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SIXTY-NINTH YEAR
MAU'.M, ORKGON, TIIIIWHAY JIORXIXG, JULY 31. 1919.
PRICE: nVB.CK.NTM.
ARMENIANS
THREATENED
BY TARTARS
Long Suffering Nation in Dan
4 gcr of Annihilation by En
compassing Attack of
- Dreaded Turkish Hordes
aRo?!ENGINEMEN
Other Tells Police, APPEAL TO
. WILSON
APPEAL SENT ALLIES
, BY CHIEF OF RELIEF
PORTLAND. July 20. E. J
Frasier of Eugene, Or., appeared
ai uie police statioa' today, drag
ging wun mm jten Medofskv a.
baker. Frasier told the police that
while he was camped near the city
he had seen Medofsky and . two
other men rifle his trousers, tak
ing more than $300. The other
two men, he declared, had escaped
"On a motorcycle. After Question
ing Frasier and Medofsky, the po
lice released the baker, who de
clared he had not robbed the Eu
gene man but had thought him in
sane and so had accompanied him
to the station to avoid trouble.
MR
Higher Wages, or Lower Cost
of Living Imperative De
clare Locomotive Workers
in Direct Statements
RUTHLESS PROFITEERS
BLAMED FOR CONDITION
Massacre Worse Than Days
.of 1915 Imminent Say t
Dispatches
REPEAL OF JUICE
TAX IS DELAYED
President Deeply Impressed
by Statement by Head of
Organization
TWO AIRPLANES
ORDERED HERE
" '
Kiel and McKee to Report to
Governor for Forest Fire
Patrol
BITTER FIGHT
OVER TREATY
IS APPARENT
TACOMA, July S0.,On telegraph-
er" Ratification
Si ta es . mp Lew1s were order- Imminent from Attitude of
ed to proceed at once to Salem Or . " ,
to be used in aerial patrol Work over SenatOM Interviewed DV
The planes will start tomorrow I President on Provisions
moralng, !t was announced tonieht.
stopping at Chehalis, Wash., and at
Portland, for gasoline. Lieutenant
E. G. Kiel and Sergeant Frank Mc-
Kee will plot the planes south. Lieu
lenani jviei is instructed to reonrt
in person to Governor Olcott ot Or-
egon.
SEVEN REPUBLICANS
CONFER WITH WILSON
American Railroad
Man Is Arrested
By Mexican Court
MEXICO CITY. July JO.
(By The Associated Press)
The arrest of Davis Morris, an
American, general superintend
ent of the express system and
Felipe pescador. former general
director of the Mexican national
railways, was ordered today by
the district court as the result
of an inTestigatlon of railroad
affairs.
PARIS. July 30. (Dy The Asso
ciated Press) Turks and Tartars
are moving upon the Armenians
from three sides. They hare cut off
the American relief supplies and
threaten all the remaining Armen
ians with extermination unless ad
ditional military protection Is af
forded, according to dispatches from
Major Joseph C. Green of Cincinnati.
who is directing the American relief
administration's work from Tiflis.
Herbert Hoover, director general
of relief. Immediately submitted Ma
jor Greene's message to the peace
conference, which already had simi
lar reports from other American and
British observers. ,
Armenian Nation In Danger
Major Greene, under dte of July
22. sends the following from Tiflis:
"Had a long conference with the
Armenian president today. The sit
uation Is worse. The Turkish army
well prepared, and Ttartars are ad
vancing from three sides. If military
protection. Is not afforded to Armen
la Immediately, the disaster will be
; more terrible than the massacres In
1915 and the Armenian nation will
be .crushed, to the everlasting shame
of the allies. r
- - Relief Impossible
Relief work is impossible in the
present situation unless order is re
stored. Cannot something be done
to have the British force in the Cau
casus intervene to save Armenia?"
Under date of July 24, Major Gen
eral Greene telegraphed:
"The Turks and the Tartars are
advancing In the districts of Kara
bagh and Alagbez. They now accupy
approximately the re-opened terrl
." tory of Russian Armenia. A Tr-Alsh
colonel is commanding the Azerbai
jan Tartars."
