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5250 CIRCULATION (25 000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar- anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. - m Oregon: Tonight and Tuesday fair west portion, fair and warmer east portion; gentle easterly winds. ! FULL LEASED WIRE : For the 21 hours ending at f jfc o'clock this morning: Maximum'' ! temperature, 78; minimum, 49; . ' no rainfall; river .6 foot below zero, stationary. ! , ji DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE , VALLEY NEWS SERVICE FORTY- SECOND YEAR - NO. 224. TEN PAGES. SALEM,! OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS OJfiTBAINB AMD Kw STANDS FIT! CLSTH mm ITOf Ef RIM STEEL 5ofi Capiill and Labo r Day Claiming to Control of Situ ation on First Day ' Both capital andlabor'med-advanage'ih the'first da yof the nation-wide strike of steel workers called to force unionization of one of America's greatest industries. ' Judge Gary, head of the United States feted : corporation, refused to make a statement but various company, off iciaJa ia the affected districts stated that not more than ten to twenty per cent of the workers had struck in the Pittsburg; plants and that while a slightly larger percentage struck in some localities, the strike was so far a failure as an effort to tie up the industry. ' ' ? ' Union officials declared the strike was ' ' effective ' ' indicating their be lief that about 200,000 men were out t Reports early this afternoon indicated, that the strike was effective generally in the" Chicago, Ohio,. Indiana and Colo rado districts, was only partially effec tive in the Pittsburgh, district and was generally non-effecti,ye in Alabama. "' rAccording to the best available infor mation, the situation in the various steel cities this afternoon: . Strike generally effective: ' Gary, Ind.j Joilet, 111.; Wheeling, W. Va.; Pueglo, Colo.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Sharon, Pa.; Youngstowu, Ohio; Mar tin's Ferry, Ohio; Monessen, Pa.; Johns town, Pa.; Massillon, Ohio; East Chica go, Ind..; Fairfield, Ala. ...... Strike partially effective: .Pittsburgh, Clairton; Pa.; Homestead, Pu.; Braddock, Pa.; Duquosna, Pa.; Cleveand, Milwaukee, . Chicago, Vnuder-l .,J1 T . If T ' gnu,, ra.,,, mercer, -i a-. . Strike non-effective; . ,tJ , , Elyria, Ohio; Loraine, Ohio; MVRoes port, Pa.; Sheffield. Ala:;' Annistoii, Ala.;. - Canton. Ohio: Lancaster", Pa.; Zanesville, Ohio; Alliance, Ohio; Contes ville, Pa. '' i State, county and city officials wert preparod to cope with anv disorders that might break out, but no disturbance has been reported today. . ' All steel shares showed strength and there was considerable trading on' frac tional increases. !; . " HIGH COST OF STRIKING Gary, Ind., Sept. 22. A steel worker here has appealed that. . his alimony of $100 monthly be cut down because the strike will prevent payment of that sum. ; STRIKE 50 TO 85 PER CENT EFFECTIVE IN CALUMET ERA ,flary, Ind., Sept. 22. Between 50 and 8.1 per cent of the 22.000 steel workers in the Calumet district answered the strike call today. Union officials claimed 18,000 men were out. Company officials admitted less than 11,000 reported for duty. 'Fires in eight of the twelve Wast (Continued on page ten) JOSEPH KAISER DItS AT HOME HERE TODAY Popular Young Lawyer And rormer Athlete rasses At Age Of 27 Years. Joseph D. Kaiser, direct descendant of the Kaiser family that came to' the Willamette valley In 1843,. died today noon at his home 597 North Liberty street, Ralem, at the age of 27 years. He is survived by a brother, William Kaiser of Salem, two aunts, Mrs. Eu gene Eckerlin and Mrs. Margaret Huff man of Salom, and two uncles, Gug Kai ser of Balem and Oeoree Kaiser of Port land. , Mr. Kaiser was well known in athletic circles in Salem and 'Engene. He at tended the Salem high school, then Wil lamette University and was graduated from the law department of the Univer sity of Oregon. Late he spent two years attending a law course in Chicago. About two years ago he opened a law office in Salem but due to illness prac ticed in the citv only one month. His father was Judsre William Kaiser, as sociated with M. F.. Pogue and Judge i Slater in law practice. j mi... ' -i : ..ii i 1. 1 .3 . 