: 5250ORCULATI0N
(25,000 BEADlM DALLY)
Only Circulation in Salem Oaar-
.. c i a b a n
- .,.
lltlHMVl infill j ' V
' I
ryj ;'? -'' ;U-'-
Oregon: Tonight and Wedues- l
'day fair? warmer Wednesday ;
gentle northerly winds."
' " i - 1 J 1
' ' .'
I " '
w - m dj iae aiui c urea a ox
FULL LEASED WIRE
DISPATCHES
BPECIAL WHiLAMETTB
Y ALLEY NEWS fiEBVIOB
i .
I
FORTY- SECOND YEAR NO. 213.-EIGHT PAGES.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER 9, 1919.
1 PRICE TWO CENTS
im'zMmfs A.n r-i
WANDS TZTB GLJTkJ
RATIFICATION
ESSENTIAL
LIVING
Min nesota he gislato rs Told
i Prices Primarily Depend
Upon World Stability
, State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn., Sv .--Ratification
; of the peace treaty is essential to. a.. ling down" of
l world conditions which will tend to brint wn the cost
' of living, President Wilson told a special jssion of the
Minnesota legislature. - . .- ; V
. The cost j of - living is primarily a
'world condition, due to the losses of
man power in the war, and the demor
alization of industry, he said." Factor
ies must again foe deVoted to peace pur-
poseg and labor redistributed. This pro-
cess cannot begin, he argued, until real
peace is assured ly ratification, eom
: merce resumed and things begin to set
tle down.
1 There are other methods of reducing
living costs, the president said, by open
inw up food hoards.
; It lg necessary to look with an "un
sympathetic eye' at some of the pro
cesses, which retard distribution, he
'. aaid. ..
; Labor is at present not satisfied
with its relation with the employer, he
; assertod. This condition is world wide,
; lie declared, and -mentioned the labor
section of the peace treaty as a means
. of ending this state of dissatisfaction.
The labor clauses, he said, aimed-to
establish something approaching Ame
erican labor conditions everywhere, in
sofar as possible. There must be a con
structive problem with regard to labor
. to relieve the strain all over the. world
he declared. The interests of both cap
,, ital and labor are concerned in this, the
" Ttresident' Haiti. Jihnr he oawi. no lnntr.
; er can tuf regarded ' a, a commodity..
; When the labor problem is solved pro
; duetion will go forward "by leaps and
bounds," he said, and "that will be
; one of the means of bringing down the
i cost of living."
u:i Tho legislators listened for the most
', part in'silonce, leaning forward in their
seats to hear better.
'Wilson argued America should help
the world get on its feet again, so
. trade : might fee re-established for the
I financial betterment f America. .
; . Senators who oppose the league of
t nations are afflictedwith "just down
right ignorance," he said. There was
handclapping, a few cheers and Mrs.
i AVilson, sitting in the gallery, smiled.
America must play a part in world
; affairs,, he. said, as it must play this
part "cither inside or on the curb."
America must accept great world re-j
sponsi unities now or "scuttle now and
come back later," tho president assert
ed. He told an anecdote or two to empha
size his point and there was consider
able laugutor.
After his speech he started for the
St. Paul hotel to, rest before lunch
there.
The president's speech before tho
legislature follows in part: .
(Continued on page threes
v BY POLICE CAUGHT
Butte Officials Hold Mrs. Stel
. la SneO For Portland
Authorities.
Butte, Mont., Sept. 9. (United Press)
instituted , lust March, Mrs. Stella D.
Snell has been arrested by the Butte po-
lice on charges of polvgamy and .
9
Ceny. '
The woman was taken into custoOJ
: while she was in her palatial home here.
Ho. hnuh.nii r.pn,, n Rnli i. .1
prominent architect and a member of
tne sttrte architectural commission.
J Mrs. Sncll Will be held for Portland,
(Continued on page three)
Gomp
ers Loses In Race To
Bedside Of Dying Father
Boston, Ma.s., Sept. 9. Samuel
Gompers, presiilent of the American
reilerutiun of Labor, arrived hero today
after losing a race with death. His
father, Solomon Gompers, 91, died lat
night at the home of his daughter.