Trains Probably Seized
"Relief depots and trains are sur
rounded and have probably been
poized. The British state that or
ders from above prevent their Inter
ference. The Armenian people and
government ae In despair. General
demobilization was ordered yester
day, taking the men for the harvest
"We shall not be able to carry on
relief work much longer unless- the i
. .British receive orders to clear all
Russia Armenia of Turkish and Tar
tar forces." , '
A" message received by the Ameri
can relief, administration in Paris
from Major Green July 21 said that
the Georgian government, had placed
an embargo on Armenian relief sup
plies and was showing little dispo
. sition to lift it. Likewise the Azer
baijan republic was hostile to Ar-
House Looks to Early Lifting
of Imposts on Many
Luxuries
awLPiLtJL Monroe Doctrine and Panama
Agreement Cited by Administration
that he would make no assignment
or station for the planes until he
confers with State Forester Elliott
as to the best location for hem. The
conference will be held oday.
WASHINGTON. July 30. Formu
lation of a definiate rw-il iov am in loo.
islation modifying various provisions I WiIson today by Warren S. Stone.
WASHINGTON. July 30. The alter
native or governmental action to
force down the cost of living or of
demand by the railroad engineers of
me country ror another Increase in
wages was presented to President
of the- war revenue act of 1918&rand chieI of the Brotherhood of
against which protests have beea re-1 locomotive Engineers, and members
ceived from various parts of the
country will be discussed at a meet-
BUILDING IS
PLANNED BY
NEW CONCERN
MOVE MADE 10 .
CALL OFF STRIKE
Radicals Blamed by Both
Sides for Chicago Car
Walk Out
ing tomorrow of the senate finance
committee. The call for the meet-
of the brotherhood's advisory board-
detailing conclusions reached by
the advisory board at its recent I Hrnwer fn-fini-ativA k.A-
,1,- I " -r - '
meeting In Cleveland, Mr. Stone de- i
ing was Issued by Chairman Penrose 1 clared that while the railroad engi-
late today, following hearings on
house bills repealing the soda tax
and substituting a tax of 2c a gallon
neers f onndthemselves - "obMged to
again request an increase to' meet
the mounting cost of living." they
ation to Place Nut Grad
ers in Salem
ganized Points
Processing plants and warehouses
in every district where sufficient
on fruit juice beverages for the pres-1 were of the opinion that "the true I DALLAS TO HAVF PI" ANT
P.1L. ill nr rpnt um iit i remeav inr i no tnat nn van - - --- - . m .
Pronosals Alan have been maAet In I that will result in Htfincr tha hnri
the house looking to the repeal of I under which the whole people are J Processing Equipment &nd
of the excise taxes especially those (take some adequate measures to re-I Warehouses liO to All Or-
maung to imposts on candy, sport
ing goods and furs. Senate leaders,
it is understood, feel that the ques
tion as to how far congress is to go
in this matter had been determined
at oace. ;
Juice Bill Held up.
Owing to the house' rcces3 Satur
day for more than a month, members
of the senate committee said tonight
the committee would take no final
action upon the soda water and fruit
jujee . tax bills before Seut ember at
least. , '
The committee tomorrow is ex
pected to discuss also the question of
tariff -legislation to some extent.
duce the cost of the necessaries of
life to a figure that the present wag
es and income of the people will
meet.
Profitteri Blamed
The brotherhood board outlined
no plan of action for the government
to take beyond saying it was believed
that "this situation is brought about
mainly by conscienceless profiteering
by the great interests who have se
cured control of all the necessaries
of. life."
President Wilson, it was said at
the Wrhite House, was much Im
pressed with the statement and prom-
ised to give serious consideration and j
study to the .question of what the
givernment might be able to do. Pre-
from Newport to Corvollfrlpide
conferred with Director General
CORVALLIS, Or., July 20. The Htnes who exoressed svmoathv with
Lincoln county court today let thetheIr re'Quest that governmental ac-
iirst contract on tne new macauam I tion be taken to lower living costs.
nignway mat is to xonneci Newport i wuVm ir nt rnrj
win tne Willamette valley at uorval- The nresldent Vas told by the
lis. The contract calls for the wid- brotherhood board "that a wide-
enins ana graaing or tn
bridge over the Depot Slough west PJIPflfir- whns watfes will no loneer
to toe t-arnsn scnooi nouse. VTmon provide adequate food, shelter, and
county is now engagea in maamg a raimem for themselves and families."
survey 10 connect up aer part ui iae
roaJ
WASHINGTON. July 30. Th1
peace treaty with Germany was dis
ensed by President Wilson today
wkh four more Republican senators,
all of whom were understood to b
unwilling to accept the league of na
tions in Its present form.
