The Oregon statesman., August 21, 1919, Page 1, Image 1

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.SIXTY-NINTH YEAH
KA1.K.M (KM;0, 1IU1(KIAV MOKM.Nt;, AttilST XI 1019.
pricsi viyh cents.
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SHOPMEN TO
GET SPEEDY
SETTLEMENT
lEarly Action to Quell Unrest
in Labor Conditions Fore
cast in Washington Hines
Meets With Wilson
INCREASE IN RATES
IS HELD IMPERATIVE
Demands of Other Employes
to Be Taken up After
Shop Workers
t WASHINGTON, Aug 20. - Early
action to fettle unrtu in the ranks
of railroad employes who have been
weiiuindiug new wage increases was
Iortaat tuday
After a lengthy conference with
the representauvt.es of the six shop
. crafts. Diiector General Hiaes went
to the White House to discuss with
President Wilson the problems fac
ing the railroad administration.
(VVJiile no announcement was made,
it was understood that the entire
question was reviewed, inch ding the
obvious necessity for an increase in
rates or another congressional appro
priation to provide funds for any
.wage advances that may be made,
since the -administration has been in
curring a . deficit every month this
year due to the falling off in busi
ness and the higher pst of labor
end materials.
Shopmen Get Consideration
-", Air. Hines promised the shopmen'
leaders (bat be would give careful
consideration to all the facts pre
sented and he would endeavor to
reach a final decision In the near f u
.ture, indicating that he will order
.into effect any changes in the wage
scale without referring the demands
to a board for Investigation. The
shopmen's demands were presented
in the spring to the board of railway
wages and working conditions, which
look extensive testimpny, and then
divided evenly for and against a
' rah. . . .. v
Delay In acting oh the demands
eventually resulted in the recent un
authorized strikes in many sections
'of the country.
Leaders 'of the shopmen, outlining
the reasons for their demands, said
that they did not rest primarily on
the increased cost or living although
"that was- a contributing factor, but
were based on the proposition that
the wages of railroad shopmen ought
to' be more in line with wages for
similar work in other industries. It
was claimed by the union officals
that the wages pad railroad shopmen
are materially lower than those paid
shopmen in private industries and in
shipyards and navy yards nnder gov
ernment control. The minimum rate
paid by the railroads now is 68 cents
an hour which Is asked to be aavanc
fed to 83 cent' an increase of 25 per
cent.
Others Coniei Next
Until the rhopmens demands are
out of the way. Mr. I linos Is not
taklnr no the demands of other
classes of employes, virtually all f
. whom want more money.
SCOUT HEADS
MEET TODAY
Charles N. Miller, Deputy Na-
tional Commissioner, to
Give Noon Talk
.'' Charles N. Miller, deputy national
scout commissioner of tho Boy Scouts
of America will arrive in 8alem early
this morning on a survey trip i the
work of the northwest in regard to
the upbuilding of a more progressive
institution for the welfare of Ameri
can boyhood. Mr. Miller will ad
dress a group at the Spa at the
luncheon hour today, using as . his
theme the possibilities of work with
Salem boys and using the time
given in service to Salem citizens
who desire a more elaborate explana
tion of this type of work.
- Business men who are interested
In hearing Mr. Miller should give
their names to Harold L. Cook some
time this morning.
During Mr; Miller's stop in Salem
and during the entire trip through
this country, he will attempt to show
to those Interested in the training
or boyhood the possibilities of great
er success through the medium of an
organization such as the Boy Scouts
of America. Mr. Miller will leave
for Portland on an afternoon train
. where he will address the Portland
Rotary club.
Strike of Yorkshire Coal
Miners Off; Work to Resume
LONDON, Aug. 20 By The Asso.
elated Press) The strike of the
Yorkshire coal miners, which has
been in progress tur many weeks, has
been settled. - All the Yorkshire pits
will resume work as soon as prac-tlcable.
