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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL,. I. VIII. NO. 18,410
Entered at Portland Oregon)
Postoffiee as Second-Class Matter.
60-CENT TURKEY IS .
FOUND SLOW SELLER
THREE GLAREMONT
CARLISLE IN SEATTLE,
SAYS NOTE TO POLICE
TRAIX ROBBER ASKS CHIEF TO
LET HIM REST AWHILE.
FIRE CAUSES HEAVY
DAMAGE AT MOSIER
SEVEN" BUSINESS BUILDINGS
COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
LICENSE AT ELLIS
ISLAND GIVEN REDS
PERSHING TO BE IN
PORTLAND JANUARY 17
ROBBERS GET LIFE
10 FREE JEIIIIS
TOCR OF INSPECTION
START NIGHT OF DEC. S.
TO
DEALERS FORCED TO CUT
PRICE TO MOVE STOCKS.
MEXICO n
IBS GET 14
PER IMS
Workers Reject Garfield's
Wage Award.
GOilL WILL NOT ED UPi
Burgess' and Peringer's
Slayers Plead Guilty.
DEFIANT ATTITUDE IS GONE
Government Will' Not Allow
Operators to Pass Buck
On to Consumers.
FRIGE CONTROL RETAINED
Fuel Administrator Wins in
Cabinet Session in Fight
Against Secretary.
55 and Kvcn 50-Cent Cards Posted
in Some Markets and Sales
Below Cost Reported.
The demand for 60-cent turkeys
was not as keen as the poultrymen
expected, and they found it necessary
to cut prices yesterday. In the fore
noon 60 cents was the price greneraJly
asked, but by noon most of the large
dealers had reduced the price a nickel.
Even at 55 cents the turkeys did not i Banaster Nervous and Makes
go fast enough, so 50-cent carda were
posted in several of the markets.
In one way or another the retailers
managed to dispose of their stocks,
which were much smaller than in re
cent years. Only a few late shipments
were received yesterday. Had a large
supply come in at the last moment,
as on last Thanksgiving, a decided
slump in prices would undoubtedly
have occurred.
Neither the retailers nor the whole
salers made money on turkeys this
year, according to their statements.
The early retail profit seemed large,
but before the sale was over some of
them were selling birds at less than
cost.
Plea for Leniency.
JUSTICE SPEEDILY METED
TREATY SIGNING DELAYED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 A gov
ernment plan for settling the soft
coal strike which embodied a 14 per
cent wage increase for miners and
the stipulation that there should be
no increase in the price paid by the
public was laid before miners and
operators tonight by Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield.
Declaring that Secretary Wilson,
acting as the "authorized agent of
the cabinet and of President Wilson,"
had offered an increase of 31.6
per cent, John L. Lewis, acting presi
dent of the mine workers, asked 1 if
the government intends to "repudiate
the acts of Secretary Wilson."
Task Not Secretary's.
Dr. Garfield replied that Mr. Wil
son made his proposal as a mediator
to facilitate negotiations and that
Mr. Wilson told him today it was
the duty of the fuel administrator
to fix prices, and that it was not the
function of the secretary of laboi.
"The cabinet has decided that the
basis I have suggested is sound and
right," Dr. Garfield said.
Mr. Lewis announced that the
miners would not accept.
After a three-hour conference at
which representatives of the miners
openly declared the new scale was
"insulting" and sharply questioned
Dr. Garfield, the sub-scale commit
tee composed of miners and opera
tors met to consider the settlement
plan and quickly adjourned. An
other meeting will be held tomor
row. Operators to Try Again.
The miners refusal to accept,
while not announced to Dr. Garfield,
was taken by the operators to be
definite. Thomas T. Brewster, chair
man of the operators' association,
declared the Garfield 14 per cent
statement formally eliminated Sec
retary Wilson's proposal for a 31
per cent increase.
