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We're Telling The World - Come and Enjoy It' University of Ore. Library Vol IX., No. ii:l GRAJCT8 PAHS, JOHEPUIXB OOCHTT, OREGON. MO.XDAY, HKITBMHKK H, WHOIJ-: XUMBER 2784. 4Ifs The Climate 11 1KB n Hit IS stubborn SAY SUFFRAGISTS I4MK HOPE OF HAVIXOT OKKUON LUilHLATl UK MI.KT AXI) IUT IFY HI WWK HJi MISS Flit TOURING STATE tia)a "OUutl l MH IU-4llMMr Governor on Huff rage." I'njr I" Bono of Contention Tliul there will be.no extra c lou (or the ratification of suffrage culltMl ly legislators of the Suto -of rKun l l"y moro l',aln l" 11,0 member of tho legislature and to women all over tho tate who are interested In tho matter. It ought to Im growing plainer to Governor Olcott, Hi women nay. Thla la the meiuago troughl h're today by Mine Vivian Pierce who In hio of the group or suffragists mak ing trlia out from 1'orllaml to get first hand Information from the leg Ittlator themselves an to the calling tit tho amnion. Ml" Pierce found" that Crania Pass legislators, Senator J. 0. Smith and Representative C. A. iflillor ataml together on They mudo lhl. plain In a statement gome weeks ugo. anil It la even plain er today. The question In right In front of the governor now," says Dr. Smith. 'I for one will never pay my own cxK'ne lo no to Salem to attend an intra a-wnlon. I know l hat I speak tor the men of southern and eastern Oregon when I any t hit. In the flrnt place the calling of session I not up to nn. ' It la the 'ItualnetM of tho gov ernor. Thla la a big question. If It la big enough tho State of Oregon can (Tord to pay for approving U as other Btitfim have done. .Women teel Just Ihe same aa men In. thla matter. 1 have not communicated with the governor and do not Intend to. 'Hut I have made a statement to my constituents." Mlaa Pierce, In speaking to wom en leaders here mild: "If wo had known the feeling of the state against the arbitrary at anil of fiovor nor Olcott, we would never have tried to net them to expr them selves to Ihe governor. Women feol that tho alandpolnt of their ronre cn I at I von la fair. Tho atiiblMirn at tltudo of tho governor la more ludl croiis now than It waa a few weeks uko," ways Mlaa Pierce. "The suf Trage situation In thla rountry liaa ohangort almoat overnight. Eaatem politicians are speculating about the new woman vote of 1920. They see that the end la In sight, evon If Gov ernor Oloott doea not." "Do you reallve that 14 states "have ratified tho amendment, and that 14 more are to ratify this wln 1er? This doea not count four stub born -western states, of which Ore gon la the moat stubborn. These Tour the Ionic of events will force out of their position. Our last la Ivors will be (riven to the reaction aries of the east, 1 aak yon, why la a western governor trying to block the ratification of suffrage? The reason must be political, and you can lraw your own conclusion. I would like to any that Governor Olcott Is now the most reactionary governor 1n the country on suffrage. He la the only governor who has declnred that legislators must aak tor the sessjon, must pay tholr own salaries, 'must 'pay their own mil mine, and must make Ihlm a pledge aa to legislation to 'he considered. If we had had many governors like Governor Olcott In this country suffrage would have linen blocked at the start. Miaa norce is covering seven countlos and Interviewing 22 legis lators. ICentral Oregon 'and East ern Oregon will also 'be put on re word 'as to feeling on the suffrage question in relation to 'Governor Ol cott's stand. She left for 'Roseburg h3 morning. FEDERALGAMELAW Warden Hliooiiuikrr Kuys Court Hold Federal ln Supreme; Hag l.luilt Governed I ) KtJU The federal seasons for duck Nbootlnx will bo followed by ' the Htale game authorities, according to an announcement mode by Carl 1). Hhoomaker, state game warden. For all of Wslern Oregon, or (lame Dis trict No. 1, wlilrh takes in all the counties weat of the summit of tho Ciow-ado moiintalna. the senaon opens on October 1st and closos on Janu ary IjUi, both days Inclusive For Kuxtern Oregon, or Game District No. 2, the season opens on 8ptem ber 1 nth and closes on IVcember 3 1st, Ixrth days Inclusive. Tho courta have uniformly held that the federal laws are supreme and If seasons are to be changed they mtiat come through the federal government and not the state. 