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THE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1914. 28 STRIKERS ARE JAILED BY POLICE Women Take Arrested Men's Places on Picket Lines at Centralia Mill. I. W. W. INVASION THREAT Searings Long Drawn Out but All Are Charged With Violation of Ordinance Appeal, to Higher Court Taken at Once. CENTRALIA, Wash, Dec 4. (Spe cial.) Twenty-nine pickets of the striking employes of the Eastern Rail way & Lumber Company were arrested by the police this morning for alleged violation of the new cltx ordinance passed by the City Commission Tues day, effective today, and which pro hibits the congregation of crowds and the use of words or acts tending to provoke an assault. ' When the police rounded up the strikers' picket line and put the men in the City Jail, the wives of the pris oners took their husbands' places and continued their vigil around the mill. As the jail already was taxed to its Capacity, the police dared make no fur ther arrests. The strikers quit when the mill re fused to grant a 10 per cent wage Increase last September. The plant re opened last month, offering jobs to all who would agree not to support the union's demand for recognition. The men gave their names as John Hucker, T. H. Bunch, J. W. Mlncher, James Deweese, John Mlncher, Marlon Cowen, A. Smith, A. Dewit, A. Molden hower, James H. Jones, J. S. Hoover, .A. J. Rankin, R, H. Smith, Clarance Echmidt, J. W. Churcn, W. Prultt. F. L. Rucker, E. L. Woolery, C. P. Cewoese, J. A. Rongey, Andrew Keasler, J. S. Ragan, Ed Hoover, J. P. Joyce, A. H. Sage, William Bristow, W. H. Sage, J. W. Woftord and W. T. Farris. Men Sins; In Jail. Nineteen of these were tried In the Municipal Court today, fines of $5 and costs being assessed, but the court re mitted the fines. The strikers, how ever, will have to work out the costs. The men did not resist arrest, and when locked up In the police station sang songs and gave their union yells. William R. Lee, defeated candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, was retained by the men as counsel and he demanded that each be given a separate trial. This was granted. At the conclusion of each hearing Police Judge Wedmark overruled a motion of Lee that the case be dismissed for lack of evidence, and the attorney for the men Immediately filed notice of an appeal to the Superior Court. Patrolmen Pattern, Louden and De Loche, who made the arrests, were the city's chief witnesses. In the majority of cases the accused men put up no defense. Judgment will be withheld by Judge Wedmark until after all of the men have been tried. "Scab" Call Is Charted. The main charge against the pickets, aside from refusing to break up their crowds when ordered to do so by the police. Is the 'free use of the word "scab." The trials were held in the Council room at the city hall and it was packed to the doors. Other spectators lined the curb on the opposite side of the street. Yesterday afternoon an officer of the timber workers union, the strikers' organization, called on the Chief of Po lice and asserted that if the ordinance was enforced and an arrest made there would be 400 I. W. W. brought into the city from Seattle. The police made arrangements for notification if these men leave Seattle and will swear in 10Q special police in case of emergency. The train will be met in the yards and the men prevented from entering the city. CHARTER ELECTION SOON Jlcdford to Vote on Manager Form of Government. . ' MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 4 (Special.) At a meeting of the City Council last night, a committee was appointed to investigate the new city charter, and it is expected an election will be called before the end of the month, when the charter will be presented to the people. The new charter, which has been the result of nearly 10 months of work, provides for the city manager form of government, with a board of directors elected at large serving without pay. A form of preferential voting also is included, as is a park commission and city Improvement commission. More than 100 different city charters have been studied by the committee and expert advice has been secured from Professor Don Sowers, of the Uni versity of Oregon, In the drafting of tne proposed charter. VANCOUVER WANTS PASTOR Christian Church Elects and Gives Rev. It. IX. Sawyer Call. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 4. (Spe cial.) The congregation of the Chris tian Church has called Rev. R. H. Sawyer, of Portland, to assume the pas torate of the church, succeeding Rev. Floyd A. Ross, who recently was trans ferred to Seattle. Mr. Sawyer Is a recent arrival from the East. The following officers for the year have been elected: E. V. Coats, chair man: M. C. Sharp, clerk: U. L. Frazer. treasurer; W. L. Vest, financial secre tary; trustees, W. W. Sparks, E. H. Wright, John Wheeler, A. E. HInehart and U. L. Frazer, Arthur Smith was re-elected director of the orchestra and Miss Veda Smith organist. Mrs. E. E. Engle will direct the choir. Miss .Lillian Goodnight will assist as organist. struck Medf ord Thursday and two mine sales aggregating nearly $100,000 were consummated. The first sale was that of the famous old Channel mine on Ga lice Creek, which has been under liti gation the last five years. U, K- Owens, C. L. Creelman and John C. Eaton, miring men of Seattle, -were the pur chasers, the price being $65,000. - R. A. Rowley, of Medford, sold his three-quarters Interest In the Rowley copper mine on Drew Creek in Jo sephine County for 130,000 to Dewitt von Ostrand, a capitalist from Wis consin. The sale of this mine was made by Dr. Reddy and Alva 11. Gun Dell, of Grants Pass. The Old Channel mine Is one of the oldest placer properties in Southern Oregon, having been operated for 60 years. It has beehi kept idle by, litiga tion for two years. The new owners declare they will, begin work at once and operate on a larger scale than ever before attempted. Old Channel Is a placer mine and has yielded $2,000,000 in gold. It has 11 miles of ditches with a 600-foot head, supplying four giants. Thirty men will be put at work at once. ... UNIFORM LAWS DESIRED HORTICXLTTRAL SOCIETY ENDS SESSIONS AT MEDFORD. Only Difference of Oplulom Foud Is Regarding; Selection of Chief 1- specter of Fruit for Counties. MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 4. (Special.) Recommending the adoption of uni form laws on the Pacific Coast and throughout tne Rockv Mountain States relating to horticultural indus tries and with the election of officers and committees, the twenty-ninth an nual meeting of the State Horticultural Society came to a close tc night. The following officers were elected. R. C. Washburn, Medford, president; B. W. Johnson, Corvallis, vice-president; C. D. Minton, Portland, secretary and treasurer. Albert Brownell, Portland; C. ' M. Thomas, Talent, and H. D. Lamb, Mil ton, were named by the president as an executive committee, ore of these men being appointed a trustee of the so ciety. The resolution on uniform laws was adopted, with the exception of provls- ion 44, regarding the appointment of chief fruit inspector, there being a dif ference of opinion among the commit tee members as to whether the county pathologist, where one existed, should automatically be chief inspector or whether his appointment should rest with the County Court. The majority report lavored the latter procedure, while a vigorous minority report fa vored the former. It was finally de cided to have the standing committee on uniform laws increased from five to 10 and the consulting committee of five appointed at this session meet with the entire body in the near future to mod ify section 44 sp that it would be ac ceptable to the entire committee. It was voted also to Drenent the uni form laws to the Oregon Legislature at the coming session. The resolution nnally adopted reads: "This society rec ommends a draft for a uniform bill to be presented to the difteront Legisla tures of the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain states, with such changes as may be found necessary to cover local conditions, so as properly to . protect, conserve and foster the various horti cultural interests in the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain states." It was decided to meet at Corvallis next year. DEMOCRATIC WASTE IS BLAMED FOR TAX Mr. Sinnott Says Tariff Fail