Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1919)
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1919. KRESS IS FAR IMPQRTATJT VORK Consideration of Peace , Treaty Has .Occupied Sinators to M , Exclusion of Everything Else ".-'-'iS.-- ( .-"! ' ;v -t -v - - ..... if & SESSION RESULTS, SMALL Many.- Matters of Import Held - . Up,: Chief of Which Is. Bill . To Return Railroads to Owners. "meWnfton, Oct H. (I. N, .) Congress today, at the. end of II wek of the first session of the ?Ua ty-sUrth congress, found itself in the midst of a legislative tangle with lit-, tie actual work accomplished.; . The peace treaty Is responsible for the Jack of action Jn this session, and leadtrtf such as Senator Penrose and Representative Mondell . declared that congress following the set purpose the peace treaty unde discussion in the senate and the house formulating laws for the regular session which begin n ' December. . : sn nz$vij w Ait,: ?:: :: Eleven appropriation bills, the woman suffrage amendment nd a prohibition enforcement bill are the net result of me worn 01 me present congress as far esblg legislation goes. The appropria tion hills were Urge holdover bills which should have been passed dqrlng ths last session. - ,v Staring congress In the face are most ' important measures which may be taken up after the peace treaty in disposed of. Chief among these proposed laws is the bill providing for the return of the rail roads to their private owners. - Seneter Cummins of Iowa, chairman ef the Interstate commerce committee of the senate, in chars of this lnrinia.tlnn stated today that the bill would be be fore the senate next week, but there is ne possibility for action until after the peace treaty is out of the way. The bill will brlhf lengthy debate and there is alight chance of its being passed . before the next session. IMPOETAIfT OiUI OJT LIST Other Important legislation to he up Includes a waterpower bill. , tariff and revenue revision bills, soldiers' and tailor' settlement bills, army reorgan isation measures, bills providing a definite policy, for the future of, the American merchant marine, and much ether- legislation providing for read- - Justment of war-time condition. Little hope ia held out by the lead ers ef congress that there will be any large, legislative matters disposed of : this session with the peace treaty scheduled to take up at least the re mainder of the. month of October and . prooaoiy part or. wovemoer. Members . ef congress are' anxious for a brief rvces oeiere we regular session 111 ' December and have hopes that there may be one of at least two weeks be fore the end of. November- STARTED TODAY A Story of Rutaed Hearts amd Rugfsd'Men Filled With the Tanr ef Boundlesa Feresta Rich With the Blood ; of , UnUmd Mtn ! f.- IB , .1 v.. Coming Next'Say.;. X. Campbell Twins, ;. Oldest In-State, ; Enter 87th Year 4 v v ... ;.,., . - ( . '5' ' Pallas. Oct. Jl. James and Thomas Campbell, the eldest twins in Oregon, celebrated their eighty-sixty birth day anniversary Wednesday. The Campbell brothers have lived la-Pal las for mora than CO years and were pioneer carpeqter and building con tractors bavins; erected, some -of the first houses In Uptown. -1 ' v CONSUMERS HUR VOLLEYDF QUERIES fCopttmted From Pete Opt) ors, and recommending further Investi gation.. ', ' ' Farrell discovered that the distributors were selling the same milk which they delivered to homes at 15 cent a quart, at 17 cents over the counter. Their ob ject was to avoid competition with their grocer-customers, authorised i to sell milk at 17 cents. r 1 - . 