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GOVERNOR CASTS
HOOSEmOM STATE
West to Hang None in
His Regime.
HASSING'S LIFE IS SPARED
Executive Commutes Sentence
of Portland Wife-Slayer.
POLICY IS ANNOUNCED
Official Before Pepartlnjr tor Fast
Star Hangman and Make State
ment a to Intent, Calling
G allows Barbarous..
jALEM. Or, Nor. . (Special.)
Cobweb will line, the door of the elo
cution chamber and dut will lie thick
on the scaffold at the State Penlten
tiarr before there Is another legal ex
ecution In the State of Oregon.
As a parting more. Just before leav
ing for the East and his trip en the
Governors' special. Governor West to
day commuted to life Imprisonment the
sentence of Jans M. William Massing
and Issued a formal statement to the
effect that during his administration
capital punishment will be eliminated
In this state and that as a policy of
the office all who are convicted of mur
der In the first degree will receive a
commutation of sentence to life Im
prisonment at his hands.
Massing was convicted of murder In
the first degree for murdering his wife
In Portland. In passing on the Mas
sing case. In the course of hla procla
mation the Governor says:
Haaartatr Dsesaesl Barkmu.
"Whereas, it has been shown by nu
merous presentations from C. Moltke.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of Denmark, and by
P. C. Knox, Secretary of State, and
otherwise, that the family h'story of
the said Jans M. William Massing
shows that the majority of hla Imme
diate ancestors have been afflicted with
Insanity, thus raising the presumption
of recurrent attacks of mental irrespon
sibility In the case of him. the said Jans
M. William Massing; and
-Whereas, capital punishment Is, In
my opinion, a relic of the barbarous
and medtaevat agea of man and not In
consonance or In keeping with the en
lightened spirit of the civilization of
this, the ZO'.h century, and Is not. In
my opinion, as great a deterrent of
crime as Imprinsonment for life;
-Now. therefore. I. Oswald West, by
virtue of the authority In me vested as
Governor of the State of Oregon, do
hereby commute the sentence of the
said Jans SI. William Massing to that
of imprisonment In the Oregon State
Penitentiary for the term of bis na
tural life."
Pardee: ot le Be Sesxtl.
As In the case of Jesse Webb, Mas
sing was required to sIkq a statement
that he would not ask for a pardon In
his term In prison and that he would
not ask for executive clemency or fa
vor in any form and that he would not
ask his friends to Intercede In his be
half. Mis sister also signed the state
ment. Governor West has been considering
the policy of abolishing capital pun
ishment during the remainder of h's
administration since he first entered
the office. He made a recommenda
tion that this form of punishment be
eliminated In bis message to the last
Legislature. His friends say that it
was because he was opposed to capi
tal punishment more than the reasons
given at the time that prompted him
to dispose of the case of Jesse Webb
as he did. and It has been talked about
the Capitol and the city for some time
that there would be no more hangings
at the State Penitentiary as long aa
Oswald West was Governor of Oregon.
Maaa-saaa Stayed for Term.
In bis formal statement today the
Governor says:
"There will be no hanging In Oregon
ahile I am Governor of the state. The
old rule that bloodshed must be ex
piated by the shedding of blood Is. In
my opinion, a relic of barbarism and
not In consonance or In keeping with
the civilization or the spirit ot the JOth
century. It la an antiquated and an
uneconomic remainder from the dark
ages.
I contend that the spirit and the civ
ilization of this age call for the repeal
of capital statutes aa the punishment
fur first degree murder. I believe that
Imprisonment for life should be the
penalty paid for shedding human
blood.
Fight o Ilia Alas.
"I recommended abolition of capital
punishment to the last Legislature. I
will again make the same recommenda
tion In Ml J. unless the law haa been
previously amended at the general elec
tion of 1)12.
"I will, and do advocate the repeal of
the capital statute and the limitation
of the pardoning power ef the Gov
ernor In relation to life sentences for
first degree murder. I hope to see this
reform accomplished before the expira
tion of my term of office and the pres
ent barbaric law wiped from the atatute
books of this state."
Kor some- time representatlvea of the
TURKS RALLY AND
HEM IN TRIPOLI
TABLES TlU.NLi OV ITALIAN'S,
NOW BESIEGED.
