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1. FULL LEASED .WIRE DISPATCHES .'!& CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY ; - ' TIIIRTY-NINTII YEAR-NO. 181 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS SSKHfirw SETTLEMENT NEED T INCLUDE ALL leader Lee Says If Eight Hour i Day Is Law by Midnight Saturday BROTHERHOODS WILL ARBITRATE THE REST Men Willing to Submit to Col lateral Investigation of Wages and the Like ft RAILROADS FAVOR LAWS Washington, Aug. 31. While expressing liimstlf ns "not lik ing some of the measures" pro posed by President Wilson. A. P. Thorn, counsel for the rail road executives alvisory com mittee informed the senate in terstate commerce committee this afternoon that he favored passage of nit the bills. "One ought not to be passed without the other," he said, at the same time attacking the brotherhoods for accepting the measures they liked and oppos ing the ones t..ey do not like. Thorn's statement caused sur prise in view of the fact that the eight hour law as framed provides for 10 hours pav. Men Will Accept Washington, Aug. 31. The railway brotherhoods this after noon signified tiieir willing ness to accent the Adamton bill, if passed, as a basis for rescinding the strike order, ef fective Monday. By J. P. Yoder. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Aug. 31. A legislative settlement, even though it does not in clude all demauds made by the big four railroad brotherhoods, will be neeept uble to the 400,000 employes who have alt plans set to strike Monday. Such settlement, A. B. Garretson, chief of the conductors, told the senate interstate commerce committee today, must in clude an eight hour day law. Garretson was today's first speaker nt the hearing to consider testimony from the brotherhood chiefs, the rail way presidents and the shippers before executive action is taken. "As for the question of authority," uaid Garretson, "I could call off 'the strike. But that would be only through a satisfactory settlement such "as I have just mentioned. For that matter I care not through what agency that satisfac tory settlement may come." "You have seen the searehead lines about refusing to call off the strike, bravado and all that," continued Gar retson. "I don't know whether you realize the responsibility we have be cause of the strike vote. It cannot be put lightly aside." W. G. Lee, trainmen leader, told the committee the brotherhood chiefs could flash the message "satisfactory set tlement" nnri hnlf tli a ,.;& .;,..:.:,.: the eight hour bill is passed by Satur- i,. A utT Hirn, nt sum, are willing to submit to the collateral in vestigation of wages and the like in volved in the measure. Measures Outlined. Senator Newlnnris nitcnotl tha mittee hearing by outlining the six! (Continued from Paee Six.) Miss Tawney Apple has a cousin who it so handsome his father has t ' support him. Ther's never what you might term ideal conditions ia a home where th' intellect hnint evenly split up. OF MEN'S DEMANDS sc sfc )c jc c 5jc sc sc Jc sc sfc sfc sfc sfc VILLA ALIVE ONCE MORE El Paso, Texas, Aug. 31. Mexican bandits under the per- sonal command of Pancho Vil- la, were driven from Satevo at- ter a despernte fight with de facto troops and today are fleeing west, nccording to an official report to General Gon- zales, Cnrranzistn commander nt Jim re., from General Jac.in- to Trevino. Casualties were heavy on both sides, with the battle lasting many hours, tlie report said. . This is the first time Car- t". ' authorities have admit- ' t) pie presence of Villa so far ny o ' . H Jt: I... He Will Dictate the Platform, Name Central Committee and Be Boss San Francisco, Aug. 31. Governor Hiram W. Johnson's majority over Willis Booth for thet republican nom ination for United States senator will be very close to 20,000, according to almost complete returns from all sec tions of the state available early to day. These covered 91 per cent of all the f443 precincts in the state. With only 478 precincts missing, Johnson's total vote was 151,302, against 133,352 for Booth, a plurality for Johnson of 18, 040. The unreported precincts are scattering and the Johnson advocates dtclare that they will merely increase the governor's majority. With the republican ''old guard" leaders conceding the victory of Gov ernor Johnson, speculation centered to day on the probable effect of the primaries of the republican and progressive partjy conventions to be held in Sacramento September 19. On that date the present republican state central committee, which frankly op posed Governor Johnson's candidacy will go out of power. Backers of Governor Johnson declare that the govtrnor will be able to dom inate wholly the coining republican convention, dictate the platform of principles to be adopted then and also name almost entirely the personnel of the new republican state committee to be chosen at that time. If Johnson does name the committee ''old guard" lenders do not believe the "stand patters" will be represented on it. There is also considerable specula tion as to whether Johnson ask the progressive convention to endorse Charles Evans Hughes for president. When he announced his own personal support for Hughes, the governor said he would only ask other progressives to vote for whatever candidate for presidest they preferred. , William H. Crocker, republican na tional committeeman, whom Governor Johnson has been attacking during hisj primary campaign, nnnounced today i that he would support Johnson and doj all in his power to aid iu the gover-l nor's election. 