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'Ifs The Climate We're Telling. The World Come and Enjoy It' I - (TO s 1, VOU X., No. 4. ROASTS PRES. FOR QUOTING T. ROOSEVELT IlKKOKK HinilVINO BACK TO CAPITAL JOIINHON TKLLH WICAT T. U. WOl'14) IK) WILSON TEDDTS ANTITHESIS CWlifuruia Hcualor Outline 1Umwn rl's HUml IWore the War) VcriliUim or IIM1 lUippod Minneapolis, Sept, 21. Answer ing President Wilson's statement that "Theodore Roosevelt would fa vuf tbo league of nations were lie alive today," Senator Johnson said In hi last speech here; "Mr. Wilson, hard pressed, quot ed Friday Theodore 'Hoosmelt. Oh. If Roosevelt were only here! The na tion nver needed tilm mure. Ills commanding KTBOimlity. Ii In. lofty - patriotism, hi love for and pride In our nation, hi very personalty typ ical of our republic, lila loyally to tbe (treat cause of democracy, hi fearlessness In iitturklnK anydlvldod allegiance to our country, hi red blooded Americanism, would have made abort work uf I he un-Amerl-i-in thln which Mr. WIImoii seeks to foist' uMin un. How tt I run K and weird and unnatural It seems for Mr. Wilson to quote . Theodore lloosevetl. They huve over been tbe anllthetris of each other. One with -clear -vision nnd unerring wisdom aw the possibilities of-the great world war and our Interest In It. The other with cold and clalihy phrases preached the doctrine of neutrality In deed and thnuKht. HooHevelt, when It was unpopular to do an, denounced wrong nnd aggres alon, broken national faith and rut hi en tn 1 1 1 tu rlHin . Wilson for three yearn before we (rot into the war. waa unable to tell for what the na tions of the eunh were fighting and told un each aide was Italtllng for tbe KBtne bidden cause. For two year and .' half he neither saw nor understood the underlying forces In clvlll.ation'a titanic struggle,. Un moved and untouched he witnessed the crime against Belgium end the assault upon humanity. He now a peaks learnedly on the ideal phasos of the (conflict, ithe actuating rowionsl tbjp root of the cataclysm. Vntll the beginning of 1917 he told a different talo and spoke another story. It Is only now, when the exigencies of his leiurue demand another preHenlntlon, that ha reverse bis utterances from 1914 to 1917 nnd assumes now tq tnir ii the causes of the war, the underlying force of the ruthless militarism which pounced upon n unsuspecting world, and paints n pic turn utterly the reverse of that which he painted to the American people for nearly three years. 'And during all thl time Roosevelt clear ly saw and he sounded hi trumpet call to the lAntprloan people of pre paration of the Inevitable, while Mr. Wilson In uttering with unseeing eye again and lugaln atnted thai , both aide were fighting for the name unknown reasons and that jus tice substantially rested with neith er. "Of course, IM. Roosevelt like all the rest of in. would 'have prone far to bave prevented war. mm when ntoy man eay that he would for a single Instant have accepted, tbo rath which would' have put the country he an dearly loved within the power or direction, command or recommendation of foreign nation, that man affront the revered mem ory of Theodore Roosevelt. " f WII40V HKTUIVIX EAST 4 f Stockton, Cat., Sept. 22. f President Wilson was greeted by thousand here today as he 4- stopped for ten minutes, en route to Itcno. 4 S' llnvtley I'lemla fur Their Financial Welfare, Hut Mtilcll Hon Too . Many 1iiicea for Graft Washington, Sept. 20 'Fair youug women, whose honest affections were attested 'by their having given tbeir hearts and promised tbelr hands be fore) April 6, '1917. to young men who later became soldier in Uncle Sam's army, were the particular ob Jects of a rescue expedition under taken In the house the other day by Representative Hawley of Oregon during the debate on the war-rk Insurance bill. Notwithstanding tbe fact that In many cases soldiers named the girl to whom they were 'betrothed as the beneficiaries of their government In stirance policies, the war-risk Insur ance act permits payment only to certain blood relatives and where the engagement was entered into before war was declared. It ha been necessary, of course. to throw numerous safeguards around the war risk Insurance law to prevent frauds and frameups by de signing women to put themselves In line for the soldiers' insurance In case of death in the war. In bulld- these safeguards, however, It Is pointed out that many young women who were cheated out of their hus bands by roH-son of the war suffered Injustice. Explaining his proposed amendment Representative Hawley said: "Tbo purpose of amendment Is to take rare of Instances where the sol dier, sailor or marine took out irt aurance and was allowed to name In the application hi ftnnncee a Ills bfnfclary. 