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MEDFORU. OK EG OX, FK I DAY, MAY 28, 1020.
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HOUSEFAILS
TO OVERRIDE
WILSONVETQ
Twenty-nine Less Than Required
Two-thirds Majority Secured on
Motion to Pass Peace Resolution
Over President's Veto Wilson
Gives Endorsement to Democratic
Platform Adopted in Virginia Op
poslnu the Lodqc Reservations.
WASHINGTON, Mnv 28. An ef
fort to override President WolsonV
veto of the republican pence resolu
tion failed today in the house. Tho
vole was 219 in favor of'overriilimr
the veto, to 152 against, or 29 less
than the minimi two-thirds majority.
Two republicans, Representatives
Kelly of Michigan and Fuller of Mass
achusetts, voted to sustain tho presi
dent's veto while seventeen democrats
joined the republican majority in un
effort to override it.
WASHINGTON. Mnv 28-.The plat
form adopted by Virginia democrats
last week "was indorsed today b
('resident Wilson as "in full accord
with my own views, especially the
statement which sets forth the atti
tude of the party on tho League of
Niitions, and the pressing problems of
pence, finance and reconstruction."
The Virginia platform, drafted bv
Senator Glass, of that state, praised
. the president for. "steadfastly standing-
for the covenant' atrreed to at
Versailles, and condemned the re
publican reservations as destructive
of the purposes of the league.
WASHINGTON, Mnv 28. Repeal
of all war time leg' station was pro
posed today in n joint resolution ui
troduced bv Representative Connally,
democrat, Texas. Tho repeal would
be effective on final passage of the
resolution.
BRISTOL. R. I., May 28. Two
strike sympathizers were wounded
with pistol shots and three factory
guards injured with stones during a
riot today outside the plant of tho
National India Rubber company. The
(rouble started with tho arrival of
women clerks and other employes
whose work had not been stopped by
a strike. Women among the strike
sympathizers pulled tho stenogra
phers' hair and several of the latter
were roughly handled.
Approximately 4.700 persons arc
employed at the mill and all with the
exception of 300 clerks, carpenters
and like employe.", either joined the
strike or wore forced out by the clos
ing of the plant.
MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY TO U. S. SISTERS
PARIS. May 28. Sisterly affec
tion and deepest svnipnthv for the
women of Americu whoso husbands,
"ms, brothers or sweethearts fell
during the war is expressed in a mes
sne received bv the Paris memorial
day committee from tho Society of
French Homes, tho members of which
(ire French women who know the sor
rows of war.
The message, which was inspired by
the approach of the Memorial dav and
the arrival of many sorrowinz Ameri
can women hero, follows:
"Hear Sisters of America: At the
s-ul hour when those dearest to vou
received vour last embrace as thev
"arted from vou and left to offer their
I've that right and liberty might tr
imph the hearts of Krench wives.
Mothers and sweethearts were with
von, because thev had passed through
'hat anguish which later was to be
come yours.
MAYOR GATES ISSUES
LEST WE FORGET
Monday next is Decoration
day and this vcar we are re-
minded more than ever of the
significance of tho day. Added
to soldiers dead, of r-'-'vious
y-.'or: ve have ! ose yo i ;g 'ni-:i
of the lull- war w'm :nadj t:.e su-
prciuc sacrifice, that voi nnd i
imiiht o.'i.ioy the continuatior of
hbcrlv this m .vt nnj gl.irious '
country. '
I .---pc that wl ere it s at all
possible, tho stores, l;u line.-.-; ":
houses and all business im-titu-
tiers s. nw their respect i .- Ibis
M MiiTial day ny closing their
plnee-a tor the emiro dav
C. K. GATKS.
Mayor.
UP U PRESHT
Af EER LONG FlflHT
WASHINGTON, Mnv 28 Tho con
ference report on tho long-pending
water power bill was upproveef todity
by tho senate and the measure now
goes to the president. The vote was
45 to 21.
The bill which is designed to brinir
nbout development of the water power
resources of the nation under direc
tion of a federal commission, has
been before congress in one form or
another for twelve vears. Last ses
sion both houses passed a similar
measure, but failure of the senate to
adopt tho conference report, prevent
ed final passage.
