... . .. ale 5250 CIRCULATION 31 (25 000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation ia Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS SERVICE . llWllnvl ilVfVlis Oregon: Tonight and Wedaea day fair; gentle westerly winds. " For tka S4 nourt ending 'clock this morning: Maximum temperature 74. minimum 53. 4s No radnf all. Biver aero, falling. FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 219.-TEN PAGTS, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON-v TRAINS AM) w stands nn conn GULF STORM CLAIMS SCORES Or i LIVES AND DOES GREAT DAMAGE rts, 1 clayed by Crippledt WireSl&)ice, Tell Story of Swi Hoing Disaster t Dallas; Texas, i S 16. Reports filtering in from the five stricken coti ; s in the heart of Sunday's hurri cane and tidal wave late today indicated the disaster may be the worst in the iustory of the Texas coast since the .Galveston storm of 1900. Accurate estimate of the lotai dead was impossible". ' . A' long distance telephone message from Corpus Christ! this afternoon said that not more than 100 were drowned in that district, which ig the most thickly populated of the stricken area. It was generally believed the estimate of ; Brigadier General J. ? F. Wolterg of the Texas National Guard, made in a telegram to Governor Hobby 'at AutiHn", ' was basod on unreliable information. General Woltcrs said at least one thou sand were dead. " Carefully checked reports to the Uni ted Press from Corpus, Christi, Sinton and nearby towns indicated seventy eight bodies have been recovered and that the probnble death toll is around oue hundred. The section of the coast where the storm struck hardest is sparcely popu lated, with the exception of the imme diate vicinity of Corpus C'hristi. Houston, Texas, Sept. 16. Details of Sunday 's tropical storm; reaching here today over crippled wires, unfolded a striry of .the loss of scores of lives and niillionsf dollar worth of property. vol ijub . viu laii auir rwnut. wan win hardest hit by Wave and wind. . Reports regarding the -number of dead Www varied from 20 jo sBO... (seventy booies have been recovered, according to a message from the mayor of Sintonj in which an appeal for aid was -made. Preparations were made to rush lood supplies, medical aid and other assist . a nee to the sufferers. Bed Cross head quarters in St.., Louis will direct tlic re lief work for that bodv. A relief train carrying physicians, nurses and food sumilics. outfitted bv . Galveston and Houston, left here today for Sinton. From there the party will be forced to proccd to the flooded i.rea in automobiles -and wagons. Messages reaching Sinton from Corpus Christi said the town of Port Aransas has been demolished and fcrckuoi I and Aransas Pass severely damaged. ; - One report, ntirely unconfirmed,' was that fifty bodies have been recovered near Robstown, Texas, and tlt'u five hundred persons are missing. Citizens of Corpus Christi sent Dr. W. P. Rhinehardt to VanAllen, the near est flooded point which maintained com munication with the outside world, to appeal for assistance. It was no; iiirtil he reached VanAllen that officials here realized the severe damage the btorm ,' caused. .'"' ' Dr. Rhinehardt stated that more than (Continued on page four) PACT MEANS BRITISH WORLD SAYS JOHNSON l ft m p j- California Senator lakeS nffhl -vauiuiuiauutaiui tan-COligiu On League Into Iowa; Borah Quits. Dna Moines. Iowa. Sent. 16. Kntifi- cation of the league of nations cove - nant may mean establishment of a British world, according to Senator Hiram Johnson. Tla? seuator, after siMMikina- in Dea Moines list niiiht from the same platform on which Pres ident .Wilson argued for the league, was to resume the executive s trail at Sioux City, S. D.. today. A crowd of 8000 teard Johnson. The prolonged cheers which have greeted him before were silenced in tears last night. The senator solemnly talked -of the mothers who have appea'.ed to him to help bring soldiers back from Si beria. Johnson's theme was bolshevism, which the president here urged should be cured by the covenant. "Bolshevism is bred in the hearts of women whose sons went to fight Germany and who have been shot down in Siberia," Johnson said. "When men in power violate the constitution thev