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VOL. XLIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, J919
NUMBER 22
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T H O U S A N D S O F A C R E S B U R N E D -T O W N S T H R E A T E N E D
THAMES OARSMEN SALUTING THE ROYAL BARGE
SAN BERNARDINO. Calif., Sept.
25.— Five th ousand fire fig h ters are
being organized here to fight the
fires which are now raging in the
San B ernardino m ountains.
More th an 500, including all the
boy stu d e n ts of the San B ernardino
high school, fought fire th ro u g h o u t
th e night, and it is planned today to
close all stores here th is afternoon so
m en can go out and com bat the
flam es.
A to ta l of 40,000 acres has been
laid waste.
R efugees arriv in g h ere rep o rt
th a t H orseshoe Bend seem s doom ed,
and th e in h ab ita n ts a re gath erin g
th e ir possessions and p rep arin g to
flee.
C ouriers rep o rt th a t th e flam es
n o rth of Pinecrest are so fierce th a t
th e ro a r sounds like th u n d er.
How to Keep
'Em Problem
(Special to The Tidings)
ROSEBURG, Sept. 25.— Daniel E.
P erk in s and W illiam F. G ordon, auto
thieves, who escaped from th e jail
here by unscrew ing iron plates,
break in g steel b ars believed u n b rea k ­
able, and rem oving a num ber of
bricks, have been recaptured a t
G lendale, and the local a u th o ritie s
a re in a qu an d ary as to how they are
to be kept in custody.
They practically w recked th e jail in
m aking th e ir getaw ay and it is possi­
ble th a t they will be kept under
arm ed guard u n til th e ir cases can be
disposed of.
(By th e United P ress)
REDWOODS ARE BURNING
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 25.— The
g rea t forest fire in Big Basin is “ ab­
solutely out of c o n tro l,” and if the
fam ous redwood tre e s th ere are to
be saved tb« sta te m ust im m ediately
supply "all the fire fig h ters possi­
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2 ' — A
b le,” .according to F ire W arden
telegram dem anding th a t th e S outh­
Dool.
ern Pacific com pany g ra n t them a
conference was sent to W alter D.
Hines, United S tates railroad adm in­
istra to r, by rep resen tativ es of the
barge and riv er boat tra n sp o rta tio n
(B y th e U nited P ress)
w orkers' union, which is on strik e in
MONTREAL, Sept. 25.— At least San Francisco, Sacram ento
and
seven persons were in ju re d w hen an' Stockton. The union was joined in
acetylene ta n k in th e w elding room the dem and by the m aster m ates and
of th e V ickers Shipbuilding com pany pilots’ association and th e m arine
p lan t exploded late th is afternoon.
engineers' association.
E m ployers said an effo rt would
STE EL ON M ARKET
be m ade to break th e strike.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.— The
Union rep resen tativ es said they
w ar d ep artm en t today threw on the had asked for a quick answ er from
m a rk e t eleven m illion pounds of raw Mr. H ines in o rd er to m ove the tons
and p artly finished steel of d ifferen t of perishable foodstuffs now tied up
classes, bids for which will be open- here and a t S acram ento and San
ed soon.
Joaquin valley points.
Woman Has
. Many Names
»wiiv m usr j u n it ie s p u a e a u i , pnoiograpneu rrom vaoogau pier a tc n e ls e u .
oars" as a salute to King George as the royul barge passed.
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Steel Industry "Rotten Apple
of U. S. Industrial Situation
Declares Spokesman of Labor
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(By th e U nited P ress)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.— The
steel in d u stry ’s “ open oppression of
i labor is th e rotten- apple of th e in-
i d u strial s itu a tio n ,” C hairm an Fitz-
P atrick of the s trik e rs ’ com m ittee
told the sen ate lab o r com m ittee to-
!day
Seven Hurt
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PA RIS, Sept. 25.— P re m ie r Clem-
I enceau today told th e cham ber of
deputies, “ You have th e rig h t to ac-
! cept or reje ct th e tre a ty as a whole?
w ithout am ending it.” The prem ier
declared th a t th e tre a ty , as a whole
’s a S°°d one.
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A FIGHI TO FINISH
(By th e Unoted P ress)
DENVER, Sept. 25.— Avowedly
ready for a finish fight on th e tre a ty
ratifica tio n , P resid en t W ilson today
carrie d the cam paign into Colorado,
th e hom e sta te of Senator Thom as,
who has ju st declared in favor of res­
ervations.