"The operators are ready to ne
gotiate a new wage agreement,'
Brewster said, "despite Dr. Gar
field's statement that the govern
ment will not permit an advance in
the price of coal."
While the sub-scale committee will
give consideration to the proposition
the full committee, representing both
sides, will remain here to receive
any plan of settlement that might be
agreed upon.
Miners Protest Award.
There was a sharp protest from
the miners over the increase, which
was much lower than they had ex
pected. Frank Farrington, president
of the Illinois district, was cheered
when he declared that union Jiien in
his state would not accept it. An
swering Farrington, who wanted to
know if miners refusing to work
would be classed as outlaws, Dr. Gar
field said the government could not
compel anybody to work but that it
would provide every protection for
those willing to go into the mines
and give the country the coal it
needs.
Operators will meet tomorrow to
decide whether to grant the increase
in view of Dr. Garfield's positive
announcement that no increase in
the price of coal would be allowed
Many of them shared the view ex-i
pressed by Phil H. Penna, of Terre
Haute, Ind., that some of the largest
companies would be forced to shut
down if that much increase was
given.
Some Forecast Fight.
William Green, secretary of the
nited Mine Workers, declared to
morrow would see the nd of all ne
gotiations. Many of the miners said
they agreed with Alexander Howat
president of the Kansas miners, who
announced that ''ir we are unable to
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Jugo Slav Envoys Find They Luck
Requisite Powers.
PARIS, Nov. 26. Contrary to ex
pectations, Jugo-Slavla's plenipotenti
aries did not sign the Austrian peace
treaty this afternoon.
The reason given was that they
found they did not have the re
quisite powers to sign the different
annexes.
The plenipotentiaries have eierht
days in which to procure the neces
sary power and it is believed this
authorization will be received.
The annexes provide for protection
of racial minorities, repatriations con
cerning Italy and a financial arrange
ment regarding sharing of expenses
in the liberation of the former Austrian-Hungarian
monarchy.
The time for the signing of the Bul
garian peace treaty has been defi
nitely fixed for 10:30 A. M. tomorrow
in the Neuilly town hall.
Judge Gatens Tells Pair They Are
Lucky to Escape Xoose; Ogle.
Blamed for Shooting.
CIDER COMING U. S. DRINK
Prohibition Creates Great Demand
for Apple Juice.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Prohibition
has bred a national thirst for cider.
so irresistible that apple juice prom-:
ises to become the great American
drink, according to Dr. Eugene H.
Porter, state commissioner of food
and markets.
Cut, says Dn Porter, the supply is
small. The present crop of cider ap
ples is about one-third that of former
years "and the big dealers are scram
bling to get enough to supply their
customers."
"Much has been written and aaid ol
hard cider," he says,' "but in most
cases, it has been soft cider wearing
wolf's pelt. Hard cider with a na
tural 'kick' is difficult to make and
more difficult to keep. Seeking con
solation in yeast-treated cider is un
wise as its effects on the drinker are
far from salutary."
DALMATIA DUE TO FALL
Jugo-Slavs Hear D'Annunzio Plans
to Attack Spalato.
PARIS. Nov. 26. Jugo-Slav head
quarters in Paris learns from Spalato
by way of Belgrade that D'Annunzio
proposes to return to Zara with
strong forces and proceed thence to
Sebenico, after which he will attack
Spalato.
Admiral Millo is' said to have given
his word of honor that all Dalraatia
would be occupied by D'Annunzio's
volunteers and become wholly Italian
under the king of Italy. Recalci
trants, it is added, are to be starved
into submission a.nd Jugo-Slav func
tionaries who refuse the oath of a!
legiance to the king of Italy will be
expelled.
Italian squadrons at Genoa and
Smyrna. It is reported, have placed
themselves under the orders of D'An
nunzio and Millo.
After a statement to the court
which admitted participation in the
robbery of Claremont tavern guests,
but denied firine the . shots which
killed J. N. Burgess and George E.