1 hate In mlrtd a par ticular Instance of this kind and have heard of others. This, how ever, 1s to apply only where the agreement to marry was entered In to prior to our entry Into the war. In order to avoid any question of fraud." But 'Republican Floor trader Mon dell, unmoved toy the beautiful sen timent, defeated the amendment with this cruel rejoinder: "All the world loves a' lover, and one Is taking chances of appearing ungracious by opixwing n amend ment of tbo sort suggested by tbe gentlemen from Kansas, which It Is claimed would afford balm to the soul of certain young women who were alleged to have 1ienn the fln nncees of soldiers. I bad a curious experience when J made an earnest effort to keep a soldier from being rnurtmartlnled 'heeause tie had nam ed in an application for an allowance us his wife a fair daughter of the sunny south, who. when the allow ance was sent to her. modestly sug gested that she did not bear the re lation of wife to the soldier, but only that of a good friend." STATU I'WIlt OI'KXS , 4 4 Salem. Ore.. Sept. 22. The 4 4 state fair opened here today 4 4 with a good attendance. This 4 4 Is Governor Wlthycombe and 4 4 soldiers' day. x 4 4-S-4444444444444 JOYFUL NEWS FOR . THE GRAPE GROWERS Los 'Angeles. Cal.. Sopt. 22. 'DIs .overy of a process by which grapes can be convertod Into a non-Intoxicating wine, having the bouquet and ttKt,H of the finest wines previously imiufaetured, hns been announced hern. The details of the process are boing kept secret but It was recent ly announced that wlnerlos at Cuca monga and Etlwanda, California, will have a, greater output of the new product this year than thoy had of wine previously manufactured. 'Wine grapes' which have Jumped In 'price almost 75 ior cent sl'nce last year are being rapidly 'bought up by the wlnorle and this, it was believed iresagea , confidence In the success f the new beverage. FIE DOUBTFUL CASES -l?TB PAM W"PHI OOUWTT, OREGON, . MONDAY, BKtTKMBKIl 22, 1019. ALUEYES TURNED ONTHE STEEL WORKERS' STRIKE Great Conflict Begins Today Wage Earners-Heads Cracked at Pittsburg Many Shops Closed, Others Operating With Small Forces ' New York. Sept. 22. The prelimi nary skirmish In the great Indus trial struggle between the labor unions and the United States Steel corporation, which directly or indi rectly affects a half-million wage earners, produced the usual conflict ing claims by general on both aides. In the great strategic centers or the struggle, the Chicago and Pitts burg districts, many thousands of worker obeyed the strike order, but early reports stated comparatively fow plant were compelled to close. Many of the other plant are operat ing as usual. Pittsburg. Pa., Sept. 22. Several men had their heads clubbed and 20 were arrested when the state police had a, brush with the street strike crowds refusing to disperse. Shots were fired. Chicago. III.. Sept. 22. Reports from all parts of the country where steel plants operate show a conflict ing situation regarding the atrlke starting today. Many shop closed AL ZUVER CASE OP FOR TRIAL TODAY Judge P. M. Calkins convened court here today and the first cose on the docket to come up was that of the State vs. Al Ziiver. Zuver Is charged with killing Philip Fralney, near Waldo, by burning him up In his cabin, several months ago. Tbe case is attracting considerable attention and a large crowd is In from the Waldo and Takllma dis tricts todny. About 2." witnesses have been subpoenaed for the de fense, while about five have been called to testify for the prosecution. Up to 3 o'clock today only two of the witnesses had been called to testlfv and the case may drag along for sev eral days. The Jury is as follows: J. D. Drake, August I.orenz. Wm. Haber man, Robert Sexauer, S. P. Sloan, H. T. Day. O. W. Wlnetront. Leslie Cruse. O. H. Fields, Ernest I.ough- rirtge. Joe Ferguson and J. M. Far mer. AMERICAN LEGION Following up the membership campaign conducted by