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TIIE MORNING OREGOXTAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1919. 3 HIE ion HEAD DEFENDS LOYALTY West Virginians Said to Get Less Than Living Wage. SOME PLANTS -OPERATING Eanawlia Association Places Prop erties at Disposal of State and Federal Governments. CHARLESTON, W. Va Nov. 4. De fending the '"loyalty and intense pa triotism of the West Virginia miners," C. F. Keeney, president of district No. 17, United Mine Workers of Amer ica, in a letter to President Wilson made public tonight, declared that tha miners did not receive "a just com pensation suffii'ient to afford our fam ilies a decent living." - Mr. Keeney quotes figures from the department of mines showing that the wage increases granted the min ers since 1!16 amounted to 50 per cent, while the increase in the selling price of coal was 159.6 per cent and the cost of living increased from 12 to So per cent in one year from 1917 to 1918. Referring to the hazardous occupa tion of the miners, Mr. Keeney said the death rate was "higher than that of the American expeditionary forces." In conclusion he said: "As God reigns we will not see our employers revel in wealth, even though they blind the public, and face the dreadful ordeal of winter in the mines without a Just compensa tion sufficient to afford our families a decent living." The first move on the part of the coal operators toward bringing about resumption of work in the union fields of West Virginia came today when the Kanawha Coal Operators' association passed resolutions plac ing themselves and their properties at the disposal of the state and fed eral government. The resolutions declare that the (strike "was unlawful" . and that the issue is "whether 'government of the people, by the people and for the people' acting through public ser vants, duly elected or appointed, shall prevail and continue, or shall the people of the United States be sub jected to the rule of a few men clothed with brief but absolute au thority by irresponsible organizations and arbitrarily and tyrannically ex excising such authority?" Secretary 1). Kennedy, of the as sociation, said: "Many of the operators said there was a prepondering sentiment among the miners for a speedy resumption of work." Four mines in the unionized New River coal fields were reported to be in operation today by T. L. Lewis, secretary of the New River Operators' association. He said they had an annual output of approximately 100,000 tons and employed several hundred men. President C. F. Keeney, of the min ers, announced that two mines em ploying 150 men in the unorganized Guyan field were closed today, "out . of synpathy for their striking broth ers." Operators, he added, had of fered $10 a day to such men as would return. "unless his chief is wrong, and then you ought to change'the chief." The committee was considering a bill drawn by Senator Chamberlain j Ansell as to changes in the army courtmartial system. Mr. Baker de clared his opposition to the proposal to create a military appellate court on the ground that it would make army legal machinery too inflexible in war times. .- .. AnaeM'a Influence Denied. Beginning his examination of the secretary. Senator Chamberlain called attention to the cases of four privates condemned to death in France for sleeping on post or dis obeying orders, but pardoned by Pres ident Wilson. "General Ansell's statement that he had anything to do with influencing my action in connection with that had no basis in fact," Mr. Baker de clared. The secretary told in detail of the recommendations by Generals Persh ing, March and Bullard that the sen tences be executed, concurred in by Major-General Crowder, judge advo cate general. Later, he said. General Crowder had expressed to him grave doubt as to whether the sentences ought to be carried out. GOVERNOR PREPARES FOR DRASTIC ACTION Coal Must Be Produced, Says Washington Executive. OI n o IOC ORDERS ISSUED TO GUARD IS . IRATE IMPOSTOR WHO GAVE SAME IX AUTO ACCIDENT SOUGHT. GETS OUTLET WASHINGTON' ADVISED CHILE HAS CEDED STRIP OF LAND. Dispute Begun In War 35 Years Ago Is Ended Legation Does Not Believe Report. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Chile has given Bolivia an outlet to the Pacific ocean by ceding a strip of land north of the province of Arica, according to official advices received here today. Details as to the extent and exact location of the territory reported to have been ceded were not given in the dispatches. Bolivia was cut off from the Pa cific 35 years ago when Chile cap tured ithe provinces of Arica and Tacna from Bolivia and Peru. The territory in which is located the world s greatest supply of nitrate since has been in dispute between Chile and Peru by reason of the fail ure to carry out the provisions of the treaty between the two countries call ing for a plebescite in the provinces ten years after the ratification of the treaty. Bolivia's claims to the territory ap parently had not been given serious consideration. After the end of the war that country refused to nego tiate a treaty with Chile. A treaty finally was ratified some ten years ago. However, and recently Bolivia sought to obtain an outlet to the Pacific. Some months ago suggestions were made that the whole question be sub mitted to the league of nations and Bolivia then was reported as deter mined to submit