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SIM- vol ix., No. seiiH. WILSON VANTS MORE DRASTIC HIGH PltK KM XOT Jl HTH-'IKD AM) CltKATKO DELIBERATELY UV VKKH'H Plt.UTHKH ' TIME TO TURK FROM WAR BASIS . "No Itemuly fur lUilirourt Strike Whllo Mm Am In Tiiimt; Ap prl to Mcrt'lututM Wellington, Auk. 8. Tim presi dent In hi address today told con gress that ttjdaUos lawi are Inade quate and high prices are not Justi fied by the shortage of suppllm, present or prospective, but were created In msny case "artificially and deliberately" by "viclou prac tices." President Wilson recommended Hint the food control act be extend ed to peace tint operation, and that oongreas exclude from Interalate and intrastate shipment goods not com ply Inn wltb Ita provisions, lie re commended a substantial penalty for profiteering, a law limiting the time on cold storage and providing that liooda released from atorage he marked with the price prevailing when the goods went Into atoraKe. Ife also recommended a federal li censing ytm for corporation en gaging In Interstate commerce to In sure competitive selling. In regard to the strike situation the president aald the strikes under taken now only make matter worse. "There Is no remedy possible while the men are In a tomper, and there can 4e no settlement not having the general interest as a motive He urged the prompt parage of the law pendiug. to control security Issues, and appealed for ratification of the peace treaty to turn the country from a war 'hauls. He aald there can be no peace prices while the whole financial and economic system are on a, war basis. , ' The president appealed -to mer chant to deal fairly, and to house wives to exercise greater vigilance and more thoughtful economics. He aid he thought the labor leaders would, presently think and act like Americana like the great mass of their associates. lie had little douilit but what re tailers in part are responsible for xhorbltant prices and asserted thntj the people should have Information1 from government agencies to enable i them to Judge what the profits should be.- "The world must pay for the vut wastage of war," he aald, "and America must prove her metal." FUTURE DELIVERY Portland, Ore., Aug. 8. Activities f Victory Buyers' , week . reached their climax yesterday. Registra tion of retail dealers from out-of-town points for the week broke all former records, reaching approxi mately 1200 by noon, with prospects of going still 'higher. Visitors are having the time of thoir lives, but uro unable to attend all the func tions being scheduled for t.holr en tertainment ind transact .their 'bus iness. Every factory, wholesale and Jobbing establishment la thronged dally with buyers eager to purchase ..goods. - Orders for immediate de livery are heavy, but buyers are al so .placing many orders for future delivery. (Mexico City, Aug. 8, 'New regula tions for the mlnlpg Industry In Mexieo prohibit the exportation of gold In any form but approve the marketing In foreign oountrtei of mllver and copper. LAND OF GOLD AND WHEAT IS HARD HIT 1'iu-tiirrN of Moiitujin Givru Knock Out lllow lly lry Weedier; Hay , Hoc to $40 m Ton Helena, Mont., Aug. 8. High price of hay In this state makes even more serious the situation pre sented to farmers of Montana by the scarcity of feed on account of dry weather this summer. Hay Is sell ing here for $27 in large quantities, and It la reported that In some sec tions of the atate the price ' has reached 1 40, At a meeting held recently at Great Kails, atockmnn and ranchers of that county decided to cut Minne sota hay with their own crews and equipment and ship It to this state. The local farm bureau will have charge of the work. A committee boa gone to Minnesota to arrange for the purchase of tba hay la the field. At Roundup the "Vommerdal elnb has Inaugurated a plan of buying hay In carload lots and reselling It to farmer at cost. SENATE ROILED AT Washington, Aug. 8. The senate today unanimously adopted the reso lution for a aweeping investigation of the outrages against American lives and property In Mexico, and are to report on meana of preven tion. KI'AIJi TO JOIX liKAtil'r: .'Madrid, Aug. S. .Parliament to day approved the proposal that Spain Join the league of nations. Da NORTE WORKING FOR NATIONAL PARK John 'II. Ilreen, sheriff of Del Norte county, has written the fol lowing letter to the Courier, In re gard to the proposed new scenic highway through the great red woods of Northern California: "Stephen T. 