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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
PRODUCTION OF
SPRUCE ASIDE
ISSUE, CHARGE
Offer OF Washington Loggers
To Fill Big Contract
Was Ignored.

4 Seattle, WASH, Aug. 26.-The logging
industry Of Washington was threatened
with extinction unless it accepted sub
contracts from the favored Stems Carey
Kerbaugh corporation in the production
of airplane spruce through labor differ
encials and prohibitive wages to govern
ment employees, according to William G.
Butler, of Everett, one of the biggest
operators in the state, who appeared be-
fore the congressional investigating
committee this morning Butler is q
brother of Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University. Aside
from extensive logging holdings, Butler
is president of the First National Bank
of Everett, president of the Lyman Tim
Der company and is director in numer
Gus other corporations. ~
The congressional committe as well al
large audience of lumbermen was Wis
IDLY Impressed by Butler Is, testimony.
"The loggers of Washington were il
a position to produce 100000 feet OF
spruce d month when war loomed,'
Butler told the committee. eve wer,
I in position to supply very substan
tial amount of equipAent Our employ
es were enthusiastic and anxious to ali
the government in its effort to aid thu
aircraft program.
son February II, 1918, the loggers o
| this state made a distinct proposal t,
Lieutenant Colonel Disque, head Of tn
spruce division, to produce 10000 spruc
cants day for $85 thousand. To thi
! day thst proposal, sent in the form of
letter to Disque has not been acknowl
edged.
"Charles Cobb, one Of the Nestors o
the logging industry in the northwest
told me personally after no acknowl
edgement of the letter had been made
that he believed Disque did not want t
produce spruce. Whercupon Cobb pael
ed his grip and went to southern Cal
f0rnia.
Humiliating to the logging industr
Of this state as well as to the mutton,
i year and seven months passed aft
the entry Of the United tates into Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26

ed backing of the state fedcraticn oi
labor, which Processes to be in exact ac-
cord with the A. +. of l..
y Daniel c. Murphy, president OF the
{ alifornia State Federation Of Labor, IN
q statement to the United Press, de-
clarea that "Los Angeles is the battfe-
ground Of labor in California. - He said
the strikers here would be given every
possible supported organized labor =
Murphy charged an organized attempt
by employers here to force return ~
pre-. war open shop conditions.
With food piled up in the railroad
yards, but with no one TO move them,
Los Angeles could see hunger In the
offing II the strike continues. In the
warehouses the food supply is getting
low. The packers announced they had
.eao..gh meat for few days only. Case
I linc Is being rushed in by motor truck,
bat the supply is rapidly diminishing be-
cause Of the extraordinary demands now
/ that The streetcars are standing still.
United States nail is tied up. Twen-
tv.five carloads Of mail here have NOT
Jf,.-4t..n.J ~, .,oua fval
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26

Washinoton Aue, 26-(Unitcd Press)
n. - ]. o,,aoss;ons 10 other
~ n' - .e. !, ~ n
rsiiroad unions VIII DC sne sahie 60 .na,
glvea ine shop,nen' nirsc'oi s o,n..a. : ,a.4a,.
Hines clearly inuica'eu 'ouey =" : ,e...a =. :
70 "a. y, wharton, chairinan = ~
poard, q rallfoaa wages anu woiAins
eonditlons' ,..a
Demands aireany peiore 'ne saiiloao ~
administrations ihsiuue ieIuos.s -. ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
Nation, waits Answer

Washington, Aug. 30 Omitted Press)
The nation today waited anxiously for
organized labor's answer to President
Wilson IS appeal for a truce in industrial
disputes.
The eyes of labor leaders here were
turned toward Samuel Gompers, head OF
the American Federation Of Labor, who
is due to land in New York today from
Europe. Labor officials here hope
Gompers will come to Washington al
once.
A meeting of the executive council Of
the federation is scheduled soon aftci
Gompers' arrival.
While results Of the presidents ap
peal to labor as whole turned abou
Gompcrs, early developments are sched
uled from railway shopmen whose de
mands were the immediate cause Of tn,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
RaiJ, Needed
To End Linn
County Fires

