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: M(i(mATiiT l (25,000 READERS DAILY) tie Only Circulation in Baiem Guar- 4e antoed by the Audit Bureaa of Circulation. : FULL LEASED WIRE v DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS SERVICE A a on Oregon: Tonight and Toes- day partly eloudy and occasional - threatening-; cloudy, probably s . with thunderstorms in noun- ! tains," cooler except near the ; coast; gentle Math to . west winds. . u FORTY-SECOND YEAR BANDIT CHASE BACKIHKIIP Search For Outlaws L Sunday Night When Rain -i'Obiterates Trail KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS RETURNED NUMBER SIX Withdrawal Not Influenced By Protests Of Mexican Government. El Paso, Texas, Aug. 25. The ban dit chase in Mexico, by. American cav alrymen .and . aviators is ended. The ENDS: TROOPS1 Udited States forces are back at heir l-otUer citiCs, including San Jose, ludi tisa nips on this side of the border to-jcato increasing dissatisfaction with the day.. Withdrawal was effected Sunday arrangement under which the opcratorf night when further search for jbaudits nre now. working. : ' eemed futile. The American troops during their six day stay on Mexican soil killed hnnaTi, ZTPr' pects and penetrated fifty miles luto eastern Chihuahua. The American eas- unities were only a few pack mules lost over cliffs. Aviator, George Rice and Louis Boquot, missing ou n night -from Marfa, were located at Terlinqua, Texas, where -they were forced by a storm to land. - Colonel Q oorge Lnnghorne, comman der of tho Marfa border sectors, bo lieves the expedition was a success. Do signed to punish the kidnapers of Lieu tenants Peterson and Davis, tho four . troops of the Eighth United States cavalry "cleaned up" the wild Mexi can country below the Big Bend and scattered, me ransom gang, Kiuing rive Ista troop, enured uinegother" of M band taking tlieiii i to- ina City where their execution ijnrranzLSt member OlHh.iiA inn 1 (;ir wtippa tlmii. uvonfm is probable. Jesus Rcnferio, bandit lead'iect(,a' another referendum' -Vote would er, is 'believed to have made good his ' ,,e necessary to decide whether the opcr escane. : 1 ators wished to strike acain. ; The cooperation of the Cnrrannista I forces encountered by the Americans was particularly pleasing to Loloner was there ijangnorne. Unly once 'danger of a clash between the two forces, it is now learned. Twenty Am erican cavalrymen under Oaptaiu Bou dinot were surrounded by 100 Carran Vistas who threatened at first to de tain them for further orders from Gen eral Pruneda "at Ojinaga, Mexico. The Mexicans shortly afterward permitted the American troops to proceed. Conditions Were again, normal along the border today. The excitement here over the crossing into Mexico Satur day iby two troops of the Seventh cav alry, near Fabens, has subsided. Their withdrawal was carried out Saturday evening after failure to pick up the trail of the Mexican eattle raiders. WITHDRAWAL NOT PROMPTED ' ' BY MEXICAN OBJECTIONS Washington, Auj. S3. The decision to withdraw from Mexico cavalry troops which crossod the cborder in' pur suit of bandits who kidnaped two ar my flyers was wholly a Voluntary one and Was not influenced by diplomatic negotiations now in progress, it was made plain here today. (Continued on page two) BE REASONABLE, NITTI TELLS ITALIAN WORKERS Premier Says People Must Go Back To Land To Prevent Ruin Of Country. ; ! Rome, Aug. 24. (United Press.. Warning the people to "go back to the land or Italy is ruined," Premier Kittl has issued a circular to the prefect of , the country urging the workers to speed up production, ilcrroase consumption and elimination of extra vagahce. ' i t The premier nsked thc prefects to cr.ll :the attention of the masses to the grave! 1 danger threnteaing Italy, which - was. lacking in food, raw materials and ton ; nage and producing enough for only fif : teen or eighteen million instead of forty million people. ,- ;' . "The working men,"vhe said, "must nenonnce r.bsurd wages unless thev want to kill industry. He who talks strike is a traitor. ' "The uresent situation in Euiope is . tfcn wTst in eent'iries. esrwciallv in Ita ly, which is living on credit. In 1913 we, , purchased abroad products valued at 1,-j 300,000 lire. In 1915 this totnl had In-' creancd 12,000,000 lire and in the first five or six months of 1919 our foreign I purchases have amounted to 7,000.000,- 000 lire. NO. 200.