W ilson says th e fight is centering
on A rticle Ten, which he reg ard s as
th e h e a rt of th e docum ent. It is
considered th a t he issued a challenge
w hen he said in Cheyenne th a t he,
as president, would deem the tre a ty
rejected if congress adopted th e pro­
posed reservation on A rticle Ten.
This reserv atio n stip u lates th a t the
U nited States assum es no obligation
to execute any of the provisions of
A rticle Ten and sta te s th a t the U nit­
ed S tates will not use troops under
any article w ithout the consent of
congress.
P resident W ilson’s answ ers to the
• objections to th e league covenant
a re in substance, “ The covenant says
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do ctrin e.” “ We can w ithdraw from
th e league upon two y e a rs’ notice,
•when we please.” “ T here is nothing
In th e covenant to in te rfe re w ith the
r ig h t of self-d eterm in atio n .” “ The
covenant expressly excludes in te rfe r­
e n ce w ith dom estic q u estio n s.” “ One
A m erican vote in th e league council
o ffse ts six B ritish votes in th e league
assem b ly .”
The cutters are seen “tossing their
(By the Unoted P ress)
LONDON, Sept. 25.— The confer­
ence of governm ent officials and
rep resen tativ es of th e railw ay union
a d jo u rn ed today w ithout reaching a
decision.
(By th e U nited P ress)
LONDON, Sept. 25.— A fter several
h o u rs’ d eliberation executives of the
n ational railw ay union today decided
to accept th e governm ent’s invitation
to hold a conference in an effo rt to
av ert the th re a te n e d strike.
The press unanim ously condem ns
th e railw ay men for w hat is described
as an atte m p t to “ hold up” th e new
m inistry of tra n sp o rta tio n , pointing
out th a t th ere a re still th re e m onths
before th e wage scale expires and
th a t th e re is no ju stificatio n for im ­
m ediate action.
C ritics of the governm ent blam e
th e situ atio n on Sir A uckland Ged­
des, m in ister of
reconstruction,
ch arg in g th a t a tactless le tte r from
him was construed as an ultim atum
from th e governm ent.
ROSEBURG, Sept. 25.— County
E ngineer M. B. G erm ond has begun
work on th e plans recently a u th o r­
ized by the county court for building
a county dock and w harf a t the town
of S cottsburg to replace th e old pub­
lic dock a t th e low er riv er city which
is now in th e last stages of decay.
The m em bers of th e county court,
who
recently re tu rn e d from a
trip to th e Scottsburg and low er river
section, exam ined th e project while
th ere and w ith plans definitely in
mfnd have set about th e w ork. Ac­
cording to th e engineer th e new dock
will be about 40x25 feet in dim en­
sions and will have a covered portion
(By the U nited P ress)
f ° r s to rin s and handling freig h t and
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 25.—
an open section for the lum ber hay
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More sex crim es a re being com m itted
and f 1 o V
th er M fre a « ig t- h 4 t as — ...
well
gers.
in O akland now th an a t any o th er
tim e in its history, according to Cap­
DUBLIN.— W est of Ireland pro­ tain of Detectives W’a lte r P eterson.
cess servers have notified th e coun­
A wave of sex crim e is sweeping
ty court judges th a t failing an in­ the e n tire country, he said, and pro­
crease in salaries, they will strik e hibition is th e cause.
and tie up th e business of th e civil
“ Alcohol deadened d esires,” de­
courts.
,
clared Peterson. “ Since the passing
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J MB mf alcohol sex crim es have g reatly
An inventor has patented a trough increased.”
shaped ash sifter m ounted on two
P o rtla n d strik e of lau n d ry w ork­ wheels, which sifts ashes by g ravity
Clam ps on th e back of a new ch air
e r s backed by team sters and barbers. as one end is raised.
stre tc h th e w rinkles from tro u sers.
Says Prohibition
Causes Sex Crime
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GARY, Ind., Sept. 26.— Twenty-
five strik in g steel w orkers were In­
ju red in a head-on collision of two
stre e t cars a t th e G ates A m erican
Sheet and T inplate plant here today.
(Special to The T idings)
PORTLAND, Sept. 25.— Pleading The cars, crowded with workers en
not guilty to charges of bigam y and route to the mill to receive th eir
larceny b rought by Anthony Dolecki, pay, collided under the subway.
who was her husband for a day, Mrs.