Peringer last Friday night, David
Smith and Walter Banaster pleaded
guilty to an indictment for murder
yesterday afternoon, two hours after
their companion. James Ogle, had
made a similar plea and they had sur
prised the court and their own attor
neys by entering pleas of not guilty.
All three were sentenced to life Im
prisonment in the penitentiary.
The trio will leave the county jail
tomorrow for Salem to begin serving
the sentences imposed- by Presiding
Judge Gatens. The jurist told them
they were to be congratulated mat
capital punishment was not imposed
in Oregon, else they would have gone
to the gallows for their crime.
Both Arrmf Osjle.
Smith and Banaster accused Ogle
of the murder, saying that the button
shops Oele said he had worn and
which had .been identified by persons
robbed as belonging to a highwayman
who did no shooting were Smith's
shoes, and the two small revolvers
Ogle claimed he used in the robbery
belonged to Banaster, and were car
ried by him that night.
Ogle was not present while his
pals in the robbery were shifting the
murder blame to him, having already
pleaded guilty and been sentenced.
All three men were expected to
plead guilty when they appeared in
court at 2 o clock, for they naa toia
their attorneys, Morris A. Goldstein
and Frank J. Streibig Jr., that they
id not intend to fight the case. A
curious crowd clung to window sills,
stood on chairs, and banked against
the railing In the courtroom wnen
the names- of the three were called
t 2 o'clock.
Plena Are Withdrawn.
Only a few court attaches and at
torneys were in the room when two
principals in the robbery later ap
peared to withdraw their pleas and
declared that, while they knew they
were equally guilty in the eyes of the
law whether they pulled the trigger
of the revolver which killed two of
Oregon's leading citizens or not, they
did not commit the murder.
Banaster pleaded for mercy at the
hands of the court. Smith did not.
Banaster had none of the defiant
smile which played about his lips
when he appeared in the courtroom
the day before and noted the morbid
throng. His face was red, his fea
tures worked nervously and perspira
tion stood out in beads on his fore-
Promise Is Made That Outlaw Will !
Leave In Few Days on Short !
Line if Let Alone.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) Bill Carlisle, the outlaw who
escaped from the Wyoming state
penitentiary last week, is In our
midst, according to a letter received
by Chief of Police Warren today.
Not only is Carlisle In Seattle, but
he urges the chief and his minions
to "lay off," as he wants to get a few
days' rest, after which the outlaw
promise's he "will blow" out of Seattle
and into the state of Oregon.
The letter, written in lead pencil
and postmarked 4 P. M., November
25, at one of the terminal postoffiee
stations, reads as follows:
"Chief of Police:
"Hello chief. This seems like a
peaceful city, so I guess I'll give
thanks with thee. Just got In. Some
road that Milwaukee. Lay off me
chief. I need a rest. Will blow in a
few days. Oregon Short line next so
don't you worry. Regards to Yon Pea.
Cuckoo.
"Bill Carlisle.
"P. S. X X X for the mayor."
Chief Warren doesn't know whether
he is being "kidded" by a practical
joker or whether the robber really is
a visitor.
There is a reward of $200 for the
man. woman or child who picks
"Bill" up.
PQIIMDEXTER STARTS RACE
Senator Seeks Indorsement of Party
at Pierre, S. D., Convention.
MITCHELL, S. D., Nov. 26. Senato
Miles Poindexter, Washington, has
entered the race for the indorsemen
of the republican party at the pro
posed convention to be held at Pierre,
S. !., December 20. ,
This announcement was made to
day by James Wesley Bryan, Poin
dexters representative, and a forme
congressman from Washington.
Senator Poindexter is the third
candidate for the republican presi
dential nomination to launch his cam
paign in South Dakota, having bee
preceded by Wood and Lowdec.
PAN-GERMANISM REVIVING
Crowds in Potsdam Cheer Luden-
dorff and ex-Kais-er.
