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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1919. Washington Authorities Gath er in Secret Session. LAW ENFORCEMENT TOPIC New Tork Of Hclals Institute Search for .Plant, and. Editor ot Red Newspaper." SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 24. Forma tion of plana for co-operation of au thorities in every county to stamp out radical activities in the state were taken up at the meeting of county prosecuting attorneys held here today, L. JU Thompson, state attorney- general, who called-the conference, said tonlarht. The session was secret, but a statement" of findings wlli. be made public tomorrow, Mr. Thompson eaid. The conference is expected to conclude its work tomorrow morning. In a statement tonight Mr. Thomp son said: "We are not concerned with new legislation. We have met in secret assembly to consider a more strin gent enforcement of present statutes. Knforcing the law is our only prov inne." Present at the session were Gov ernor Louis J Hart, Attorney- General L. It Thompson, Adjutant General Harvey Moss, United States District Attorneys R. C. Saunders of Seattle and F. A- Garrecht of Spokane United States Naturalisation Commis sioner John Speed Smith and other state and city officials. NEW TORK, Nor. 24. State' and fcity detectives are searching for the nlant which prints the Communist World, a radical newspaper which continues to be printed secretly and circulated here despite anti-rea ac tivities. Mr. Maximilian Cohen, edi tor of the paper, is the special object of search by agents from the attor ney peneral's office. Nathan Klkis, who conducts a print ing establishment in which it is al leged the Revolutionary Age was published, was called today before the extraordinary grand jury investigat ing radical activities. Another witness was Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, whose name, it was said, was signed to several blank checks found during a raid upon one of the Communist headquarters. Mrs. Stokes, in a statement given out after her examination by the jury said: . "It is absolutely absurd to say that I have made large contributions to the left wing. It is absolutely false." WASHINGTON', Nov. 24. Convic tion in Washington state of Frank Shaffer on charges of violating the espionage act was in effect sustained today by the supreme court declining to review the case. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 24. Frank Shaffer of Everett, Wash., was con victed here in June, 1918, of violating the espionage act and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. It was charged Shaffer, who was an officer of the International Bible association, circulated copies of "The Finished Mystery." chapter in this city Bunday. Twenty four local men were put through the ritual at the Chamber of Commerce building. The Portland visitors made their headquarters at the Weinhard hotel and were entertained at a dance Saturday evening. After the ceremonies a banquet was served at the Weinhard hotel Sunday evening. " Lae J. Malarkey was elected president of tha local chapter. The following officers and members of the Portland chapter left Sunday night for home: Pinkerton Day, presi dent; Dr. Waller J. Larson, vice- president; Ruben B. Smith, master of ceremonies; William Poitles. secre tary; Leslie. R. Cooke, treasurer; Henry Burger, sergeant -at -arms; Eastman Markell, inner guard; Louis Lack, outer guard; John Whitten, Paul Dunkell, Richard Mullen, Leo Smith, Donald Hanson, Carl Massey, Edward Crosby, Jamea Troy, Jack Leary, Gregg Warner, Ed Topping, Harold Shadle, Harvey P. Stiles and Albert T. Dugan. HONOLULU JAPS ROUSED NIPPONESE PRESS PROTESTS PICTURE BRIDE" STOPPAGE. com issue wow WAITS ON CABINET Garfield and Secretary Wil son Are Not in Accord. FALL IN COST FORECAST Lewis, acting- president of the United? CRIME WAVE LAID TO STRIKE Chicago Street Lamps Dark and Robberies Are Numerous. , CHICAGO, Nov. 24. The Btrike of the soft coal miners was responsible in a great degree for tha crime wave which swept over Chicago the past 48 hours, was the declaration made by Chief of Police. Garrity tonight. The coal conservation plan, put in by the city-lighting plant, of cutting off the street arc lights was the 'nvitation for the thugs to begin operations, said Chief Garrity. Forty holdups, 28 automobile thefts. three pistol battles and numerous safeblowings were reported to the po lice. Although there were 132 arrests, the criminals continue to operate. Increases Granted Should Not Ex ceed Those In Cost of Living Over 1913 Base, Is View. Movement Started In America Is Unanimously Condemned by ' . Orientals in. Hawaii. HONOLULU, Nov. 17. