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4 TITC MORNING- OREGONTAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 31, 1913. HEED OF MARTIAL LAW 15 NOT FOUND Captain Metcalf Completes In vestigation of Deportation From Florence. ACTION BELIEVED AT END Citizens Give Governor's Representa tive Aid In Probing Ousting of I. V. W. Iteport May Bo Without KeooiirmentlatloiL. FLORENCE, Or., Nov. 20. (Special) -Captain Metcalf today completed his Investigation of the Industrial Work ers of the World, deportation and will leave tomorrow for Salem to make a personal report to Governor West. He aid tonight that his report would be Verbal and that no written report would be made. He has Interviewed most of the leading citizens of Florence and vicinity. When asked tonight whether he had made a thoroughly personal or public Investigation, he answered that It was a. little of both. When asked if there was any necessity or probability of martial law being declared in Florence, lie replied, "I don't think so." Captain Metcalf s conduct of the In vestigation has been most agreeable. It is said, and the leading citizens met itlm with the spirit that they have nothing for which to apologize, believ ing they acted only for the good of the community and in the manner that would cause the least trouble, danger or expense. No one was hurt, no property was destroyed and they say they do not believe that they trans gressed the law. It Is understood that Captain Met calf was furnished with some of the letters and literature which were found In the cabin from which the X, W. W. were ejected and which gives their plans of operation and plans for calling a strike and tying up the In dustries and business of this district. While there have been rumors that Governor West was planning to send a special prosecutor to Eugene to con duct an Investigation of the deporta tion before the grand jury, some of the leading citizens are inclined - to believe that no evidence has been found to warrant such action and that Cap tain Metcalf may- only report actual evidence without making any recom mendation, unless Governor West In sists on his personal opinion. permlasory or mandatory la one of the questions on which the District Court of Appeals is asked to decide In the test case of W. H. Roberts, a convict, the right of the State Board of Prison Directors to fix an arbitrary ruling that no petition for parole shall be con sidered until the prisoner has served at least half of his term. The last Legislature passed an act which provides that any first-term prisoner not serving two concurrent terms, on serving one calendar year of his sentence "may be allowed to go upon parole." This act has brought no change in the regulations of the prison directors, and the present pro ceedings grow" out of an effort to se cure a parole for Roberts under a writ of mandate from the courts. Attorney-General Webb, as counsel for the Board of Prison Directors, bas filed his brief, in which he takes the stand that the word "may" does Tiot place any obligation upon the board to alter the rules under which it has op crated heretofore. TELEPHONE CASE HEARD RAILROAD COMMISSION" TAKES PB . TITION l'DEK ADVISttMEXT. L0 RAN E. TUBERS ATTRACT Northern Pacific Interested In Cot- tag Grove Exhibit. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The Northern Pacific Dining-car Company has written W. B. Hawley, of Lorane, asking him how many hundred bushels of potatoes he can furnish of the same size as those recently put on exhibition here, one of which weighed three pounds. Mr. Haw ley believes he could furnish 100 bush els of the size wished, which would be a big advertisement for the pro ductiveness of the Lorane country. Mr. Hawley raised 1750 bushels on 14 acres of land. All of these tubers were of excep tional size, which Mr. Hawley attrib utes to the fact that he plowed the field regularly once a week during the dry weather, thus keeping the vege tables growing the entire season. This method of cultivating potatoes has been considered disastrous, the pre vailing opinion being that a disturb ance of ground would cause the vines to reset, but in Mr. Hawley's case no cuch results followed. Interchange of Call With Competing the la Asked by Owner t System at Woodbnnu WOODBURN, Or.. Nov. 20. (Special.) The Railroad Commission convened here today and took