1 i lie lull rl ZK.rwi-r;i win uv m i mi 10 o'clock Wednesday morning from the . . . i - i. - i ariionc- cuurrii. The bodv is at the undertaking par lors of Webb Clough. OtTTSTANDINO FEATOlRES OF .-' THE STEEL STRIKE : t - v V- ; , ji v Cause of strike Refusal to recognise'- unions, """ -r-- " Demands' of unions (Right to . bargain for the workers as to . hours, wages and working con- ditions. v -" Approximate number of om- ployes in 118,' 268,710. - r Number of plants involved in : strike orderr-145. . ; , , . ' 'i Territory covered by strike Pennsylvania, '', Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, West Vir- " ginia,' .Wisconsin,' Colorado and Alabama. " ! ' ;;. . Wages, Unskilled help Low- eat, $:i.50; highest, $(i; skilled help, i lowest $7; highest tfTO to $80." - " : " iOoinpaniea involved United (States Steel XTorpOiUtion ' and, " its subsidiaries, including Car- . uegie Steel company, with 32 works; American Steel and Wire company, 35 works; Am erican Bridge, company, 14; American Sheet and Tin Plato company, 2ti. Navy To Recruit Men For M Pacific Fleet, On Grounds J. E. Adams who was formerly navy recruiting officer stationed in Salem with headquarters in. the post otficc building, is now stationed at the state fair grounds. He will take enlistments. Just at present the navy is offering some special inducements to young men who will go into the service, with an enlistment term of two years. Mr. Adams also says that men who enlist in the aviation section for a term of three years will be given the privilege of selecting their station for training. Those who qualify for flight duty, arc given an advance of 50 per cent in pay Those . who. have seen service in the navy, will ibe permitted to go into the aviation service at the pay they were receiving when their discharge .papers were given. . Labor Delegates Named For Economic Conference Washington, Sept. 22 (United Press) Tho American Federation of Labor to day made public the names of its dele gates to the round table conference Oc tober. The names as they were submit ted to President WilBon, follows: Samuel Gompers, president of tne American Federation of Labor. : Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor. ; Joseph F. Valentine, Frank Duffy, W. D. Mahone, C. A. Eickert, Jacob Fisher, Matthew Woll, Daniel J. Tobtn, John L. Lewis, Sarah A. Conboy, Wil liam H. Johnston, Paul Scharrenberg, John Donlni and M. S. Tighc. Mrs. Elizabeth Burpee Of Salem, Dies At Home Mrs. Elizabeth Burpee, whose home is on South 22nd street, died Sunday after a lingering illnes sextending over a year. Besides her husbaud, Henry Burpee, she is survived by six children, the old est seven years and the youngest twins 18 months old. .She was 38 yetirs old at the time of her death, coming to this countrv from Boston, Mass., about eight years ago. Before moving to Salem about two years ago, the family lived on rural route 3, Salem. i . The funeral services will be held Tues day morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Bigdon chapel and will be conducted by the Hev. H. C. Stover. Burial will be in the City View cemetery. Newspaperman And Lawyer Cleared Of Fraud Charges San Francisco, Sept. 22. Allan Mc Ewen, local newspaperman, and Attor ney Franklin P. Bow wjjre toduy cleared of all charges against them in the Ore gon land fraud cases. The men were charged with five others with using the mails to defraud. The others pleaded guilty, but Federal Prosecutor Ben- F. Geis today said the government had no evidence against McEwen and Bow, ana asked for a dismissal of all charges. This was done. PRESIDEHT TARGET F0 SENATOR REED Wilson's ; Explanation Of Voting Power Branded y. As "Erroneous." -I Washington, Sept 22 United Press) A bitter attack upon President Wil son by Senator Heed, Missouri, marked the opening of the sonate fight over the Johnson pcs.ee treaty amendment today. The amendment- would equalize the vote, of the United State aud Great Bri tain and the league of nations Assemy. Heed, in. a speech, to.. the , senate.. de clared the president statement at San Francisco that this country with its on vote to. Great Britain s six cannot be out-voted, is "erroneous to the last de gree!" " ''--, - . - -' "The president "disregards' the fact that whoa the United