btvome breeders of . bolshevism," he continued, asserting! "ur -"""1'.' ' """.""T that the purposes of the military ac- President Wilson while in Portland yas tivity in Russia were unknown. terday. failed to execute its mi.sion. Tne Senator Borah, who was scheduled 'president refused to give an audience. .a.ir vjili .Tnhnann vn reeiill ! White in Portland vesterdar after . ed to Washington by Senator Lodge to aid in the fight on the face treaty, Corpus Christi Finally Reached By Relief Train Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 16. Rail way connection .with Brownsville was established this afternoon and supplies were brought in to people rendered homeless by Sunday's gulf storm here. Seventeen bodies have been recovered from the bay here, according to the city fire chief. All buildings on the north shore wore demolished with the exception of a sanitarium and a hotel. . Military and city authorities wci co operating to care for the people. LODGE HAKES REPLY TOWS CHARGE Change In Opinion Has No Bearing Upon Situation Declares Senator. Washington, Sept. 1(5. Senator Lccige today : replied to President WiUou 's charge at Portland, Or., that Lodge, is inconsistent in his opposition to the league or nations. -. The president quoted from a speech by Lodge at Union Colicgc in 1916 to show that Lodge had then favored a league. "The mere fact thnt a man changes his -mind has no bearing on the merits of a case," said Lodge. "If we are looking for inconsistencies they can be found in the greatest men." He then quoted from President Wil son's pre-war speeches in which Wilson urged American neutrality to show that the president himself had been incon sistent with respect to participation in the war. , . "1 do not criticize the president be cause he was inconsistent," said Lodge. "But he was inconsistent." Lodge said' that the.peech to which the president referred representea the views hold in common with Theodore Rfiosevelt at that time, that there should be some league of nations backed by force to preserve world peace. Calif omians Ask Liggett Ra Mania Timaral Fnr liffl .i uvumi a vi utiv San Francisco, Sept. 16. Bequest that T-tAiitptinn-h Oftiiprnl TTimtor TAtrtrt'tt ha n made a Renoral f0P hfe wlU be niaJo t0 pregident Wilson tomorrow on behalf of the citt of San Francisco by a com - . a t"! ti ; i mittee named by Mayor Rolph. Liggett, who was second to GewtVl Pershing in France, is scheduled to become a major general m the coming army reorganiza- 'tion. He is commander of the western j department. I 1 " F.t Uf.-.. CtmVlripa A FITM IfOUldll lUUVIUCU A Jointist Faces Jail Term Spokane. Wash., Sept. 16. Tlic first woman convicted here as a jointist un der the prohibition law faces a jail term. "' -n She is Mrs.'Albina Mussalo, a lodging house keeper. A "half and half" jury of six men and six women found her guilty. " ; President Refuses To See Portland Labor Committee Portland, Or., Sept. .16. The commit tee of five which was appointed by the 1 1 . i . t i :i . ; i : noon the president attended to iodic of '.the nation's business. '.. TOLL OF THE GULF STORM Corpus Christi From 15 to , 120 persons reported drowned. Mere than 00 in hospitals from i injuries and exposure; 3000 homeless. Property damage in Corpus Christi district ostimatod at $3,000,000; fifty persons miss ing. . Arkansas Pass One drowned, several missing. Heavy proper ty damage. - i Rockport Heavy proper , damage. , Several persons.! re ported, missing. ' i Port" Aransas Town reported almost completel-r destroyed when Mustang Island inundated by tidal wave. ? ' Brownsville--Hea vy property damage. . Galveston Normal life re sumed - today. Some property damage. . Sea wall saved city. Portland Twenty-three bod ies reported recovered. ? Port .Arthur Some property damage. ' . Sinton Three bodies reported recovered on coast south of town. Wire lines are down -iuta nearly all the devastated area. : San Francisco Labor Will Insist On Seeing Wilson , ' Sarf Francisco, Sept. 16. Supervisor Andrew Gallagher, chairman of the Irish labor committee, receivod; a tole gram rom President Wilson today stat ing he would see no more labor, delega tions. Gallagher had wired reqnesting an audience, in .'the name ot San Fran cisco