Albany. Or, Aug. 26,-only rain can
stop the forest fire on Crabtree creek,
east of Lacomb, which has already
swept through 35O,oOO,Oo0 feet of fine
timber.
Men have arrived here from Portland
in large numbers to fight the flames.
Nearly 800 are now trying to check the
fire.
Eugene, Or, Aug. 26.--The forcstsfire
situation in the Mckenzie river district
is. more serious today, according to su-
pervisor r. S. Wallace.
I Several new blazes have started and
are out of control.
Albany. Or, Aug. 26.--A new forest
Fire in the Santiam national forest
which was discovered yesterday, is re
ported to be under control today.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
Court Supports Managers
Against Striking Actors

New York, Aug. 26.--In the case OF
the Producing Managers association
against the striking Aetors' Equity
association. Justice Peter A. Hendrick
Of the state supreme court late this
afternoon gave verbal decision sup
porting the managers.
He said he would hand down decis
ion Wednesday afternoon, restraining
the actors from breaking existing con
tracts. He urged both factions to gel
| together and settle their difference
out Of court before that time.
He upheld the rights of the actors t.
join any association they desired, o.
enter into any contractors in the flu
ture.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
Ptolnaine Poisoning Ends
Life OF Argonne Veteran

Alliance, Ohio, Aug. 26.-Ptomaine
poisoning, it was believed, resulted in
the death here today Of Colonel c. c.
weibrceht, world war veteran, his wife,
two family friends and a waiter. 1t
was believed that olives served at a pri-
yatc dinner party last Friday were the
cause.
The chef who prepared the dinner wss
also stricken and is believed dying.
Colonel Weibreeht commanded the
l46th infantry OF the 37th division In
the Argonne drive. He was formerly
adjutant general of Ohio.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
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WHAT PRESIDENT WILSON'S
.TRUCE FLEAs MEANS

Is .lII AK r 81
s A truce in the contests over i
wages and working conditions (
called for by President Wilson
to help the government cut hv-
ing costs, would mean the tenn
porary abandonment Of do
mants by:
+ 100000 railroad shopmen de- g
manding 25 per cent additional.
$4,000 strainmen seeking in
creases averaging 40 per cent.
$4,000 railroad firemen plan.
ming wage demands.
$4,000 conductors asking 35
per cent additional.
100000 workers in steel and
allied Industries
100000 workers, some of
whom now are on strike in gen
4 eral trades, including builders,
machinists, sailors, fishermen,
cigarmakers, streetcar workers,
butchers and meat packing en-
ployes and shoemakers.
$5,0oO,O0O is being slashed
daily from the American pro-
duction by stxikes and lockouts,
according to estimates based ON.
reports to various government
departments.
!; "The primary STEP said the
: PRESIDENT lis to increase pro-
: 9.duction and facilitate transpor.
: tation so as to make up for the
destruction wrought by the war,
( the terrible scarcities it created
as soon as possible relieve our
people Of the; cruel burden of
! high prices. The railways are.
: the very center Of the process
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
Daniels And Party Leave
On Return Trip 10 Coast
Nv M. b. Tracy

! United Press Staff Correspondent
b Aboard U. s.. s. New York.
< Aug. 25.-- -(Dclayed. ~ Secretary
/ Daniels and his partly left hilo,
X H. r., aboard the dreadnaoght
4 New York for Monterey, CAL, at
( a. m. today. He expects the
4 New York to mako fifteen to
X seventeen knots, arriving ata
k Monterey on the morning Of Au-
X gust 81.
X Daniels will catch train that
Il afternoon for San Francisco
Y Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
\ and their party spent Sunday
x visiting Kilauea yoleano near
X Hilo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26

tim glad we bought q limousine
when we did," said Mrs. Lafc Bud,
t'day, when she discovered she didn =
have enough money by 40 cents t buy q
dozen roastin' ears. Tn Elite Drug
Store is adyertisin S-year.oid Kendall 3
SPAWN Cure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-26
Rail WORKERS
AL
OF APPROVAL
AH Government Concessions
TO Follow Example Made
To Shopmen.
HINES OUTLINES PLAN
| in LETTER TO WHARTON
!
lWhele Nation Waits Answer
! OF Labor TO Compromise
Offer OF President.

washington, Aug. 26. - A new
strike vote by 100000 railway
shcpuen on President Wilson'S
proposition for wage increases Of
four cents an hour was ordered to-
day by President Bert M. Jewell,
Of the railway employees depart
ment Of American Federation Of
LABOR.
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Weather Repe1t.

