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TKE MORNING OREG ONI AN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1919. U. S. COURT FORBIDS COAL STRIKE Colorado Judge Restrains Of ficials From Acting. WALKOUT SET FOR TODAY Union Officials Charge Certain Miners Not Reinstated by Colo rado I'ucl & Iron Company. DENVER. Nov. 20. A restraining order preventing the Btriks called for tomorrow of Colorado coal miners was Usueu here tonight by District Judge Frank J. Morley. George O. Johnson, district president; H. c. Stewart, secretary, and other officials are restrained from putting the strike into effect. The order was issued at the request of Victor E. Keyes state attorney xeneral. Just before 6 o'clock. Within fixe days the attorney-general will ask for a permanent Injunction, he announced. The state industrial com mission law. requiring 30 days' notice of a strike, was the basis for the re quest of the attorney-general. The strike was called because of alleged discrimination against union miners who sought to return to work following the action of Indianapolis miners' officials in calling off the nation-wide strike. Midnight Friday was the time set for the strike and orders to this effect were mailed to day, according to President Johnson, whose headquarters are at Pueblo. Union officials charged that cer tain union miners were not rein stated by the Colorado Fuel & Iron company and the strike order directed that all men employed In mines not having union contracts should walk out. Representatives of the miners and operators were called to Denver to day by the state industrial commis sion for a conference in an attempt to adjust differences, but late today no conference had been held and the attorey-general took no cction to pre vent a further curtatlment - of coal supplies, already near the famine point in Denver and. other cities. Johnson, when seen here .tonight, said he would seek lesral advico' be-, fore determining whether to comply with the court order. He said he doubted if he could get a cancellation of the strike order to local unions in time to prevent the strike. the peace treaty. " The reason lor this is that they understand that Amer icans regard the question as an Amer ican domestic political affair and fear that any expressions from them might give offense and be taken as attempts to influence American politics. Lord Robert Cecil and Lieutenant General Jan Christian Smuts were the British sponsors for the league of nations and are largely responsible for the details thereof, and bolh have registered their disappointment at the latest turn of events. The point the liberal papers are lay ing stress on is that if America keeps out of the league of nations the world will be thrown back into the: .old whirlpool of competitive armaments. Questions much debated are whether' it will be possible to carry on me league without America; how far the American example would influence other nations, which ' have not yet committed themselves, to keep out of the league, and whether the South American governments would follow the lead of the United States. IEWC0IM1 E IS CALLED Wilson Makes Another Effort to Bring-Peace. CHICAGO & XORTHWESTEBX RAILWAY SECTION AFFECTED. NO CLASSES REPRESENTED TREATY FIGHT NOT ENDED ( Co'Ulnued Krom First Page. ) the senate without the compelling cloture restriction which brought de bate tu an end yesterday. In many quarters it was thought doubtful whether the cloture rule could again command the necessary two-thirds. Under its operation the senate chafed considerably and got itself into so many par li amenta i y perplexities that some senators declared they would make a stubborn right if its use were proposed again. 1920 Campuiicn In View. Without a limitation on debate, the irreconcilable enemies of the treaty declare they would oppose vigorous ly any hasty action, in the new ses- I sion, and with other pressing prob- 1 lems on hand and a Christmas recess planned, it is reckoned that action might be relayed well into the new year. In that connection the leaders are mindful that some of the senators most bitterly opposed to the treaty openly have expressed hope that the senate will not act until the people have spoken in next year's campaign. Senator Borah. Idaho, has announced in tho senate on two occasions that unless his party declares against the treaty he will part company with it. Indrnvood Iwmies Challenge. Senator Underwood was one of those who took an aggressive stand in last night's debate in challenging the republicans, who stood solidly united on most of the rollcalls. to take the issue into the campaign. In speaking of the blocked efforts of the democrats to get their compro mise reservations before the senate. after they had voted down the repub lican ratification proposal, he said: "Jjet a great political party and the republican has been a great party in this country go before the coun try with a simulated issue of that kind, and there is no question as to what will be the verdict of the people. 