VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,420
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postoffice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HAWS USE OF
SIX I. W. W. PLEAD
GUILTY, SENTENCED
ROBBER'S BULLET
MURDERS SOLDIER
PASCO HIGH SCHOOL
BOY KILLED IN FIRE
SIX BUILDINGS IN BUSINESS
DISTRICT DESTROYED.
PRESIDENT NO LONGER! 11 PflTT Tfl PAI I
TREATY ACTION MAY
WAIT OVER HOLIDAYS
ZA
SPECIAL SESSION
WITH REDS IN U.S.
COAL CUT
II
TILLAMOOK JUDGE IMPOSES
BREAK APPARENTLY DATES
FROM PEACE CONFERENCE.
LODGE AND HITCHCOCK IX
COMPLETE DISAGREEMENT.
THREE 10-YEAR TERMS.
GARRAN
LIED
DOW
V
Drastic Orders fssued by
Fuel Administration
DECREE AT DNGE EFFECTIVE
All Street Lighting Other Than
That Necessary for Safety
of Public Curtailed.
STORES TO BE RATIONED
Won - Essential Manufactur
ing Concerns and Electric
Railways to Retrench.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S Viewing
with alarm the steadily dwindling
bituminous coal supply due to the
miners' strike, Fuel Administrator
Garfield, by an order tonight, re
stored for the entire nation most of
the drastic restrictions on lighting
and heating which were in effect
during the coal shortage of 1917-18.
The limitations which are ap
plicable to consumers of bituminous
coal and coke, were made effective
tonight with issuance of the order
and are to be enforced by the rail
road administration. Consumers of
anthracite coal, gas and other fuels
are not affected by the order.
Street Lighting to Be Cut.
All street lighting, other than that
necessary for the safety of the pub
lic, must be curtailed, and stores,
office buildings and industrial plants,
with a few exceptions, are put on a
reduced ration as to both lighting
and heating.
Another of the restrictions pro
Tides that all manufacturing plants,
except those engaged in the making
of necessary products, shall reduce
their operations not to exceed three
days in a.iy one week.
Electric Railways Affected.
Electric railways are required un
der the fuel administrator's crder to
reduce schedules to minimum re
quirements and no heat shall be pro
vided in electric cars during rush
hours.
The restrictions were announced
through the railroad administration
as follows:
"No ornamental lights, 'white
way' or other unnecessary street
lights, outline lighting, electric
signs or illuminated billboards, show
window or show case lights, are to be
operated. This does not affect street '
lighting necessary for the safety of)
the public.
Amusement Light Limited.
"No cabaret, dancehall, poolhall or
bowling alley shall be permitted to
.use light except between 7 P. M.
und 11 P. M.
"Stores, including retail stores, but
excepting stores selling food, and
warehouses, must not use light (ex
cept safety lights) except for six
hours per day. Manufacturing plants
shall be allowed to use lights only
during the time prescribed for the
use of power.
"Drugstores and restaurants may
remain open according to present
schedules, but must reduce lighting
one-half.
Some Exemptions Made.
"Railroad stations, hotels, hospi
tals, telephone, telegraph and news
paper offices are not included in
sofar as necessary lighting is con
cerned. uenerai ana oil ice lights must
be cut off not later than 4 P. M. in
office buildings, except necessary
federal, state and municipal offices,
and except where office operation of
vital industries is involved.
"Dairies, refrigerator plants, bak
eries, plants for the manufacture of
necessary medicinal products, water
works, sewerage plants, printing
plants for the printing of newspa
pers only, battery charging outfits
in connection with plai ts producing
light or power for telephone, tele
graph or public utility companies
are exempted.
Heat to Be Regulated.
"Only enough heat may be used in
offices, stores, warehouses and mn
ufacturir.g plants to keep the aver
age temperature at 6P degrees
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Some Are Fined $1000 in Addition,
but All Are Paroled Upon
Making Part Payments.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) Six ju W. W. on trial here
for violation of the criminal syndi
calism act, pleaded (guilty today In
Judge Bagley's court.
A. Lewis and J. A. ' Laclear each
were sentenced to serve ten years in
the penitentiary and each fined $1000.
The men were paroled upon payment
of 3100 of the fines in each case.
Two others, Alex Simon and H. C.
Holleraud, each grot off on payment
of $100 fines.
John Lund was fined 11000. He was
paroled upon promise of payment of
3250 at the rate of $25 a month, and
agreeing not to leave the county until
the money is paid.
II. P. Haddock was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary and fined
$1000. He also was paroled, on pay
ment of $150.