The question of Including reser
vations in the senate's ratification of
the treaty is understood to have been
the chief topic of discussion, romo
of the president's callers telling hlro
unreserved ratification was Impowl-
ble and Mr. Wilson reiterating hi
aversion to any change or qualifica
tion which might re-open diplomatic
negotiations. Each of the senators
indicated afterward that his view
had not been changed.
Senators Silent
Tie president saw Senators Dil
lingham. Vermont: Harding. Ohio:
Fernald. Maine, and Lenroot Wiscon
sin. He talked for an hour with each
of them, going over many feature
of the Versailles negotiations. None
would discuss his conversation with
Contract Let lor Highway
acreage is signed up under the Ore-1 the nresldent in detail but Senator
gon Growers Co-operative association I Hardin, who is a member of the for
ts the announced policy of that throb I eign relations committee, made
bin gnew; organization. I brief statement rayinr Mr. Wilson
A process! jg plant for Dallas Is I had emphasized the possibility that
now a virtual certainty because of I senate reervattn mihi nonnM-
rijsulU obtained at a meeting of (other nations to a uallfv their accent.
prune growers ana association oiii-iance pi the league. ,
cms mew last i nuraaay nignt The Tomorrow thepresldent will see
uUi.iiiuu j uui ner iv acres i tnree other Republican senators
of prunes in the Dallas section and while the senate resume debate op
toe. amount now iisiea is not iar the treaty and the foreign relations
iruiu inai "sure, it is esumaieo icommittee begins public hearings on
that there are 3000 acres of bearing th economic .ti. .us t a
prunes in that neighborhood. Offi- Baroch. an adviser to the American
uc u- r , bu (peace delegation as the first witness
that the prune growers there are
showing great enthusiasm over thej
new co-operative movement and that.
results obtained up to this time axe
more than satisfactory to the asso
ciation leaders. C. I. 'Lewis of Cor-
nitter Contest Apnarrnt
Roth the senate and the committee
had recessed over today and many
senators went over for the first time
the official text or the special defen
sive treaty with France, submitted
for ratification yesterday by Presl-
..11!. M n .1 T7KA.t C D.Mln. r. t G i
' J?reSfnt spread spirit of unrest exists among Item were among the speakers at the Jf"18?"; JMlf L8t of tnera
Dundoa L , a wi9iivmnnir n9n, minr. . served judgment, it became appar-
!Salt threes; fsicns ip.
ent that the treaty's rallflcaMon
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Private Peat Has Option
, on Property in Salem
Trivate Peat, famous soldier, au
thor and lecturer, has taken au op
tion on residence property in Salein
and will return here in about six
weeks to reach a final decision as to
whether the place will be purchased.
Should Mr. Peat and his wife decide
to live in Salem they would be ona-
ble to come here in less than sl
months because of lecturing dates.
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH BACK-
TO PRIVATE OWN ERS AT MIDNIGHT
RateTYar Foreseen by Promise of Head of Postal Company His protest, he. said.
- ... 1 M . n i i I Major M. M. Sisley.
; to neauce l anus u rer weni company is ivappea oy
Burleson in Statement Following Order to End Govern
ment Control Public Judgment Asked
IRISH FLAG IS
BOYCOTT CAUSE
St Frances Hotel Out of
Bounds to British for Us
ing Erin's Ensign
VANCOUVER, "D. C. July 30.