BERLIN", Nov. 26. Pan-German im
perialistic demonstrations were re
sumed at Potsdam Tuesday. Large
crowds assembled outside the parson
age, where General Ludendorff is
staying- The 'general came to a win
dow and in a speech extolled the
Prussian spirit and militarism.
The crowd sans- imperial songs arid
cheered Ludendorff. the former empe
ror and miUiaWsm and shouted
abusively against the government-.
BUMPER CROP GATHERED
World Production of Corn, Pota
toes and Rice Big. '
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. Bumper
world crops of corn, potatoes, barley,
rye, sugar beets and rice for this year
are shown in estimates compiled by
the international institute of agri
culture at Rome, made public today
by the department of agriculture.
The production of wheat, oats and
flaxseed, however, shows a decrease
from the average for the five years
ended in 1917.
Wheat production in 14 counties,
excepting the central powers, will
reach 2.040.509,000 bushels, 96.S per
cent of the five-year average. Corn
will amount to 3,126,194,000, 14.8 per
cent greater than the crop produced
last year and 4.4 per cent greater than
that produced for the last five years.
Other crops are estimated as follows:
Rye. 169,414,000 bushels. 124 per cent
five-year average: oats. 2,085.786.000
bushels, 90.3- per cent; sugar .beets.
10,314,000 tons. 114.8 per cent.
Explosion of Oil Stove Starts Blaze
, Which Rages 12 Hours Before
Brought Under Control.
MOSIER, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.)
Fire, which started at 2:30 .o clock
this morning from an oil stove In
the Graham building, occupied by the
Cole druE store and the telephone
exchange, completely destroyed that
structure and six others, comprising
approximately one-half of the busi
ness section of Mosier. The fire was
not brought under control until 2:30
o'clock this afternoon.
After the flames had consumed five
buildings on the east side of Main
street, they leaped across the street
to the Srtauss dry-goods store.
This structure, though badly dam
aged, was saved by the work of
citizens who organized bucket bri
gades. The Sturges building, used
by the Mosier Fruitgrowers' associa
tion for Its temporary dining room
and sleeping .quarters, caught fire,
but was saved. The largest losses
were Cole's drug store and a barber
shop. Three of the structures de
stroyed were unoccupied. '
Pressure of the Mosier city water
system was inadequate to reach the
flames with hose, and the flames
rapidly gained headway in spite of
the work of scores of citizens who
hoisted ladders and brought buckets
into action.
Shortly before noon, when the fire
fighters realized that the flames
could not be extinguished by the
forte, a call was sent to the work
men on the stretch of the Hood River-
Mosier highway. Two hundred men
responded and their efforts enabled
the fighters to put out the flames 13
hours after they were started.
The loss is estimated between
$30,000 and 340,000. Stock and fixtures
of Cole's drugstore were - partially
covered by insurance.
Mr. Uhl Says Place Was
'Forum of Bolshevism.'
HOWE'S SYMPATHIES SHOWN
General and Staff Plan to Visit All
Cantonments, Army Posts and
Aviation Fields.
Correspondence Indicates Of
ficial Befriended Radicals.
HUNGER STRIKE STILL ON
Three Men Break and Answer Din
ins Room Call Method Found
to Combat Silence.
HOLLY DEMAND JS HEAVY
S0L0NS WANT MORE PAY
Labor Members of Parliament Say
Salaries Are Inadequate.
LONDON, Nov. 14. Labor members
of parliament here are agitating for
an increase in their parliamentary
salaries, which now are about $2000 a
year.
The present salary, which repre
sents a pre-war purchasing value of
approximately $800, is regarded as
hopelessly Inadequate for the mainte
nance of a legislator in London.
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AST0R CAN'T LOSE TITLE
Bill to Take Away Peerage Is De
feated in Commons, 169 to 5 6.