'It doesn't ' seem absolutely f rlf ht to allow them to do this," said Farrell. "If we object, they'll simply close their retail stations," suggested J, F. Green, ef the committee. r v "All the better let the small grocery have that profit," said FarreU. "Reduc tion la price when -coeds are sold on a cash and carry basis should always be encouraged. - This question of delivery and that of credit are two big bugbear of the whole coat of living Question.", PEMYK JUES AJW FACTO Mrs Williams reported further Inves- tlgation on the matter of galea by fort land .bakers te , retailers at Bend at a price lean than that charged Portland retailers, Newell told the committee a week ago that delivery An Band was cheaper than local delivery.- i,,. Hew ean that be r": asked Mrs. Wil liams, "It costs 11. to a hundred pounds to deliver In the city, fihtnressage te Bend and return of baskets costs li.ll for the same amount. . furely transports. tion to ana from the station and load ing and unloading I enough to eat up the difference," - .;.f '-f;-' Letters were read by Farrell from the secretary of the Oreoers Merchants association denying that retailors prof iteer and that the association maintains a price Hit an4 from the Seattle fal? price committee complimenting Port land on the "questionnaire idea," which, aooording , to the -Seattle committee, is original In Portland. vJ f y .- QUXITION ARB AIKKP i : The questionnaires were originated and sent out by Mrs. Williams and C, 2. Spence. Almost all the complaints in EeatUa were about rente, the letter said. Investigation by Farrell of a recent complaint that Jefferson high school mechanical drawing pupil were com pelled to buy drawing tools costing from $20 to MO disclosed that the tool could be bought as low aa I. but that any tools costing less than, HI were of for eign, make and undesirable. Report that sale of these tools was limited to one firm was erroneous. Farrell said. , Mrs. H. B. Torry, secretary of the committee, to whom the public la re. quested to address complaints, asked ror lurtner. invesugauon or jetan shoe merchants,.;. ; . - ,. i ., SHIPPING JS TIED wmm. Men and Women Knocked Down In WHdvRush;pf People for Tube trains. New York Bound. 70,000 .MEN- ARE ' MDLE Perishable Foods Piled on Docks , - And Danger, of Shortage ; fs ' Seen Strike May Spread Out Waabtneton, Oct. 1 1 (tr.- P.) Soldiers will be used to unload ggov erpmont ; property from Incoming strainer during the New York long anortmon'a etrike, Secretary Baker am0Qnc4 today. Now York, Oot N 8.V- TraWe In tb harbor wa,a wmplaU' ly paralysed today by the" worst ma rine strike in the history of the city. The longshoremen's strike spread auddenly and unexpectedly overnight to the workers on ferry boats, tugs and lighters, and all were tied up. ritrtke leaders declared that the movement would extend to the Whole Atlantic coast, from Maine to Florida. Mm'V' Thousands ef Jew Jersey commuters literally fought to get into the Hudson tuba trains to get to work la Now York city. Men and women were knocked down .and trampled In 'tha Jersey City stations and the Jam ' became so. great and the menace tq life o dangerous that police reserves wera rushed to the seen to keep order, '-). . l-OCAIS TO TAXS TOT At a meeting of leaders of the strik ing longshoremen and representatives of the national adjustment commission to day, the onion delegates agreed to put the question or whether the .strikers should return to work; up toarTote of the local onions. The vote will be taken by the various locals at once. T. V. O'Connor, president of the long shoremen' association, In a speech ba the strikers, reiterated hi declaration that I. W. w. agitators were responsible for the strike. He pleaded with the men to return to work. There la danger of a food shortage and freat stores of provisions lying on the ocks are in danger of spoiling. There were some ferries operated by the Lackawanna railroad, running dur ins the early morning hours, but the boats of the Erie. Jersey Central, West Shore and Pennsylvania railroads were '; all tied up. Thousands of vehicles were marooned i in Jersey City. Including scores of truck wta the city's morning milk supply, - m Artaur Williams, federal rfoed admin lstretor ferKew York.' appealed to the strikers to handle 6000 carloads of food stuff that are lying upon the piers, but they made nd move to do so. .r-fftbia food is not moved, soon. It will not be, fit to eat.' declared Mr. Wii-. liama : "The shortage caused by the damage to this supply would affect the families of striker a weU as others.' United States mails were earried across Uhe Hudson on a single boat. 7,0 MEK ABC ISI.E . 