During the visit to San Francisco of
Eamonn De-Valera, "resident -of the
"Irish Republic" Captain Arthur
Snagge, R. N., naval attache at
Washington, P. C, according to his
statement made here tclay, caused
the flag of the "Iirish Republic" to
be lowered from the St. Francis ho
tel. Captain Snagge, a guest at the
hotel, said he called for his bill and
promised to prevent oiher British
officers from stopping at the hotel-
was backed by
Toronto, assist
ant provost marshal for Canada in
California, who put the hotel "out
of bounds" to all visiting British
and Canadian soldiers and officers-
r. riolla. mool lr ttlA I " WHICH nllirsiCTl
growers of the Salt Creek vicinity , -v
near Iallas were called together on "pected to center are that the
Thursday afternoon and 110 acre tT departs from the tradition of
In all the association has already m " ""'
.nf.mtiiMti.lf ift OOO rrH of frtttt cnnreM aione can aeciare war
n and ovnects to reach the Those who base their opposition on
?r. nno nvark thin mimmer. This will I lu" aeciarea mat ot
mean a Dusiness amoununs w iroui
$6,000,000 to $8,000,000 next year.
The present summer aad the coming
fall are to. be given over to organi
zation and the listing of acreage, and
no business will be transacted until
the first of the coming year.
Organizations have been affected
at Sheridan. Forest GrGove, Hamhiu,
neWberg, Eugene, Creswcll. Corval
Illinois Guard Takes Oyer
Chicago Black BeltDistrict
Enclosing Zone Serea Miles
Square AU P.edestrians
Searched for Weapons
CHICAGO. July 30. A move ti
end the street car strike that .ha
paralyzed both surface and elevated
cars for two days, was mad today
in the form of a conference partici
pated in by Governor Low dm. I A-
Husbyt president of the surface lines
Britten I. Budd. president of , 'e el
rated road and William D. Mahon.
International president of the Stree
Car Men's union.
The conference agreed to submit
to the union men for a referendum
Friday .night the proposition which
they rejected at a meeting Monday
night when they voted to strike Immediately.
Roth Bides Blame Radicals
At the Monday night meeting both
the heads of the companies and tha
union offlcals have charged radleots
dominated' and prevented the rank
and file from expressing their best
judgment. The proposition which
bad been formulated In conferences
of union leaders, street railway heads
and members of the public utilities
commission, offered an eight-hour
day, time and one-half for' overtime-
and a maximum wage of (5 cents
an hour for surface carmen and C7
cents for elevted men. There an
15.000 carmen and C.O00 of them at
tended the Monday night meeting.
All of the leaders Involved seemed
anxious to provide a resumption of
car service. , -
NEGROES APPEAL FOR
PROTECTION FR0:i FIRE
Blacks Face Starvation as Re
sult of Fear of Drivers to
Deliver- Food to Barred
Section -Situation Calmer
RECORD SET BY
STATE OFFICIAL
Corporation ' Commissioner
Schuldermah Shows Big
Financial Gain
the promlie to ro to the aid of
France Immediately In case oflmv
unprovoked attack upon her by Ger
man y, all future congresses would b
deprived of their power to decide
for war or peace whenever the treaty
terms were invoked.
Other TmUle Cited
To this administration leaders re
plied that the United States has made
certain circumstances in the past cit
ing the treaty by which this country
guarantees Panama's independence
and the Monroe docVine.
WASHINGTON. July 30. Gov
ernment control of telegraph and tel
ephone properties will end at mid
night tomorrow night. Orders for
their return to private owners wro
Issued today by Postmaster General
Burlesoa as .required under a resolu
tion adopted by congress and signed
by President Wilson ten days ago.
Mr. Burleson in a statement ac
conrpanylnff his order, said Bound
public oplnioa ultimately would de
termine "how this trust, has tbeen
met," end that he- was content to
abide by the result. Besides this
reply to criticism of his management
of the wire companies, the postmas
ter general also tooka parting shot
at the Postal Telegraph company,
most of the -officers of which, were
removed several months ago because
of what he termed interference with
government management. The post
master general did not mention the
'company by name but said that
"with one exception the reason for
which is thoroughly understood by
those who have: kept informed" every
wire company had given him loyal
cooperation.
Reduced Rates Promised.
Under, the' resolution of congress
directing the return of the-companies,
government-fixed intrastate tel
ephone rates are to remain in force
for a period of four months, unless
sooner cnahged by, state commissions
but no provision 'was made as to tel-i
elgraphj rates. Clarejce H. Mackay,
president of the Postal company.in
urging congress to provide speedy
return of th0 properties said his cim
pany woud reduce rates 20 per cent
and still arn a profit. .
Tariff War Possible,
This statement was recalled today
In connection with the return of the
properties and a rate war between
the telegraph companies was viewed
in some - quarters as a possibility.