States js' a party in . interest, , it. is denied the right -to vote at all. In- a-dispute between the United States and Great Britain where neither arc permitted to. sit in judgment. the five British, colonics and . dominions are, as iudeueudent self -governing bod ies, permitted to cast their votes. " .' Heed said that President Wilson was mistaken when lie says that the assem bly of the league is largely "an inter national debating society" with no TeeJ power. ' : ' - Reed delivered a bitter attack upon President Wilson in the course of which he declared: "The man who is Willing to give to any nation or assemblage of nations the right to mind the business of the American people ought to dis claim American fiitiiienship and emigrate to the country he is willing to have mind' America s buslrtessr"- Agreement Upon Article X Made Today Is Report JorUand, Or., Sept. 22 Thei Port land Journal publishes a special Wash ington dispatch thig afternoon to the effect Senator Lodge and "mild res ervatibnists" in the United States sen ate have come to a complete agreement regarding article X of the league of nations covenant. - . '...' Senator MiNary of Oregon isquot ed in tho dispatch as declaring that tho agreement resulted from over Sun day conference between Lodge and "mild reservationists" and a second conference between MwN'ary, - Lodge and M ci .'umber. ' The final draft is said to have been written Sunday,' and 'is expected to have the solid support of all' republi can senators and several democrats. The article X reservation, it is un derstood, is confined to. a declaration that the United States will not. con sider itself obligated to act upon the advice of the league of nations except in a constitutional way iby . action of congress. Ostrom Speaks At Albany Bible Conference Sunday Albany, Or.; Sept. 22. A Bible con ference conducted by some of the lend ing preachers and Bible students of the world began in Albany Sunday. Ses sions will continue two more days, the conference concluding Tuesday evening. The speakers at the conference Sun day wore Dr. Henry Ostrom, evangelist and Bible teacher of New York, and D W. B. Hinson of Portland. Woman Driving With One . Hand Wrecks Automobile . In Portland ; Baby Dies Portland, Or., Sept. 32. While! hold ing her three-year-old son Barney iii her arm and driving with 'one bond. Mrs. Joseph Smith's automobile swerved into a ditch and turned over here yesterday. The baby's skull was fraeturcd and died soon after the accident. Mrs. Smith and her two other children were severe ly injured, the mother suffering a frac tured arm. All will recover. Congressienal Probe Of ; Steel Strike Suggested "Washington, Sept. 22. Investigation of the steel strike was proposed today m a resolution introduced bvSenator Kenyon. Iowa. The resolution direct in ',' f declared Tipton Bud, in Th ' Little the senate committee on education aniflYiem resturint t'duy, as he buttered his labor to ascertain the reasons for the pie. Miss Fawn Lippinetitt ha returned strike and whether any federaal action from th state fair. She says that til' can or' Hhoiild b taken to meet the sit- nuto exhibit wuz fine, but that her reta liation, tives were not up t' former years. Wilson Turns Eastward On Speaking Tour; Keeping In j Close Contact with Strike By Hugh BailUa (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Aboard the President 'g Train, Stock ton, Cal., Sept. 22. On the home stretch in his tour of - the United States in be half of treaty i ratification, President Wilson today met many big crowds at California- cities. ' Conserving his strength for the final-effort to convince America that the league of nations must be accepted, the president even ent his handshaking program and did not do so much of it as ordinarily. . ,, i Kd speech had" been scheduled for Sacramento, where the presidential spe cial was due to arrlvs about 12:45.' But the president received several request? that he say' something from the rear 'FRISCO 73 SEATTLE WILL BE FLEET BASES Initial Maneuvers Of Ar jmada Demonstrate Need , " For More Recruits. "i Washington, Sep. ::22.