its claims. At the Bolivian legation the re ports that Chile had ceded the terri tory to Bolivia were discredited. Miu ister Calderon said such reports had been current in years past, but that nothing had come of them. GOLD HILL PLANT READY Cement Manufacture Is to Be Re sumed at Once. GOLD HILL, Or., Nov. 4. (Special.) The big Beaver Portland cement plant at Gold Hill, which has been idle the past three years, will re sume operations at once. It is being refitted by 40 mechanics, and ex perienced burners, chemists and fore men of all the departments have been brought from the Canadian and eastern cement districts and are on the ground ready to work. The capacity of the plant is 1000 barrels, or 4000 sacks, daily, and re quires the service of 50 men. It requires 40 men to operate the two Quarries supplying the plant. . Since the recent reorganization and financing of the concern under the managership of Fletcher Linn of Portland, the holdings of the 'eastern bond and shareholders are wholly owned and held by Portland, Willam ette valley and local people. The plant was built and equipped in 1914 at a cost of 650.000. Oregon Senator In Scathing Letter to Chief of Police Declares He Is on Offender's Trail. - (Charles C. Hart Is In char of The Ore gonian News Bureau at Washington. His office is at 82 Rlggs building.) OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Nov. 4 Apprehension and exposure are likely to come to the individual who eaid he was Senator Chamberlain of Oregon when the po lice sought his identity after an auto mobile accident at Hagerstown, Md a few days ago. Senator Chamberlain is on his trail and has obtained a description of the man, the make and number of his car and other detailed information which will render it comparatively easy to identity him. It is learned that the im postor was driving a car carrying an Illinois license. Senator Chamberlain has given full expression to his feel ings on the matter in a letter writ ten the police department of Hagers town. He says: "I wish it might be posstble to pros ecute and punish those irresponsible fellows who go around the country giving the names of respectable citi zens whenever they happen to get into an accident or trouble. Of course, this man's representations did not in jure me in any way or cause me any further trouble than to explain to people who addressed me upon the subject that I was not in any accident and was in the city the day that the accident took place. My car happens to be a speedster of a different make with an Oregon license and my identi fication could have been easily estab lished by me in case of any trouble. Some interest has been displayed n Oregon In the proposed appropriation in the next agricultural bill of $250.- 000 to conduct experiments to improve forest protection - methods, co-opera tion with the weather bureau and planting. Several letters have reached Senator McNary, as a member of the senate committee on agriculture, urg ing nis support. Such experiment sta tions are now operated at Wind River. Wyoming; Priest River, Idaho; Feath er River, Cal. ; Converse Flats, Cal., and Flagstaff. Ariz. Promise is made by the war de partment to release at the earliest possible moment Private. Hollis Glen Ingels, son of H. M. Ingels of Salem. Or., who is with the 31st infantrv in Siberia. Private Ingels enlisted for the war emergency and the war depart ment admits that his long retention is regrettable. Senator McNary is trying to obtain from the war department the loan of an automobile for the use of the baby nome at n.ast Thirty-sixth and Wood ward avenue. Portland, Or. V. S. Akin. secretary of the home, sought the sen ator s aid in the matter. Thomas Armstrong of Milton, Or., has obtained through Representative Summers a passport to sail soon on the Celtic for a visit in Ireland. Through special bills introduced by Representative Hawley of Oregon, the following person in Oregon will re ceive pensions: Mrs. Louise .Tieskot ter, Eugene; Mrs. Rhoda Rees, Yon calla; Mrs. Clara C. Fletcher, Mc Minnville; Mrs. Hiley J. Fouse, Mull no; Mrs. Elizabeth Fahrenwald. Cot tage Grove; Mrs. Louisa A. Kelly, Banks, and Mrs. Margaret L. Pelkey, Molalla; also Edward B. Mulholland of Cape Verde, Ariz. No advance in eastbound freight rates on wool from paints in Ore gon has been decided upon, the rail road administration advised Senator Chamberlain today. Members Must Hold Themselves in Readiness to Protect Min ers Willing to Work. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) With the statement that the fuel supply in some towns and com munities of the state is rapidly near ing exhaustion and that coal must be produced. Governor Lewis F. Hart to night ordered every member of the Washington national guard to hold himself ready for immediate mobili zation. Resort to drastic action if neces sary to protect men who are willing to return to work in the mines was indicated as possible by Governor Hart following an afternoon confer ence with an advisory board he called to Olympia as representative of pub lic sentiment in all parts of the state. In an address to the people of the state, summarizing the situation, the governor said: "The supply of coal in some cities, towns and communities of this state is rapidly nearing exhaustion. People Moat Have Fuel. "The people of the state of "Wash ington must not and shall not suffer for the