Solomon Gompers began life as a
cigarmaker in -l-oadon, later coming to
Xew York. He became totally Mind ia
18U3.
OF
TO
WILSON
Daniels Says Battleship
Oregon To Be Turned Over
To State When Dismantled
A feature of Governor 01
cott's attendance, at the review
of the Pacific fleet at Astoria
was his formal request to Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels that
the old battleship Oregon be
permanently assigned to this
' state as a much prized relic of
an historic era. Secretary Dan
iels assured the governor that
the vessel would be turned over
to the state on condition that
tho legislature provide for one
half of the annual upkeep,
which would amount to ap
proximately $20,000, the other
half to be movided by the fed
eral government! Following the
review at Seattle the Oregon
will tbe moored in the Bremerton-
yards end her, fighting ap
paratus removed., i. f
'
! RrlKfl f nnffrahllat II S
;DnUMI VUH!ildlUldlC U. 0.
Upon Return Of Pershing
London, Sept. 9. British conirmtuU-
tions on the return of General Pershing
weie extended to the United States to
day in a statement made through the
United Press by Permior Lloyd-George.
'Great Britain congratulates Ameri
ca on the safe return of General Per
shing," the premier said, "and is con
fident that his magnificent . scrw.es in
the interest of the allied and associated
powers will be acclaimed by the great
American people throughout the laud."
Field Marshul Haig personally cabled
his Appreciation to Pershing. .
Heavy Rams Hurt Dou?Ias
County Prunes Is Report
Roseburg, Or., Sept. 9. Prune grow
ers of tho county are facing lmmen.te
losses unless a change in weathers con
ditions comes within a few hours, it was
stated by different growers today.
lontinuca ranis extending over a
week have caused the fruit to drop in
mrmy orchards, while in other locaht.ios
prunes are splitting under inflv.cnc.! of
tho storm.
Lawyers Object To Keeley
As Member Of State Bar
Roy E. Keeley, of Portland, who
brought himself very much into public
notice some months ago by his connec
tion with un accident ease coining un
der tho compensation act, is on?e more
made noticeable by the filing of objec
tions in the supreme court by the Suto
Bar association against the ndmis. ioi. of
Keeley to' tlie state bar.
The attorney, who has been practicing
;in Oregon under probation during the,
'naat mnA niiMithn . a nlin.nnJ v 1 1.
j -"---. s -.lB K..
"101"1, 1,1 hl P"vatf V in h.e
P"", and also with irregulanties n. his
..J. ln t.:a 1, li:l.kn...
to hisaction in the Dibbern nw,
( "mca 11 u5 ""
to secure a fat fee from Mrs.
Diobern,
idow of a man who was killed in a
Portland shipyard, tinder misrepresenta
tions as to the possibility of her recov
ering underNthe compensation aet.
BATE RAISE ASKED
The public service commission is in. come to the convention. It v. as ex
reteipt of another connnunieation fron: petted they would issue an appea .
the management of the Portland La u- j support of the Plumb plan,
way, Light & Power company, cnl;in r.t- John L. Lewis, vice-president of the
tention to the fact that the present 'mine workers, wr.s today acting tu, pros
revenues ot their traction lines ma in jident, due to the iUness of President
adequate for the operation of the lines, ' Frank J. Hays.
and uiging immediate action upon thi'ii I Samuel Gompers, president of the
application for an investigation. It is 'American Federation of Labor, rid ad
stiown that the gross revenues for tne j'drcss the convention. Secretary of I a
month of Augnst were 12t00J -less thr.n i bor Yi i son may address the convention,
i-ir.thc same month in 1913, write at'john Mitchell, former president of the
the-same time there, had been a large'
lurrcase in operating expenses.
PEACE
LOWER
TELLS
MINNEAPOLIS
HEARSWILSON
mm pact
League Of Nations Admitted
To Be Expended, But A
Most Premising One.
SAYS TREATY BASED ON
...iUpRICAN PRINCIPLES.
Welcome Most Enthusiastic
Given President Along 1
: Route To Dale.