-Pugct Sound and -San Fi-nneiseof harbor will be the permanent bases far the battleships of the Pacific fleety Secretary of the Navy, Daniels stated today jipon his return to Washington. Smaller? ships will be dis tributed allalong the (oast.. . ! Daniels said the navy was encouraged by enthusiastic receptions of tho fleet allalong tho Pacific coast. He said thoro 1b no plane at present for an extended trip of the fleet, or-for any big fleet maneuvers. It will take several months for the fleet to be overhauled, he said, and it is hardly possible any big fleet movement can bo made before January," San Francisco, Sept 22. With initial maneuvers of the Pacific floet, com- ldetcVvthe; acute shY of man power wns emphaaied today ayvthe announce" ment that the super-dreadnnughts New, Mexico, Mississippi .and Idaho will bq anchored in Ban Pedro harbor until their crews can bp recruited to . sea-going strength. These facts developed on the arrival of the Mississippi, en route to San Pedro. Commander Blackburn, its ex ecutive officer, said he believed nono of the three ships could put to sea again before six months. Marriage Licenses Issued In September Near Record September bids fair to break its past record for marriage licenses-and even stand in the list ahead of the month ot June. Saturday six licenses were is sued, making a total of - 38 for the month. For the past four or five months licenses have averaged . about 40 a month.. Those issued late Saturday aif- crnoomverc as follows: M. C. Steward, Portland, motorman, .and Grace Tolman, of Salem; John D. Stettler of Salem, foreman, and Harriet Coomes, of Salem; William . M. - Hardy of Salem, laborer, and Helen Williams, route 6, Salem; Oscar W. Hoven, Salem, a farmer, and Anna F. Humphrey ft nurse, of Salem. American Sailors Landed Near Fiume, Rome Report Borne, Sept. 22. A party of American sailors has lunded ait Buccari, six miles southeast of ; Fiume, according to advices, re- . ceived here today. ABE MABTDT "League ox no league, tb' big issue in t Ms country" iatk' high cost o' liv ., platform there, it being pointed out that the people of California, 's state capital would be disappointed if he did not, and that a big crowd, would be on hand in anticipation of hearing him. Therefore, it was considered likoly ho would speak briefly there. ' " ' The White House organization aboard the presidential train is closely watch ing the steel strike situation. - However, official comment on it was not forth' coming. Announcement of government action probably .wood be made in Wash ington, rather than aboard the train, it appeared, even thought the action was based: on instructions from President Wllion,"v . Profiteering ? Oh, No! Simply Greeting Guests .. Running .true, to .custom established during former "state fair weeks and tak ing adyantae-of the crowds which this week wiu .uosiege tne, eating places or the city, most of the restaurant proprie tors of the city, today placed before their customers menus upon which a marked advance in meal prices loomed up ia .black letters before their regular customers. -; ' . , , ' , In some places' the; increase- is con fined to meat orders,- but elsewhere z. glance over the Mil of fare shows a gen eral rise of from five cents up through out the list of solid foods. That the increase 1b arbitrary the res taurant men thorn selves admit. Also, it is not discriminating. ", The steady pa tron and the city's guest-rtho stafa fair visitor all get the-same medicine, and at the same price, , .,,. . . Modest in the .extreme, the -"grub'' merchants . -welcoming, visitors, to, ,tho state, fair ' in this manner 'waive all 'claims-. t tho -term ' profiteors. ' ' vTbey dot'lino this honor With the explanation that they are. just ; rpirnhlirsing them selves for the hic.reafcd business and consequent rush. ' -' State Hospital ' Inmates .; Among First Fair Guests , Curiously viewing everything in sight and obviously very much interested in the activities at the fair 31 women in mates of the state hospital this morning visited the grounds, accompanied by h half-dozen nnrses. ' Chatting gaily, seriously inspecting the exhibits . and often apparently amused, the. trusties made - their" way slowly about tho grounds. "They are enjoying it very much," a nurse explained. "Every year we bring them- out and they are always very ranch impressed." d' Woman Head Of Telephone Operators Drowns Trying To Rescue Man Companion