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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1919)
; ..I. : .,; . .. :; . ; i ' . . THE WEATHER l72 f 1 " ' 4t H JJ .......v..... ; , UTV-MNTII lEAIt j 8ALKM, OltKGOX Fill HAY MOitxTxt cTcTQBI'K 1. 1019. : : i rhlCK: FIVE CK.NTH.. ALBERT HAS BRIEF! CHAT WITH WILSON Grayson Finally Gives Con- sent for Short VisitKing Runs Elevator pri I Way to - Chamber of President MUTUAL FRIENDLINESS MANIFEST AT MEETING Queen and Prince Pay Re spects Hope for Ideals Expressed by Rulers WASHINGTON, 1 Oct. 30. King Albert and President Wilson clasped hands today. Thfe meeting; at the presidents bedside, brief a3 it was, proved the climax of the American visit of the '.Belgian monarch, and he left 'Washington" late tonight, a happy man, to sail for home from Newport News at noon tomorrow on the transport George Washington. From the day he landed the pleasure of lis tour has been marred by anxi ety oveiUhe president's condition and be had abandoned, hope of being able to see him. : : 1 ' King Ilunsi Elevator. When he drove to the While House Albert had little expectation of be ing able to see the president. Only at the last raomentj at the president's earnest request, did Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal physician, con sent to a brief chat. The king went alone to the sick room, operating the elevator himself. His call lasted ten rainutes. 4 i - The visitor seated himself at the right of the bed, and the president apologized for not being able to rise, but the king expressed deep gratifi cation at being able to see him. Mr. Wilson remarked that It was a very happy occasion and showed great in terest In the trans-Continental tour of the Belgian monarch. ' Development Remarked. Albert, related Incidents ! of the Journey, many of them emusing,' for he has a keen sense of humor, and spoke of the remarkable development of the United States in the 21 years since his previous visit. Mr. Wilson asked about conditions la Belginm, England and France, .and listened eagerly to Albert's re plies. He Inquired particularly about Premiers Lloyd George! and Clemen ceau, voicing hlgbr regard for them As his majesty 1 was leaving he leaned over the hed to shake Mr ' Wilson's hand again and said I hope your ideas and ideals will be carried out and I believe they will be.". . !.;"- j r 1 ; Queen Is Cheery. After the- departure -pi the king the president expressed ja desire to see Queen Elizabeth who was having tea with Mrs. Wilson. Dr. Grayson consented and herjnajeaty went eag erly to the executive's bedside where . she remained five minutes. She told Mr. Wilson with one of her charming smiles that she felt much at home with persons who were1 111. One of her hobbles Is hospitals. 'In his chat with the queen MfTl Wiilson said he wished he might see Prince Leopold. Her majesty, look ing inquiringly at Dr. Grayson, who aid he would not assume the re sponsibility. Then the president took the decision into his own hands and the prince was summoned. I r - Varsity Cravats It's a jaunty lot of New Four-in-Hancls in patterns and designs yet isulstaiitially good in material and workmanship. These wide end Ties are mighty good values for the student or work-ing-day man. I , Others at from 23c to $2.25 Men's Nifty " IllaiiU All Sizes Many Colors; and Weights; 40c to 85c woolen I - I I 11 .-I -I -I -'- - 1 1 11 '- - I I I CRUEL TIMES RECALLED : ; ; . ; . WHIPS FOUND AT PRISON : : : : OLD CONVICTREMEMBERS : .While going through the con tents of a small room, long unusel, at the state penitentiary, workmen found four rawhide whips , that hark back to the times, years ago. when corporal punishment was meeted out lo refractory prison ers. AIbo there were found the straps with which the unruly con vict was bound, with bared back, whon he writhed under the lash. There is one prisoner in the Or egon prison to whom he whips and the straps are a grim remembrance He is a grizzled man who has spent his years since young man hood within the sombre prison walls. His name is withheld. "They used em on me." said the old convict. "I'll tell you how they did it. The whips were rub bed with vaseline so they were very flexible. When the leather began to cut into the prisoner's flesh, the rawhide wa3 rubbed with salt to make the pain more severe." ! FIRST DIVISION VETERANS READY FOR RIOT DUTY Provisional Battalion From Crack Regiments Await v Developments MINES ARE DESTINATION Infantry and i Machine Gun Companies Make Up Most of Contingent LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 30. A provisional battalion, 800 strong, composed of veterans of the First Division, tonight