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FORTY- SECOND YEAR NO. 216.-TEN PAGES.
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ONTRAINB AND Hint
STANDS TIVM OOTI
JOHNSON NOV
DEVELOPING
Senator Centering line Of At
tack On Wilsons Plea For
Ratification.
1DIANAP0LIS CROWDS
CHEER LEAGUE ATTACKS
Treaty Drawn . On Basis Of
Secret Agreements Be
tween Allies, Claim.
By Fred S. Ferguson
( United Press Staff Cot respondent.)
"'" St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 12. Now square
ly astride President Wilson 's trail and
receiving cheers for his criticism, of the
league of nations from the same locali
ties which heard the chief executive's
arguments, Senator Johnsoi was today
developing a very definto line of attack
on the president's demand for unquali
fied acceptance of the peace treaty.
Insisting that the treaty was dinwn
purely on the lines' of the secret en
gagements entered into among the big
powers before America entered the war,
he pointed out that article 10 of the
covenant means that the United States
guarantees this secret bartering of peo
ples and territories for all time.
A big crowd, packing every ineh of
space in Tomlinson hall at Indianapolis
last night, rose and shouted its appro
val of the senator's statement that
America would not be -party to such in
famy. ' ' ' '.
Before thClndwnapolisaudioitce no
drew aSifumUffc picture "of' Balfour,
Viviani and Other foreign atatdsmon and
diplomats standing before the senate
atter our ontranco into tne war ana
talking of the rights of free peoples
an? otner aomocrane principles lor
ffAnd while they stood there ,and our
hearts throbbed at the thought that
these men had in their minds, what we
had in ours, they had their inside pockets
bulging with secret treaties carving up
the world," Johnson shouted. J' Such
duplicity is unexampled in the history
or, tne worm, am wnen me preaiaeni
seeks to keep up the duplicity by bind
ing, our sons to guarantee it, I say It
shall not be."
He asked the crowd whether it was
willing, since the other powers of the
world were bankrupt, that American
boys should go out and police the world.
The answer was a resouding "no" that
fairlv shook the building.
'"Thoro was a time,' 'the senator de
clared 'when any man who stood with
hfs hond high and dared have an indo-
nendent thoueht. differing from that of
the power of control, he was immediate
ly called pro-German." it mattered not :
what a test of his lovaltv might show.
Later this was changed and people
(Continued on page three)
SOLDIERS RAID SINN
FEIN HEADQUARTERS
Dublin Scene Of Arrests And
Confiscation Of Many
Documents.
. Dublin, Sept. 11. (United Press.)
Bodies of British troops, acting in uear
ly every part of Ireland, swooped down
today on various Sinn Fein headquar
ters, making arrests, seizing documents
and causing general excitement.
Ernest Blythe and Padraic O Keefe',
members of the Sinn Fein cabinet were
arrested in this city. Homes of three
cabinet members Count Pluukctt, Tom
-Kelly and Michael Staine were iaided
and documents were taken.
The raids were highly dramatic. They
were the result of concerted action and
are considered to be the initial move of
the government u.uier yesterday's proc
lamation suppressing Sinn Fein organi
zations. Scores of raids were made in
the southern part of the country.
- The government proclamation was de
signed especially for the city and coun
ty of Dublin and the counties of Tip
perary. Limerick, Clare and Cork.
The organizations which were ordered
suppressed and which were declared
"dr.n.geroas" included Sinn Fein socie
ties, the Irish volunteers and the Gaelie
League. .. '
Troops wcarinj steel helmets ar.a tra
veling in motor lorries were employed;
ia the raids, giving them a vivid war
liift touch.
ONE ARGUMENT
Lansing Quoted
America woma reject raci
If People Understood It All
Washington, Sept. 12. "If - the senate understands
and the American people understand this treaty, it will be
defeated." .
This, according to William-C. Bullitt
testifying before the senate foreign
relations committee today was the
statement made to him by Secretary
of State Lansing, May 19, 1919.
