54 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECE3IBER 8, 1919. C0I1L SUPPLY GOME, i n ittl riprn nn n n r duiilthulo undid Hundreds of Families in Dire Circumstances. EMERGENCY FUND ASKED how he accomplished his ends. Then, having aroused their curiosity to the straining point, he made them laugh with him as he exposed each trick in turn A committee of citizens, including City Commissioner Mann, made care ful inspections of all apparatus used by Cunning in his famous rope trick, wherein he tied himself securely and then performed aeemlngly impossible things while tied to a chair. The committee was absolutely satisfied that the performer was securely bound, but after the trick had been competed Cunning caused the com mittee some discomfort when he showed how even they had been tricked. Hal M. White, manager of the au ditorium, arranged last night for an extra performance again tonight, de to the fact that hundreds of people were unable to procure .Beats for last night's performance. MINERS MAY PICK GOAL AGAIN FRIDAY Garfield Wage Proposal Is Thought Settlement Basis. Coldest Weather in 3 0 Tears ana Lack of Fuel Combine to Cause Suffering. BUTTE, Dec. 7. The shortage 01 fuel has caused the most critical con dition which ever confronted Butte. Mayor Stodden has been authorized by the city council to set aside an emergency appropriation to provide for hundreds of families in the min ing camp who now are in dire circum stances. Thousands of men in Butts are out of work and unable to pro vide their families with either fuel or other necessities of life, because of the closing of mines for want of fuel. Every pound of coal available has been sent needy people in email de liveries. The Boy Scouts in a canvass of the city obtained 600 tons of coal from willing donors, all of which today has been exhausted and tomorrow will find Butte with hardly a pound of coal. Wood, obtained from old demolished vhacks, has been delivered as rapidly as possible, but tnat source of supply also Is exhausted. Some coal Is expected to reach Butte tomorrow over the Union Pa cific from Utah. One of the means of temporary relief contemplated by the rlty fuel administration and the gen eral committee Is to establish public roup kitchens to supply ttie needy with food. With the coldest winter weather prevailing in Butte In the history of the city for the last 30 years, the combination of circum stances is ens' of the most drastic with which the authorities ever have contended. HELENA, Mont.. Dec. 7. Movement of 100 cars of coal from the head of the Great. Lakes to Montana began today, according to a telegram re celve.d' by M. H. Gerry Jr., state fuel administrator. The coal will be dis tributed to Montana points most in need of coal for fuel, Mr. Gerry said. Apportionment of the coal, la yet to be determined. communications were sent to the Boards of county commissioners in timber counties of the state asking that they organize their counties at once for wood cutting and distribution by placing as many county employes as possible in camps and enlist the services of farmers in this work. With continued cold weather, fore cast for Montana Monday and Tues day, suffering because of the ex treme coal shortage will be intensi fied, it is anticipated. Floods of ap peals for fuel are being received by M. H. Gerry Jr., state fuel adminis trator, and an effort Is being made to get coal to relieve extreme cases in the northern part of the state, where suiiering is most acute. Samuel V. Stewart, governor, reports no new developments in the cal strike situa tion in tne state tonight. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) (serious danger of Idleness in La tiranue is seen in the coal shortna Several train crews already have been laid off. sawmills are very likely to WOMAN DRIVER ACCUSED MRS. FRED ROBBIXS TO FACE RECKLESSNESS CHARGE. Antolst in Collision Declares She Was in Hurry to Attend Fu neral; Hearing Today. Mrs. Fred Bobbins of 19 East Seventy-ninth street will appear in mu nicipal court this morning to answer to a charge of reckless driving as a result of an automobile collision Sat urday afternoon in wnicli her machine struck another driven by Richard Condon of Goldendale, Wash., at the intersection of East Seventy-eighth and Ash streets. Mr. Condon, his daughter. Miss L. Condon, and Mrs. George W. Brown, 698 East Fifty-eighth street North, who were riding with Mr. Condon at the time, were all thrown out onto the pavement by the shock and received bruises which were later treated at the St. Vincent's hospital. After striking the other machine. Mrs. Bobbins' car careened over the curb and stopped on the steps rf the Wesleyan Methodist church, narrow ly missing a telephone pole. Mrs. Bobbins said she was in a hurry to attend a funeral at the First Methodist church. Motorcycle Patrolman Gouldstone reported that she was driving at a high r.te of speed at the time of the accident. She was placed under arrest by Voiice Sergeant Frank Ervin. ' Bail was placed at $250. STOLEN PAPERS FOUND Ex-Employe of Signal Corps Jailed tor Sending Obscene Matter. TAMPA. Fla., Dec. 7. Valuable confidential documents of airplane development from the secret files of the war