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V.w -SATURDAY- MORNING JULY 15, 1923 ? ; Issued Daily Except Monday by - ' ' THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPAJCY ' 215 8. Commercial St.. Salem. Oregon '(Portland Office, 627 Board of Trad Building. Phone Automatic ,J'(, 627-69 ; :,-r . MEM BE It OP THE ASSOCIATED PRE88 Tha Associated Press Is exclusively enUtled to the as (or publi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. ' It. J. Hendricks .......... .Manager Etenhen A. Stone ............... .Managing Editor Ralph OloTer ........ v.... ............ ....... Cashier Frank Jaskoskl .Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES: ... Business Office; 23 Clrenlatlon Department. 6tt: , Job Department. 6SS Society Editor, 108 , Entered at the Postof flee in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter THE FOSSILIZED SENATE Dast. and ho doubt will do this year, in case the see the I STRIKE HEADS FAIL necessity of doing it. The right inducements would Dring tq REACH AGREEMENT tram loads of people from rortland to the loganoerry ueiaa.i Mntinaed from je i.j What is the matter with the Salem Commercial Club .getting . iAni tin tnp inn. pven voir . . . . .. . . i nn unMi that if we 'reft answer tuet 'lost-' because! ever hate Pord for president it will be the second time a rough rider has held down the job. Uncle Sam will not likely long remain a prohibitionist at home and a saloon keeper fen the high seas. ' ' - "We would bate to see a rail road strike, but we don't know but we'd like to see the railroad men get it out of their system," said the Portland, He.. Express Herald the other day; . He ieiterated hs statements be- fore the labor board membra last , week that t he 4 00,6 0 o mainten ance cf way employes would not VICTIM OF SUBWAY ACCIDENT WHEN GAS FUMES FILL TRAIN all the Imported Fords hare the left-hand drive 1$ no good reason 1 strike despite tbe fact that seme w hy the ; British right-handed I of his mn had joined in a sym- d rive cars should be penalized. pathetic strike with the shop- In the meantime foreign driv-jnien era la England and English driv- Mr.. Crable indicated that the ers In foreign countries continue only contingency that might re ),.. ,.. Unit in a strike was determina- .V. t..,. J t on the part of the carriers The election of United States Senators by direct vote has 751 not served to shake the hoary precedents of that body ; ' It is still our House of Lords, held hy traditions that hamper: its proceedings and interfere seriously with the con :rduct of the business of the country. . v.- t 4 '. v Any yawper who wears a senatorial toga may by f ilibus ,1 tering tactics block the business of a great country, and there is no way to shut off his everlasting flow of hot air. v He may pUe Pelion on pssa in mountains of mouthings, and y the exhausted majority is powerless to invoke the cloture : rule to make an end of hi3 words - ; " - rf As is being done now by a few members who are trying to talk the pending tariff bill to death, or to delay its passage - - till many moons after the cows come home. Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois has taken up a move 7; ment to overturn a precedent in the upper house of Congress , ' a precedent that makes the oldest member of a committee in point of service the chairman of that committee. ' Take the Senate Committee on Finance. When Senator 4 Penrose died Senator McCumber of North Dakota became chairman. The next in order is Senator Reed Smoot, an able man and level headed, albeit a Mormon from Utah. Senator McCumber having been fdefeated at the primary 'election, v Senator Smoot will become chairman; but he may retire from I vAnd Senator i Bob Lai toilette of Wisconsin ia next: in ; line. He would be a fine bird to be at the titular head of the I nation's financial legislation I ' , , ! V" t j. T Should the , DemocratsI defeat Senator I Lodge in Massa , rchusetts, which they are naking a desperate effort to ac t complish, the chairmanship" of the great Committee on For eign Relations would fall into the hands of Senator Borah i 'And this bird frotm Idaho does not believe ih any foreign " relations at allr : : ' ? , it I : Senator McCormick would have the members of the com- mitteea elect their chaiOTen. - v j --Cvrl-t. tt:- , ; He is a brave pioneer tot make the attempt to reform the fossilized Senate. He has tackled a tough job. The very' air if Washington is heavy with the aroma or the stink of ; lioary precedent; and nothing short of a political cyclone will ; ': lhake it off. r.