ure and Extravagance, Not War, Accountable. PLEDGE BREAK CHARGED FISH LAW DELEGATE SENT Rogue River Protection Body to Aid at Portland Sessions.. MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 4. (Special.) At a special meeting of the Rogue River Fish Protection Association Thursday night at the library, presided over by President Isaacs, it was decid ed unanimously to send a representa tive to Portland to attend the annual meeting of sportsmen and anglers of the state to co-operate with the league i icgiKinuvB worn. it. i j. iuwing was selected as representative and any other member of the club who can is asked to attend. The club voted In favor of keeping the present game commission to handle license funds, protested the transfer of game runds to the general state fund and indorsed W. L. Finley for State Game Warden, and Edward Clanton for Master Fish Warden, and Instruct ed Mr. Ewing to work toward this end The club went on record in favor of a closed trout season from November 1 to April 1, including steelheads, for this section of the state. . Proposed changes in the deer law were referred to the Medford Gun Club. Requests .for $300,000 to Fight Predatory Animals In Forests Made Bounty Laws and Board Are Indorsed. PENDLETON, Or, Dec 4. '(Special.) "Failure of the Underwood tariff and extravagance of the Democratic Con gress, not war In Europe, is responsi ble for the deficit In the Nation's re ceipts which made necessary the war tax, declared J. Sinnott nnn. lentative in Congress. In addressing the Oregon Woolgrowers' Association today. He said the Democratic Consrress has expended $100,000,000 more than any Republican Congress before It. He also blamed the nresent tariff fn. niiiim stagnation in the lumber Industry and raw luo democrats naa iaued to keep faith with the voters by falling to en act a rural credit law. Enterprise Man Heads Wool men. -"J""' l.tTVJ LUIllglll, following an elaborate banquet at which .uuiBiuwers or tos state were trims r w n f t Vi i.w i r ,, . uuiujt3rmtii Association. The election of officers resulted in the selection of ,Fred W. Falconer, of Enterprise aft Trtn1o' TXT -a t f Heppner, vice-president, and John G. Hoke, of Medical Springs, secretary- ReSOlUtinnM tX'ay nAnw- the retention of public lands for graz es purposes, opposing the sale by railroads of their non-agricultural lands nntlainff V. : i . . . lainuKus ior in creased transportation facilities and conaemnmg the O.-W. R. & N. Company .! uuinS mo waiiuia gateway." ReKOllltinna Dion . . . .. '"f "Pn Congress to appropriate $300.- me extermination of predatory animals in National forests, requesting the Oregon Legislature to maintain the present bounty laws and not to make y.uSO m ine state Livestock isoard. State Officials Praised. Sln.tr-' Vptprlnorlr, T 1 j. - E. Pinkerton. of the Bureau of Animal .uu.,u, we, praised. , the Forest Service Indorsed and the woolmen Ul?..to c-Perate with the forestry officios in the protection of forests and upbuilding of the wool industry Cons-rena will h i - ..... uicu uy me reso lutions to enact a pure fabric law. to : " , - "ecuon ana stamping of imported meats and provl-de a means IOr StandarHixntlnn r v. Jim grades or wool, as is' now done for cot- An adjourned meeting of the asso ciation will be held at the Oregon Ag ricultural College February 2 to dis wool Ways and "lean8 of marketing Before adjournment S7nn wiped out and a $300 surplus secured SILETZ LANDS GO FUST L,sCOL3i COUNTY GAINS BY SALE OF 112 TOWNSITE LOTS. PRINTING BILL DRAFTED Governor Would Have Peartments Pay Own Expenses. SALEM, Or., Dec 4. (Special.) A bill providing that all state depart ments pay for their own printing has been drafted by Governor West for submission to the Legislature. He- said yesterday that the proposed measure was now being considered by the mem bers of the state Printing Board and the State Printer. The tentative law provides that all money received for printing and bind ing from the various departments be turned over to the State Treasurer and that it shall constitute a printing fund to be maintained as a continuing fund to be used by the Board for the pur chase of supplies and the payment of employes of the printing