40,000 TOURISTS NOW IN CALIFORNIA MAY BE FORCED TO REMAIN San Francisco, Aug. 31. About 40. 000 eastern tourists will be marooned iu California and the northwest if a general railroad strike is called, unless they are able to reach their homes be fore Monday. This estimate today is based on fig ures compiled by tourists associations and travelers aid societies. Despite this prospect, railroad men here declare today that there has not been any unus ual eastbound passenger traffic during the past few days, which would indicate that tourists in northern California are not beginning to hurry home. In southern California, on the other hand, passenger traffic officials de clare that passenger transportation is at a premium and that all four major lines out of I.os Angeles are choked with passenger traffic. Railroad passenger agents and the chamber of commerce at Los Angeles today estimated that there are about 20,000 eastern tourists and visitors who will be marooned in Los Angeles in case of a strike. It is estimated that probably half that many will be maroon ed in other parts of southern Califor nia. About 10.000 are probably iu northern California now, according to the trav elers aid society. Railroad officials timate that about 1,000 eastern tour ists will be mnrooned in Oregon and Washington, by a strike. Portland re ports that there has been no unusual rush to get home on the part of tourists. Passenger Trains Choked. I.os Angeles, Cal., Aug. 31 All south CONGRESS WILL ENACT LAW FOR IT Will Apply to Interstate Com merce Only, and Be In Effect December 1 PAY FOR OVERTIME TO BE ON PRO RATA BASIS Expect Bill to Pass House Tomorrow and Senate Be fore Week Ends By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Aug. 31. Official Wash ington refused to believe this afternoon that Monday will see the country-wide paralyzation of a general railroad strike announced by railroad brotherhood lead ers to go into effect that day. The opinion grew, instead, that the upshot of the terrific pressure from the railroduds and the railroad workers to which the administration has been subjected for the past three weeks, will be the writing of the eight hour day for railroaders into the law of the Uni ted States. None could say this for certain. The answer lay with four railroad workers, the chiefs of the brotherhoods. With the eight hour law enacted before Sat urday night, they say: "We can flash the words "satisfac tory settlement" to our members and that means 'no strike.' " The whole administration apparent ly was working toward that "satisfac tory settlement" and there was reason to believe it would result by Saturday night. "Things are moving," President Wil son said. "We are making satisfactory progress. ' The statement was made following a conference with house and senate lead ers. The latter told him of today's hear ing before the senate interstate com merce committee in which the brother hood heads and railroad heads have only reiterated the .arguments they have been advancing since their dispute be gan. The house leaders, however, re ported an eight hour bill which they said can pass by tomorrow and which many senate leaders believe can be rushed through the upper house. Men Oive No Assurance. The president, however, spont con siderable time this afternoon in con ference with the brotherhood leaders urging them to withhold their strike order until congress has had a few days in which to work. With reports pouring in of the railroad activities in prepara tion for a strike, tne brotherhood heads had stubbornly resisted all such arguments up to this time. Following the president's appeal to the brotherhood leaders, the White House issued the following state ment: (Continued on Par Seven.) ern California is working night and day in a gigantic preparedness move for the looming railroad strike. At least 20,000 tourists and visitors will be marooned here if the strike is called, according to the estimate of th? chamber of commerce and railroad pas senger agents. Passenger transporta tion is at a premium. All of the four I major lines oi wnicn i.os Aiigeies is nie terminus are choked with passenger traffic. Hundreds of workers were thrown out of employment when 22 packing houses in the Ontnrio-Cucamongn district clostd down. Packers have made pre parations for keeping perishable citrus fruits now in cars refrigerated through any delay which the strike roy cause. Southern California county sheriffs have deputized many additional men at I the request of the railroad heads. The Pacific hlcctnc railway system, which reaches all principal cities within a radius of 00 miles of Los Angeles, prepared to handle a rush of freight traffic. Manager H. O. Davis of the Universal Film company, here stated today that j there will be no film famine. He has I arranged for a relay system of fast j automobiles for getting picture t-x- changes east. Approximately 