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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06
WILL DEFER CELEBRATION
UNTIL ALL COME HOME

Portland, Ore, Mar. 6.-The re-
ception for the old Third Oregon
boys will probably be deferred for
several months, or until they have
all returned. The soldiers now at
Camp Lewis want immediate dis
charge rather than come for the
celebration first.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06
H|NDENBURG SEES BLACK.
CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON
Declares Germans Must Rally to Defense Of Homes TO
Save Country From Bolshevism- Both Factions Lose
Many in Street Fighting --Spartacans Gain Recruits

Berlin. Mar. 6.-The military sit
uation on the eastern front Is paint
ed In the blackest colors by General
Won Hindenburg. He declares that
unless the population of Germany
rallies to the defense OF their homes
and families, 1t will be impossible to
ward of attacks by Bolsheviki
hordes.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06

possible, he said. to do without the
cooperation Of officers. The SOL
diers' councils, he added, could not
be abolished at present. They we're
there and their existence was COM
prehensible. a .Ht au sf.t
The meeting finally passed a reso-
luton demanding the reintroduction
OF marks OF rank.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06
50 PER CENT Of DEATHS
WAS DUE TO INFLUENZA

Toxic, Mar. 6.-There were l0,-
100000 cases of influenza in Japan
in October, November and December,
according to the report of the home
department officials. This means
that one in every seven of the pop
ulation has been attacked. During
the three months so per cent of all
deaths we're from lnfluenza-pneu-
monla
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06
FORMER SECRETARY
- OF THE NAVY DIES

Tampa, Fla, Mar. 6.-Hilary A.:
Herbert, secretary of the navy dur
ing Grover Cleveland's second term
as president, died here today at the
age OF IS years--
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06
RANoHER ARRESTED

q Prineville, Ore, Mar. 6.---Rehaldo
zenatta. an, Italian rancher, is held
by the federal authorities here,
charged with threatening the life of
President Wilson after the immigra-
tion authorities kept his wife from
entering this country.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06

Copenhagen. Mar. 6.-Negotia-
tions at Weimar resulted in the
German government proposing that
the soldiers and workmen's coun-
Gil be made an organized part of the
governmental system under the new
constitution, it is reported.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06

Berlin. Mar. Ga volunteer ma
rine division and portion of the
republican militia, which have been
supporting the government, have
gone over to the Spartacans. An at.
tempt by the Spartacans to storm
police headquarters today was re.
pulsed.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06

ment forces lost many killed in the
fighting yesterday before the police
headquarters in Alexander Platz.
Fighting finally ended by negotia-
tons.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06
TORNADO REAPS TOLL
IN ALABAMA CITY

Eufaula, Ala, Mar. GA tornado
yesterday killed four persons and
injured many others. The storm
also did damage estimated at many
millions OF dollars.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06

Paris. Mar. 6--British and French
delegates have been bitterly out
spoken In the supreme war council
In their criticism OF the food block
ade the Italian government is MAIN
tanning against Dalmantia. Bosnia,
Herzegovina. Croatia and Sloyenia,
These new democracies built from
the old Austrian empire are relied
upon by the entente as protection
against the Bolsheviki wave and the
food shortage there has made the
situation critical and stopped the
American relief work,
Italy Is entirely dependent upon
the United States for her food
staples, receiving credits to make
purchases.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06
Is INTERFERING WITH PLANS
OF ALLIES TO FRusrRATE
BoLsHEvIKI MOVEMENT
U. S. MAY STOP to- 7. FOOD jijiI' SUPPLY J'F'I'I
French and English outspoken In
Criticism of Italians for Attitude
Against Small States

Washington, Mar G.--ltaly has
been warned by the American gov
ernment that unless she puts an end
10 delays In the movements OF relief
supplies to newly established Jugo-
Slavic and Czeoho-slovIc states. steps
will be taken TO cut on the flow OF
American foodstuifs to Italy.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-06

Vienna, Mar. 6.-There have been
bloody engagements between the
Czech soldiers and the, citizens in
German Bohemia.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
Nine Reach Salt Lake CITY )
in Days Flight Of 618 Miles;
Accidents and Mishaps