By Hugh BaiUie :
(United Press staff correspondent) :
Armory, Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 9.
Through a lone lane of cheering
thousands, massed on 'both sides of the
principal business streets, President
Wilson entered Minneapolis this after
noon. He. rode in a nollow square of state
rnfantry-two -regiments. Part of the
way between St. Paul and Minneapolis
the president - passed A thousands of
school tehitdrem singing, cheering and
wavincr flags. : .
A wild diemonstration greeted Wil
son's appearaiitie in the armory. The
immense crowd sheered for five min
utes and order was restored with dif
ficulty. The president started speaking
at 3:48 p. in. So dense was tho throng
in the armory that all those on the,
ground floor had to stand up to see
and hear. ' ;
The Minneapolis reception was one
of the greatest given the executive on
his campaign for ratification of the
peace -treaty.
At the armory iband played "Hail
to The Chief" as he. arrived. .
Along the line,, in addition to the
thousands on the sidewalKs, windows'
were riwea. wuson stood iu-is open
car, part of the time ibarehcaded in a
light driziilffj-'fsiekuowledgiug the ova
tion. , Tho treaty is founded on American
principles, tlMsfepresidcnt said, in open
ill? his address.
As he spoke ho held in his hand a
single sheet of paper, bearing a few
notes.
(Continued on page three)
RT OF
PLUMB PLAN SOUGHT
Railroad Chiefs To Speak Be
fore Convention Ot Unit
ed Workers.
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 9. The solid
si:ppurt of the United Mine : Workers
of America will be solicited for the
PJ.imb plan for the nationalization of
. railroads, it was indicated here at the
jepcuing of the miners' convention to-
day.
Glenn E. Plumb, author of the Plum'L
-ilt.d la Bithttt I It I ft.l til oilllfaim tlii .int..
- ", -. ....
'entl0'1 V. -JU wil devote his
tune to an erh.ust.ve analysis of the
!,.. hrnlh.rl.nnrle mA i.i.n.ii,, .. t h, n
j four brol
'T
, were, to address the cou-
vention today,
Warren S. Stone, grand chief cf the
ii.otlierhoud of Locomotive Eng.ueers;
Timothy Hhea, acting president of the
lliotherhood of Firemen and Eniue
inen; L. K. Shcppard, president of the
Order of Railway Trainmen, were on the
program to deliver addresses ut wcl-
mine wtrkers, will attend some of the
I sessions, it was announced.
PACT
COST
OF
SQEONS
PastorPrays'
FoiPerm
For.
raners
Cincinnati, . Ohio, j Sept. 9. (finite
Press.) Rev. , Frederick F. McMiUin,
Walnut Hills' Presbyterian church, askei
all loyal fans today o join him in pray
er, for a pennant for the Beds. - To that
end he has writen prayer .in -whieh
the Lord"is asked'to grant "speed,
control and deceptive eurvoB" to pitch
era; frequent and timely hits to the
batters; blessings to Pat -Moron, man
ager; and good health &ad safety from
accident to all" the players." - ,. 1
Rev. McMiiIin was third baseman on
the University of Wooster team in 18M
und still occasionally practices with the
Reds. ' - ) " ' - j'
THREL FOREIGNERS .
KILLEDJNRIOTItlG
Twenty Five Injured 1 When
Striking Steel Workers
Start Demonstration ;
Hammond, Ind., Sept. 9. Thrco for
eigners ate dead, two aro dying and 23
wounded as the outime of riotiaj; i.ere
trtily today by strjkirrg workers of the
Standard Steel company on strike for
sis weeks. .. ' '
The rioting broke out at 6:50 this
morning. Four hundred foreigner: with
a uniformed soldier carrying an Ameri
can flag marched through tho street in
an. alleged attempt to prevent 130 A.ner
ieair employes from returning to wort at
tiitf plant. Police met them and ordorrfl
them to disband.. They opened t'iro on
t!io police who returned the fire, killing
thiee .marchers'. ' ...
The Americans, takiug no active part
in the strike, returned to work toduv in
a tody. They were machinists, e!-)ctrt-e'.!in
nnd other skilled labor.