had orders to pro ceed immediately to the coal fields of West Virginia In anticipation of possible disorder attending the strike of miners there. The troops would be on their way before morn ing. Colonel C. W. Peabody, acting chief of staff .announced, and who said the Instructions had come from the headquarters of the central e partment, Chicago. . Infantry and machine gunners make up the riot battalion it was announced, along with the necessary medical detachmant and. staff offi cers. (' 1 Huntington is Destination. Tne provisional battalion's destl- i w Va., where they were to detrain and scatter in various towns, accord ing to Colonel W. R. Scott. Intelli gence officer. Colonel W. S. Harrell. commander of the 16th infantry and acting commanded 61 the First In fantry brigaded was in command of the battalion. Veteran Itegfments Reprefentel. Some 2500 picked veterans from the Sixteenth. Eighteenth, Twenty-ty-sixth and Twenty-Eighth infantry regiments have been under arms at Camp Zachary Taylor since October 16. when Major General Unaries r. Summerall, commanding the first di vision, organized two rifle companies one machine gun platoon and the necessary medical, signal, and supply deachments, under telegrapnie in structions that their services might be needed-upon the outbreak of In dustrial troubles. ' New, Breezy djpaxers "Cuddledovn" Lounging Robes new Iiath or Lounging Robes for effects. Handsome garments wen Hiding, collar, cuffs, two patch pockets . $7.85 ana $8.65 GOVERNMENT DONSARMOR FOR STRIKE uraers onap uut -wan war Time Speed Long Arm of Law Reaches Out to Protect Public From Fuel Shortage PRESIDENT TAKES HAND AND APPROVES SYSTEM Workers Hold to Attitude- Lewis Attacks Wilson for Efforts WASHINGTON. Oct. 30 The gov ernment put on its fighting clothes today to meet the coal strike due to start Saturday. While order after order popped out with startling war-time swift ness, the long arm ot the law reach ed out to protect the public and the miners willing to remain at work in the face of union commands to quit. Most drastic of all moves during the day was the order of the railroad administration for seizure of coal in transit for roads requiring it, with rationing of stocks on hand to essen tial industries. So far as the government is able to prevent there will be no profiteer ing while the grim spectre of winter, with coal bins dangerously low or bare looms big and clo3e at hand. Almost the first step today was draft Ing of an order, fixing a maximum price for all grades of coal. Re-es tablishing of the priorities list will put coal where it Is most needed, and if It comes to that the government will curtail cpnsumptlon. Wilson Takes Hand. Breaking down the barriers which had kept members of the cabinet away from his sick room. President Wilson took a hand in the fi&bt to day and personally approved every detail in the general plan of dealing with conditions likely to arise with the walkout of the soft coal miners. For 20 minutes the president, prop ped in bed, went over with Attorney General Palmer the various steps, heard what orders had been issued and was put in intimate touch with all arrangements. ! ,The president, it was said, yas especially gratified to learn of protective measures, both 'or the homes and the mines. Strike Supercede Treaty. The coal strike took precedence over the peace treaty in the senate. which for four hours debated and then adopted a resolution pledging its support to the government in the maintenance of order during the pres ent industrial emergency. Efforts to have the house take similar action failed because of opposition by Re publican leaders. lewlM Attack Wilson. Satisfied there was no longer hope of averting the strike, but eager to have miners and operators mediate, government officials felt that a rasp ing note had been, sounded by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, in a tele gram to Secretary of Labor Wilson attacking President Wilson for hi part in trying to bring peaces to the industry. The mine workers, presi dent was replying to a telegram by Secretary Wilson which the secre tary refused to make public max! mum prices for bituminous and an (Continued on pare C.I men, in Navajo and fit. -I ?1 iinisneu wiiu oraiu and cords to match - ; III w,.? much red wine TAKEN! 