1 am not fearful that it will be mis understood by the American people. They know who stands for ratifica tion of this treaty of peace and who wish to destroy it." "If those or. the other side of the chamber are agreed to accept such a thing as that." replied senator Hard ing, republican. Ohio, "well and good. If you are determined that a minority of the senate shall follow the same blind insistence that characterized the action of the executive in nego tiating. I warn you now you are cer tain to go down In defeat. I wel come the moment when we can go to the people of the United States on th issue." No formal expression came . today from the mild reservation republicans. though it was said for them that they would be willing to talk compromise so long as the reservations framed by the senate majority were not Im paired. As an alternate to consider ation of the treaty with Germany at the beginning of the new session, it has been suggested that the treaty with Austria, which also contains the covenant of the league of nations but rices not refer to the debated Shan tung settlement, might be submitted and pressed for ratification. That would raise in a new way many but not all of the issues involved in the fight over the German treaty and some senators believe an understand ing might be reached making the way easier for the latter. Separate Peace Possible. Although it s uuderstod there is rto present intention of attempting to negotiate a separate peace with Ger many, officials have considered that an -jltimare possibility, should the present treaty be definitely rejected. In that connection some officials hold that the provisions of this latter g recment. already accepted as be tw een Germany and four of the great powers, require ihe Berlin govern ment to submit to the league of na tions for approval any treaty made In future. They interpret this clause as apply ing to any separate treaty th i'nited States now might propose t Germany, although, of. course, th stipulation would not be binding on the side of this country. Operators' Otter of 2 0 Per Cent In crease Brightens Prospect of Wage Settlement. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Chicago and the northwestern railway region were placed on a virtual wartime ration ing of coal. Coal officials instructed retailers to refuse to make deliveries to persons with at least one week's supply on hand. While generally the coal situation had not improved and the tension in some districts was tighter, prospects of a wage agree ment apparently were improved. An offer of a 20 per cent increase by the operators, although oeciarea Inadequate by the miners' leaders, j was considered in Washington as a; forward step toward paving the way for a settlement. More practical ne gotiations in the joint conference were expected to follow. There was an improvement in Wy oming, where the bulk of the miners returned to work in the Rock Springs district, where alien radicals were blocking resumption of operations. Arrest of four persons, alleged to be radicals, and the presence of troops at Wlnton helped the situation. - New strikes said to be spreading In the New River field of West Vir ginia and another order effective in Colorado tomorrow prevented an in crease in production, which Director of Railroad Hines estimated at 30 per cent of normal yesterday. Governor Harding of Iowa tele graphed today to governors of other states producing soft coal, suggest ing concerted action to take over the mines and grant the miners a sub stantial increase pending the result of the joint wage conference. Steel manufacturers of Pennsylva nia also regarded the situation seri ous and one said reserve supplies were being drawn upon and that with union mines still closed in Pennsyl vania and non-union mines produc ing much less than the necessary quantity, the immediate future of the steel industry caused concern. Coal rationing now embraces a large area of the country. The week's supply ration for Chicago and the northwestern region extending to the Pacific coast was announced .late today. Former Federal and State Offi cials, Business Men and Econ omists Summoned to Capital. y- - v ... WASHINGTON. Nov. 