0o0.000 j worth of produce, fruit and livestutk have been rushed to eastern buyers in x : l . i . , a irrutit-u vuuri on me pari or local producers to supply demands befrre the railroad embargoes cut them off. Ell HUH GREECE IN CHAOS PREMIER RESIGNS KING IS IN FLIGHT Report of King's Flight Not Confirmed But Rumor Persistent YENIZELOS WILL BE NEW PRIME MINISTER Rumanians Forcing Austria to Abandon Its Richest Province London, Aug. 31. The Greek govern ment has been thrown into chaos by (he resignation of Premier Zaimis while rumors are in circulation that King Constnntiue has fled, said an Athens dispatch today. Zaimis, who became head of the Greek cabinet on June 23, resigned be cause of Rumania's entrance into the war, the dispatch said. He informed King Constantino two weeks ago that he would not attempt to direct the af fairs of government if the Balkan situa tion was made more complicated by a declaration of war from Rumania. Re ports that King Coustautine has fled his capital and taken refuge with a German escort of Uhlans at I.arissa, l.r0 miles north of Athens have not been con firmed. The report was first telegraphed to resentntive with the allied forces nt Sa resenttive with the allied forces at Sa lonika, who telegraphed also a' report that the allies landed a strong force at Piraeus, eight miles from Athens, which was engaged by a Greek army. Several Greek princes have flllen, the dispatch said. Kflrlier dispatches from Athens said that the French and British ministers had made several unsuccessful attempts to obtain an audience with King Con stnntine since the Rumanian declara tion of war. The fall of the Zuimis neutrality cab inet may men the immediate elevation of former Premier Venizeloa to the head of the Greek government and declara tion of war on the centra) powers, it is believed here. Rumanian Attack Strong. Rome, Aug. 31. Nine Hungarian towns and villages, including four with populations of more than 8,000 and Kronstadt, the most important commercial city of Transylvauia, hnve been captured by the Rumanians in the first three days of a sweeping inva sion through the Transylvania Alps. A semi-official statement issued at Vienna and received here from Berne today admits that the Rumanians arc attacking with extraordinary vigor on a 375 mile front. The Austrians are evacuating the ex treme southeastern corner of Transyl vania. Pressing westward, Rumanian troops entered Hosszufnlu (a town of 9,000 in habitants) and within a few hours had occupied Kronstadt (a city of 40,000 inhabitants.) Turkey Declares War. Berlin, Aug. 31 Reports that Turkey has declared war on Rumania were con frimed in Constantinople dispatches this nfterrcnon. The Turkish council of min isters voted a declaration of war Tues day. Rumanian Transport Sunk. Berlin, Aug. 31. An Austrian Tint il ia operutine on the River Danube shell ed and destroyed Rumanian transport boats, port magazines and military es tablishments near Turnu. Severinu and Giurgevo and on the lower Danube, said an otticial statement from Vienna today. The Austrians captured two Rumnn ian tugs near Zimnica nud two motor boats. Austrians Are Fleeing. London. Aug. 31. A Central News dispatch from Rome today said advices from Bucharest reported the Austrians fleeing -before the Rumanian "aval anche," abandoning villages and pnsess, Leaving Transylvania. Berlin, Aug. 31. The Austrian gen- (Contlans w "in ThreO THE WEATHER seems like. Oregon: To night and Friday fair, except prob ably showers north portion, cooler Friday; south to west winds. OLD T7M6S 0" AsrWm. OREGON AND ARTILLERY TO Third Regiment To Be Sent Home Soon As Equipment Can Be Had FIRST TROOPS WILL BE ON WAY TOMORROW General Funston Announces Movement of Troops to Home Points Sou Antonio, Texas, Aug. 31. Gen eral Funston this afternoon nnnounced the following troop movements as a result of the impending strike: First Missouri infantry to St. Louis; Third Missouri infantry to Kansas City; from Nognles, Fifth California, return home; from Eagle Pass, Fourth Muryland Infantry, return home; Third New York division to Buffalo; Four teenth New York to Brooklyn; Seventy first New York, to New York City. The troops will move as fast as the railroads can arrange transoortation and the first units will move tonight or early tomorrow. Oregon Regiment to Come. San Francisco, Aug. 31. The Oregon and Washington infantry regiments of militia, now in service on the Mexican border, will bo returned to their1 mobil ization stations as soon as equinmeut can be provided, it was announced to day from Major General J. Franklin Bell's headquarters.. lhe Oregon cavalry, Oregon battery of artillery and Washington cavalry win remain on the border. This order will remove most of the troops from these two states now in ser vice. One regiment of Infantry from Oregon and one regiment of infnntry troin Washington are affected. Are Breaking Camp. Headquarters California National Guard, Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 31. United from all California regiments assisted the Fifth infantry in breaking camn to day following orders from the war de partment to entrain Colonel Britt s regi ment for the state mobilization camp at encrameuio "witnout ueiay." Cars fYom