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TIIE MORNIXG- OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1920 3, MAJORS Ei WAR L ID S IS DICTATOR Proposal for Civilian Tribunal Is Rejected. SALARY TO BE $42,500 Representatives of 16 American and National Clubs Agree fler 3-IIour Session. f"onttnu1 From Kirt Pb.) league club, proposed that control of the same be placed in civilian hands as an assurance to the public that there would be no more scandals. A Utter was sent to all club owners innking this proposition. A meeting was called here and all the major league clubs except the Washington. I'hiladelnhia. Cleveland. Detroit ana John McGraw; Philadelphia, WtlHam Baker, Charles Roch; St. Louis, Sam Breadon; Pittsburg, Barney Dreyfuss. One MceUnn Informal. "Two meetings were held. One an informal meeting, which was fol lowed by a formal gathering. "The first order of business at the formal meeting was the election of Judge Land is as the high commis sioner of organized baseball, the vote being unanimous. "The following resolution then was adopted unanimously: " 'Resolved that the chairman of the board of control shall be elected by a majority of the votes of the clubs composing the American and National leagues; ""That his successor be elected in the same manner and this'sKall be in corporated In the new national agree ment. Commhilonrr io Dec Me. ' 'It is agreed that, upon all ques tions of an inter-league nature, or in any manner coming up at a joint meeting of two major leagues, that the roll be called and after voting by clubs of each league, if there be a division, then the American league shall cast one vote and the Nation al league another vote. Should these two votes be at variance, then the commissioner shall cast the deciding vote and there shall be no appeal therefrom, "Further that the commissioner shall preside at any and all joint meetings.' 'The question of the number of the associate members of the board of LEAGUE SUBSTITUTE DECLARED t. Louis American league clubs sent Wontrol was then discussed and It was rcDresen tatives At this meeting the 11 clubs went on record as favoring the Lasker plan and notified the other five clubs, that unless they joined in the plan by November 8 a new 12-club league would be formed. Last Monday both I factions met here and when the five clubs namrd refused to join the. New National leasue was funned with the II clubs and a 12th to be chosen later as its members. This league, of course, now automatically is out of existence. All Dcalt Not tet Fixed. "We've made a real peace one that will last." was the comment of Presi dent 'William Veeck of the Chicago National league club as the meeting broke up. "The full details of the reorganization have not been settled, of course, but we expect to issue a formal statement soon telling all about it. It's ehodgh. to say now that the war is over and everyone of us is mighty glad of it." Today's meeting was arranged at the minor league convention in Kansas City a few days after the 11 clubs favoring the Lasker plan had formed a new 12-club league which r.ow automatically is thrown out of existence. Presidents John Heydler of the National league and Ban John son of the American league were absent. Judge Landis Is a national figure. The important cases he has passed upon, and his wit and sarcasm, some times humorous and sometimes caus tic, which he directs at prisoners and counsel from his bench have made him fatuous. iluaeball One or Hobbies. Baseball always has been one of his hobbies. In the little town of Logansport, Ind., where he was reared, the judge played on amateur and semi-professional teams. His brilliant playing brought him many offers to become a professional but he always declined, saying he played merely for sport and love of the game. In 114 Judge Landis presided in the legal battle which resulted from the greatest baseball we.r in history the fight of the Federal league against the National and American , leagues. The judge never rendered a decision in this case, however, for it was settled out of court while he was still forming his official opinion. While studying the case the judge spent many hours looking into base ball history, the national agreement and other documents giving Infor mation concerning baseball. The knowledge acauired made him a .legal authority on the administration of the game's affairs. World Series Seldom Missed. Judge Landis attends many major league games here every year and seldom misses a world's series. At the annual classic he generally may be found in a box back of third base, his old black slouch hat pulled down over his eyes and a long black cape falling from his shoulders. He never talks during a game but studies every play closely, and enjoys analyzing the strategy used by the opposing play ers. One of his hobbies at a game is to try and guess the next play. Judge Landis was born in Mill ville. O., November 20, 1866, and was named for Kenesaw mountain, near Atlanta, Ga., where his father was wounded in the civil war. He first became nationally prominent when he fined the Standard Oil company $29, 240,000 after forcing John D. Rock efeller to come here to testify. The decision was reversed by the appel ate court, however. Bill" Hayrrood Sentenced. During the world war he presided at the famous I. W. W. - trial, sen tencing "Big Bill" Haywood, secretary-treasurer of the organization, and 92 other members to prison. Shortly afterward an explosion in the federal building killed several per sons, but the judge was uninjured. He also sentenced Victor Berger, rep resentative in congress, to prisoe for alleged obstruction of the nation's war preparations. Judge Landis drew congressional attention shortly after the war. He found that most of the lawyers ap pearing before him who were wear ing wrist watches had not been in the service. "Have all these wrist-watch law yers file a statement what branch of the service they were In," he ordered the clerk. Senator Thomas of Colorado, in an address -in the senate, said - Judge Landis should be impeached for his order. The judge's only comment was: "Don't it beat the devil what sen ators will do to pass the time away?" Judge Landis' caustic; or humor ous verbal attacks from the bench are directed at men in ell stations in life. One day he scathingly denounces a corporation and the next day sym pathizes with and helps some unfor tunate prisoner brought before him. His favorite expression is: "Take this man up to Mabel's room" (the jail), or "Take him to room 33 and give him the easy chair." Ovrners Issue Statement. The following statement was issued by the 16 club owners after the meet ing: i "At the joint meeting of the 16 club owners of the major leagues to day Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was unanimously elected as the head of organized baseball for seven years. The clubs of the American and Na . tional leagues were represented by club owners and club presidents. All of the differences existing between members of the American