department. It is further provided that the State Printer, whose salary is not yet fixed, shall act as secretary of the Printing Board, which shall consist of the Gov ernor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer. VINEGAR WORKS PLANNED Wcnatchee Likely Location for Big Eastern Company. WENATCHEE. Wash.. Dec 4. (Spe cial.) A big Eastern company which annually puts out thousands of barrels of vinegar, is making plans to Install big vinegar works here. A representative of the company was here recently, looking over the situ ation and making tentative plans for a site. OLD CHANNEL MINE SOLD Brattle Men Pay $65,000 for South ern Oregon Property. MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 4. (Special.) A sudden revival of mining activity STOCK BURNED IN FIRE Farmhand Singed in Effort to Res cue Animals at Xorth Beach. ASTORIA. Or., Dec 4. (Special.) Fire, supposed to have started from spontaneous combustion, Wednesday destroyed a large barn on the farm of Frank r.. Teaton, near North Beach. Wash, 65 tons of hay, 4 5 hogs, six calves and a number of farming imple ments. The loss Is estimated at tSOOO, with $1500 insurance. During the fire Dick Dletrick, a farm hand, was severely burned about the hands and face while endeavoring to rescue some of the livestock. Mrs. S. V. Prosser, Hillsboro, Bead ' HILLSBORO, Or.. Dec. 4. (Special.) Mrs. Sara Wing Prosser, wife of William A. Prosser, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Brooks, at Hillsboro, Thursday. The husband and the following children survive: Mrs. Maria Truesdale, Fresno, Cal.; Walter E. Prosser, Wrers, Or.; Mrs. C. II. Brooks, Hillsboro; H. J. Prosser. Newport. Or., and Mrs. Mattie Vlnvard. Fowler, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Prosser moved to Oregon In 1S81 and have re sided at Scholia sine. From the waters of the northwest coast of Western Australia a total of 25,440 hun dredweight at mother-of-pearl shell was fished, at an averas selling price last year ot t.jLu a ton. Three Daya See Disposal of 24 Acreage Tracts That Increase Sam Real ized to S 19,983. SILETZ. Or.. Dec 4 irSiwni.i i a Important step towards the upbuilding of Lincoln County has been consum mated In the sale of townslte lots ani acreage tracts embraced in the Stletz Indian L."" . . 1 . . . . . . . . a.,, bi;uwji i. iii in on ine oiietz Indian Reservation Judge John McPhaul. superintendent . oics ui inuian lanas, Washington, D. C, probably created a record In this sale He offered for sale 11? townslte lots and 24 acreage tracts, closing out ouivcjr ai erooa prices with in three da vn Superintendent McPhaul, assisted by George I. Smith, Receiver of the United kat.cB unu vines at Portland, Or., opened the sale November 27, offering lOt 1. blOCk 1. in thA tnwnnlta on K 4 P. M of that day the judge had dis- fvacu ul 3u townslte tots. The acreage wwuncu uiapusui ul me town lots and the entire tract was nolo hnfn,. . on November 30. There Was no rlefnnlr In nnvmA4. i ' any bidders. The total appraised price Of the ln(l nff..AH u. n m iQ TIT ae , the sale brought $19, 983. Rivalry for .uviuo ivm uruugni spiritea Diaaing. COLLECTOR NEAR DEATH South Bend Customs Officer and Newspaper Man 111. SOUTH BEND, Wash,, Dec 4. (Spe cial.) Judge Marlon D. Egbert, Deputy Collector of Customs of this port and marine editor of the Willann Hirk, Pilot, is critically ill at his home here ana may not live.- Last Wednesday he suffered two strokes of apoplexy, the second more severe than the first. He is 71 years of age. has rniAn here 25 years, and before locating in soutn joena eaitea and published a newspaper in Walla Walla, Wash. He has long been Police Judge here and held a number of other offices. In the early history of South Bend he was Prosecuting Attorney of Pacific County and also Court Commissioner later. He has a brother in Tacoma. Castle Rock Poolroom Robbed. CASTLE ROCK. Wash., Dec 4 (Spe cial.) Burglars entered a poolroom here last night and secured several re volvers, watches and other articles. They wrecked a gum slot machine for several dollars in nickels, but over looked the cash drawer in which there were $4 or $5. The proprietor heard the men at work but thought It was his cats. Some of the watches taken were of little value, but the pistols were automatics. 