Ottoman Troops, Paring All for
Itlam. Alone In Confidence for
Inferiority of Numbers.
PARIS. Nov. JJ. That the town ot
Tripoli la virtually besieged by Turks
and that Moms Is in no bertsjjr situation
la the opinion of the correspondent of
the Tempawho has succeeded In Join
ing the Ottoman forces near Zonagher.
He telegraphs regarding the Turkish
side of the war, under date of Novem
ber IX and says:
-It Is certain that after a month and
a half of war. eeter large expenditures
and serious losses, the Italians are no
farther advanced than on the day fol
lowing their disembarkation. If the
Turkish forces are Inferior In numbers
to the Italians, they make up In con
fidence. I expected to find disorder and
discouragement. On the contrary,
everywhere I met order, discipline and
contentment.
-Patient and ready for everything,
the Turk Is accepting all without com
plaint. If be suffers be knows It Is for
the empire of Islam, while the Arab
knows that If he dies. Paradise and
Mohammed will be his."
The correspondent Is unable to di
vulge the number or plans of the
Turks, merely aaylng that their mili
tary attacks must await observation.
TUBER SACK'S HEFT ISSUE
Tax well to Deride If 100 rounds Is
Proper Weight.
Whether a -sack of potatoes- means
100 pounds, or Just whatever amount
the vendor sees fit to put In the con
tainer, la a question which Judge Taa
well will decide Saturday and which
Is being closely followed by housewives
on the one hand and pretending farmer
peddlers on the other. The question
waa the Issue In the trial of Paul
Smith, yesterday, the hearing being
attended by a score or more of men In
the same line of business.
City Sealer Buchtel. who caused the
arrest, asserts thst Smith bought full
sacks of potatoes and willfully "cut"
them, passing the result on housewives
with the Inference that the sacks con
tained the usual 100 pounds. The offi
cial asserts that there baa been a gen
eral praotlce of this sort, costing
buyers of the tubers large suras of
money. In the case at Issue, It was
charged that Smith sold six sacks to
C. D. Lasenby. containing as low as
SO pounds each.
Representatives of the Grocers' As
sociation testified that the association
had officially designated 100 pounds as
the measure of a sack of potatoes. The
court took the case under advisement.
PLUMES HELD NECESSARY
riea 1 Made That Adornment Is
Fentlal to Life.
Willow plumee are a necessity of life
under the Oregon statute, according
to the pleadings In a suit filed yester
day In Justice Court, where an out
fitting firm seeks to recover 121.60 due
on one of these adornments. The de
fendant Is Miss Dorothy Stovall, who
lives at 250 v Morrison street.
It waa necessary to set forth this
contention to place the sul; beyond
the operation of the exemption from
Judgment allowed by law. If the view
Is sustained by the court, any Judgment
that may be allowed will extend to the
entire property of the defendant
Miss Stovall appears to have acqui
esced In the view that the plume waa
a necessity, for she bought It from an
outfitting company at an agreed price
of 131.50 when she had only 111 that
she could Invest. A stipulation waa
made In writing that the remaining
21. SO should be paid in weekly In
stallments of $1. but according to the
plaint of the company, no payments
have been made aince the first one.
WOMAN TRANSLATOR WINS
Name Attached to Improper" Rto
rle; Verdict of $10,000 Given.
NEW YORK. Nov. IS. (Special)
The Supreme Court today awarded a
verdict for flO.OOO, the full amount
sued for. to Mrs. Florence Crews Jones,
against James L. Perkins, a publisher.
Mrs. Jones, an author and - trans
lator, alleged that the publisher had
used her name without authority as
the translator of a book of short stories
by Guy De Maupassant, In which eight
-improper" stories were Inserted with
out her knowledge and consent.
The plaintiff based her complaint on
the -personal privilege law." passed to
protect an Individual against the use
of his name for profit by-another.
PRELATE EXTOLS OREGON
Blthop Scaddlns; Addresses 500
Churchmen at Philadelphia Feast.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Nov. !S. (Spe
cial.) At a laymen's dinner here to
night Btehop Scaddlns addressed BOO
representative churchmen on -Oregon.
Its Present and Future." He told of
the growth of the state. Its wonderful
climate. - resources, opportunities and
problems the church is trying to solve
along lines of social service, schools
and hospitals. The prelate described
attractions that are drawing homeseek
ers West and said Oregon Is a strategic
missionary field for church-roaklng.