ANOTHER STRIKE VICTIM
G ertrude de Snell, arre ste d a t the
(By the Unoted P ress)
home of her supposed husband in
FA RREL, Pa.. Sept. 25.-
Butte, M onut., told P residing Judge
Gtens, in superior court, th a t her s trik e r was killed and a n o th e r se ri­
real nam e was E stella Cam eron, th u s ously beaten in a gun fight with the
adding a n o th e r nam e to her list of sta te police here today. The police
aliases, which
include G ertrude raided a house from which it was de­
W right and E. M arie Overton. Mrs. clared men were “sniping” a t th e
de Snell is said to have played the steel plant.
leading role in a num ber of m atri­
t-
GUNS KEPT BUSY
m onial ad rom ances, although she is
52 years of age.
(By the United P ress)
PITTSBURGH. Sept. 26.— A score
of shots were fired today a t three
employes of the C lairton Steel plant
and policemen en route to the miy.
The men were carry in g $200,000 to
be paid o ut as wages for th e w ork­
ers. No one was injured.
SEEKS HIS WIFE
STEEL MEN HIT BACK
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CHICAGO, Sept. 25.— The steel
m ills began a com eback in the Chica­
go district today. At Gary, Ind., the
plant began lim ited operation of th e
slab m ill, using w orkers who had
dribbled back in the last two days.
The steel com pany officials a t Indi­
ana H arbor, east of Chicago, said
the men a re appealing for m ore po­
lice protection so they m ight re tu rn
to th e ir jobs.
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To m ake th e ir job easy, Wilson
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with which to pay her fare and the
inform ation th a t he ‘ has stru ck it
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rich in oil and can now give her
anything she w an ts.”
He was th e first w itness in the
hearin g authorized by th e senate
Tuesday, when it passed th e Kenyon
resolution.
“J u s t as a ro tte n apple wiH con­
tam in a te an e n tire barrel, so th e steel
in d u stry is doing to the e n tire labor
situ a tio n ,” he declared.
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He said th a t is the reason why the
steel in d u stry m ust be organized now.
Bad conditions in th e steel industry,
he said, w ere being used to prevent
b e tte r w orking conditions in o th er
occupations.
(By th e U nited P ress)
C hairm an F itzp atrick told of the
BATAVIA, N. Y., Sept. 25.—
slaying
( of Mrs. M innie Snellings. He B lackhanders a re believed responsi-
said it was done by a mill guard, ad- ble for the w recking by a bomb of
ding:
“ T hat is the system of ter- a tw o-story dw elling, killing three
rorism they (th e steel com panies) ' and in ju rin g four.
use. They m ade an exam ple of M
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Snelling to put th e fear of God into
PAPER CHANGES HANDS
the h e a rts of th e s trik e rs .”
(By the United P ress)
ASTORIA, Sept. 25.— The Budget,
BURTON, 'W ales. — Shooting at an aftern o o n new spaper here, has
crows c h a tte rin g on the housetop, been sold by th e G ratke b ro th ers to
John Clark shot his wife, who was th e publishers of th e E ast Oregon-
looking out of th e window.
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ITALY TENSE OVER
CITY SEIZES
Hyphen is Treaty’s
Greatest Opponent
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(By th e United P ress)
EDMONTON, A lta., Sept. 25.— The
city today took over the local power
plant in ord er th a t public utilities
DENVER, Sept. 25.— “ H yphens!
He said he w ants th e senate to m ight not be paralyzed, th e owners
having refused to work the plant,
are th e knives th a t are being stuck flatly reject or accept th e tre a ty , and
due to rejection of a iequest for in­
into th is docum ent, P resident Wil- not leave th e issue in doubt w ith r e s - .
son charged in his speech here de- ervations. W ilson said th a t in m ak- creased rates by th e public utilities
com m ittee.
m anding acceptance of the peace ing th is dem and he th o u g h t he was
treaty .
speaking for th e people of th e Unit-
He em phatically alleged th a t “ out- ed States,
side th e legislative h a lls,” th e only
A dem onstration which continued
organized opposition to th e tre a ty for several m inutes, w ith people
comes from the sam e forces th a t fa- jum ping on ch airs broke out when
vored G erm any d u rin g the w ar.
the president said he believed he had j
T here is no question of reserva- the support of th e people of the
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— F ol­
tions or am endm ents to the tre a ty . United States.
lowing a re m ark et quotations:
he said. The issue is flatly accept-1
Shouts of “ You bet, W oodrow,
BUTTER— E xtras, 64c.
ance or rejection. He declared th at we’re w ith you, old boy,” filled the
EGGS — E xtras, 71 % c; pullets,
acceptance m eans insurance ag ain st air. The cheers subsided and then 61% c.
w ar-
broke out afresh.