W. A. APPLETON, newly
elected president of the In
ternational Federation of La
bor, who will play an import
ant part in the adjustment
of labor unrest in the United
States. He is secretary of
the General Federation of
Trade Unions of Great Brit
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PACKING PLANTS
FOR APPLES IS
PLAN FOR STATE
Oregon - Growers' Co-operative
Association is Doing
Community Work
START ALREADY MADE
Another Series of Meetings as
Soon as Harvest Season
Is Over
Organization of apple growers by
communities with a central packing
plant in each community is one of
the plans'that is being worked out
by the Oregon Growers Co-operative
association. Organizations of this
character already have been perfect
ed among the apple growers at Dal
las, Corvallis. Sheridan, McMinnville
Alvadore, Monroe and Salem, and
Feveral others will be organized in
a few days.
The main advantage of the central
packing plants in the several com
munities will be that afforded by in
spection and supervision of packing
grading, and loading of the fruit on
to cars. 1 An expert will be in charge
of each plant and will teach the
grower.- how to handle and pack.
Originally It was. the intention of
the comi any to devote the entire
summer and fall to organization
alone, and forego any business tran
sact ims until the first of the com
ing year, out it has been found ad
vantageous to handle the business
connected witu harvesting and ship
ping a limited amount of apples and
or SCO carloads will be handled
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COMMERCIAL CLUB IS
INDUCED TO JOIN I
LABOR DAY FESTIVAL
An industrial parade, a barbecue
and a patriotic program, all designed
primarily to give the working peo
ple of Salem an opportunity to ex
pend-an ovation to returned service
men, will be features of Labor day
celebration in Salem. Co-operation by
the Commercial club was promised at
a meeting of the board of directors
last night and P. E. Fullerton named
.is a representative of the club to
enlist . committees to work out the
celebration plans in detail. Mr. Ful
lerton immediately announced tho
following committees:
Parade L. J. Simeral, William
McGilchriat. Jr., CV K. Knowland
Barbecue Charles V. Gillingham.
Isaiore Grecnbanm.
Program C. E. Barbour, John W.
Todd.
Concessions J. E. Heenan, J. F.
Hutcheson.
Music Ivan G. Martin, Oscar
Steelhammer.
Finances L. J. Simeral. Charles
W. GilllnghamKjIvan G. Martin, C. E.
Barbour, J. E. Heeuan and P. E.
Fullerton.
MR. CARNEGIE
LEAVES OVER
50 MILLIONS
Steel Magnate and Philan
thropist Fails to Gratify
Wish to Die Poor Man
Will Soon Up for Probate
DAUGHTERS BEQUESTS
SUPERSEDED BY "DOT"
Home Trust Company Which
Handled Benefit Fund is
Executor
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 Although
And:ew Carnegie, steel magnate and
philanthropist, declared during his
life-time that he expected to give
away his huge fortune and "die n
pauper," his estate to be disposed
of by a wil which will be filed for
probate next week was "several
times $50,000,000." it was learned
from an authoritative source hero
tonight.
Publication of a story to the erfec
that Mr. Carnegie bad given away
all of his estate with the exception
of about $50,000,000 brought the
statement that estate was much larg
er. Root Draws Will
It also was stated that a will of,
approximately 4,500 words. d:?.wn
by Mr. Carnegie himself and which
was generally believed to be his last
will, had been superseded by a brief
er document of 2.000 words drawn
by Elihu Root.
The decision of Mr. Carnegie to re
voke the original will which be
queathed a large part of his estate
to his daughter, aMrgsret, was said
to have resulted from her marriage
to Ensign Roswell Miller several
months ato. Mr. Carnegte settled a
large "dot" on bis daughter at the
time of her wedding.
Trust Company Executory
The Home Trust Company of New
Tersey which was organised by Mr. I
Carnegie in 1901 for the purpose ot
adrodnistering fund set aside by him
for nearl y 500 persons to whose In
dividual welfare he had contributed
will act as executer of the will.