Of the 20 I. W. W. rounded up in
Tillamook three others still are to
stand trial. They are Eugene Bandrez,
Steven Rossehau and Gus Hersche.
WET DIVIDEND PROPOSED
Whisky Instead of Cash for Share
holders Suggested. -
CHICAGO. Dec. 8. Rumored pos
sibility that dividends of the United
States Food Products company, legal
successor to the former Distillers
Securities corporation, would be dis
tributed in the form of distilled
llq. r instead of currency, caused
much comment here today.
One broker estimated that such
action might release 1,500,004 gallons
of bourbon whisky as dividends on
the 307,726 shares of the corporation
stock.
Levy Mayer, counsel for the corpo
ration, was consulted. "The plan is
under consideration," he said. "The
Issuance of dividends depends on the
United States supreme court decision
in the prohibition cases."
The rumor failed to indicate how
the liquid dividends would be trans
ported. HOUSE DECIDES ON ARMY
18,000 Officers, 300,000 Men
Is Strength Proposed.
WASHI.NGTON, Dec. 8. A peace
time regular army of 300,000 men and
IS, 000 officers was decided cn today
by the house military subcommittee
framing the army reorganization bill.
The number of combat troops was
fixed at 250.000.
The provision for 18,000 officers,
many more than needed for an army
of 300,000 men, was framed to give
1500 to 1600 extra as instructors for
the national guard and reserve off!
cers training corps units. Both the
guard and the training corps would
be enlarged under the committee's
plans.
SIZE OF PAPERS REDUCED
Chicago Publishers Make Move to
Help Conserve Fuel.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Announcement
was made today by the publishers of
all daily newspapers here that begin
ning today there will be a voluntary
curtailment in the size of the publica
tions. The action was taken to meet the
ex,st,nf no"afe or.T ! paper and
coal. The curtailment will be on a
uniform basis and will effect a re
duction 10 per cent greater than that
imposed by the war industries board.
WALLPAPER IS TYPED
Ashland Inventor Works on Type
writer to Muke Odd Designs.
ASHLAND, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
Inspired by the recent invention by a
Kansas City man of a typewriter
which will write music, Sylvester Ka
lor of this city is working on a type
writer which will besign wallpaper.
Thirty-three characters will be op
erated by the keyboard, each typing a
different kind of wriggly or straight
line.
Mr. Kalor hopes to produce artistic
designs at the rate of six designs a
minute.
500 MURDERS RECALLED
Events of Dictatorship in Hungary
Cited in Court.
BUDAPEST. Dec. 8. In closing the
evidence for the prosecution in the
trial of communists charged with
murder and pillage during the Bela
Kun dictatorship, the attorney-general.
Dr. Vary, summarized 500 mur
ders committed by the "Lenine boys"
cf M. Czernv and Tibor Szamuely.
Eighteen of those charged with be
ing leaders of the murder forces
were in court. The remainder are
still in sanctuary in Austria.
SUGAR SUPPLY SHIPPED
First Cargo of San "Domingo Crop
Reaches. New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Fifty million
pounds of beet sugar is being shipped
into territory east of Pittsburg and
! Buffalo and north of Virginia, it was
announced here today by the sugar
equalization board.
The steamship Ir.ca arrived today
with the first cargo of the new San
Domingo sugar crop to reach this
country.
Private M. A. Matthews
Killed During Holdup.
TWO COMPANIONS ESCAPE
Shot Is Fired While Trio
Hold Hands Up.
WOMAN SEES KILLING
Civilians With Murdered Man Dis
appear After Carrying Victim
Into Near-By House.
Private Mark A. Matthews of the
camp hospital at Camp Lewis. Wash.,
was shot and almost instantly killed
in the course of a holdup at Eleventh
and Main streets at 11:10 o'clock last
night. The assassin evidently ob
tained nothing, and two unidentified
civilians who were with the soldier
disappeared after helping to carry him
into a house.
The police do not know whether the
pair were accomplices of the assassin,
or friends of the soldier who became
frightened and fled to escape noto
riety. The only Information the police
have obtained of the shooting Is that
the shot was fired while Matthews
and his two companions stood with
their hands elevated. The soldier
staggered away from his companions
and fell to the parking.
With the assistance of C. M. Locke
235 Eleventh street, the two civilians
carried Matthews into the Locke
home, where he died a few minutes
later. Then Mr. Locke and the two
strangers started In pursuit of the
assassin, but Mr. Locke, having
neither hat nor coat, turned back
after going one block. The two civil
ians continued the quest, and the
authorities had not heard more of
them at an early hour today.
Police Are Mystified.
