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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1919)
THE WEATHER mm . The Statesman receives the lasod wlrs report of the As sociated .Praoa, the greaUst and aoit reliable press as sociation 1a the world. - Sltovers moderate south westerly wind. glXTY-XIXTH YEAR' saij-:m, oukcux. fhiday M.'mxixu. skit, 12. HUCKl FIVK CEXTS. X VEAK PRUNE MARKET NOT FACTOR HERE Contracts for All Fruit Saves Local Growers Worry Over , Sluggish Situation States R. C Paulus RAINY WEATHER MAY RESULT IN BIG LOSS Orchardists Advised As To Method of Forestalling .:. Rejections Prune growers of the districts ad jacent to Salcia are not, affected by the weakened condition of the dried fruit market but fate the problem -of having prunes; cracked by the ex cessive wet weather, rejected by the buyers eager for an opportunity to jet out of contracts made at the; , prices for which most of the Wil 'lamette valley fruit has been sold. The statemetn was made yesterday by Robert C. Paulus, manager of the Salem Fruit anion. . " In conseqnence of the danger of loss of fruit and of Kales, Mr. Paulus bas sent out advices to all growers affiliated with the union and the Oregon. Fruitgrowers association to carefully separate and d:y by them selves all cracked prunes, thus f ore- stalling rejection by the -buyers on pretext of imperfect fruit. "' Weather is Menace. : The prolonged wet weather has taused the fruit to crack in great Quantities and if continued will :-e-mlt in a considerable loss. Should the weather be warm again, how ever, says Mr. Paulus, the prunes will be saved, those which have start ed to crack will be healed and ta.j brown rot will not set in. , ' .The conditions combining to weaken the market are the radical newspaper agitation over the gov ernment investigation of prices, the situation of : Scandinavian buyers Slaving bought heavily with the hope selling to Germany; with the lift ing of the embargo on foodstuffs to that country and then finding that the Germans are too poor and had no credit for purchasing the high! priced goods, an the low rate of English exchange which makes the i Continued on page 2) For Street j.f uiu ' w n.i -"rr Seasonable Wants 0 Proven Worth SPATS The acceptable substitute for high priced leather and assuredly a fashion able adjunct to woman's street apparel, are the Spats. For a well rounded sea son's wear of Oxfords Spats, colors to suit the occasion. Our stock consists black, white and several shades of brown and prays well fitting styles of the proper height $1.50 to $2 85 Minnehaha BLANKETS For a really nice Lounging Robe be sure to see these Minne- hahas. They are peculiarly distinctive in texture and finish as well as "pattern. A Minnehaha Robe has that downy softness you love to touch." I- . i Our assortment consists of many charming patterns from the light, pleasing soft effects to the darker, more colorful designs. They have cords to match and are mod estly priced... L.:.... $4.75 to $6.35 Ask To See Our New Line of BED BLANKETS PORTLAND TO SEE U-BOAT I'!;- i OCTOBER 1 TO 4 IS DATE i i i- CRAFT IS FORMER U-88 IORTLAND, Or., Sept. 11. Portland i3 to see and inspect a genuine German U-boat from Oc tober 1 to October 4. according to advices received today by Mayor Baker from the San Pedro naval base. The ex-German submarine, 17-88, now in charge of Lieutenant Commander J. L. Neilsen. is of . the one-gun, 10-torpedo type and carries a crew of 30. CROWD CHEERS WHEN JOHNSON CRACKS LEAGUE i - -- - California Senator at Indian apolis Declares for Amer icanism PRESIDENT IS CRITICIZED Article 10 Condemned as Put ting America as World Underwriter INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 11. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cal ifornia was enthusiastically received here tonight by a crowd which filled the largest hall of the downtown sec tion of the city in the second ad dress of his speaking tour through the middle west to oppose. the rati fication of the league of nations covenant by the senate. The mass meeting was arranged by a non-partisan citizens" committee. Introducing Senator Johnson. Har ry Lane Wilson, former United State? ambassador to Mexico, said: "Like the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Johnson calls things by their right names." j Cheers Interrupt Speech There were cries of you are right" when Senator Johnson Insist- ea i ii a i American uuups euuum im mediately be brought back from Russia. He was frequently infer rupted in the course of his attack on the league of nations by cheers Senator 'Johnson began- with phis declaration: "I am here and you are here 5e- j cause Americanism still lives." , "President Wilson