want of fuel, at the incoming of winter, to satisfy any grievance, just or imaginary, of people of other states. The people of this state must be protected from cold and hunger. "The coal mines must be operated and coal produced with full assurance that property and laborers will be protected to the fullest extent pos sible, to which end I pledge the full civil and military power of the state, together with such military assist ance as can be had from, the federal government. . "As commander In chief of ' the armed forces of the state of Wash ington, I hereby order all members of the national guard to hold them selves in readiness to promptly mob ilize on command of their superior officers. Citizens Are Consulted. Conferees who advised with the governor on today's action include: P. H. Carlyon, president of the state senate; Senator Oliver Hall, Whit man; Representative Mark E. Reed, Mason; A 1 1 o r n e y - General L. L. Thompson, David Whitcomb, Seattle A. J. Rhodes, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Fred Tonkin, former representative from King; John P. Powell, Seattle; E. V. Kuy- kendall and H. H. Cleland, public service commissioners; Captain W. P, Brown, Industrial insurance commis sioner; Captain E. K. .Brown, Ellens- burg; Major Thomas A. Aston, Spo kane; U. E. Harmon, city attorney, Tacoma; Fred W. Tempes, Vancouver; W. L. Lemon, Yakima; Judge M. F. Gose, Pomeroy; Alexander Poison, Hoquiam; W. A. Rupp, Aberdeen; W. H. Paulhamus, Puyallup. SPOKANE GETS FUEL SUPPLY British Columbia Coal and Wood From Mills Available. SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 4. Spokane is receiving 15 to 20 cars of coal daily from British Columbia over the Spo kane International road, which is not subject to seizure by the United States government, consequently the coal situation in this city due to the strike of soft" coal miners is not regarded as serious. Dealers are celling coal In small lots, however, and in come cases there are retailers who have none for sale. Owing to the supply of wood from eawmills in the inland empire the city faces the fact of the coal miners' strike with equanimity. SHANTUNG CHANGE FAILS (Continued From First Page.) France and Italy -have both been charged with luke-warmness in sup porting the" position of the inter allied mission at. Budapest and some reports of today's council session had it that there had been no perceptible strengthening of their attitude ' in support of the mission. They were said to be looking at tha question from separate viewpoints and not to be in harmony with each other. The Bulgarian peace delegates will leave Paris tonight for. Sofia to con fer with their government regarding the signature of the peace treaty. WASHINGTON. Nov!' 4. The Chilean minister at London has been author ized to announce the adhesion of Chile to the league of nations, the state de partment was advised officially today. Salem Firemen Want Shorter pay. SALEM, Or., Nov. ' 4.- (Special.) Salem firemen soon will launch a fight for a two-platoon system, ac cording to Harry Hutton, chief of the department, in an address before the council. Salem firemen , are now working 24 hours a day, while in most other cities the shifts have been reduced to 12 hours. Installa tion of a modern fire alarm system also was advocated by the chief. The Dalles Legion to Sleet. THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) The Dalles post of the Amer ican Legion will meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The result of a vote on legislation of vital interest will be sent to the national headquarters of the legion in New York. SHOWDOWN IS EXPECTED Ronmania Told to. Clarify Hunga rian Situation.' PARIS. Nov. 4. The latest note to Roumania from the supreme council insisting on immediate action by Roll mania to clarify the Hungarian situa tion and to demonstrate whether there is a government in Hungary which the allied and associated pow ers can recognize, is expected to bring the Hungarian situation out - of the twilight zone. , Many French officials and public ists, as well as Italian officials, have preme council's policy toward Rou mania, lut as the French and Italian members of the council always have approved the actions of the council. their efforts to charge the United States and Great Britain, to a lesser degree, with vhat the French and Italian newspapers term "the harsh treatment of Roumania, and the at tempts to shoulder the entire blame upon the United States, have not been wholly successful BAKER IS MADE TARGET (Continued From First Page.) retary conceded that some of them had been demoted and transferred. "When a man can't get along with Tils be ought to get out of the i... , iiji tjccieutrjr -couuiuiicd. Kansas Dean of Law Dies. LAWRENCE, Kas.. Nov. 4. James Woods Green, known among the stu dents of Kansas university, as "Uncle Jimmy, dean or tne school of la for more than 40 years, died here this morning. Piles Cared In S to 14 Tfmxa Druggists refund money If -PAZO OINT MENT fails to cure Itching. Blind, Bleed ing or Protruding Piles. Stops Irritation Soothes and Heals. You can get restful sleep after Ihe first application. Pries sue. auv. IRISH MOVEMENT UPHELD Convention in - Melbourne Votes for Self-Determination. MELBOURNE, Monday". Nov. 3. The Irish race convention here, attended by about 1000 Australian delegates unanimously adopted today a resolu tion in favor of Belf-determination for Ireland and the creation of a fund to assist the movement. In the course of a -reception by the mayor to the delegates. Sir Robert Best, former vice-president of the ex ecutive council of the commonwealth and now a member of the federal house of representatives, declared that the attempt to make the convention appear , desirous of a constltutiona government was merely a cover for a rebellious movement against Great Britain. In opening the convention, Arch bishop Mannix of Melbourne declared that the most notable feature of th convention was the fact that an Eng lichman. Archbishop Redwood, was the mover of the-resolution concern ing self-determination. 