LONDON, Nov. 26. A bill introduced
in the house of commons under which
Viscount Astor would have been able
to give up his title, inherited from
his father, the late Viscount (William
Waldorf) Astor, was defeated by a.
vote of 169 to 66.
Concord Farmer Receives Order
From California for 3000 Pounds
OREGON CITT. Or.. Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) George C. Brownell, who
shipped a large amount of holly to i
the dan Francisco market last year,
receiving 35 cents a pound for it, has
an order , this year for 3000 pounds,
and will receive 40 cents a pound.
There is an unusually good demand
for the bright-colored foliage, and
the Brownell holly has attracted much
attention, especialy by those passing
his farm near Concord.
There are 635 trees laden with the
scarlet berries, and after the thou
sands of pounds have been picked the
berries are seldom missed. The trees
are 8 years old.
Two hundred pounds were shipped
a few days ago to supply the demand
for Thanksgiving.
STORK VISITS FATHER, 80
Whitman County Resident Wei
comes 24th Child to Family Circle.
PULLMAN, Wash.. Nov. 26. A
Rooseveltian record that is seldom
equaled is the bost of Whitman coun- f
ty as the result of the arrival of a
14-pound boy at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Hately, who reside 10
miles west of Pullman. Mr. Hately is
80 years of age and is now residing
with his second wife whom he married
20 years ago and his latest family
addition is the 24th. The family in
cludes but one set of twins.
Despite his four score years, Mr.
Hately still Is hale and hearty and
manages his big farm as effectively
as he did a score of years ago. Sev
eral of his sons are now operating
ranches of their own.
NEW YORK. Nov. 26. Letters
showtng a sympathetic attitude on
the part of Frederic C. Howe, former
commissioner of Immigration at Ellis
Island, toward radicals who had been
ordered deported, were read today at
an inquiry by the house Immigration
committee. They were produced after
testimony by Byron H. Uhl. acting
commissioner, that conditions under
Howe's regime tended to make the
Island a "forum of bolshevism, a
bawdy house and a gambling house.
The correspondence, taken from the
committee files at the Island, included
letters written by Howe to George
Andreytchlne. a radical, whose depor
tation order was cancelled; Elizabeth
G. Flynn and Louis F. Post, assistant
secretary of labor: one received by
mm irom ,mma Goldman and one
from Dante Barton, vice-chairman of
the committee on industrial relations.
to Miss Helen Marot in care of "The
Masses," a radical New York news
paper.
Mia. Goldman Intercede..
Miss Goldman urged Howe not to
send "to sure death" in France. Jo
seph Goldberg, a white slaver and i
friend of defendants in Los Angeles
dynamiting cases. Official records
showed) Goldberg had been allowed to
go to 3pain at his own expense after
being tirdered deported.
Andrytchine, an L W. w. rioter,
wrote Ilowe upon cancellation of an
order bt deportation:
"I lyave no words to thank you for
your appreciation and support- Tours
as ever for the emancipation of man
kind." 1 In .reply, Howe wrote: '
"I was immensely gratified to re
ceive your letter advising me that
Acting Secretary Densmore had can
celed your order for deportation."
Elizabeth G. Flynn wrote Howe in
regard to Andreytchine:
"I count you among the first to
see that this young rebel is not sent
to certain death."
YoniiK Man Nice Fellow.
Howe wrote to Louis F. Post, as
sistant secretary of labor, in regard
to Andreytchine's case:
"The young man is a clean, whole
some, nice young fellow."
A letter from Dante Barton to Helen
Marot about Andreytchine said:
"I think we can feel pretty sure
that Fred Howe will continue his
parole. That will give us a longer
time to make a stir with the help of
the 'Whole radical bunch. Densmore's
opinion that he must be deported is
a rotten, legalistic rat-eyed rein-
WASHJNGTON, Nov. 26. The itiner
ary of General Pershing's inspection
tour of cantonments and posts, issued
here today, shows he will cover com
pletely the manufacturing and train
ing machinery erected during the
months of war in support of the
American expedltiona'ry forces. More
than 10Q camps, aviation fields and
ammunition plants will be visited In
order that General Pershing may be
able to recommend to Secretary Baker
a comprehensive plan for maintain
ing adequate facilities to back up
military establishments.
