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THE MOKNIXO OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER' G. 1010. u. s. may caimmuE - " BAILRDAD 6UUUHTY Temporary Legislation Aim of Senate Committee. RETURN JAN. 1 EXPECTED Belief Is That Fcrrtivtitnl Setfle-me-j of Problem Is Impossible Before That Time. WASHINGTON'. 'Nov. 6. A new pro gramme to deal with the railroad sit uation was arranged tentatively to day by congressional leaders. It in volves probable passage of temporary emergency legislation to protect rail road and public interests should the carriers be returned by the president to private control January 1, as Mr. Wilson has announced is his in tention. Although house leaders plan to press permanent railroad legislation in that body, the senate interstate commerce committee today agreed that final enactment by congress of the permanent legislation before January 1 virtually was hopeless, and steps were taken toward passing a temporary bill continuing the rail roads' federal compensation until the final legislation is completed. Transfer of the railroads from gov ernment to private control January 1, the leaders -were advised, has been decided on finally and unalterably by President Wilson and Director-General Hines. Senate and house leaders in conference today agreed that every effort should be made by congress to enact the permanent legislation before January 1, but with almost certain prospects of failure, the senate lead ers arranged to care for the situation by enacting temporary legislation, probably in December. The legislative programme arranged by leaders today called for beginning consideration of the- house bill Mon day and its passage during the week. If the peace treaty then is disposed of immediate senate consideration of permanent legislation is planned. If it is decided to adjourn congress to afford a respite for members before the new session of December 1, the bill will be placed in position for right-of-way in December. If it de velops, as senate leaders today de clared is practically certain, that the legislation cannot be completed by January 1, the temporary measure to continue the government's guaranteed returns to the railroads will be passed. CHICAGO, Nov. 5. Federal Judge Carpenter today entered an order authorizing the receiver for the Chi cago & Eastern Illinois railroad to refuse the $3,280,000 annual compen sation offered by the director-general of railroads for the period of federal control. The order is said to throw open the whole issue of government com pensation for railroads, making it possible for the companies to oppose the settlements offered by the gov ernment. The profits of the 'railroad were said to exceed the amount offered by the director-general, whose figures were based on the profits for three years preceding federal control. SHYER'S IDENTITY FES KOKA EDWARDS," TACITURN", PUT TS SEATTLE CELLi. Hint That Father Iives in Portland Civen; Killing of T. C. Lud vig, Admirer, Charged. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 6. (Spe cial.) Unable to persuade her to re veal her true identity, police today locked "Nora Edwards" away in a county jail cell to await the day of her trial on a- charge of first degree murder as the alleged slayer of Thomas C. Ludwig, her admirer. They are certain, they say, that "Nora Ed wards" is not the girl's real name. Captain of Detectives Tennant said he had tried unavailingly to learn the name and whereabouts of "Nora's" relatives, that they might be noti fied of her plight, but that she had refused to tell him anything except a vague hint, that her father lives in I'ortland. She is said to have shot and killed Ludwig as the climax of a dispute over $3 room rent last Saturday night in her lodging house, 606 Twelth ave nue South. The girl asserts she shot In self-defense after Ludwig had at tacked her. "The truth of the matter is that he was her disappointed admirer," said Captain Tennant. "He had paid for his room, then changed his mind about remaining and demanded his money back. That led to the fracas In which he was fatally wounded." U. S. REJECTS LABOR PLEA (Continued From First Page.) curtailing production to boost prices a statement which even Acting President Lewis of the miners' organ, ization emphatically repudiated. "In his latest statement Mr. Gom pers goes lightly from one inaccu racy to another. He misstates work ing conditions, miners' advances and operators' selling prices. "It is not true that the operators' representatives walked out of Secre tary Wilson's conference, leaving Mr. Lewis with no alternative but to call a strike. The operators' representa tives accepted President Wilson's pro posal in its entirety and withdrew from the conference in order that their presence might not embarrass Secretary Wilson in his efforts to per-su-ade the miners to take the honor able course thus opened to them. The operators advised Secretary Wilson that they would'remain in Washing ton awaiting his call to further con ference. "It is not true, as Mr. Gompers im plies", that the miners are not per mitted by the operators to work full time. The operators have no control over the demand for coal. They can merely stand ready to produce and furnish it when the public requires and is willing to accept it. "It is not true that tho miners re ceived an advance of 20 cents a ton in 1911. "It is not true that the operators TBisa the prif-e or cor! a ton in Hood's Sarsaparilla Take this good old family medicine For Scrofula, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Kidney Complaint, Dyspepsia. - Having superlative merit it has given entire satisfaction to three generations. Fine purifier and tonic. 