POULTRY— B roilers, 32c; hens,
T here was a trem endous dem on-
“ You *are God’s chosen spokes- 36c.
stra tio n when he said th a t he is un- m an ,” shouted a woman in the audi-
CATTLE— Top < e e rs, 1014c; s»c-
der bond to the m others, wives and ence.
onds, 814c; cows, heifers, 8 V e ;
sw eethearts of Am erica to do all pos­
“ If Am erica stays out of the tre a ty calves, 1214 c.
sible to prevent a n o th e r w ar. “ The th is country . m ust
have
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— e largest
HOGS'—-Top, 16c.
children a re
my clien ts,” he cried, arm y in th e world, w ith huge tajees,
SH E E P— Ewes, 7c; w ethers, 9c;
Adding th a t
the League of N ations universal conscription and a m ilitary lambs, 10c.
m eans a 98 per cent insurance ag ain st governm ent, because you can not ru n
BARLEY— Spot feed, $3.00; ship-
w a r’
such a m achine w ith a debating so- ping, $3.10.
“ If we do not have th is tre a ty , la- ciety,” declared the president.
bor will be regarded as a p u rch asa­
W ilson was cheered by a crowd of WOMAN CONVERTED
ble
com m odity
th ro u g h o u t the 11,000 when he entered th e a u d ito r­
30 CENTS RETURNED
w orld,” said th e president, draw ing ium to th e m usic of “ Onward, Chris-
EUGENE, Sept. 25.— “ Because,"
a tte n tio n to th e labor provisions.
tion ’ Soldiers,” played on th e g reat she said, “th e Lord has saved my
“ If th is tre a ty is tu rn e d down pipe organ.
soul and I w ant to m ake it rig h t,” a
A m erica will deserve to forfeit the
He spoke from a pulpit tow ering woman enclosed 30 cents in stam ps
confidence of th e world.
I chal­ 10 feet above th e heads of those seat- in a le tte r to F. E. Dice, grover, to
lenge th e opponents of the tre a ty to ed on th e platform , He was in tro - pay, she said, for a yard of ribbon
show cause why it should not be ra t- duced as th e “ first m an of th e stolen in 1915, w hen Dice conducted
ifled,” he exclaim ed.
world.”
a store at Tacoma, Wash.
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By ('amillo Cianferra,
(U nited P ress S taff C orrespondent.#
ROME, Sept. 25.— W ith all part*
of the country aroused over the
tenseness of the Flum e situ atio n , It­
aly is nervously aw aiting the decis­
ion of the crown council, which m et
the first tim e today since 1882.
A pparently only P rem ier N ittl and
Foreign M inister T ittoni know th e
proposals which will be m ade for
the suppression of G abrielle dAa-
nunzio, but it is believed they will be
drastic.
P rem ier N itti’s adversaries assert
th a t his resignation would solve the
Fium e crisis and quiet th e country.
“ W e are not on th e eve of revolu­
tion; we arp not on th e verge of
bankruptcy; we are not overtaken by
fam ine,” said the C orriere Della Ser­
ra, today. "T he only alarm ing
th in g in the whole situ atio n seem s to
be the governm ent’s nervousness.”
R eports of d ’A nnuncio’s success
and popularity continue to reach
Rome. T rieste dispatches rep o rt hi*
forces have occupied Toguira, on th e
D alm atian coast.
Despite the blockade which th e
Italian governm ent has established,
provisions for d ’A nnunzio’s forces ilf
F ium e are pouring in continually
from com m ittees in the su rro u n d in g
d istricts, the poet has announced in
an official com m unique.
He said, “ a constant stream of
volunteers," is a rriv in g from all parte
of Italy.
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E xploration of C hina’s coal fields
has led to th e belief th a t they c o n ­
tain m ore fuel th a n all th e re st of th«
world to g eth er.
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