naval operations against the Italian forces under D'Annunsio, now in control of Fiume. and should not attempt to Influence the action of said forces or of their commander by a Bhow or threat of force, or otherwise." Imperfect League Is Better Than None, Says British Leader By Edward Price Bell Special Cbl to The Journal and TU Chietfo Daily Newt. (Copyright. 1B19. by Chiraco Dally Knt Co.) London, England, Sept. 24. The Rt. Hon. John Robert Clynes, formerly food controller. generally regarded as the most brilliant protagonist of democracy in the British labor movement, writes roe: "I would rather begin with an imper fect League of Nations than not begin at all. The reservations of the 'foreign relations committee of the American senate are not a complete bar to a good beginning. But great nations can nr. longer take a national view only. Their views must Include the Interests of the world and they cannot have throughout the ages all the blessings which the league would secure for man kind without conceding something in exchange even a little of a justly great national pride." Ashurst Is Against Johnson Amendment Washington. Sept. 24. (L N. S.) Senator Ashurst, Democrat, of Arisona, who is reported to have informed Presi dent Wilson that he favors reservations to the peace treaty, will vote against the Johnson amendment, .which is designed to equalize the voting powers of. the United States and Great Britain, he al lowed. It to become known this after noon. ' , 1N0N WOULD PRESIDENT 10 FIGHT TO FINISH Wilson Feels Convinced That 80' Per C$nt of American People1 Are Behind His Treaty Efforts,! Declares That Much Support Given Opposition Comes From Element Disloyal During War, By David Lawrence En Route to Cheyenne. Wyo., Sept. 24. The fight has Just begun. Con- vlnced that 80 per cent of the Amer ican people are for a League of Na tions and would rather see the pro posed league established than none at all, President Wilson means to carry to a finish his fight against reservations that would alter the meaning of the treaty. He told his audience at Ogden, Utah, that It didn't make any difference how lonj the fight would be he would fight till it was won. Coming on the top of disquieting news dispatches tell ing first of the defection of Senator Thomas of Colorado, and then of the Intention of eight Democrats led by Senator Ashurst to amend the treaty and send It back to conference, Mr. Wilson's brief speech at Ogden gives an idea of the seriousness with which he regards attempts to amend the treaty at this time. So does hi speech at Salt Lake. Perhaps It was the news from Wash ington or the consciousness . that he must no longer be too supersensitive Of, senatorial feelings, but the president said at Ogden that "all the elements which tended toward disloyalty during thr- war are against the league, and that so far as he was concerned, be meant to see the thing through and not betray the men who fcught for the es tablishment of a concert of power tha(.. would make further war unnecessary,' Mr. Wilson feels intensely on the sub ject because public manifestation has just been unmistakably in his favor as ho has traversed the Pacific coast states. His reception In Nevada was enthusi astic. The support being given him by Republican as well as Democratic news papers In Utah is also significant of the trend of popular opinion. STEPS ARE CONSIDERED How, then, can the senate be made rifponslve? That question has been aked dozens of times during the trip as the states of the men who are oppo lr.g the treaty have been invaded by the president and editorial as well as vocal expression has been In favor of the president's viewpoint. Should the president appeal to his audiences to' write letters about public questions to' their representatives In Washington? As a rule organised propaganda alone strikes Washington, and it would not be difficult for either side to handle the mechanics In such fashion as to enable( them to claim a preponderance of opln-' ton on their respective sides. What tactics will avail then? Will' the senate go so far as to adopt amend-) n- nta that mean be resubmission of the1 document or virtully Its rejection? LOSO BELAY OPPOSED Judging by the editorials we have1 seen all along the line, there are manyl newspapers that favor clarifying reser-t vations, but again and again they have slated that they would not support ob-, stiuctlve reservations, those that would, require a new .conference of the powers Id Paris. As between such a contingency and1 especially the consequences of a fur-l ther delay in the proclamation of peace (Concluded on Paca Two, Column t'oor) TREATY TEST VOTE Ranking Democratic Member in Senate Says "We Accomplished Our Purpose in Fall Issue." t "Washington, Sept. 24. (I. N. S.) The first test vote on the treaty of" Versailles the adoption by a vot of 43 to 40 of Senator Lodge's mo tion that consideration of the Fall amendments be deferred was highly satisfactory to treaty support ers" Senator Hitchcock, ranking Democratic member of the foreign relations committee, declared in a statement this afternoon. "We defeated the effort to poetponet consideration of the Fall amendments' and accomplished our purpose of navy lng a definite day set for their con sideration and decision," Hitchcock said. "I first asked for today, but the net result was we secured Friday.! We have the votes to defeat thossi amendments and we accomplished out purpose in having the matter so af-l ranged that the decision will come this -week. The only Democratic vote wj lost was Senator Reed's, which ha, been lost for many months. We only gained two Republican votes yestrJ day on the question of fixing the datej -but many Republicans will vole against ' the amendments. That is the rea- Senator Lodge Attempts to dejyf L PLEASES HITCHCOCK' vote." u ..." . i" t .. us, I I