'But I wonder if they will under
stand what it lets us in for. It is my
personal opinion that Senator Knox
probably will really understand it and
Senator Lodge will, but Lodge's posi
tion would be purely political, (senator
Knox might instruct the people."
x'revaous to his testimony concerning
Lansing's alleged utterances, Bullitt
had shown the committee a document
which he said was an original of Pres
ident Wilson's league of nations draft,
written by Wilson personally. He also
showed the " tittee copies of other
original drat d testified about his
trip to Russ get from Lenine a
declaration ol s" 'J.ich, fighting would
be stopped. r
Concerning t proposed Pnnkipo
IT
PES
U STATE
Efforts To Heckle Wilson By
Interruptions Anticipated
In Idaho.
By Hugh Baillie
(Capital Journal Speciul Service.)
Aboard President's Train in Idaho,
Sept. 12. President Wilson today went
to the constituents of Senator Borah,
leading opponent of the peace treaty, in
aa effort to convince them the pact
should bo ratified. " - ! ,.
An effort to heckle the. president in
Idaho - would not prove surprising to
some members, of his party. On several
occasions heretofore there have beeh
loud shouts from houses Wilson was ad-
dressing, but attendant. ' ennfn-r.n !
;way9 was such that the words coula m.
.bc distinguished. The president, it was
notod, usually paused at such interrup
tions as if trying to hear the question
and answer it.
Much warmer weather was encounter
ed by the president's train late yester
day and during the night. Wilson re
sumed iiis blacksilk suit tvnd silk cap
that he wore during the first hot spell
of the trip. . '
At one station a woman held up a
baby for the president to see. Mrs.
Wilson, reached over and took it in her
arms. In a moment it burst into very
vocal protests. ,"Is it a boy or a girlf "
asked the " first lady " while endeavor
ing to calm it. .
"It's boy," suddenly spoke up tho
proud father from the background,
"and it's name is Wilson.."
This brought a cheer from the rear
platform crowd.
Saturday will be one of W llson 's bus
iest days. He speaks at Tacoma in the
moming, reviews the Pacific fleet at
Seattle in the late afternoon and makes
a speech in Scattlejit night.
Labor Official Decries
Use Of Strike Method By
Public Service Employes
New York, Sept. 12. (United Press.)
Organized labor must find moans of
redressing wrongs other than by sliikes
of state city or national employes, ac
cording to Matthew Doll, vice-president
of the American Federation of Laoor.
Speaking at a meeting of the National
Civic Federation, Woll asserted the la-1
bor federation granted charters to un
ions of policemen a:id firemen with the
understanding that thpy would not re
sort to strikes.
Befcrring to the Boston police strike,
Woll said "a method of redress is open
to the strikers which can be exercised
collectively and which would obvi&te the
necessity of a strike."
Hart Reconsiders Agaim
Will Not Meet President
Spokane, Wash., Sept. 12. A steady
drizzle which promised to continuo alljfaith in connection with his 14 points,
day was falling here early today. i declared Wilson had done more than
Despite this, however, it was expect-
ed that thousands of people from the
eastern Washington part of the Ii.iand
Empire would be here to greet tht presi
dential party this afternoon.
Governor Hart, who at first annonn-
ced he would not be here to clcoi.ie the
:,ln. ,1... nnnniinna.1 1. S 1 ,1 V 1
n;; ;n;oVnced7gain that U wouldn't.
.. . t. .ili..!,
ine wiie or mayor rassen pji
tne seat m me nuson auiomoom-
governor was to have occupied.
. W f.lir,ied.
TvcAntr-five thnuwind Ballon of ar-
p!e cider will be manufactured this
fall bv one Yakima factory, wh;ch will
use 3000 tons of cull apples.
as Saying
conference among the Russian factions,
Bullitt testified that French opposition
had defeated the plan.
He described discussion of a plan
whereby the assembly of the league
Should ibe chosen by the various nation
al governmental societies; The presi
dent first expressed hearty sympathy
with, the idea, but said it was hardly
practicable. IGtaneral - Smuts urged it
strongly. Colonel House approved end
Lord Cecii was apathetic. The presi
dent's opposition defeated the propos
al, he said, and later when Cecil,
Smuts and House all Urged it, the pres
ident again defeated it. ,
"And I was sent to Russia to fi.id the
exact terms whereon fighting could be
stopped," Bullitt said.