: At 9 o'clock the police had the sttu-
aticii in hand and no further outbreak
was looked for. The sheriff 's forces
were co-operating wit It the police. .
Daniels And Party Reach
Portland After Looking
Over Harbor At Astoria
Portland, Or., Sept. 9.-Becretary of
the Navy Daniels and party arrived in
Portland this morning o.t a special train
from Astoria, Or., whore the head of the
navy spent yesterday t-fternoon and
evening.
Daniels inspected the Rite of t!-c pro
posed naval base at Tongue Point, nexr
Astoria, Monday afternoon. He spoke
to an audience which packed the A
toria theater last night, outlining tut
development of the new Pacific Heet
and what it moans to the commerce of
the Columbia river.
The secretary of tho navy arrived at
Astoria from San Francisco ou the
lircadnaught Arkansas. He will return
to the Arkansas tomorrow for a tiin
ABE MAE TIN
Who remembers when lie used t ' have
jt' be talked int ' a pair o' 15 !lioef Th'
j fellers that struck at th' sawmill,
last
'week, motoret beck t' work t'day.
Mo
!
if nTf onrv 1 1
-.0
uLO
UP Vmi IDEAL
Papal Letter Expresses Co
operative Spirit With Lib
era! Movement r
FOUR PIANSPOR SOCIAL
PE A(1 OFFERED B Y POPE
Education Of Proletariat Urg
ed As Basis Of Political
Freedom. .
By Henry Wool -' c
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Pnris, Sept. 9. Politically, the Vati
can has joined hands with democracies
and cast its lot with the new world
wide liberal movement, it was brought
out in a papal letter addressed to Cardi
nal Lucou and made public today in
connection with participation of French
Catholics in the coming parltciueutary
elections. . ' ;
The Vatican will hereafter accept de
mocracy SB the only source of political-
power and will work to build up and
permanently establish democratic gov
ernment. ' ', ,
The Vatican program contains four
definite plunks for establishment of so
cial peace. They comprise: ,
Co-operation of all classes. . 1
Coalition of all classes against bol
shevism. Acceptance of democracy., - 1
: Education of the proletariat. ,
Immediately preceding the' war, de
cline of monarchies and growth of de
raoeracies had.leftLthe .yatican -with but,
the Hapsburjr and Spanish monarchies
for political allegiance. No diplomatic
rotations were ummtained with Eur
ope's democracies.- f v"' "-' " f ' i
The fall of the Hapsburg dynasty left
but orie Catholic monarchy and the pope
faced the necessity of recognizing de
mocracies - or practically disappearing
from tho doplimatie world. '
Pope Benedict has frankly announced
his choice of the formor.
One almost eertain result of tins pol
icy will be eventual resumption of po
litical and diplomatic relations with
France and Italy, thus gaining support
in tho two leading Catholic counlrios of
Europe, a move wnich will make up for
the loss of influence in Austria-Hungary.
Tho movement for reconciliation
wtih poltiical governments is already
well advanced in Italy.
In his letter to Cardinal I.ucon, tho
pope said in port:
"The great outstanding fact in the
world today is the ever-strengthening
current everywhere towards democracy.
The proletariat classes, as they are call
ed, having taken tho preponderant part
(Continued on page two)
BUMPER WHEAT CROP
923,023,000 BUSHELS
Yield This Year More Than
109,000,000 In Excess Of
Annual Average.
Washington, (Sept. 0. (United Prcsii)
The total 1919 harvest of spring and
winter wheat wns forecast today at M23,-
023 bushels by the crop estimate bureau
of the department, of agriculture, on
the basis of reports received up to Sep
tember 1,
This is compared with tho forecast of
940,000,000, made August L The aver
age crop for five years 1913 to i'iii was
791,000,000 bushels.
Spring wheat crop alone was forecast
at 208,000,000 bushels and winter wheat
at 713,000,000 bushels.
The condition of the wheat crop Sep
tember 1 was irivcn at 4S.5 per cent for
spring wheat, as compared with $2.1 per
cent for Hepterober a year ago, and for
all wheat 67.3 per cent, as compared
with 80.5 per cent a year ago.