labor. . ' : -"We sbalMnaist on seeing tho presi dent," Gallagher said. "Labor. is en titled to an audience with the president on any matter It considers Important." T D I). JHUI10U1 DIES THIS MORNING Former State Official And Prominent Salem Citizen Called By Death. Thomas B. Jacliso-o, former assistant secretary of state, and prominent in the affairs of the state in pioneer d.iys, died this morning at 5 o'clock at his home 406 North High street, at liie age of 88 years. He had been mi invalid for a greater part of the time during the past lo years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. lTar tie M. Jackson, special officer for the Million county court, and a daughter, Mrs. C, A. Pague, of Oakland, Calif, Also by threo children by a former mar riage, who now live in Idaho.. Mr. Jackson was born March 2, 1831, ut Leesburg, Virginia, and received his education at tho college in that city. When about 20 years old, he lei t tor the west, coming directlv to Oregon. Axint, first iu Portland, then i'amhill county .and in tho eary .00s coll)inf? t0 8,ll(iln As an accountant, he was emploved by tlie government in the Grand Hoiide t i i 1 cuuuir iwr wverm ram u-nu at. one time was bookkeeper and in charge of ua miaa ,L- ak-.-nak . . J 1 superintendent of the'pcnitenliary Later he was appointed assista-it sec retary of state under Governor Glover. When Mr. Glover was elecledscnator, Secretary of State Chadwick becaiap governor and it was during the absence of the governor and secretary thai Mr. Jackson served as acting governor for several months. ' ..... . It was during the pioneer days that Mr. Jackson was o- of the influential men of the state in Maooilic circles, Bt.v- ing served as warden of Bethpl lodqc in 1956. , It was at the Amity lodge in 1865 that Mr. Jackson assisted ia mak ing George P. Litchfield a Mason. Mr. Jackson later became associated with Salem I-odge No. 4. Mr. Jackson was a first cou.!a of ."Stonewall Jacks iu of Civn war fame a- snout his boyhood days as a. plavmatc of the famous Confederate general. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'elock from the Chanel of Webb & f.'iough sr.d will be conducted by tho Rev. Thomas S. Anderson. The services at the Odd Fel lows' cemetery will be in charge of the .Masons. Hermistnn orehardists have contract ed 25,000 boxes of apples st prices rang ing from $2 32 to $2.95 a box. Twelve carloads of peaches wcro shipped. DEFICIT OVER FOR TIIIS YEAR Good SdGsds Wansisig To Go ; Slow 0a Further Appro priation la Bssse. . rmmoaiGAMsi SHOULD MET FIRST Congresssaa Says Desasds Upon Treaty Jsst Now AreSfeggerE. Washington, Sept. 16. (United Press) The federal treasury already faces a deficit ot 3,591;73,343.B6 for the present f iscalt' year, , Representative Good, Iowa, chairman of the house ap propriations , eomnittei declared in a speech to the house today. - 'Good soundedj a warning that "the actual condition) confronting the treas- j ury is so alarming that we may well pause and. calmly . consider obligations already existing and that must be met Defore entering on enlarged -programs which call, for additional ... expendi tures." :; - ' The demands oh the treasury during the present fiscal year are staggering, Good said. While the average peace time expenditure of the government ts slightly more than $1,000,000,000, Good declared that the total requirements of the government, outside the present ur gent deficiency Ibul and appropriations that will 'be asked for by June 03, 1920, will be $10,831,201,585.26. The revenues for the fiscal year, he said, will be $7,239,938,240. . " ' j Good strongly .recommended, the ap-' pointment by President Wilson of, a national . finance officer to have com plete1 Aversight of all government ex penditures, so that economy may be practiced to the limit by the govern ment, adding that -the high cost of liv ing probaly cannot ibe materially re duced while tho government continues its "orgy of spending." Good enumerated the revenues of the country as follows: Internal - Tevenue, income, excess profits and estate taxes, $4,950,000, 000; customs $20,000,000; public lands $3,000,000; war sal vago $600,000,000 ; victory loan installments $1,032,000,;, 000; postal service $404,928,240. Of the