different railway systems were coupled iu a rush effort on the part of the railroads to comply with the order for immediate transportation of the California infuntry regiment. The entire Fifth regiment will be en route before tomorrow, officers indicated. Bush Preparations. Calexico, Cal., Aug. 31. Preparations were rushed here today for the move ment of Washington aud Oregon mili tia units to their respective slutes. While it was not admitted at official headquarters here, it was generally un derstood the Second Washington infan try will break camp here "as soon as possible." Activities of the commis sary and transportation units this FAIR BOARD MUSIC AND REMAIN ON BORDER DETAILS OF BIG EVENT Because it is not nit Oregon institu tion iiml not entitled to the sumo recog nition ns an Oregon organization, the state fair board, at the regular meet ing yesterday afternoon, turned down the proposition of Senor Ferrulo, lend er of the Oaks Italian band, of Port land, to furnish music during fair week, Sept. 35 to 30, inclusive, anil ratified the contract formerly entered into with I'rof. W. K. MeKlroy of Portland, which will be the official band of this year's exposition. Ferrule offered to furnish 3."i players nn.l furnish music during the week for 13"0. in selecting the instrumental and vocal specialties to make up the week's musical entertainmen the fair board confined its sphere to strictly Oregon tnlent and arranged an exceptionally elaborate program outline for every day and evening, on the grounds, at the grandstand und In the pavilions, for the entire week. Among the prin cipal musical organization which will play during the fair will be the Veter ans' Fife ami Drum Corps; the Harney County Juvenile Symphony orchestra; (he Newberg band; the Elks' band, of I'ort'und, for Elks day and the Shrin ers band, of Portland, for Shriners day. Those who will render vocal selec tions at the different daily anil even ing programs will be Mrs. Hnllie Hinges and Mrs. Florence Haight, Sa lem; Mrs. Frank Powell, Albany; Mrs. A. Van lluren, La Grande; Blnnce llnrail, Corvallis, and Messrs. Stuart McGuire, Portland, and Tom Ordemann & THE MAIL SITUATION Washington, Aug. 31. It rests entirely with the rail- road workers to say whether the mails shall move, Postmast- er General Burleson said today. "If the employees say they will move the mail trains," he said, "we will make the railroads carry the mails. "If any train moves it will carry mail. If no train moves we will make no effort to force movement of the mails. If the men wont move the mails they wont and that's all there is to it. We can't force them, except as a mili- tary necessity." IS "REM FORM ROAD Question Is Whether Roads Will Be Ready to Take Care of Him By Perry Arnold. (United Press staff correspondent.) Fates Park, Colo., Aug. 31. Charles E. Hughes regretfully ended his four days' vacation in the fastnesses of the Rocky mountains today and again took up tile burden of his campaign for the presidency. With Mrs. Hughes, he was up bright and early, fresh and vigorous following yesterday afternoon's tramp which led them for from the common trails to Bear lake. There they came upon a group of campers, wrapped in blankets and lying about a roaring tire while their garments, soaked by a mountain storm, were drying. They recognized the republican nom inee aud his wife, and their apologies for not rising were greeted with laugh ter by Mr. aud MrB. HugheB, who spied the damp garments fluttering near the fire. "Don't mind us," the nominee called, "we're the intruders." He and Mrs. Hughes chatted for a while with the blanket-clad campers and then started down the trail to a point where an automobile was wait ing. From now until November 4, with the exception of a rest from September 12 to September 18, Mr. Hughes will be continually campaigning. It was not determined today whether Mrs. Hughes would accompany him in his trip through the middle west and south, which begin September 18, or would stay at home. Congratulates Johnson. Etes Park, Colo., Aug. 31. Republi can Nominee H lights today sent a tele gram of cogratulation to Governor Hiram Johnson on his success in win ning the republican nomination for Uni ted States senator. His telegram read: "I heartily congratulate you on your nomination and I tender my best wishes for your election. We are not only seek ing 'the success) of the national ticket but it is very important that we, should have a republican sennte and house. I trust there will be a complete union of forces, insuring a thorough going vic tory." morning indicated a big movement was in immediate preparation. It was not known what. Oregon units would en train for the north. ENGAGES ARRANGES of Salem. M. P. Bennett Selected On account of numerous dopreda tious, committed aiiout the grounds during the night within the past two and three weeks, evidently done by somebody who seeks to harass the new board mid put some of the machinery anil equipment out of commission upon the eve of the fair the board elected to place two nightwatchmen in com mission, their duties beginning tonight, to guard the state property from ser ious damage until after the fair. The board selected the chief of police, chief marshal and