-'r; " : ; ' .. IM :, . . u i Perhaps the election of a few women will help. There is l candidate of the Democrats in Minnesota. Mrs. Peter Ole- u Eon. who is said to be one of Jthe five fastest talkers in the m wprld and Dr.. George Vincent, head of the Rockefeller n Foundation, is reported to be her only rivaHn ready speech lathis country.: - '.::-A "-, vl -: y:y -v i ; Perhaps a few .of her kind might make the male Mara- . thon spellbinders ashamed of themselves, and jolt the Amer. lean House of Lords into the untanirhnir of its red tane. and into becoming worthy of . this great and hustling nation, the majority of.who3e people have no patience with or respect for the tdmfoolery and tommyrot of precedent as such, and who would be proud to be able to point to, the upper house of Congress as a truly representative body, on the American style ; working efficiently to get the thintrs done that ouc-ht to be done, without undue delays or frills or foibles or respect for the way things were done in the past-excepting as they c wcre uune wun lmeuigence ana straigntiorwara horse seme I , t Is it too late for the loganberry growers to attempt to get more pickers from the outside; from Portland and other t --big cities? That is the way our hop men have done in years .j Senator La, Foltette la predicU ing Repobiican - defeat ( in- 1924i It might also 'be mentioned that be will do ererytilng he' can to bring It about. 'Ast a .Republi can Senator Bob Is one of ..the best . "Socialists. ; the . country can afford. ,,. '- If the Yeomen will get 1200 or 1300 acres of land near Salem for their proposed children's home and plant the whole tract to Franquette walnut, with May ettes for fertilizers, the time will come when the walnut crop will 0o far .towards supporting the borne and other crops may be produced to- help a lot while the walnut trees are growing up. The time Is coming when tbe Salem district will have 100,000 acres of. walnuts, and will send walnuts to market by the train load. even more confusing. There they "keeD to the left" in the cities and "keep' to the right in the country. There is an anxious psychological moment 'twlxt town to force the maintenance of way men to do the 'work regularly done by tbe striking crafts, a practice against which the labor board rnled last week. While an apparent effort was and country which only the ex-1 being made to end the walkout. pert Italian chauffeur seems to be able to gauge bloodlessly. - But if Ford can succeed to mak ing the British "keen to the right," it will be a decided feath er in his hap. There are evident- Senator Cummins of Iowa, one of the co-authors of the transports tion act, declared that the rul ings of the labor board wer bind ing on both carrirs and employes and could be enforced despite the i fact t?iat the act prescribes ho Washington is the hottest place this side of hell and Bagdad; but the hot air junta of the United States, senate keeps right on add ing to the heat and the humidity, talking about theHariff. And not vote Is being changed. Not a thing is being accomplished, ex cepting delay, and that is costing the people of this Country mil lions of dollars daily. In such a condition as that, there is not an idiot ward in an Insane asylum in tbe United State that wonld not - find a way to shut off the yawpers. There are some mem bers of that body with some sand 2-nd some . sense. : . Why, - in the came of common sense do they stand for It? J f ly enough Fords In England to penalty. He declared It did not stir up quite a dust on the sub-: act simply in an advisory capac Ject. iity. , - - ; t Kxerative Is OptimMJc 11 ' , m i-, . Mr. Jewell today expressed the I BITS FOR BREAKFAST t opinion that the maintenance of way men would not join in the Wanted, more pickers. " - ! walkout. From St. Paul where m m ' ' Ithe shoo craft reDresentatives Loganberry pickers faced withjg been meeting with north the warm sun yesterday,' in many western roads in an effort to yards. The hemes ripen faster reacn an agreement, came an an than the inadequate forces can nouncement from R. A. Henning, pick them. cha'rman of the shop crafts or- ganizatlcn, that a settlement with. Tho picking of loganberries is ln 48 hOUr8 was nossible. a community proposition. Every-i Following a cbirjt nreeting body Is interested and should beat Wbich the strike was discussed. concerned. Should not there bJ officiata at Washlnrtr.n tn greater effort to secure more president Hard'ar said the chief pickers from the outside? I executive was ont'lmistle reeard- V J ing the ability of Chairman Hoop er. Bloodgood at the First er to effect -eUiement. Congregational church tonight. 