Action on the conference report fol
lowed a erenernl discussion. Senators
Norris, republican, Nebraska, and
Kin?, democrat, Utah, opposed the
measure. Senator Kin? predicted
there would bo a "rndo awakening
within a short time" and that "sup
porters of tho bill would regret its
passace."
INEW YORK, May 28. Several in
dictments charging profiteering in
sugar were returned In federal court
here today. One indictment charged
the Economy Wholesale Grocers
company and Abraham Gladstone of
Chicago with having sold in New
York on Hay 1, HO, COO pounds at 24
cents. They are alleged to have
bought the sugar for lu cents.
Another indictment charged D. O.
Xetter of 'New York and Morris Spirt
of Waterbury, Conn., with having
sold at 20 cents a pound 52.000
pounds of sugar which it was alleged
cost them less than 1 9 cents.
EMORU
"And now. dear sisters, vou begin
to come to us on your sacred pil
grimage. You come to kneel before
the craves of vour beloved, the he
roic defenders of our cause, whose
mortal remains rest under the soil of
France our Frame which is so
proud to cradle their sacred bodies.
How well we understand the emo
tions and thoughts that sleep in vour
hearts ns vou dwell on numberless
recollections of those dear ones who
are no more.
'Our Society of French Homes
longs to aid vou in every way across
tedious states of the sad journey
which lends vou to the last renting
place of your dead. May vou feel
that which we French women wish so
much to feci that our lot ones are
invisible, but not wholly bevond our
ken. Tinted in this immortal hoie,
we offer you our faithful affection."
iDtn ADMV HENRY SCHULDERMAN IMfl firm I MIRY SUGAR Bill
) M.U Hilt
ADVANCING
UPON KIEV
Bolsheviki Force Back Poles to
Second Line of Defense on Extend
ed Front Armistice With Japanese
in Siberia Armenians Crush Bol
shevik Uprising Lloyd Georqe to
Meet Emissaries From Soviet
Government.
LONDON. May 28 The bolsheviki
are advancing in the Kiev region and
are engaged in fighting on the second
fortified lino of the Poles northeast
of that city, it is announced in Thurs
day's official statement by the soviet
government, received by wireless from
Moscow today.
The statement savs the fi"Ming
line runs ten miles north of Brovari
village. This villusrc lies about ten
miles directly cast of Kiev.
LONDON, May 28. Hostilities bo
tween the Russians and Japanese in
Siberia ceased May !.". according to
a Renter dispatch from Vladivostok
datci Wednesday. The dispatch also
reports the arrival of the Russo
Japanese armistice commission at
Khabarovsk.
Armenians Active
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mnv 25 (Iiy
the Associated Press) Armenian-
have crushed the bolshevik uprising
against thicr government in Erhan,
nnd n loyal Armenian annv now is in
control of Alcxandropol, according to
n ninssngc received from the Arv
nian capital bv M. Pckzntiun, Ar
menian diplomatic representative at
Tiflis. General Khachadorian, an
Armenian commandc:- who recentlv
revolted and who was in chr.nre of
an armored train which mndo bolshe
vik control of Alcxandropol possible,
was killed during the fighting.
ANGORA, Asia Minor, May 18.
(Bv tho Associated Press) Protests
airainst alleged mistreatment by M.
Tardieu, French governor of the pro
vince of Adann, nnd Armenians as
sociated with the French in that dis
trict ince French occupation forces
moved in last March have been re
ceived from Moslems there bv Mus
tapha Kemal Pasha, leader of Turk
ish nationalists here.
A lone list of atrocities the Turks
are said to hnvo suffered, especially
at Kozun, necompnnicd the protests.
PARIS, May 28. French govcrn-
mcntnl authorities have been in con
stant touch with Adnna and declared
this moraine that no disorders bed
been reported.
Lloyd (icoiRc Meets Reds
LONDON, May 2. Premier Llov-l
George will meet Gregory Krnssin.
Russian bolshevik minister of trade
and commerce this week, savs bc
Times, which also mentions n rumor
"circulated through channels notor
iously in touch with the premier's
entourage." that both the subject of
negotiations nnd the persons engaged
in them "would be more widely ex
tended than at present nckr.o!
edged." M. Krnssin will propose savs the
nawspapcr to put incuts of Russian
cold stumped with the seal of the old
Russian government on the Knglish
market. The Times adds:
"Iiy receiving Russian cold, stolen
bv the soviet, we would be virtual!.
recognizing the soviet government. It
is impossible to disassociate the two
ideas of trade relations nnd offichi
recognition.''