has said the league was being opposed by little Americans, he said. "I confess (Continued on page 6.) and Home if WILSON ASKS RADICALS TO CALM SEVES Ratification of Treaty Will End Unrest Spreading from Russia Says President in Addresses at Helena ISSUE IS TO COMPLETE WORK BEGUN IN WAR Police Strikes Denounced as Crime but Honest Griev ances Condoned HELENA, Mont.. Sept. 11. In two addresses in Montana today- President Wilson asked that the peace treaty be ratified without de lay so that the spirit of universal unrest spreading through Russia may be quieted. Saying that he had been told that the west was pervaded by "what if called radicalism," the president de clared the only way to keep men from agitating against grievance? was to remove the grievances. As long as "things are wrong," he said- did not intend to ask that men stop agitating, begging only that they use orderly methods because otherwise the result would be chaos He bade Godspeed to the men who are trying to correct wrongs, but added that radicalism meant "cut ting up hy the roots,' a process that would .be rendered unnecessary if "noxloiis growths" were removed. Police Strikes Culled Chime Mr. Wilson also referred to con troversies resulting from police strikes in the east, and said the strike of the policemen of a great city, "learing that city at the mercy of thugs, is a crime against civili zation." The president's first address wa? delivered in Billings before noon and tonight he spoke to & crowd that filled the Helena theatre. Address es are to be made tomorrow in Couer D'Alene, Idaho, and Spokane, Wash- When the president was intro duced by Sam V. Stewart at his night address here the crowd stood up and cheered. With all its complexities, Mr. Wil son said, the issue after all was whe ther the sacrifices of the war would be in vain. The task of those who fought was only half done, he de dared if the treaty were not pnt put into effect "men like these will have to die again." Civilization at Stake The United States, said the pres ident, did not go into this war wil lingly and the nation had tried to convince itself "that the Ktiropean business was not our business." Hut presently, he continued, it be came apparent that civilization it self was at stake. "We fought Germany," he contin ued, "that the world might be a fit place to live in. And the world will not be a fit place to live in as long as any great power can do what Ger-I many did." Under the league, asserted Mr. Wlson. there would be no opportun ity for a people to be thrown Into war without their consent. Hut if the league failed, he declared the United States would be deliberately guilty of preparing a situation which would bring on the final war." America Called Trustee That the United States should be 'trustee for the peace of the world". the president declared was inevi table. Development of American I power had been viewed with dismay, j he said, until it was seen that she fulfilled her pledge to Cuba. Then the world knew, he added, that it could repose its confidence in the United States. This confidence, said Mr. Wilson, has leen shown In the fullest, meas ure at Versailles and in consequence the' peace had ben drawn upon Am erican specifications. The idea that there should be a league of nations was spread in the United States and some of thos now opposing the league had been the chief sponsors of the proposal. lieagne Essential to Treaty Declaring the treatv could not be carried out without the league, the president cited the territorial adjust ments of mid-Europe as an examplo of the sort of tasks which he assert ed onlv a concert of nations could accomplish. The league was to be; the instrumentality, he said, "by, which the poods are to be delivered to the peonle to whom they belong" in territories of disputed sovereign ity. The l?Eiie- too. would be a step toward world detwoeracy. the pres ident said, because, for the first time it would place the small and weak nations on a fo'nc of equal ity with the great and powerful. Isolation Mean. lUnkmptcy Mr. Wilson sid h" had wondered where the men had heen living who now wanted America to stand alone and disconnect herself from the world. "Her ambition has been to con- (Continued on page 2) MOORE HOME TO BE SOLD Willamette University Club to Buy Residence of late Justice The home of the late Justice Frank A. Monro of the Oregon su preme court. 