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1 1 . CITY EDITION CITY EDITION f AM Here and Wu All Trum THE WEATHER Tonight- and Friday, rain : southerly wind. Minimum temperatures Wednesday : Tortland 40 New Orleans. ..; fiS WlUlston, N. D.. -4 Buffalo. N. Y... 36 Los Angeles 52 St. Paul 32 NOW IS THE TIME for all good mefi and true to come to the aid of the Red Cross, and" should you be in doubt as to what this new membership campaign la all about. The Journal, daily and Sunday, will keep you posted. i rrr vtrrrr vn OAO Entered u Bceoml-Clut Uttur PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, ( NOVEMBER 6, 1919. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NttVS STANDS riVI CtNTS V AYlll. w PortoffiM. PortUnd" Ora INDEPENDENT PACKERS INVADE LOCAL FIELD; ! I i - I '" f r ' r' . CA TT UNFRIENDL Y TO MILITANTS' SEX WAR; MINERS AND GO VERNMENT MAKE CO UNTER MOVES PROPOSED SEX R BYMRSLCATT Relations of Men and Women Are Too Interdependent to Per mit Such a Breach, She Says. Weil-Known Leader Has No Sym pathy for Militant Woman's Party Headed by Mrs. Belmont. Is the 1320 political campaign to sec a sex war of women upon men for equal control in the affairs of the nation ? Leaders of the National "Woman's party (militant), headed by Mrs. O. . If. P. Belmont, say it is coming, and warn that they "pray It may come without it being necessary to shed blood." Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, presi dent of the National American Woman Suffrage association, who is in Portland today, says women of America "are not to be inveigled into declaring a sex war upon men in "forcing changes in Internal political jp an economic affairs of the country." The declaration of sex war Mrs. Catt ijjh- characterized as a purely local disturb ance afflicting a few women whose prominence brings them into the head lines of the pre&i Mrs. Catt is in Port land as a representative of the League of Women Voters. SEX PARTY OT RECOGNIZE . "We have no relation to this so called National Women's Party," said the veteran suffragist. "We recognize no such thing as a sex war. We recog nize no sex antagonism. The woman suffrage association, which Is com posed of the great bulk of women who labored for suffrage, is in no way con nected with the women's party. "The difference between the women's party organization, which is very small, and the National Suffrage association I represent is that the latter has al ways stood for legal, constitutional and educational progress and has always sought the cooperation of men. We be lieve this is a common government for hi en and women, and if anyone believes ( Concluded on Po Twenty-two, Column One) Indications Are That Drastic Prohibition Enforcement Meas ure Is Lost. ' Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 6. (I. N. S.) Complete tabulations of the vote in 64 of Ohio's 88 counties late today showed the drys leading on only one of the four wet and dry measures .A-oted on Tuesday. Election officials said that an official count will probably be necessary to de cide the issue on at least two or the measures voted on. According to the figures the drys were leading on the statewide prohibition amendment with the slim majority of 982. On 2.75 per cent beer the wets were leading by 19.826. The wets had the commanding lead of 37.481 on national prohibition. And apparently the wets have a dis tinct victory on the drastic Crabbe en forcement bill, their lead on that meas ure being 55,331. Inasmuch as the 24 counties to be heard from are dry strongholds, the op ponents of booze are reasonably certain ofr carrying statewide prohibition and defeating the wfcie and beer measure. However. It is a question whether they can overcome the wet lead against na tionwide prohibition, and it Is considered improbable that their gains In the coun ties yet to be heard from will carry through the Crabbe measure. MARYLAND ELECTION RESIST IS CLOSEST EVER RECORDED Baltimore Mil.. "Vi-tv e it r i bert C. Ritchie, Democratic candidate ror governor, apparently was elected in Tuesday's vote by the narrowest margin in the history of Maryland. 17nnffi(fnf raturna tni4n coin, Dli.kl. . . . . ... vuaj iklltUlQ a plurality of 328 over his Republican oppujiem, jriarry w. ice. Schmilz Beaten by 27,709 San Francisco, Nov. 6. (I. N. S.) complete returns today in the' mavor alty contest here elve Mavor Jam. Rolph a plurality of 27.709 over his op ponent. Eugene scnmits. Judge Mt thew Brady received a plurality over District Attorney Charles M. Fickert for inat omce oi eei7. WETS MAY WIN IN OHO ELECTIONS Radical Assault on Government Is Vain, Dinner Guests Told Constitutional Authority Fully Able to Withstand Revolutionary Attacks, Says Alexander F. Whyte, Member of British Par liament; Speaker Foresees Triumph of Workers. - That the force of public opinion can be depended on to preserve con stitutional government against the onslaught of revolutionary demands, and that the day is approaching "for the democratization of industry, when labor will no longer be regard ed as a mere commodity, but as a full partner, were two facts empha