expenditures, 'Good said $7, 345,617,283,58 is for direct appropria tions, previously made. Good called upon the presidont to use his authority to produce the strict est governmental economy.' " He has the authority under the law and should exercise to the end that estimates for appropriations will bo greatly reduced and that the treasury which is tne firBt uno or aerense against public extravagance, may re establish its lines on a policy of effi ciency and economy," the chairman declared, in. explaining the big reduc tions made in the estimates embodied in the deficiency bill which he called up today .The vommittee cut estimates down to one third the amounts asked. Regarding the high cost of living, Good said it was due to the following causes: - "An increase in the circulating me dium, the amount bciiu; doubled. "And increased prices are made necessary to meet increased cost of production, due in turn to increased wages, decrease in labor efficiency and increase in taxes. The increase in the (Continued on page three) ABE MARTIN - 1 Some o' th ' worst trials o' life are out - o' court. Th' time lo walk out is when your dealer asks a dollar for a water melon. 1 Senate Action Upon Peace T Treaty Delayed To Allow JohhsonTo STRIKERS KEEP LABOR DEPAMfEDGE 32 WaBdfct ftcposals Pri To Offeb For Settle- y- By Balph F. Conch (Cnited Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, " Sept, 16. Thirty-tws strikes hate beta put up to the labor department for settlement ainVe August 26, whoa the industrial truce asked by President Wilson was to have gone into effect These figures ia the hands of the de portment 's conciliation bureau, indicate, according to officials, that since the asking of the truce, labor troubles have been on the "upward trend rather than downward.'! , Employers have declared but foat lockouts tdurini; the three weeks since August 26, involving less than 600 men, the bureau records show. ; Officials of the-labor bureau empha size' that their figures show a vory small proportion of the men actually on strike sinee they include only the dts- putes which the bureau has been usked to step in. v . The statistics are generally taken, however, as showing vory cloarly wheth er strikes arc on the increase or de crease. . '.' Men now idle through strikes total approximately 150,000 according to the bureau's reports. - Threatened strikes, where unions have voted walkouts and have served ulti matums on their employers, total more than 21,000 while thousands more mon are involved in labor disputes classed by disputes classed py tho department as ' ' controversies ' and wuicn .nave nor yet reacuuu nie Bingo where a strike vote ..has been taken. This does not include the threatened steel strike or postponed railroad Bhog- In addition to the strikes which have boen reported to the bureau and which thrown about 15,000 men out of work officials of the bureau estimate that other labor troubles as yet officially un reported would bring the total number idle to a figure above 00,000. Refusal of employers to recognise the union is the principal cause of strikes which tho labor department is'now at tempting to mediate, indicating, offi cials say, that organized labor is, push ing its campaign. In some of the strikes wage demands is a secondary cause. In most, however, the only demand is the right of collective bargaining. Government concilatois are ordeied to work in controversies immediately ihey are called to the attention of tho labor department, officials said today. Near ly fifty government mediators are work ing night and day in every part ol tho United Sttaea, since the industrial truce was asked, department records indicate. Dynamiting Of Lawler Home Blamed Upon Man Who KW Self Since Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 16. The dynamiting of tho homo of Attorney Oscar W. Lawler, several weeks ago,' today became a closed case as far as lur program of business was still side the criminal courts are concerned, when tracked while heated debate on the ei' the grand jury returned a report blam ing Charles H. McGwire for tho crime. McGwire leaped from the twelfth story of tho Hall of Records building to his des-th while being questioned regard ing the Lawler dynamiting. The grand jury declared thero was not sufficient evidence to warrant indict ment of anyone as ati alleged accom plice of McGwire. San Francisco Autoist Who Ran Down Woman Released San CrVancisdo. 