8Mirtanien throughout Oregon will, therefore, observo tho federal laws and seamms with referonce to the shooting of ducks. However, all other provisions of the stato law with the exc-itlon of the opening and closing dates, will bo enforced as there Is no conflict with refor euce to bag limits, hours for shoot ing and method of pursuit. The hag limit for migratory birds Is 25 In any one day and not to exceed 30 In any seven consecutive days. AMERICAN LEGION AFTER A SLACKER Aatorla. Ore., Slept. S.- -IlecaiiKO It la alleKetl that Thomas Nelson,, man ager of the t'nlon Klsheriuen's can nery here. eHpoimcd the caune of II. It. lluttula, a man who waa de nied citizenship becauso he said he would not eupiiort the I'nltod States government, Clatsop post, Ioya1 Ie glon. today sent to the city school hoard a demand for Nelson's remov al aa school director; to the Y. M. C. A, asking that he reaign frm the hourd of directors, and to 'iovernor Hen W. Olcott aaklng that he be removed from the state pilot com mlHHlon. The letters sent out by the loglon say In part: "Nolaon 3ia stated liefore our post he believes such people as Hnt tuls ought lo be furnlKhed employ ment and helped to earn a living while they ore In this country. He has admitted that when Hultuls was omployed It was known ho tried to evade military service on tho ground that he waa nn Allen and was un willing to fight for this country. The American ilegion believes that this attltudo toward slackers will nioe-t with the Inetaiit disapproval of all Americans." CIIOI.KItA TAKKS DAILY TOM, IX PKTKOOItAII Stockholm. Sopt. 8. Two nun dred to three hundred are dying dally In H'etrograd of cholora. Many of it.ho hospitals are dosed for lack of supplies. WEST TESTIFIES ExGovernor Oswald West testified that he hud 'been General Dlsque's personal representative before the aircraft board at Washington during part of the period of spruce opera tions here. Cross-examined, he ad mitted that Claud Mc.Calloch, West's law partner, was attorney for the Warren Spruce company during the same porlod. Portland, Ore.. Sept. 8. The con gressional probe committee resumed Its hearings today. The chairman said the scaslons here would lie con jludod Friday,, when the committee "'111 loavo for Sacran-.ento. TOGOVERNS ASON HAS If W PLAN TO SOLVE THE J IIMM-MK UlUTKJl hAVH J.U. .VH IHU'l KATIOV DOl'liliKI) . Ill ltli PAST .to YKAIM WANTS ISLANDS OF PACIFIC Xc) I'liilippiui and Eiut ladle for Umj 1 I,mh,mm) Pofiuliuion redlct4l for l7U Toklo. Sept. 8. The uggestlon that Japan, purchase the lliilippine Islands from the I'nlted States and the Dutch Kant Indies from Holland as a means of solving the problem of Japan's ever growing population is made by a writer in the Herald of Asia, a conservative Japanese weekly Journal. The writer eon' tends Japan is bound to expand t-r rltorlally as she Is expanding in pop ulation. Pointing out that the pop ulation has more than doubled in the last 50 years, being now over 57.000, 00n, he estimate that at the same rate of Increase the population will In another .10 years have reach ed 114.000,000. It Is not too much to hope, he ar gues, that some day justice and destiny will decide that all the Islands on this aide of the Pacific north of the eiiiulor, will come un der the jurisdiction of Japaa." He aska the question whether America Intends to keep out Japanese emi grants and still hold the Philippines permanently. If not, why should she not some day sell them to Japan? He adds: "Having closed her own doors to the Japanese, this would be a gracious act on her part and one that would be but naturally expect ed from a country boasting of so much philanthropy and Christian al truism." KOKIX'AST mil PEKIOD OK SKITHMIIF.K 8 TO IS Washington. Sept. fi. 'Pacific Coast States: Fair south, occasional showers north portion; nearly nor mal temperatures. 4 EIRE ABOARD THE NEW MEXICO FATAL TO THREE San Francisco, Sept. 8. 