20 Another ft to bri,-S industrial peace to tne country is 10 be made by a con rrence of former federal end state officials, business men and econo mists, the personnel of which was an nounced today at the White House. Unlike the national Industrial con ference, which came to grief over the question of collective bargaining, the new body will represent no distinc tive group, but will undertake to act in the -interest of the pecple as a whpJe. -,' Jt 'wiH meet in Washington or. December 1. the date of the be ginning: of the regular session of congress. - In his letter of invitation to the 17 men who are to make up the new gathering. .President Wilson said the "new representatives should have con cern that our Industries may be con ducted with such regard for Justice and fair-dealing that the workman will feel himself induced to put forth his best efforts: that the employer will have an ertcouragirg profit, and that ine puDlic will not suffer at the handa of erther class." Sio Classes Represented. No representatives of labor were ncluded in. the personnel, nor will mere be any representatives of. capital as such. Secretary of Labor Wilson heads the :isu which includes three former cabinet oficers and two former federal orficers, but the presi dent did not appoint any of the men wno served In the first conference. 1 ne personnel of the conference follows: secretary of Labor Wilson, former United States Attorney - Generals J nomas W. Gregory and George W. wickersham, former Food Adminis trator Herbert Hoover, former Sec retary of Commerce Oscar S. Straus, Harry M. Robinson, Pasadena, Cal.; Professor Frank W. Taussig, former chairman of the tariff commission: former Governor Samuel W. McCall of Massachusetts, former Governors Martin H. Glynn of New Yark and Henry C. Stewart of Virginia; Ir. W. O. Thompson, Ohio Stale univer sity; Richard Hooker. Springfield, Mass.; George T. Slade. St. Paul: Julius Rosen wald, Chicago; Owen 1. Young of New York city; H. J. Waters, Manhattan, Kan.; and Stanley King of Boston. Juatlce for All Aim. The president's letter of invitation follows; "In accordance with the suggestion given me by the public group of the recent Industrial conference. I am calling- a newbbdy "together to carry on -this vitally -important work, and ( I trust you will give, me the pleasure of naming you as one of its mem bers, c .r. i -jkV- -ir. - y -'Guided bythB experience in the last conference. 1 liava- thought it ad visable -1 hat in. this new-ody there should be no recognition of distinc tive groups, but. that all'ef the. new representatives should have. concern that our industries" may be " conducted with such, regard for justice and fair dealing that the workman will feel himself induced to put forth his best efforts, .that the .employer will have Jan encouraging profit, and. -that the puouc wiu not sutler at the n&nas ox either class, it is my hope that' this conference may lay the foundation for the development of standards and machinery within our industries by which these results may be attained. "It is not expected that you will deal directly with any condition which exists today, but that you may "be fortunate enough to find such waya as will avoid- the -repetition of these deplorable conditions. 'The conference will meet at a place to be hereafter designated in this. cityt on the, first of December next." None "Of the delegates to the Na tional Industrial -conference was in cluded- In the president's appointees to .the new conference. Secretary of Labor Wilson, who called the first conference to. order "and presided as temporary: chairman,, was named as a member of -the new body, however. He assisted. Secretary Lane as chair man of the first conference and at tended the sessions in an ex-officio capacity. DUTCH FIGHT OVER SHOES LAW'S VALIDITY SHARPLY ATTACKED Our Store Opens at 9 A. M. Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Agent for the Butterick Pat E terns and Delineator all styles zz and sizes now showing. "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells lor Cash" "i Our Store Opens at 9 A.M.' juiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiii 1 Mail Orders receive our prompt and careful attention same, day zE 1 as received. EE Vigorous Arguments Heard ' by Supreme Court. WILSON NOT TO LIFT LID White. House Announces - Execu- tive's Decision Xot to Rescind Act TJntil Peace Declared. I Share in These Economies I POSSIBILITY OF TT. S. TRADE PLOT IS HINTED. Councilman Says Defective Ger man (foods Displayed to Give American Footwear Bad Xante. ' THE HAGUE. Nov. 20. (By the As sociated