Oregon; Tonight and Wednss-
day cloudy west portion, fair
and cooler east portion, gentle
westerly winds.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

kets and shoes Over there is who sells jars to
hold the precious water and here pile of horsehar
hats. When Poke grows up and gets married he will
of these and will put up his hair in knot
top of his head
hand into his small brown one, and there is the Mis-
sionary lady She is young and Poke thinks her beau
tiful but being foreign queer all foreigners are
she may walk the streets alone.
"And Pokie," she says, 1--WE are going ride the
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Poke Of Corea

By SARAH NOBLE IVES
nOklE FROM HA-HA-NIN blessing from Cody is
little Corean and boy, or he would not be
named Girls do not count for much in Corea.
Poke who is DID, is wearing cothes and
he does not like them Up to now he has run about on
the streets clothed only in his grass sandals the hair
ribbon on the end Of his pgta and the sunshine of his
Land Of the Morning Calm" But as he is to 20 to
the Missionary kindergarten he submit to clothes
he is quaint little figure, with his long hair neatly
braided his padded short calico jacket and baggy white
trousers tied at the ankle with of the bright Jacket
material and his Sandals which are only for outdoors
Pokie's home is much like the of the houses in
Seoul, the big, walled city where he lives 1t small
built of rough stone tied together with rope and
then pastered with mud The roof is of straw but
of the richer neighbors have tiled roofs It is
smoky little place, for under the are f1ues
where fires OF wood built to heat the house. This
makes warm floor, and with oiled paper pasted on
it and rice straw mat for chair it is very comfortable
and we'll seasoned Coreans do not mind the smoke
Pokie's mother gets his breakfast-a bowl of rice,
which he loves of all things and then he is ready to start
His mother does not go with him. Oh, no! Women do
not the streets in Corea only ones who do
the washing Pokies clothes clean now but they will
be dirty long time before they are washed few
months from they will be ripped up, the Innings taken
out and his grandmother will beat them in
stream ditch outside the city, they will be wound
on wooden rollers and beat with ironing stick
Neither does little Poke wash his body very often for
water is precious 1t is all brought the river
and is sold by who carry it buckets suspended
from stick that strapped their The Coreans
believe that their country built the back of dragon
they not dig wells for fear disturbing the
monster and making him angry when there might be an
earthquake other disaster
Poke's grandmother takes him to the street of the
stores where the missionary lady said she would meet
him. and he waits quietly He the storekeepers
take down the sides of the boxes they keep their
overnight and the sidewalks soon covered with
fhinof that hr1< rs <1o<o
rice strawbrushes, brooms mattresses hats bas-
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31
COL. MAY RESIGNS AS
ADJUTANT GENERAL

Portland, Ore, May 31.-Colonel
John Il. May rendered to Governor
Olcott today his resignation as adju-
tant general of Oregon, effective to-
morrow. fIe will return to the
Southern Pacific company as assist
ant superintendent of the Portland
There is no announcement as to
Colonel Mays successor. He said
Governor Withycombe had asked
him to take charge and straighten
out the military affairs of the state,
which are now completed.
Governor Olcott stated that as
soon as he announces Mays success
sor he may recommend changing the
adjutant generals office from Port.
land to Salem for economic co-ordi.
nation.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31
VETERANS Of 81 PAY
TRIBUTE TO FALLEN

The Decoration Day program held
at the opera house Friday afternoon
had fair attendance but not such
as these occasions deserve, and al
though Josephine county had five
hundred soldiers in the world war
there was only man or two In
khaki present to do honor to the
veterans OF '61-'65, whose ranks
have grown pitifully small.
The veterans were there from all
over the county and the members of
the Women's Relief Corps, and sew
eral hundred men and women who
were glad to pay respect and honor
to the Defenders of the Union. The
program was carried out as planned
with one exception and F. G. Bram-
we'll addressed the veterans, paying
a glowing tribute TO the Defenders
and the cause for WHICH they sue
cessfully fought.
At the close OF the address the G..
A. X, and w. II. c. marched to the
Railroad park to place flowers for
the unknown dead, and then to the
bridge, where In beautiful cere-
mony flowers were strewn on the
waters of the Rogue to be carried to
the sea in memory Of the soldier
sailor dead.
Earlier in the day the graves OF
departed veterans In the cemeteries
Of the city we're covered with flow
ers by loving hands.
The w. r. G. desires to express
their thanks to F. @. Bramwell, Mrs.
Sam Baker, Mrs. Gunnell. Rev. Mel.
vile T. Wire, and others for their
part in the Memorial and Decoration
Day programs.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31
Jury SAYS DOLPH
LEWIS IS GUILTY
While Convicted Man Had No Gun
and Fired No Shot, Evidence
Shows He Was Implicated