'Reports of tho death of three men ot the crew of the battleship New Mexico, and injury to 4 0 by fire, on boaTd last night was confirmed today. A board of investigation was named to day. All were victims of suffocation but one, who was drowned. The fire started In a rheostat room, ipresum- ably from a cigarette. CM AMIIKKIjAIX TALKS OX THH lisAGl K OF NATIONS Washington, Sept. 8. "I have de clined to make speeches on the league of nations, though urged sev eral times, because I did not wish to offer any discouraging objections," said Senator 'Chamberlain today. "There is much about it that I do not like at all, hut I expect to see all of these objections overcome and overcome in such a way eo that. It will not he necessary to resubmit It to another peace conference. We must halve a league. "Although I have never said it, 1 do not mind saying now that I never would have supported the treaty without the modifications that wer made regarding the Monroe doctrine and the provision for getting out o the league. J want to support the league and am confident that I will be able to do so. I have purposely refrained from any discussion of it Vcnifp I did hot wish to be mUun lerstood." IAP PROBLEM WSON T F THE LEAGUE SAVH TIIKV WANT TO SIT WITH HAND ON' IKMHt K.VOIl "ItK.tD TO 8TVTTIJ0 AXI Hl'X" 'SWALLOW MONROE DOCTRINE' AmhtU Acx eitnce of Treaty Will Clear I'p Iuor Situation tjweep liiK the Country Today Ouuiha, Neb., Sept. 8. Prompt acceptance of the peace treaty so the uncertainties of the labor situation throughout the country may be clear ed up waa urged by President Wilson before an Omaha audience which packed the auditorium here today. Crowds gathered to cheer the presi dent along the route to the audi torium. ' For the first time since the tour began, the president discussed the proiwsed reservations to the league of nations. "A reservation," he said, "Is assent with a big 'but' we agree, but. " The proposed reservation provid ing for unconditional withdrawal. said the president, meant that the sponsors wanted to "sit near the door with their hands on the knob," and If they saw anything they didn't like, to "scuttle and run." Those who wwnted reservations to Article 10, he continued, "simply didn't want to come In now, but wanted to be late Joiners." Any reservations regarding the Monroe Doctrine, the president said, was unnecessary because the Doc trine has been "swallowed, hook, line and sinker" by the peace con ference and would be a'uthenicated by the hlg powers of the world for the first time. Washington, sept. 8. The peace treaty will be reported to the senate next Wednesday noon, Chairman Iodge, ot the foreign relations com mlttee, announced today. The de bate is to begin next Monday. Ixs Angeles, Sept. 8. The trowel of Masonry, used to "spread the ce ment of brotherly love and affec tion," common to the ritualistic cere monies of Masonic lodges in the I'nlted States, may come back Into use by the Masons ot England after an absence of more than a century. it la said, a a result ot the action ot California Masons in presenting the United Grand Lodge of England with a trowel made ot California precious metals. Presentation of the trowel was made by William Rhodes Hervey of this city and John Wlcher, grand secretary ot Masons of California. who ;went to Ixmdon to attend the Masons' .peace Jubilee June 27. 1919 Members of the Masonic order In Bristol, England, are said,to be the only Masons in 'England at this time who utilize ithe trowel in their sym bolic ceremonies, but that the trow el's 'use, formerly general in Eng land, may again become common is Indicated in a letter wrlten to the California Masons by Cecil Powell a member ot a Bristol Ma'sonic lodge. He writes: "I am strongly ot the opinion that it was once commonly in vogue in thla country, but it has for so'hie rea son disappeared from the emulation system. This Is surprising because of all the operative tools it Is with out doubt the most indispensable." AUNTS OPPONENTS Hiren KlirU-k and Crowd 1ieer Ievlathan Kencliew the Dock; Continuous lUwepUon New York, Sept. 8. Amid the tfhiieking of sirens from thousand of factories' and ships, the steamer leviathan reached the dock early to day, bringing General Pershing home again. The shores ot Station Island, Brooklyn, New Jersey and Manhat tan were lined with . thousands who gave him welcome. Vice President Marshall and Sec retary of War Baker welcomed the general officially. A series of recep tions in his honor is scheduled to oc cupy the entire day and evening. A.MKKICAX KIM.KD Washington, Sept. 8. The state- department has been notified that Herbert McGill, an American, had been killed by the Mexicans at Chi apas, on August 30. lOTASH COMING FItOM GKRMAXV New York, Sept. 8. A shipment of 10.000 tons of potaah from Ger many to the United States, said to be the first since 1914. has been con tracted for. Ships have been pro vided for it transportation by Tarle fon Winchester, an official here of the United States shipping board, who made the contract. VISIT TO GRANTS PASS The Courier is in receipt of a let ter