Forecasts for other crops tSeptember 1,
1919 and 1918:
Corn 2,838,000,000 bushels in 191b and
2,788,000,000 bushels in 1918.
Oats, 1,223,000,000 bushels iu 1919,
and 1,266,000,000 bushels in 1918.
Barley, 190,000,000 bushels in 191 ,
and 204.000,000 bushels in 1919.
Rye, 84,600,000 bushels in 19i, an
84,600,000 bushels in JIMS.
Tobacco. 1,279,000,000 pounds in 1919,
and 1,333,000,000 pounds in 191S.
Cotton, 11,200,000 bales in 1!!9, a::d
11,000,000 bales in 1918.
YH UUilNLI
Big Obqiiori
GivbnWiisdn
AtStPaiil
St. .Paul,' Minn., Sopt. -9. (tnitcd
Press.) President Wilson and parly ar
rived in St. Paul from Sioux Falls, S.
D., at 9 a. m. today. A small crowd
gathered' at the dapot. Military and po
lice maintained order. . f ' --
Governor and Mrs. Burnqulst, Mayor
Hodgson of St. Paul and Mayor Meyer
of Minneapolis with their wives, boara
ed the president's car at the depot to
Welcome thorn. " ''""v
The greatest" military .turnout that
has greeted the president , on fue trip
was drawn up before the capitol as he
left. Approximately 1606 -troops- from
Minneapolis and St; Paul, it watf stated,
eomposed the escort and snapped to pre
sent aims as he emerged from the build
ing, paused a moment to look over the
panorama of St. Paul visible front capi
tol hill and' walked Blowly down tha
broad steps to his automobile amid con
tinued cheering. The blocks near the
hotel were packed with people wo
spilled over from the sidewalks into the
street and the applause grew steadily
greater,- reaching ,. is , highest point at .
thoro was a vory noisy demonstration.
DISQUE TO TESTIFY.
: AGAIHT l!iQIII!tY
Lincoln County Logger Says
Spruce Cost Government
$1000 Per Thousand.'-;
Portland, Or.,'; Sept. 9. Brlce P.
lYi criua mill -fnafifv a aodnttil rim a rifi
fore trio Congressional spruce invest!-, fniluro of tH Unitoa
gating committee, it was anaounced to- ratify the peace treaty within a reasois
day. j ablo length of time, .and thus offieially
Developments or , highly interesting i wrminate, ine wasnmgron wage eom.
character are expeetej, as 'the .formermlsslon in it ,bitttrniiiouslold,?' sal
commander of the spruce division is Lewia,' '..' .
said to have secured possession of ad- ,. "We are today .face to face with 1km
dit'iojnal 'i reformation- drapoWantly i'e- situation wherein we cannot justify fnr
latod to the whole spruce hearing. ther delay as eoncorns our own affairs.
A. Welch, part owner of the Miller Accordingly, t recommend that this eon
Loggmg road in Lincoln county, Ore- vention take action declaring the Was
gon, testified today 'before the con-. Jn m aRroemont officially teratti
L11 9PrZ P"L,ttono
feet of snruee. He declared the actual,
production cost was $1000 a thousand
reet, Whereas Disque had testified the
cost was $267.
: The witness, cross examined by Con
gressman Lea, admitted the figures he
gave wore hearsay; that he was rely
ing upon the figures whieh had been
given him by engineers of the Warren
Spruce company, which had a cost plus
cohtract in Lincoln county:
Fleet Leaves California
Waters To Make Ready For
Grand Review At Seattle
Ban Francisco, Bept, 0.When the
battleships Idaho, Mississippi, Neiv
York; Georgia, Wyoming, Seattle and
Texas with destroyors steamed out of
the Golden Gate today, San Francisco's
fleet celebration was brought to a defi
nite close. Not a ship of the Pacific
fleet wns left in the bay.
The New Mexico, with Admirul M oil
man, left last night at 5:30, hM ai
hour altend of schedule, despite the fiio
that gutted a compartment and killed.
tnri'c men.