1 There .re ipproxlrnately. 70,000 men idle in all "branches of marine work. The Strike was begun ,by the longshoremen, who .demanded more -money, and then spread to the. worker on the boats. Fourteen ocean-going ships that were scheduled to leave port.were held up by the strike. The ; national adjustment commission has been holding hearings in this city and William , Ripley, director of the organisation, planned to meet a com mittee of strikers this afternoon to make -another effort to Induce then (to return to work. ' Strike Extends to Boston Boston, Oct 11. (U. P.) About 800 Mnghoremen were on strike here today. They refused to unload the steamship Scindla, which they claim was diverted here because of the strike ef longshore men in New 'York. Steamship officials oeniea tpts. Forgery Suspect ;vMuoh Wedded. Is Police Assertion Chehslis; Wash., Oct 11. That the bridegroom held en charges' of forgery who gave the name of Claude E. Stew art Is Henry Ruel.and that two, and probably three, women are involved in hi Ufa, is alleged, as ttie reeult of In vestigatlona made by the police. He is said to ha? married, under the name of Long, a pretty Spokane girl, who en. trusted her savings to him, a month ara. Two weeks ago he married Amy. Pishop ,.--.H : . i The police assert that at the time of his arrest he waa living with another woman, Mrs- Laura J. Smith, a Seattle telephone operator, as her husband. Ills Chehalia bride was with him to Seattle when he was arrested. ' -, Stewart la alleged to haVe given k worthless check for Jewelry, to have paid the Jeweler later with money', secured on another bad chetik with wpleh he paid at a restaurant for an elaborate wedding breakfast and to have given another to an automobile man who took him and hi bride to Seattle. . Auto Driver Arrcated Driving an automobile while Intoxi cated, It is alleged, caused the arrest of Marry mcmsdo, proprietor or a pool hall at 14SH Third street, this morning. Me Nabb.was driving at Third and Stark streets and failed to heed the signal of Policeman Wood, who attempted to halt him. Wood, believing MeNabb was in toxicated, -Summoned Captain Harms, who arrested the man. McNabb was re leased on bail. The trial la set for next Wednesday. r . , . . -- "WreeV r Rumor " Discredited jNw York. Oct. 1L u. P.) No eon Ormatlen wavva liable, today, in Lon don, "Washington or hero of ; widely circulated rumor ef a disaster to an unidentified British vship. with loss of 2060 lives, : off the 1 coast of Koragy. The; rumor was discredited In official im in Mn ur Hi ULW IUH BY HUGE STRIKE Vi'daSBoVsBSBesSSSSSBBSBSSBMBBSSVBBSSSe -tT -J '" Stevens: to Stage y Oregon BnveVior- r;r4re - Prevention ' ' '- v -- Salem, Oct. It An- intenslva fir pro Taotipn campaign la to he conducted 'in Ort ron flurln Nerember under the per sonal eraporvisio ef Jar "W. " Otevena f San FranelscD, manager of the Fire prevention, bureau of the Paclfla, 8tav ens, who wag formerly city tiro maraaat at Portland, Is coming Into Oregon at the request of Governor Okott as soon aa he completes his campaign la Wash, ins-ton. vhleh will b about 4oresnber 1. Mayors and fir chiefs of many Oregon cities and towns are already bidding for a visit by Stevens, whose 'itinerary will be arranged by A-C Barber, state fire marshal. r IS ON VEST END -ti.