1 -Vear-OItl Runaway Girl Found. CENTRALIA, Wash Dec 4. (Spe cial.) Minnie Dorris. the 17-year-old girl who ran away from her home near Rochester following a whipping admin istered by her father, has been found by Chehalis County authorities, and is being cared for following the refusal of the father to allow her to return home without receiving further punish ment The girl says that the trouble started over an attack made by her iatner on ner momer. The Tremendous Demand for 'The Famous M. and delay in shipments make it impossible for grocers to deliver all orders promptly We Want No One to Be Disappointed ! Don't Worry About Delivery s Place Your Order Now ... " Your Grocer Positively Will Make Delivery But Remember Your Order Must Be Placed This Week f : ' to Enjoy the Special Prices M-J-B- Coffee Week Ends Today, Saturday, December 5th Order a 54b Tin (0)c MJ a Pound (The Most Economical Size) YOU TAKE NO CHANCES Our Guarantee Is Your Protection t ; Just Tell Your Grocer to "Book" Your Order Our 5 -lb. Tin You Can't Buy Better Coffee at'Any Price OUTLAWS ARE TAKEN COLD FORCES J.ULBREAKERS FROM COVER OF WOODS. C. B. Hadleyv Noticing Suspicious Looking; Character With Revolver Capture Prisoner. EUGENE. Or, Dec 4. (Special.) Forced by the cold, bitter rains to abandon the woods which have protect ed them from the Sheriffs posse tor two days, James Clergy and Forest Daugh- erty, outlaws since Monday's jallbreak, stepped Into the county road 17 miles southwest of Eugene and within a few moments were captured by Deputy Sheriffs. They submitted to arrest without resistance, too cold from four nights of exposure to care whether they were captured or not. They said they were trying to make for the coast. "If the weather had been with us we'd have made it," declared Clergy upon capture. The men, who were brought to Eu gene by Sheriff Parker, shortly before 1 P. M. today, were under sentence to serve indeterminate sentences of two to five years, and at 6:30 o'clock tonight they were taken to the penitentiary. The other two men are at large still. although a new clew developed today. Charles Williams, residing at Dexter, reports that a man, whom he identified by the picture as James Allen, the leader of the four, stopped at his house at Dexter Tuesday night and obtained food. The farmers of the county are aroused by the outlaws at large. This morning C. B. Hadley. residing at Hadleyvllle. hear where Clergy and Daugherty were caught, apprehended a suBptcious-look- ing character with a Colts revolver. He leveled his own gun on the man and for two hours the Innocent suspect was wired to a fence by the roadside. The first night after their escape Clergy and Daugherty walked -all night. The next night they remained out In the rain within 100 yards of the shelter of a barn. Yesterday morning they appeared at the residence of John Bailey and asked for food. At that time Mrs. Bailey did not know of the Jailbreak, and after supplying them with food she gave them the directions they asked. Dec. 4. (Special.) Tne new debate coach for the University teams Is Pro fessor Howard Lewis. Professor Lewis is at the head of the economics depart ment and has aided In preparing Idaho teams for debate. Professor Lewis has had considerable experience in training college debaters. The first big debates of the year will be the triangular de bates with Washington State College and Oregon Agricultural College on December 11. Snagboat Clears Upper Willamette. ALBANY, Or., Dec 4. (Special.) The Government snagboat Mathloma la engaged In dealing the channel in the Upper Willamette RlTsr. It left Al bany yesterday to work between this city and Harrisburg. Idaho Debating Coach Picked. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO. Moscow. The Hotel Multnomah through persist ent call by couples and families, who desire a permanent down-town home, have inaugurated the mm n i2 I": VB American Plan Accommodations in -single rooms and rooms en suitey Board and Service as well as enter tainment included. See quarters and get rates Hotel Multnomah H. C. Bowers. Mgr. L. P. Reynolds. Asst. Mgr.