PASSENGERS DIE
WHEN TWO FAST
TRAINS COLLIDE
'HAOERSTOWIN, Md.. Ang. 2 1 A
number of passengers were report
pd killed and many injured in the
wreckago of fast train No. 2 of tbe
Norfolk and Western railway near
Boyce. Va.. 45 miles from here, at
1:30 o'clock this morning.
State Troops Mobilized to
Police Indiana Strike Area
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 20
Ten companies of state t:oops to-
kdght were ordered, mobilized for
transportation to Hammond, Ind.
where efforts to end a strike of
employes of the Standard Steel Car
company are said to have failed to
day.
State Printer Arthur W. 'Lawrence
4s) generul chairman.
The committees will meet Friday
night of this week at the Commercial
club and details of the day's program
will be finally worked Jt.
With ceitain necessary exceptions
all Salem business houses will close
at noon on Labor day. At 10 o'clock
a. m. an industrial parade will bt
staged on the streets, participated
uy traternai societies, labor unions
business houses and manufacturing
establishments. Autontobiles are to
be furnished for all returned soldiers
sailors and marines and arrange
ment are being made for the local
battalion of the national guard to
erve as a guard of honor for the ser
vice men. At noon a dinner of bar
bacued meat will be served the ser
vice men at the state fair grounds
the Salem War mothers and the War
Camp Community service co-operat
ihs in this part of the program. The
patriotic program of the afternoon
will le put on at (he flar grounds
and will continue through the even
ins. Including dancing. All details
have not been worktnl out.
SIX TRAINMEN KILLED
16 PASSENGERS INJURED
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TRAINS SMASH HEAD-ON
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. Aug.
20 Six persons, all iiiMiibrs of
fain crews, were killed and six
teen passengers injured when a
l'ere Marquette freight train
ploughed head-on Into a south--bJiind
pa sen per train at Grawn,
Mich., today.
WAR DECLARED
BY LEGION POST
AGAINST PAPER
ciatsop camp, Asiona, ue
mands Discharge of Alien,
Alleged 'Slacker
PUBLISHER IS HOSTILE
Article in Finnish Paper Says
Organization is Not Vet
erans' Own
ASTORIA, Or.. Au. 20 War has
been ueclared by Clatsop Camp,
American Legion, of this city against
the Toveri. an Astoria Finnish dally
and today a committee was appont
ed by the legion to urge all loyal
Astorianj to withdraw their patron
age from the Finnish publication.
The reason for the reqnert Is the
paper's averred ' hostile attitude to
ward the legion and all ex-rervice
men and the alleged unpatriotic ut
terances appearing in Its columns.
Flnnifth Paper Slam Legion
A few days ago the Toveri pnb-
iisbed an article in Unnish whicb.
the legion n , Interpreter says, declar-
ea me legion ma not represent tnei
ex-service men, but was merely a
"chamber of commerce organiza
tion" and that the campaign It iu
waging against slackers is only "dog
day propaganda."
A conwulttee from the legion call
ed on W. N. Reive, editor of the
Toveri and submitted a retraction of
the article in uqeslion which the
committee asked to lie published.
This Reivo refused tit do and mem
bers of the ccmr-iittee aver that
Reivo added: "I den't believe the
American Legion ts representative of
he ex-eervice men beeanye an I. W.
W. told me it was not. Of the 1.700
countv veterans only a few have
joined this charaber of commerre or
agnization." "
RfHe to Print IletmtUm
In a signed statement published
this afternoon, Raivo denies making
the statement attributed to him and
asserts he has not attacked the leg
ion. He however, still refuses to
publish the retraction of the orig
inal article, except as a oorimunica
ion from the commute and with
he right to co.rtmnt on it.
Continuing its active campaign
against slackes. Clatsop camp ha
made i formal demand upon the
nion Fishermen' Cooperative Pa f k-
ing company that it immediately dls-
charre Hames Hnttiila. its chief ac
countant.