Press.) A controversy of possible farre.aching effect on Ameri can trade relations in Holland is In progress in the Amsterdam and Rot terdam municipal councils regarding the quality of American shoes, of which thousands of pairs have been imported by the municipalities in an effort to break the high prices of the Dutch manufacturers. . The possibility of an extraordinary af ter-the-war trade plot was hinted in a meeting of Rotterdam council last night. Alderman Ie Miranda said that shoes which Dutch dealers had dissected and derisively displayed in their windows to show ' their poor quality were not American but Ger man "ersatz leather," having been substituted by the dealers to. con vince the public that American ehoes were of poor quality -and "made of paper." Bend Road Work to Start. BUND, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) Work on 20 miles of The Dalles California highway between Bend and Redmond and four miles of the high way south of Bend will start .within the next two weeks, according-to H. K. Wickner, construction engineer'Yor Oskar Huber, who was here today to go over the road where the Im provements are to be made. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. While the supreme court was hearingrguments today on the validity or the wartime prohibition act, word went out from the White House that President Wil- i son would not rescind the "dry" act until peace formally had been de clared. This was expected to set at rest the rumors that the "dry" ban would be lifted by the president, irrespective of early ratification of the treaty. Failure of the senate to act on the treaty at the extraordinary session was regarded by many administration officials as precluding the ending of the technical state of war much be fore the constitutional amendment became effective next January 16. Wet" Chrlatnaa Unlikely Should such provi the case, the only possibility of a "wet" Christmas would be for the supreme court to declare' the wartime act unconstitu tional. Arguments on the pending cases will be concluded tomorrow, but as the court begins a recess Monday no decision is expected until it re convenes on December 8. The right of congress to prohibit the manufacture and sale of lntoxl-oailns- riauors was sharply attacked and. vigorously defended during the arguments. . Klihu Root and otnera conienaea that the wartime . act and also the, Vr.lsiea.rl enforcement measure not only violated the fifth constitutional amendment prohibiting the taking of property without Just compensation, but were inoperative owing to the cessation of hostilities and the de mobilization of the army which were responsible for their enactment. State of War la Asserted. Solicitor-General K.ing and William L.. Frierson, assistant attorney-general for the government, however, argued that a state of war still ex isted and that it was congress' in tent to provide wartime prohibition until the peace treaty was ratiriea. . During a discussion as to the ex istence of "the emergency. Justice Pit ney remarked: "The enemy hasn't heard of our terms of peace as laid down by the senate." "There is.no controversy in the sen ate as to the terms of peace, but over a collateral agreement among the as sociated nations, and that only." hastily retorted Mr. Root. fe A II 1.,-evii ilimoi To." cash. Holman KuJ Co.. iiain t.'.. A 3353. A!v DELEGATION IS ELECTED Pacific University to Send Three to Student Convention. : PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove. Or.. Nov. 20. Special. ) Dele gates to the student . volunteer con vention which is to be held in Des Moines the first week in January, were chosen by the student body vote today. Miss Edith Weaver of Forest Grove was chosen to represent the women o' the school, Willis Cady of Beaver ton for the men and Coach Day from the faculty. The delegation expenses are being raised by pledges from stu dents and faculty members. . Film Men Leave The Dalles. THE DALLES, Or.. Nov. 20.-(Spe-cial.) Members of the Beaver Film company of Portland today left for Bend, where they will spend a week shooting scenes in that vicinity While in The Dalles the Portland company encountered a streak of ad verse weather for filming success fully. They have been working in the vicinity of Thornton's lakes, which territory is encompassed by some striking scenery. About the first of the year the company plans to return to The Dalles. With snow on the ground a numDer or pictur esque winter scenes will be filmed. To rrevent mnneasa. fnldn um GriD and Influenza LATA. TIVB BRUMO QUININE Tablet remove the cane. Tnere is only one tsrorno muinine. E W. tiKOVtrs slEnature on box. suo. Adv. f- J BRITONS ARE DISAPPOINTED Qtic-tin Hai-ed Whether, Without I". S.. League Can Go On. LON DON'. Nov. 20. By the Asso ciated Press.) Nearly all British public men are silent concerning the United States senate's dealings with The Chances An She Did Did you select your autc mobile all by yourself ? 