5250 ORCOlAnOSv (25,000 BEADER3 $AXLY) Only Cireulatioa ia Salem Gbbj aateed by th Audit Burej of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE . DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY KEW3 8EKVICE , - ' Wcs&sr Report Oregon.: Tonight aid Tuesday fair except profcahiyt iiicwrrs west portion; BioJeraie wcisterlj $ winds. ! n n m it i H h ii i I! "if? H ft f ? 4 SSyt-tvr:?' - FORTY- SECOND YEAR NO. 176.-EIGHT PAGES. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS 8TAVDS riVS t. . .3 t i wt JJii h -m x 2 ' .aal d it 9ft niii 1 i ' JUL f 1EIT 1PA1C rri c nnnni r iLLurru TOR IxAGUt SUPPORT Direct Appeal To Public To Open With Tour Starting In About Ten Days. f ; - ; ' Washington, July 28.Before starting his tour of the umicu oiates, rresiaent Wilson will probably have a number of conferences with democratic leaders in both house and senate, to advise with him regarding important pending legislation. During his absence the house will re cess, but many committees will be whipping measures in- i i?T ine senace tne treaty and ieague of nations ucudte wiu ue conunuea. INVESTIGATION OF PACIFIC COAST OIL PRICESJQIIESTED Poindexter Offers Resolution Charging Standard Oil Com pany With fixing High Mar ket Figures. Washington, Jul 2S-(tfnitf(( Press) Investigation of operations of Pacific roast oil companies hv the federal trade commission is provided in a sentito rcso intion introduced by Senator I'mmler. ter, Washington, today. The resolution requests that pliivse of the oil business, both producing ! Taft 'i prrsiueni s departure is now for about Wednesday of next Iu the ten da.vs remaining be- expected to am iiiuiKeting, be gone into with nop. ticular reference to fuel oil. In -introducing the resolution, Poin dexter declared that oil consumers on the coast. are required to pay $1.8.. a barrel for fuel oil which is sold in Ncw' Orleans at 80 cents. J The looked week. fore the start, Wilson i make one or two visits to the capitol to meet leaders. His visit last Saturdar was postponed due to the absence ot men no wished to see. While he is "on the road" Ihe ureal dent will keep in close touch with the situation in Washington and plans will ue waue w (jive mm reports of the pro- i-eemogs ana speecnes here so he may keep his own speeches up to dale and at the same time be in a position to advise administration leaders bv telegraph. Interviewing Democrats. Wilson was expected to soe several democratic congressmen toduy. No more conferences with republican senators had been scheduled so far as couid be learn ed. However, there was no confirma tion of rumors that these conferences had been definitely discontinued. One of the last to visitWilaon was (Senator Spencer of Missouri, who presented Bug- Kt-diviis jiur iive rcscrvaTions to tne everv covenant, based on Former President suggestions and whkh. it was ! later made known, the president did not regard with favor. Borne friends of the president insist he will make a statement before he starts wct, to make absolutely dear his attitude toward reservations. The White House has let it -be known during the KAN WHO AnAdEMND THEN MMDEED LITTLE C1L FEARSMd AHER Chicago, July SS. Thomas Fitsger ald pleaded today t be saved from the gsiluw, tie had onfued to the mur der of six year old Janet Wilkinson. Breaking down after eight kours of continuous frilling, ia which applied psychological method were need, I'itl rald told the whole story, even tak ing detective to the basement in the; apartment aouse waer he lived and in the same iuildina where lived the dead jfirl, and pointed out a coal pile where he bad hidden the body. "J you want to lift her outf " ask ed a detective. 