Bishop Scaddlns; expects to return to
Portland December S.
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CULLED 1H LOANS
Merritts Had Option to
Buy Back Stock.
OLD DISCLAIMER PRODUCED
Whole Family In 1897 Exoner
ated Oil Man.
ISSUES TRIED IN LAWSUIT
Brother and Nephew, Says State
ment I'Yom 2 8 Broadway, Took
Advantage of Offer and Later
Sold Out to Trust.
MCRJUTT BAYS ROCKFTT.LLER
WILL NOT DENY CERTAIN
FACTS.
WASHINGTON. Nov. SS. Leon
Idas Merrltt answered John D. Rocke
feller tonight. He declared that the
paper mentioned by Rockefeller was
volurtartly presented to the House
steel committee by the Merrltt
brothers, and thst Rockefeller would
not deny that Merrltt took 7O0.
000.000 worth of securities to New
York and eereral months afterward
left there penniless. .
Mr. Merrltt assured Mr. Rocke
feller that he would not hare any
attorney Insult or grill Rockefeller
If Rockefeller appeared before the
committee.
V'EW YORK, Nov. 23. John D. Rock
efeller, In a statement given out to
night, replies to the charges made by
the Merrltt Brothers before the Stan
ley Steel Trust Investigating commit
tee regarding the methods used by Mr.
Rockefeller In obtaining control of the
Mlssabe Iron mines and the Duluth,
Mlssabe & Northern Railroad, pointing
out that these charges were denied un
der oath as long ago aa 1895 In litiga
tion over the Lake Superior Consoli
dated Iron Mines.
Me submits the text of a paper dated
January 21. 1897. to which are attached
the names of Alfred and Leonldas Mer
rltt and "all the other members of the
family," declaring themselves satisfied
that neither Mr. Rockefeller nor his
agenta committed fraud or made mis
representations In the matter In ques
tion. Calllaaj of Loaas Denied.
Mr. Rockefeller then seta forth what
he says are the "facts In regard to the
loans" to which the Merrlts testified,
and denies that the loans in question
were "ever called by him."
The statement which was lssud to
night from No. 2( Broadway, follows:
"In the matter of the evidence of the
Merrlt brothers before the Stanley
committee In Washington. D. C reflect
ing upon Mr. John D. Rockefeller In
conenctlon with some ore and railroad
properties on the Mlssabe range. Mr.
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The Weather.
TISTTROAY'S Maximum temperature, 40
degrees; minimum, 84 dssreea.
TODAY'S F-sJri variable winds, mostly
souther:.
ForetgB-
Tarks turn tables and Italians are now be
sieged. Page L .
Jail sentence for suffrssette leader hissed
in London court. Page S.
National.
Secretary Fisher says monopoly and com
bination must be recognised as factors
in waterpower development. Page IB.
Chairman Stanley, ot House committee In
vestigating steel corporation, will try te
oust Littleton. Page 1.
Free ship bill" may defeat combine against
Atlantic-Pacific 8teamshlp line. Page .
Oregon will close year In third rank, if rate
of timber increase holds. Page 18. ,
i Domestic. .
Beattle says good-bye to' father and Is ready
for execution today. Page 1.
Underwood declares against Initiative and
referendum. Page 4.
Rockefeller produces paper signed by Mer
ritts. exonerating him la Iron Range
deal, rage L
Glgantlo plot to smuggle in Chinese un
earthed with help of bride. Page a.
Times Jury likely to be Increased, to eight
today. Page 2.
Jury deliberates long without reaching ver
dict In tarparty case. Page 8.
Wife and another woman give trioney for
defense of dentist accused of keeping
girl prisoner. Fase 4.
La Follette, in autobiography, describes
fleetly as "standpatter;" McKlnley as
"progressive." Poge 6.
Japanese laundry boy testifies 83000 was of
fered in advertisement for servants te
testify against Mrs. Moore. Page 8.
Trial takes turn for Mrs. Patterson, who
begins life story. Page 8.
Sports.
O. A. C. alumnus leads move to have O.
A. c. and Oregon resume athletic rela
tions. Page 10.
Washington high school wins from Jeffer
son at football. Page 10.