evidence and heard the argument bearing on a peti tion of Henry Chappelle, manager and owner of the Favorite Telephone Com pany, of this city, in which he asks for an order compelling the United Telephone Company, also of this city, to interchange calls with the system operating out of Hubbard. Both telephone companies serve the farming districts about Hubbard and Woodburn and until October 1, 1912, operated a Joint trunk line between Hubbard and Woodburn. The United Telephone Company became insolvent and E. N. Calvert was named receiver, after which the Favorite Telephone Company was cut off from the Hub bard service, and now Manager Chap pelle asks the Commission for relief. Numerous telephone subscribers were examined. Receiver Calvert and Mar vin Walker, local manager, appeared In behalf of the United Telephone Com pany. The case was taken under advise ment by the Commission. WIRE MERGER' PLAN RELATES TO COURT Witness Tells How American Company Tried to Absorb Independents. BROKEN FAITH STOPS DEAL SILETZ MANJS DROWNED Charles Maize Falls From Breaking Bridge With 50 Pounds of Food. MONMOUTH, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) Charles Maize, a homesteader living In the Siletz country, west of this city, was drowned recently while attempt ing to cross the high cable bridge which spans the north fork of the Siletz River, 13 miles from Kails City. Maize is said to have gone into the water with 60 pounds of provisions strapped to him, the accident occur ring when planks of the bridge gave away beneath him. It Is reported that two men witnessed the tragedy, but f were unable to render help before Maize was carried swiftly down stream. GIRLS' STORIES CONVICT Two Medford Men Guilty of Con tributing to . Delinquency. MEDFORD, Or.. Nov. 20. (Special.) Dave Boggs and-S. ' Titus, charged with contributing to the delinquency of Myrtle Hanscom and Beatrice Kav anaugh, girls under age, were found guilty by a jury in the Circuit Court this morning. Beatrice Kavanaugh was carried into the courtroom to testify. The girls were the principal witnesses and told of the trip to Ashland. The Medford Woman's Christian Tem perance Union attended the trial and will help the girls. WATER PROJECT EXTENDED State Engineer Sets 1930 as Time Limit for Portland Work. SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) Btate Engineer Lewis, at the request of the city authorities of Portland, to day extended the time for the con rtruction of waterworks by that city for obtaining water for municipal pur. uses from Lost River, the Clear. Fork of the Sandy River and the Salmon River until June, 1930. Application was made last year for permission to take water from the Clear Fork of the Sandy River and Lost River and to build reservoirs. The Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany having had a prior right to the water of these two streams, it was de cided to build reservoirs to increase the flow on the Salmon River and ex change the water stored in them for the clear water of the Sandy and Lost rivers. It is estimated that the project will cost the city $4,500,000, the water being desired for future use when the sup ply, as provided at present, should be come inadequate. TALENT SLAYER IS GUILTY Tramp's Conviction. Sets Kfscord for Speed1 in Ashland Court. ASHLAND, Or, Nov. 20. (Special.) R. C. Burns was found guilty in Cir cuit Court today of manslaughter in connection with the killing of . Jeff Coulson, a fellow tramp, in a row among a crowd of tramps near Talent, few weeks ago. Burns' arrest. Indictment and convlc. tlon took place with less delay than any case in the criminal court in this county for years. President of Federal Says' Head of Western Talon and Member of . J. P. Morgan & Co. Tried to Engineer Scheme in 1 9 1-2. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. An attempt by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company to absorb Independent com panies with an appraised value of 1400,000,000 was made a year and a half ago, according to B. G. Hubbell, president of the Federal Telephone & Telegraph Company, of Buffalo, who testified here today for the Government in Its prosecution of the American company on charges of violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Mr. Hubbell asserted that T. N. Vail, president of the Western Union Tele graph Company and a director of the American company, and H. P. Davison, a member of J. P. Morgan & Co., at tempted to engineer the huge deal. Mr. Hubbell said that Mr. Vail ap peared at a meeting of owners of 30 of the larger Independent telephone companies in Chicago about 18 months ago and suggested there might be a division of territory between the Amer ican and independent companies. The plan was intended to stop profit-cutting competition, the witness said. Plan (or Merger Outlined. "It happened that I was one of the independent telephone people at this meeting," said Mr. Hubbell. "Mr. Vail talked quite a while and pointed out tho advantage of a division of the Na tion into various territories and the assignment of either the American company or a group of the Independent companies to exclusive control of one or another of these territories. "The upshot of his talk was the ap pointment of a committee of seven, of which I was one, to confer further with Mr. Vail and also with Mr. Davi son, in New York on a possible meth od of adopting such a scheme. "Such a conference was held in New York and arrangements were made to appraise the value of the 20,000 Inde pendent companies involved and also to divide them into classes. The appraisal was necessary to make way for a re adjustment of the stock holdings of the independents, which would go out of business If the plans matured." Breach of Faith Charred. The testimony brought out that the appraised value of the 20,000 companies comprising the independent telephone companies of 'America is $400,000,000 and that the American company's hold ing companies are capitalized at $900, 000,000. "Pending the further advance of such plans, the independents and the Amer ican company, through Mr. Vail and the committee of seven, agreed to a truce," Mr. Hubbell continued. "The chief provision of this truce was that the American company, until further notice, should not attempt to absorb any of the Independent companies. "In July, 1912. however, less than two months after this truce, the American company secretly acquired the Kansas City Long-Dlstance Telephone Company, an independent company. This breach of promise resulted In a break In the plans which were under way, and noth ing further has ever been done with them." PATENT IS NOT ADVISED REdVEST OF CENTRAL OREGON IR RIGATION COMPANY REFUSED. CAMERON HELD IN EUGENE Man. Wanted In North Yakima Is Ar rested In Sheriff's Office. EUGENE, Or Nov. 20. (Special.) Arthur A. Cameron, alias Arthur Holmes, was arrested in the' Sheriff's office here today, charged with felony, alleged to have been committed in North Yakima, Wash. Cameron- is son-in-law of Fred Marshall, alias Taylor, now In jail here iui- assault with a dangerous weapon, who is want ed in North Yakima on a felony charge. Marshall was arrested Monday at Roseburg, to where he, his daughter and Cameron had fled. Marshall es caped arrest here for several weeks by going out only In a closed carriage. Fellow Employes Exonerated. GRANTS PASS, Or.. "Nov. 20. (Spe cial.) The jury drawn to inquire into the death of E. B. McAllister, who vas killed at Dimmick Siding, returned a verdict that exonerated his fellow employes. Brakeman Turner, who was injured the same night upon a differ ent train and brought to the hospital here. Is getting along well. His right leg can bo saved. McAllister was 22 years of age and was born in Nebras ka. Other than being survived by a father he leaves four sisters, Mrs. P. L McCarty, Misses Iva and Iris McAllis ter, of Roseburg, and Mrs. J. F. Head, of Joseph, Or. He also leaves a broth er, O. D. McAllister, of Roseburg. Mr. McAllister had been employed by the Southern Faclflo Company for about a year and prior to accepting a position as a brakeman four months . ago was employed as local baggageman. Ontario Schools Gain Apace. SALEM. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) Probably the most remarkable gain In attendance of any school in the state is that at Ontario, E. G. Bailey, city superintendent, having reported to State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Churchill today that the enroll ment now is 510, with prospects of ai enumeration of more than 1000 by the first of next year. This number would make it a first class, district. Tho in crease is due to the irrigation of much land in the district and the moving in of settlers. MACHINE SHOP DESTROYED Uootli-Kelly Lumber Company's Loss at Eugene $10,000. EUGENE. Or.. Nov. 20. (Special.) The machine shops of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company at Wendling were - destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The loss probably was 110,000. The planing mill, 100 feet dis tant, was saved with great difficulty. The shop was used to make repairs for all the Booth-Kelly mills. About 15 men were employed. LIBERTY TURNS ON WORD Convict Seeking Parole Contends "May" Is Mandatory. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. Whether the word "may" should be considered mm The Drug and Gift Shop Double Stamps on First Three Floors Friday and Saturday m Art Department Sepia Pictures in popular subjects, framed in a 2-in. walnut-finished frame. Size 20x24. Regular value $2.50,' . on Sale at $1.00 With Double S. & II. Stamps. Toy Animals Dogs, Mules, Cats, all kinds of stuffed Toy Animals on sale Friday and Saturday at 15 Bristle Goods Dept. $3.00 Ladies' Hair Brush, special, Jj5X.87. $1.25 Gentleman's Hair Brush, special, 98. 50c Hair Brush, spl. 33. 25c Hand Brushes, spl. 12. $1.00 Clothes Brushes, solid ebony, special, 78. $1 Hat Brushes, spl,, 67. 50c Ladies' Combs, spl. 33. We give an antiseptic Tooth brush Holder FREE with each of our 35c Tooth brushes. Use "Ivorchrome" to clean and polish ivory, 25 (I k felH itiiSi kit wNh i riiftliifewiiiiiiifti H 1 1 till a) Ivory Comb with each Ivory Hair Brush Friday and Satur day. Ivory Hair Brushes We show over 50 different styles of Ivory Hair Brushes, priced from $2.50 up FREE Pig Banks for the Children JUST RECEIVED 191 4 "RYTE-ME" CALENDARS Leather Goods Dept. Friday and SB and 7 Ladles' Handbags, genu ine morocco and seal, moire lined, latest styles; special. Ml C C 1 - regular $12 Case. suitcase special "ad. steel frame, heavy leather corners, handle sewed on and riveted solid brass locks ana catches. Bxtra heavy straps all around. Interior has a special combination shirt fold lined with best quality linen 24- and 26 lnch. On sale Friday and Saturday for $8 and JS.CO. We are showing Imported and domestlo novelties Friday and Saturday. Come in NOW and make your selection for Chrlst mas. We take pleasure in show 3 ins you. XVt( Just received, a shipment of SMarkCross Gloves m Drugs 15c Cream Tartar U$ 15c Comp. Licorice Powder 9$ 5c French Chalk 3$ 10c Camph. Chalk G$ 12 oz. Witch Hazel 18$ 25c Tr. Arnica 18 25c Rose Water 17$ 25c Castor Oil 17$ Feed your hens W-L Red Blood Albumen for eggs. 25c Friar Balsam 18$ 10c Spices, Pepper, Mustard, Cloves, Cin namon, Allspice. Patents $1 Plant Juice 85$ $1 Pinkham Vegetable Compound 79$ $1.00 Pierce's Favorite Prescription 7D$ $1 Pierce Golden Med ical Discovery 79$ $1 Peruna 73$ $1 Fulton 's Renal Com pound 90$ $1.50 Fulton's Diabetic Compound $1.35 $1 Fruitola 80$ $1 Traxo 80$ Carter's Crystal Corn Remedy relieves the pain and cures the corn 25$ the bottle. TYRI N AUTOMOBILE TIRES FOR FORD CARS Wo have secured tho agency for TYRI AN Automobile Tires. Tho Tiro that Is guaranteed for 3B00 miles and It has always made that and more. Ford Car Owners know that the "Wood-Lark" Guarantee means no sale Is complete until customer is satisfied and we are going to put this guarantee behind the Tl'RIAN Tires. On Sale on the Fifth Floor PRICE TO INTRODUCE, WITH DOUBLE S. fc 11. GREEN TRADING STAMPS Size .1tx3Vi, with Non-Sktd Tread S1.T5 INNER TUBES Size HOx3V4 with Plain Trend 817.00 30x3, price S2.60 Size 30x3, with Plain Tread Sill. 2 3 30x3Ya. price $3.50 Homeopathic Department 5SSE"1"" No. 1 Anti-Constipation, 25 Homeopathic Dyspepsia Tablets, 50 Alla-Tone Tonic, S5t WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS PARISIAN IVORY MANICURED Shoe lc and Cuticle Knife. Regular prUeno. J1.50. On sale at 70 SILVER TOILET SETS A very complete line of quadruple plated Toilet Sets. To accommodate those who SHOP EARLY we will place these on sale the balance of this week at $-1.95 per set. the defendant was Indicted, tried, con victed and sentenced under the crimi nal section existing at the time the crime was committed." YAMHILL CONVENTION ENDS Many Delegates at Sunday School Sessions at Carlton. CARLTON, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The thirty-first annual convention of the Yamhill County tfunday School As sociation closes tonigrht, after two-days' meetings