His orders wore from Colonel House,
he said, as well as from Secretary Laus-
1 (ContinueS on page- six.)
Brooklyn Man Is
Elected Head of
: G. A. R. Veterans
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 12. Ciiltea
Press.) Colonel James D. . Bell, of
Brooklyn, N. Y., was unanimously elect
ed commander in chief of the G. A. R.
at the closing session of the 53ra an
nuu I encampment here today, lie suc
ceeds C. E. Adams, of Omaha, Neb.
The league of nations covenant as it
now stands was unanimously uisap
proved by the delegates.
The organization also went on record
as oposed to the combination of Civil.
Spanish-American and World war vet,;
erans into one body.'
Salem Boy Wins Second
Decoration For Part In
Capturing Machine Guns
There is a big jolt of surprise and
gratification awaiting Sergeant Albert
C. Pressley, who is now with a hunting
party on the upper McKenzie river. '.
His pare:s Mr. and Mrs. C, C. Press-,
ley received a message from the war de
partment today stating that the flench
military authorities had awarded lo him
tho croix-de guerre in recognition of
the same dare-devil exploit on the
French exploit en the French front that
gained for him the distinguished serv
ice cross at the' hasds of General Per
shing. ." . 1 -
It will be recalled that young Pross
ley at the head of a squad of eight
"doughboys" made a dash across, "no-mans-land"
to take what was su posed
to be a "sniper's" nest, but which
proved to be a machine gun nest, well
manned with Huns. The litlc group
of iiviucibU's managed by some freak
of good fortune to .get through the hail
of bullets, routed out the enemy and
returned to camp with several machine
guns and a big group of prisoners.
Japan Making Big Additions
To Merchant Fleet This Year
.Tokio, Sept. 6. "Over 700,000 tons
of merchant men of over four thousand
tons gross each will be added to Japan 's
fleet this year,'" declares Director Way
amiya of the mercantile marine. "Be
fore the war, we built only 50,000 ton
a year.
All Japanese shipyards are running
full capacity, according to Wayamiya,
who declares Japan's shpibuildiiig ia
now on a permanent, steadily growing
basis. '
Union Of South Africa
Ratifies Peace, Treaty
Capetown Sept. 11. The national as
sembly of the Union, of South Africa
ratified the peace treaty today by a
vote of 84 to 19.
Genera! Smuts, in defendiug Presi-
; deut Wilson against charges of bad
any other statesman toward the restor
tion of world peace.
Early Morning Fire Does
Big Damage In Seattle
t Wsh Sept. lHundrea of
thousands of dollars worth of hara'nare
. ,- : i,,,;:,i;
,...-..,,. .
o, n.,w Uu,u...,r wa.,; nn
destroyed by a fire which broke out in
tlv
after i o'clock; tins morning,
was n- der control t 9:43 a.
The fire
m. with
I seven fire eomptnies still on the seene,
GENERAL TIE-
UP OF BOSTON
UNION'S IDEA
City Facing Prospect Of Com
plete Idleness Through
Sympathy Strikes.
PRESENCE OF, SOLDIERS
PREVENTS MORE RIOTS
Governor, In Complete Con
trol Of -City, Refuses To
Deal With Strikers.
Boston, Mass. lopt. 12. (united
Prcss.)-With Governor Coolidgo insist-
' ... . .
ing no arbitration is possible in' the po
lice, strike and trades unions taking a
sympathetic . strike vote, Boston today
faced the possibilityof a general tieup
that, would paralyze the life, of the city.
M. J. O 'DonnelL president of the Cen
tral Labor Union, nd other union of
ficials am seeking ft conference with
Governor Coolidge today, with the hope
of avoiding farther walkouts by a set
tlement of the policemen 's demands.
While the conference was pending, it
was announced that men of tho city fire
department will vote tonight on the
question of striking in sympathy with
the police. V ;
Telephone operators also will take a
strike vote today. Other unions already
have begun to poll strike votes, follow
ing instructions issued last night at the
meting of the Central Labor Union.