'Mather, 'director of national parks, and .Madison Grant, oh airman of the New York eoologi cal museum, will leave San .Fran cIbco on Friday for a' tour of North ern California to select the finest and moet available redwood grove In northern California, with the Idea of acquiring It as a national park. The 'Save the Redwoods' league of Del 'Norte county, have wired them asking It they Intend to visit Del iNorte county. "David F. Houston and party vis ited our county and on the road through the 'Redwoods on what we call tlhe Grants Pass road, said that this highway is the moet magnifi cent In the world with Its combina tion' of mountain and eea and Its screen of stately trees, terns and flowers on every hand. "Tourists from Grants "Past and Southern Oregon have used the red woods as camp grounds, and many a dust-covered traveler has enjoyed the ride through the redwoods. "Can you (help us through your paper by giving It publicity." TO THE PEACE TREATY Washington, Aug. 8. The dis covery of a decree by the president f Colombia, declaring that the pe troleum 'Kinds of Colombia were .'property of the nation" resulted In '.he postponing of the approval of the "olomblan treaty today by the sen ate foreign relations committee. Vast American oil holdings there would lbs threatened with confisca tion. " - GRANTS PAflfl, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, SHOPMEN'S CLOSING Forty Trains Cancelled, Freight and Passenger Service Hampered Unions Would Settle Wage Dispute on Chicago, Aug. 8. Forty addition al trains have been cancelled as a riwult of the shopmen's strike. Cur tailment of- passenger service on many of the large railroads Is fore casted by soma officials. Freight traffic Is hampered also. Chicago, Aug. H. The general strike of 33.000 employee or the packing plants here has 'begun. The stockyards tabor eooncfl called a walk -out because state troops and police guard have not been with drawn from the plants when. 5,000 negroes returned to work. tabor leader say the dispute Is over the employment of non-union negroes, rather than race hatred. They say many negroes have refused to Join the union end labor leaders are taking advantage of the present situation to compel the packers to employ nnlon lalbor. JAPS READY TO TAKE CARE OF INTERESTS Toklo, Aug. 8. (Premier Hara re cently told a political tarty delega tion (hoi "Should the disturbances In China continue, Japan may be compelled to adopt aultable meas ures for the safeguarding of Japan ese Interests." It was reported on July 28 that France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the United State made friendly representations to China' nrglng the settlement of the long-standing quar rel "between North and South China and strongly advising against the re sumptions of armed hostilities. SHORTAGE IN FUNDS UIV II I Salem, Aug. 8. By spreading the oooixratlve projects over period of years, instead of finishing them up In the next two years, as bad been hoped, the state highway commis sion decided Thursday, In consulta tion with 'Mr. Cecil, government rep resentative, that money will 'be available to carry out the original program. It was calculated that enough ' resources will be available tor the state to hold up Its end, and there la hope -that congress will make hew appropriations to take care of the government end. Revision of estimates disclosed that more money Is needed on all projects than was first supposed. C. H. Puree H explained to the commis sioners that estimates had been guesses, and that only recently had the survey been completed and offi cial estimates made. For instance, he explained,, because originally sug gested that the Mount iHood loop could toeibuilt for $514,000, whereas when the 'government completed the survey and estimates recently It dis closed that it will cost $900,000, It wilt be 1922 'before this loop is fin ished. The entire cooperative pro gram will require a .longer period than Anticipated to allow 4tme for revenues to come in. ' To expedite sections on coopera tive work, Commissioner iBooth moved that the Klamath tFalls-Dalry section be put up as a: project as soon as iposalble, and that the same action be taken with the Klamath Falls Olene section, and . the Lakeview north section, which will extend JIM IIIUIIIW Hum FHIOAV. Al'Gl STRIKE Expel Scabs-limes Would Merits Wilson to Speak The troops are to be recalled from the stockyards district. Washington, Aue. 8. 