The fleet will hold a rendey.vous ot
Port Angeles Friday and then mov i on
to Seattle whero the president wi!( re
view it. Bodman has announced that
the entire fleet will assoinblc at Taeowa
September 15. Destroyers will lenvo
the samo day for Everett, Bulluighuin
and Eureka.
Opposition Senators Start
Anti-League Junket Today;
Wilson's Results Uncertain
By Fred S. rerguson
(United Press Staff Correspondent.) --
Washington, Stpt. . If Pre-i'dvit
Alison was comt'.uji upon strong rtae- Borah today said the only letter
tion from the territory in which ue bus had received on the subject of tha presi
epoken, iu tha fouu of telegrams ur.dj dent's trip. was from a Bt Louis bmsi
; ters f soji lo'.b urging that oppost- jnes mnn, unknown ta him, who urged
lio'i to th.i trcatv tease, he has nor yet Ithewscuator to keep up-the fight. Tha
made liU u'-r success, accorul-ig to
his oppcuentH i:i tl- senate."
With this situation giving them con
fidence, Senators Johnson, Borau and
McCormiek leave this afternoon to open
their unifiue series of long distance ae
bates with the president. .
As Johnson swings along the presi-
dent's trail he will take up the cove
nant point by point to argue his opln
ion of the sacrifice of Americanism he
iran
IE
ItEUBM
Head Of J2ne Workers Urges
1 Action Before Cc2veca
At Ckvell ,
AEROGATO OF ALL
TC.IE CLAUSES IS SOUGHT
1 . ; '; j "
,.. .. .'. ' -I. '
Peaee Declared To Exbt S
Far As Tea Are Ccictra
ei YnA Treaty. 4
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 9. (Unite
Press.) Recommendation for a n.Lioat
wide strike of' coal minors by November
1', unless a satifactory basic' agreement
in the central competitive field it reaeki
cd by that flata, was made T'liera laty
by John 1 Lewis, : acting' president 'of ,
the . United Mine Workers' of America,
in an address at the opening of the bi
ennial convention of that organization
Lewis declared. that so far as the1 mine
workers were concerned the war is at
an end, despite the refusal of the Uni
ted States senate to ratify the peac
treaty.; . Going on the assumption that
the United States was at peaee wttfc
the world, Lewis recommended the abro
gation of all war time clauses affecting
the mine workers, v , . !
"The United Mine Workers of Amer
ica aro In no way responsible for tho
to "vent that a basic .green..
in the ccntral competitive fieM ia et
(Continued on page two)
Apple Shipping Seassa " ;
Opens; One Car Already
Gone And Another Readj
Robert C. Paulus, president oi tho
Bitlem Commercial club, managor of tha
Sulem Fruit union and sales manages
of the Oregon Growers Co oporative aa
sociation, says that the Spplo shipping
season is now on. ;
One curlond of Gravcsteins were ship
ped last week and another will ue ship
ped tomorrow, both from Balem. One
care will be shipped from McMinnvilln
tomorrow. These shipments are by tha
, Willamette
Valiey . Fruit Exchange,
which will become part Of the Oregon
Giowcrs Co-operative association aft
January 1, 1920. .
One car of Grimes wiil be shipped out
of Corvcllis next week; Mr. Panlus salrt,
and one of Kings from' Monroe. ' An
other ear of Gravcstelns 'will bo hippl
from Balem next week and after that.
shipments will be regular.
, Mr. Paulus estimates that from 1!9
to 200 carloads of apple will be bliip
ped from this seetiori this season. Prices.
he says, are exceptionally high muck
higher than last year. The crop Is good
and on an average the quality of apple
are much superior to those of the 19H
crop.
! Bays it represents. Borah will take a
different route, but hammer
same Issue.
ea the
4
j letter declared the president had talked
only generalities in. St. Louis and that,
while he had a big crowd, the writer tim
not believe he had impressed the ioeah
ity with the belief that the treaty
- j unimpeachable.
I Senator Borah today renewed his 4e-
ma-nd for a referendum on the ireaty.
He characterized the president' ap-
(Continued on page two)
IHIESTitll