Alameda, Cal., Sept. 22. Miss Lillian M." Blewer, president of the Oakland Telephone Operators union, lost her life in a desperate effort to save her fiance, ;Phh.fJfic.h,inK' from u now believed. Her body was found Saturday night in deep water off Neptune Beach. Reich liug'a body was found early yesterday. . Miss Blower had charge of the recent coast-wide telephone strike. A double funeral was held today Tunnel Blockade On S. P. To Continue To Wednesday Bedding, , Cal., Sept. 22. (United Press.) The railrood blockade at tunnel So. 3 on the. Southern Pacific probably will not be broken until Wednesday niRlit, it was learned-today. The tunnel is 535 feet long ami must be re-timbered. Sixty feet at the south end kueps eaving in. Socialist Mayor Refuses To Invite Royalty To j City Milwakee, Wis., Sept. 22. "To hell with royalty. ( Don't ask. me to invite king, kaiser or eair," was the reply giv en today by Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, so cialist, to the Association of Commerce, whone officers requested he extend an invitation to King Albert and queen of Belgium to visit this city during their tour of the United States. Italian Barkentine Blows Up And Burns Off Mobile Mobile, Ala., Sept. 22. The Itanan auxiliary brakentine City of Biloxi with a cargo of exlosives, blew up twenty miles off Mobile bar last Thursday, burned to the water's edge and sank, ac cording to reports reaching shipping cir cles here today. The fate of the crew is usknown. mmmm. STATEFMOPEMTES :!" . ..I ; , l First, Day: Crotvds Indicate Record Attendance Before Week Is Finished '"The big show is" on.'' Exceeding all past events of iti kind, .the fifty-eighth annual State Fair opened its gates to 'the thousands who will visit the grounds .during .the week with the day's exercises dedicated to the.memsry; of the late Governor Withycombe" and the Oregon boys, who gave their lives in the service o ftheir country during the war. ' ; ; : ; -... v,; f: TRAFFIC RULES TO LE EliFOnCED STRICTLY Special Police Sworn In To Assist In Handling Fair Week Crowds. Strict compliance with the traffic or- dinaucos will be enforced bv the police and special sworn officers durine tho stato fair, Chief of Police Varney said,"" uo naiuro. : never- this morning. Due to the great crowds that are expected this week, orders hav0 been issued for the arrest of nnyohe at- tempting to violate any of the well known ordinances. . .' '' , This will apply, Ckiof Varney said, especially to the passing of streetcars while taking on or unloading passengers, by motor vehicles. ; Tho ordinances pro vide that . all nutos . or motor vehicles shall eomo to a stop while a streetcar is taking on of off passehgers, Shd fhar tv the auto 1h traveling' in the opposite di rection of the' streetcar, it must stop and men continue witn reasonable speed. In the business section of the city the legal limit is 15 miles an hour and to strictly enforce this, an extra speed mo torman will bCplaced on duty. Outside tho business section, the limit is 23 miles an hour. Officer who will be sworn for speeinl duty in the city this week are .V. N. Moffitt, Tyler Hcadrick, Kalph Swartz and Paul Jones. The name of the spe cial motorcycle cop has not been made known. Guardsmen And Police 5 Co-Operate To Protect Crowds At Fair Ground 'Taking every possible precaution, those in charge of the policing of the grounds at the fair hope to have no acci dents occur on the grounds during the entire week. 'We hope to duplicate last year's roe- ord of not ono injury," W. H. Golot, elitef nf th tir ,rrnn1.' il -.1,1 this morning. Chief Golct has assisted in taking care of tho fair crowds for the past five years. . Under Major William G. White of Eu- gene, who is in charge of the 81 Oregon National guardsmen who will police tho grounds, are Captain H. A. Canada, of Medford, and Lieutenant G, A. Newton of Independence. ' , The guardsmen were ordered to t grounds by Adjutant General Conrad Stafrin, head of the Oregon National Guar(j , , ; Ticht filrlrt RlatNMl PW i . Injury To Woman Hit By Auto In Portland Street . 1 ...... 