105 GALLONS IN LOT PORTLAND, Or. Oct. 30 Nine ty gallons of sharry and 15 gal lons of California port wine were , found in kegs, jammed in the ton neau of an eixht cylinder automo bile driven from San Francisco by C. V. Dudley and Oitcar Lund when Deputy Sheriffs swooped into the farm yard of A. Malston near Fair dale on the Shattuck road today. Malston. who bperates a shoe re pair shop was taken Into custody and Lund and Dudley arrested lat er here. . Three 30-gallon kegs of sherry ana tnreu live-gallon kegs of port wero confiscated. HOME BUILDERS BEGIN ACTUAL WORK JANUARY 1 Construction ol Houses Will Be Under Way in Few Months Indication READY RESPONSE IS MET Articles of Incorporation Be ing Drawn Many Ask For Stock i) Actual construction of homes by the Salem Homebtillders' asocia tion is scheduled to begin early in January, as a result ot the action taken yesierday by the committee working out the plan set forth in the report of a. housing committee to the Commercial club directors Wednesday night. The articles of incorporation are being drawn by attorneys, many . having signified their intention of purchasing stock In the association es soon as It Is available.' and dorens of letters have been received asking details of the plan. Action SjeedeI Up. In order that action may be speed. ed up. the nominal capital stock bas been fixed at $100,000. Instead of 1250,000 as propod in the :iort. and indications are that the neces sary per cent of the capital stork wlli be su!)cribed at an early dat- and the. remainder will be easily raised. Subscriptions will be rcived a soon as possible under the state aw. which will be 60 days'. nd the subscribers will then n:eet and se lect oflicers for the association. Committee In Charge. "I Meanwhile the affair of the as sociation will be in the hands of the committee appointed bv the board of director of the Commer cial clnb. the members of the com mittee being C. W. Nien;eyer. D. W. Eyre. E. Hofrr, R. O. Snelling and W. M. Hamilton. CAP! WEBSTER TO BE HONORED Salem Veteran Returns From Encampment and Will Be Feted Saturday Daniel Webster, who was elect ed department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic at The Dalles in June will be the guest of nonor Saturday afternoon at a re ception which the local, chapter of the Women's Relief corps will give as an appreciation for the honor for Salem to have one of its comrades fill this office. Captain Webster re turned to Salem last night after at tending the national encampment At Columbus, Ohio. All the affiliated patriotic orders of the city. Including the Spanish War veterans, the Auxiliary of the Spanish War veterans, the Sons of Veterans, the Daughters of the Am erican Revolution and the Daughters of Veterans, have been invited and will gather in McCormick hall to morrow to show their worthy com rade thlr esteem for him. Mr. Webster has Just recently re turned from Columbus. Ohio, where he went for the annual encampment of the Grand Army veterans where he minded with his formere omrades In battle and with them recalled the thrilllner days of '61 to '65. Judge Webster was east two months. He vtelted the old camp cronnds and hla ,old home place Elyrla. Ohio, where be was born and siicnt Ills early lifeli After attending tho national encampment he went to Washington. D. C, and visited with a nephew for a week, being there lo review General rersn'ng's famous division of f lchters. . Comln back he visited relatives In Wlscon sin and Minnesota. All through his trln Mr. Webster enjoyed the fines of health and says it was the best trip of his life. nAMrrnrMnr WILL ADMIT HON WORKERS International Labor Conven tion Moves to Open Ses sions to Germans and, Aus trian One Votes No WAR IS OVER DECLARES DELEGATE FROM FRANCE Motions Made to Admit Mex ico and Finland Action To Be Had Today WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. With only the first capital delegate oppos ing the act, the international labor conference today decided to admit representatives of Germany led Au stria, Immediately upon their ar rival here,, to full membership in the world labor organization. Louis Guerln. who cast the only negative vote, holding up to view the desolation wrought by the German military machine in the invaded re gions of his country, declaring that a d!t!ncUon.mnst be made between "barbarian" nations that regard a treaty as a mere "scrap of paper" and allied peoples who had fought for the caue of freedom. H Insist ed that Germany and Austria, with vhtm hM h nations are still at war. should not be ad-, milted until the c1o?e of the confer-1 ence and maintained that such was j the vlw of the French senate and I of Ieon Bourgeois. French represen tative to the league of nations. Frenchman Rays War Over Sharp bppofition to this view was ipre?l by Leon Jouhanx. French labor delegate, who said that the war was at an end. and that Germany must be admitted in the "new re gim." The Belgian governmental and la bor delegates asked to be recorded a votlnsr