sized by Alexander F. Whyte in a dinner address at the University club Wednesday evening on "The Labor Crisis in Great Britain." Mr. Whyte, who represents a Scottish constituency in parliament, and who is editor of New Europe, presented in 'graphic manner the march of events, industrial and political, in Great Britain since August, 1914. He called attention to the deple tion of the ranks of labor by voluntary enlistment at the outbreak of the war in consequence of which labor Justified its exaction of pledges from the gov ernment and employer for the reinstate ment of its soldier workers at the close of the war. Then came in Britain, as in America, repeated demands for high Shortage of Workers Handicaps ' Organization' in Its Initial Efforts in Portland. ."Surprising apathy" marked the opening of the annual roll call cam paign of the American Red Cross in Portland this morning, according to the statement of workers, whose ef forts are handicapped not only by a shortage of help, but by a seeming lack of public interest. Wti-h a "preface" campaign Wednesday night the actual solicita tion for members was launched this morning with the workers at hand lending every effort to start a whirl wind of results. 82 DISTRICTS IX CITT Districts in the Portland campaign are' numbered from 1 to 32, inclusive, each being in charge of a colonel. Key maps are supplied the colonels and three small maps of each precinct in the districts for use by the precinct cap tains. One captain is appointed for each precinct, and each captain can appoint as many workers as are required to make a thorough canvass of the pre cinct. Lists of the captains appointed are not yet available at headquarters. The majority of the colonels are from the ranks of the American Legion. Port land post No. 1, which has pledged its entire cooperation to the Red Cross in this drive. NOVEMBER 11 FIXAL DAT Precinct captains will be confined in their solicitation to their precincts for every day of the drjve except the final day, next Tuesday. On that day, cele brated as Armistice day and American Legion day, solicitations may be made anywhere in the final campaign. One hundred and twenty thousand Red Cross members is the goal. The special features bureau, headed by Earl A. Wellington, has announced a series of unique and startling stunts intended to show Portland "Why." Busy workers Wednesday night trans formed the-city and the Red Cross ap peared everywhere. Electrical effects of novel nature are contemplated. The Red Cross will stand guard at the approaches of all the bridges, vividly illuminated at night. SEMAPHORES TO BE USED Police semaphores will not only direct traffic in the direction of safety, but pedestrians and autoists in the direc tion' of Red Cross membership sub scriptions. At all theatres there will be special singing, speaking and the showing of stereoptlcon slides that will graphically flash membership arguments. All the atre ushers will wear Red Cross uni forms. Street speaking from fire trucks will begin at noon Thursday on down town corners. Streetcars, front and rear, will be moving Red Cross posters. SPECIAL FEATURES BUREAU The members of the special features bureau are Earl Wellington, chairman Aaron Frank. C. W. English, V. H. Hav barker, E. W. Grenfell. Paul Noble. Ger rald Owen. Earl Murphy, W. F. Thomp son, George Hotchkiss Street, C. E. Wei lington, Ferdinand E. Reed and John A Beckwith. According to Henry E. Reed, city manager of the Red Cross drive. Portland chapter or the American Red Cross has spent an average of S9753 a month for the relief of ex-service men ana ineir families this year. RED CROSS DRIVE ON FOR MEMBERS er wages to meet the ascending living cost and the attendant period of reck less spending. Trie Kussian revolution, first acclaimed for its overthrow of au tocracy, was a potent factor in putting the power of British public opinion to the test, according to Mr. Whyte, be cause of the inspiration of revolutionary methods it provoked. PUBLIC OPINIO A BULWARK Public opinion justified itself, how ever, for in three successive attempts of the British radicals this year to para lyze industry, and even the government, through the general strike, public opin ion withheld its support and the revolu tionary efforts were abortive. According to Mr. Whyte. such radical manifestations as the railroad strikes, policemen's strikes and others must not be confused with the British labor party and its program. That the Brit ish labor party has come out of the war much the gainer politically was stated by the speaker, who recalled that, although the coalition government neaaea uy uavia uoya Ueorge, was sustained at the general election at the close of the war, this must be regarded (Concluded on Pace Eighteen. Column Four) FATE OF LEAGUE TOTTERS ON VERGE Hitchcock's Resolution for Un qualified Acceptance Loses After Dramatic Fight. Washington, Nov. 6. (U. P.) Senator Hitchcock, Democratic lead er, unexpectedly moved today for a vote on the treaty without qualifica tions. Ayes and noes were de manded. Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin, asked that the motion be amended so that, in case it was defeated, the treaty would stilt be before the senate. Senator Fall of New Mexico obtained the floor and indicated he might object to Hitchcock's request, although his first words did not state this specifically. MARSHALL TO THE RESCUE Vice President Marshall dictated to the stenographer a statement adding to Hitchcock's proposal for a vote as fol lows : "If the treaty is rejected, the senate will take up Its consideration again as though' a vote had not been taken at all." Fall declared that the rules required the senate to vote on the action of the foreign relations committee. Thia con struction would make Hitchcock's mo tion out of order. "Such a motion is entirely out of order." Fall said. Fall then offered formal objection to Hitchcock's motion. "It is ridiculous," Fall declared. "We are playing with the entire subject. There is no necessity for violation of ail the rules of the senate." MOST DRAMATIC MOMEXT It was the most dramatic moment of the entire treaty fight. Senators rushed in from cloakrooms, galleries filled quickly and house members rushed over to the senate side. Senator Underwood of Alabama amended the Hitchcock motion so that the senate proper, and not the commit tee of the whole, would vote on straight out ratification to meet Fall's objection. Senator Jones of Washington, a Re publican, objected to Underwood's mo tion. " Jones' objection killed the motion for a direct rote at once on the treaty. Hitchcock then moved that the treaty be reported to the senaf by the com mittee of the whole. Hitchcock's motion was to take the treaty from the committee of the whole and report it to the senate proper. LODGE OFFERS RESERTATIOXS Lodge offered the foreign relations committee reservations to the senate and said that he would ask that( they be voted on Individually. Vice President Marshall overruled Underwopd's point of order against this procedure. . Marshall supported Lodge's contention that reservations should be acted on first, so that senators would be free to vote for amendments in case they were dissatisfied with reservations adopted. GORE 'A3IEXDMEXT LOSES s. The Gore amendment to the peace treaty, providing for a. referendum vote of a people of a country before a declara tion of war, was twice defeated in the senate today. The first defeat was ad ministered in a viva voce vote. The sec ond rejection came in a record vote of 67 to 16. Senator Knox. Republican, of Penn sylvania, has introduced a resolution which- would make the United States a consulting and an advisory party, but not an integral member of the League of Nations. , . , a . 4 - " - 1 FATALITY EACH TEN DAYS IS AUTO TOLL Alarming Conditions Revealed by Police Records in Portland for First 10 Months of 1919. Reckless Driving, and Careless ness on Part of Pedestrians, Chief Causes of Many Mishaps By Ward Irvine Portland has more than 20 auto mobile accidents every day. One life is sacrificed needlessly every 10 days. 1 Three people are injured daily in collisions. One of every four autos in Port land Has been in an accident during 1919. There has been 33 per cent more mishaps during the first 10 months of 1919 than during the- whole of 1918. ,At the present rate, accident totals for 1919 will, exceed those of the pre vious year by 60 per cent. If proportionate Increases continue in cars and collisions 780 accidents, four deaths and 126 persons injured will, oc cur monthly in 1920. RECORDS RETEAL FACTS Portland's toll of life and limb by street traffic accidents is told' in .the records of the traffic bureau of the po lice department. jThe 52 collisions that sent eight people1 sprawling over 16c4 streets last Saturday are not -included in the total of 6502 crashes that have been recorded for the first 10 months of 1919, a total which promises to reach 7803, at the present rate, before the end of the year. There were 4866 collisions in 1918 and 2244 the yAr before. A (Concluded on Page Three, Column Four) j ' fcT Porf land's Tj vJtav i rat tic SI ft Accident Clnlr M I "R-ecord (Js 8 for Tirst jo Months 1 . TO) I Of 1919. Apple Munchers Of Nation Today Revel in Delight Of Choice Fruits Dainty Food Morsels Spell Effi ciency of Culinary Art in Many a Kitchen of the Land. Delightful aromas from mother's oven, where a great apple pie hints of the transformation of luscious Oregon apples into a dessert fit for the kings and queens of royalty's palmy days float out today upon the same air that carries the merry mel ody of crunching fruit under process of obliteration at the hand's of a sturdy boy. Back in a dark day in 1913, when the Oregon apple crop was abundant and the market insufficient. The Journal launched "apple day." The orchardists were saved through the consurnption of thousands of boxes of apples. Today, with the idea of apple day taken up and carried on by the Interna tional Apple Growers' association, the apple is the king of fruits, consumed by the carload here, there and everywhere. Hilling cars, steamship chefs and hotftl grills in Portland and elsewhere are to day making the apple a prominent fea ture of tempting