1 si t . o ... nn r' r uriiuiiu, ur., ouui.. 6. mim ML, u. i !opart blames present day fashions for , an automobile accident Sunday, when an unidentified woman was slightly hurt. : Miss Copart, reporting to .the police, said the pedestrian was unable to dodge the Copart automobile due to tho tight . skirt she wore and that when she .tried to run out of the way her high French heels , caused her to turn nn ankle. The result wns the unidentified wo man was bruised when tho fender of the machine hit her 'between the French heel and the knee.- Food Prices Over World Declining, Says Hoover Tlnln 111.. e.l ' C. Ot Vwl prices throughout the world are declin- j ing, but it is a matter of conjecture when the high cost of living will cease to be a menace." said Herbert noovcr on his arrival here. Hoover said the success of measures, to combat profiteering which arc in the hundB of the department of justice, "cannot be accurately foretold.". The, the Big Bend district. The fire jnmpl speculative boom In food stuffs has col- the river at Enterprise and is threaten lapsed, he said. ing the big Swectman place. "Thousands have Visited the-rouads today thousands .bent on seeing what there is to see and it is obvlonf fo the early .visitor that that ia to be, as oaa conntry gentleman put it "quite consid erable." And possible belief - that tka predictions of officials that this ia t be the biggest fair ever held in Oregon are mere optimistic outbursts, is oovl a ted when the largo crowd Is viewed making its wav about the grounds. . Lcisulcly, quiety curious, the jam ef vl"?0r8 !.. direct contrast to the hun- ldrcds 0f workers on the grounds who r buy witB displays, exhibits, stands, Baiu8 llMJ ol animal lovers made their ' wa' throuK1 the stock barns this morn- ln8 ana hundrefls early this morning watched the work outs of racing horses prior to the ruiurtug races staged this afternoon... . . " -," " i, , Efforts of traffic of fieiaV failed to. do away with tit upa at the railroad crossing near the grounds whore a r nival company wast busy unloading its wagons this morning. Two steady linca of machines' haya-tntirlo' thefif Way to and from the grounds all during tho owning day. .;:' .:' 'i'.'-i . T0 tako care of the overflow of ex hibits, tents have been si tip and every thing is now iu readiness, it was stated this morning. Many exhibits extraordi nary are. to be viewed. Josephine coun-i ty's display is tho only one which baa not yot arrived, official said. ' ; Early this morning a general eleua-1 up of the grounds, stands, and building was, made by Boy Scouts and eaeh morning during the fair a similar polie-, ing-up will be accomplished. t "Nothing exciting has yet come tor my ajtention so far. things have been very-orderly,"; said Major William O.r White, who is in charge of the 80 mem bers of the Oregon Rational Guard wh.n are policing the grounds. From alt parts of the state, the guardsmen will' be stationed about tho grounds with sv view; to preventing any possible troultln and the accident risk, it wa said, will be reduced to a mini mum. Sport lovers from many status filled the stands to watch the races this after noon, bnt the biggest crowd of th daw " cxpeciea ai I i. expected at the dedication of the new "'stoek eolUenm which will take place, . h ' aln at.f 0 clo.ck- 4 4V. ' JhL 7 C' f U"2 w,h ftw t?f itg,k1"a n Pncifie ! Lea , ,coJa'cd, th" ." , 8peil fl?" ,dr1,:at,on Dint w,!l be ?T Je James Withyeombe, ttna th boy w,ho B,f ed "."'"'"K tWM- Th.e kn, it is hel.eved. will ',hT7 ""P1- A,"r"f ' b y ovejnor Ben W. Olcott Chea- orespr.vate secretary ef the late j Governor Withycombe: Judge Wallace jMcCamant and Judge Gcorce A. Staplo- ton, both of Portland; P. Campbel?, "resident of the University of Orepnnt W. .1. Kerr, president of the Oregon Ag ricultural college, and others. An e cellent musical program,' officials say, will be rendered. " " ? ci 'inn 1 11L0 DlMItl uu CALIFORNIA FORESTS iTowns And Logging Equip-! ment Threatened By Ad- i : vancing Flames. ,j Oiovillc, Cat., Sept ' 22. (Unitnl Press.) Cinders were falling in thoi streets of Oroville today while ten thon sand acres of timbeiiand were burning in the foothills. ' ' " ; . .. Four disastrous forest fires are spread j ing rapidly under the urge of a stronjf northeast wind. The Rwayne Lumber holdings near iBlinzig are threatened. The big trosthi in the Hart s null district may go: Is is 130 feet high and 200 feet long. Six thousand acres are in flames in