'Sure," he said. But hi aj-ma re fused- to move. iitzgeraid, a a sUued confession. wenea oe otierea the eirl nut . dy as she tripped through the hallway and when she refused it he tried to lead her into hi rooai. . When she screamed, ho said, he- choked her to aeata. Thousands of persons satLerei! out side the police station wbene i'ittgerald was kemt, hissinjr and ahoutinir "I him," "murder him" and "atrina him up." Ouly tkea did he show any emotion 'lon't let them hang me," he pleaded Fitzgerald, wbo. hU wife declared. s Bionta.1 defective, was a watchman at a residence hotel. He had hann . I rested betore ea eonmlaints of ninihr mst aaa amoved their children. ALASKA FRQGHT SM1BUEIIS TO ITER EDGE Steasda? Msiral MM h Total Loss As Resst 01 Pipe Break. AlliffiffiS OF CREW BUTONEBCAPEUMIURT Rescuers . Face . Scorchisf Flames To Release lea 0a Biasag Craft j DAULAS BLOODHOUNDS f 0 AID E SEROI FOR LOST FOREST RANGER fcngeae. Or., July 8. No trae hat yet Wea found of Caarle I Taylor, ra supervisor who has been lost siuee Thnrsday in the mountain Bear Me- tweoue bridge. Bloodhounds were tmt ea the trill yesterday and a kystematic seareh U being conducted under the di rection of former Forest (Supervisor Clyde B. Beits. Taylor, with a com panion, went into the mountains Wed aday intending to return the next day. Bit companion returned stating that t&e tw aad become separated. injiiisLiiisijptiir LEAGUE SUPPORTERS; HITS MATE CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES SUCCESSFUL SEASON const, last week that he wws against any coui- " Inasmuch as the Pacific iiiiuugn us i.aiiroruio oil fieidi, pro- promise, but persistent rumors tiint he duces more oil than It consumes, there would agree to a program of iuterpreta- iur ,nc coair pi n i s exceed- live reservations may make it expedi- ,ent, it is believed to put himself fiatly ordered, on record Now Framing Speeches. Wilson's speeches will bt roughly framed In the White House, il is said, ing Atlantic or Oulf prices." That the Investigation, if will havo a direct bearing on the Whole cost of living question was asserted by Poindexter who said "fuel enters iuro .... yn. Ul rriT every common-' and will take the form of stnteuienta of y' , (commission, which, in th0 piesident's Consumers who have filed urotests onini.m , m,i,. .., . with me claim that the price ot oil on of the league of nations and the peaee he Pacific coast is artbitraiily fixed treaty, as ther stand, .imperative. I.v the Htandard 0.1 company of Cali- These speeches will be varied to meet forma,' said Poimbxter. "There is no J the Verbal attacks of treatv toes in the r,H cumiwiuion. ine standard's con- capitol and nui lias nruugiii u enormous profits.1 .....,.,B i" '." u.v.ueiids in tno last Accordiag to present plans, Wilson ."M-r,eur.oi 10.1 per cent, last year's will not have a special train, but his profit was M0 .nd an estimate; car, with those of the secret servke r,o.oP "l0", newspapermen, will be attach- hose of 1fl will be million, higher In 'ed to rogulnr trainSi or run ,hp hM the three years when the Standard ha. or KKOnd of ,laiu,. Thi, Per cm, uivu.enu. prices win mak(, the trip txjtfnsivti Mog, of fuel ml en the cosst have advanced of th ipwllM win be lmuiic 0 the nearly hrce fold." Uasw.rd journev after the review of loiiHlexter s resolution direct, the ,he Paeifie flwt Bt P411 Fnineiw Au. ..,u,ssu,n to pay riei.l.r attention gU!1, 13) it MM B,fure lJr"' Uie pivsideut m.. if Or. Gary Grayson considers he is overtaxing his strength. I House Clearing Decks. to answer anv new objec tions to various clauses. Attendance Daring Week Is Record Breaker; Return Next Year Assured. Tho' Ellison-White ehnutauqun 0f 9X9 did not exactly close in a blaze of glory, hut it wound up with a broad mile and a conviction that it had iboca the (freatest of the series. The last eve- ft will cling to the memory until liautauqua come, ain, for it will be assoeifit-d with the Apollo Concert com pany, and thkj Company will always be associated with the "apollophone" and the saxaphone ouartot the createst thing of its kind in captivity. Bv the the saxanhone auarte wasn't taken into consideration when th Tan Commandments were issued and it would be iieitectlr uronnr to fall ,!nrn and worship it. or it is like nothing in me ucBvcaa auove or in the earth be neath. It is espflcially adapted for n coon rag time, and any man who caa hear it tar .minute witliout grin ning had better conduit an uudeiluker it wie u.per registor the instrument has a melody like a croupy cockerel, while the nower notes remind you of an Oregun Jnin-ble-bee that