Ashland daily tidings., September 01, 1919, Image 1

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NUMBER 61
ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919
VOL. X L in
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Mighty Pacific Armada Given a Royal Welcome
(B y th e U nited P ress)
NASHVILLE, T enn., Sept. 1.—
Fearing mob violence the police
have placed extra guards around
the jail in which they are holding
W illiam Baggett, a widower who is
alleged to have confessed to the
killin g o f his stepdaughter, Lillian
Carver, because she refused to mar­
ry him .
KNOXVILLE, T enn., Sept. 1.—
T w elve h u n d red n a tio n a l g u a rd s­
m en a re p a tro llin g th e stre e ts here,
rea d y to prevent any renew ed at-
tem pta^ht th e race rioting, which on
S a tu rd a y and Sunday resu lted in th e
d e a th of seven persons and th e
^ w o u n d i n g of scores.
T he troops a re d istrib u te d a t 18
points in th e city, and m achine guns
have been placed in positions w here
th e y can rak e th e stre e ts if neces­
sary .
T he fa ta l rio tin g followed sto rm ­
in g o f th e jail by a m ob, w hich w as
a fte r a negro charged w ith m u rd e r­
ing Mrs. B ertie Lindsay.
H a rd w a re sto res and paw nshops
w ere broken into and looted of fire ­
arm s. W indow s w ere sm ashed, doors
dem olished and m any places of busi­
ness w ere ransacked, as well as
scores of residences, in th e search for
th e n egro m u rd e rer.
T he ja il and th e sh e riff’s residence
Were storm ed by a mob of about
1000 S atu rd ay n ig h t. Sporadic dis­
o rd ers broke out again Sunday and
co n tin u ed fo r several ho u rs. Two
n egroes an d one w hite m an w ere
w ounded y esterday in a ren ew al of
th e fighting.
If rio tin g continues today it is
lea red th a t it m ay be necessary to
call on th e U nited S tates governm ent
fo r th e re g u la r troops.
T he police today a re searching th e
city fo r tw elve p risoners who w ere
rele ase d from th e county ja il by
m obs e a rly Sunday m orning.
Wilson to Call for
Conference of Capital
and Labor in October
(By th e U nited P ress)
CORK, Irelan d , Sept. 1.— Suspect­
ed of carry in g am m unition for th e
use of th e Sinn F ein forces, th e
steam ship H am pshire was today
seized by a B ritish d estro y er and
b ro u g h t in to C ork h arb o r. The
steam er left London for Ire lan d last
W ednesday. T he B ritish a u th o ritie s
have not yet indicated w hat action
they will tak e in connection w ith
th e seizure.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. l . _ An­
nouncem ent by P re sid e n t W ilson of
th e d a te on w hich he will call a
conference of rep re sen ta tiv e s of cap ­
ita l a n d labor fo r th e com plete dis­
cussion of th e rela tio n s betw een
them an d “ p u ttin g th e w hole ques­
tion of w ages upon a n o th e r foot­
in g ,” is expected before th e p resi­
d e n t’s d e p a rtu re on his tra n s c o n ti­
n en tal to u r next W ednesday. I t is-
believed th a t th e d a te will be early 7
in October.
W hile W ilson’s- in itia l announce­
m ent, m ade in his L ab o r day s ta te ­
m ent last nig h t, did not go as fa r as
som e advocates of th e “ round ta b le ’r
conference w ished, it is gen erally ac­
cepted as th e firs t step to w a rd e f-
Conference Plan
Meets Approval
The C ounty W om en’s C hristian
T em perance Union will hold a con-
veniton a t th e R ound Table in the
p ark tom orrow aftern o o n . Owing to
th e sta te
convention
m eeting in
A shland th is fall, only a sh o rt busi­
ness m eeting will be conducted to ­
m orrow .
AUTO RACER SMASHED
(By th e U nited P re ss)
W ASHINGTON, Sept. 1.— P re si­
dent W ilson’ sannouncem ent th a t he
will call a conference of labor and
cap ital has m et w ith h e a rty approval
am ong both sen ato rs and congress­
(By th e U nited P re ss)
men. Labor union m en and th e ir
VIENNA, Sept. 1.— A rm ed con­
leaders have also endorsed th e
move. S enator Kenyon today su g ­ flicts betw een th e R u m an ian s and
gested th a t a rep re sen ta tiv e of th e th e H u n g arian W hite forces a re ra g ­
ing in w est H ungary, according to
farm e rs be invited.
dispatches received today.