-t- tCesMnsed rnrn Put One) carefully. Jle had none of the ear marks of a dare devil. . UEUTfcNANT WALES' BODY IS i TAKEN TO .CHEYEMNE, ; WYO, Cheyenne,' Wyo. Oct llr-f,U T-) Captain J. O. Donaldson, westbound flyer, arrived here at :M a. m. today and left for -Rawlins at 10 o'clock. , Lieutenant A.... Pearson, westbound, arrived at' 10:30 and was to leave In half an hour. . . ,.: :-, : -: The body of Lieutenant A V.' Wales, accompanied by Lieutenant ' ooldsbor ough, arrived today. Ooldsborough, who miraculously escaped death in the crash on -iak mountain, stated that they could not see tft feet ahead in the snowstorm when' ike plane hit the Jagged granite aide' of "the mountain. By a weird fate, the mountain was the only elevation of more than 1Q0 feet in an area of over ?00 square miles and the unlucky Wales also missed by only a few feet the Covet Pass which split the mountain and through which ha might ..have passed safely. SPATS OVERTAKES SMITH j -'IN CONTEST EASTWARD Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 11. I. n. s.l Captain I H. Smith, pace maker among the flyer in the transcontinental air derby from west to east, lost that honor this morning, when Major Soats. In No. 61, took the' lead. Major Spats amveo irom pryan, onio, t s;u and was followed in br Lieutenant B. C.J Kiel, fn No. 12, at 1 :8i. 5oUt planes naa aintcuity in landing at the local field, but made It oaf ely. Smith loft Bryan about the same time aa the other machines. Major Spats, reported, but so far hs has not been heard from. spats and Kiel will take off for the East as soon as possible. AIR DERBY LIKELY TO BE HADE ROUND TRIP San Francisco. Oct. It. W. P.) The air derby probably will be a round trlp.r -rots statement was made to the united Press today by Major General Charles J. Menober, director ef air service. V. 8. A. Menoher said, however, that no definite decision had been made and uwi ne ' jvkmw consult wiui ioionei Arnold, director of air service, western department, before making , a positive announcement, r Major General Menoher arrived here today from the south. Arrive at Bock laland - Rock V Island. nL, Oct. 11. (U. P.) Litutenant Newman, No101, westbound, arrived at nock island' at 3 a. m. Lieutenant T. S, Bowen, plane No. 23. wefctbousd, arrived at Bock Island at :5T;10. i Lieutenant Queens. No. 6S. eaftbound. arrived at t :6S Newman, in plane No. io. left for pes jaetnes at lO;09;S4.a m, . To Safeguard Flyers Washington, Oct 11. U. p. Flyers in the transcontinental race will be held at their coast terminals until Monday, October SO. Major General Menohef, chief of air service, made this announce ment this afternoon. This will be done as -a - precaution 'against further acci dent. The rest will allow the plane to be thoroughly overhauled and clear the .air lanes so the slower flyer will not interfere at the, landing field with the faster one. Flying Time Was S3 Hours Washington, Oct ILOI. P.) May nard's total flying time from New York to San Francisco will be U. hours 69 minutes ft Ys seconds. th war depart r ment announced today. This t an aver age of about 105 4 miles an hour. , it was stated. The air distance was 8701 miles.. .cv-sv I "j i-iijiixxa... .....jms IRF AMD IT ijf - VIW f.avF Imlicious . ... .. r d and healthful. mm FIRST WiUhA I! 1V 1 " ' - r,.::- : . . J- -' " y AVeil made cocoa contains nothing harmful- and v r mucH that is beneficial: ; It is practically all nutrition. ; , . J -Pioiee Rkijhs book free DECK 11 STRIKE illllHUUOIllll REARING USE Transportation .Companies Agree1 0n: Recognition of . Union- But . Not on Wag$ Increase. t Frospecta ara favorable that ttyi etriko of deak hands on river steam- era, aa af f ectlhg two; of tha traa portatloii 'companies, will bo settled before nightfall, a resuW of th meeting of . the steamboat men' union at noon today. , The Western Transportation company and. the narkins - Transportation com pany,' the strikers say, have offered, to recognise the union and. to improve 