Manager lUvJect Ikmani
The manager of the packing com
pany has informed the camp tnat
Huttttla ill be discharged as soon
as the work in connection with the
present fishing season it completed
probably about September l-i. Citiz
enship was denied Muttnla two years
ago because he paid he jwnuld not
take up am in defense of America,
AUTO IS HIT
BY FIRETRUCK
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steel of
Woodburn in Accident
on State Street
What came near being a serious
automobile accident occurred yester
day afternoon on State street be
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
when a large Studebaker automobile
driven by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steel
of Woodburn. ran Into the big auto
chemical engine of the Salem fire
department which' was running at
a speed of about 35 miles an hour In
answer to a fire alarm.
The automobile ran ahead of the
chemical fire engine for some dis
tance and when signalled to get out
. . . . . . a 1
coming uuiuiuiurnui; cimc iu uir
curb It swerved back towards the
center of the street Just as the big
fire auto was passing it and the hub
of the front wheel of the auto struck
the rear hub of the passing fire en
gine. The touring car was thrown
by the force of the impact over into
the curb and parking, striking a tele
graph pole which was fortunately
partially decayed and broke off at
the ground and was held In a lean,
ing position by the net work of wires.
Tbe frame of the automobile was
badly bent, one fender was torn off
and the windshield and lights were
shattered. Fortunately neither Mr.
or Mrs. Steel were Injured and the
only damage to the auto fire engine
was a dent in the bob. and one brok
en and two bent bolts that hold the
demountable rim secure on the rear
wheel.
oi me way arove vo one siae. auu.1919 legation were the ,ubjects
MOVE MADE
FOR TREATY
C0MPR01SE
Overtures for. Adoption of
Separate Interpretative
Reservations Come From
Administration Quarters
RESERVATIONS PLAN
PROPOSED BY PITTMAN
Borah Launches Argument on
Definitions Given by '
President
, WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. The
first open move for a compromise In
the league of nations fight came
from administration quarters todav
embraced in a proposal that senate
interprelive reservations but that
they be kept apart from the actual
ratification of the treaty.
The overture met with no immed
iate success on the right side of th
chamber, senators of the Republican
reservation group declaring they
could not recede from their position
that to be effective the reservations
must go Into the treaty ratification
itseir.
Pittman Presents Corn prom Ue -Senator
Pittman. of Nevada.
Democratic member of the foreign
relations committee, presented the
compromise proposal in the form of
a resolution embodying in effect the
four reservations agreed on by seven
Republican senators and declaring
them to constitute the senate's un
derstanding of disputed points In the
covenant.
In the reservation draft, however.
It is expressly provided that the res
ervations "be made a part of the
treaty by the instrument of ratifica
tion." a proviso which Senator Mc
Nary of Oregon and others of the
group of seven Republicans said thr
considered absolately necessary
enough Republican votes are to be
gained to secure ratification of the
treaty.
Borah Questions Definition
To overcome this objection. Sena
tor Pittman proposed in a speech li
the senate that the resolution be ad
opted at once and submitted to th
oher powers who will be represent-i
ed on the council. A general debate
developed during which Senator Bor
ah, Republican. Idaho, and other
took exception with President Wil
son's distinction between moral an
legal obligations under the covenant
as expressed In yesterday's White
House conference between the presi
dent and the foreign relations com
mittee.
McVsry Group Confident
leaders of the McNary croup, nev
ertheless Insisted they had Informa
tion that in the end their plan wonlH
nave Democratic support.
An attack on the ShanMing-pr
vision of the treaty was made in the
enate by Senator Mr form Irk n-
publican. Illinois, who aerted that
by accepting the provision the I'nliM
. .