120 Oak street, ia to le sold to club romosel of 24 Wil lamotifi university men. The pro perty will sell for $6000 and the clult members ar now engaged in getting the necessary money togeth er. They are to receive the assist ance of several Sal?m business men The transfer will doubtless be made in the next few days. CONGRESS WILL HONOR PERSHING September 18 Set as Date for Reception and Gift of Sword WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. The house passed a special resolution late today setting 2 p. m-. September 18. as the time for the joint session of congress to receive General Pershing. A sword of honor will be presented. NEWS PRINTERS STRIKE AT END Tacoma to Have Morning Pa per Today Old Scale Still in Effect TACOMA. Sept. 10. At 9:45 tonight, after a meeting lasting most of the day, the ntws printers who have been on strike for six days returned to work, going bark on the old scale nd under the old condi tions. A morning paper will le published for the first time tomor row since last Friday. DIRECTORS RATE CLUB MEMBERS Preparation Made for Com mercial Campaign Begin ing Tuesday Members of the Commercial club. actual and prospective, were rated as to the number of memberships they should carry, at a meeting if the di rectors of the club last night. The action was taken in preparation for 4he campaign for members which will be launched next Tuesday. The city has been districted and canvassing groups will be assigned to each district. There will be two main teams each divided into smaller groups. The leaders for the teams will be chosen today. ARNOLD MAKES RECORD EIGHT Colonel Flies 120 Miles an Hoar Against 60 Mile Gale Over Shasta SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 11. Col. onel II. 11. Arnold, air service officer of the Western Department, said to day that on his recent inspection trip of the California and Oregon forest patrols his airplane made a speed of 120 miles an hour against a sixty, mile gale in th? vicinity of Mt. Shas ta, an actual gain in distance of a mile a minute. Colonel Arnold re turned yesterday from his air jour ney. The flight of 1,300 miles was ac eoniplished In 16 hours. 20 minutes Coimnisioner H. J. Kchulderman to in the air. the trip home from Eu- the Portland, Astoria X- Pacific rail gene. Or... taking 340 minutes. The road company, a $;.nno.noo Dela distance is 420 miles. Detween Med- ware corporation headed by David ford and Rosebnrg. Or.. Colonel Ar- C. Eccles as president. The company nold said, his airplane had to follow proposes to oterae a line at pres the winding railroad for 100 miles ent owned hy the I'nited Railways at a height of 200 feet, causing the company between connections of the machine frequently to drag on tops of trees. rL--h:i1 n; rU ;n wiiuiimi itiM wim..5t ... Pnhrv in Northern RntXinl s LONDON. Sept. 11. P.y The As sociated Press) Winston Spencer Churchill. Fecretary for war, in a statement issued today, denies that there has been any change in the Rritish policy to evacuate North Rus. sia. South African Assembly Ratifies Treaty of Peace CAPE TOWN, t nion of South At rica. Sept. 11. The house of assent bly of the I'nion of South Africa has ratified the peace treaty. Premier J. C. Smuts defended President W II son against the charge of bad faith recanting hts fonrteen points. lie said President Wibn had done most of all towards restoring peace. YOUTH SHOT DURING RAID BY MILITIA Death Toll of Boston Brought Up to Total of 7 With Kill ing of Henry Groat, 20, in Wrecking of Dice Game GUARDSMEN WEAR "TIN HATS" FOR PROTECTION Fight to Finish With Labor Unions Is Indicated by Developments BOSTON. Sept. 11. The death toll in lawlessness following the calling of Itoston's police strike Tues day reached seven tonight when Hen ry Groat. 20 years old. was shot and killed during a raid by state guards men on a dice game in the Jamaica Plain section. Two other men were wounded. The shooting occurred after some of the players and spectators had re fused to leave. They were ordered to move on and when they failed the gnardsmen fired. Guardsmen Wear Helmets With Governor Coolidge as com mander in chief of the state's forces,! in charge, the city tonight took on a warlike appearance. Six machine guns were -mounted at police bead quarters and troopers, wearing "tin hats" by order of Adjutant General Stevens, patrolled th? streets. The order followed injury of several soldiers by flying missiles. Meanwhile shopkeepers supple menting police and military protect ion, barricaded the windows of their places of business as if to with stand a elge. Fight to Flnbdi Seen A right to the finish between the constituted authorities of state and cV,ty and the labor unions was Indi cated by developments today. Mayor Peters made it plain to labor lead ers that the policemen's union would not be recognized. The labor men were firm in their insistence that the police be permit ted to affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The possibility of a strike of car men, telephone and electrical work