The Dalles. May 31.--"We. the
Jury. find AdoIph Lewis guilty of
manslaughter," was the verdict rem
dered by jurors trying him on a
charge OF murder arising out Of the
shooting and death In this city a few
weeks ago of Chief OF Police Ralph
Gibbons. The jury had deliberated
all night.
Lewis was tried on a charge OF
completely in the murder of Chief
OF Police Gibbons, who was shot by
Edwin Primrose, one of the Washou-
gal bask robbers. Primrose pre-
viously had pleaded guilty to a
charge of murder in connection with
Gibon's death, and was sentenced to
the state penitentiary for life.
Concivtion OF Lewis followed the
law Of completely, as set forth by
the court; TO the effect that IL Lewis
and Primrose, while fleeing from the
law, had resolved to fight through
to freedom, even II in that fight hu-
man life was sacrificed. then Lewis,
though unarmed and firing no death
shot, was equally guilty under the
law with Primrose.
The states star witness was J. A.
Mccullough OF Camas, who as dep
uty accompanied the posse which
secured the hills in the vicinity of
Washougal for trace of the men who
had robbed the Washougal bank,
and who was shot in the arm by one
of the bandits.
The testimony of McCulIough
tended to show that the same gun
which, in the hand of Primrose
caused the death OF Ralph Gibbons
a few hours earlier in the hand oil
Lewis had inflicted wound in the
deputy's right arm. The state there.
by sought to prove that both Lewis
and Primrose were in agreement, as
SHOWN by their actions, to evade the
law even TO the extent of taking hu,
man life.
Injecting considerable interest in,
to the trial was the statement oi
Miss Kathryn Keep, who was in the
bank at the time the robbery wa:
committed. Her evidence sought tc
show that the robbers acted in con.
cert.
On the stand Mccullough told ol
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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31

the ground was heavily strewn with
German dead; in fact dead bodies
were so thick that 1t was necessary
to pick your way lest you step on
them. A Hun pullet which passed
through Private Sowell's helmet and
cap killed sergeant by his side.
Asked II the Germans were good
marksmen, Private Sowell said:
They certainly are. Their artillery
is the best in the world and they
know how to use it. while their
sharpshooters, who use a short-bar-
relied rifle, can hit a mans eye at a
distance of 100 yards any time"
The reporter then asked this Ar
gonne hero how the Germans were
in charge.
There is where the Americans
had the best of them. l think our
boys can beat them every time when
1t comes to cold steel and individual
fighting. AS for myself, relied al
most entirely on my rifle and bay
onet, We did very little trench
fighting, for had we stayed in the
trenches we would have never won
the war. We had to get right out
and go after them. We realized
what we were up against. but knew
the task had to be done"
1t is easy to understand why Pri
vate Sowell depended upon his rifle
He is one Of the many Southern
Oregon boys who were raised with
a rifle in their hands," and he /.
said to be crack marksman.
There will libe great rejoicing il
the Sowell home, over on the Iilinoi,
this evening.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31

indianapolis. Ind. May 3l.--The
50-mile international automobile
road race started today under a
swelterlng sun. DePalma. driving
u Packard, led at the first 100 miles;
Bablot. In a Ballot, second; l.. Chew
rolet. In II Mrontenac. third.
All previous records of the speed
way for that distance were broken,
the average speed being s2,7 miles
por hour.
Arthur Thurman turned over on
the north turn on the 44th lap. lie
was killed and his mechanlclan. NJ.
Mollnare. had fractured skull.
There were a drivers in the
races. and the purses aggregate $780,
000. ShIs was the first information
al race since 1915.
1ncocq and fms mcchanician. n.
Bandlni. we're burned to death when
their car overturned and gasoline
covered them. The fire burned five
minutes before II was extinguished,
The burning gas spread over the
track while the men were burning
TO death and several speeding cars
were compelled to dash through the
flames. The accident il one OF the
most serious In the history OF the
track.
l,ococq and tBandini are said to be
from Los Angeles.
The Ballot car. driven by J. Chas-
sagne, relief driver. turned over and
Chasigne was slightly hurt.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31
cOLORED ACTRESS
IS BEING PURSUED