department have been recov ered here. Charles Alexander Fran cis Ducorron, formerly a confidential employe in the signal corps headquar ters. Is in jail in default of 15000 bond on a charge of sending obscene matter by express while the federal grand jury at Jacksonville is investi gating his connection with the pa pers which were discovered in trunks shipped from Washington. Ducorron said the papers were given him, but refused to say by whom. An army officer from Washington has Identified the papers as those for which a nation-wide search has been conducted since early in November following Ducorron's resignation, George Kllner, special agent, who arrested Ducorron, said tonight. DETAILS" ARE PREPARED Government to Confer "With Miners Tomorrow; Secret Session Held in Washlngotn. (Continued From Firt Page.) at noon Saturday and were closeted until midnight with the attorney-general. They went from the department of justice to the home of a friend and did not appear until train time to night and would not talk or add any thing to the attorney-general's pub lished version of the situation. Who sent for the mrners' leaders or whether they came to Washington of their own ' accord was a question un answered. That the step taken guaranteed the cessation of the coal strike on the part of the organized miners was not asserted anywhere. A definite silence was maintained. The executive com mittee of bituminous coal operators had no information which it would divulge. Speculation Is Active. Gossip was active over the situation which has Involved almost exclusive attention of most government chiefs for two weeks. It was eald in labor circles that the president's proposal would result in giving the miners more than previous government sug gestions would allow. Other versions said that a practical repetition of Dr. Garfield's arbitration offer had been provisionally accepted by the mine workers' union chiefs. It was further said that a difference of method in dealing with the strike had develoned among the government agencies, chiefly concerned, though all were working toward a settlement. Dr. Garfield labored most of the day on a multitude of details of the great iob of trying to conserve coal. Of ficials were confident that the coun try would weather the emergency and those who professed to see early set tlement of the strike predicted that it would be only a short while before the coal output would be. back to normal. Meanwhile the fuel administration, actiner with reEional coal committees, continued to maintain restriction of fuel 'supplies of concerns not on the priority list and to reduce passenger train service to what it was in war days. Palmer to Take Active Part. Attorney-General Palmer is expect ed to take an active part in the fed eral court proceedings- in Indianapo lis Tuesday when the 84 national and district officers of the miners union are to answer charges of criminal contempt of court in the strike cases, Whether Mr. Palmer would act for the president in presenting further the president's settlement proposal at a meeting in Indianapolis of the mine workers' union representatives was not announced, although the session was called by acting President Lew is after the Saturday conference with Mr. Palmer. NEWS FROM CAPITAL AWAITED A. B. Anderson, against encourage ment of the strike. Eighty-four in ternational or district officials of the mine workers are involved, and spe cific charges of violation of the in- junction by payment of strike bene- lln " wen iiiDiuuLeu ngainsi i& officials of two local unions of Clin ton, Ind. The coal situation in the state is increasing in gravity. A majority of the manufacturing plants throughout the state will be closed tomorrow. OHIO CONFERENCE CANCELED Governor Cox Expects Settlement on Nation-Wide Basis. COLUMBUS, O.. Dec. 7. Governor Cox tonight called off the conference of coal operators and miners' leaders which was to have been resumed to morrow at his office In an endeavor o bring about a settlement of the 6trike of Ohio miners. The governor issued the following statement: The indications are that the con- roversy will be settled Tuesday on nation-wide basis. In view of this. the Ohio meeting scheduled for Mon day morning will not be held. It is reassuring to the country that the master hand of President Wilson is again in action. TRAIN HITS AUTO, 1 DIES close down, throwing several hundred Engine of Express Turns Over and men out of work, and unless there is epeedy repair to the coal situation Four Coaches Iieave Track. thfire will be widespread idleness. While the city is on a coal ration. it is but a step to ample wood if really needed, and the city faces no eerlous consequences from fuel short age. The most direct result here of the national coal paucity is the pend ing curtailment or suspension of saw mill and railroad activities. BALTIMORE, Dec 7. The New York and Washington express on the Pennsylvania railroad struck an auto mobile at Bengies, Md., about 15 miles from this city. Rev. William- H. Dell, who was in the machine, was killed. The engine of the express turned over and four coaches left the track. A relief train brought the passen gers to Baltimore. Several passengers were cut by broken glass and the fireman was injured. 