8et. 16. James Walsh was free today of the charge of manslaughter (brought against ham when his autosMHHM --n down ana killed Mrs. Charlotte Flanagan. The automobile drasged a 'baby Mrs. Flan agan was wheeling, for several blocks, injuring the child. Wal"h and bis party then ocsertca the machine and ran. A charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated was also dismissed. Thr) district atorney's office concurred in the motion to dismiss tlie charges. Negro Killed And Many Hurt In New York Race Rioting New York. Sept. 16. One negio was killed, two others wounded, a policema-i beaten and dozens of other persons suf fered blackened eyes and damaged noses as a result of a race row here today, following the destroying of out ot season straw hats. ' ' ' Complete Tour By L. O. Martin (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 16. Senate leaders today decided that there would be no real action this week on the peace trea ty, formally called up yesterday. ". ' There will bo - speeches, but actuU reading of the treaty is to go over prob ably until late in the present week or even to next week, said Sonator Curtis, republican whip. The reason is that Sonator Lodge and others, opposing the pact in its present form want to loave Senator Hiram John son free to complete his stumping tocur against the league.'' " - - Sonator Borah, who also has been stamping, was called back to Washing ton today by Senator Lodge.' . ' Much- bickering is likely to sprtng from this situation, which is not to the liking of Senator Hitchcock and otaer administration leaders. Hitchcock is de termined, he said, today, to mako treaty opponents . bear full responsibility for any undue delay. He intends to prod and harrass them all he can, and if pos sible force them to speed up. .-; The troaty eould be ratified within two weeks, Hitchcock said today. De lay will not help the opposition ' cause, he said, because every senator's vote Is now fixed, both on amendments and res ervations. - v .' ' Senator Sherman will address the sen ate today. 1 Wednesday and Thursday the honors to Pershing will prevent trea ty consideration. Friday, Senator Head will apeak. If there is t session b&lur day some one will be ready with a spoech, ''. '. ' " ; - nsii swims to m nao I r ln . m r j n j lieSeial DaGSgJ13 10 IrCSa IW eral Force Against Fnzse Roino, gopt. 15.-HJTnited Press.) Tho government's first move toward the suppression., of Gabrielle D'Annuzlo's adventure in Fiume, will be directed oy Gone.-al B.vdaglio, deputy chief of staff. An official statement announced today that immediately upon his arrival in Fiume he would issue a. proclamation inviting- D'Annunzio's followers to re turn to their regiments. D'Annunzio's forces total 2600, it was stated today, most of whom automatical ly followed their officers because they were told the government approved the Fiumo coup. Government officials said today that several of the poet's followers already had returned to their regiments. The garrison at Fiume, it was added, Jsas re fused to join D'Annunzio. Information received by the Jovern ment today said that in an effort to excite public feeling, the agitators at Fiumo had circulated leaflets declaring tho Nittl cabinet had resigned. British and American troops have em barked from Fiume. The Frencn con tingent has returned to its base. Contest On Delegates Is Feature Of Miners' Meet Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 17. The rcgu tested delegates from Illinois uns re sumed by the United Mine Workers ot America convention here, John Lew is, acting president, said' Ke hoped tlie squabble, which reached greater inten sity then ho had anticipated, would bo smoothed over tho end ot the day. j Townley And Gilbert Ask New Trial; Given 60 Days Jackson, Minn., Sept. 16. Attorneys for A. C. Townley and Joseph Gilbert of the National Non-Bartisan league, today were preparing to plead for a new trial. Towney and Gilbert were sen tenced to serve ninety days in the Jack son county jail on the charge of con spiring to teach