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press.) The Japanese press of Honolulu unani mously condemns the movement started recently by the directors of the Japanese association of America with headquarters in San Francisco to stop ths importation of "picture brides." The Nipponese language papers here are united in declaring that to discontinue the "picture bride" sys tem would be detrimental to the best interests of Japan in the Hawaiian islands. . Absentee weddings and the com ing Of the "picture brides" from Japan to join the husbands they never have seen are regarded as valid by both the American and the Japanese governments. According to the practice a Jap anese in America- wishing to marry asks his parents in Japan to choose an eligible girl and Intimate to her parents that a marriage is desired. When arrangements are complete wedding ceremonial is held in Japan attended by relatives and guests, only me groomv oemg absent. lhe bride thus married becomes eligible for a passport to America. here . she joins her husband six months after the ceremony. ALASKA GETS $7,000,000 Yield to States of $18,000,000 for 1 B 1 a Also Reported. SEWARD. Alaska. Nov. 24. rsne- ial.) Federal aDDronriations f o Alaska during the fiscal vear 1919 total 18,000,000. This includes an ap- ropriation ot --5,250,000 for the gov rnment's Alaskan railroad Droiect. and $1,000,000 for coal mining for the avy department. The latter sum was never used and seems somehow to nave been lost in the congression al shuffle at Washington, and must be re-appropriated to become avail able. During this same fiscal year the United States treasury received ap proximately $13,000,000 from Alaska, or considerably more than $2 for each dollar Alaska got from the treasury. n addition the treasury will profit largely in an indirect way through the exportation in that period to the tates of Alaska products of $77.- 377.80a. LOWER POSTAGE FAVORED Burleson Approves Proposed Cut in Local Letter Kate. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Postmas ter-General Burleson has approved pending bill to reduce the rate of local first-class letter postage to penny an ounce. A letter for delivery within the posfeU limits of the -office in -which it is mailed would take 1-cent stamp instead of - a 2-cent stamp. Mr. Burleson has advised congress men that the present 2-cent charge on that class of mail exceeds the cost of handling and that he recommends the reduction because he believes the postal service should not be con ducted for profit. The reduction of last July whereby letters went back, to the normal rate of 2 cents and postal cards to 1 cent, the postmaster-general eays, resulted rn a large increase in that class of mail and he believes 1-cent local lt ter delivery would not reduce the total postage revenue mora than $14,- 000,000 a year. . flEW FRATERNITY FORMED Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Estab lished at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) -Twenty-two members of the Oregon Alpha chapter of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity installed the Oregon Beta IF KIDNEYS AND BLADDER BOTHER Take Salts to Flush Kidneys and "Neutralize Irritat ing Acids. LAKE SEARCHED FOR CREW Submarine. Chaser Assists In Hunt for Superior Wreck Victims. SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich.. Nov. 4. -Search of the water about the Parisian islands was undertaken late today by United States submarine chaser 438 and the tug Iowa in the hope of locating survivors of the rear of the steamer Myron, which foundered off Whitefish point in gale Saturday. AO reports reached here of the finding of bodies or sur vivors, although several steamers which passed through the wreckage esterday reported sighting members of the crew clinging to wreckage. The news from Fort Williams. Ontario, that Captain W. R. Neal of he . Myron had been picked up by the steamer Franz and taken to that port aroused new hopes for the safety ot others of the crew of 17. FARM PAPER IS FREE Clackamas County Issuq, Is Devoted to Agriculture. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 24. Spe clal. .) The Clackamas County Farm Bureau News, a monthly paper de voted to the interests of the farmers of this county and edited by County Agricultural Agent K. ci. Scott, made its appearance Monday. It was an nounced that the paper will be circu lated among the farmers without cost, and any farmer in the county will have free rights to use the classified columns of the paper. It is intended to make the paper self-supporting: through the revenue from display advertisements. The current issue is full- of the news of the manifold activities of the agricul tural extension work and the work of home demonstration and schools in the county. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Settle ment of the controversy over a new wage agreement in the bituminous, coal industry tonight awaited action by President "Wilson's cabinet. Fuel Administrator Garfield, speak ing to the Joint wage scale commit tees of operators and miners, an nounced five principles which htvi "governed" him and his associates, but different Interpretations .were Placed upon its various provisions by the workers and the mine owners In Informal discussions after the meet ing. Zr. Garfield called the miners and operators together after a conference with Attorney-General Palmer, Di rector-General Hlnes and Assistant Attorney-General Ames. At the meeting of the cabinet to morrow a definite decision of policy regarding all phases of the strike situation is expected, and if the cab inet Is in disagreement the whole question may he put before the pres ident. Garfield Statemrmt Imaortast. Owing to the disagreement whjca had arisen as to the amount of the increase in the cost of living, and consequently the ter cent of wage advance needed to meet higher living costs, great significance was attached to Dr. Garfield's declaration that "the average total increase in pay over the 1913 base which was the base considered in 1917, should not exceed the present Increase in the cost of living over the same base." "It is also to be considered that the cost of living will fall, rather than rise, during tha next few years,' he added. Operators construed this statement as in conflict with the contention of Secretary Wil3on that miners should receive a 51 per cent wage increase to equalize the margin between pres ent wages and a 79 per cent rise in living costs since 1914. Pointing out - that wartime coal prices were fixed for the purpose of stimulating production, Dr. Garfield declared that the public would not now pay the increase over normal profits allowed during the war. His further statement that any wage in crease should be borne by the op eiators or the public, or qoth, ' was generally taken to mean that part of. the advance must come out of the excess profits of the mining com panies. Large Profits Mentioned. The five principles announced by Dr. Garfield were: First The public must not be asked to pay more than it is now paying for coal unless it is neces eary to do so in order to provide reasonable wages to the mine work ers and a reasonable profit to the operators. "Second The arrangement entered into between the operators, the min ers and the fuel administration, with the sanction of the president of the United States October, , 1917, .was in tended to equalize the wages of all classes of mine workers and to be sufficient to cover the period of the war, but not beyond March 31, 1920; hence the only increase in cost of living which can now be considered is the increase above that provided for by the average increase in 1917, that is to say, the average total in crease in pay over the 1913 base. which was the base considered in 1917, should not exceed the present aver age increase in the cost of living over the same base. It Js also to be considered that the cost of living will fall rather than rise during the next few years. Lewis Is Mystified. Third The maximum prices fixed bv the government on coal were cal- ulated to increase production of coal for war purposes. Coal was basic and the increase imperative. The public ought not to be asked to pay and will not now pay the increase over normal profits then allowed for the purpose of stimulating produc tion. Fourth Any increase in wages now arrived at on the basis of the fore going principles should be borne by the operators or the public, or both, as may be determined by the appli cation of these principles and should take effect as of the date when the men return to work. FifthThe needs of the United States are not alone to be considered. Europe is in desperate need of coal and should Jiave all .that we cap spare. Thomas T. Brewster, chairman oi the operators, said that Dr. Garfield's pronouncement merely reaffirmed the statements ot the luel administration before the wage scale committee last week. I do not know what It all means. was the only comment of John L. DECREE OF DIVORCE IS SITED IX SEATTLE ACTIOX. COURT FINDS BABY MYTH Wife of C. D. Totman, Dentist, Found to Have Filed Fraudulent Birth Certificate With City. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 24. (Spe cial.) By decree of the superior court today, birth certificate No. 6180, filed October 30, in the city registration bureau, and setting forth that a baby girl was born October 20 at 2026 Lau relshade avenue, is held fraudulent and worthless. Presiding Judge A. 'W. Frater. in granting a divorce to Dr. C. D. Tot man, a Seattle dentiat, from Mrs. Jo sephine Totman, ruled that the evi dence had established a fictitious baby, which Mrs. Totman said had been born October 20, but of whose existence there was no proof. Mrs. Totman was not in court. Dr. Totman's orinrinal complaint was filed July 7. He sought divorce on grounds of personal indignities, neg lect and nagging. In her answer, tha wife, in denying all her husband's allegations and seeking a dismissal of the action, admitted the paragraph of the complaint apecifylng that there had been no children born of the union. However, on November 1 the husband learned that a birth certifi cate had been filed purporting to show that a baby had just been born. The certificate was signed by Mrs. M. H. Barbour, who deposed that she had witnessed the birth. The husband denied the birth of a child and de manded an investigation. Before Judge Frater Monday Mrs, Barbour admitted she had not wit nessed the birth, but insisted that she had seen a baby with Mrs. Totman Whether the baby was Mrs. Totman's she could not Bay. Counsel for Dr. Totman charged that if there was such a baby it had been "borrowed for the occasion." Dr, Totman was unable to ascribe a mo five for his wife's desire to appear as a mother. 