1914. On the contrary, the price was leauced. "It is not true, as Mr. Gompers states, that for the past several years the miners have averaged only 160 to ISO working days a year. "It is a fact, however and Mr. Gompers could easily have ascer tained it-1 that virtually every bitum inous mine in the country has on its payroll a substantial number of men who deliberately lay off from one to three days a week when they have an opportunity to work. "Mr. Gompers states that the min ers are demanding shorter working hours so that their work may be made regular irstead of intermittent. How Is it possible to effect such regula tion? How can mines be worked when no cars are available? How can mines be worked on days when mine sidings and railroad yards are blocked with' loaded cars which the public does not need and will not buy? "Does Mr. Gompers think that a change from an eight-hour day to a six-hour day will compel the public to buy Its coal far in advance of Its requirements at a tremendously ad vance price made , necessary by in creased pay for less work on the part of the miners? "The statements issued by Mr. Gom pers, the American Federation of La bor and officials of the United Mine Workers of America with respect to hours of work and earnings of miners have been grossly inaccurate, mis representative and misleading to the public." COAL STRIKE HELD ILLEGAL Keeney Restrained From Restrict ing Output, Says Palmer. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 5. Declarations that the coal strike "is in violation of the fuel control act," are made by Attorney-General Palmer. who, in a telegram to the United States district attorney today, said the federal injunction issued in In dianapolis restrains C. F. Keeney, president of district No. 17, United Mine Workers, from entering Into "any agreement or arrangement to restrict the output of coal." The telegram was in reply to Mr. Keeney's inquiry as to whether be "was restrained by the injunction" and if It would be a violation of the court order to send copies of his letter to President Wilson regarding the wage controversy to local unions. Attorney-General Palmer's tele gram follows: "Tell Mr. Keeney that the adminis tration's, actions are misunderstood by him; that the law forbids any agreement or arrangement to re strict the output of coal; that the strike is in violation of the fuel con trol act, and cannot be continued, but that the administration has taken no side in the wage controversy and stands ready to assist in bringing about a settlement fair alike to the miner and the mineowner as soon as this illegal strike order is cancelled and either side requests the admin istration to act." Mr. Keeney tonight said he Inter preted the attorney-general's tele gram as giving him permission to issue statements regarding the wage controversy, but he was restrained from "encouraging the strike." Copies of the letter to the president will be sent to all local unions in the state, he said. This letter presents facts and figures of the working and living conditions of miners in his district. MANY CXIOX MIXES RESUME Production in West Virginia Fields Gradually Increasing. WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. Ten union mines In the New River, West Vir ginia, coal fields, resumed operations today, according to reports to Wash Ington, headquarters of the opera tors. Of this number, the report said, four opened as nonunion, one under open shop conditions and in the other five the men went back to work at the old wage scale. In northern West Virginia fields, operators' advices . said, 18 union mines were working, with three In the Kanwha district. Altogether the operators claimed 31 active union mines running full time in that state with indications of a big day's out put. COAL RELEASE IS ORDERED Congestion on Utah Sidings Soon to Be Relieved. SALT LAKE CITT, Utah., Nov. 5. Steps to move all loaded coal cars which now crowd railroad sidings be tween Salt Lake and mines in Carbon county are being taken by local rail road officials in response to orders received late today from the fuel ad ministration releasing all coal ehip ments held up in Utah. Within a few days, the officials say, they expect tne roads to be cleared and condi tions restored to