The
A m erican m ission in B udapest, it is
rep o rted , h as received m any com ­
p lain ts of Jew’s being p ersecu ted in
d iffe re n t p a rts of H ungary.
(By th e U nited P ress)
UNIONTOWN, P a., Sept. 1.—
Jam es M urphy, driving a D uesenberg
in th e qualifying h e a ts of U nion­
tow n’s 225 m ile classic, w as badly
in ju re d ab o u t th e head w hen his m a­
chine skidded on th e “ d eath cu rv e”
and o v ertu rn ed .
M echanician Hol­
(By th e U nited P re ss)
den suffered severe body bruises.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.— T hat
Jo e Boyer, driving a F ro n ten ac, es­
tablished a tra c k record of 105 m iles P re sid e n t W ilson’s proposal for a
an h o u r in th e tria l heats.
wage increase of fo u r cents an h o u r
(By th e U nited P re ss)
pending a reduction of th e cost of
SAN FR A N C ISC O , S epi. 1.— T h e
living will be accepted by th e ra il­
Union L um ber com pany’s ste a m er
way shopm en now ta k in g a vote, is
U nim ack collided early today w ith
indicated in th e early re tu rn s the
th e ste a m er H elen F. Drew, off Dux­
A m erican F e d e ra tio n of L abor is re ­
bury reef.
The U nim ack cap­
ceiving.
sized
and
w as
tow ed
in
by
“ A bout a th ird of th e seven th o u ­
th e Drew. T here
w ere no cas­
sand m em bers have voted, it is re ­
ualties, according to a re p o rt of the
p o rte d ,” said Jo h n Scott of th e ra il­
m
arin e d e p a rtm e n t w hich th e San
W ASHINGTON, Sept. 1.— P resi- ,
way d ep artm en t, “ an d th e re seem s
Francisco
C ham ber of Com m erce has
d e n t W ilson h as declined to g iv e 1
to be a stro n g se n tim e n t a g ain st
received.
I t is believed th e re were
th e foreign
rela tio n s c o m m itte e 1
s trik e action now, especially on th e
few
passengers
ab oard, if any.
any in fo rm a tio n concerning th e
p a rt of those m en who w alked out
fo u r tre a tie s still being negotiated
last m onth and lost several days’
NEW SOUTH WALES PUTS
in P a ris w ith A ustria, T urkey,
w ork. Several Chicago locals have
UP BARS TO IMMIGRANTS
H u n g ary and B ulgaria.
voted stro n g ly to accept th e P re si­
SYDNEY.—
(By M ail.)— The s ta te
T he p resid en t in a le tte r to Sena­
d e n t’s proposal.”
of
New
South
W ales has inform ed
to r Lodge, m ade public today, in ­
the
C
om
m
onw
ealth
governm ent of
(B y th e U nited P re ss)
dicated th a t he resented th e com ­
$150,000 FIRE AT ASTORIA
A u stra lia th a t it will not p erm it any
WASHJINGTON,
Sept.
1.— The
m itte e ’s req u est for such in fo rm a ­
(By th e U nited P re ss)
im m ig ratio n to rone year, in o rd e r to
H
ouse
th
is
week
is
planning
to
give
tio n as an a tte m p t to in te rfe re w ith
ASTORIA, Sept. 1.— F ire early to ­ m ore successfuly cope w ith th e p rob­
th
e
g
overnm
ent’s
high
cost
of
liv
th e exectuive fu n ctio n
of tre a ty
ing cam paign its biggest boost by day destroyed th e A storia P u lp and lem of re p a tria tin g its soldiers and
m aking.
P a p e r com pany’s p lan t, w ith a loss sailors. T his ban ag a in st im m ig ra­
S en ato r Lodge,
in
reply, dis­ th e providing of cash for th e de­
of >150,000.
tio n includes th e B ritish Isles, de­
claim ed any such in te n tio n by th e p a rtm e n t of ju stic e ’s prosecution of
spite th e fact th a t all o th e r s ta te s
com m ittee, and
h in te d
th a t the p ro fite e rs and h o ard ers. A defi­
bill Carrying
T he visit of Mrs. A lb erta Mac of th e C om m onw ealth have opened
p re sid e n t’s refu sal to give in fo rm a ­ ciency ap p ro p riatio n
tio n m ight delay th e tre a ty w ith th e ad d itio n al m oney th o u g h t nec M urphey, w orthy g ran d m atro n of th e ir doors to e m ig ran ts from E n g ­
land.
essary to
low er
prices
will be th e E a ste rn S ta r please notice.