Leaving Washington on the night
of December 3. General Pershing and
his official suite will visit Camp Lee.
Va., as the initial stop and then move
through the southeastern department,
arriving at its headquarters, Charles
ton, S. C, on December 7. Plants and
stations in the central department are
next in line. The holidays will be
spent by General Pershing with his
son and his sister at Lincoln. Neb.,
new start being made west about
January 5.
Officers of Pershing's staff .aid
they expected to arrive at Portland,
Or., about January 17 and reach San
Francisco about January 21. Inspec
tions in the eastern and northeastern
departments have been postponed un
til the return to the Atlantic coast.
Points to be visited after Christ
mas include Camp Grant, Rockford,
Illinois; Rock Island arsenal; Camp
Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha,
Neb., Fort Leavenworth. Kan.; Camp
Funston, Fort Riley, Kan.; Denver,
Colo.; Fort D. A. Russell, Cheyenne,
Wyo.; Fort Douglas, Salt Lt.ke City.
Utah; Portland, Or.; Camp Lewis,
American Lake, Wash.; Mather field.
Sacramento, Cal.; headquarters west
ern department. San Francisco; Ar
cadia and Marsh fields. Los An
geles, Cal.; Camp Kearney, San Diego,
Cal.; Douglas. Ariz.: Camp Boyd. El
Paso, Texas; Camp Travis. Camp Nor
moyle. Camp Stanley, Kelly field, San
Antonio, Texas which is also head
quarters for the southern department;
Ellington field, Houston. Texas; Fort
Sill, Oklahoma; Camp Pike. Little
Rock, Ark., and return to Washing
toft.
Carranza Flatly
U. S.
IS ALERT
War and Navy Departments
Ready to Act to Release
Consular Agent.
NOTE RECEIVED AT EL PASO
STORM HITS BAY REGION
1 5-Mile Gale Sinks Barge; Oak
land Car Service Interrupted.
SAN" FRANCISCO. Nov. 26. A 75
mile gale was reported blowing to-,
night off Point Reyes, and the water
in San Francisco bay became so rough
that a barge with 1500 tons of oil on
board was sunk near Alcatraz island
while being towed. At the weather
bureau here the wind velocity was 42
miles an hour at 5 o'clock. .
Two more barges and a launch were
sunk in the bay during the course of
the evening, and the ferryboat Yerba
Buena s cabin doors were smashed on
the lower deck. Lifeboats were swung
out immediately, but the Yerba Buena
finished its trip in safety.
Streetcar service in Oakland was in
terrupted for an hour or more by
snapped wires, and In San Francisco
signs were blown down and windows
broken by the wind. A large electric
sign on the waterfront toppled from
its position.
Mexican Government De
clares Imprisonment Jus
tified; Envoy Is Blamed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. The
state, war and navy departments are
prepared to deal with any emergency
in case of an unfavorable turn of
events in Mexico, it was stated here.
At today's meeting of the president's
cabinet the strained relations be
tween the United States and Mexico
received serious consideration.
. (By the Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 25. With
the declaration that there is "no
legal foundation nor principle of in
ternational law" upon which the
United States bases its demand for
the release of William O. Jenkins,
United States consular agent at Pu
ebla, the Mexican government,
through Hilario Medina, under-secre-tary
of foreign relations, tonight
stated it was impossible to accede to
the request of the American state de
partment.
It is asserted that tha executive
department cannot, under Mexican
law, intervene at this moment in an
affair which is strictly in the hands
of state courts.
Act Held Justified.
It is declared the imprisonment of
Mr. Jenkins was neither unjustified
nor arbitrary and that Mr. Jenkins
is preventing his own freedom by re
fusing to give bail, for which reason,
it is said, "he cannot be considered a
victim of molestation."