PUT N. Y. HAIR CUES
DPI 10 35 CENTS
NEW YORK, Mnv 28. Prices of
shaves nnd hair cuts in New York
soon will be cut to 1" end 3.) cents.
respectively, according to Leon
cutshairha YnkwNoin ssanile tnoinn
Worthal. general organizer of the
International Barber's union. New
barber shops, he said, will be opened
by thebarbers union or individual
union members.
Barbers, he said, will receive $.10
n week with fifty per cent if nil earn
iugs above receipts of -"f 12 a week.
KICKED OUT; PUCE IS
GIVEN TOM HANDLEY
SAI.IC.YI, Ore., May 2S. Homy .1.
Sciiuldcrman has been removed from
'he office of state corporation com
missioner by Governor Olcott. ThJ
governor has appointed State Senator
T. M. Hundley of Tillamook in Schul
derman's place.
Announcement that he had asked
Schuldernian to resign was made by
Goveraor Olcott last night, and the
chango dates from yesterday. Alleg
ed opposition to the administration
on tho part of Schuldermnn is the
cause of Schuldormun's removal from
office, tho governor announced.
.Mr. Sciiuldcrman was first appoint
ed corporation commissioner by
Governor Withycombe In May, 1315
and was re-appointed in December
1910. Ills present term would have
expired January 1, 1921.
.Mr. Ilandley has served two terms
in the tower house of the legislature,
one regular term In tho state senate
and was a member of tho senate at
I the special session last January.
LIFE TERMER AT
HI OF BULLETS
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 2R.
Deputies from the sheriff's office in
Sacramento joined prison guards to
day in the search for Curl Otto, a life
term prisoner who epeaped from Fol
flome yesterday when he overpowered
the enKineer of a swHch. engine and
smashed thru tho prison gate. Otto
was sentenced from San Francisco for
burglary.
.1. Quijada and Cleorgo Clifford
made the dash with Otto hut were at
once recaptured by guards. Otto gain
ed the underbrush under fire of
guards 'rom the prison walls, hut was
seen to stumble just before he disap
peared from view. In 1917 Otto
escaped from San Quentin prison.
When the prisoners reached the
open yesterday tney set ablaze the
contents of an oil tank and set fire
to tho underbrush to create a smoke
screen t hat would shield them from
the guards' fire as they made the
final dash.
BILL HAR1 SHERIFF
LOS ANGKLKS, Mav 28.
When William S. Halt, motion
picture actor, was informed to-
dav that he had been made thn
democratic nominee for sheriff
of Hood River county. Oregon,
bv a "write in movement," he
said he would trlndlv accept the
nomination if his constituents in
that county would allow him to
reside in Los Anircles and look
nfter his duties by periodical
visits.
"I mean it.'' said the nominee.
15,000,000
CHEST FOR
MR.N00
Hearst Reporter Teils Campaiqn In
vestigation Committee McAdoo Has
Been Underwritten for Giqantic
Sum Refuses to Give Source of
Information Hardino. Papers in
Ohio Went to Wood When Wood
Ads Came In.
WASHINGTON', n. C, May 2S.
(Iiy Associated Press). Harry M
DuiiKberly, campalsn manager for
Senator IlardinK, republican, of Obio,
was recalled today before the sonato
InvcstiKating committee. Tho wit'
ness said two Ohio newspapers,
the State Journal and the Columhus
Dispatch, had supported Senator Ilar
diiiK at first, but later had supported
General Wood. Senator Reed sought
an explanation.
"I would bo wilting to ro this far.
Mr. Daugherty said. "There was a
very activu campaign mudo around
Columbus for General Wood."
"It is true that very largo expendi
tures woro made on advertising in
that Ohio campaign?" Senator Reed
continued.
"There wero expenditures of that
kind too expensive for us, and 1
didn't go into it," Mr. Daugherty re
plied. a Million for .McAdoo
Louis J. Lung, u ronortor of the
New York American, identified him
self ns tho writer of an article pur
porting to toll of a $5,000,000 under
writing for a fund to back a campaign
to bring about McAdoo's nomination
at Sa.n Kranclsco.
lie refused to disclose tho source
of his Information.
"A member of tho democratic na
tional committee was with my Infor
mant when I was told tho story," Mr.