0ne organization, the sration This great surgeon and humanl- ary firemen, engineers and oil- tarlan will hare a message that r8f however, announced inten every one should hear, who can; tion to Join the walkout of shop and standing room-will no doubt men ju5y 17 TImothv be at a premium. "1 Healv. intirntinnai tci-w. , , . :. . Int ot a strike call affecting Col. Hofer, n his second letter! abou; ea.oftA m. in Tne statesman ot tms morn- i t T;'.x"-' ' apyawp ub .w i.jmwp - . II ' . ;;s i- " v v 1 1 -ysT- 3 1 vr-o - If-; -: . ... zi ! ' Cv? 'jU-'.V.' HI I I III! I I V,)l)fc THE NEXT THING In other days when a man saw a - red-beaded cirl -he" looked around for the white horse. Now if he looks about .him when he meets a red-headed fairy he gets bowled over by a Ford. BRITISH TRAFFIC PERVERSITY. . Once again tbe controversy has arisen ln England about tbe Brit ish Insistence upon keeping to the left for all "road traffic. A mighty faction has arisen to de mand a change conforming with other continental countries and the United States. The rights argue that this is the only sen sfble and reasonable course. The ing. is telling a lot of thinga that ought to be known , to the whole country. S "U Holland's uneasiness about the conference at The Hague Is justi fied by tho discovery by the pol ice of a plot for the assassination of th Russian ..delegates. The protection of foreign statesmen is com'nj to be a serious response bHity. ' , : ; i - W K The Troquer plan for building pnbli: works with German labor. to the value of 18.000,000.000 francs, which the French cabinet tin s approved, is father siupert4 dous, but It probably will not,b extended jto the building otl m Channel tunnel. British nef vousness about the enterprise re vived almost before the war was" over. . ' FUTURE DATES -Ameriran " Lotion laborers Walk Ou At Toledo, Ohio, 180 baggage handlers, truckers and laborers at the union station quit work. More troops were ordered out today to protect railroad proper ty and employes. Soldiers were sent to Poplar Bluffs, Mo., to re lieve troops there and Governor Davis of Ohio, ordered (troops mobilized for possible use in con nection , with the coal and rail strike. Secretary of War Weeks and Governor Neff of Texas each sent representatives to Denison, Tex.. to Tepcrt on conditions which are said by Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad oficiais to be In terfering with the operations of trains. Attorney General Daugb. Ambulance calls were qfickly sent out when the extent of tbe East Side subway accident and panic . wM-h in vnr Vnrir ritv was realized. Hundreds of Dersons were overcome in ma panic wu.u followed a short circuit Scores of frenzied persons, many of them women and children, were hurt In the rush to escape from the darkened tube, fifty feet below the level of the street. The pnotograpner snappeu this ambulance surgeon treating a woman passenger just after she had en brought to the surface a erty was-requested to send 1400 deputy marshals to the srtke dis- r:ct in Northern Ohio. Court Orders Issued Numerous court orders restrain ing picketing and interference with railroad property and mans marked the progress of the 14th day of the strike. The Balti more and Ohio railroad seewred an Injunction at Hammond. Ind- strain'ng; strikers from picketing and interefing with trains. The Wabssh secured a similar injunc tion at Little Rock, Ark., and the Kansas. Oklahoma and Qulf rail road secured like action at path rle, Okla. The Chicago North western secured a restraining or der at Winona, Minn., and the Rock Island secured a restraining order st Fort Smith. Ark. Postmaster General Work today accepted an offer of one hous- and commercial aircraft by the Aeronautical Chamber of Com merce of America to be used in maintaining ma'i service if the trains fail o. operate. . , ... Clashes between strikers and strike sympathizers and railroad employes were reported from var ious points but there were no Berious outbreaks. " , j ; - t - , - .-,.--,- ;.. - 90,000 More Vote Strike CLEVELAND, O.. Juily 14. Members of tha American Feder ation of Railroad . Workers, em ployes here,, voted tonight to join the shopmen's strike at 9 o clock Monday morning, according to an " announcement by officials of that t nion. The union which has no connection with the American Federation of Labor, has a mem bership of 90000. j . '." Approximately 1,200 pipe fit ters, coach ! repairers, painters, freight car repairers and inspec-, tors will be affected here, the off icers declare. I ' - j The fact that the Inspectors are included, they say, will hinder traffic at once. . . , Ing the striking members -of the j several shop crafts ih Roanoke from interfering with or delaying movement and passage, of the r complainant's trains. I A F. OF. U BKHIXIJ STRIKE ' Road Gets Injonrtloa ( ROANOKE. Va., - July 14 United States District Judge Jsry.CvID0weU