-TEN PAGES. Renewal of Telephone Strike May Result From Canvass of Referendum Vote of Workers ., ,-T J . '.... ISSUES Or PHONE STRIKE .,: Oirl operators returned to work under 1 an agreement by t,hoir international officers, al--lowing them a sliding scale run ning from $2 a day for begin ners to $19 a week. , - They had demanded a scale of from til to i4 a day. ' Electrical workers accepted $0 a day. " They had demanded$6.45. , San Francisco, Aug. 23. (United Tress.) Under the supervision of D. E. Swain,, president of the district council of .electrical, workers, the count was started- today of the referendum vote on the settlement that brought the re cent Pacific coast telcphoue strike to a close. The vote in at least four" cities San Francisco, Sacramento, ; Los Anfro c, and Portland is known to be against tt.iwpntincr tlia antflnmAnf:. rp.nnrtu frnm The result of the vote probably will not be announced before Tuesday as the returns mar have been delayed, . ,. ., ... . tSwm sa'd 10 dl not knw ?'Ucthor thc ! entire vote liad bfen "eewed. Although another coast-wido, phone strike may- result if this vote U nnfav- I orable to the settlemout, the impression , teat a striae is now impending is erron eous. Loug negotintiona both with the union and with the Pacific Telephone. ,L Tele graph company will result if this vote turns down the settlement, Swain said. "The first move would be to cull in a committee representing the rtvholc dis trict, to draw up another proposal," he said. "This' would comprise a new wage I wtjon condUion propose wouldl waived preliminary hearing Hiis.raorn- tllon-rr Subirrtttcd to m.iWMftMy. Tit Utig tfhll'wero jbx.n bver -to the-flritlid nsW;be aeeepted. If it should be re- jury. ; . if 1 : , - "Postmaster General Burelsou would not figure in these new negotiations," said Swain. "I personally have seen his notice submitted to the railroad corn- mission to the effect that he is not now responsible for the telephone systems on the coat." .Sinee the present settlement was ac cepted by "the union 's International of fieers, there have been many expressions of dissatisfaction up and down the coast. Operators have charged the in ternational officers were not coirectly informed of conditions. They have charged also that the telephone hasdis crimiiated in many cities against those who struck. ' " VESUVIUS ERUPTING Rome, Aug. 4. After loud under ground rumblings, Mount Vesuvius be gan erupting today., two streams of lava flowing toward the valley. So far the eruption has not been so heavy ns to threaten the villages at the base of the mountain. CATHOLICS OPPOSE TREATY - Borne, Aug. 23. (United . Press.) 'Tha 'Catholic group-in parliament passed a resolution todav against the ratifies tioa of the peaee treaty. ' "Italy needsa credit of 15,000,000,000 lire. Kngland and the United States are in position to furnish the products wo need, and the necessary credit, but to obtain these things wc must work, pro duce and strengthen our budget." Elements Even Opposed To Caldwell, Cleveland Star - Clexeland, Ohio, Aug'25. Ray Caldwell pitching for Cleve ' lr.nd against the Athletics here yesterday, was knocked down and the entire field shocked by a fash of lightning which seem ed to shoot directly into the" pitcher's box. Caldwell was daned for sev eral' moments, but pitched thc re maining and last inning of ihe game. The flash rauie during a raiu and was followed by a deafening rash of thunder. O.ic of the player touched Caldwell , on the head and leaped liign into the air. He snid the pit" h- eieetricity. ' ' "' - - 2W DEFENDANTS ARE ARRESTED IN BISBEE DEPORTATION CASES Douglas, Ariz. Aug. 25. Two hund' red defendants in the Bisbee deporta tion cases were arretted today on blanket warrant. ''.." (Nearly all reside in Bisbee. A spevial court train was run from. Bisbee to jit' Douglas nt noon today -with the de- 5 renaants aooara. Hearing was resumed today ou tliu' ty eases. Fifty one eases have ibeon previously disposed of iby binding over ou motion or tne