Lang said.
Chairman Kcnyon announced that
soveral democratic national commit
teemen had boon Bubpoonaed to up
poar during tho Investigation.
'Mr. Lang discussed a meeting of
tho democratic national executive
committee at Atlantic City last Sep
tember. Ho said that plans wero mndo
to raise $10,000,000 for n democratic
national campaign. Thomas F. Chnd
hourno and H. jr. Daruch wero nt
Atlantic City at I ho time, ho said.
Mr. Lang testified that ho had boon
informed that a member of the na
tional commit too had stated that
Frederick A. Wallace, a deputy polico
commissioner of New York was rep
resenting Mr. Hnruch In collecting fi
nances for tho McAdoo campaign and
that the $10,000,000 financing ns
planned at Atlantic City contemplat
ed Mr. McAdoo's nomination by tho
democratic convention.
"Members of tho national commit
tee," Lang said, "had corroborated
the story later."
Tim Invisible McAdoo
WASHINGTON, May 28 Tho sen
ate campaign Investigating commit
tee made further efforts today to get
light on what Chairman Kenyon de
scribed as "this Invisible McAdoo
boom."
AngiiH 'W. McLean ot North Caro
lina, a director of tho war finance
corporation was examined. He de
nied that ho was "a sort nt southorn
manngor" for Mr. McAdoo's campaign
and attempted to read a prepared
statement.
"I know there Is a McAdoo cam
paign," Interjected Senator Hood,
democrat, Missouri. "I niovo wo go
ahead with this witness with some
questions and let the statement go
until wo find out why this secrecy."
Mr. McLean declared ho was not
informed as to tho source of McAdoo
literature sent to democratic dele
gates. He finally recounted a conversa
tion with Mr. McAdoo as to the North
Carolina delegation.
"t told Mr. McAdoo thero was nn
overwhelming sentiment in my state
for him," ho said. "I told him wo
were having a primary down thero
and that his name would go In wheth
er he liked It or not."
McAdoo Is Coy
"He said he was not a candidate,
wouldn't turn his hand over to get
the pomlnation, and didn't want his
friends to take any action about It
Ho did, however, say that If the nom
(Continued on rage Eight)
BY SENATE COMITIEE
WASHINGTON. May S. Iiy
4 a vote of (! to It, the senate asrl-
culture committee today ord-
ered a favorable report on tho
-McNary bill providing for an ex-
port embargo on sugar.
Thoso supporting tho bill wero
Senators .McNary, of Oregon, h
4 Capper of Kansas, Kenyon, Iowa
nnd Norris, Nebraska, republi-
cans, and Harrison, Mississippi
4 and Kendrick, Wyoming, demo-
crats. Senators Smith of tiuor- V
4 gia. Smith of South Carolina
4 uud Itansdell of Louisiana, dem-
fr ocrnls, opposed it. 4
Heforo taking final action tho 4
4- committee amended tho mca- 4
4 suro so that it would not except 4
4 sugar sent to tho United States 4
4 by foreign countries or thoir 4
4 nationals to be refined. Early 4
4 sennto consideration of tho bill 4
4 is planned by Senator MdNary. 4
him mnv
WASHINGTON, May 2S. Terms
of peaco imposed upon the Turks,
moro rigorous than any previous
summaries liavo indicated wero re
veuled to the Greek cliainner of dopu
ties Inst week In Athens by Premier
Venizelos, a summary of whoso ad
dress was received today by the stnto
department.
"The Turkish treaty," according to
Venizelos, "accords to Turkey only
local autonomy, which may In duo
time, and should tho peoplo so deter
mine, ho converted into Indepen
dence." In tho small southeastern area of
Europe In which Turkey Is loft a foot
hold, Vcnlzolos declared, her forcos
are limited by tho treaty to 700 men.
Constantinople Is retained by tho
sultan, tho Greek premier explained,
with tho reservation that "ho will not
violate tho conditions of tho poaco
treaty. "
Tho Turkish army Is limited to a
militia ot 35,000 men to be organized
by Europeans, 15 per cent of officers
of which must bo foreigners. Distri
bution of tho militia shall bo depen
dent upon tho advlco and decision of
tho Intor-nllicd commission.
H.L.