Governor Coolidge maintained today
(ContinuerlmvBge -two)
SENATORS RUSH TO GET v
PET MEASURES BEFORE
SENATE AHEAD OF PACT
By L. C. Martin
Washington, Sept. . 12.f A rush to get
their pet measures passed befoie they
are sidetracked by the peace treaty was
begun, by senators today. . .
Oiico tho treaty is before the senate
other measures will have little chance,
gonntorg realize.
Senator' Lodge's determination to
lake up the treaty Monday caused sup
porters of the bill extending the food
control act to make desperate efforts to
get it passed today.
A strong fight is being made against
this measure by senators who declare
that the government has all necessary
authority to cope with profiteering and
hits not used it.
Lodge predicted that no trouble' will
be experienced in compromising the dif
ferences of "mild" rcservationists and
the moTe radical element with regard
to article 10.
"We will tret together," he said.
Steel Magnate Tries Half
Hour To Borrow 25 Cents
Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 12. Charles
Schwab "hung around" tho Duquesne
club for half an hour waiting on some
person from whom he - could borrow
"two bits" to pay for a shave. The
steel monarch ran short of cash.
ABE MAE TIN
Miss Tawncy Apple, ticket seller o
th
Fairy Grotto ptetur the-ater, nss
I ir,:,i ,u, fo' .trike n' walked out
;,.,,. K,. Amnnt. mn,. rnnm In th'
. v.j.
ticket iwge ,an' nsKs th managemtnt i
'furnish her nai'it. In testifyin' in
profiteerin' case, t 'flay, utit uui; says
he fnid seventy cents fer piece o.' ham
as bi; as a Ford patch. ,
Reported Use of Mexican
Money In United States to
Be Investigated Says Fall
.Washington, Sept. 12. Senator Fall, chairman of the
sub-committee investigating Mexican affairs, declared to
day every effort will be made to learn if supporters of
Carranza on this side of the border are receiving money
from the Mexican president.
"Any payments of which the com
mittee can learn will be traced to their,
source," he said. " I do not wish to
make any eharges against thoso who
may have been in Cararnza's rmp.oy
but the people are entitled to know
about it.
Edward J: TJohony, president of the
Mexican Petroleum e.Omnanv. today win
' I.'....! ..A J nl-n,nrtfnnk!n n in At
a draft he produced on the witness stand
late yesterday, to be put into the rec
ords. This draft, which he testified was
made in payment of port taxes to the
Mexican treasurer- general by the Haus-.
teca Petroleum company, was presented
for payment in New York by Dr. Henry
Allen Tupper, according to an endorse
ment on the back of it. Tupcr is pastor
nf fl, Vii-at Ttttntint church of this ally
' . 1 i ...... R.tlVA
a C""D ""' . " "l
tin suo-firt of Cararnza's claim for rec-
Gompers Advises
Striking Police
To Resume Jobs
New York, Sept. 12.--(United Press.)
Samuel Gompers president of tho
American Federation of Labor, today
appealed to both strikers and city offi
cials of Boston to lay jisido their griev
ances until tho national labor conference
called by President Wilson for October
6 in Washington. .
Gompers first telegraphed Mayor
Peters, asking that tho city withdraw
for the time being the edict forbidding
policemen of Boston from joining tne
A. F. of L,
At tne same .time uompem uppwicu
through Al f. ef L. official liwVvash
innton to policemen. Asking tnem toro
back to thoir fiosta regardless of whn
the city officials do. Gompers stated
after e hadsont. the telegrams that
ho expected this appeal to have an ef-
feet of the threatened steel strut 'nna
other labor disturbances. He hopes that
all strikes will be ealled off until tne
conference has settled difference.
Effort To Be Made Toward
. Bringing Convention Of
State Women's Clubs Here
The Women's club of Salem wil. meet
Saturday aftornoon at 2:30 o'clock in.
the auditorium of the Commercial club,
according to an announcement made to
day by Mrs. Z. J. Biggs, president.
The meeting ia especially called to
elcet two delegates and two alternates
to the meeting of the state federation to
bo held October 13 a Corvallis.
Tho Invitation to attend the meeting
is extended to all women who are inter
ested in the club work of women. There
is fi. membership of 120 in tho Salem
Women 's club and it is probable that
an effort will be made this fall to dou
ble this number. : .