11 v Ipg condition on the boats, In regard t sleeping accommodations. The operators have rafud grant the iq eT Sept in crease in wages asked for. ; The deckhands say they .are wining to accept these ! conditions, but before vot ing to end th strike, are conferring with the operator this afternoon In re gard -to reinstatement of two engineers who strock with the deckhands. The latter desire to be, sura that the engU neera get their position back. Should these negotiation result favorably, then another meeting will be hold late this afternoon to vote on. the question of re turning to work. Eight boat are concerned In this de velopment of the strike, four ef which are operated by the Harkina company and four by the Western. (Ceatiaued Trom pace (tee) day oitlsens of the town drilled and were given guns, and . the "riff -raff were called in to attack the strikers, he aaid. :. "When we attempted to hold a meet ing on a vaoag lot these deputies, armed with rifles and shotguns, marched down on our men with, eight returned soldier boys in uniform and an Amer ican flag In front and 500 men behind," Feeney declared- " Feeney aid he ordered the men to go back. . STAGE SET FOB MURDER ' T pictured bTdw the stage was eet t murder them with 500 depUtlej there craving fof. tha blood of those people. The state constabulary rode up to our men seated on the grass. They said: XJet up or we'll ride the horse over you.' X ordered the men tomov. We went down the hill. "In the town one of our men wearing a soldier's uniform waa talking to an aged man 'when a state trooper rode up," Feeney continued. The trooper rode up and clubbed the old man who bad two sons abroad. They ordered the man- to take off his uniform, although ht had a perfect right to wear it. "Will you please stick to the facts," Senator Kenyon requested as Feeney launched a bitter verbal attack on 'the authorities.' ' : '.r:-' Tou'a feel as strongly about this as I do if you had seen -men-and even women clubbed." Feeney retorted.' Feeney asserted tha strikers were be ing imprisoned on "trumped UD" charges. When asked if witnesses were present to corroborate this statement, Attorney Rubin said he, did not know the committee-would require it, PRIEST CITES TE8TIM05T The new witness waa Father Kaanlcl, Roman Catholic priest of Braddock. He declared worshippers were attacked by state troopers aa they were leaving the church on September 24. He said the only excuse the troopers could offer was that they "were told to keep the crowd moving." Kasnici said he was told of this Uneident by two sisters. They were not present at the hearing. He s&id his congregation was largely Slavic and over 50 per cent unnatural ised. "But 100 per cent bought Liberty ponds,v he added. Kasrrici said ha personally make ef forts to naturalise his parishioners. He said housing conditions were terrible. "wages and hours impossible, and the men get disgusted and want to go back to the old country.. There is no hope of saving money. "We are neutral cn thl strike." Mayor E. V. Babeeer of Pittsburg told the sen ate investigating committee. STRIKERS CODTCT OOQR Lack of violence has been due largely to the conduct of the strikers themselves, ne aqueo. , weeideots appealed to the m Sfb-lawBw beverage. Fine aroma, and it is SENT0RSBvM IGNORANCE tllPelSQCQ J LV.TvOi; .F' arpt e2LNWKs.E"I M-' V.ilh-Rsher authorities, he said, to prevent meetings, tearing outbreaks of .violence, ., , I "?t- ot wr Piia prevent meU '"t. the mayor testified in explaining that his, only : Interest is to preserve order. , -. . (. c , ,BaWbck said he: did; net think any tlanta ha this-dUtrlot have been shut own byvtbe strike. don't, know of any, he said. W get our report from offioere stationed at the mllls .... -.Attorney Rubin Interrupted: " ' ' -why have you prevented meeting" t" 4.rw allowed meeung on the north and south side at first, but as the situation grew more tense we decided in ths tiw Uroet of publio safety to allow them only oa the soath side,- , - Baboock said wany residents ' coim plained, of the,, meeting and expressed fear, - , .