has strayed iu to an empty jug from Hurnbrook, t'al ifornia. The gigantic apollophone caught the audience instantly with its astonishing ummes, auu me n ve performer, were called out agiin and again. Jt is a ques tion whether the crowd was most pleas ed with the weird music or with the dexterity of the players. They are sure to ibe brought back-to Kaleni another season. In spite of the hot weather the ses sions carried a larger average attend ance this yar than ever before, and there has been evidence of genral sat isfaction with th program. While the pledges for tickets have not been quite so large as mUtht lie have 4)nen s gned up to guarantee the Chautauqua for snolher year without the necessity of hard canvassing on the part of the committees. Vancouver, B. C, July CS. The steam ship Admiral Knight of the Pacific Steamship company, loaded with can nery supplie for Ketchikan and other southeast Alssko points, is a total loss m .nviivc lass oaav. ine r-egun. ftr ' The two bloodhounds belonging to Sheriff John Orr, recently purchased trom Joe Keller, former warden at the state penitentiary, were taken from Dallas to Eugene yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Tom Hooker, of Dallas, to assist in the search of Taytor, The region in which the missing man it supposed to be lost is koowa us the Scott, mountain section and is one of the roughest and wildest district ia th upper McKcnzie river country. POUCE GUARD NEGRO SECTION OF CHICAGO Former PresidentialCandidate States His Position In Letter To Senator. a fine loot S,r iBthe T ;Recurrence Of Sunday Race Klne room yesterdaj afternoon off thef , r. . t. r'raser rival fishtshin. The fir. ... Knr Wl'H I flCn'fi MVMU f I 1UI VtUUlllV Is Feared. user nYm llgnisniD. TUO flte WS caused by the breaking of an oil fuel pipe, the fuild taking fire and' seeding roaring names sxyward. Altnough all escaped tn safety, the crew of the en gine room hud much difficulty in mak ing their way out of the fiery furnace in which they suddenly found them selves. One fireuiau, Barnard Nilscn. was burned ami was sent to a hospital acre. At midnight the steamer Trliicess Vic toria, outbound, wirelessed that the hulk of the Knight was still burning, lying six miles southeast of the cxiudheads lightship. A salvage tug was dispatch ed to the scene of the wreck early today. it is estimated that the loss of freight and vessel will total .2O0JKI0, fully in sured. - ,. , According to the officers of t Knight they were proceeding at full speed Sunday afternoon, six miles south west of the Handhcads lightship of the Frasor river, when the fuel oil pipe broke. In an instant the engine room was a teething mass of flames. With murvelous rapidity the fire spread. The pilot, F. Keppler, who was at the wheel, stayed at his post until the fire began to eat through the deck benctth him. Then heading her how for Active Pass, he lushed the wheel and escaped tor ward. The burning ship wag sniotheied in Washington, July 28.-Charles E. Hughes, in a letter to Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, made public today, declared in favor of a league of nations, but maintained that certain reservations and interpretations to the pres ent covenant were necessary to protect Ameriran in terests. sug thicago, July 28. Police continued to patrol Chicago "black belt" today in an effort to pievent recureuce of yesterday', ras'e riots, during which at least two negroes were killed and more than fifty white, and negroes hurt. l he trouble began when nczroe, au- peered at a beach usually used by httes onlx. White men and bovs wero said to have thrown stones t negro uamers, one negro boy being hit on the head and tumbled from a skiff in to tho water. When negroe attempted to rescue him and returned volley for volley of stones, fights begun which lasted for four hour, and extended four mile from the scene of the first outbreak. The negio drowned. Another negro was reported to have sied ' from bullets f u'ed by a police man, who shot into a crowd of ncirroes seeking to beat him. Hcore of persons, including several white women, were hurt by bricks and tones. Hnveral arum