I'OliTLANIl, Ore, Mav 28. The
will of the late Henry I. I'ittock, pub lisher
of the Portland Oreironiun, con
test of which by a duimhtcr was made
in the circuit court here this week,
today was declared valid bv Circuit
Court Judge (iconic W. Tazwell. Tho
instrument disposed of an estate ap
praised at .tH.Onn.lMltl. Cnduc influ
ence on the part of executors was al
leged bv I'ittock's daughter, Mr.-.
Caroline Lcadhelter.
NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE RNEO
$31,000 FOR PROFITEERING ON SUITS
SYHACTSK, X. Y.. Mav 28.
Weed's incorporated, llinghampton
clothiers, tried in 1 nilcd States court
under Justice Martin T. Maiitou here,
wero found guilty this morning on 11 H
of eight counts in a federal indict
ment charging them with profiteering.
The court imposed 11 fine of $.11,00(1
upon the f irm.
Six counts covered sales nctun'lv
made nnd a fine of $."1,000 was im
posed for each of thcin.
The charges ill tlie-c counts wcri
as follows:
The sale of n suit of clothes cost
ing $20 for $ 10.
The sale of 11 suit costing $12.30 for
$10.
The defense disputed the cost price
claiuiinK it was $21.
GARY SAYS
CAPITAL IS
TOO T1ID
U, S. Steel Chairman Tells Steel In
stitute That American Employers
Too Backward in Proclaimintt Their
Ritilits and Insistinq Upon Proper
Consideration Agitators Are the
Worst Profiteers Stir Un Trouble
to Benefit Themselves.
N'i:V YOliK, Mnv 28. Employers
in America referred to ns tho capi
talistic irroup heretofore have been
backward in proclaiming their ruihis
and insistim.' upon proper eonsidern
I'on, Klbrrt II. (iary, chairman of the
I'nitcd States Steel corporation, de
clared hero today in openiner the an
nual mcctinir of lliu American Iron
and Steel institute.
"The present so-called labor strikes
invulvitnr riot and iniurv to property
iiml person, are instigated as a varfc
of the camp:iii;n lo disturb nnd de
moralize the social and economic con
ditions of the country," snid Mr. Gary.
Mr. flarv deprecated class lettisln
lion. In America, ho Raid, those who
aro seekiiiEr to establish classes arj
composed of a comparatively small
minority of tho population who liavo
adopted the word "labor" with the
concealed desitrn of fornnncf a"dlrts
which thov hope finally will attract n
mniorit v of the people nnd thus enable
them to obtain legislation which would
ultimately destroy the constitution.
"Agitators who arc trvins to crento
Iroiiblo between eniploves and their
employers." ho said, "as n rule ore in
sincere and selfish. Their busi
ness is better when others aro
in trouble. They proniiso reforms,
but their methods lead to trouble nnd
loss lo others. In this list nre in
cluded a few writers, lecturers, pubbu
speakers nnd sell'-iippointod lubor
leaders, so-called." ,,. '
IS REPORTED OUT
WASHINGTON, May 2?. A reso
lution "viewing with grave concern"
conditions in Ireland and "expressing
sympathy with tho aspirations of the
Irish pooplo for n government of
thoir own choice," was roportod (ut
today by tho houso foreign affaiis
committee. Tho vote was 1 1 to 7.
Tho resolution was offered by Itop
rosontativo Jlason, republican, Illi
nois us a substitute for his resolution
proposing virtual recognition of the
provisional Irish republic. j( adop
tion ended a long nnd bitter fight In
tho committee.
Gompers Allen Debate.
NKW YOHK. MjiV 28 Samuel
Gompers and Governor Henry J. Al
len of Kansas will debate hero to
night on the merits oftho recontlv
enacted Kansas industrial court law.
No official decision will bo mndo. 4
Judge Alton II. I'arkcr will preside.
The salo of another suit for $15,
.'he cost price being fixed nt $23.50.
The sale of a suit costing $17.82
for $ !."..
The sajc of 11 suit of clothes lor
$2II.."0, the cost prico of the suit hav
ing been $11.73.
The sale of n suit eostine $23.25
to a millionaire for $00. ' .'
The fine, ns imposed bv iJudgiJ
Mnnton, is the largest thnt has boon
pnssed-in the Cnited States followins
a conviction for profiteering.
Department of justice officials here
today declnred the conviction was tho
second secured, airainst a large and
long-established concern, conducting
n prosperous business in thj entire
country. ' "