Telegraph rates were increased ap
proximately 20 per cent last March
to meet increased salaries or operai
MANAGEMENT SAYS AMERICAN
OFFICER BROUGHT FLAi IH)WN
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. The
Irish flag was not lowered from the
St. rancis hotel here at the Instance
of Captain Arthur Snagge. British
naval attache, a statement tonight
from Assistant Manager Richard
Prosser sajd.
"We simply raised the flae as a
courtesy to Eamonn De Valera
president of Ireland'," Prosser said-
"and later it was lowered upon the
suggestion of an American federal
officer that to fly the flag of the
Irish republic when it had not been
recognized by the United States was
improper."
lis and in the Umpqua valley. Since I similar promises to go to war under
Salem is assured for the association
with the Salem Fruit union endors
ing the movement and about ZOOOj
acres lined up, organization nas
been carried to other points rinu.
Scotts Mills in Marioa county, nas
signed up 100 per cent
All Walnut In.
Speaking in genera terms of the
asscociation expects to handle next
year all of the walnut crop of the
state, most of the apples and 50 per
cent of prunes. 600 to 700 carloads
of apples from new acreage between
Roseburg and Portland and the wal
nut crop from SO00 acres in the Wil
lamette valley which p oduces all of
the state's walnuts. Salem is the
..isr walnut crowine section. Nut
.litur machines are to be estab-
lished here and walnuts will be
handled In a department separfe
rrnn, tho other crops. C. I. Lwts
forrl r.roner recently sold two
carloads of walnuts la Chicago at
7 cents a pound r. o. b. Oregon The
t i ..iniii p-rvpa are In asn-
ing ton county and the Groner groves
at Hillsboro ana snenuu.
vvnumati Vallev Fruit ex
! "- - - - :
Mian? which nereioiore n
the apple, crop has joined the co-op
erative association la a uwij
Major General Returns to
Former Grade of Colonel
TACOMA, July SO Mair General
William TI Johnston, commander of
Camp ljwls and former commander
of the 9lit division overseas, returns
to his regular army rank of colonel
i i.A- .n,nini and risiner AnetiBt l according to orders re-
cosU of materials. eclved here today. .
Portland to Make Salaries
Standard Throughout City
PORTLAND. Jujy 30 Standard
irations of salaries paid to city em
nloves was today decided upon , by
th city council opoa recommenda
tion of City Coram lsione- s. u. fier
who. In the same report, recommend
ed that the application for Increases
to technical men employed in the de
partment of public works bedenied.
Newspapermen tobe Honored
at Sea by Good Ship "Editor"
SFlATTLE. July SO. For the first
time In the world's history, it Is be
lieved, newspapermen are to haTe
their profession signally honored on
the seas. The uame "The Edit lr"
today was ordered riven to the 9600
ton steel ship to be launched here
August IS in honor of the Nat ion a!
Edioial association's convention
hicb wll! meet in Seattle. Chair
man E. N. Hurley of the shipping
roard assigned the name. Mrs. Guy
U. Hardy, wife of Congressman Har
dy, presideat of the association, will
sponsor the ship.
A new record In the cost of ad
ministration of the state corporation
department has been set for the year
ending June SO- by If. J. Schulder
man. corporation commissioner. In
an Intorvlew yesterday Mr Schulder
man showed that daring the year
just past the operating expense. of
the department has been only ' 7.4
per cent of the revenue received.
For the fiscal year ending Jun
30. 11. receipts In the department
amounted to S222.17C.S1 an Inrrea.
or iZf.GC7.34 over the rival year
ending June SO. HI, when the re
ceipts were I197.S09.47. After de
ducting operating expenses for the
vear just closed Commissioner Schul
derman has turned over J203.562.01
o the general fund In the state
reasurer's office for operating ex
penses of the state government.
Another remakable showing of the
department Is that In spite of war
conditions the operating expenses of
the department have been a trifle
lower for the past year than for the
year previous. For the year ending
June 30. 1918. operatl expenses
totaled $l,?85.l and for the fis
cal year ending June 30. 1919. the
expenses totaled $lC.C14.8d.