slashed by razor while many were hit oy outlets. (Continued from Psge Two.) report to tne senate wnat, it any, com binations in restraint of trade ,or un fair competiion, baxe existed and do xist and, if any, effect they have had on the market price of fuel ail, gasoline and other petroleum products. KeeummendatioBs are invited from (Continued on page three) Seattle Opens "Safety firsf Week For Actoists " With Free Clinic Feature World-Cruise Of Second Sir Francis Ended When Little Craft Is Wrecked n franeiaco, July 2g-Impoverish wouaueu in battle, but witj t story vi Mireuture mat rival, even the ox pious or Mr rrsncu Drake, from mhnm league sweches this week, the first or- , .elu 'r"M Wfa,e' 5S- j , u i n , ,iir ma ill starred attempt to sail around the world alone m a little schooner. The tiny vessel, called ths Kir Fran cis, rt nes.-ttle four years ago. After passing through the Paoama cans! and reaching Bslifsx, he docked hi, craft Chinese Boycott Cuts Off Rice Supply Of Japanese Han Francisco, July 2S. The Chinese boycott as a protet against the shan tung award has cut off the greater part of Japan 's rice supply and is causing a serous condition in Japan, awording to Americans arriving from Shanghai and Tokio today. Japanese prisons and many of the poorer people are compell ed to mix potatoes and other foodstuffs with their allotment of rice, the na tion's staple food. I Quotations On Liberty Bonds WILSON EXPECTED TO TOUCHOFFFMOiS Senate Waits For President To Blake Next Move In Treaty Fight By L. 0. Martin (T'nited Pres, Ktaff Correspondent) wasmngton, July . The senate's eyes were on the White House today In expectation that the next important move in the treaty fight will be made there. Whether It it a statement regarding the president', attitude on reservations, and explanations regarding Hhantung, or a reply to his senate critic. on thl While the senate wa to hear several der of business was the treaty with Co lombia, with regard to which Senator Lodge conferred with Secretary Lansing last week. Th house atarted a rush program of business to elear the way for a re cess. The president hsd - appointments scheduled today with these democratic j congressmen: i Benstors Thompson, Florida; Johnson, the i South Dakota, and ftmith. Armozt! aad Seattle, Wtsh.. Julv 28. With opening of Sesttle first free auto j Representative Hudspeth. Teias; Saun waere omcrs may Btveider, Virginia; Howard. Oklahoma; Me Keowa, Oklahoma, and Champ Clark, army re gain, defects start mobile clinic their ma. hincg inspected for free of charge, "safety week ed here today. example of esreful driving will H established. It is hoped the reckless driver will be made to realize just how unpopular he is with the public. The Automobile club of western 'Waihington, the Careful Driver club, the poln-e department and many civic organization are working together to make thia'week an impressive one. Chehali girls hive orginiwd to t in the war csnsp community serv ice. Mr. A. B. Nvstrum and 7.. May Meighea have tie work it charge. Missouri, He i to see Representatives L'phaw, Georgia, and Htecuer, Minne sota, also. Senstor Thomas, Colorado, said it discussed both the league covenant and peaee treaty with the president and that the conversation gave him information on some points he did not cieariv ow derstsnd. Thorns declined to say whether be favor or opposes the presi-j dent s program. fienstor S"niith, Arizona, said he did not discuss the treaty with the preti- (-ntiaued oa psge three) and enlisted ia the tfcnsdiaa Twice he ws, wounded. Returning frea France, Drake ntteil hi vessel and started " oeset Bis ia southern waters, ana ms utile senoener was wrecked 30 mnes from ima Cruz, Mvt.ua. Be force he could reach that poit, bandits rubbed him of his possessions, taking even at, clothes. At fitliaa Cruz, leach ed after a terrible struggle, Drake wa, imprisoned as a member of as anti gov ernment faction. The steamer Northland, viaiticg th port, carried Drake to Kaa Pedro. CaL and the crew clothed end loaned him money. Other friends here cam to hit a distance . he could reach 8et;le. The Standard Oil eomuaay has re