California magnates busy with plans for
class C league. Page 10.
Fifth annual horse show to be opened to
night. Page 11.
Northwest.
Disorderly I. W. W. members at Aberdeen.
Wash., quelled with fire hese; SO0 cltl
sens made special officers. Page 1.
Governor Weet commutes sentence of Has
slng. wife-murderer, and announces he
will hang no one. Page L
Spokane high school girls vote to be grad
uated in plain frocks. Page 1.
Jury secured In trial of Banker Phillips,
head of defunct Vancouver. Wash., in
stitution. Pake 6.
Governor Hay denies coarse that he op
poses women's suffrage. Page5
Chinese youth arrives In Boise after strug
gle against going Into slavery in Mexico.
Page 6.
Opposition expected to policy of Desert Land
Board In Irrigation project. Page 7.
Gladstone Council demands additional stop
of Interurban line trains. Page 8.
Washington's timber output in one year
worth tM.730.0OO. Page 9.
Commercial and Marine.
Portland company to receive shipment of
FIJI hardwood. Page 23.
Rice markets are advancing in the South.
Page S3.
Etorks and bonds are firm and higher.
Page 23.
Black rust reports from Argentina dis
credited.' Page 28.
Portland and Vicinity.
Addison Bennett gives views of revivalist's
speeches- Page 11.
Mayor declares he will compel Chinese to
give testimony against officials said to be
involved in protecting gamblers. Page 14.
Robert Wakefield In demanding payment
of bridge claim alleges misappropriation
of funds by officials. Page 14.
Sullivan A Considlne pay 8325.000 for site
at (seventh. Yamhill and Park for new
theater. Page 15.
Gipsy Smith denounces Oregon divorce laws.
Page 18.
Princess Indletta, daughter of Gray Eagle,
visits Portland in trip alone around
world. Page 22.
TONS OF FISH CONDEMNED
Food Inspector at Seattle Declares
852,000 rounds Unfit,
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 23. Three
hundred and fifty-two thousand pounds
of froxen halibut, held here In cold
storage warehouses, was seized by
State Food Commissioner L. Davles to
day. Mr. Davles declared that the fish
Is unfit for food.
NEW C0AT-0F-ARMS FOR KANSAS.
BEATTIE DOOMED
m nic at rum
IU UIL Ml
Good-bye to Old Father
Said in Sobs.
CONDEMNED MAN COLLAPSES
Parent's Fortitude Quickly Re
, stores Prisoner's Poise.
CONFESSION IS NOT MADE
On Eve of Execution for Murder of
Wife, Young Virgin1"'9 WP
Are Sealed Last Hours
Passed In Prayer.
BKATTIK IS rVNOCF.VT, SATS
BEULAH BIXFORD.
ictrw TORI. Nov. 28. (Special.)
Beulah Blnford. the girl for whom
Henry Clay Beattle Is said to nave
killed hl young wife. Is living with
the family of Isador Bernstein In the
Bronx. "Beattle Is Innocent." she
said today. "If ha Is electrocuted
everyone concerned In his execution
will be a murderer."
She said she had not heard from
Beattle since his trial. "If I had
been called as a witness at the trial
Henry would be a free man today in
stead of being condemned to die la
the death chair tomorrow." the girl
said.
RICHMOND, Va.. Nov. 23. Taking; a
pathetic leave ot his Immediate fam
ily, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, made
ready tonight to take the final plunge
Into the unknown. Before the sun Is
an hour high tomorrow he will have
paid the penalty demanded by the law
for the murder of his young wife last
July.
There Is nothing, to Indicate that
Governor Mann will act to stay the
hand of Justice.
For a few brief moments today Beat
tie broke down. This waa when he
took leave of his father and brother,
Douglas. When the parting came the
son laid his head on his father's breast
and sobbed convulsively. One arm
was flung across the father's shoulders,
the other hand gripped that of his
brother.
Beattle Recovers Quickly.
But he recovered quickly. The for
titude of the elder Beattle had more
to do with recovery than the soothing
affections of Rev. Benjamin Dennis,
who has labored with the doomed
prisoner.
With Spartan self-control the father
kept his emotions In check, although
the tears raced down his cheeks and
his lips twitched pathetically. No words
were spoken, but the young wife mur
derer must have felt the stern repres
sion of his parent, for his sobs were
strangled and he straightened up.