the local post of the American legion in this city last week, a determined effort will be made during this week to reach all men In the county who are eligible for the Legion. The drive for members In this city has resulted In lining up practic ally every ex-service man for the lo cal post, 'but membership here Is still below that obtained in Med ford and Ashland. In order thut all who reside In the territory tributary to this city may Join the local branch Immediately If they desire, the Courier is printing the regular application blank In this issue. This, 'rilled out and mulled, will make the sender a member. Any "honorably discharged man who was ln the army, navy or ma rine corps between April 2. 1917, and November 11, 1918. will be vot ed into the local post upon receipt of his application. i Besides payment of the 2 an nual dues, the member of the Amer HUN SYMPATHIZERS TAKE DUE NOTICE Which Affects Half Hod down, while others are operating with small forces, gome of the fac tories lost a few of their workers, but thus far no disorders are report ed here. Hera are come facts In tbe strike situation: Approximate number of steel em ployes affected by the strike In Unit ed States, 600,000. Employes of United States Steel corporation affected by strike, 268, 710. Number of steel corporation em ploye holding stock, 60.741. In 191R. 43.777. In 191T, 3d,252. Total wage and salaries paid by the U. S. Steel corporation In 1918. 452.663424. Expenditures for welfare work, 1917. 310.648.980. Unskilled help, lowest, 33.60; highest, 36. Skilled help, lowest, $7: highest, 370 to 380. Highest priced help, rollers aver age 330 a day and run up to 380. Next highest priced help, melters. average 320 a dsy. BY ENSILAGE CUTTER Au accident that almost proved fa tal happened to Roy Ijathrop Satur day evening about 4 o'clock, at the George Feldmaier place in the edge of this city. i.Ir. lathrop was work- log with a silage cutter, when tbe machine flew to pieces, a portion of the metal striking Mr. l-athrcp on the .head and inflicting a severe x ut. His head was also badly bruised. The accident rendered him uncon scious and he was unable to recog nize anyone until this morning. The attending physician states that Mr. tathrop Is seriously hurt, but cannot determine the extent of his Injuries until the injured man regains full consciousness. He was taken to his home today. The accident is said to have hap pened as a result of substituting a piece of wire in the machine for a bolt. The wire failed to hold and a wrei-ked machine was the result. STARTS BIG DRIVE ican Legion then has theole obliga tion of standing up for the 100 per cent brand of Americanism. The -American 'LeElon neither de sires nor Inclines toward becoming a political power. It wishes only to continue the same zealous respect and honor for strictly (American en terprise and national loyalty that was Insisted upon during the period of actual fighting. It should be the desire as well as the dirty of every man who has been in the service to belong to an organization founded on such an ideal,. The 'beet guaran tee of that ideal for the future lies 1n Just such cooperation. Branches of tbe. Legion over the entire nation, nd particularly some in this state, have been finding cases of flagrant disregard of national loyalty, and have acted quickly and vigorously. The full national power of the IiCglon Is demanded for this work, however, and tbe active coop eration of every real American who (Continued on Page 3) 9 VILLA HAS lift IS GAINING POWER Mract Word From Itouel Chief gays Ho Has Plenty of Ammunition; Gather in Many Recruits Washington, Sept. 82. The first direct word from Francisco Vina since he waa driven from Juarez' by United States troop reached Wash ington today 1n a letter written on September 6. Villa said be had large quantities of ammunition and twice as many men under arms as at any time since 1316. Ha sst lie ha plenty pf money, having cap tured more than 1,000.000 pesos in oid and a quantity of silver govern ment cola and bullion. Eirht ban. dred deserters from the Carranzlsta forces recently Joined- his forces, he wrote. Villa aald he did not fear a con flict with tbe American troops at Juarex, but retired because lie kjiew this action did not reoresent the mat sentiment of tbe United States. He added that lie bad steadfastly con- tinned bia poller of nrotectin all America and other foreigners within bis lines. SWEET Sl'OCEEDS XELSOX Salem. Sent. 22 Frank vi , Sweet, harbor master at As- toria, baa been named a mem- 4- be r of tbe state board of pilot commissioners, succee d 1 n g Thomas 'Nelson, who was re- moved at the requeet of the f American Legion. . 