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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1919. WIFE OF SECRETARY OF NAVY RECRUITS WOMEN'S LEGION. for American; Widow Series No. 8 COIL SUPPLY WILL BE HASTENED Institution to Close Unless Shipments Are Released. 391 Violent Radicals Already Listed for Exclusion. x COQUILlE school s REDS DEPOftTAT ON GONE .' t ' jj1" -.V..- c -";. - LIBBY MINE MAY REOPEN Brokers and Management Will Con fer Cpon Demands Recently Presented by Men. MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 10. (Spe cial.) The Coquille high school will be closed after tomorrow night, un less the railroad administration (should release coal on the tracks In that city. The school has been running on but half sufficient coal, with the expec tation fuel would be available before the supply was exhausted. It is un derstood there are several cars of coal in this city, shipped to various dealers, but it was seized by the government to provide against a pos sible shortage. The locomotives burn oil on the Southern Pacific here and In the Smith-Powers logging camps, and the only use for coal locally Is for domestic purposes. The miners at the l.ibby mine, three miles from Marshfield, are ready to resume work upon adjustment of de mands made upon the company while Manager George Doll was absent in the east. The miners demand a smaller screen, an increase in wages and some changes in working con ditions. Mr. Doll has returned and the miners will be in conference with him tomorrow in the hope all around that the mine can be opened at once. The management believes the en tire list of demands can be acted upon favorably and the mine be running within a day or two. Coal mined at l.ibby cannot be confiscated, as the delivery is not by railroad under ad ministration control. SEATTLE. Nov. 10. Recommenda tion that federal seizures of coal here be withheld from distribution for the present, because the 6000 tons available supply was deemed ade quate for current needs, was made to the district federal coal committee man today by a committee of fuel dealers asked to make a report on the situation. 100 CARS OF COALi RELEASED Most Urgent Needs of Portland Are to Be Supplied. More than 100 carloads of sub bituminous and lignite cola, held in Portland for the use of the rail roads, have been released for use in all emergency cases in this city. The release is in the hands of Mayor Baker atid F. N. Finch, assistant manager of the O.-W. R. Si N. com pany's lines in Oregon. Mayor Baker yesterday appointed Deputy City Attorney L. C. Mackey to handle the release of the coal. All requests for the coal will receive careful investigation and no de- ...si n .i n in uc niauti unless II is shown without doubt that the coal Is essential to give heat In apartment houses or necessary to prevent the stopping of industries. Saturday Mayor Baker telegraphed to T. W. Procter, chairman of the regional coal committee In Chicago, asking that the release be made. Mr. Procter referred the request to L. C. Gilman of Seattle, who immediately notified Mayor Baker that the coal could be used. If it was absolutely needed. Mr. Mackey will receive the as sistance of the city administration in making his investigations. A list of urgent requests filed with coal con cerns has been given to Mr. Mackey for Investigation. FAKE HOLDUP STARTLES Red Cross Stunt on Washington Street Draws Crowd. Pedestrains who happened to be traversing Washington street during the noon hour yesterday were startled at the sight of a man rushing up the Btreet from Third and Washington with motorcycle oficers in hot pur suit. The sight was thrilling enough to draw them to Broadway, where ilie fugituve was cornered and dozen Red Cross solicitors appeared to canvass the crowd for buyers of buttons. Ray Watts, local athlete, was the central figure in the fake holdup. 1th Motorcycle Officers George J Kelly and H. E. Anderson giving chase. he fled up the crowded thoroughfare till he came to the Morgan building. With (blank) cartridges spitting fire behind him he clutched a water pipeline and made a Harry Houdini ascent of the building to a fire escape. From the sixth floor level he stopped, and, ac knowledging capture. turned the crowd's anxiety to relieved laughter and cheers by making an appeal for Red Cross dollars. ROSEBURG PRINTER WEDS Frank II. Lawrence and Miss Faye Abraham Outwit Friends. ROSEBURG. Or.. Nov. JO. (Spe cial.) Stealing a march on their many friends in this city, Frank H. Lawrence, linotype operator employed at the News office, and Miss Faye Abraham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs I. Abraham of this city, were married at Portland Saturday night, the cere mony being performed by Rev. John A. Townsend, ex-pastor of the Pre byterian church of this city. Mr. Lawrence was a member of the 4th company, coast artillery, the or ganization formed in Roseburg as a part of the national guard which was called shortly after war was declared. Mr. Lawrence was later transferred to the 69th artillery and was sent across with that