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
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The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
39 degrees; minimum, 33 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, continued cold; moderate
north to east winds.
Foreign.
Pope asks France to free German prison
ers, page J.
Pope's sanction for divorce asked. Page 2.
General Felipe Angeles, traitor to Mexican
government. executed. Page 3.
Rational.
Fourteen per cent rise awarded miners
and operators will not be allowed to
pass buck on to public, Page 1.
General Pershing, on tour off inspection,
expected to reach Portland January 17.
Page 1
Coal mine profits fabulous, says Glass.
Page 4.
Railway workers defer strike action.
Pace 10.
liomMtlr.
License Is given reds at Ellis island.
Page 1.
Red disbursementstotaling thousands in
New York disclosed in court. Page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Judges of Oregon supreme court favor I
re-establishment of capital punishment
law. Page 7. ,
Carlisle, noted Wyoming train robber, ar
rives in Seattle, says note to police
chief. Page 1.
Edward Kiddie appointed highway com
missioner. Page 7.
Fire at Mosier causes heavy property loss.
Page 1.
Sports.
La Grande hish may oppose Jefferson.
Page 12.
Oregon is favored to defeat Multnomah
club football team. rage J2.
Multnomah club boxers win honors in
amateur bouts. page 12.
Washington high defeats Lincoln 26 to 13
In last prep Iootoall same. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Mill run price advances with strong de
mand from feeders. Page 1W.
Chicago corn firmer on covering by shorts.
Page lit.
Wall street stocks are given moderate set
back. Page 10.
Portland-oriental fleet enlarged. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Council discusses the bonding of property.
Page 20.
Turkeys at 60 cents slow seller and dealers
are forced to lower prices. Page 1.
Doya stage bold daylight robbery near Mil-
waukie. Page 11.
Taft and Wood logical republican leaders.
says E. E. Smith. Portland labor man.
Page 10.
Ad club Joins drive against radicalism.
Page 20.
Mayor Baker says money for payment ot
reward is assured. Page 6.
Three Claremont robbers get life. Page 1.
Cold and frost come with Thanksgiving.
Page 4.
Portland to feast aad worship today.
Page 11-
IBv the Associated Press.
EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 26. The re
ply of the Mexican government to
the note of the United States asking
the immediate release of William O.
Jenkins, American consular agent at
Puebla, Mexico, was received tonight
by Andrew G. Garcia, consular-general,
at El Paso.
The note follows:
"Mexico City, Nov. 26, 1919.
"Mr. George L. Summerlin, acting
charge of affairs for the United
States of America.
Intervention Is Refused.
"Sir: I am instructed by the presi-.
dent of the republic to answer here
with your note of November 20,
which you addressed to the Mexican
government on instructions from the
state department of the United
States.
"You will, no doubt, realize the
fact that no legal foundation, princi
ple or precedent of international
right, or even of reason, is involved
in the demand for the immediate
liberation of Mr. Jenkins," who, as
you know, is at present under the
jurisdiction of a judge of the city of
Puebla.
"The Mexican government cannnot
see what the foundation for such a
demand might be. It believes that
it can be only the power of the coun
try that makes it, although the
United States has expressed the de
sire on various occasions that right
and justice should be the basis of its
diplomacy and respect for weak
countries the basis of its interna
tional relations on the continent.
Guilt Not Asserted.
"The terms of a note which I am
answering are attributed by my gov
ernment to an imperfect understand
ing of our penal laws. The imprison
ment is neither unjust nor arbitrary,
as your note states, since Mr. Jen
kins himself has signed contradic
tory statements regarding the kid
naping of which he was a victim.
The judge has had ample foundation
to suppose that he was guilty of the
crime of -alsifying judicial declara
tions and this caused his imprison
ment. "Nevertheless, this imprisonment
does not of itself signify that Mr.
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