4- OIUNTIXO OF ASSISTANCE HELI OOXSTITl-TIOXAL Washington, Sept. 22. The sen ate Judiciary committee fcas unani mously decided that the proposed treaty guaranteeing assistance to France If she Is attacked by Ger many is constitutional. Six mem bers were present and 12 were ab sent. E W. R. Burner is in from the Hol land district today, and states that there is considerable mining activity. In the way of prospecting, now going on in that' section of the state. It is rumored that the R. Boswell mine has been bonded by a' mining com pany for $150,000, the same com pany having also secured control ot the Cone Ledge and Little Gem mines adjoining. These noted producers and work .on them will probably be started In the near future. Mr. Boswell. owner of the famous Boswell mine. Is now at Hermlstnn Oregon, engaged In raising alfalfa. PUTER FINED $1 .500 E San 'Francisco. Sept. 22. Indict ments have been dismissed against 'Allan MoEwen, news writer, and Franklin .P. Bull, San Francisco at torney, charged with complicity In government land fraud cases. S. A. t iPuter. wbo pleaded guilty, was miou i.nuu, ana n. u. and V. A. Puter $500 each. J. "L. Van Wormer was fined $500, and A. L. IBaker $250 in the Oregon land fraud cases. W. L. Murray, of Portland, who forfeited $2,000 ball last week, is now a fu gitive from Justice. FOUKCAST VOR lKRIOD OF SF.ITK.MBKR 2aXI TO 27TH Washington, Sept. 22 .Pacific Coast States: Generally fair with neatly normal temperature. WHOLE XI MB EH 277w KOLCHAK Will eii fn OF DENE1E REDS ABAVDO KURSK AFTER HARD FIGHT A'D PREPARE TO LEAVE PETROGKAD SITUATION SERIOUS IT HUME D'Annmutos Forces Start Offeaslv and Take Territory! Slavs Fnu tntted in Attempt to Land London, Sept 22. Admiral Kol- chak, head of the alURusslan gov ernment has informed the allies that be will resign his title as chief ruler In favor of General Denlklne. lead er of the anti-bolsbevlki forces la Southern Russia, a bolshevik! mess age from Moscow says. Tbe messags admits that the bolshevik! bars abandoned Kursk, after severs fight ing against Denlklne. Copenhagen, Sept. 22. The bol- shevikl have prepared to evacuated Petrograd, a dispatch from Helsinc- fors states. Paris. Sept. 22. Ttoods d'Annunzio have been mtanilln their zone of occupation Into Jugo slav territory, according to a Jugo slav delegation in Paris. They have -penetrated seven miles Into Jugo slavia, occupying the heights at rruniaK, ana dominating the sur rounding country. They have bad qo clash with tbe enemy. London, Sept. 22. An attemDt bT the Jugoslavs to land on the Dalma tian coast is reported. Their land ing was. frustrated hv the Italian naval and military authorities. Rome, Sept. 22. It is reported here that tbe American marines bavs landed at Bucorlm, a small town on the arm of the Gulf of Qnanero, ten miles southeast of Flume. OIX-CIXNATI AVIXS TOSS Cincinnati. Sept 22. Cincinnati won the toss for the opening game of the world aeries. October 1 will probably be the opening dajr. The first two games will be nlared r.ln. ctnnati and the next three in Cbicago" unless Cleveland beats out thb White, Sox; the next two If necessary will oe played In Cincinnati, then tha finish In the other city. WANT TREATY RATIFIED WITHOUT AMENDMENT -Vew Orleans, Sept. 22. The asso-' elated advertising clubs of the world have adopted a resolution urging prompt ratification "without amend ment or reservation." of the peace treaty, following the reading of an address by Samuel Gompers. declar ing that prompt ratification was ab solutely necessary to bring back nor mal Industrial conditions. DANIELS ASKS FOR - ANOTHER DRY DOCK Washington, Sept. 22. Secretary Daniels announced today that as a result of his visit to the Pacific coast he would soon ask congress to authorize the establishment of an additional dry dock at the naw vanl and shipbuilding facilities there. Tu- gei bound and San Francisco will .be the chief 'bases, with cruiser anl dreadnaugbts divided equally. The smaller -vessels will be baaed at the smaller ports of the Paclflo coast.