menus and the de mands made upon local commission merchants, they declare, make it appar ent that former records for apple con sumption will go by the boards. Since 1913 the apple market has ex tended from the orchards of Oregon to the far corners of the world and nowhere, it is said, is the first . Thursday in November observed any more faithfully than in the home state of the apple day idea: Burglars Get Away Before Police Come Burglars reported to be entering the Christian Brothers Business college, 290 Grand avenue North, at 5 :45 a. m. today, left before a hurry patrol of police ar rived. A window screen was cut and another window smashed. AMES IVES TO DISSOLVE COAL STRIKE Federal Attorney to Ask Court to Force Miners to Issue Or der Cancelling Walkout Call. Counsel for Men at Same Time Puts U. S. on Defensive by Asking Injunction's Vacation. Washington, Nov. 6. (U. P.) Issuance of a court order command ing officials of the United Mine Workers union to withdraw the strike order will be urged upon Judge Anderson in Indianapolis tomorrow by Judge Ames, assistant attorney general. Ames was to leave Washington for Indianapolis late today. He will -argue that the strike is a conspiracy against the government un der the food and fuel act and that as such the union officials acted illegally in Issuing the strike order. Issuance of this order was requested in the application for a temporary in junction filed with tlie federal court at Indianapolis Friday. The brief reached here today. QUESTION 18 IMPORTANT The question of forcing the with drawal 'of the strike order is regarded as the most important question that will come before Judge Anderson Satur day at Indianapolis, the day set for the hearing of the question. . Labor leaders here today said forcing a withdrawal of the strike order would not get the men back to work. The court, they pointed out, may have power and may use it to call the strike off, but they emphasized that the court (Concluded on Pttt Two, Column Four) i l&; I 6502 Accidents, 32, Killed 979 fajurei i m Patriotic Rally On Armistice Day Urged by Mayor; Holiday Declared Ideals for Which Allies Fought, and Americans Gave Lives, to Be Revived. Mayor George L. Baker today is sued the following proclamation de claring November 11a legal holiday," to be known as Armistice day: Tuesday. November 11, 1919. is the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which brought K a close the greatest war in the world's history and sent ringing throughout the world the glad tidings that democracy, civilization and freedom were saved from disruption. In honor of this great occasion in America and world history, the day is hereby officially declared a legal holiday in the city of Portland, Oregon. In order that this city may show its loyalty to the cause for which our soldiers, sailors and marines fought, and its appreciation of the men who made up the army and navy of victory, citizens throughout the city are urged to cooperate to the limit in the general celebration planned. BIO TURXOTJT ASKED All persons are urged to be out for the Armistice day parade and the entertainment to be given in the afternoon. Let every citizen show his loyalty by displaying the American flag from buildings and business houses throughout the city and from every residence in the city. Let , schoel children who turn out to Me th parade carry American flags. Let the day be started with the general blowing of w his ties and ringing of bells between 7 :30 ard 8 a. m. In advance of all else, let the citi zens of the city replace all tattered and soiled flags wherever they now exist. Let no citizen be offended If he is visited by a Boy Scout and re minded of his duty to replace these tattered flags on Armistice day. BKMI5DK1) OF DITT It is Portland's duty to make Armistice day the greatest event in the history . of the city. Our men have returned from the scene of battle and this will be the first opportunity for the city as a whole to show these men as a whole that what they did for humanity was really and truly appreciated. General Hunter Liggett will not be In Portland Armistice day, as had been announced, according to a telegram re ceived from him Wednesday night. Con ditions require his presence In Utah, he said. RAINFALL HEAVY; IS Precipitation Is General Through out Valley; Weather Forecast Is for More Rain. The expected fall of the Willam ette river today did not materialize because of the steady rainfall which began late Wednesday night and continued through this morning. The rain was fairly general through out the valley, with the exception that at Eugene It was light, only .08 of an Inch being reported this morning. At Portland and at Albany the precipitation was .34 of an inch ; at Salem .75 and at Oregon City .68. According to District Forecaster Ed ward L. Wells of the weather bureau in dications were that the rain would con tinue during the day sod for the same reason the river is expected to remain stationary, any change, if anything, be ing towards a further slight rise. INDICATIONS ARE MORE RAI5 It was not raining above Salem this morning but