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Fine quality in madras, silks, silk mixtures and linens. . $2 to $15 Featuring: Manhattans Holiday Neckwear Tasty cravats are here by the thousand for your choosing. The Quality idea runs clear through our showing of Fine Neckwear. 75c to $552 This Will Be Our 993d Bargain Friday Sale S The whole store is crowded with economy reasons. Come in and see why the very thing you . need may be the very thing you'll find in this list of underpriced offerings. . r The Greatest of All y SUIT SALES! AT Every Woman's Opportunity! Actual selling: prices! At this opportune time! We place on sale the finest lot of Women's and Misses' Suits it has ever been our good fortune to assemble because we have only one or two of each style and material, you have a most extraordinary opportunity to purchase a handsome suit in an ex clusive model at a most unusual saving! Suits Selling Regularly From $50 Up to $9930 Go on Sale Friday at $25 and Up to $49.75 Suits in magnificent models fashioned of fine materials serges, Tricotines; Velours, Poire t Twills, and other popular materials. Lack of space doe? not permit entering into details as to their many points of merit. You will wonder at the extent of the clever models from which you have selection. All sizes and every desirable color included in this great assortment. Suits faultlessly tailored, neatly and elaborately trimmed, of finest ma terials. Will be irresistible when you consider that you pay only one-half our regularly low selling prices! n I EXTRA !- -EXTRA! 1 Here's a Wonderfully Attractive Sale of the- Extremely Popular and Fashionable Plush Stoles, Capes and Coatees Friday at Yi Regular Prices Une-Half Regularly Low Marked Selling Prices See Our Window Display at Third and Morrison Sts. It is a Final Disposal of our Entire Stock Without Reservation. Come early for first and best choice. No phone orders. None sent C. O. D. or exchanged. Plush Stoles, Capes and Coatees at One-Half Regular Selling Figures Seldom if ever have you had such a wonderful saving op portunity presented to you to purchase such extremely popular and fashionable garments. It is a final disposal of our entire remaining stock of beautiful You have choice from a big range of handsome new models but only one or two garments in any respective style all are finely finished throughout and come with high-grade plain or fancy silk linings-they come in v ." : Black Seal Plushes, Animole, Varitnole, Kera mi. Beaver, Chinchilla, Baby Lamb, Ideisa, Etc. Every woman's wardrobe should include at least one of these L I1ICIILO kills JUU1 .VJIUbUlllbjr W DCbUre ScUllC ttU V 9 an extraordinary saving. Come-ahd come early. EXTRA! For Friday Only! Hot Water Bottles 2 and 3 Quart Sizes at 98c Six dozen brand new Red Rubber Hot Water Bottles to sell at this bargain price. 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For Friday Only! Wool Mixed Baits At $2.48 They come two pounds in weigh and open up in one piece in proper size for double bed quilt. They are well made, neatly finished Kimonos of Figured Serpentine Crepe in neat colored patterns they come in sizes 34 and 36 only and have been priced for Friday's Sale at 98c EXTRA! For Friday Only! Natural Color Toweling At 19c Yd. A part Linen Crash Toweling fn natural color and 16 inches wide. r A Sale of Discontinued Lines of Guaranteed Corsets Friday as a Great Bargain Offering $1.59 Pair Lady Ruth, R. & G, Empire and Merito in Front and Back Lace Models Just let us tell you that this is one of the most important sales ar ranged in our Corset section for the past year, and you'll understand what splendid bargains are in store for you. Included in this special showing are models to fashionably fit every figure slight, medium and stout. They come in white, pink and fancy brocades and in both front and back-lace models. All are of guaranteed quality and without regard to former selling prices. Friday you fl- - KQ have choice from the entire assortment at a pair. .. ... 0XJ No Phone Orders None Sent C. 0. D. or Exchanged None Fitted. Our Store Now Opens at 9 A. M. -I 1 llll 111 I 1, The Most in Value the Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturday at 6 P. M. 'niiuuiuiuuuuiiiumiuu