8EATTLE, Wash.. Deo. 7. (Spe cial.) Immediate resumption of coal mining in this and other states can not follow acceptance by the national officers of the United Mine Workers of the proposal of settlement coming GIRL, 4, SHOOTS BROTHER from President Wilson, says Ernest " ' ullu,llul Newsham of Seattle, secretary-treas urer of district No. 10. of the United Mine Workers of America, which In cludes the entire state of Washington. When Informed of the contents of the press dispatches from Washing ton. D. C, announcing that John L. Lewis, acting president, and William reen, secretary of the United Mine Workers, had agreed to recommend acceptance of the president's peace proposal and that the recommendation would be made to the general scale committee, the national executive board and other union leaders next Tuesday. Secretary Newsham gave it as his opinion that any compromlee of the strike demands would have to be ratified by a reconvened national convention of the United Mine Work ers before it would be accepted by the rank and file of workers. If the conference next Tuesday re sulted In a decision to accept the the peace terms. Secretary Newsham said, a reconvention could be as sembled at Indianapolis or some other central city within less than a week. provided free use were made of the telegraph in notifying the delegates. Trigger of 22-Caliber Rifle Pulled While at Play. BILLINGS, Mont., Dec. 1. George McDonald, 8 years old. was shot and seriously wounded today at the Mc Donald home near Billings, when hi ittle sister, aged 4, picked up a .22 caliber rifle and pointed It at him In play, pulling the trigger. The bullet is believed to have pene trated the right lung. Pendleton Firemen Elect. PENDLETON, Or., Dec 7. (Spe cial.) Henry Childs is president elect of the Pendleton fire depart ment, and W. E. Ringold, secretary treasurer. Officers were elected at the banquet and annual meeting Fri day night. W. E. Ringold is chief Arthur Keenan, assistant; Oliver P. Leslie, assistant; Lee Wicklund, cap tain; Harold Spooner, first lieuten ant, and Jack Childs, second lieu tenant. MYSTICS' WORK EXPOSED TRICK OF RECEIVING "SPIRIT" MESSAGES ALSO SHOWN. SPOKANE HAS COKE SUPPLY Wood and Small Amount of Coal Also Available. SPOKANE, Wash.. Dec 7. With 10,000 tons of coke on hand and small supply of coal coming into the city, besides considerable wood, Spo kane is not feeling the fuel shortage to the extent experienced in many other cities. It is not anticipated there will be any actual suffering be cause of a shortage of coal before tne mines are again on normal pro duction. BOND FURNISHED BY HOWAT President of United Mine- Workers to Appear Tomorrow. FORT SCOTT, Kas.. Dec 7. Alex ander M. Howat, president of the United Mine Workers of America, District No. 14, appeared before Unit ed States Commissioner Clarence Price today and gave bond to insure his appearance in Indianapolis next Tuesday to answer a charge of violat ing the federal court injunction is sued by Judge Anderson in connec tion with the coal miners strike. Howat was arrested last night. Farrington Gives $10,000 Bond. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 7. After obtaining a writ of habeas corpus from United States District Judge Fitshenry at Bloomlngton, Frank Farrington. president of the Illinois miners, who was arrested last night on a charge of contempt of court, to day gave a bond for $10,000. Farring ton was arrested on information filed in the federal district court at In dianapolis, charging him with viola tion of the injunction Issued by Judge A. B. Anderson and with criminal contempt of court. Kansas Leader Expresses Hope. PITTSBURG, Kas., Dec 7. Alex ander Howat, district president of the Kansas mine workers, expressed the view in a statement here today that If President Lewis and Secretary Green have accepted the proposed set, tlement of President Wilson, as re ported, it is almost certain that set' tlement meets with the agreement of the union miners, or they would not have accepted it. I - TURK CAPITAL CHAOTIC MISSOURI RESUMES MINING OPERATIONS Production of Coal to Meet Needs of People. KANSAS SHIPS 27 CARS Receivers to Continue in Charge of Properties After Union Miners Return to Positions. JEFFERSON CITT. Mo.. Dec. 7. Production of coal has been started in Missouri, and It will continue "until all the needs of the publlo are satis fied, Adjutant-General Harvey Clark announced tonight. The pumps at the Barton county mines are manned the adjutant-general said, and four mines working night and day shifts bf volunteer labor are expected to be in operation tomorrow. Twenty carloads a day are expect ed from these mines. Two already have been mined and were shipped to the state colony for feeble-minded at Marshall. The institution has been without coal for five days. The proposed compromise of the coal strike will have no effect on the Btate's coal-producing efforts, Gen eral Clark asserted. PITTSBURG SHIPS 27 CARS ( : 4rS . V i - t OAT Electrically Toasted Receiver of Mines Expect to Op erate 14 Properties Today. PITTSBURG. Kan.. Deo. 7. Twenty seven carloads of coal were shipped from the mines operating under the Kansas receivership tonight, the rec ord for a single day's shipment, and an increase of 20 cars over yester day's production, it was announced tonight. The receivers also said they had a report that eight cars of coa were produced in the Linn county mines. They hope to have 14 mines In operation tomorrow. Governor Alien announced tonight that operation of the mines under state reoeivershlp probably would con tinue some time and that the receivers would continue In charge even after the union miners return to work. Pro duction will continue regardless of the pending settlement and until the mine workers are actually producing coal, he eald. Reports were current tonight that the governor proposes to call a spe cial session of the legislature to frame labor legislation. 