regiment. RETRIAL DATET0 BE SET Officers of Cement Company Here to Face Prosecution Again. R. P. Butchart and Clark M. Moore, president and general sales manager of the Oregon Portland Cement com pany, will again face prosecution in the iederal court for an alleged vio lation of the Sherman anti-trust law, according to announcement by Bar rett Goldstein, chief assistant United States attorney. A jury which heard the case against the two cement of ficials, failed to reach an agreement Saturday and were discharged. Mr. Goldstein will ask the court some day this week to set the case down for re-trial. It probably will not be reached until the February term of court. Of 16 defendants originally Indicted for alleged violations of the anti-trust law, all but these two men pleaded guilty and paid fines. ' 'tIHLL' ' 1 ' ' -i II "T" III ir ' ;jpTIII II II mi I 'I'll "i i ' m im W'jx' ' ' ' '""'lUUUUWH... :": ' 'jf . I : ' m i V " ' ' --::::; - -r- - - . y ;-- v ? .- ..- A :. i ' - y1 - ' : it: : :i i' ' ,., ' ' - V , . : - ' ?' f ' K"f Sr ' ' 'I & yrf f - f - ' J J ' - : WA- ' m - 'J ' - - . v - IfA , ' . Photo Copyright by Underwood, rs. Jonephua Daniels wife of he secretary of the navy and honorary vlee-preHident of the Amerleao Women's Lririon, pinning: honor roll mem bership badge on Mrs. J. M. Bine, who had seven sons In the service during the war. SALARIES STILL UNEQUAL DUTIES OF STATEHOUSE STEN OGRAPHERS TOO VARIED. Standardization Found Impractical, but 8-Hour Day and Holiday Are Agreed On. SALEM. Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) Any attempt to standardize salaries of stenographers and clerical em ployes in the statehouse would be impractical because of a wide diver sion of duties was the decision reached at a meeting of the heads of the several departments held in the governor's chambers here this afternoon. Taking at random more than 200 stenographers and clerical employes in the various state departments, it was shown that they received an average monthly salary or jiu.'-b. while 449 persons engaged in similar lines of work in private industries in Salem and Portland receive an average wage ot $n.a4 a montn. It was decided, however, upon recommendation of the committee that the maximum hours of work should be eight hours, with the ex ception of Saturday, when the em ployes would not be compelled to la bor more than seven hours. During the months from May to October, inclusive, it was agreed that the hours of work on Saturdays should be five hours, except in such departments as are required by law to keep open longer for business. This provision, however, does not ap ply to emergencies. with regard to holidays it was de cided that Memorial day. Fourth of July. Labor day. Thanksgiving and Christmas should be observed by all departments, and that the observance of other holidays should be referred to a committee for investigation. COURTHOUSE UNION LIES DEPUTIES MAKE DEMAND FOR COMPLETE AUTONOMY. County Employes Object to Being Subject to Strike Call Issued by American Federation. While willing to 'affiliate with the American Federation of Labor, em ployes at the courthouse do not want to be called on a strike by that body Until this situation can be ironed out the proposed union of courthouse em ployes is in abeyance. Complete autonomy is demanded by the courthouse people and unless they are assured that they can decide their own questions and not have to take orders from the American federation of Labor, they do not want to form a union. Negotiations with the objec tive of a union among the employes have been under way for some time. Representatives of the courthouse crowd have agreed that if they union ize it will be with the clerks and Stenographers' union. These representatives have been told to write their own by-laws and the by-laws are being prepared. In the document is a strong American ism pledge, according to report. This section is to the effect thai any mem ber who criticises the government in a meeting of the proposed union will be summarily removed from the hall and lose his union card. As one of the spokesmen for the courthouse group explained, the union of county employes must be carefully consiaerea, lor an employe takes an oath of office, which makes such mat lers as siris.es ana walkouts more serious with them than with other employes. This informant says fur ther that the courthouse union would be conservative and therefore would lend weight in the present struglge for control of organized labor in this city between the conservatives and radical pinks. MULTNOMAH CASES SET Oregon Supreme Court Prepares . November Schedule SALEM, Or.. Nov. 10. (Special.) The cases St Murphy vs. the Oregon Kngravlng company and Palmiter vs. Hackett, both appealed from Multno mah county, will be heard b;- the Ore gon supreme court on November 18, Other cases set by the commission fo hearing prior to Thanksgiving fol low: Collins vs. Long, Linn county, No vember 19; France vs. France, Marion county, November 19; Pennock vs. Sharp, Multnomah county, November 20; Beall vs. Foster, Multnomah county, November 20; Pullen v. School District No. 3, Multnomah county, November 21; State vs. Bate ham, Multnomah county, November 21: Multnomah Lumber company vs. Portland Iron Works, Multnomah county, November 25; Rohrbacher vs. Strain, Multnomah county, November 25; White vs. xavis, Washington county, November 26; Thtnsen vs. Keigard, Coos county, November 26. 