: Mrs. Biggs also says that an effort
will be mado to select Salem as the next
meeting place. About 300 delegates are
expected to attend the session ul Cot
vallis; ' - '' - '' ' ' ! '
Portland Labor To Ask -Wilson
To Give Reason
For Russian Expedition
Portland, Or., Sept. 13. The l'oitland
Central Labor council, at a mcctii.g last
niirht. elected a committee of five to
call on President Wilson in Portland
Monday "to find out from him the rea
son for our apparently unwarranted in
terferencs in the internal affairs of
Russia." , . . I
. Delegates to the council voted 10 call
for a referendum vote on a j,iucrnl
strike of labor if the ctiy commissioners
refuses to grant the use of tho public
auditorium for a general amnesty meet
ing of labor.
' '
Personnel Of Mediation
Committee Not Changed
The original committee on mediation,
composed of representatives of employ
ers and employes, will be continued in
tact as a medium of cducting the gen
eral public, as well as laboring men and
employers of labor, to an appreciation
of the merits of arbitration and concil
iation in the settlement of labor trou
bles. This decision was reached at s
meeting of tho committee in the office?
of State Labor Commissioner Gram last
night. Mediation propaganda will be
spread broadcast throughout Marion
j county Dy means or coiuerenis
mass meetings, it was stated by Coi
ana
sioner uram this morning.
ognition by the American government.
The draft was indorsed by the tieas
urer general "pay to tho order of Senor
Henry Alien Tupper for vaiim re
ceived." . Doficny, in a lengthy story of the flo
velopment of the Tampieo oil fields,
which ho discovered, asserted:-
' "That American oil producers in
Mexico are not supporting any factions,
and that leves collected ,by bandits are
paid with tho full knowledge Of this
government. . "
"America must look to outside sonr
cos'of petroleum production to enrry out
her maritime plans.
"Americans in the o'U regions of Mex
ico have bettered conditions and wages,
"Carranza is virtually practicing con
fiscation by refusing permits to drill on
lands legally1 purchased." -
WILSON HOT TELUTiG r
All FASTS-JORW
Senators Pleased With Lan
sing's Alleged Remark Re
garding Treaty.
By Fred 8. Ferguson
St. . Louis, Mo., Sept. 12. Senator
Johnson of California was highly
pleased when he saw the testimony of
William Bullitt before the foreign relic
tions committee in Washington today,
1 1 T i. i i : . : - 4..i .1.... n. - 1
do not understand the treaty." fee said
xhey are not beinir mfornfcrtv thf
' j-.., a. fn whn ( ieally ' bimctkl
Thj9 laok bf understanding has resulted
in acquiescence on the part of thou,
' HanAH . - ,
Tne gena,tor continued his attack on
tno lcauue of nations here this after-
noon wih renewed vigor.
or ilJeak flr Americanism." Johnson
declared, "and not in the defense of
the Intriguing diplomacy of Europe and
Asia.
"Every nation in the world, was rep
resented at the peace conference by
astute-men who sought only for nation
alistic aims that is every country ex
cept ours. They got exactly what they
started out to got.'
Shortage Of Necessities,
Extravagance And Uniust
Profits Blamed For H.C.L
New York, Sept. 12. "Let's ct to
work," said President Charles H. Babla,
of the Guaranty Trust company of New
York, emphasizing to. the Unitod Press
today his opinions regarding "the most,
vital problem confronting the country'-'
tho high cost of living.
Three remedies, ho said, are available:
1 Greater production; 2 economy;
3 elimination of exorbitant prices.
Sabin believes these are the chief
remedies for tho reason that the basic
causes of the high cost of living are:
1 World's shortage of necessities;
2 extravagance; 3 profiteering.