G erm any.
placed before th e house la te in th e
week.
C om m ittee m em bers have alread y
given assu ran ce th a t it will c a rry
am ple provisions fo r th e nationw ide
cam paign a g ain st
p ro fiteers p lan ­
ned by th e d e p a rtm e n t of justice.
S entim ent in congress favors w hole­
(By th e U nited P ress)
sale
prosecutions a s th e only m eans
BREST, Sept. 1.— G eneral P e rsh ­
of
sotpping
th e e x o rb itan t charges.
T he follow ing special price w ill be m ade th is week to all old
ing, com m ander-in-chief
of th e
A
tto
rn
ey
G
eneral
P
a
lm
e
r
has
A m erican E x peditionary forces in
T idings sem i-w eekly su b scrib ers:
E urope, sailed from F ran ée, hom e­ asked ab o u t tw o m illions fo r th e
DAILY TIDINGS ONE FULL YEAR $5.00
w ard bound on th e ste a m er L eviath­ cam paign, m ost of w hich will be
if cash accom panies th e o rd er.
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to
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tto
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a n , a t 3 o'clock th is aftern o o n .
neys, U nited S tates m arsh a ls and
Those woh have a c re d it on th e Sem i-W eekly w ill be allow ed
secret
service
operatives to ru n
GOLD HILL SHIPS FRUIT
th a t m uch off th e five d o llars fo r th e com ing year.
GOLD H ILL, Sept. 1.— F ru it ship­ dow n th e profiteers.
The b a rg a in week runs from today u n til next S atu rd ay . A fter
E vidence is alread y being g a th ­
m en ts from here th e past week con­
th
a
t th e Daily will be >6.00 th e year.
siste d of about 1000 boxes of ered fo r th e prosecutions and as
M erchants having ledger acco u n ts w ith th e T id in g s m ay te le ­
peaches, a c ar of peaches by freight soon as congress a u th o rizes th e ap­
phone
in ih e ir subscription a n d th e am o u n t w ill be ad d ed to th e ir
p
ro
p
ria
tio
n
s
necessary
to
conduct
a n d a c a r of pears from th e Del Rio
th
e
fig
h
t
th
e
cam
paign
w
ill
be
O ctober 1 st bill.
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o rch a rd , and several sm aller ship­
pushed to a finish.
m ents by o th e r grow ers.
Money to
Prosecute the
Profiteers
for United States
(By th e U nited P re ss)
AMOARD TH E S. S. OREGON,
San Francisco, Sept. 1.— T raversing
th e ocean lane th a t Sir F ran cis
D rake failed to find, th e Pacific fleet
steam ed in to San Francisco bay th is
m orning, rediscovering th e Golden
Gate.
W ith S ecretary of th e Navy D an­
iels, a b rillia n t gath erin g of arm y
and navy officials and a p a rty of
guests stan d in g upon th e decks of
th e histo ric old b attlesh ip Oregon,
th e fu tu re p ro tecto rs of th e Pacific
passed in review.
C heering th o u san d s, from th e
decks o f th e h u n d red s of sailing,
m otor
and
steam
c ra ft
which
sw arm ed th e w aters of th e bay
ro ared a 6alvo of greeting w hich
drow ned o u t everything except th e
b ark in g of th e guns of th e shore b a t­
teries and fighting ships a? t,hey
passed th e still proud old Oregon.
The review s ta rte d a t 11 o’clock.
Follow ing th e w arships’ “ G rand
M arch,” m ark in g th e opening of th e
new fu tu re on th e Pacific coast, May­
or Rolph and th e official p arty step ­
ped onto th e flagship New Mexico
and w ere officially presented to Ad­
m iral Rodm an?
L uncheon was served to Secretary
D aniels, his wife, A dm iral R odm an
and sta ff, o th e r ad m irals of th e fleet
and a few invited guests aboard th e
b a ttle sh ip Oregon.
Shore leave fo r th e m en of th e
Pacific fleet began im m ediately.
Engineer Dies, But
ONE TURNS TURTLE Saves Lives of Others
No Information On
Treaties, Says Wilson
I Pershing Sails
fecting a solu tio n o f th e tan g le d eco­
nom ic and in d u stria l conditions.