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. October ..
Nine Army airplanes which travelled
the e1s miles from San Francisco to
this city between dawn and dusk yes
terday in the transcontinental air.
plane derby were to leave Buena
Vista Field, near here, early today.
in an endeavor to complete more than
half the distance between the two coasts
before sundown tonight
Pilots and mechanicians we're on
hand as early as 4:30 o'clock this
morning to see that their craft were
in trim for the hard trip over the
high Rocky mountains.
Eleven machines arrived at Buena
Vista Field before sunset last night.
Two were disabled in landing.
The journey ended for MAI. d. M.
Crissey and Sergt. Virgil Thomas,
who were killed when their machine
was alighting. The airplane pileted
by Lieut. ]. G. Hall. with Observer
Sergt. Floyd B. Moon, also was dam
aged in landing and will not be able
to continue Neither of the aviator
occupants was injured.
A La Pers plane is stalled near
Battle Mountain, New; German
Fokker broke down in landing at
Salduro, Utah, and another remained
at sacramento last night. 1t is not
known whether they will be allowed
supposed to have reached this city
before sunset last night.
The frst stop after leaving Salt
Lake City is to be Green River. Wye,
with ateps also at Rawlins and Ch6y-
ennA. Wyo.; Sidney, North Platte, st.
Paul, Omaha. Des Hoinss. Back
Island and Chicago. An attempt Hiil
Evening star., 1919-10-09
PLAN OF ARBITRATION
BY SECRETARY WILSON

Following is the outline of a pla
for the adjustment of labor dispute
submitted to the industrial confer
ence by Secretary of Labor Wilso
and Understood to have the indorse
ment of the President:
There shall be created a board
of equal numbers of employers and
employees in each of the principal
industries and board to deal with
miscellaneous industries not hav-
ing separate boards. The repre-
sentatives Of labor on such boards
as the workmen in the industry
may determine. The representa-
tives of the employers shall be Sc
lected in such manner as the en-
ployers in the industry may de-
termine.
Whenever any dispute arises in
any plant or series of plants that
cannot be adjusted locally the
question or questions In dispute
shall be referred to the board Gre
ated for that industry for adjust
ment The board shall also take
jurisdiction whenever in the judg-
ment Of one-half of it's members
strike or lockout is imminent.
Decisions of the board on ques-
tiohS VI wages, HouTS ol idooi VI
working conditions must be ar.
rived at by unanimous vote. If
the board shall fail to come to a
unanimous determination of any
such question the question in dis
pute shall be referred to a general
board appointed by the President
of the United States in the follow
ing manner:
One-third of the number to be
appointed in agreement with the
organization or organizations of
employers most representative of
employers; one-third of the num-
ber to be appointed in agreement
with the organization or organiza-
tions of labor most representative
of labor; one-third of the number
to be appointed by the President
direct.
Any question in dispute sub
mitted to the general board for
adjudication shall be decided by
the general board fails to arrive
at a decision by unanimous vote.
the question or questions at issue
shall be submitted to an umpire
for determination. The umpire
shall be selected by one of the two
following processes: First. by
unanimous selection of the general
board. Failing of such selection,
then the umpire shall be drawn by
lot from standing list of twenty
persons named by the President of
the United States as competent
umpires In labor disputes.
In all disputes that may be pend
ing locally, or before the Industrial
board. or before the general board.
or before the umpire. the employers
and employees shall each have the
right to select counsel Of their own
choice to represent them in present.
ing the matter in controversy.
Whenever an agreement Is reached
locally, or by the unanimous vote
of the industrial board, or by the
unanimous vote of the general board.
or by the decision Of the umpire. the
conclusion arrived at shall have all
the force and effect Of a trade
agreement which employers and en-
ployes shall be morally bound to
accept and abide by.
1t ID understood that this plan
would not interfere with any system
Of joint wage conferences now in
existence, unless or until the failure
to agree in such a conference made
a strike or lockout imminent.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
HARVARD FUND, $s,1ss,o s,os5.
Boston Leads New York by 81, ,000
in $15,O0O,OO0 Drive.

NEW YORK. October 9.-The total
in the nationwide drive to raise a
$15.0O0.000 endowment fund for Har-
ward University stands at $3,1s2. .o65,
with many sections of the country
still unheard from. Boston retains
$1,000 lead over New York in the
keen competition between those two
cities. Boston's total is $1,357O65,
and New York's. sl,350.00O. The total
for the remainder of the country is
$475.000.
Some of the large subscriptions just
announced are: Vincent Astor, 'l5,
100000; Gordon Hamerstey, 'l6,
SIS, 900; Arthur Lehman. 20, $25.OOO;
Francis NJ Weld. 'S7, SIS, 900; Edward
NJ. Weld. 'sa. $4,000. and Richard
WHd. 'os, $4,000.
Evening star., 1919-10-09

classification Of salaries by the joint
congressional commission. He said he
had conferred with this commission,
and that on its recommendation the
subcommittee did not take up the
salaries for any but the regular mem.
bers Of the police force. This point
was raised when Representative
Wheeler sought to get increases for
the guards at the house of detention.
at believe we should burn the
bridges between policemen and labor
ORGANIZATIONS" said Representative
Ban johnson. He argued that the no
strike clause is not rider on the sal
AIRY bill, but that this is exactly the
proper place" to meet the issue. He
said this bill sis to pay for services,
and 1t should be determined then and
there whether the services are in be-
half of the people of the District or
In behalf of brothern in the A. F. OF l..
In case of a strike"
Evening star., 1919-10-09
HOW LABOR PROPOSES
TO END STEEL STRIKE