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Suggestions by the French delega tion that maternity benefits be ex tended to all women brought quick disapproval from most of the other representatives, especially those from Italy. An American delegate said the French position was based on the fact that there was a very low birth rate in that country, while that of the Italian representative resulted from the high birth rate in Italy. A proposal by a British delegate that payment be made on a basis, of income aroused Immediate protest. many delegates insisting that this was "unthinkable," as it would force women .to the "humiliation" of ad mitting their actual Income. The congress also voted for legia lation to prohibit the employment of minors In dangerous occupations which might retard their physical de velopment with insistence on the de sirability of regularly made physical inspections. The British delegation submitted a plan to make the congress a perma nent organization with affiliation with organizations of "a democratic national" character, containing "a substantial proportion" of women members. The plan stipulates that only women may sit in the joint com mittee of affiliation. Delegates to future sessions of the congress under the British plan which will be discussed tomorrow, will be on the basis of one to every 50,000 af filiated paying members with a mini mum of two delegates for each coun try. Each country would have five votes with one additional vote for every additional 50,000 members. The plan provides for biennial meetings at the same time and place as the league of nations labor congress. CENTRALIZED BUYING HIT Army Purchasing Agent Shows Tonnage Bought Abroad. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. A total of 7,600,000 ship tons of supplies were sent from the United States to Ameri can armies in France between June, 1917, and December, 1918, and 10.192.- 000 tons were purchased in Kurope, Charles I. Dawes of Chicago, former brigadier general and purchasing agent, today told the senate military committee. He said purchasing power for the army Bhould not be centralized in a single official. The cost of material bought in Eu rope, Mr. Dawes said, was J 1,024, 000, 000 and It included 134.000 tons of motor vehicles, over 1,000,000 animals and over 1,000,000 tons of coal, wood and timber. MAJOR DENIES MURDER Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Kill ing of Automobile Racer. . LAS CRUCES, N. M.. Nov. 4. Major F. M. Scanlarnd of Fort Bliss late to day pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder in the first degree. .at a preliminary hearing in connection with the death of John T. Hutchlngs of El Paso, who was shot and killed during the Phoenix-El Paso race at Lanark, N. M., Sunday. The other seven persons arrested were woru la as wuutts.es. OREGON MEN WIN D. S. C. Major P. C. Kallock Jr. and Late Lieutenant Ward Honored. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU Washington, Nov. 4. Major Parker C. Kallock -Jr.. son of Major P. C. Kallock, United States marines, hos pital service, Portland, Or., has re ceived the distinguished service cross, the war department announced to day. Major Kallock, although wound ed and scarcely able to walk, per sonally organized and led an attack against a superior force at Exermont in the face of heavy artillery fire and intense machine gun fire. Similar award is made to First Lieutenant Lambert A. Wood, 9th in fantry, son of Mrs. W. L. Wood, Gar den Home, Or. With entire disre gard for personal danger. Lieutenant Wood passed through heavy artillery fire with a message to stop misdirect ed artillery fire which imperiled the safety of his.- own organization. He was killed near Soissons while lead ing his machine gun platoon in a flank movement against an. enemy group which was enfilading the ad vancing infantry line on July 15, 1918. LIQUOR EXPORTS LEAP UP PROHIBITION BOOSTS SHIP rEXTS FROM AMERICA. KN0XVILLE MEN BARRED Race-Riot Jurors' Verdict Held 'Unwarranted by Facts. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 4. Judge rseison or the criminal court yester day Issued an order in which the 12 men who served as Jurors in the race riot cases of last August, freeing 14 and entering a mistrial as to five others, are barred from ever serving on a Jury in this court so long as he is the presiding officer. In entering this order, the court said: "The verdict of the jury In said case was wholly unwarranted by the Head's Pills Tn small doses "A GENTLE LAXATIVE In Larger Doses A THOROUGH CATHARTIC Hade by C I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mix. 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