0. s. L AX.M'AL NATIONAL CONVEN TION OPENS AT ST. LOUIS. Suffrage Amendment to Constitu tion to Be One of the Leuding Topics of Discussion. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Nov. 10. With the national suffrage amendment pending before numerous state legislatures throughout the country, the annual convention of the National Council of Women of the United States which opened here today, bids fair to be the most important gathering of this or ganization since its birth. That the national suffrage amend ment will be one of the leading topics of discussion is a foregone conclusion according to leaders of the council, and it has been announced that all of the reports to be made on this subject are decidedly favorable. The National Council has local councils throughout the United States . and even extends to other parts of the world. It has 10,000,000 members in the United States. It is affiliated with the Young Women's Christian ssociation, the Women's Christian Temperance union, the Women's Suf- rage party, the Women's Peace par y, the National Congress of Mothers and the International Federation of Musical clubs as well as the two worn' en's political associations, Delegates will be chosen at the present session to represent the coun cil at the International Council which will be held at Christiania, Norway. Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis, Mo., is president of the National Coun cil and the sessions here . will last through next Saturday, November 15. GROW MORE FOOD, PLEA Island Wants More Shipping Space for Building Materials. HONOLULU, T. H., Oct. 29. (Special Correspondence.) Governor Charles J. McCarthy has issued an appeal to the people of the island ter ritory to grow more food and thus cut down the amount of food brought in from the coast, leaving the ship space for building materials such as cement and steel. The big programme of building and improvements, con templated not only by the army, navy. territorial and federal government, but by private corporations, necessi tates some action towards securing more transportation space than has been accorded to Honolulu in the past. i-iuring the next four years the islands are to witness an immense building boom if the present indica tions do not fail. BAR ASKED FOR HELP Denver Now Seeking Convention of National Association. The Oregon State Bar association, at its two-day session in this city nexi ween, win De as Keel to back up Portland's fight for the 1920 conven tion of the American Bar associa tion. The invitation was presented y Charles J. Schnabel. chairman of the convention committee, when at the Boston session last September and favorably considered, but Denver has appeared in the offing as a con tender and a contest may yet ensue. On the committee with Mr. Schnabel are J. N. Teal and Charles H. Carey. The American Bar association has not met on this coast since the Seattle convention 13 years ago. Prison Population Increases. SALEM, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) Because of the many sessions of cir cuit courts held recently in various counties of the state the population ot tne Oregon penitentiary has in creased during the past week from 214 to 264. In a majority of cases the prisoners received at the prison re cently are young men who are serv ing their first term in a penal insti tution. PALMER PUSHES FIGHT Department of Justice In Investi gating Russian Workers' Union Finds New Evidence. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Deporta tion proceedings have been instituted in a number of cities to rid the coun try of the violent radicals caught In the nation-wide raids which have been in progress since Friday, Attorney-General Palmer announced to night. Instructions have" rone to all de partment of justice agents, the attorney-general said, to permit no de lay in instituting formal hearings preliminary to the actual deportation. Assurances have been received from other government departments having to do with deportations that action would be taken to expedite the case In the meantime the clean-up of the country will continue, Mr. Palmer said in announcing tonight that there must be no "let-up." 391 Held for Deportation. The total number actually held on deportation warrants had reached 391 tonight, while from some cities in which radical leaders were picked up reports had not reached the depart ment. Efforts of the department repre sentatives, it was said, are being di rected more particularly at the Union of Russian Workers. This organiza tion, branded by the attorney-general the most dangerous anarchistic group in the country, was said to have wide ramifications, with the depart ment agents still uncovering