1 CIVIC CLUBS PLEDGE AID COMMITTEE FOR HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN NAMED. Council of Presidents Decides to Co-operate in Move ; Special Addresses Planned. Every civic and commercial or ganizatlon in Portland will co-oper ate in Portland s Bhare of the nation wide holiday campaign, which is be ing sponsored by the Greater Port' land association. The council of presidents of- h civic and commercial organizations, meeting at the Imperial hotel at noon yesterday, indorsed the campaign and pledged the co-operation of their v nous clubs in the carrying on of th campaign through speakers who will appear as the movement advances, before the various organizations. The complete personnel of a com mittee named yesterday will be as follows; . Marshall N. Dana, chairman for the Ad club; Dr. George H. Doug las, for the Rotary club; Ira Riggs, for the Progressive Business Men's eiub; Herman von Borstel, for the realty board; A. C. Newill, for the Civic league; H. A El'y. for the City club; L. P. Hewitt, for the Kiwanls club; Dr. A. M. Webster, for the East Side Business Men's club; Ralph AVat son, for the Press club; Richard Price, for the Hotel Men's associa tion; John F Dougall, for the Cham ber of Commerce; George E. Jeffery. for the Musician's club; Dow Walker, for the Multnomah club; D. E. Bow man, for the Multnomah guard ; and Miss Florence Prevost, for the Wo men s Ad club. A distinguished soloist, '.!::! a J .'-..'i'.!i:i..!l. I Albert Spalding the inimitable Just returned from the historic campaign in Italy, where he fought for two years under Old Glory. Welcome back this greatest of American violin-virtuosos, who ranks with the acknowledged world masters of the violin. Hear his inspired art. Soloist with PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Wednesday Night,:Heilig Theater When you hear Albert Spalding Wednesday night, shut your eyes. Imagine yourself in your own home with that same glorious music pouring upon your ear. That is exactly what the New Edison gives you. Edison chooses only those artists whose performance passes the Edison method of scientific selection. The New Edison Re-Creates the art of these artists with j such fidelity that the ear cannot distinguish between living performance and Re-Created performance. TieNEW EDISON "Tij Pkmirmfik with m Smml" Hear, Wednesday, why Edison found Spalding's art worthy of perpetu ation. Then come to our store, and hear how the New Edison gives you - everything: the living Spalding gives, excepting his physical presence. HYATT. TALKING MACHINE CO. 350 Alder St. MT. SCOTT DRUG CO., 5932 Ninety-second St OREGON EILERS MUSIC HOUSE, 3d Floor, Eilers Music Bldg. REED-FRENCH PIANO MFG. CO., 433-435 Washington St. BRIDGE REPORT IS MM COST OF MORRISON REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $51,000. Kidney and Bladder weakness re suit from liric acid, says a noted au thorlty. The kidneys filter this aci from the blood and pass it on to th bladder, where it often remains to irritate and inflame, causing a burn ing'. scalding sensation, or setting u an irritation at the neck of the blad or, obliging you to seek relief two or three times during the night. Th sufferer is in constant dread, the water passes sometimes with a scald ing sensation and is very profuse a era in, there is difficulty in avoid ing it. Bladder weakness, most folks call It, because they can't control urina tion. While it ie extremely annoying and sometimes, very painful, this is really - one of the most simple ail- menta to overcome. Get about four ounces of Jad Salts from your phar macist and take a tablespoonf ul in a glass of water before breakfast, con tinue this for two or three days. This will neutralize the acids in the urine bo it no longer is a source of irrita tion to the bladder and urinary or gans which then act normally again. Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless, and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is used by thousands of folks who are subject to urinary disorders caused by uric acid irritation. Jad Salts is splendid for kidneys and causes no bad effects whatever. Here you have a pleasant, effer Tsrfnt lithia-water drink, which quickly relieves bladder trouble, LABOR TO AID LEGION VancouTer T"nions Deplore Shoot ing at Centralia. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. i4. (Special.) Since the I. WV W. shoot IriK in Centralia, Wash., on Armistice day. nearly every union in Vancouver has adopted resolutions deploring the- crimes and pleasing me memoers 10 do all in their power to punish the criminals. similar resolutions have been adopt ed by lodgres, granges, commercial clubs and other organisations in mis citv and county. There are seven men in the county Jail charged with being members of rhp I w. W. P. J. Kirwin has been appointed special prosecutor of the cases. The prisoners an iiieau.u guilty. Pastor Wins War Cross.