'Director General Hines Is awaiting word from the unions that all striking shop men have returned to work, before undertaking to carry out Instructions given by iPrcsldent Wilson last night to settle the wage controversy on Us merits. A board may be consti tuted to hear the demands and con sider the erldaooa. Washington, Aug. 8. When lead ers presented a resolution In the house, proposing a Joint session to hear the address this afternoon. Rep resentative Blanton, Texas democrat, mad4 a- point of no quorum roll call ordered. However, a roll call de veloped the faot that there was a quorum present. The house adopt ed the resolution and there Is to be a Joint session at 4 o'clock. OPPOSE "SOVIET ROLE" Portland, Ore., Aug. S. The state editorial convention convened here today! President C. E.1nga"TlC- of Corvallis, declared that he would urge the members to go on record strongly opposing the railroad unions' proposals to congress tor what he termed would ibe "soviet rule of the railroads" by tripartite control. He said the proposition was unfair, as the workers would share In the profits but not the pos sible losses. The National Editorial Association members will meet here tonight. TO DELAY SOI SEVERAL YEARS about 30 miles. Once these pro jects get under way, the commission plajis to follow them ud with other sections, such as on the Silver Lake. On the Roseburg-Coos Bay road the estimate is $1,050,500. Mr. Booth moved that the section from Camas west to the north fork ot the Coqnllle river, approximately 14 miles, and the worst part ot this road, be put up as a' project first, and that IDouglas and Coos counties be asked to aid iBIds on the Hayes hill section of the Grants Pass-Crescent City road a cooperative project, exceeded the estimate to euch tin extent that the commission decided to let this Im provement drop unless the county Is willing to make up the difference. At the September meeting the commission will sell $1,000,000 of the 4 per cent bonds. The high way work Is now progressing at the rate of about $50,000 a day.. . Contracts awarded Thursday, by the commission were as follows: iBaker county, old Oregon trail, Baker-Hailneg section, 9.7 ' miles, grading and macadam, F C. Oxmon. $90,044.35. TTnlon county, Id Oregon trail, Lone IPIne-Hot Lake section. 3.9 miles, macadam, IWaTren Construe. tlon company, $38,630. Marlon county, (pacific hlerhwuv alem-JBrooka section, 4.1 miles, pav ing, luiaxe compton company, $93, 445.80. .. Josephine county, Pacific high way Stage Roald pass section, 4.S ( Continued "on Page" 31 - NOW N 1 FOR 8T H, 1910. E TO BEC1E KING Archduke ' Joseph Ray He Is True ftomocrat, Will Await Election and Leave Matters to I'eojrfe Vienna. Aug. 8. There is no In tention of making Archduke Joseph king of Hungary, Budapest dis patches eay. The office Is merely that of president. Although surrounded by old mon archlst influences. Archduke Joseph declared today thai he -would at tempt to work along the same lines as Count Michael Karolyl. He said: "I am a true democrat and will car ry on the government untH elections are held, then parliament shall de cide all matter. GREAT RRITAIX AS I) AFGHANSTAX SIGJf IP London, (Aug. 8. Peace hag been made between Great Britain and Afghaostan, and the articles were signed today. E AFTER IRE BUSINESS London, Aug. 8. The federation of .British industries which Is com posed of more than. 900 of (Britain's largest manufacturers and associa tiona of manufacturers has formu lated plans for an oversea organiza tion which contemplates the appoint ment in every market of the world of a commissioner to be assisted where advisable by expert advisors. For Its purpose the federation has divided the world into 21 areas and already has appointed a commission er for some of them. The purpose of the federation is to explore the possibilities of all markets and to further British trade by providing in formation for British mannfactur era. SERBIA HAS PLENTY DF Belgrade, Serbia, Aug. 8. The jiumi uiuicuuy ai present is me nn- anciai situation, says Colonel D. M. Stewart, of the Tnited States army, retired, who has Investigated the economic situation in the new Jugo slav kingdom for several large Am erican corporations. "The Immense amount of inferior currency in circulation, at" least 7,009,000 Austrian kronen-, has im peded establishment of trade," he aald. 