aerendauts. The Bisbce deportations, for which th defendants are being tried, occur red in 1917, when severnl hundred al leged I. W. W. members were herded into ball parks and corrals and. ship ped from this district. ' Action taken by representatives of tha I. "VY W. organization and .the men deported caused the arrest , of over a thousand citizens. All Bisbee shut down business one day to answer .the court summons. . - . BOYS CONFESS THEY ROBBED JEWELRY CO. Cavanaugh Brothers Bound Over To Grand Jury; Re cite AO Details. Keuncth C'avsnaugh, S3, and his broth erf Charles Cavanaugh,, 21, are in the county jail awaiting the action of the grand jury, both having confessed to tho robbery iqf- tliB' Hartman Bros.' Jewelry store last Wednesday evening. . They Bottf of thre Oavauaugk boys wore for mer residents Of Sulom. It wns while working fojr the Postal Union Telegraph company several years ago that Ken' nnth Cavanaugh became familiar with the numerous passages in the rear of th (Continued ou page two) PAcmc atnNOw : IN MONTEREY HARBOR Greater Part Of Armada En ters New Berth For Week's Stay Today. Monterey, Cal., Aug. 2. The 'Pa cific fleet shifted its headquarters to Monterey .bay today when the dread- naught tNcw Mexico, Admiral Bodmans flagiship, the "battleships Mississippi, Texas and Wyoming, cruiser Birming ham and nineteen destroyers entered the harbor for a week's vUit. During tho week, they will be joined iby all of . the other , vessels of the armnra, preparatory to the review at San .Fran cisco by Secretary iDaniels. t The .New Mexico, Mississippi, Texas, Birmingham and thirteen destroyers will anchor off Monterey! the remain der will anchor off Santa Cruz., Both Cities will hold week long celebrations, jammed with entertainment for the fleet personnel. Baseball games, acqua tic sports, a wild west rodeo, sightsee ing trips, boxing and dancing are among the sports listed for the men. J Following reception of the fleet by Mayor Dougherty and luncheon at the Hotel Del Monte in honor of Admiral Rodman and staff, Lieutenant Gener al Hunter Liggett and staff and Gov ernor Stephens, Commodore Sloat 's ac tion of raising the Stars and Stripes over tho old custom house here in 1840 was rehearsed, with Admiral Hodman raising the flag. A banquet in honor of Admiral Rod man, General Liggett, Governor St phons and' other notables will be given tonight at the Del Monte. Tomorrow Admiral Rodman and New Mexico go to Santa Cruz. SHORTAGE OP MEN HANDICAP TO FLEET SAYS COMMANDER San Franeiseo, Aug. 2i. Operalions of the Pacific fleet may be handicap ped bv a shortage of men, it was learn ed today. Recrtiiiii" is not measuring up to the standard get for thc coast, accord ing to Lieutenant "Commander Itowiicn, in charge of naval recruiting here. He said be is receiving about 14. men a week. High naval officers here said the fleet has enough men for -peace time operations, but is not recruited to the war standard. Wnea navy officials arranged to (Continued on page two) : SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST DEADLOCK OVER PEACE PACT IS HELD POSSIBLE Intimation Made President May Refuie To Accept ; Any Jtmesdaerf s. ; DEUVM OTRATin TREATY MAY BE REFUSE) Situation Holds Prospect Of United Mates Being Left la War State. By X. C. Martin. (United Press Staff Correspondent. Washington, Aug. 25. Intimation that President Wilson may refuse to ac cept as ('ratification" of the peace treaty any senate -action which provides either for amendment or reservation was conveyed to. senators today., ". . ','. The president aught refuse to deposit notice' of, ratification at Paris on do. half of the United States if tcxtuaj amendments or reservations as .part of the resolution of ratification are made, it was hinted. . ? ; '" ''., " The general opinion anions those who. discussed the possibility taday was that such actiou by tho president ; wouio throw the treaty . back into the senate. The senate could then ratify unquali fiedly or refuse to take any further ac tion, causing a. deadlock, " ; y' Republican senators said if such a thing occurred,' they would immediately propose a resolution declaring thu war mth Gorinauy atrfjl-enatand directing the president toro-estsblish