- Rev. E. A. Ballis. brother of Mrs. Eva Ballis Douglas and N liuam tsai lis of this city, has reeeived the crotx ri .aruerre and a citation from Mar, ghal Petain, eommander-in-chief of the French armies in ine east, ac cording to news received here. Rev. Mr. Ballis was for 16 months with the French and American armies, serving on the Verdun front 'and later in the Bt. Mihtel salient. The citation states that the chaplain '"never failed to minister in the very front-line trenches." S. A H. Green stamps for cash Holman Fuel Co. Main tit, A ilil ALL DOGS NEED TAGS District Attorney Holds That Each Must Be Licensed. ROBEBURG, Or., Nov. 24. (Spe cial.) District Attorney JCeuner in an opinion made public today regarding a law passed by the last legislature requiring counties to issue dog licenses takes the position that It is necessary for persons owning dogs to obtain a license for each animal. In each instance the county must fur nish a leather collar with the license riveted on. In the event the license is not worn by the dog it is the duty of the police officers to kill the animal A failure to apply for a license is 1 punishable by a fine of $10. East Approach, Especially, Said to Be in Poor Condition; New Decking Is Recommended. By the expenditure o $51,000, for which provision is made in the 1920 bridge budget, the Morrison bridge can be made safe for traffic for at least ten years more, according to the report of W. A. Eatchel, roadmas ter and superintendent of properties, made to the county commissioners yesterday following a personal inves tigation of the structure. Immediate steps to repair the deck ing on the Morrison bridge were or dered by the county commissioners, as It was reported in dangerous con dition, particularly on the east ap proach. This work will be attempted by Mr. Eatchel ana a crew oi county -.rnitruetion men. Extensive work will not be done until the plans of the state highway commission for Duttine the structure Into shape are completed. Mr. Eatchel's inspection was made with the assistance of high way engineers. The floor system or the bridge must De rearrangea, dui this will take time, as stresses and strains must be carefully figured, it is asserted. The roadmaster does not favor spending much money on the bridge proper before it is reinforced. Baying that it -wpuld -be a waBte of money. Should it be decided to rebuild the Burnside bridge next year, remarks Mr. Eatohel, it woula require three. years ' oi . work before the Driage could be opened to traffic, during which time the Morrison bridge would have to bear a heavy share of the burden and should be in first-class condition. Unless the emergency decking or dered by the commissioners is done, the bridge, may be closed to trattio before the end of the year, it was said. Such repairs should be made im mediately, without waiting for the re sults of the exhaustive investigation of state highway engineers suggests C. B. McCullough, state highway en gineer, in a report suDmittea. tie e-rees with Mr; Katcnei mat me planking on the Morrison bridge la in dangerous -condition. the injury of two others, was never delivered to its destination at Baker, Or. She asks $100 damages. The wires were under federal control at the time. Telegraph Company Sued. A suit for damages against the Western Union Telegraph company was begun in federal court yesterday through - a complaint filed by Mrs. Clara Roy Clark. Mrs. Clark asserts that a message which she sent con cerning the death of Frank and Earl Nunn in an automobile accident, and y Japs Find Red Pamphlets. YOKOHAMA, TCov. 24. (Corres pondence of the Associated Press.) Bolshevik . propagandist pamphlets printed in Japanese have been found in circulation in Japan. 13th Street Lot Brings $7000. Sale of a piece of property 35 by 70 feet in area on the east side of Thir teenth street, between Taylor and Salmon, by the trustees of Reed in stitute has been announced, the con sideration beinjr piven as $7000. The trust department of the Hibernian Savings bank has taken title to the property for a client whose name has not been disclosed and expects to erect a small building for business purposes upon the site. Student Accidentally Shoots SeH. - ALBA NT", Or., Nov. 24. (Special.) An accidental self-inflicted wound In the leg: just after he had recovered from a broken arm was the experience yesterday of Albert Bayne, Albany high school student who resides near Peoria. The injury was caused by the discharge of a small-caliber re volver while he was in a boat. At tha beginning of the football season Bayne turned out for practice, but before any of the games he suffered a broken arm 1n a sorimmasre. 3 - f. AH! THAT'S IT FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STS. coa-Bua swuiLAaiD bldo. 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