The colored troupe playing at the
Joy theatre this week was detained
here until today. by warrant is
sued at Salem for one of the MEM
bes, Agnes Halsell. "A constable
from the capitol city arrived with
the papers and Chief Of Police Nc
Lane was obliged to serve the war
rant.
After spending two nights at the
county Jail. Miss Halsell was taken
before Judge C. G. Gillette this fore
noon and given her freedom, not
sufficient evidence being produced
to retain her. According to informa-
tion gathered by Judge Gillette, it
was the girls own parents who caus-
ed the warrant to be issued, they,
no doubt, wanting the girl TO return
home to help make a living. After
dismissal by the Judge the colored
folks ordered jitney and made a
hurried exit from the city on their
way south.
But. as run the stories in the
yellowbacks. "the villain still pursu-
ed her." The officer from Salem
was right on the job. He got out
other papers and, hailing another
jitney started out in pursuit 1t /;
reported that he caught the heroin,
. at Gold Hill and. gently but firml.
putting her in his automobile, start
ed back toward Salem, passin.
passing through this city this after
noon.
The drama being in three acts, pa
pers were isued here immediately
charging the Salem constable witt
kidnapping the young woman, bu
the chase is fast and furious and 10
cal sleuths may have desperat
time serving the papers.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31
HERO OF THE ARGONNE RETURNS.
WOUNDED. At APREMONT BY SHRAPN[L

Charley Sowell. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Sowell, who have a
ranch in the Illinois valley. near
arrievd here from Camp
Lewis this morning. There is to be
a great reception at the Sowell home
tonight for the returning hero OF the
Argonne, A sister, Mrs. Margaret
Allen of Medford. will also be pres
ent for the occasion.
Charley Sowell was a MEMBER OF
the l09th infantry, Company A, 2Sth
division, which took an active part
in the battles of the Argonne, and
where their division suffered a loss
of $1,000 men In killed. wounded
and missing.
The 2Sth division sailed for Liver
pool on May 3, 1918, and on July
10 they received emergency combat
orders. On July Is, says Charley,
his division experienced their first
neavy sneiling by Ohe Germans. This
was followed later by machine gun
and rifle fire. He was wounded at
Apremont on October 8, by having
his foot shattered by shrapnel and
was confined in the hospital for
about three months.
Private Sowell was rather reticent
today about telling Of his exper.
fences, but "a Courier reporter finally
coaxed little Information from him
He admitted that at Apremont
which is a small village in the Ar.
gonne, the 2Sth saw its heaviest
fighting. At this place, he said, the
Germans counter-attacked three
times in mass formation and after
the Yanls' machine guns grew silent
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-31

Washington. May 30.-The text OF
President Wilson's Memorial Day
address at suresnes cemetery today
Is In part as follows:
Mr.. Ambassador. Ladies' and Gen
tlemen. Fellow Countrymen.
No one with heart in his breast,
no American. no lover OF humanity,
can stand in the presence OF these
graves without the most profound
emotion. These who lie here are
men OF unique breed. Their like
has not been seen since the days OF
crusades. Never before have men
crossed the seas to foreign land to
fight for cause OF humanity which
they did not pretend was particularly
their own, but knew was the cause
of humanity and mankind. And when
they came. they found comrades for
their courage and their devotion.
They found armies OF liberty already
In the field--men who. though they
had gone through three years OF
fiery trial seemd only TO he just dis
covering, not for moment losing.
the high temper of the great affair.
men seasoned In the bloody service
of liberty. Joining hands with these.
the men OF America gave that great
est OF all gifts. the gift of life and
the gift OF spirit.
These men did not come across the
sea merely TO defeat Germany and
her assicated powers In the war;
they came TO defeat forever the
things for which the Central Powers
stood the sort OF power they meant
to assert in the world, the arrogant,
selfish domination which they meant
20 establish; and they came. more
over, to see to II that there should
never be war like this again. II
is for us, particularly for us who are
civilized, TO use our proper weapons
OF council and agreement to see to II
that there never Is such a war again.
The nation that should not fling out
of this common accord OF council
would betray the human race.
SO II is our duty to take and main.
tain the safeguards which will see
to II that the mothers of America
and the mothers OF France and Eng.
land and Italy and Belgium, and ali
other suffering nations should never
be called upon for this sacrifice
again. This can be done. It mus,
be done. And It will be done.