Following in the resolution intro
duced in the Presidents industrial con
florence for arbitration of the stee
strike:
Whereas the nationwide strike
now in progress in the steel industry
Of America affects not only the men
and women directly concerned, but
tends to disturb the relations between
employers and workers throughout
our industrial life; and
Whereas this conferences In called
for the purpose 4f establishing indus
tries and bringing. 3nto being q better
relation between e uployers and en-
ployes; and
Whereas organized labor wishes to
manifest its sincere and fair desire
to prove helpful in Immediately ad-
tusting this pending grave industrial
conflict: therefore, be 1t
Resolved, that each group compris-
ing this conferences select two Of it's
number and these six 50 selected to
constitute committee to which shall
be referred existing differences be-
tween the workers and employers
in the steel industry for adjudica-
ton and settlement.
Pending the findingS Of this COM
mittee this conference requests the
workers involved in this strike to
return to work and The employers
to reinstate them in their former
positions.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
CONDEMNED MAN GETS
RESPITE OF THIRTY DAYS
James II. Jackson's Plea for Com.
mutation Awaits Recovery Of /.
President Wilson.

James Henry jackson, colored. con-
sicted Of the murder of Miss Lillian
Hood, young war worker from Ten
Bessee, last January. was today
granted respite Of thirty days by
Justice Gould in criminal division
because Of the illness Of President
Wilson. jackson was to be hanged
next Wednesday. but his counsel
have applied to President Wilson
fer q commutation of his sentence to
life imprisonment, and as the chief
executive is not able to consider the
H>Sttef q postponement of the exc
cUkion Of jackson became imperative.
Tae' District Court of Appeals yes
tS3day, dismissed the appeal of the
ptlsoner from the death sentence Inn
pNeed on him by Justice Siddons last
April. Unless President Wilson in
tS8feres Jackson will be hanged Fri
dSy, November II.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
BAK BILL TO PROTECT
HOTELS AS TO THEFTS

Dresetative Treadway of Massa-
chttSats and a group of Washington
hotet proprietors. including the man.
asetASof the New Washington. Con-
gre HAL and Metropolitan. appeared
befS$e the House District committee
tSASy In support Of the Treadway bill
taI &le hotels from unfair claims for
ldS3M Of valuables.
IT. bill provides that all guests at
hot ~ must deposit their valuables in
SIT Eat the hotel Office and pay a
sM3E fee. 1t also requires that they
keeS4heir rooms locked.
Representative Treadway, who is
one of the two hotelmen in Congress,
and former president of the New Eng
land Hotelmen's Association. explained
that his bill is drafted in conformity
with the laws of most of the other
states which have such statutes, while
the District has no similar safeguards.
The committee was in a hurry to
adjourn. but the members expressed
themselves as favoring this bill.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
REPORT BILL Repeating
MARKET COMPANY LEASE

The bill to repeal the lease OF the
Washington Market Company, which
provides for the government to rent
out the stalls and spaces in the mar
ket property, was UNANIMOUSLY reported
after Chairman Mapes and Representa-
tive Johnson had made statement that
in conference they had reached an
agreement with attorneys for the Wash
ington Market Company not to oppose
the measure.
Representative johnson explained
that forty-eight years ago the charter
and lease were given to the Washing
ton Market Company for ninety-nine
years at a rental of $4,000 year. He
said this rental had never been PAID
but had been reduced to $500. ana
that for more than quarter OF a cen,
tury the government has pald
IS, 900 for a portion of one of the
buildings. while they receive only
$500 rental for the entire property
He said that the last time he invest1-
gated, the government was paying
$4,000 for use of a part of this prop
srty.
The committee was told that one
of the two changes made in the Dill
was to include an anti-prohteerlng
clause, making the Secretary of Agri-
culture the judge of profiteerlng.
Mr.. Johnson said this was IN order
that the question might not be drag
ged out in the courts, (which are al
ready two and one-half years behind
hand on their docket"
At the request of the attorneys for
the market company. the provision
that an appraisal shall be made after
the government has taken over the
property was changed to have the ap-
praisal made and 75 per cent of the
payment made before the property
was taken over. Chairman Mapes and
Mr. Johnson agreed that this would
delay action not over six months.
While this bill was under discus
sion, Representative Lampert of Wis
consin urged that after the govern
ment acquires the property real mu-
nicipal market should be established
Evening star., 1919-10-09
SHIPPING BOARD STEAMER
YAKLOK ADRlFT, DISABLED
Anacortes, Seventy Miles Away,
Dashes to Her Relief-Voyage
From Norfolk for Naples.