--r- - - -v- essarsew?-- ;-r 'F' Senate Measure .to Ourb H. 0, L. Passed , i L ;. .. 4. : Washington, QvU Jl-KuT FKLogis. U6n aimed at the high cost of living wa passed by the sefaate today, 'it adapted the conference report In - the but which amend the food oontrol act, inserting penalty for proflteerlag; and extending the law's provlslona to cover clothing. . The bill ow ; goo to the aou for, final action. , . - Three Die In Gun Fight' Boseman. Mont." Oct. 11. TJ. P.), leputy Sheriff Frank Cnrtio and Pom eroy Vreeland were-killed and Harvey Plumlee. ranchman, wounied la gun bstUes with Buord Webb, farm hand, who reslated a posse of 0Q foe three hours before he was riddled with bul lets. Webb wounded Plumlee, his em ployer, in. an argument oyer wag. v II II II e U WII , German Demand Cauality . Berlin, Oct. It. (U. P,)-German del egate will enter the international labor congress at Washington only tf on an equal footing,. foreign. Minister Mul ler declared In addressing the relch-Btag- -'.x'.-' ' RUPTURED ? Wonderful Invention Semt on 30 Daye' -Trial Before Yew Fey gintply Hl m roar nam. i I miR aw eeweopririshted roptnrt sad nwireMnt biwt tta jrw rUxrn tb hn 1 wul fend ru mi tawntloa Ui ruptvre. Winn it siT pot H en hd vwf i Pet ft te trf tart re an. think of. The bvder tbe tart, the better you will like it Tea win woes? hew you erer tot along with the old rtyle eraal priii trones baks with Uf atnpi of torUisa Yeur ovn seed, eestaaa hum sad rUT a see. tor will UU yon U a the aly war is waicb m ran. ever expect eei. Aft amiia it SO dan. It U ia set sUrely etUafaetefy ia even WW it It ia net ewr sad eoaletaBl-4f yee cannot actual! aae. year rapttue seUias bfttar, and if sot ceaviimd that a eore it stately a Question ef time Jmt return it, aad ran asa eet nethins- Asr Kiptaaa epphasee that at aaat aa 80 daye trial before sea Py te worth ft! trial Wnr set UU your roptared friend ef this treat offer? Wa rafer rou ta'aar eank or treat company in patriae City. lU8TlfOt4J , tXJ.. M Kaek Kaaaa City. VAir, i. .'.ills' vi xammmrm!m 0? f STARTS TO-PAY IIAliT01IP.lt OA1UY TRY THIS FREE ' atwewj syw m-r ' a j 1 fX7RA-(--5UN0AV .VivvV. cotmi NS' :Ai ". ",i '. V- 1 ', ,-tn.----- r-' TfceeW)atgipej'jeejs..iay ywiWMi ij , si Oh Mavav $11,000 TMEIi Moneybags Grabbitf From Pay-roll C!erKAfterH ! Blind-. ; el Wjth RedPepper. : A J ; tneTcUnda-'Olilo, ' Oct at, (L 'N, wutomobilo, bandltf puiled of f a Ql4; payroll robbery ;jn ,Hu9ll va. pue today, getting away With 111.000. t K : ; - 'i f SHOW V- S ( Wf today I I the 4 nil Follies GirF Tbo ttory of potltt Folliei dancer who had a pastal ef high-brow ralativea. -Alao a Briggt Boy Cowtdy "School f Soandr THEATRE 7e "STRAND SVMPHOH If r V rJr , "r, minsnt DrcraiolioStQr ft in A starrtM conies ytxt frfo He Great Abr&KasL, ll'al jStreet r) -- 1 . Tho robberyocourred shortly afV er t a'clock in front of a building t llftO Euclid avenue, In which build ing la located the offices of the a W. Emerton company, contractorav ' Ralph K. Lauhshauer and Albert Cha loup. employe of the Emerson Oompany, were (eaving me puuaing witA tne money , In a satchel to pay off the employes of the contracting firm. : Six men were In front ejf "that budd ing aa- they came out. ... ti,,. , . Two dashed pepper In the eye Of th payroll elerk whUe the oUier grabbed the money. - . i The motor of two automobiles were running 'nearby, The payroll batdlta leaped Into the machines and were out of sight before mirsuit oouta be started, Blinded by the pepper the payroll al amIp m a 11 a. a.. . t a .a cajua csuma mr si in nra ins ir ewaeta , , www aa avw w wa summoned. r - . W . FOUR 'aPKOMV DAILY ANOOTrER .RAWS &to )J Whiter Rnlf ft Tn. I tA i-