States would become a party to one
'U tne most outrageous exhibitions
or hypocrisy and violence" In the
world's history.
fhe Shantung provision also was
nnder consideration before the for
eign relations committee which was
told by Dr. J. C. Ferguson, adviser
to the Chinese president, that China
regarded American acceptance of the
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GOVERNORS INDIYIDUALLYAPPROVE
GIGANTIC ROAD BUILDING PROGRAM
Ceding of Public Doman to
utives Public School System Flayed by
Robertson of Oklahoma
SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 20. Af
ter the war problems and a resume of
discussed at todav's session of the
eleventh annual governors' confer
ence. Twenty governors expressed
willingness to sign Individually, but
not as the governors' conference.
resolution prepared by Henry J. Al
len of Kanras, directed to congress
asking that the federal government
make an additional appropriation of
$400,000,000 for the building or
roads, to be expended by the states
within the next five years. The reso
lution provides that states will be re
quired to contribute dollar for dol
lar In the road building, but in states
where because of sparse population
or other difficulties, road bulldln
under the proposed program becomes
a burden, there may be given author
SEATTLE LINEMAN KILLED
BURNS AND SHOCK FATAL
.
WIRE HOLDS 6600 VOLTS
T A COMA. Wash.. Aug 20
Jlarry Morasch. 35. a Seattle
lineman employed by the Puget
Sound Light. Traction and. Pow
er company was fatally shocked
and burned today while working
at a power plant at Diei-inger.
when he came in contact with a
wire carrying C.fiOO volts.
SPRUCE COST TO
AMERICA ISPUT
AT 12 MILLIONS
CoL Stearns Says England,
France, and Italy Bore
Brunt of Expense
OFFICIAL PROBE BEGINS
Organization of Production
of Plane Material Told
About
SEATTLE. Wash... Aug. 20. A
statement that England .France and
Italy bore the greatest part of the
costs In getting out spruce for air
plane stock In the northwest was con
tained in testimony given by Colonel
C. P. Stearns. Portland. Oregon, in
the hearing here today which Is be
ing conducted before a special house
of representatives committee Investi
gating war-time sprnee production.
These government stood approxi
mately a third of the total costs
based proportionately on the amount
of spruce delivered to them. Colonel
Stearna said. He estimates the to
tal cost of spruce production opera
tions to the United States at 112.
000.000. 4
Organization Told Of
Other points which Colonel Stearns
testified were the conditions under
which contractors were given spruce
and railroad contracts, the organ
ization of the spruce production cor
poration." the use of soldiers In con
ducting logging and mill operations
under private control, and the organ
ization or the Loyal Legion of Log'
gers and Lumbermen.
St earn Xfit to IHjaqae
Colonel Stearns was the first wit
ness called and will resume testi
mony tomorrow. He is atpreaent
head of the government owned
sprnce corporation, and second to
Brigadier General Brlce P. Dlsque in
ai a ....
me togging ana mining or spruce
auring tbe war.
The house committee composed of
representatives Frear. Wisconsin
lea. California and Mage. New York
probably will remain In Seattle the
rest of this week, railing firinm
witnesses. From Seattle the com
mittee will go to Portland for fur
ther investigation.
Alleged Forger Brought Back
to Portland horn Oklahoma
PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. 20.rnder
the name of William n r. .v-
(prison who was broucBt from F..t.
I land Tn tn ti.j .
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oi naving rorged a 15.000 check
drawn on Wakefield. Fries and com
pany. entered a plea of not guilty la
Judxe Kavanaugh's court here today.
According to the district attorney's
office Carter is William Crawford
who was extradited from Portland
to Texas to Oklahoma to face non
support charges and who was arrest
ed In Texas on the forgery charge
after his former employers here had
stopped payment on a check which
Crawford is alleged to have passed In
Eastland.
States Meets Approval of Exec
ity to extend a larger sum of feder
al money.
Pvbllc IkHiuUa nuwre Favored
The governors also announced that
maiviauaiiy iney would sign a reso
lution 'prepared by Governor O. A
Larratolo. of New " Mexico, to con
Kress, asking that the public domain
of the United States. 222.000.000 ac
res of which are situated in the H
arid states be ceded to the states in
which the public lands are situated
School System Criticised
Discussing educational legislation
Governor Robertson of Oklahoma
aeciarea mat there is some some
thing fundamentally wrens with the
common school system of the ceua
try. "The states are making the uni
versities the base of the educational
pyramid and the common school the
apex, when the proceed u re should be
vise versa, he said. "The common
schools are not meeting the require
ments of the people.