the consular service throughout Germany. Lator commercial treaties could be made, they said.. . :.. , , . ; , ., , Democratic . senators, however, de clared this courso would never be sanc tioned1 either by many senators or by the country and expressed the belief that, in event of such a contingency, the reservatiouist groups would be forced to back down and allow the treaty to go tnrougn. utncrwisc, tne aemocrnts ae clured, the United Htates would bar leu out,, while other nations enjoyed the commercial benefits the treaty would give them. , " Senators recognize that President Wil son has full power to take this course and procodent to support him, Presi dent Taft refused to accept senate ac tion on nn arbitration treaty with Great Britain which tho British government had accepted as a result the treaty fail ed and has never been revived. Senatorial discussion, of the treaty probably will not reopen this week un til the ponding oil leasinc bill Is dis posed of. Pershing Thanks Italians For Curtesies On Visit Rome. Auir. 23. General rcrshmg nns teleg'rapked Premier Nitti, assuring him of "deep appreciation for thc courtesy and cordiality with which the Italian government welcomed jnyself . aud my staff." "In Rome and throughout my trip,' Pershinz said. "I was deeply moved by the welcome I received and will bring back to American an indelible impres sion of the kindness and friendship of the Italian people." ABE MARTIN I'M ttnfln niBi 1 A, V ML We wonder if cny buddy ever ap-,.liiud-lday ed a cabaret singer when he wuiiobert Bout th' only thing some girls are wr;.-p ped up in these daj.- is Yinielvcs. 25, 1919. General Strike in Prospect for Lois Angeles If Workers Demands Not Granted Soon Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 23.r( United Press.) Conservative union leaders of Los Angeles today say a general strike in imminent here if tho present street ear and railroad strike is not settled immediately. ;Five : hundred machinists and five hundred boilormakers walked out at the Southern Pacific yards this morning. ' The walkout of these men brings the total number 'concerned in th Pacific Eleetrie, Los Angeles railway and rail road strikes up to 78000 in this eity. Several onions connected with trans portation are understood to have taken secret voto for a strike in sympathy with the striking streetcar men of the Los Angeles railway and Pacific Elec tric company. With Los Angeles almost completely isolated, much concern is felt over Mayor Snyder's request for increased conservation of food. " , Packers of this city contend thfc pres ent supply of meat will not last three days. : , ' . ' Gasoline is being continually rushed from refineries to this city by motor truek in an effort to supply the demand caused by increased uso of automobiles. Some gasoline supply stations received no' gas yesterday. Freight cars continue to jam local freight yards.';'. All trains betwrn Los Angeles and Snn Diego were : cancelled yesterday. Five thousand persons were marooned in Venice last night when the Jast Pa cific Electric train pulled out crowded to the roof. Only one train left Los Angeles yes terday and that was with the under standing by passengers that their desti nation was not guaranteed. , , : 10 MH1UUIII IfUriHll 10 KILLED IN ACCIDENT V.vr ' g ''' ' V u i'." " -it V r Mrs. Veraa Marks Victim Of Auto Wreck On Independ ence Road. Mrs. Verna Mlnrks of Monmouth was instantly killed Sunday morning about 2 6 'clock w-hon tho automobile in which she and three others were riding over turned on the Salcm-Indepcndonce raod about two miles from Sftlem. Miss Win-' nifred Strom of Independence was sor iously injured about ihe legs end is now a the Sanatorium. ,Al Vernon, of Rickrcall driver of the car and Cloyd Heslcy of Greenwood, Polk county, re ceived but slight bruises. According to the story of Mr. Ver non, he had been having somo trouble with the accelerator of tho car whioh would not release. While going pretty fast about two miles from Salem, tho accelerator, refused to release and in an endeavor to stop the car it skidded and finally swung across the , road overturning, with only thc front wheels slightly off tho road. ; In tho force of the turning over of