favoraoiy oniy Decau j . onomle-conditions forced- them to do ?o, and Jules Carller. Belgian capital representative, aostameo from voting. "I cannot vote against the reso lution because of Imperative econom ic reasons clear to all." said Mr. earlier, "and I will not vote for l Ivrause Germany has cruelly violat ed all Us obligations to Belgium. and because the Germans have sys tematically wrecked all our Indus trial life during the four years of their occupation. Modification ho An 'effort was made by Dr. W. H Voion niitrh eovernment aeiegaie to strike out f the resolution oi admlsMon words stating that the ac tion was taken "In arordance wltp the derisions of the allied and asso ciated powers," but the motion' was lost by a vote of 40 to i. Dr. It. II." Elfzalde. government delegate froniEcuador, csked whr Mexico had not been Invited to the conference and moved to admit that republic while Judge Joahan Cast-berg,- Norwegian government repre- (Continued on page .) FARMERS IN NATIONAL CONFERENCE AD OPT RESOLUTION DENOUNCING "ALL STRIKES"; - SHORT WORK DAY CALLED PROFITEER ALLY Rifle Corps Is Formed . by Soath Salem Youths Much Interest Is beln taken fcv boys In South Salem In the organiza tion of a Winchester Rifl5 corps. A meeting was held last night ani offi cers of the club were elected as fol lows: Callas' Marsters. su nervier: Earl Vlcsko, supervisor and Kenneth Plank as recorder. The motive of th-i organlxation Is to furnish the lads with a worth while reacreation and interest. Weekly meetings are planned and the boys will acquire the essentials of marksmanship and also of sportsmanship. NEWBERG BLAZE DAMAGE $20,000 NEWBERG, Or., CXI. 30. Fire resulting from the explosion of a gasoline tank on an auto truck de stroyed the transfer barn and st- ,ae warehouse "f E. P. Tlmberlake Jicrc today and caused Jrt.P'iO damape lefore it was controlled by the local- fire department. Nine Worses were burned to death. The building and contents were parti ally Insured. HILL PERFECTLY SOBER REALLY HAS BLUE HOGS COME FROM BOSTON, TOO Now cornea the blue hcg. L. F. Hill, who Is operating a hog ranch In South Bottom, has Just received four pJs of this new and linerestlng breed of hogs. They came by express direct from the orlKioator In Massaehaselt. So far as known they are the first of this variety to arrive on the Pacif ic coast. The pigs will weigh about 50 pounds each. They are of medium type, being less rangy than the Berkshire and not so chubby as the Poland China. They have broad shoulders and well-rounded bodies. When young the pigs have a bright sapphire blue color. As , they advance toward maturity this changes to a gray blue. Mr. Hill also has good speci mens of the red and white bogs on his ranch. Having added the blue variety all the color of the American flag are represented. Neighbors as well as Mr. Hill are watching with Interest the devel opment ot the four blue pigs as they are advancing In growth. AUTO LICENSE IS CARDBOARD; FIVE MEN TAKEN Aberdeen, Wash. Man Wires Police to Hold Gore or Get $500 QUINTET HELD IN JAIL n . g f remussion OI UWHCr 10 Leave State Is Claimed Total Funds Are $3.17 A cardboard license bearing the penciled number 2474 and the date of 1920 In Imitation of the Washing ton licenses failed to clear a Stude baker enr passing through Salem last night. The car was parked In the unlighted portion 0f Front ktreet between Court and Chemeke- ta and was noticed by Officer A. 1. Moreiock. whose suspicions were ar oused by the fake license "plate. When fire men who were passen gers In the car returned to .the ma chine they were taken Into charge and as a result were held at the city Jail last night The men claimed that the were from Aberdeen. Wash., and had the permission of the own r of the machine, which was par tially paid for to leave the state. A telegram was sent to the man named of the car at Aberdeen and his re ply was an emphatic denial of anv consent to such a trip. The own er's Instructions to the polled were to hold the machine and Jack Gore, one of the men. unless he deposits SaOrt with the local police. As the total -of the cash carried by the fire men equals $3.17 It Is not expected that this requirement will he compiled with this morning. The men gave their names as Jack Gore. Irt Gore. J. n. Marley. Lee St. John and Al rtennett. and are held awaiting further Information from Aberdeen. Helping Hand Pledged to "Honest Organized Labor" in Effort to Adjust Economic Rights bat Radical Element Is Labeled Menace to Peace and Good Government Wronght-Up Minority Withdraws From Meet HAOERSTOWN. Md.. Oct. 30. The shorter work day a nd the "ever Increasing wages demanded