and Na tional leagues were adjusted in such a manner that the decision was agree able to all. The following men were in the meeting room: "American league Cleveland, James C. Dunn: Chicago, Charles A. Comis- key, Harry Grabiner; Boston, Harry Frazee; New York, Jacob Ruppert; Philadelphia, Theodore Shibe, Connie Mack; St. Louis, Phil Ball, Robert Quinn; Detroit. Frank C. Navin; Washington, Clark Griffith. "National league. Boston. George W. Grant; Brooklyn. Charles H. Eb bets; Chicago, William L. Veeck, A. D. Lasker; Cincinnati. Garry Herr mann; New York, Charles Stoneham, the sense of the meeting that the form of government be a one-man commission. No final action was taken upon this question. It was provided, however, that in case a one- man commission bo decided upon the president of the American league shall appear before the commissioner as a special pleader. The president of the National league hall be ap pointed to act, In a similar capacity. and it was understood these men should appear only In the caes in which their leagues or clubs are in volved. Special Pleader Provided. "Tt was also stipulated that if the minor leagues decided to operate with the major leagues, then they should appoint a special pleader to appear before Ihe commissioner in all cases where a minor league or a minor club or minor player 1 involved. "The following resolution was then introduced by Garry Herrmann of the Cincinnati club and seconded by James C Dunn of the Cleveland club and unanimously adopted: "'Resolved, that the meeting in dorse the principles of ethical control of baseball proposed in the' plan sub mitted. to all professional league clubs by four major league clubowners in October last and instruct the drafting committee that the spirit contained therein be embodied in the new na tional agreement. " 'That the unreviewable control ot all ethical matters be invested in the chairman of the control board.' "It was further provided that a draft committee consisting of three members of the American and three members of the I ational league be appointed. - These appointments are to be made within 30 days and the members of the committee will act with the committee of six. represent ing the National association. These men will draft the new national agreement and after completing their work will submit their report to the two major leagues and to the Na tional association. ' All Visit Judare Landis. "All of the men attending the con ference today then visited Judge Lan dis in his charmbers and there told him they would like to have him ac cept the position of commissioner, landing his splendid ability to the furtherance of the game. "After a short conference the as sembled baseball men suggested to the judge that his work in baseball probably would be followed by even better results were he to retain his seat on the federal bench. "This pleased the judge greatly and he expressed a very great eagerness for the work with which he had been identified a great many years. He then accepted the position as head of all baseball and told the assem bled men that he could enter the work at once with great spirit and enthusiasm. "It was immediately arranged to find suitable offices, and Chicago will become the headquarters of the com missioner and the secretarial staff selected to co-operate with him." Peruvian Delegate Predicts Dislike of Change. ' CHILE TREATY RECALLED To Kill Budding: Organization for Substitute Meets "With Disapproval. PARIS, Nov. J 2. Suggestions frpm the United States that the present league of nations should be super seded by another world body and not likely to be met with approval by me assembly of the league at Ge neva, in view of Dr. Mariano Cornejo head of the Peruvian delegation to Ihe assembly as expressed jn an in terview in L'Hclair today. Although President-Elect Harding lias spoken of the decease of the league, he might be mistaken. Dr. Cornejo said. To wish to kill a budding organization, he continued, in order to create an other appeared to him a dangerous and childish proceeding. "The Peruvian and Bolivian gov ernments on November 1," he contin ued, "asked the league to examine the treaties Peru and Bolivia were forced to sign with Chile in 1883 and 1904. There is nothing in these re quests which can wound Chile, a member of the league, since these three countries naturally have confi dence, in their respective rights and have accepted the obligations of the pact containing article 19.(This article provides that the assembly of the league "may from time to time ad vise tho reconsideration by members of the league of treaties which have become inapplicable and the consid eration of international conditions whose continuance might endanger the peace of the world"). "Nothing would prevent one or the other of -them, It would seem, from applying this doctrine to the grave difference dividing them, which does not appear likely to be settled bv any other peaceful method. "We must hope that Chile will be the first to support with good grace the requests made on this question. However that may be, Peru and Bo livia have only in view the mainte nance of South American peace. "The league of nations would do an inestimable service to the cause of justice in general by acting in a case so characteristic as is this." Referring to the question as to whether the league had the means to make its decisions respected, he said: I "You will observe for the moment we only ask that the treaties in dis pute be studied, but an institution in which the governments of the prin cipal powers are represented cannot lack the means of affirming its authority." CHILDISH jL&r 1 v. ... .-.',; " - , n 4 fas II-50CKi?A " j$ " n ji Mjj I :c i? 111 scrtim I a I r w vr 1 " i fx v L ' 3- , ! r T Northwestern Rates 25 to 75 Less TELEPHONE conversation is more personal than a letter and far more satisfactory than a wire. The cost is very ' sligrht if you use Northwestern Night Service. 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Austria's formal ap plication for admission to the league of nations, signed by Herr Mayer, minister of foreign affairs, was re ceived by the secretariat of the league today. Attention is called In 'the applica tion to the fact that Austria was given assurance when she signed the treaty of St. Germain that ehe would be admitted to the league at the proper time and it says the proper time has come. Austria, it explains, being ready to fulfill all her interna tional engagements, thinks she ought to belong to the family of nations. The secretariat has received no in timation that Germany will apply for admission. All Kelso Mills Running. KELSO, Wash., Nov. 12. (Special.) The MacLane Lumber & Shingle company mill resumed operations this week after a shut-down of more than a month, due to market conditions. The Crescent Shingle company mill recumed the first of this month, and the C. A. Taylor Lumber company and Thompson-Ford " Lumber company mills have continued operations all fall. 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