which were held In the -auditorium of the Christian Church. There was a large attendance of members from every part of the county, and a num ber of prominent Sunday School work ers from other districts, including1 Pro fessor E. C Knap, of Spokane, Wash.; the Rev. C. A. Phipps, of Portland; Cap tain Charles Stanley, of California, and the Rev. J. Hardy Bennett, of Portland. Much Interest is being shown in the work and progress here and in other portions of the United States and abroad was reported. The . women of the three leading churches served chicken dinners and suppers each day during the conven tion. The convention closed tonight with an address by tho Rev. Charles A. Phipps, of Portland. A New Orleans expert figures that by becoming a suftraslst a woman decreases her chances of marrying r0 per cent. Stale Engineer Withholds Recommen dation Until Convinced of Recla mation of Land. SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) State Engineer Lewis, at a meeting of the Desert Land Board today, an nounced he would not recommend that approximately 20,000 acres of land in the Central Oregon irrigation project be patented until he was convinced they had been reclaimed. Roscoe Howard, manager of the com pany, and Jesse Stearns, its attorney, appeared before the board and asked that the land be patented as soon as possible. He said that the company would guarantee the completion of the work if the State Engineer would ask that the land be patented, at once. Mr. Lewis said he would not make the request and asked Mr. Howard why the company had not reported the prob able amount of seepage and the losses from it. - - - - The State Engineer said that the board asked for the information some time ago, and he had heard that the reason it had not been given was tnat it would be against the Interests of the company. . Mr. Howard then urged tho board to agree to recommend that the lands be patented when the work 1b completed without regard to seepage. Mr. Lewis said the contract with the company provided that the seepage should not exceed 80 per cent, and Mr. Howard said there was a probability It would be greater than that. Mr. Lewis said he would not agree to the proposition. It was decided that the representa tives ot the company furnish a written statement of conditions and Its propo sitions for consideration by the board before it takes definite action. 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Miners' Union, Nob. 2369 and 1711, of Meniota and Tono, respective ly, yesterday rented a Centralia thea ter and are preparing a big speaking programme ana reception for Sunday Several National officers of the union who, have been attending the big labor convention in Seattle will attend. Among the National celebrities who will be on hand are John H. Walker, president of the Illinois Federation of Labor, and. William Green,- internation al secretary of the United Mine Workers. Inmate Escapes From Asylum. SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The police are searching for Charles Holmes, who escaped from the Insane Aslyum. The man pried bars from a window and lowered himself to an alley by means of a rope made of bed clothing. Tne umtea btates ft as received more than 80,000,000 people front foreign, ooun trios. M'ALLISTER GOES FREE Supremo Court Virtually Acquits Lawyer on Grave Charge. SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) E. S. J. McAllister, a Portland lawyer, con victed in the Circuit Court as an out come of the Portland vice crusade, vir tually was acquitted by the Supreme Court today, when, in an opinion by Justice Ramsey, it reversed the verdict of the lower court. Chief Justice Mc Brlde, Justice Eakln and Justice Mc Nary dissented, the latter writing a strong dissenting opinion. The Justices concurring in the majority opinion were Burnett, Moore and Bean. McAllister cannot be tried under the old law again, as it was repealed by a new one, which makes the punishment for the crime with which he was charged more severe, and he cannot be tried under the new one because it was not operative when the alleged crime was committed, the majority de cision states. Justice McBrlds holds that "the J amendatory act is without this case, as GIRLS OF SCHOOL AGE Keed Dr. W illiams' Pink Pills to Keen Their Blood in Good Order. 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