Police Looking For Halls
Ferry Boy Who Left Home
Raymond Gibson, age 13, weighing
about 90 pounds, of light compuxion,
4j feet tall, light hair and of slender
build, is reported to the police as hav
ing left his home at Halls Ferry. It Is
thought he started for Salem. When
he left homo he was wearing a blue
suit. His parents at Halls Ferry are
anxious to receive any information as to
his whereabouts. The police have beon
asked to look out for him and should
anyone have information aa to the boy,
this should be telephoned to police head
quarters. '
.Nineteen Cases Of Flu In
Chicago; One Death So Far
Chicago; Sept. 12. One death and 19
cases of influenza have been recorded
by the city health department In the
last eight "days, it was announced by
Health Commissioner Robertson today.
Labor Convention Recesses
In Honor Of Late Leader
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 12. In respect
to the memory of John Mitchell former
miners' leader, the United Mine Work
ers of America convention here took
recess today.
BHED
MISS FOR EVIL
END IS CHARGE
Germans r Seek
1Y
IMff1A1 .
VVUUUWM
And Evented Cc:
est
Declares Presid
BOSTON RIOTS SCORED
BEFORE IDAHO PEOPLE
PofKeWaIk-htCitdAsEyi-
denceOf Unrest In A3'
Parts Of WcrkL
Coeur D'Alenc, Idaho, 8opt. 12. Ger
mans ore fraternizing with Busaiuu bol
shevik! seeking to dominato that coun
try and gain strength for new effort
at 'conquest, President' Wilson warned
hore today, speaking in a circus lent to
a big crowd. " '?
America must guarantee the peace to
prevent this, ho said. . (i
"Germany wants as to stay out or
this treaty,' 'the president declared. .
Fearing America s strength Gormany
wants to see the; United States remain
out of the loague of nations and become
isolated, he said. Pro-Gorman propagan
da is working toward that end, n llsoa
charged. :-.
If America does not enter tht new
world arrangements there will oc uni--versal
unrest, Wilson asserted. . " Ana
don't think that America is immune,"
he "added solemnly. '
He cited the Bogto:v police strike as
"an intolerable crime against civiliza
tion" and an evidence of unrest, The
police of Boston, he said have, lift tho
I know what VM'Un:K$ -aTrouf."
ha cried. He denied he -was'Si&liing aa
over statement with regard to wsrld con
ditions. . ... '-. ' ..,, iT', -
Every man who really loves justice
and purposes just reform mast support
the. treaty without -qualification, he
said. Failure of the treaty," tho presi
dent predicted will cause tragedy, an
"era of blood and chaos." -
He charged America was in danger of
having ft minority get control of aftuirs
in this country.
"The treaty must be ratified to prevent
more war,., Wilson stated emphatcially.
If it is lost, more Amorican boys will go
out to die on the battlefield.
He said he had no objection to con
gress interpreting clauses of the treaty,
but he opposed qualifications or condi
tions being inserted In it. He made it
clear he wasn't against making a state
ment of bow America regards tho dif
ferent provisions of the treaty. .
Wilson spoke from a rough oourd
platform at ono end of tho tent. A
j Canopy of flags gave him a background
of red, white and blue, and he stood pa
a rug over which flowers had boon scat-
tercel.
Wilson said that in bringing home the
league from Paris he had obeyed ths
mandate of congress which urged siu li
an arrangement in a clauses written
into the naval appropriation bill- The
only reason for opposition, ho said, niu.-t '
be a desire to have America do soma
great wrong to some natin, which it
(Continued on page two)
PERSHING CHEERED
AT NEWTOK DEPOT
General Starts For Washing
ton On Anniversary Of St
Kihiel Drive.
'ew York, Sept. 12. General Pershing-
left New York for Waahiagtoit
on a special train shortly after eight
o'clock this morning, just one year ti
tho hour after his division had crash
ed through the German lines in the sal
ient of St. Miihiel spelling -defeat for
tho kaiser.
The commander ia chief recalled the
coincidence to the group of 200 city
officials, police, friends and newspaper
men who gathered at the station ta
give him a rousing cheer sa the train
pulled out. Pershing was pleased with
the unexpected reception and said 'New
York had endeared itself to him tor
ever. There was a touching scene when tie
great soldier bade good bye to his small
son, Warren, fairly smothering the boy
when he hugged and kissed the young
ster. Warren stayed with his tw
aunts, who were present. The boy is
going out west on a ranch while hn
father winds up final work, in Wash
ington. ...