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PEEVED
IIU1
Withdrawal of American
Troops WH1 "Avoid Diffi
culties" Says Telegram of
Consul to Ambassador in
Washington
CARRANZA TROOPS ARE
MOVED TOWARD CONCHO
Reports Meagre from Pcni-
tire Expedition Camp is
Made for Second Time of
Punitive Campaign
MARFA, Tex, Atij. 20. Cap
tain Leonard Mat lack of the
Kighth Cavalry baa raptured two
Mexicans believed to hare been
implicated in the capture of Avi
ator Peterson and Da i. This in
formation aa brought to the bor
ifer by an American 'caralnr ser
geant and a guard of enlisted men
who returned to the Rio Grande
tonight,
WASHINGTON,- Aug. 20.
Mexican 'Ambassador Bonillas baa
ieen urged by the Mexican eon
ul at Presidio, Texan to obtain
from the war department an order
for withdrawal of the American
forces now in. Mexico. The con
sul's telegram, made publie at tbe
embassy tonight, said that since
Mexican federal troops were in
pursuit of the bandiU which held
two American aviators for ran
som, withdrawal of the American .
troops "would aToid difficulties."
TIMKPH 0 IXTt CAMP
KKTOX!) TIME OF C.UlTAKiV
.MARFA. Tex.. Ang. 20 After St
hours of eenPtninf in Mexico be
low the big iiend border f ollowlaa
"hot trails' ot the Mexican basis '
who held Lie'ttenant Peterson sad
Lieutenant Davis for ransom. Ameri
can cavalry troops went late camp
la the mountains tonight for tbe sec
ond lime during the pultlvc expe
dition after Jesus Rfnteria'g band.
Since- the troops crossed the Kio
Grande early Monday uornlag they
have been riding constat Uy during
daylight boirs la pursuit of bandits.
The only contact with the bandits
reported resulted la the killlag ot
one of three Mexicans who fired oj
an Americas airplane yesterday. Ac
cording to the aviators' report, the
right lasted 20 mlnates. The avi
ators were unharmed.
Ileforts Meagre
eR ports from the field are mearre.
As a result or the broken country
of the border the troopers have been
rorred to scatter a ad follow such
t:ails as they can pick up. Tbe
country is too rough for airplases to
effect a landing below the border
without great danger.
A cryptic tneeaagee "still follow.
Ing trail' brought to the border by
airplane today was the only definite
word from tbe expedition, y..rtr'z ,
ers commanding troops in the field
have yet retn:aed to the field bases
on tbe river.
Dirk man Istcfects loMS
Major General Joseph T. Dick man.
commander of the southern depart
ment is xpected u reach here to
morrow moralag on sa Inspection of
posts sad catnse along the border be
tween San Antonio and Marfa. While
his visit hre at this time Is sot be
lieved to-be Inspired by the local
Mexican tit nation the commander
undoubtedly will go over he entire
situation developing from the cap
ture and raosom of the American
aviators with Colonel Laaghorae. dis
trict commander. It ta net known
whether General Hickman will go to
the border while here.
Reports from Presidio. Tel.. told
)f movement ef Mexican federal cav
alry und-r General Pruaeda today.
eGnetal Pruneda left Ojiaaga last
nig bt, marching toward Cseblllo
Parado. 4e miles up the Coaehos
river.
Komge nought Fmm Xatlvee
The Ameticaa troops -have pro
gressed so far into the Interior of
Mexico. It waa learned tonight, that
It has been round Impracticable to
ct fnrage aad heavy materials over
the trai;. Today the cavalry obtain
ed feed for the horses from natives,
paving rash for all purchasers.
Long wagon trains sre ply tog be
tween the quartermaster depM here
and the field base on the Rio Grande,
esrrylag rations. and su plies for the
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