"Goodbye," he said, and turned away.
Neither father nor brother trusted
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U ill. 11
SPOKANE COM3I'CEMEXT TO
BE WITHOUT DISPLAY.
Dresses to Cost Xot More Than $10
Voted hy High School Girls.
Vaunting Ornaments Taboo.
SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 23. (Spe
cial.) Simple white Summer dresses,
costing not to exceed $10 each and in
nocent of any hint of the latest Paris
fashions, will be worn by the girls of
the senior A class of the Lewis and
Clark High School at the January
commencement.
The girls held a busy session Wednes
day afternoon In the auditorium of the
school, when the style of the gradua
tion dress was decided. Miss Florence
M. Hall represented the faculty. The
question of wearing ornaments In the
hair called for prolonged discussion.
Finally one brown-eyed maiden arose
and offered a compromise that they
be permitted , to wear black bands
around their hair and that all showy
trinkets be tabooed. The compromise
was adopted unanimously.
Some of the girls wanted to wear
white slippers with their white dresses,
but it was thought more sensible to
wear black pumps and black stockings,
and so It was decided. A little bouquet
of violets may be worn at the waist
The girls will not wear gloves and It
was decided to wear the hair every
day school fashion.
Miss Ruth Allenburg was chosen to
have oiiarge of arranging for the vio
lets on the evening of graduation.
OLCOTT IS NOW GOVERNOR
Secretary of State Acting In "West's
Eastern Absence.
SALEM, Or Nov. 23. (Special.)
When Governor West crossed the state
line at 7:30 o'clock tonight, on his way
East to Join the Governors' special
at St. Paul, Ben W. Olcott, Secretary
of State, became Acting-Governor of
Oregon and will act In that capacity
until the return of the Governor, De
cember 20. '
The Governor said that there sfre
several matters relative to the af
fairs of Oregon which he will take up
while in Washington, D. C, In addi
tion to the question of J. E. Morson
and the Deschutes Land Company mat
ter, which he plans to take before the
Postmaster-General and the ' Secretary
of the Interior.
He also will take up the question of
additional funds for the Umatilla
project, his plan of trading scattered
school sections for one centralized re
serve and also the question of the ap
pointment of a Federal agent to act
with a like agent from the state to
determine what swamp lands belong
to the state.
The Governor Is scheduled to speak
at several places along the route and
to attend a number of banquets for
the purpose of responding to toasts.
Including one which will be given in
his honor by the Syracuse Commer
cial Club, of Syracuse. N. X. This city
Is off the line of the route of the Gov
ernors' special.
COLLEGE STUDENTS STEAL
$80 In Valuables Taken In Week in
Gym at Washington "TJ."
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se
attle, Nfv. 23. (Special) "Valuables
worth $S0 have been stolen from stu
dents' clothes in the university gym
nasium In one week and no one but col
lege men could have taken them," said
Dr. D. C. Hall, physical director, to
night when B. Bryant, sophomore foot
ball man, reported the loss of a $35
watch and a gold medal fob.
"This Is a disgrace to college men,
as a class," continued Director Hall.
"The gym Is used by university stu
dents only and things have come to a
pretty pass when students cannot safe
ly leave their lockers open. The thieves
centalnly will be prosecuted if dis
covered." OREGON SAILING NORTH
Battleship's Officers Guests at Ve
suvlan Farewell Reception.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sov. 23.
In a setting strikingly Neapolitan, the
officers of the old battleship Oregon
were honored with a public reception
by the Chamber of Commerce today.
The festivities were held on the long
stretch of ocean beach.
As the officers assembled on the
beach a bonfire on top of Rincon
Mountain, 10 miles across the bay, was
lighted and sent skpward a volume
of flame and smoke that was wonder
fully realistic of the true Vesuvius.
The Oregon will depart Saturday for
San Francisco. A stay of about an
hour will be made Sunday, and she
will proceed north for Bremerton.
RICH BABE SEEKS HOME
neir to $200,000,000 Is Delicate
and Would Live in Sunshine.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23. (Special.)