by Indus trial labor" were declared to be "al lies of be profiteer In keeping up the high cost of living" In a resolution adopted today by the Farmers Na tional ongress at its concluding ses sion. The conrresa also went on rec ord as opposed to "all .strikes." The resolution expressing opposi tion to organized labor's method was adopted over the protests of a small minority of wrought-up farmers, who withdrew from the congress after the vote. Speakers for this minority raised a furore throughout the convention hall during consideration of the res olution and declared that all organ ized labor was engaged In a strurxle for its Just rights and should have the full sj rspathy and support of the farmers ofiAmerica. - Farmer I fount flazbear. "We know that the 4 f -hour week cannot feed the world and we pro claim that It cannot clothe It." the resolution further declared. Those who advocate the short day In Indus try, the resolution added, should not am first BABY CLINIC BIG SUCCESS c-. Serenty-FiTe Tots Are Exam ed by Physicians and Nurs es Who Volunteer, and Date for Next Tests Is Set LIVELY SCENE AT COMMERCIAL CLUB Results of Scores Made by Children'to Be Announced In Few Days - Babies, 75 of them, of all ares be tween the required limits, and seme of them who stretched the limits a trifle were tested yesterday after noon at the first Salem baby clinic under the auspices of Salem chapter of the Oregon Congress. of Mothers. The children were carefully scored on specially arranged cards, and the mothers will not know the results of the test for about a week. The second clinic Is announced for the third Thursday of November, and while the number of habits who were brought to the Commercial club yes terday waa In exce of expectations, there Is no doubt that the cext wl!l bring an even greater collection of the tots. Of all the babies who came yesterday 75 were tested and It was necessary to tarn some away for lack oi lime. Some of the babies laughed through It ,all and appeared to con sider it great fun. Others were frightened in a baby way and frank ly admitted it also In a baby's way. Ilut all were cared for tenderly while out of mother's hands. The babies for the most part didn't object so much to the ordinary physical ex aminations, but were a unit In mak ing their protests at the examinations of eyes, noses, throats and teeth. Cut the doctors and nurses were prepar ed for any kind of riot and overcame all disturbances. Mar ruby Present. -Among the distinguished person ages present was Salem's fint war baby. Edgar M. Rowland Jr.. "17 months old. who walks with an ath-" letle step and converses fluently la Enzllsh. The clinic was scheduled to begin at 1:30. but the carriages began to arrive before that hour, and contin ued to come all afternoon, bringing tots between he ages ot 5 monhs and C years, the limit' ages, tkouica soma younger than 5 months who dropped In were accorded tests' along with the rest of them. - The physicians and dentists who volunteered their services for the aft ernoon were O. A. Olson. B. F. Pound W. B. Morse. C. A. Downs, F. E. Brown and F.' II. Thompson, Mrs. Dr. W. II. Byrd conducted the ment al tests. The nurses who assisted were Miss Post. Miss Mina Cook and Miss Marraret WisharU The assist ance of the physicians necessitated a considerable sacrifice on their part and the remark waa he.ard that be'r work demonstrated in Salem that children came before dollars as far as the doctors are concerned. Mrs. W. II. Byrd. who had charge of the mental tests, has long been In teres t- ( Continued on Tage .) expect the warmer to work "six hours before dinner and six hours after with before-breakfast and after-supper chores thrown In -While pledging a helping hand to "honest organized labor" the resolu tion condemned the tr ion of false leaders who for pay and price would scuttle the ship of state and rear the red flag ot boUhevlsrn over the ranks of an outraged and fallen republic -All Mrikr Optioned. In declaring opposition "to all strikes" the congress went on rec ord as favoring a federal botrd of arbitration that would give both cap ital and labor a "square dI.. Other recommendations ; IncladM deferment for two years beyond Jan uary first ot the turning back of the railroads to private control In or!er to Insure the working out of a proper basis for their return: raalntrnanco of the present level of "special war taxes" until the nation's war debt Is paid In order that the "cost of war may be paid from the profits of war" and lower Interest rates pp money borrowed from farm lon banks. O. G. Smith, chairman of the Ne braska state board ot agriculture was elected president.