sedition. ' Judgo Dean granted a stay ot execution lor oo uays to allow the plea for a now trial. Gompers Denies Intention To Handle Boston Strike Washington, Sept. 16. President Sam ucl Gompers of tho American Federation of Labor today said he hts no plans at present to go to Boston to haiid.u the poliee strike situation.. "I shall go to Pittsburgh tomorrow lo attend the meeting of 24 presidents of the steel workers unions," Gompers said. Gompers refused to discuss persistent reports the union heads will take action tomorrow to postponing the steel strike set for September 22. ... TEIITOW mm WL'sca Cresses Lee hd Meets First Cfcna Crowds After ffeea. EXPECTED TO DISCUSS shantk;g;Froviz:3 first PerscrJ Referees Ta yWMWW VVIHtVWV HVthggir Tfiui LeainLjv . By Hugh BailUa ' (United Press staff correspondent) Abaflrd PrcsiSont's Train, Sept .16. KJatLfornia, home state 'of Senator Hiram Johnson, who is on tour In ap- . position to the pea'e treaty,' will ke -entered today by (President Wilson in his campoigs for ratification.' -The president will meet his first Cal ifornia crowds this afternoon, his trans being scheduled to leross the line into that state about 12;30 p.' m. .. , . It was considered unlikely that tbero- would be roar platform speeches, as) Wilson is saving his voice for his ef forts in the big California cities. His voice seemed to show some evdeace of a slight strain at the beginning of hia i'oitland speech last nignt, nut as n talked it improved and grew stronger. Shantung has not ibeenvoue-hed upon by the presidont since he reached the Pacific coast. It is one of the principal points of opposition attack and it was expeeted Wilson would fully explain his viewpoint o it in California, where. the Japanese question alive, tte me tioned it in - several middle westers, speeches. ," j. .'V-ij v. The oreeidcntinl train iid no stopa - scheduled for tbday.'-lt Wilt rch Baa Francisco tomon-ow, the president re maining two davs 'I San Francisco and Oakland, speaking in both cities. Wilson in recent speecnes nas seem ed to ibe addressing his remarks part ly to those senators whOf. oppose the treaty as well as to their constituents. At Portland, last flight he said flatly he had no respect fort.some of his op ponents, but with regaro! to others no said:: - 1 pray vtou mat, lira geuui-juuu wnv are delaying this thing may presently see it in a different light." The body of Ben F. Alleii of Cleve land, newspaper correspondent who was killed in an iutompbile accident at Portland yesterday, is borng scat home in charge of a secret service man Robert Small, one of the injured newspapermen, was lile to continue the trip. Stanley Reynolds of Balti more was left behind in Good Samari tan hospital with a fractured arm an4 shoulder. ' Crowds met President Wilson's train at every station this morning. Some of them were disappointed, as Wilson did not arise until quite late, Al Rosoburg, Or., ft local cartoonist appeared with a caricature of, Wilcon fishing in what was labelled "Repub lican river," while another figure with the word "Hughes" printed on it cast mud at him evidently a product of the last campaign. This drawing waa placed on the train with the artist'sj (Continued on page four) GHOST OF LAND FRAUD CASES TO BE REVIVED Trial Of Puter And Other De fendants In Tnsco Set For Friday. San Francisco, Sept. 16. Reival in court of the famous Oregon land frsuo eases, of 1905-1901 is -set for Friday, when four men who pleaded not gjilty yesterday to federal indictments charg ing conspiracy to use the mails t do fraua, will appear in federal district court. Tentative trial dates will then bo set. ,, ' i Those pleadHg not guilty aro Ana McEwen, Franklin P. Bull, A. L. Bsf and J. L- Van Wormer. S. A. O. Putes and his son, W. S. Puter, who wcro in dicted with the others in 1910, entered pleas of guilty. H. 1). Puter and W. L Murray, also under the same indict ment, will plead Friday. The indictments charge the doiend ants falsely stated that the government was cooperating with the oeienuaurs m forcing tho Southern Pacific to Mil its Oregon grant lands. 8. A. D. Puter was a defendant la th. lnml rami trials, 13 years ago, pros- 'eeuted by Francisco J. Heney. He served lo meatus in prisoj at him.