ers and industrial employes was ser ious. KYhat gave the authorities ine greatest cause for anxiety, how- eTer- was ,h danger that the fire- men mieht join in the movementt I'niofi Vote to Strike The central labor union which met tonight to consider the advisa bility or calling a general strike In sympathy with the Boston police ad journed without taking definite ac tion. A secret poll was taken and those affiliated unions which have not yet voted separately on the question of going -out in sympathy were ordered to vote as soon as possible and re port to the central labor union com mittee which was empowered to take any action deemd necessary. Tw o More I Me The sixth and seventh death growing out of the strike disturb ances occurred late tonight, when Richard M. Reemts. a striking po liceman who was shot this morning succumbed to his wounds and Rob ert Lallie, who was shot last night, died at a hospital. Fifty persons are being treated In hospitals for injuries received In ri ots. Mayor Peters In a statement to night, pledged his "loyal, earnest and complete support" to the gover nor. New Railroad Proposed, Permit Issued Eccles Permit to operate- In Oreeon was issued veste:dav bv Corporation I i'nited company with the Spokane, I Portland & Seattle at Linntn and connections at Wilkesboro with a M'ne hereafter- to be constructed in . North westerlv direction from Northwesterly Wilkesboro through Washington. Multnomah and Clatsop counties. Cherrians Are Invited to Lane County Exposition The Portland Rosarlans and the Salem Cherrians have been Invited by the Lane County Fair association to attend the fair on Eugene day. which I? next Wednesday. September 17. These organizations are assured by n, embers of the fair board and eitt - tens of Eugene plenty of entertain- - ment if they decide to make the trip One of the attractions m ill be flights by the five Dellaviland airplanes sta. - Honed at Eugene, for forest patrol. I It Is arranged to have the planes give Ian exhibition in battle formatjon rnd the aviators promise to perform other stunts. NEGRESS IS ASSAULTED BLACK WOMAN ACCUSED i i z i x BEATEN VICTIM EDITOR PORTLAND. Or., Sept. 11. Mrs. W. B. Turner, a negres. was arrested today upon complaint of Mrs. Beatrice II. Cannady. also a negress, who charged that Mr. Turner assaulted and beat her. Mrs. Cannady. who Is editor of the Oregon Advocate, claimed that the other woman waited. in an alley and set upon her. Inflicting pain ful bruises about the head. Mrs. Turner is at liberty on $50 ball. DEARTH OF CARS MACES WHOLE FRUIT INDUSTRY Paul u Wires Congressmen in Effort to Secure Pre War Basis 3500 CARRIERS LACKING Shipment of Apples Without Ice Viewed With Appre hension In an effort to alleviate the shor tage of 3500 refrigerator cars which Is facing the northwest and save the fruit crop. Robert C. Paulus. mana ger or the Salem Fruit Union has wired Senators Chamberlain- and McNary and Congressman Hawlev asking them to confer with Director Hines of the Railroad administra tion to secure re-establishment of the pre-war basis of car movements The pre-war system will eliminate 24 hours between the Pacific roast and Chicago- and 48 hours between the coast and New York, thus keep-! ing more ears moving: and available for shippers. Discussing the situation yester day Mr.. Paulus declared that he see no other help In sight for the short age which Is a menace to the entire fruit Industry of the northwest. The present ruling of the railroads ts that only perishable fruits requiring tee may be shipped and for' this reason the sitnatlon Is not causing much concern just at the present as the fruit moving now is early apples which require Ice and In consequence are being properly bandied. Situation Grace The gravity of the situation lies according to Mr. Paulas, in the ship ment of the later apples and other fruits not specifically considered per ishable and which the railroads are contemplating shipping In box cars Such shipment would render the fruit subject to extremes of beat and cold and would In all probability result In great losses through spoll Inr. The Information relative to the car ahortare was contained in a tel egram received yeMerdav by Mr Paulus from J. Curtis Robinson, traf fic manager of the Northwest Fruit Growers' agency which has head quarters In Spokane. Washington and of which Mr. Panlns Is a mem ber of the board of trustees. The shorts re will tx .tSAft refr iterator ears for th states or Wash In rt on Crecon and Idaho between now and November 1. Hurricane Sweeps Toward Texas Coast from Gulf NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 11. With Its center about 200 miles south of Pensacolo, Fla.. the Gulf hurricane which swept