conditions indicated rain during the day, Mr. Wells said. The river gauge at the Morrison bridge this morning showed a level of 8.S feet as compared with 8.4 feet Wed nesday. Most of this raise Is saia to have occurred Wednesday however, and the river was believed to be sta tionary. The stage at Eugene this morning was 7.1 feet as compared with 10.5 feet Wednesday ; at Albany, 15,3 as com- pared with 13.4 Wednesday; Salem, 1?.0 as compared with 16.5; and at Ore gon City, 10.8 as compared with 9.8. IlFBRIS COXTIWCEg TO MOVE The Willamette rfver is still carrying down much timber and other debris as a result of the damage done earlier In the week, when several log booms were broken open. The number of logs In the river Wednesday was very large, many of those that came over the falls at Oregon City., from the paper mill booms Just getting Into the lower river. The current in the Willamette, how ever, is not as strona as it was Tues- day, as the Colombia, which was very low that time, is beginning to fill' up. RISING BG PACKING FIRM ENTERS LOCAL FIELD Concern, Planning to Do Millions of Dollars Worth of Business Yearly, Is rtow Organized. Independent Company to Locate Plant Adjoining Site of Live stock Pavilion on Peninsula. The erection of an independent packing house on the Peninsula by. a company with a paid-up capital of $500,000, which is designed to trans act an annual business running into millions, was announced this morn ing. " The plant will be located on 15 acres of ground Immediately adjoining the new $300,000 livestock pavilion. The pa pers for transfer of the sits are ready-: to be signed and under the terms of the transfer the big plant Is to be com pleted and ready for operation within 12 months. The company Is headed by George Dickson, wealthy cattleman of Prlne ville ; J. L. Sterrett. head of the Inde pendent packing plant' which has been operating for 10 years in Portland, and -George W. Warren of Warrenton. With them, are associated some of the strong est financial figures In this city. The work of forming the corporation has been in Erogress for several months. ," SITUATION CAHEFLLLT STUDIED The organisation as now finally com pleted represents the product of long and patient study of the situation. Dickson, years ago, was intimately as sociated with the packing business as a buyer for Swift & Co. He is now feeding 800 head of steers for the winter market. Sterrett is a packer of long experienoe. He was associated with the business at Kansas City until 10 years ago, when lie came to Portland and took over the plant built by the Kalsburgfcr & Schwartzchlld corporation, which has since gone out of business. COMPETITIVE KEIS The need of a strong competitive' packing company has long been felt In Portland, and it is to a great extent in response to the wishes of livestock growers that the new company has been launched. A strong Independent concern, stockmen say, will be a great encouragement to the livestock Industry throughout the Northwest. Portland is considered to be, geographically, the logical center of the Industry at vi- denced by the location here of the Pa cific International Livestock show, fi nanced and controlled by stockmen from the California line to the northern boundary of Washington and from ths Pacific to Montana. "We are In the field for business," said Mr. Dickson this morning. "w have ample resources for the very large pack ing business which we Intend to carry on In Portland. PORTLAJii) 18 CENTER "Portland is the natural headquarters of the livestock Industry In the Pad ft Northwest. It has greater banking power than any city north of San Fran cisco ; It has three cattle loan companies from which livestock growers are able to finance their operations ; it .is In ths center of the livestock-producing terri tory ; it is well located for shipment of frozen meats and by-products of the packing business to foreign markets and for sending our output by sea to eastern domestic points. It has many other advantages easily noted by the experi enced packer. "Before the end of the year we shall have in operation on the Peninsula, a modern packing plant equipped with ths latest machinery and appliances. Our business is ' our own, it will ha inde pendent and competitive to the last de gree. We have faith that our eatab lishment will be of great, value, both to Portland and to the livestock grow ers of the Northwest." Government Store Sales Now Amount To $500,000 Mark Sales of Portland's government retail store reached the $500,000 mark at 10 a. m. today. The store has been la operation 34 days. The smallest day In point of sales was September 27, when the store opened. Total then was $2174.92. The largest day was October 25, when $21,119.06 worth of food and clothing went over the counter. Sales now approximate $15,000 a day. Blaze Threatens Oil Tanks; Fire Put Out Fire in an outside room of the 8. XV & S. railroad's oil shed early today caused only little damage. Someone brought a torch Into the lamp repair J room, but before the fire could Spread to the kerosene tanks it, was , SX" tinguisiied. . . ;t . I. '-- I, M -J