The police are completely at i
loss to decide whetLer the two com
panlons of Matthews were the ones
who held him up, whether they lured
the soldier to that corner to meet a
third accomplice, or were friends of
the dead soldier, who actually went
to capture the assassin.
- Mrs. C. M. Locke was the one who
first saw the soldier and his compan
ions. She looked out of her window
to see if it was snowing and saw the
soldier and the civilians standing
with their hands in the air.
The trio was immediately in front
of her house, which is on the north
west corner of Eleventh and Main
streets. She says she saw a fourth
man with a revolver, but her recol
lection of the affair was hazy.
Woman Sees PUtol Flash.
"Oh, there's a holaup!" she ex
claimed.
As she sa'd the words, she saw
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Explosion of Boiler in Basement of
Drug Store Causes Property
Loss Estimated at $40,000.
PASCO, Wash.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
Roy Van Ness, IS, & student of the
high school here, an employe of the
Pasco Drug company, lost his life and
six buildings are in ruins as a result
of one of the most disastrous firea in
the history of the city, which started
from a boiler explosion in the base
ment of the drug company's store
while Van Ness was in the basement
fixing the furnace for the night.
The explosion occurred at 8:30
o'clock, and within a short time the
flames had spread to the postofflce
adjoining on the west and the Bank
of Pasco on the east. From this lat
ter structure fire was communicated
to three store rooms in the rear, and
as a brisk wind was blowing, firemen
were handicaped. The building for
merly occupied by the Pasco. Soda
works was razed, and the store- of
Horrigan Bros, considerably damaged.
The property loss is estimated at $40,
000. Some of the effects v.'ere removed
from the bank and it is. thought the
vault will protect everything it con
tains. The postoffice and drug store
with their contents are totally de
stroyed, while the bank building is
gutted and the walls are expected to
fall at any moment.
The bank building, postoffice, drug
store and three other buildings back
of the bank were owned by Dr. J. B.
Crain and his associates. The drug
store was conducted by J. E. Sullivan,
who has owned and conducted the
business for a number of years. His
loss will be heavy, as besides the
main store he. also .occupied several
of the rooms back of the bank, using
them for store rooms. All the build
ings except the three back of the
bank were of brick.
All mail In the postoffice was de
stroyed, and it Is not known of what
it consisted.
Hundreds of people . were on the
streets and considerable excitement
prevailed following the explosion,
which was heard as far away as Ken
newick. Van Ness was 16 years of age and
a popular student in the Pasco high
school, a member of the Pasco band
and one of the favorites among the
younger people. He had been work
ing evenings and Saturdays at the
drug store for about two years.
The postoffice will move into the
Masonic building, at least for the
present.'
$80,124 COURT REVENUE
Fines and Forfeited Ball Dnring
Fiscal Year Computed.
Receipts from fines and forfeited
bail money in the municipal court
during the fiscal year ending Decem
ber 1 amounted to $80,124, according
to the annual report made public yes
terday by N. D. Beutgen, clerk of the
court.
Fines totaled $75,778.50, while per
sons arrested for city violations who
forfeited bail rather than stand trial
gave the city a total of $3926. Court
costs which litigants were compelled
to pay amounted to $510, according to
the clerk's report. Last month was
the heaviest so far as receipts are
concerned, with more than $9090 being
paid In fines. '
Texan's Reported Vanity is Be
lieved to Be at Bottom of
Seeming Trouble.
BT LOUIS SEIBOLD.
(Copyright by the New fork World. Pue
. lished by Arrangement.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 8. (Special.)
Close observers of international and
domestic political events believe that
the "mystery of the real Colonel
House" is n earing solution.
Established facts., combined with
many circumstantial incidents have
convinced these persons that the
extraordinary public career of the
formerly obscure Texas business man
Is drawing bo a close.
The facts that inspire this belief
are of recent occurrence, concrete
and established. Back of these facts
are circumstances buttressed with
logical deductions to justify the rea
sons advanced for the alleged sever
ance of the intimate and personal ties
that existed for seven, years between
President Wilson and Mr. House,
whose career -reached its climax in
the important part played by hira in
international negotiations duingthe
war and In Paris throughout the
peace conference.
' Breach la Indicated.
Students of international develop
ments at London, Paris, Rome and
Berlin, and of existing conditions at
Washington, attach a great deal ot
importance perhaps too much to
the events they interpret as indicating
a permanent breach between the pres
ident and Mr. House.
The most important facts upon
which the opinion that such a break
has actually- occurred are as follows:
1. Although Mr. House returned
on October 13 from the post assigned
him at London by President Wilson,
there is very good reason to believe
that information of his departure
from the British capital and his ar
rival in this country had not been
communicated to the president for
several weeks, presumably for the
reason that the Information might
have a disquieting effect upon the
president.