new evi dences of its activities. Opinion at the department of jus tice as expressed today seems to be that the Russian union perhaps was constituting itself a self-appointed leader of all organizations which are preaching overthrow of the govern ment. Anarchists Promise Rewards. Literature seized was said to show that the organization accepts sup port from almost any source so long as it was working to defeat authority and destroy private property rights. Officials said they had evidence showing that leaders of the union had made overtures to other and lesser groups of radicals to Join their organization, holding out promises of rewards when state and society were overthrown. Because they are regarded as the most dangerous of all radical groups. those arrested in the recent raids are being held in $10,000 bail, officials said. Peter Biankl and Adolph Schna bel, both former secretaries of the Union of Russian Workers, have been held in ball of $15,000. "WASTED" MILK NO GOOD Government Prosecutor Says No Charges Will Be Filed. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. The government does not expect at this time to investigate charges that milk is being wasted in large amounts daily at the plant of a big distribut ing company at Holt, near Stockton, because it is her understanding that the milk is not fit for human con sumption, Mrs. Annette A. Adams, United States district attorney, an nounced here today. 'It is my understanding that the milk is of that particular quality the sale of which is prohibited by law because of its low butter-fat con tent," Mrs. Adams said. "I have been given to understand that milk of like quality is being disposed of in like fashion in San Francisco." An investigation of the conditions at Holt was participated in by N. H. Castle, an operative of the bureau of investigation, department of justice. wno suomittea nts findings to Mrs, Adams. BAKERS ASK FOR MORE Snokane Dealers Would Put Prira Up Half Cent on Bread. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 10. Pro posals for an increase of half a cent a loaf in the wholesale price of bread have been made to iJnited States Dis trict Attorney Garrecht by local bakers, he said today. Whether or not the matter would be submitted to the federal grand jury for an Investi gation, as bakers intimated would be done, Mr. Garrecht declined to say. rrtiteni wnoiesaie prices are 8 cents for a pound and 12 cents for pound and one-half, retailing for 10 and 15 cents. ' Pacific & Eastern to Change. SALEM, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) Millard 1. Olds has made all arrange ments to take over the Pacific & Kastern railroad, according to a let ter received at the offices of the Ore gon public service commission today. The railroad at present connects Medford and Butte Falls, a distance of 33 miles, but later will be extended to the more heavily timbered dis tricts of Jackson county. In his LOOK! HERE IS GENUINE ASPIRIN Safe, proper directions in each "Bayer" package The "Bayer Cross" marked on tab lets means you are getting the genu ine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," proved safe by millions of people. In the Bayer package are proper directions for Colds, Headache. Tooth ache. Earache, Neuralgia, .Rheuma tism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neuritis and for Pain generally. r Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost only a few cents. Druggists also sell larger Bayer packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylica cld. Adv. , - mtt, if sin Fitting Your Glasses In order that your glasses may be properly fitted and render maximum service, it is important that the work be executed by one who is an expert in this work. Let me contribute to your enjoyment of life by render ing you this expert service and making you a pair of Perfect-Fitting Glasses. Dr. Wheat Second Floor Morgan Bldg. Entrance on Washington St. letter to the commission Mr. Olds also asks for information regarding freight and passenger rates. ALLEGED SWINDLER HELD Man Cuuslit at Ashland Is Re- turned ROSEBURG, to Itoseburg. Or., Nov. 10. (Spe- cial.) With, the assertion that he represented the Washington-Oregon News company, whose headquarters. he said, were in the Hutton building. Spokane, a well-dressed man giving the name of W. P. Murphey, obtained an order from Miss Agnes Pitchford, who conducts a news stand in this city, receiving Miss Pitchford's check for $39.28. The check, issued in favor of the Spokane firm, was cashed at a local bank Friday after noon on Murphey's indorsement. Miss Pitchford became suspicious and took the matter up with the sheriff's office. A telegram to Spo kane elicited the information that no such concern was known there. Mur phey was arrested at Ashland. Sun day, and Sheriff Qume returned here with his man today. When arraigned in justice court. Murphey indicated a desire to plead guilty, but was bound over to the grand Jury. Student Gun Thieves Confess. CORVALLIS, Or., Nov. 10. (Spe cial.) John Thompson of Moor Park, Cal., and Paul K.. Ross