HALIFAX. N. s., October "A wire
less appeal for aid from the United
States Shipping Board steamer Yak
lck was heard today by the radio
station at harrington. N. S.
The Yaklok is totally disabled and
drifting in latitude 41.57 north, longi-
tude 66.21 west.
The steamer Anacortes has report
ed that she is about seventy miles
from the disabled ship and Is pro-
ceeding to her relief.
The position of the Yaklok, as given
in the feless message. is approx
matey 400 miles east of New York.
The steamer measures 4.641 tons and
sailed from Norfolk October for
Naples. The Anacortes, 1895 tons.
10 on her way to New York from Fall
mouth.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
PROF. G. DAVID HOUSTON
hEADS BUSINESS COURSE

appointment Of Prof. G. David Hous-
tSn, .hsad Of the English department
Of Howard University, to direct busi-
mess training in the colored high
schools of the District was announced
tnAH
PM Houston holds the degree of
A. b and NJ. A. from Harvard Uni
yefsity and is regarded as one of the
fHreYAost colored teachers OF the
cqhdty. He formerly taught at Tus-
kHhgeS Institute and at Baltimore high
SCHOOLS The position as head Of
hVsiness practice in local high schools
was created in the last appropria-
ttHn bill. The colored high schools
h3ve had q business course for some
time. but II has not been under an
o{6anized head thus far. 1t is expected
that the business training will be
hioadened under the direction OF
Htof. Houston.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
BILL TO PREVENT SUGAR
FAMINE IS INTRODUCED

The bill to extend authority of the
sugar equalization board in an effort
to prevent sugar famine and hold
down prices. was introduced today
by Senator McNary. republican. of
Oregon. chairman of the Senate agri-
culture committee. Action on the
legislation was deferred by the COM
mittee to await formal reference Of
the. McNary measure. which au-
thorizes the President and hoard to
proclaim sugar embargoes buy Cuban
sugar and regulate sale. manufacture
and distribution of sugar.
AT today'e committee meeting Sem
ator Ransdell. democrat, Of Louisiana
opposed features qf the bill which.
ne declared. would operate against
American sugar-producing interests:
senator McNary said the bill could
be amended to meet Mr.. RansdelPs
criticisms by giving the equalization
board authority to provide for proper
dinerentials between Cuban and
American sugar.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
UNCHANGED TREATY WILL
WIN, SAYS Mr.. HITCHCOCK

Administration forces in the Senate
are not prepared now to consider res
ervations a necessity to obtain rati-
fication of the peace treaty. Senator
Hitchcock, democrat. Nebraska. de-
clared today after a talk with Secre-
tary Tumulty at the White House.
The senator expressed the opinion
that the treaty would be ratified as
it stands, adding that in any event 1t
would be time enough to talk of res
ervations when all proposed amend
ments had been defeated. r..
Senator Hitchcock pointed out that
the President had stated he saw no
objection to reservations intended
merely to clarity the treaty Ian
guage. and said the reservation light
would resolve itself into a struggle
over the phrascology Of these.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
POLICE ADMIT BRIBERY.
Baltimore Officers Dismissed and
Held for Trial.
Special Dispatch to Tue Star

Special Dispatch to Tue Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, October s.-Pa-
trolmen George 1. Marburger and Jo-
seph Schaefer. who were charged with
rohbing motorists. are held on $4,000
bail and are awaiting action of the
grand jury. They were also dismissed
from the police force ~ :
They were Identified this morning
by Harry e. Hagen of EDicott City,
Percy Kramer and Vera Sawyer. resi-
Washington, who claimed they were
robbed by the policemen. Both police-
men admitted accepting bribe OF
800 and four cases of whisky, but
denied the charge Of highway robbery,
Marburger and Echaefer were ex-sery,
~ men, the former serving a. csn3
tain in the air service. The witnesses
also stated thai there were throA
|othars mplicatod.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
Three Aviators Killed.
Four Put Out of Running,
From 81 Entries in Race