from A. G. Clark, of Portland, manager of the Associated Indus tries of Oregon, in which he stares that the excursion of the Oregon manufacturers and jobbers to the southern part ot the state has been postponed from this month until Oc tober 13. An effort is being made to line up the merchants and TO alt e that week Oregon Products Week, with a display of such Oregon pro ducts as they handle. Three prizes of $25, $15 and $10 will be offered to merchants of Grants Pass who make the best win dow displays. The same prlxes will be offered the merchants of Rose burg, Medford. Ashland and Klam ath Falls. TWO KILLED IX FIGHT ILLINOIS REFORMATORY Pontiac, 111., Sept. 8. One offi cer and one inmate were killed and two officers and an Inmate were wounded today in a revolver battle in the state reformatory here after two prisoners had attempted to es cape by sawing the bars of their oaII When two officers tried lo enter the cell the prisoners, who had sec retly armed themselves with revol vers, fired upon them, killing one and wounding the other, and fleeing from the cell. mere followed a clash in the grounds where one of the prisoners was killed and the other wounded. A third officer was shot in the foot. T E Ticoma, Wash., Sept. 8. There were no newspapers published in the city Saturday. The morning issues falling to come out. Following a failure to arrive at a solution-of their difficulties which have arisen over demands for an In creased scale, the union printers struck. They demanded $9.25 and $10 a day of 6ix and one-half hours. Up to the present time the printers have been receiving $7 and $7.50 for a seven hour day. ii i m v ram IS WOtXD RESKKVE A FEW SPE CIAL riUVILfXiES IX TBEATT WITH THE AtSTRIAXS SUPREME COUNCIL SATS "flO" Austria Will Sign Peace Treaty, Bat Charges "Brute Force;" l ltlmatfl , Union With Gmany fill n lo n W I T H P V Paris. Sept. 8. The Roumanian delegation has sent a note to the i peace conference, declaring that its " intention was to sign the Austrian ' treaty -with reservations. The head council has taken the note under consideration and It appears unlike- ' ly that such a signature will be per mitted, i Paris, Sept. 8. Members of the 'American peace delegation deny all knowledge of the agreement report ed in the British press whereby the United States and England guaran tees Belgium against German aggres sion. Paris, Sept. 8. The supreme council has informed Roumanta that she must sign the treaty with Aus tria without reservations, or not at all. The Roumanian decision has not been reached. - Vienna, Sept. 8. The national as sembly by a vote of 97 to 23 decided to sign the peace treaty. The assembly, however, protested against the violation of Austria's right of free disposal of herself. The German nationalities voted against signature of the treaty, while some members of the South Tyrolese party abstained from Toting. The vote was taken after adoption with out dissent of the government's reso lution of protest, presented by Chris tian Hauser, declaring that the ter ritorial clauses of the treaty grossly violated the national ' claim of self determination and the basis on which the armistice was concluded. "We raise once more our voices against a peace founded on brute force," said the resolution. "As one man we decline to dividing up of our peoples into free and unfree, as -is done by this peace." The resolution also declares that , ultimate union with Germany Is an absolute necessity and expresses the hope that when the hatred of the war dies down this union will be con summated." F. D. MORTON PLEADS E Circuit court opened this morn ing with Judge Calkins on the bench, and will continue throughout the week. A grand jury for the next term was drawn as follows: A. F. Knox, foreman; J. II. 'Ahlf, Edwin Estes, Geo. T. Klphart, W. J. Dengler, A. Glgler, W. H. Farra In the case ot the State ot Oregon vs. Frank D. Morton, for arson, the defendant plead guilty. Sentence will be passed later. Al D. Z uver entered a plea of not gulRy of the charge of killing a miner named Frank Frainey, near Waldo by burning him in his cabin. George Sanders entered a plea ot not guilty to a charge of embezzle ment. His case will be tried tomor row. The action at law, Bumgardner vs. Counts was on trial this afternoon. MIXXESOTA RATIFIES St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 8. The Minnesota house ratified the suf frage amendment oon after a spe- : clal opened today. S- ! S"