the car, Mrs. Marks, who was in the rear" seat sustained a fractured skull and was dead before assistance arriv ed. Physicians were at once telephoned for and a taxi driver. Miss Strom was taken to the Sanatorium by a physiciun and thc -dead woman brought by the (Continued on page three) CINCINNATI TIES UP NATIONAL JIAGUE RAG Lead Of Eight Games Over ft Mm, I fk wants Makes f ennant Nearly Certain. i New York, Aug. 25. "It all over now but the shouting." ' Nothing can - keep , the Cincinnati Reds away from the National league busting but c flock of broken legs or an ascension that will set new altitude records. , . . v The puat week's performance of the stampeding Moran crew would make a bund man see why the Reds are out there with a lead of nearly eight games aver ilm fnltrinir Giant. - it - Thc Cincinnati crew lacks oniy um point of leading thc league in batting and their pitchers have been going like a house afire. Six of them Reuther, Luque, Sallee, Eller, Ring and Flahe rank among the leading ten hurlcrs of the league. On. the field they have been playing a' game almost sensational. And in addtiion to that Pat Moran jhas filled the club with a world of fight iins spirit. This was evidenced Satur- at Philadelphia when they came to bat in the ninth inning on the tell of a 3 to 0 score and pulled the bacon out of the fire by scoring eight runs. PRICE TWO CENTS The strike of' shopmen and switch men in this city and of the big four brotherhoods in San Bernardino has ex tended as far er.t as Needles, Should, the order halting westbound trains go into off ecttoday, passengers would bo brought from desert point to this eity by automobile. . Shipyard workers of San Pedro are being conveyed by launch from Long Beach, while many depend on the irreg ular service of tho Pacific Eleetrie from, this city. . y f A INVESTIGATION OP STRIKE . ORDERED BY HINES TODAY . Washington, Aug. 25. Rail Director Uuics today ordered an immediate in vestigation of the railroad labor condi tions in Los Angeles where switchmen j and brakemen- are refusing to handle freight transferred to the steam railroad from the ; Pacific Electria - eompnny, whose men are on strike. , '; ' s ,, Hi lies will act as soou as -a report is received from ' Hale Holden, regional railroad director. At 'Hines' office it was denied that there is a strike on the steam lines. Steam line workeis are handling regular business not coming from the Pacific Electric, it was ex plained. . '' ' - ' Chicago, Aug. 25. If Bail Director Hines waits for a report from Hale Holden before he acts in the Los An-! gelos strike, no immediate action can be expoctedK.it was learned today. V Holden is away from his office, on a vacation. ; At his office it was said that so far as is known no report has been prepared for Hines. ; - r r. . ( ildi;;g MPO! Future .CoiyncteF:.Gorr eminent Depends On Re sults Of Probe. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 5. Upon the recommendations of a committee from the national house of representatives will depend tho shipbuilding future of tho northwest Insofar as governmental contracts are concerned. Tho committee began today an inspec tion of tho books, accounts and govern mental contracts of the Skinner Sc Eddy' corporation and will bo continued until the books, etc., of every shipbuilding plant in the northwest have been scru tinized, "The future of the shipbuilding in dustry of tho country is involved in the inspection trip of our committee," said Representative P. P. Kelley, of Michi gan. "The question' of cancellation of contracts and disposition of materials, owned by tho government will Ul' con" sidered by tho committee. Our visit to the shipbuilding plants on the Pacific coast will give us first hand informs. tion which wo can use In makiug recom mendations to the shipping board as to what shall bo. done insofar as the gov ernment is concerned." Tho investigating committee wllf re main here three days after which tho members will go to Tntfoniu. - The com mittee plans to visit Portland, Han Fran cisco, Los Angeles and San Diego In the order named. PUBLICITY SOUGHT ON SHANTUNG AGREEMENT PubEcation Of Cuaraiitee Of Return Of Territory To China Is Asked. By Fred S. Ferguson , (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Aug. 25.? A renewed at- tempt to force Japttn to publish the, rfgrecment whereby she guarautees the ultimate return of Shantung to Chine-1. believed likely today as a result of he senate situation, growing . out . oi the amendment of tho foreign relations com- mittoe. . This agreement, while verbal insofar as the records of the peace conference nro concerned, is m existence iu writing. The Japanese, however, have heretofore eohsistcntlv refused to permit It a pub-. liention. An attempt to obtain thc "re t lease' 'of the actual working of thisi agreement was made some two months ago in Paris. Other powers approach ed the Japanese on thc subject, rjut with no success, Thc president, couse- quently, has been forced to refuse to give it to the senate. While administration senators arc confident, of beating thc Shantung agreement on the floor, they recognize ONSTRAIN3 1 S STANDS 5xf J C 3 siinoinnisv UI1VI I 1J.I1 III UU OFFDMTS Ccsprcrise Prcpctd WcdJ Be Retroactive LcchTa . first Cf&y. PRESIDENT GIVES VAY TOCELIC?ir:.l Prc?ssd Mcdl Gt Ta Hsurs Pa? Fcr Et Hours Of klzt. , By Ray F. Oonck . (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Wasbinetou, Aug. 25. President Wil son today offered railway shopmen as increase of four cents an hour, retro active to May I. .y, ' ; - The shopmen are (taking a raise ot 1? cents an hour, retroactive to-ftoia Jan uary !, - " ,! . .;" The otfer was made to union repre sentatives who conferred at the White House with the president and Director General Hines. i 1 - I?nder the plan suggested, the shop men will get ten- hour pay for eight hours work.- Other - railroad employes worked under this plan during the war and tho shopmen would now be put on the some footing. - The president, iii urging the men to act favorably oh his proposal, pointed out that increased wages would iuereaae) the eowt of livinir WkutHn. ihn mnmn will accept the offer will be determined . in a new-voto to be taken it was scld, ' There ' je; six y shop titllona involved ; operating n. cqijg'unctlon'ntlrjh 'tha railway departmentr" of !'ta Americaa Federatloa of Labor. y " A formal statement will be issued at the Whito House later 'today. , A nation wiilo vote of all shopmen est the question of a strike is being count ed today at headquai tcrs of tho Ameri can Federation of Labor. The poUfc closed last midnight.' V . " 'w' ..The ballots contained two questions, whether union officials shoald accede to I ho .plan proposed by President Wilson, that tho demands be heard and passed upon by iv special commission tr be ap pointed under a law to be passed by congress, or whether the men want to stand on their full dcma'ndg. - ' . A circular accompanying the ballots explained that it might be necessary to call a strike to gain tho full -domnad., , Ballots already counted indieato a strong sentiment in favor of a strike n loss the full demands are granted; it was learned at American Federation of Labor headquarters, PRESIDENT WARNS AOAINST . -EFFECTS OF BIO INCREASE I -..Washington, Aug. 25, (United Press) Increased wages will result in further increases in cost of production and tho cost of living, President Wilson said to day In a letter addressed to the country on the subjects of deinauds of railroad shopmen. " " ' . . ! ..'..Ill . (Crntinucd Oh pare three) : """. " pnuttiirv i not iiv iv iirvi w x v j restoration of pence, thc treaty should be ratified without amendments or re ervutions. - , ' It is know that many diplomats) con nected witli the pence conference feel that the president's hand would b strcnethenod.' should. the actual text of U)e 3upftn( llBrccmont be publishedL y0f ,hat roaro thtt ious attam t to 9moke out the Jap!inew nai, fl,om. whi(sb r ,U5li. . . ..:. ratlfieati01l .f the treaty. A fencwed u.,te, t mi ht u j.pc.ted ,0 th mme .... n , j ., 1.. , leiCtQ OUllOr AueTTtS 1 TA C J I It- UHU, ,mMa,r 10 LfiU LilC II lid Euuut.r Portland. Or., Aug. 25. Clayton Con stauce, 28, tried to commit suieidu Inst night berho.se his sweetheart had jilted him,, he told the polire. v Constance ' hit himself on the head with a two pound hummer. Ha iailielrd a severe scalp, wound, but. wasn' st'ri ouslv hurt. ' ' -i