Joined drilling sear AJeraVa in a hole that is already 173 feet deep. It it estimated that thw well will tie 10O0 feet de befjr the nidd:e of August. , withholding of the French treaty, the New York, Julv E8. Libeity bonds; president' next move will be tlie sig 3Mi's, WM; first 4', 94.40; eeond 4",.nal for renewed senate activity, 93.04; first 4'4's, 94.80; second 4Vi',j Meanwhile the senate resumed its t4.04; third 4(4 's, 95.04; fourth 4 V ', . (,Bbt tdar with Walsh, Montana, 93.90; victory 3 ', 99.89 ; 4i', 99.8. discussing Irish freedom Khantung and Article X. Ths foreign relation com- Stsy!) mi't'e expected to finish reading the j peace treaty then temporarily lav it ABE MABTZN a), aside to take up the Columbian treaty. More than a score of secton of tlie ft ' peace treaty have thus far been re served" in committee by member who wish to discues them further or offer amendment. Discussion of reservstinns continue- to be the most absorbing feature of clok room talk. There were Indication, The interpretative reservations gosted by Hughes were; 1 That any nation, after giving the two years' notice of wlthdiawal shall cease to be . member of the league despite any charge of Bon-fullilimcnt of any international obligation, providing the withdrawal would not release the power from any debt Or liability. 2 That questions relating to immi gration or import duties, when they do not affect any internntiom..i engage ment, should bo regarded a, matters of domestic policy and not within the jur isdiction of the league. 3 That tho United States under ar ticle XXI of the covenant (referring to tho Monroe Doctrine) does not relin quish any of its traditional attitude to wind purely American questions and tlmt the United States may pi event ac quisition by any non-American power of any territory or eontrol In tho western hi nilsphcre. 4 Thut the United States nnutr Be tide) X of th covenant does uot assume ny obligations to employ its army Or navy in any expedition that is not auJ thori.ed by congress. Letter Answers Query. Hughes' letter was in response to a communication from Uule, in which the letter asked the former supreme court jusliie fur his opiuion a, to what rciicr viilion, to the peace treaty and leag i covenant should be mads "to safeguard the interests of tho country.' Uule sr. id that "many of us are in fa vor of having the t'nited Btati, enter a league of nations, provided that in so doing, we do not sacrifice the sovereign ty or traditional policies of our coun try." Ho added that " we believe the TAFT SAYS LETTERS 'WERE KOT IHIDtDED FOR PUBLIC S EARS 4 s W, -1 7.1 Ji'lS rffiM j . Notes On Treaty Reser?; tent To Hays Atd Sesatcrs As "Confidetial Asi Pri vate." . . : New York, July 28. Former Presl dont Taft, in a message te ths United Press, today said that while he doe aot erne to know how his "-personal aad confidential" letter, ori treaty regerva- ttion, were made public, he doe dosir to have it known that he did not intesd them to be published. Ho added that he was sure that neither Chairman Will H. Hays, to whom the leter, were ad dressed, nor Henator, McCnmber, Colt nor McNniy, to whom he staled he sent carbon copies, had betrayed ais confi dence, Keplying to a request for a statement on the subject, the former president wired the United Press a fol lows: , "Your telegram received, My tw letter, dated July 80 to Mr. Hayes, which have been published, bore each f I them at he head of the letter the word 'personal and confidential.' Those words, however, have been omitted oa "There i, plain need for a league of , ln,'lr pnoiicatinn. The letter, wero nations," Hughes replied, "in order to cU,m'(1 in 'h envelope. The rea- provlde for the adequate development , n why were two letters was be- of International law, for creating and rmm' the fi"' one was dictated befora miiintitining organs of liiternatioiiul jiis-,Mr- 'f8y failed mo by telephone from tiee and the machinery of conciliation , Xew r" and we had a long roaversa- ii nd conferenee and for giving effect to ' 015 the subject. The econd il measures of international cooperation i"ated arter tnat conversatmn. This which from time to time may be agreed "plains such differences as there Busy I Ka in I. fn.M . .. A . - M . 