hte Florida Keys with considerable damage to property near Key West and great loss to shipping was sweeping northwestward late to night toward the Texas coast. The weather bureau tonight Issued idornt warnings for the eastern roast of Texas from Port Arthur to Velasco. GASOLINE IN STATE SUDDENLY TAKES ACUTE TURN W. A. Dalziel, deputy state sealer of wf-ichis and measures, hastened to Portland yeaterday tj mvt rc; resev.tatives of oil companies to de termine what action ran be taken to relieve the gasoline shortage In Oregon which ruddenly has beconn acute. A gasoline famine apparent ly threatens unless some action to relieve thr situation can be taken at on v. An Oe-on statute demands that gasoline sold n.ust have a speijftc gravity of US. There is a rhottago of this quarty A shipload of gas-v line having rpfcifie rrviy of 31 has reached a Ptiget Sound port, it Is said, and an effort may he ma te to Induce state authorities to waive the tequirei-ients of the law by al lowing a part of this cargo to be NEW VARSfflP ASSIGNMENTS MADE PUBLIC Oregon Leaves Monday for. Commencement Bay Where Big Review of Entire Fleet Will be Held September 15 ARMADA TO SCATTER TO PERfilANENT HOMES War Time Personnel .to . Be Discharged at Designated Ports .VICTORIA. II. C. SpL 11. Movements of the Paciric fleet fol lowing Its Visit to Seattle were an nounced by Admiral Hugh Redman In detail through Captain N. C. Twin ing, chief of staff, todar. The old battleship Oregon will leave Seattle early September ii for Tacoma and anchor there to rec Ive Secretary of the Navy Danlelf who will review the fleet in Commence ment Hay from the Oregon. All other ships will leave Seattle at a later hour in column formation. Sec retary Daniels will precede the fleet aboard a destroyer. The Oregon will leave Tacoma September 17 for the -Uremerion navy yard. The period between September 13 and 18 will be devoted to visiting Tacoma and other ports in the north west after which the vessels will dis perse to navy yards or to designat ed port for the discharge of their war-time personnel. After passing In review at Tacoma the New Mexico, riagsbip, and th dreadnaught Mississippi will pro ceed to anchorage at Tacoma i re main there until September 18. four detsroyers. the Ludlow. Crane. As thony and William will remain at Tacoma with the flagship. The dreadnaught Idaho, with the destroyers Cauncey and Sproston. wjll leave Tacoma Immediately aft er te review for Everett, Wash., to remain until the eighteenth. The Wyoming and Arkansas, with the da stroyers Lamberton. Breeze. Ram sey and Radford, will go to D-Iling-ham for the same length or vl.it. The New York will go to Bremer ton navy yard and the Texaa. with the destroyers Gamble and Mont jroratr. will croceed to Port TJn s l.oia thj Tacoma ;-evIew to re main until i-pfeml-er it. The battleships Georgia and Ver mont will proceed t the Mare Is land navy yard, and the cruisers North Carolina and Seattle to the Bremerton navy yard from Tacoma for repairs. The scout cruiser Birmingham and 12 detsroyers will go to San IH ego from Tacoma: six of these, the Yanall. Tarbell. Wilkes, Woolsey. Lea and Renshaw. stopping en roil te at Vancouver. Wash., from Septem ber 1 to 2. Six destroyers will leave Tacoma after the review rot Eureka. Cal.. where they will re main until September 20 and then proceed to San iHego. These will I the Ward. Pores. Walker, Thatch er. Crosby and Palmer. The dreadnaughts Wyoming. Ar kansas. New York and Texas will ro to Bremerton navy yard Immediate ly after their vllats to Pnget Sound ports for overhauling. The Pacific fleet train Vestal. Celtic. Gays ma and Prairie will leave Seattle Sep tem'ier IS for San Pedt. the Prai rie continuing to San Dieco. Grain Corporation Reports 235,145 Barrel Purchases NEW YORK. Sept. 11. Th- Unit ed State grain corporation announe. cd tonight that Its purchase of wheat flour for the week ending September 9. amounted to 23S.14S barrels at prices ranging from to $10.25, SHORTAGE brrt'ight intj Oncon and sold to coRhumers bcr'. Sale of gajtohne of specific K-a-ily l.-ss t?an that re quired by law was allcwed liunrg the war Le-ause or war rtq lirement of the hirher grade, officials agree ing that t":y would not prosecate. and - infori.iing the dealers. Ieputy 3ta es Scaler Dalri'-I e tnrned to Saleui from Portland cjinr yesterday and found a tkgram ia the hards :t Ftafe Treurer O. P. Hoft from the i'nion OSi comiunr I calling his atlt n'ion to the :itn n.-as of tie situation. Mr. Horf. ty viru of .- off'ce as stale treas urer, is star. siler of wlghts and .ln-a sure. Deputy SeaL-r Talxl-l immediate!? ti lephoced t-j Portland fi a conference to be. railed and went back to Portland on a noji train.