To find a healthful spot In which to
build a home for their $200,000,000
baby, heir to, the combined wealth of
John R. McLean, owner of the Wash
ington Post, and the late John R. Walsh,
of Colorado, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
McLean arrived today in thlr private
car and left soon afterward for San
Diego. The important baby is delicate
and the parents hope that somewhere
on the sunny slopes of California a
place may be arranged suitable for the
tiny heir.
FIRE HOSE QUELLS
Iw. DISTURBERS
Mob Waves Red Flag in
Aberdeen Streets.
NEAR RIOT FOLLOWS ARRESTS
Water Volley Disperses Crowd
Charging on Jail.
TROOPS MAY BE BROUGHT
500 Citizens Swarm In to Send In
coming Industrial Workers on
Their Way, but Martial
Law May Be Declared.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 23. In
dustrial Workers of the World, who
have been holding street meetings here,
almost precipitated a riot tonight. Had
It not been for the effective Influence
of water poured on the mob by the fire
department. It Is believed that Gover
nor Hay would have been called on to
send troops to handle the situation.
The trouble grew out of the refusal
of the Council to grant the free use
of the down-town streets and the re
fusal of the Industrial Workers to
speak on the streets assigned to them.
Five arrests had been made In the
last 24 hours, but tonight a red flag
was carried and red tags were sold to
those who favored so-called free
speech.
Mob Rushes Jail.
A mob finally rushed to , the Jail,
where some of their number were im
prisoned. Jeering and yelling threats, an at
tack on the Jail by the excited throng
seemed certain, when those In the front
of the line were suddenly met with a
stream of water from a fire hose,
manned by the city fire department.
' In less than a minute the mob,
drenched and shivering, the fight all
taken out of It by the sudden cold
shower, was on the run and the author
ities had the situation In hand tem
porarily. Many citizens In cafes and stores,
who had rushed out to see what was
going on were soaked as badly as the
I. W. W. disturbers. This effective
defense was directed by Mayor J. W.
Parks and the City Council, who were
meeting at the time.
600 Citizens Sworn In.
The trouble Is not over, however, by
any means. Though the fire hose had
a salutary effect, the city Is filled with
I. W, Wr. men tonight, all surly and
looking for trouble. So serious is the
outlook that 600 citizens have been
sworn in as special policemen to pre
serve order tomorrow.
Every train into the city from now
on will be met by a force of citizen of
ficers and incoming Industrial Workers
who have been sent here from other
cities will be promptly corraled and
hustled out of the city. Preparations "
have been made to handle as many men
as the I. W. W. can possibly send here.
. Mayor Parks has taken personal
charge of the situation, together with
Chief of Police Templeman and leading
citizens, aid they are determined to
keep peace and prevent disorders.
Women and children will not be al
lowed on the streets after 8 o'clock at
night and if necessary Governor M. E.
Hay will be called on to furnish troops.
Martial Law Possibility.
The city will even be put under mar
tial law if it is necessary. Hoquiam,
which adjoins Aberdeen, sent word to
night through Mayor Ferguson and
Chief of Police Wyerich that it will
co-operate with Aberdeen to keep the
Industrial Workers out of the Grays
Harbor country.
The riot tonight began when one
street speaker stepped inside the pro
hibited limit in G street and defied ar
rest. He was not arrested. Then the
mob was organized and marched to
ward the City Hall to take from tho
cells men ImprTsoned yesterday for
violating the street-speaking ordinance,
awaiting trial. The Council was In
session In rooms above the Jail at the
time and when the members were no
tified by telephone of the coming of the
mob. Mayor Parks immediately called
police and firemen Into action.
A speaker had Just mounted a soap-
tox, when his arrest was ordered.
Then Chief Tamblyn, of the fire de
partment, ordered out his men and the
hose was turned on, burying f.he orators
under water. They were driven from
one Btreet to another and finally gave
up the battle. Crowds thronged the
streets and aided the firemen and po
lice. Socialists Not Behind Acts.
The Industrial Workers do not have
the backing of the Socialists, according
to Max Korn, the Socialist leader here
and candidate for Mayor last Spring.
He says Socialists are satisfied with
the speaking limits set by the Council,
which were made after conference with
the Socialists, in accordance with the
needs of traffic. But the Industrial
Workers have never been satisfied.
Two months ago Mayor Parks re
ceived a telegram from their headquar
ters in Chicago, saying they intended
to force a repeal of the street speaking:
law here or "make grass grow in the
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