oC the western district pf Virginia at Lynchburg, upon complaint of the Norfolk and Western railway company,' to day issued an injunction restrain 4 J WASHINGTON," July 14.Th i American Federation of Labor -stands squarely behind the strlk- : ing railway shopmen of he coun- try and means to do everything within the' law j and within Us t power to assist the various un Ions whose 1 members are V'11! Ing for the very life of their or-1 ganizationfi:"! Samuel . Gompe-a, president of the American Fed eration of Labor said today. POLK COUNTY FOREST FIRES ARE CHECKED (Continued from, paga l;),- . ports are meagre on damage done. The Wilkenson Lumber com pany In Pierce ' county Is experi- . encing a bl flre which was er roneously 'reported : this morning as being in the ' Buckley Logging company works, s : . - i July 27, Thnrmday fonTnt)oa borini at Th Tt.iu. Bandar aekI picaie at fair maada. AsgTiat 1 to 18 Boy Scouts' 8umraert canp a th Bantiara rivsr. 1 fwptember 2, 3 ud 4 - Lakavlaw Konad-ap. LakfTiew, Or. yiVtfmr ! Wly Orxoa MMhodnt cnferenea mecU ia Salem . September 21, 22 and 23 Peadlaton roead-ap. Sptaber SS to SO laeluaiTa Oracoa Slat fair. NoTaiaber 7, Tuesday Geacrsl !- ran MMl , fttTDT 'v- ill Cfl at mm mwmn mrnton mat vou Coryrisht, 1523p Aasciate4 Editors t Blot Iittto Paper im the World Edited by Joha SL imbw 1; . THE BACOX-BAT Do yon ever go on bacon-bats? Bacon-batting is One of the easi est kinds of outdoor cooking. ; If you want to go out in the woods aesMliNit eTBBs?w for a while and I don't . want to ' make a lot of fuss about a meal. . or it you are in camp and are o Ing off some place -where you , can'tget back at meal time, try green stick cooking. That - Is ' what a bacon-bat is. Sack up your basket, putting " Is the 'bacon;, of course, and the 1 things that go with.it. . Don't for get, the matches, a knife, and , something to carry water In. ; If ,i you're . not sure about ' tbe water supply the best thing is to nave a ; thermos-bottle full of water along with you.. You don't need a plate. You can use bread lor that. -' ::i Now when you're , hungry, gath er up plenty of dry sticks and branches to start yur fire, and find a long gfeen stlckr'wlth' a lirked end on which to stick the sliced bacon" f irmly. V Haul the things out of your baskets, and In a lew minutes you' have a meal,' without any bother to speak of.: If you "want coffee jreall .have to carry along a coffee pall. This can be swung on a straight "tick supported by two forced 'sticks,' one on either side of the fire. The coffee will be boiling while the bacon is getting ready. Of course, you donl need to stick to bacon as the centerpiece' of your meal. Wieners will do or staek. These are especially good if yon happen to I have one of those wire grills which can stand over the coals to cook them on. ''. '-l 'r-''u N 1 I- With the bacon, a good menu Is rolls, tomatoes, cheese marma lade, olives, and some sort ot fruit. None of these require any fixing. This , menu; is also good with the frankfurters. K r For a steak meal, brown bread, eelery, cottage cheese, sour pick les and peaches go 'well together.. t DAILY PICTURE PUZZLE Dairy Picturcl YETCHOAY PUI7Lt iSi IVAN HOE What tnqfoh City is Vi ictured Here ry. -I'll do it again, see?" ' 'Yes, you will," said Harry. And be started after him. Jerry tried to run, still holding the hose with Harry dodging out of the way of the water. Around the side of the house Harry caught up with him. He i.- I THE SHORT STORY, JR. V. t LTHE itOSE FIGHT i:. Jerry was out la the yard wa tering the Iawn.; t'Q'nion over,' he shouted .to Harry Fisher. C'mon : over. This ia well. Harry looked . doubtful. ; "Aw, gee. I'd get soaked. V T 1 Sure that's what's fun. Get on some old , clothes, like I got. and go barefoot." i - : So . Harry hurried over ; to helpv ; They had a great time They could yell all they wanted; because Jerry's folks and the peo ple next door had gone to the movies, i Before long? they were both about as wet as the lawn. Around the. corner came sneak Ing Harry's ?dog, old Bouncer Jerry, who was using the hose at the time, turned it full on old Bouncer, s The do save , a yelp and off he went. ' ' 'Look here.".- objected Harry, what do you mean setting my dog wet?" - - 'Won't hurt him." laughed ler 1 aVBaffJaVMaT SMaTaTB And Now Everybody Can Listen in on the Great " Air Line" One of the greatest inventions the vorld has ever ; known now available to all who will become States- man Agents and secure twenty new subscribers to The Statesman. A Western Super-sensitive Radiophone Receiving Set of the highest quality materials, yours for a little work during spare time. 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