M1NEOLA, n. Y, October 9.-Three
aviators had been killed. four of the
sixty-two originally-entered planes
had been put definitely out Of the run :
ming, and the status Of several others
remained unknown today when the
Army's great transcontinental air
race over fifty-four- -hundred-mile
course between Mineola and San Fran
cisco was resumed.
Undisudayed by the fate that befell
their comrades yesterday on the first
day Of the great Apeed. endurance and
reliability test. pilots scattered out
over the course from Mineola as far
west as Chicago. and from San Fran
cisco east to Salt Lake City, were UP
today with the dawn, eager to start
the second days grueling test
Yesterday Lieut.. b. w. Maynard, "the
hytng parson," who led throughout
the first lap, covered the $40 miles
that separate Mineola and Chicago at
q notwithstanding rate of speed.
Eleven flyers from San Francisco COW
cisco to Salt Lake City. Thus the
leading flyers from east and west COW
cred a total Of 1.4sS miles, and were
separated this morning by only l.105
miles.
The men killed yesterday were Mai.
D. H. Crissey and his observer, Sergt.
Virgil Thomas. who met almost an
slant death In q crash at Salt Lake
City. and Sergt. w. H. hewitt, OBJ
server for Col. Gerald Brandt. whose
plane crashed at. Deposit, N. Y. Col.
Brandt was slightly injured.
Two other planes put definitely out
of the race were those driven by Air
Commodore, L. E. o. Charlton, BIT
ish aviation attache in the UnttAd
States. and Lieut.. D. b. Gish. Com !
modore Charlton's plane fell at ovid,
flames at Canadice. N. 7. Lieut.. Gish
had as passenger Capt. De Lavergne,
aviation attache Of the French en-
bassy. the only other non-American
participant in the race. All the re-
manning contestants are American
Army aviators.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
WAR MOTHERS ALTER NAME.
Organization Called Star Services
Legion: Plant Memorial Trees.

BALTIMORE. Nd, October 9.-The
change OF name from War Mothers OF
America to Service Star Legion and
the planting Of grove Of remembrance
trees in Druid Hill Park for the $4,000
men Of the United States and the thou
sands of allied nations who made the
supreme sacrifice we're the principal and
impressive features of the national war
mothers convention yesterday. All the
delegates voted for the change in name
except the women from Pennsylvania
who abstained from voting.
During the afternoon the mothers
with impressive ceremonies planted in
Druid Hill Park tree for each state
in the Union, and one for each Of the
allied nations.
Ambassador Jusserand, Cardinal Glib
bons, Gov. Harrington, Mayor Broen-
ing and Mrs. Robert Carlton Norris
made addresses, the dedicatory address
being given by the last named. :.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
Ex.HEAD OF SALVADOR DIES.
Carlos Melendez Had Been in New
York Sanatorium.

NEW YORK. October 9.-Carlos
Melendez. former president of the re-
public Of Salvador. died here yestsr-
day in a private sanatorium. where he
was undergoing treatment. it became
known today. He had been Ill for
some time and came to New York sew
eral weeks ago in the hope Of regain
ing his health.
The body will be shipped to San Sals
yader, the capital Of Salvador, next
Monday or Tuesday for burial there.
A requiem mass will be celebrated for
former President Melendez in st. Pat.
ricks Cathedral at 10 am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1919-10-09
FORTS BENEFIT BY WILL.
Sumter, West Point and Monroe
Gifts Made by Mrs. Lawton.

NEW YORK, October 9.-Three his,
toric American fortresses benefit BY
the will of Mrs. Eliza Anderson Law
ton, widow of James Marsland Law
ton, and daughter of Gen. Robert An
derson. which has been filed here.
The sum of $25,ee0 Is left for erec-
ton Of statue Of Gen. Anderson ak
Fort Sumter, Charleston. 8. C. The
Episcopal Chapel at West Point rea
ceives $4,000 for purchase of chimes,
and the chapel at Fort Monroe, Va.
10 bequeathed $1,000 for q stained
glass window.
The Episcopal diocese Of Olympia.
Wash. receives $4,000.
Evening star., 1919-10-09

be made to reach Chicago before sun
down tonight, it was stated early
today by Capt. H. H. voss, in charge
Of the local landing field.
Capt. Lowell n. Smith was to be
the first to hop Off," he having
reached this city nrst yesterday,
making the SIS miles in an elapsed
time Of six hours hfty-four minutes,
according to the records of Capt.
Voss.