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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.