30 Chinese Taken In Raid. Thirtv Chitvese were arrested last night in a raid on an alleged gam bling game at 824 Second street by Patrolmen oods and Burdick. Ah Lun and Ah Bo were charged with conducting the resort and were re leased on f 100 bail each. The others put up $50 bail each. Dancing Table, Slate Writing and Secrets of XIysterlou9 Cabinet Explained to Crowd of 4000. AM of the stock tricks of the spir itualistic medium, mind readers, hyp notists and others claiming mystic and supernatural powers were ex posed by Professor Cunning, who styles himself "the man who knows.' in an entertaining and instructive ex hibition at the public auditorium last night. The dancing table, the particular pet of the spiritualist, was made openly ridiculous when Professor Cunning showed the 4000 people at the auditorium tre belt attachment which he said was Invariably used to cause the table to move and jump and to arise at the touch of the spiritual ist operator. Likewise he showed how spiritual ist readers trick the public with the so-call-ed messages from the spirit world which are written by some un known spirit hand on slates. The se cret panel in the slates was shown after the audience had been mysti fied by the messages which had been written before they were let in on the secret of how the trick was worked. At the outset of his performance Professor Cunning went through the routine programme of the average magician and spiritualist reader, not glvine his audience an inkling as to Auto Backfires, Arm Fractured. Henry Dale, 26 years old, suffered a fractured arm last night white cranking an automobile at Curry and Larrabee streets. The machine back fired and the crank struck his right forearm. He was removed to Eman uel hospital. His home is at 3 East Thirtieth street. Indiana Officials Ignorant of Strike Settlement Terms. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 7. Gov ernment officials and representatives of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica professed Ignorance tonight of the terms of the proposal for settlement of the strike of coal miners of the country, agreed upon last night in Washington by officials of the min ers' union, Attorney-General Palmer and Joseph P. Tumulty, the presi dent's secretary. Henry S. Mitchell, special assist ant to Mr. Palmer, who is here to assist the United States district at torney in the investigation of alleged violations of the Lever tot and ant! trust laws, said he had received no advices from Washington since the conference last night. He would ven ture no opinion as to whether the ! contempt proceedings against heads of the miners' union would be dis missed or postponed. Attorneys for the miners said they had no Idea as to the proposal made in Washington. Ellis R. Searle. editor of the United Mine Workers' Journal, would only reiterate his statement early this morning that whatever proposal had proved acceptable to Acting President John L. Lewis and Secretary Treas urer William Green would be en dorsed by the executive board of the miners when it meets here Tuesday. Mr. Searles said that Mr. Lewis and Mr. Green were not expected to reach Indianapolis before tomorrow, and that in the meantime miners' officials had expected no information on the Washington agreement. A special session of the federal grand jury is scheduled to start to morrow to take up charges of con spiracy by miners and operators to limit coal production. Action against the coal men will be sought under both, the Lever and anti-trust acts, and according to government attor neys the Investigation will extend to every section of the country In which bituminous coal miners are on strike. Government attorneys say they have evidence that the operators not only have conspired with the miners in violation of government statutes, but have formed a combination of oper ators alone, intended to limit the production of coal. The operators have declared that they welcome an Investigation of the charges, asserting that such a probe will prove the inaccuracy of allega tlons that they have conspired to limit production. The contempt charges set for Tues day were brought on information charging that the miners' officials had violated the injunction Issued here by United States District Judge Constantinople 1200 Per Cent Food Costs Since 1914 Rise CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 7. (By the Associated Press.) Constanti nople is credited here with being