chiefs to serve iu some of the departmental work during the fair, but the main force of em ployees will be selected later from ap plications already on file with Sccre tary-Mnnager Lea. M. P. Bennett, of Corvallis, who gave good satisfaction as chief of the fair grounds police Inst year, was elect ed to head the police force again this year and he and Secretary Lea will choose the members of the forco from applications on hand. W. H, Goulet, of Woodburn, was selected as chief mar shal of mounted police. Mr. Goulet also served last year, Mrs. W. H. Dnncy of Salem was elected chief en try clerk for the textile, art and edu cational departments, and James Craw ford of Portland, and Russell Brooks, of Salem, were elected to handle the entries and compile the catulngue in the livestock dapartment. This lot- (Continued on Pigs Bis.) FRUIT GROWERS OF ENTIRE COAST California Orchardists Cut Off From Eastern Markets Facing Ruin THOUSANDS WILL BE LEFT WITHOUT WORK Peaches Worth $1,000,000, Prunes $500,000 Will Be Lost In Washington San Francisco, Aug. 31. With eoal advanced a dollar a ton today and pros pects of subsequent raises, the strike menace is being brought more acutely to the attention of San Francisco. How ever, a number of sources insist that only imported commodities will rata in price and that food instead of being higher, may drop in price. There are several reasons advanced for this. Chief among them is the fact that California, an important factor in feeding other states, will have east ern markets cut off and therefore, it will be necessary to dispose of all Cali fornia products in the state. This will of course be at lower prices, owing to the enormous perishablo supply. The price of meat is not expected to raise, as there is sufficient meat here t supply the demand for w. least three months. This would give ample time for shipment of meats here from other places by steamer. - . The milk supply is one of the most serious. The Stockton district, whose dairymen supply the major portion of San Francisco's milk, ia already ar ranging for motor truck service to keep the milk supply uninterrupted. The same avians of transportation between here and Modesto will prevent a butter shortage. - Orchardists Face Ruin. Owing to the cessation of their ship ments east, the fruit interests of the state face utter ruin. With their crop ready for the market, they are unable even to harvest the crops and thereby suffering is being wrought upon the thousands of people employed ia fruit picking and packing. Fruit that com manded the highest prices in the east will have to be dumped on the local mar kets in competition with inferior stuff and sell at next to nothing. With a number of former employee and experienced hostlers and watch men to assist the trainmen who remain, the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Western Pacific and Northwestern Pacific, ex pect to be able to continue operation of passenger service and handle some freight. The Southern Pacific is chiefly con cerned with the operation of the truns bny ferry system which daily handle thousands of commuters. As the elec tric train crews are members of the union, it is planned to land the ferries nt First and Broadway in Oakland, al lowing the passengers to use the cars of the Key Houte system, which is not affected by the strike. The Santa Fe has been gathering men for months in preparation for use in case of a strike. As a result they ex pect to operate practically the regular passenger schedule west of Albuquer que Washington Hard Hit, Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 31. Millions of dollars loss to fruit growers of this state will result from a transportation tie-up, it was estimated here today by fruit growers and commission mer chants. This year's crop ib just now ripening and without railroad facilities there will be no means of transporting it to the world's markets. The Puyullup) valley blackberry crop will not be hit as hard us other fruits, because the greater part of the output can be util ized by the lurge canneries at that place. Perishable fruit crops in the Yakima, Wenntchce and Walla Walla valleys will he almost a total loss if the strike ia effective in stopping all freight traffic, according to K. B. Marks, general manager of the Spokane Fruit Growers association. The peach crop alone is estimated to be worth more than $1,000,000. Walla Walla re ports that prune pickers have been laid off there. The prune crop is the largest in five years and the loss from a con tinued embargo would amount to per haps 500,000. Districts tributary to the larger cities will suffer less than their neighbors at greater distances, for the wholesalers are planning on sending fleets of auto mobile trucks to gather such fruits as are in demand. In case of s general tie-up of the rail roads, this city lias on hand sufficient food to guarantee her resdenta agaast food famne for several months. ' WHEAT IS UP AGAIN Chicago, Aug. 31. A rush of heavy buying orders just before today's close of the local grain market boosted wheat prices from 3 1-8 to 3 3-4 cents over Inst night's close. September at $1.52 Vi was up 3 1-8 cents; December gained 3Vi at $1.40; May was up 3 3-4 at M8 8-4. j