of Ventura, Cal., both freshmen at Oregon Agri cultural college, pleaded guilty this afternoon to breaking into a gun store here Saturday night. They were captured by the night watchman Just as they were making their escape with six high-power rifles. The young men made no attempt to rob the safe or the cash register and said they merely wanted the guns in order to equip themselves for a trip to Alaska. Chile Authorizes Cable. NEW YORK. Nov. 10. Announce ment that Chile would authorize the Western Union Telegraph company to lay 2000 miles of cable between Arlca, Chile, and Panama was ex plained today by Newcomb Carlton, president of the company, as fore shadowing direct service by that com pany between the United States and Chile. It is proposed ultimately to have direct Western Union connection between Panama and Florida, he said. Lyons, France,- Lockout Ended. LYONS, Nov. 10. (Havas.) The lockout in the building trades, in progress for the last two .weeks, ended today. The workmen accepted the conditions presented by the em ployers. WE SELL THEM DELIVERED .ELECTRIC CO Sixth at Pine Price $11-00 UIM) THE GASC0 lilumace ir T ' au y"ia)s)ssisM " 4 ' i ;.. :;: "That looks good to me how much?" I said. "$323," quoth he. I dared not look up, for I didn't have the price. "Terms, of course?" I hazarded. "Sure thing $100 down, balance in monthly installments," he replied. "You're on," said I, and he promised to have the company install it in two days! Two days only! "Some people," this Gas Company. (Continued Tomorrow.) RECORD IN WAR SAVES R. Ii. BEKDE MERELY FINED FOR SHORT ACCOUNTS. Ex-Postmaster Replaces Money He Borrowed From Government to Send His Sister to School. Roy L. Beede, ex-postmaster at Drewsey, Or., found yesterday that the courts are willing to recognixe a man's war record in meting out jus tice with the proper sprinkling of mercy. Before the war, postal inspectors checked up the young postmaster's ac counts una found them to be 1200 short. Before prosecution could start Mr. Beede was called in the army draft. His overseas record was a good one. In the meantime, investiga tion was madd by federal officials and others, during which it was learned that Mr. Beede had used the money to send a sister through school; that he bad arranged to borrow the money from an outside source even before he appropriated it from the postofflce, and that the money arrived on the very day the postal Inspectors found his accounts to be short. In view of these several extenuat ng circumstances. Judge Bean as sessed a nominal fine of J26U. which friends of the young veteran insisted upon paying because of their firm be lief In his honesty and integrity. Phone Hearing Here Tomorrow. SALEM. Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) Hearing of the application of the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph company for an increase in rates will be in Portland Wednesday, with all three members of the Oregon public service commission in attendance. 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SAN FRANCISCO Fhiladclphis Kibui CHr -7r rzJ " ,4 ."-- ' . -...'5 - - ; ' . it s---1 of the mass of testimony to be sub mitted by the many persons interest ed, it is predicted that the hearing will consume two or three days. EX-GOVERNOR ON STAND Frank R. Gooding Testifies in Tl bel Suit In Boise. BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 10. (Special.) The seventh day of the trial of the McKaig 150.000 libel suit against Frank R. Gooding and the Statesman Printing company opened this morn ing with the defendant, former Gov ernor Gooding, on the stand. Chang ing Its plan of procedure, the defense presented, instead of affidavits, nu merous books and pamphlets dealing with the activity of the non-partisan league and its leaders in North Dakota and Oregon. Oregon's fight against the non partisan league was brought into the trial through a pamphlet published in that state by an organization which said: "We consider every non-partisan league organizer as dangerous as a Herman spy." Further on it quoted Townley, president of the league, as saying: "Why should we buy liberty bonds when the government requires as to pay big profits on everything we need for our farms? Why should we help the government when It won't help us?" The defense announced that it ex pected to complete its case by Thurs day evening. Paris Printers Vote Strike. PARIS, Nov. 10. The linotyper.i and typographers of the Paris newspapers today voted to go on strike. As a con sequence no newspapers will appear tomorrow, except possibly the social ist organs. The Dalles Election Set. THE DALLES. Or.. Nov. 10. (Spe cial.) An election will be held Tues- Improved Price, with plug? and eight feet of cord. . $11. With on-and-off switch attached to cord, 75c extra. There sra eight other "Majettic" Electric Hesters, ransin) in price from $1 I to $36. Amh yomr Jmatar obomt (Aem. MAJESTIC ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT CO. MAJESTIC ELECTRIC HEATER TftAOC I I MABM day. 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