In add itio n to a renew ed appeal
fo r co-operation by everyone in th e
fig h t on th e high cost of living, th e
president, in his sta te m e n t, recog­
nized th e p revailing u n rest in th e
m asses of labor, and pointed out th a t
th e country is facing a d a n g e r g re a t­
e r th a n w ar. H e expressed th e hope
t h a t th e w orkers will endorse th e
p o sition of th e ir leaders, “ Thereby
m oving w ith th e governm ent instead
©f a g ain st it.”
I t is generally believed th a t th e
p resid e n t’s sta te m e n t will give labor
lea d e rs g re a t su p p o rt in gaining ac­
ceptance of th e ir program of m oder
a tio n by th e ran k and file of th e
w o rk e rs of th e country.
W ith such a conference pending, it
its felt th a t th e th re a te n e d steel
Ktrike will be averted, and th a t w hile
th e steel w o rk ers m ig h t not gain
a n im m ediate conference w ith th e
ste e l corporation officials which
they a re dem anding, they a re assured
©f a h ea rin g in th e g en eral confer­
ence w hich P re sid e n t W ilson will
c all.
R ailro ad m en a re pleased w ith thq
p re s id e n t's sta te m e n t announcing th e
conference, as they will urge th e
a d o p tio n of th e Plum b plan in p re­
se n tin g th e ir case. This will bring
th e idea o t n atio n alizatio n and dem ­
o c ra tiz a tio n of leading in d u strie s
sq u arely before th e rep resen tativ es
of th e big in te re s ts an d open th e
w ay fo r discussion w ith th e m en
backing th e plan.
BIG FLEET
B A R G AIN W EEK
The Daily Tidings Will Be $6 Per Year
Mexico Not
Crushed, Says
Sec. Berlanga
(By th e U nited P ress)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 1.— The
T w entieth C entury L im ited ra p into
a fre ig h t w reck a t Painesville, O.,
la st n ig h t, causing th e d e a th o f
T hom as Sankey, th e engineer, an d
th e severe sh ak in g up of all th e pas­
sengers, none of whom w ere serious­
ly in ju re d .
The w reck occurred when a freight
tra in ru n n in g on a p arallel tra c k ,
buckled, several c a rs piling over in
th e way of th e flying passenger
tra in .
E n g in eer Sankey was killed by
flying tim b ers from th e w reckage,
but n ot before his quick application
of th e b reak s had prevented a m ore
serious crash.
M EXICO
CITY, Sept. 1.— F ed ­
e r a l a u th o ritie s h e re declared to­
day
th a t
an
A m erican
citizen
nam ed T rolley, a rre s te d a t T am pi­
co, has confessed to com plicity in
th e recen t robberies of oil com­
panies. T he confession involved
o th e r A m ericans, th e M exican a u ­
th o ritie s declared.
S e c re tary of S ta te B erlanga is­
sued a s ta te m e n t yesterday, d eclar­
ing th a t th e sta te m e n ts of th e in te r­
v en tio n ists th a t Mexico is crushed
and th a t h e r salvation is hopeless
except th ro u g h foreign action, w ere
devoid of tr u th . He said th is was
d em o n stra ted hy th e larg e invest­
m en ts being m ade con stan tly by
fo reign in te rests.
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(By th e U nited P ress)
PORTLAND, Sept. — All eleven
coaches of the Portland-Seaslde
train, leaving Portland at 8:30 this
morning were derailed near- Bt. Hel­
ens. No details of the wreck have
been received, but it is reported that
there were no casualties. The train
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.— A. was moving slowly at the time of
F . Bonallo, a fo rm er B ritish arm y the derailment, otherwise it would
officer, fell 100 feet in to th e ocean have been a most disastrous wreck.
w hile flying a sh o rt distance ahead
of th e line of th e Pacific fleet ships,
d u rin g th e w elcom ing cerem onies
today.
H e w as rescued
u n in ju re d by
Coast G uard launches and th e m a­
chine
w hich
was
com pletely
w recked, w as pulled ashore.
Bo­
nallo said th e plane was ta il heavy
an d w as ta k in g
a dive seaw ard
w hen th e w ind h it it an d caused
' th e crash.
UNCLE SAM A PA R TN ER
(By th e U nited P ress)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.— P lan s
ot p a rtn e rsh ip of em ployes and th e
w ar d e p a rtm e n t a re being w orked
o u t in all th e arm y m an u fa ctu rin g
arsen als, it w as developed when
S ecretary
B aker announced th a t
th e system is now in o peration a t
th e Rock Islan d h arn ess shop. He
said th e system w ould be extended,