the worst governed city in the world with the highest cost of living. It presents a spectacle of chaos. Every body is robbing everybody else. Food has risen 1200 per cent over Dre-war pricese, while house rent has increased fifteen-fold. The city night ly Is full of soldiers and sailors of all nationalities shooting off firearms. Gambling houses are In full swing and the merchants, when losers, raise prices, although warehouses are overstocked. OKLAHOMA STARTS ROCND-CP Coal Field Agitators Will Be Taken Into Custody. OKLAHOMA CITT, Okla., Dec. 7. Drastic regulations to govern th Oklahoma coal fields, where martial law has been proclaimed by Gover nor Robertson, were promulgated to day by Adjutant-General Barrett. It is provided that all non-essential industries are to be closed, pri vate meetings may be held only with authorisation of the adjutant-general, and a round-up of agitators is to take place. All coal within the zone of martial law which is not in the hands of the government Is to be seized. The crusade against agitators be gan today with the arrest of two men at Alderson for alleged efforts to prevent the return to work of union miners. Preparations have been made to start mining operations In several strip pits tomorrow. 1 !-, TI T! TT Oats Good to the TasteGood for the Body Good to the taste because in our own experimental laboratories an electric toasting process was originated that brings out the rare flavor. Good for the body because oats approach the ideal food. Centuries of use have proved this to be true. Ask for ROLLED OATS at your grocer's; he has them or can easily obtain them; or telephone our Portland office, Main 4240, 704-5-6 Lewis building, and we will see that you are supplied. FISHER FLOURING MILLS COMPANY S. & I-f. Green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co. Main 353. 560-21. Adv. ONLY TWO BOYS RESPOND Students Recommended for West Point and Annapolis. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Dec. 7. (Special.) Only two candi dates, one for West Point and the other for Annapolis, appeared at the university today to be examined for recommendation as cadets at the mili tary and naval academies. In response to request by Representative Hawley of the first Oregon district. George Winfield Stott. 18 years old, a senior In the high school at Yam hill, was recommended to Mr. Hawley for appointment to Annapolis. For the West Point cadetshlp a splendid examination was passed by Samuel Martin Strohecker, 19 years old, of Portland. Strohecker's resi dence in Portland, In the third dis trict, apparently would make him ineligible for appointment by Mr. Hawley. but the examining commit tee decided to recommend him for appointment either by Mr. Hawley or by Representative McArthur. Bridal Veil Lodge Elects. BRIDAL VEIL. Or.. Dec. 7. (Spe cial.) Bridal Veil lodge No. 117. An cient Free and Accepted Masons, held Its annual election and installation yesterday. The following officers were elected and installed: Thomas Mc Mahon, worshipful master; Charles Herrig, senior warden: Val W. Tom- kins, junior warden: George Haines, treasurer;, Dan Lehman, secretary; Guy M. Buford, senior deacon; Henry M. Nickerson. junior deacon; J. R. Jenkins, senior steward; Henry G. Wilson, junior steward; John Logan, tiler. The officers were Installed by Past Master John Loran. E. H. Thompson acting as grand marshal. The lodge has closed a most success ful year. A number of visitors were ! present. After the installation cere- j monies a sumptuous banquet was ; served J n the banquet hall. amlnations recently in Lewis county received second-grade certificates, one a first-grade certificate and one a first-grade high school certificate, according to announcement Friday by Miss Z. May Melghen, county superin tendent. Helen B. Salzer and Ellen R. Swedberg of this city received second-grade certificates. Ma doesn't have to ask me what .corn flakes I like She knows lit answer; 4 Post TOASTIES O ' 1 i-iU,..i,'V'y,"n",.-gJif.i. 1. m .!... u.i-n. hl mm ism i-ioti-HM mi I I 1 ' 1 i j"1 nn J'"" in i7 m i 7i n n - 1 Lewis Teachers Get Certificates. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 7. (Spe cial.) Twelve teachers who took ex- Typlius Cure Suld to Be l'oiind. LAREDO. Texas. Dec. 7. El Uni versal of Mexico City, a copy of which reached here today, announces that Dr. Benito Sancnes of Mexico City ha?? discovered a serum that cures typhus within 4S hours. GOING to and from the main banking room a steady stream of customers bespeaks the great goodwill that many years of fair banking have built up. Your account, too, is cordially in vited, and whether large or small will receive our best attention. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND OREGON THE FIRST' NATIONAL' BANK WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS m Gifts That Will Please Thru All the Year Be sure to place Electrical Gifts on your Christmas shopping list this year. In no other line of merchandise will you find beauty and utility combined in a more marked, degree. Lamps Grills Chafing Dishes- Toasters -Percolators will be found in more homes than ever be fore this Christmas. 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