Moderate Amounts of Copper
Bought by German Factories
NEW. YORK. July 0. Mode-ate
quantities of refined copper have
been bought for German manufac
tnring interests, one of the reading
selling asencies hef announced to
day. Shipments have bea already
begun and are expected to assume
larger proportions. The financial
arrangements connected with the
purchase of the metal were not dis
closed.
Additional sales of. copper to Fag
land, France and several Seandlaa
vian countries also are reported with
prospects of further exports to Japan
CHICAGO, Jmly 31-Kix ttwu.
aad t roof a cm daty with rile sjk!
bayometa la the most dcm?)Jy popu
lated ecro quarters of Chicago and
a light fall of rain had toot on
fbtbtlac betweew the white aad
black lOBfc after midnight today, is
olated growpa shooting, stabbing mmd
lootiag la pUrea which the military
had bera ilabt to reach. " Tho
death llt remained at'SO. Several
tnwdred hare been lniared darlm
the four nights of riot lag and a dox-
ea of these snaj die.
Adjutant General Dickaosw om re
twraias; from the pterins; of troops
refmrted that tripers had flrrd on a
cempaay of Boldiera on the jrsy to
taglewood. No one was in jured
The graeral reported that after th
troops had taken their station, cwJc
had prevailed La the patrolled arras.
CHICAGO. Jnly CO-Chltfago
streets tonight wera patrrlled by sol
diers called out by Governor Low
den at the request of Mayor Tho in p
soa fo the protection ot life and
property threatened by the race war
which for tour days has terrorised
the city.
Zone 7 Miles Square.
The state troops established a
barred soae about ? ztlilea sqosre.
enclosing most or th colored resi
dential districts of the south side, la
this sine they searched every person
who they met for weapons. No xnm
could pass In or out without military
permission. ; The district extended
rouchly. from Twenty-second street
ta Fifty-fifth street, aorta and south,
and from Michigan boulevard to
Wrntworth avenue, east and west.
This happened when riots to the
colored district Itself had somewhat
subsided, but when there was -an
alarm! nk spread ef disturbances oat
side. New York Central officials re
ported all their train fired on. ,
Kltaatkm OmlmHM.'
Adjutant General Frank S. Dick
son, after an early evening trip
th roach the threatened dlrtrict. da
dared the situation was "o-'ntaoas.'?
Hundreds of negroes appealed for
protection. Incendiary attacks vpoa
negro homes Increased throughout
the. day nda night. Negro leaders
declared that many members of their
rare faced starvation because drivers
o fsupply wagons feared to enter
soaie portions of the blac belt. . ,
The n Hilary force was vndr the'
Jlrect command of Adjutant General -Glrkca
and was distributed In ac
cordance with detailed plans worked
out by him and his regimental com
manders with the assistance of po
lice officials. Four regiments were
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341 riULUON POUNDS OF FOOD TO
BE OFFERED CON SUM DIRECT BY
GOVERNMENT THROUGH POSTOFFICE
WASHINGTON. July 30 Through
the postmasters of the country, the
war department tomorrow will offer
direct to consumers its present avail
able supply or surplus foodstuffs,
amounting to approximately 341.-
000.000 pounds. This surplus, con
sisting or canned vegetables and
meats, is expected to be sold within
a week at prices representing the
cost to the goYernmeat pins postage.
, Arrancements ror the sale or the
foodstuffs, directed by a resolution
passed by the. house, were made to
day at a conference held by Secre
tary; Baker with pjs toff ice depart
ment officials.
Price lJt Soon.
Secretary Raker said a price list
covering the entire available surplus
would he prepared at once. This list
would be cent out to each ot the 54.-
000 postmasters of the country and
to every rsral route carrier.
The postmasters and carriers will
act as goverament salesmen. Inform,
ing Interested consumers of the
prices and methods 'of tale and tak
ing orders tot the foodstuffs.
Delivery fey Parrel Itt
Payment will be made by buyer
at the time (he orders are given th
postmasters. "
The foodstuffs will be distributed
by parcel post and the prices ?o be
quoted at each postofflee will repre
sent the original cost of the food
stuffs to the 'government and the
parrel -post transportation charge
from the nearest war department de
pot having the foodstuffs in storage
The prices quoted, officials stated,
would he considerably below the pre
vailing market prices.
i