1 . 1 . Up0)t( m .c iuiiii nun uiuii.rr VI ISO res it Is manifest that every reasonable r, effort should be made to establish peace , ""''l rbon copiel of these letters, nromntlv as doss ble End to bring wun accompanying confidential notes. about a condition in which Kurope can " wnt to fenntors MeCamber, Colt resume It, normal Industrial activity." '"' McNary, whom I knew sincerely to Hughes said ho perceived no reason ravr the league unamended aad with "why these object, cannot bo attained "bom I had had previous eoma.unu-a-wii hoot sacrificing the essenUul inter -jtion. est, of the United Htates" and sug "'Vfiw but the-letter are published, nested there wa a "middle ground be- I don't care to know hww they wera Iween r. oofness and in urlOUS COmnlll- "'"" F""", so ueirr m nil it mente." 'One proposed covonimt now before the sen ate does make such a sacrifice." Need of League Plain. that after all the volunteer reservations I league with reservations of a reasonable drafter have been heard from, Lodge, character which should meet with aox ano otaer leading renublirsns assent. known that I did not Intend them to Lo must take a licht hearted vlew.P"blhed snd that I am sore that nei'h- of conditions in the world to assume!" Mr,. Hays nor the alor abava that the proposed plan will guarantee '" nertayen my eonrinonre. I may neare he said. " Rather, the proposed , ""d that this correspondence with Mr. covenant should be regarded as a beginning." Reservations Vital According to Hughes, "the prudent course would be to enter the proposed mcr6 nayes organ wun a triepBoae requesl from him in May lst for enjgerloea aa to reservation that might satisfy b jertionsto the league and yet aot re quire renewal of negotiaton. "WILLIAM HOWARD TArr." will draw up a set. FIGHT IK' OLE. Yakima, Wash., July 28. A alleged I. W. W. on the street here yesterday yelled that "Ole Hanson ought to be hung from a telegraph pole," and Mayor Hanson, who was pasting in a ear jumped out slapped the man ta a really nasty man ner and then climbed back into hit automobile before the vic tim could retaliate. "I have a fight every time I come to YaVima,"he chirped. Keirnrding the validity of reserva tioiis, Hughes said there was no need to assume that a reservation would lead u foitnr. nt the treatv ta j IV IHC ,.,.-t V ......... - - - compel a reumjiiuii wi w k1" ferenee, when the reservation leaves na impaired the main provision, of the covenant. He added that any nation making reservation, "i not bound fur ther thin it agree, to be bound." Referring to article X as 'trooMe breeder and not a peace maker," Hugh Bend Officials Seek Maa, Wife And Fake !3: Bend, Or, July 28. Ditlrivl Attoraey MooresBoday ttarted a Si-arnh for Chss. F. atohion, said to be a Cfifort hex er. and Mary Hudwm, 18, whom h ssar ricd here, according to his 1ainr. No marriage return has ver lwes made, and a minister named Jssebsoa, who performed the ceremnay ia a loeal hotel, cawnot be found. Th Mapht dis appeared after living with the kride'a said It I, Idle to aiicmpi 10 coioum ,-, ,i. people to the making of war in an un- known contingency when such a w I I n r ' fl. my be found to be clearly opposed toftHdCfSSU 111$ tlW ILttCt "Ol course 3 limitation of the oper- 1 Of Recovery, Say Dsdsrs 4' flint, nt ftHii.ti f In 1 nerind of vesrs' Ever noticed how hard folks II work , 1 . 1 -nili.i n..r,,.hl t the indifioite Vaarnnver. Wh Jjlv 2J.-Bai A- at wmethia' mean? Well bet it haini, Milwaukee, Wis. Hpooning in canoes obligation proposed. But, in bit judg 'demon has a fcir chanee to reeover, it halt as hard os th consumer t psy snd inlets awessible only to canoes oa ment, it would be better that, if article was said at the bespits. tody where th th war ti on sody waier it I Vr the Milwaukee river must cease. The tr 1. ,.i .iiu.tJ . p-.tai. .,.., 1. ,.!-... ire.taet for H- city council wa asked to provide a ... . furiix recrired t result f a practical motorboat for th polic depTtmat. (Contiauti psg tares) . ' jhe. th dealer colleet it. t ' let loose of it after he