'American business represen tatives haVe no difficulty In obtaln- mg orders. The trouble comes In the proper solution of the problem of payment" Steps have been taken to establish banking communications between this country and America. BANDITS MAKE BOLD ; ' 1XYLIGHT BOBBERY San "Francisco, Aug. 8. Three bail d Its escaped today with gems valued ai $50,000, from the" Morgen Jewelry company in the downtown district. It was a - bold daylight robbery. Mexico City, Aug. 8. Three thou sand Japanese have arrived in Lower California with the evident intention of settling there, eay Mexican news papers which add that it is believed many of these immigrant Japanese crossed the International boundary and made secret entrance to the United States. D S T S IR WHOM? NOfBER 8739. HELLS MtV BIG FLEET CAMEOUTWEST FOH PItOTKCnO.V A.VD TO DE VELOP PACIFIC (OAST TO HIGH DEGREE SECOND LARGEST IK WORLD War With England Out of Questio and So Other XaUon Powerful Enough to Attack V San Diego, Cal., Aug. 8. 'Admiral Hugh 'Rodman, commander of the Pacific fleet, in an addresa last night at a banquet tendered Secretary of the Navy Daniels at the Hotel del Coronado, gare an Intimate slcetch of the new Pacific fleet and some of the reasons that led to its 'being brought to the west coast. Admiral Rodman said: "To one who Is unaccustomed tg making addresses In public I am afraid that you have given me rath er a large proposition in the discus sion of the fleet, so I will confine myself to giving you a' brief descrip tion of it, and some of the salient reasons tor sending such a powerful fleet to this, coast. "Two years ago when we entered the war, we bad a strong competi tion as to who had the second larg est navy. Great Britain, of course, taking the first place. "Well, that competitor has been wiped off of the face of the earth; It ba toeea completely- eliminated; in fact, doobly so for .not only was' it chased off the high seas and driv en into its bole behind its guns in its fortified harbors, like a lot of plague-stricken rats, but it was com polled nder stress to ignominously surrender, and then, with the us ual Hun treachery, was surruptitl- ously sunk at Its anchorage In Sea pa Plow. 'An so I repeat in all truth, that is completely annihilated; not a vestige remains: in fact, not enough to offer a target to a well armed f er- . ryboat. 'The primary credit for this must be given to the grand fleet. 'It is true that we are now at ' peace with the whole world,- nor can we Imagine chat any nation, bar none will have the hardihood to make war on us, so king as our fleet retains its present comparative strength and efficiency; tor It Is a (Continued on Page 2) PACIFIC COAST STATES YVESSaS San "Francisco. Aug. 8.- The three Pacific coast states of 'Washington, Oregon and California will have contributed 3,721,524 dead weight tons ot ships at the close or the 1919 building program " according to the approximate figure given out here today by the United States shipping; board. In all, 472 ships will have been added .to the 'American mer chant, marine since the intensive war time "shipbuilding began to "bridge the Atlantic", in the battle waged against . the . German sub marines. ; Steel and wooden ships to the numlber of '318 with a tonnage of 2,336,986. Is the estimated produc tion of "Washington and Oregon ship yards from the beginning ot the war to the completion of the 1919 program. Of these 245 are steel and 73 of wood.; In California the total tonnage of steel vessels to be constructed to the ' end of"1919 is 1,192.538. Of wood en vessels, constructed or nnder con struction, California's contribution 1s '28 with a" total dead weight ton nage of 177,000. Concrete shtps are rw-nte4 by 1 5,090 tons,