normal. The release order stipulates that all coal cars be allowed to pass to their destination as billed. All mines in the state continue to operate with nearly normal crews. MIXE SEIZURE IS PROPOSED Resolution for Government Control Introduced in House. WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. President Wilson would be directed to take over coal mines for one year under a reso lution introduced today by Represen tative Burke, republican, of Pennsyl vania. Negotiations with the miners' committee and arrangements for sat isfactory wages and working condi tions would also be conducted by the president under the resolution. Price of coal produced during the period the mines would be under government direction would be held to actual cost plus a reasonable re turn to the mine owners. PHONE MEN M SI RISE DEMAND FOLLOWS CONFER ENCE HELD IX SOUTH. 3100 Workers-in. Washington, Or , egon, California and Nevada Involved in Movement. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5. An in crc ase of ?1 a day is asked in a new wage scale and working agreement presented today to the Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company by male electrical workers of the com pany in California, Oregon, Washing ton and Nevada. The men are now paid $6 a day, which was granted as a compromise when they struck for 56.40 a day last summer. The new scale was presented after a three-day conference In which de mands were framed and proposed changes in working conditions out lined. The conference requested the scale to become effective as of No vember 1, and continue for one vear. The proposed agreement Involves XiOO men. The Dalles to Play Albany. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 5. (Special.) . Albany high school's opponent in the big football game here on Armistiee day will be The Dalles high school instead of Salem high, school, as originally .planned, - LABOR'S VOTE ROUTS MOOWEY PROSECUTOR Police Judge Wins Fight on District-Attorney Fickert. R0LPH VICTORY DECISIVE 3Iayor Receives Majority of 2 7,7 09 Over E. E. Schmitz in San Francisco Election. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 5. (Spe cial.) Mayor James Rolph's re-election, defeating Eugene E. Schmitz by a majority of 27,709 in 103,111 votes cast; and the defeat of District Attor ney Charles M. Fickert, who had prosecuted the Mooney cases, are the outstanding features in the returns of yesterday's municipal election. Schmitz, who was convicted on bribery charges In 1906 after being elected mayor three times, sought votes in this campaign on an appeal for "vindication." The slogan against him was "Rolph and decency. Schmitz failed to carry any one of the 13 districts in the city, majorities going to Rolph both north and south of Market street. In the districts where the labor vote predominates Schmitz fared little bet ter than in the other residence pre cincts, although he had been a labor candidate in his earlier campaigns prior to 1906. Labor Vote Elects Brady. The fight for District Attorney Fickert, who was at a sanitorium throughout the campaign, was made on the issue of "Americanism" and the plea that he had prosecuted the anarchists. His opponent. Police Judge Matthew Brady, denied this is sue and made his fight on an attack on the conduct of the districtattor ney'g office during Flckert'a 10-year incumbency. It was the labor vote that put Brady over with a margin of C647 votes, receiving 46.981 as against 40,334 votes cast for Fickert Brady carried eight of the 13 city districts, but Fickert polled heavy majorities in the fashionable Pacific-avenue dis trict and also won in the home sec tions in the Sunset and Park-Presidio sections. Schmitz' Defeat Decisive.. Only 58 per cent of the registered vote was cast, the waning popularity of Rolph In some quarters beintr eriven as the reason that some voters stayed away from the polls. It had also been asserted that Rolph Intends to make tnis, his third mayoralty term, a stepping stone for a propovd cam paign for the United States nmn. but Schmitz failed to develop any new strength, and his defeat was decisive in every section of the city. While the voting on the "prefer ential plan" few took the trouble to stamp second and third choice votes on ineir ba-llots. "Oversea Candidate" Lonri. , In t he police judge fight, the two mcuraoents, uitzpatrlck and Oppen lieim were re-elected, although Cap lain iouaerbacK, an overseas candi date, and a comparatively new con tender, polled a-i&rge vote. Six of the nine incumbent super visors running-again for office were elected and three new men secured places on the board on personal cam paigns. The auditor, assessor, countv clerk and sheriff were re-elected without opposition. The fact that the saloons are either ciosea or deserted deprived the can didates who seek the liquor and ten- vie, vl me lormer oppor tunities tor campaigning. Political meetings were sparsely, attended throughout the campaign and aside from the obvious issues between Schmitz and Rolph, and Brady and picaert. mere was little general in icresi m ine various contests. On the whole the result can be said to be an indorsement of the present ad ministration which is admittedly "union labor." Rolph Wins Hlgkest Vote. The highest vote went to Rolph, 61.837. Schmitz polled 34,128; Brady 46,981. and Fickert, 40,334. MASSILLON, O., No. 5. H. H. Vogt, a tinner, was elected mayor of this city yesterday on the Socialist iicKei, aeieatmg c A. Angerman, re publican, by 102 plurality, and Dr. Seth Hattery. democrat, by 310- plu rality. All the rest of the republican ticket was elected. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 5. J. Hamn- ton Moore, representative of the third Pennsylvania district, who was elected mayor of Philadelphia ves- terday, was congratulated today for receiving one of the largest reDubli- can pluralities ever given a mayor of this city. Mr. Moore carried the city, according to the complete unofficial count, by 183,516 over his democratic opponent. OGDEN. Utah, Nov. 6. Two news paper editors were elected mayors in uian yesteraay, wnen voters of Oir- den selected Frank Francis, editor of tne ugaen standard, and Kavsvllla chose W. P. Epperson of the Kays- SALT LAKE CITY. "Nov. 6. V. A Bock was elected mayor of Salt Lake City by a plurality of nearly 2000 over J. E. Darmer at the municipal election held yesterday. BEGGAR ACCOSTS M0RAK Inspector Arrests Man and Finds Doen Rings In His Pockets. Vernon Brandwlck. arrested on charge of begging late yesterday by Inspector Morak, was held for in vestigation when he was discovered to have 11 Imitation diamond rings in his pocket. ' "Won't you give me a quarter to buy a bed?" asked Brandwick of Mo rak, who passed him at Third and Stark streets. The result was that Brandwick was picked up for beg ging. On the way to the station he at tempted to slip the rings out of his pocket and drop them, but was un successful. A bill which he had in dicated he had bought the rings for $1.75 a dozen at an establishment on Washington street. PYTHIAN STARTS TOUR Julien A. Hurley of Vale, Grand Chancellor, Visits Lodges. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 5. (Special.) Senator Junen A. Hurley of Vale, re cently elected grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Oregon, at the annual grand lodge session in Port land, has started his first tour and will visit several Pythian lodges in this section of the state this month. He began his trip on November 1 and it will continue until December 9 and a list of 'the lodges to be visited on thi3 trip has been sent, to grand lodge members here by Walter G. Gleeson of Portland, grand keeper of records and seal. The grand chancellor made his first visit to the lodge at Mitchell, Or., on November 1. Yesterday he visited the lodge at Arlington and today he is at Heppner. He will make his first visit to a Portland lodge tomorrow, visiting Calanthe lodge on the east side. A list of the other lodges to be visited on this trip, together with the date of each visit, follows: Sea side, Nov. 6: Hammond, Nov. 7; North Plains, Nov. 8; Astoria, Nov. 10; St. Helens, Nov. 11; McMinnville, Nov. 12; Eugene, Nov. 13; Myrtle Point, Nov. 14 and IB; Bandon, Nov. 17; Co quille, Nov. 18; North Bend, Nov. 19; Myrtle Point, Nov. 20; Aurora, Nov. 21; Tillamook. Nov. 24; Cornelius, Nov. 25; Cosmopolitan lodge, Portland, Nov. 26; Silverton. Nov. 27; St. Johns, Portland, Nov. 28; Yamhill, Dec. 1; Ivanhoe lodge, Portland, Dec. 2: Oregon- City, "Dec. 3; Hubbard, Dec. 4; Phalanx lodge, Portland, Dec. 5; The Dalles, Dec. 8; Haines, Dec. 9. CITY SAFETY MM ISSUE COMMISSIONER PIER SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF LEVY. Fire and Police Bureaus to Dear Share of Decrease if Proposed Measure Is Defeated. Seventeen per cent reduction In the fire, police, public works, health, parks, street cleaning, street main tenance and all other branches of the city service will be necessary if the voters fail to adopt the 2-miIl emer gency tax measure at the rpecial city election next Wednesaay. This state ment was issued yesteraay by City Commissioner Pier, in charge of the department of finance. It will be necessary for the council, Mr. Pier says, to trim present service all around. There is no department that can escape being cut, because a sum like $507,000, that represents the deficit now faced by the city, cannot be borne by one or two departments, nor can the police and fire bureaus escape being trimmed, even though a cut in either will jeopardize public safety in this city. The police and fire bureaus are the two main de partments and have by far thelarg est budgets, hence they would come in for the same Aitio of reduction as other departments. "It is-a serious situation, said Mr. Pier, "and one that warrants the at tention of every voter in the city. The person who believes that such move on the part of the city would hurt Portland as well as hurting their own protection should get out and vote ror the Z-mill levy and not leave the matter to "George." I feel that the public is aware of the seri ous necessity of the measure, but I fear that there may be a disposition -on the part of many to stay away from the polls and thereby jeopardize the measure, because there are always those who are opposed to Portland forging ahead If there is a few cents' cost attached to them and these peo ple will be out to vote. I can only say that if this measure fails to pass it will be a sorry day for Portland." AGREEMENT HER ASKED GOVERNMENT COMMAND FOR SETTLEMENT FAVORED. William Green, Secretary-Treasure er of United Mine Workers, Submits Statement. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Nov. 6. Will iam Green, secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, today suggested "as a means of set tling the strike of coal miners that tne government arrange lor a con ference of miners and operators and "command them to reach an agree ment. "The real -way to settle the strike is for the government to bring all its moral and legal influence toward Dringing tne operators and miners together and command them to reach an agreement." Mr. Green's statement said. Mr. Green's plan, however, would not Include calling off the strike pending settlement of the wage agreement, but was !n line with statements by President John L. Lewis of the miners yesterday, .ex pressing willingness of the miners to open negotiations "without reserva tions. Earlier today Ellis Searles, editor of the miners' official publication, the Mine Workers' Journal, issued a state ment in which he declared the re straining order issued last week to prevent the miners from giving the public their side of the controversy. and that press representatives conse quently were one-sided. A report from Kvansvtlle today stated union miners in some of the southern counties of the state were going to the West Kentucky fields to work, the miners" agreement there, negotiated about seven weeks ago, providing the miners should not strike within the next 18 months. AUTO ACCIDENTS HURT 3 Deputy Sheriff Reeder Is One of Victims of Motorists. Rudolph Hunoaber of Park Rose was arrested on a charge of reckless driving yesterday after he backed his automobile into J. S. Reeder, deputy sheriff, 1022 Rodney avenue, at the Intersection of Williams avenue and Tillamook street. The deputy sheriff sustained a bruised hip. Reer, according to his report, had just stepped out of his machine to clear the traffic, which had become congested, when Huncaber backed into him without warning. Huncaber was released on $10 bail. Peter Pinlos, 170 V4 Fourth street, was bruised as the result of being struck by an auto belonging to A. C. Gftenwood, 241 Bancroft street, at Second and Madison. Mr. Greenwood said that the man walked out in front of his car. Pinlos was taken to the police emergency hospital for treat ment. An automobile, driven by J. W. Mas ters, Palace garage. Twelfth and Stark streets, struck the small son of R. L. Mayberry of Bay City, O., who is vis iting in the city. The boy was merely bruised. BAREFOOT WIFE IN SUIT Vancouver Woman Says Mate Bought Shoes for Another. VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 5. (Spe cial.) Lonie Stiltz of Yacolt has been buying shoes and clothing for Flor ence Wisdom and permitting his own wife to go barfeoot. alleges Mrs. Stiltz in a suit for divorce filed i in the superior court Clarke county today. Mrs. Stiltz alleges that Florence Wisdom got permission to buy cloth- ins and sUoea. auoLchaise. XUeua items SAYS RHEUMATISM HIM MANY HOURS OF TORTURE Missouri Man Took the Advice of a Friend, Tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and Found Relief. "I euffered from rheumatism for 25 years." relates Mr. John Reese, who resides at 1425 Holmes street, Kansas City, Mo. "The attacks were very mild at first, but they became more painful and severe all the time. Last winter I couldn't move from my bed for six weeke. "The rheumatism first appeared in the small of my back, gradually working to my hips and knees. From a dull ache it became a sharp, cutting pain and I was sore all over. I could hardly get up after sfttlng down. My knees were swollen. I tried many prescriptions, but the relief was only temporary. "A friend who resides In Montana advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, for they had helped him. I pro cured a box and a week after I began the treatment could see a slight im provement, that is, the pain was a little less severe. Then the swelling began to go down and finally the rheumatic pains disappeared entirely. I am well now, thanks to Dr. Will lams' Pink Pills. I can't speak too highly of the remedy." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists or direct from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.. on receipt of price, 60 cents per box. Write for the free book let. "Building Up the Blood," con taining a special chapter on rheu matism. Adv. to Mr. Stiltz' account at stores sracolt. Mrs. Stiltz asks divorce and $45 a month alimony for the support of a minor child. Mr. Stiltz is a logger and makes good wages, she asserts. MARKET RUING TODAY CITY COCXCIIi IXVITES PUBLIC TO DISCUSS CHANGES. rObjection Is Raised to Proposed 2 o'CIock Closing; Ordinance Amendments Likely. . Discussion of the proposed changes in the conduct and regulation of the public-market will be made at a pub lic, hearing to be held In the council chambers at the city hall this after noon, beginning at 2 o'clock. All in terested persons are Invited to par ticipate in the discussion and it Is probable the council chambers will be crowded. The principal objection which has been heard against the Dronosed changes is to the cloclng of the mart at 2 'o'clock. This suggestion was first made by City Commissioner Pier. who maintained that an early closing of the market would result in lower prices for commodities to the con sumers. Other members of the city council, with the exception of Com missioner Bigelow, agreed to include the provision in order that an ex pression of opinion could be heard. Following an investigation carried on by members of the housewives' council, the city council adopted an ordinance which included the ma jority of recommendations made by this committee. These recommenda tions include the elimination of the maximum price; prohibiting an agent from representing more than one pro ducer; rotation of stalls in the mar ket, with first choice given to Ameri can citizens; allowing agents to be paid either salary or commission or both, but providing that .a wage agreement must be filed with the marketmaster ; and a few other minor changes. Following the discussion this after noon the city council will decide upon the definite changes to be made in the market ordinance, have the ordi nance prepared and will probably be ready to pass upon the amendments within two weeks. MANY ATTEND FOOD SHOW Exhibition Closes Saturday Night AVith Stunt Programme. But three days more of the food show remin before it closes at 11 P. M. Saturday, when a number of extra stunts will be pulled off. At tendance has increased daily, a large number of housewives in particular coming out to hear the home econom ics lectures by Miss Lassie Lane, dem onstrator from Oregon Agricultural college. Happy Ja'ck Walker, who has been furnishing entertainment In the even ings. will appear tonight in a Scotch song and dance. Friday and Saturday ne is to oe in inaian costume. PRUNE GROWERS TO MEET Clark County Packers Will Per feet Organization November 1. tr VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 5. (Spe cial.) Clarke county prune growers have organized the Clarke County Prune Packers' association and have prepared articles of Incorporation end by-laws which are to come up for adoption at a meeting to be held No vember 11. It Is stated that the Oregon aeso ciation by-laws probably will be ac cepted. S. & H oreen stamps for cash. Holman Fu Co. Main SSS. A 8353. Adv. Baby Blinded from Eczema The child's head and face were alraoat a ohd sore. The eye perfectly blind. Doctof said the worst case he had ever teen. Oft sampim of D. D. D. did won derfal work. A complete cure fol lowed." Tho. J. Dorm i nc y , Jemson. Ala. Ton write, too, to the D. D. D. Company of Chtcajro for a sample and sret trameaiate relief. Or, come to. ana we win tell you what u. L. u. has accomplished in your own neirhborhood. l our money back unless the first bottle reUsves you. sac, toe and 91.0a, lUL loflanibr SWn Disease Saoid by The Owl Drug Co. and bKid more Drug Co. imm Night Morning eepVbur Eyes Clean - Cli r r Healthy1! -fm imm ty tn.W'tiw. C.Oi, rm am K Tig; SUIT TO BREAK WILL ON UNDUE I.VFLCES'CE OX BAKER MAX IS CHARGED. Contesteea Assert A. I. Brown Failed to Execute Testament Disposing of $30,000 Estate. BAKER. Or., Nov. 5. (Special.) Alleging that a will produced by A. H. Brown and admitted to probate In the Baker probate court on June 6. 1919, purporting to be the last will and testament of A. L. Brown, who died in this city June 5, 1919, was never exe cuted by the deceased as his last will and testament. William A. Brown yes terday commenced action against A. H. Lafayette and Amos Brown, seek ing to brealt the will. According to the contestant at the time of the "pretended" execution of the will in controversy, Mr. Brown was not "of sound mind and was without testa mentary capacity and had no knowl- XT' i t v ictor 'y ' Records se -Victor Artlats n-ere In Portland Monday DID YOU II i: VII T11EM T 4516U Gentle Annie. By Merle Alcock S1.00 'Tia All That I Can Say.. By Merle Alcock 4Bto3 When" "the Rosea 2lo-;--. ml00 - Bv Lambert Murphy Life's Twilight ............ Bv Lambert Murphy 4-siOfl Evening Brings Best and Si OO You.... By Lambert Murphy Kashmiri Song . . . - . - By Lambert Murphy 4511t The Miracle of Love.. ...... mi.oo Mother... By Lambert Murphy Waiting.. 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