2. That Mr. House, contrary to his
usual practice when in this country.
nas not visited Washington. Nor, as
far as can be learned, has he been
summoned by the president, although
other men who have, enjoyed less in
timate relations with the president
have been sent for and received by
him.
Health Sudaeaijr Tsnpravesb
. That Mr. House, who returned
from abroad under unusual circum
stances and was. ill for two weeks
following his arrival, has since Jour
neyed to Boston and, according to his
relatives, has so greatly improved In
health as to be able to attend to
business."
4. That as far as can be learned
by diligent inquiry. Mr. House has
practically ceased to have any official
connection with the government and
is no longer a factor In the negotia
tions pending at Paris, the interests
of the United States being adminis
tered by Under-Secretary Polk, who
Is the ranking official of this gov
ernment in the peace conference.
5. That President Wilson, prior to
his departure from Paris in July, per
sonally assigned Mr. House to act as
the representative of the United
States at the conference engaged in
Legislature to Convene
on January 12.
ACCIDENT FUNDS NEEDED
Governor Holds Workmen's
Compensation Is Too Low.
RISING PRICES BLAMED
Itelief for Sufferers Is Held Essen
tial In Carrying Out Policy
of Americanism.
SALEM, Or, Dec. 8. (Special.) A
Nformal call for a special session of
the Oregon state legislature, to be
convened on the second Monday in
January, 1920. will be-issued within
the next few days, according to an
announcement made by Governor Ol-
cott here tonight. The date decided
upon by the executive for calling the
lawmakers together is the usual time
for the convening of regular legisla
tive sessions.
According to a statement accom
panying the governor's announce
ment, the decision to call an extraor
dinary session of the legislature at
this time followed the receipt of in
formation from members of the state
industrial accident commission that
the present low rates of compensa
tion are Inadequate to meet the de
mands of injured workmen who have
families dependent upon them to sup
port. CcmpvautiM Held Too Low.
The executive also was advised by
the commission that many complaints
had been received recently from in
jured workmen who declare it is im
possible for them to meet the bare
living costs- with the compensation
that is now allowed.
In addition, the commission's in
vestigation discloses the fact that
many loading employers-, who are con
tributing, to the Industrial accident
fund, are satisfied that the rates of
compensation are too low and should
be increased.
It has also been found that a situa
tion exists where a great number of
large employers are so well satisfied
of the Inadequacy of the compensa
tion rates that they are supplement
ing out of their own funds the com
pensation payments.
Workmen's Problem Studied.
. "In conjunction with the members
of the Industrial accident commission,
I have given much thought and study
to the difficulties and hardships which
are being endured by injured work
men who come under the compensa
tion act," said the governor.
"The manner of increasing rates
was touched upon at the last legisla
tive session, but at that time it was
generally believed that living costs
would materially decrease during the
present biennium, and for that reason
no material change was made in the
compensation rates at that time. But
as every person in the state knows,
there has been a material increase in
all expenses since the legislature ad
journed, and the rates of compensa
tion are not adequate to take care of
Injured men and their families when
they are incapacitated for work.
"Members of the commission have
informed me that, based upon past
experience, they may expect to be
called upon during the year ot 1920
to pr.vide compensation In approxi
mately 25,000 cases of accident com
ing under their jurisdiction and a ma
jority of these cases will affect men
with families."
Increased Rates Soua-ht.
"Bsed upon this estimate, it is
easy to see that between 60,000 and
75,000 men, women and children of
Oregon will be very vitally concerned
in the rates of compensation which
will be paid during the next year.
These rates can be reasonably in
creased without Increasing the rate
of contributing from the employer to
the industrial accident fund, but be
cause of the provisions of the statute
it will be necessary for a legislative
enactment before any changes can be
made in the rates of compensation.
"I consider this the most urgent
need that faces the state today. We
have been preaching the doctrine of
Americanism; we have called for de
portation of radicals, and we insist
that every disloyal person, alien or
not, be either deported or placed in
coniinemem. xne aocinne o re
pression is good when properly ap
plied, but to meet the situation
squarely and to hold it up by all of
its four corners, it is obvious that
we must remedy wherever possible
any condition that tends towards aug
menting the ranks of the L W. W.
and the bolshevik! and their kin.
Situation la Held Serious.
"With mounting costs and abnor
mal conditions, it is easy to see that
ever) injured workman in the state
is facing a serious condition during
the whole of the coming year, and
one which should be alleviated at
the earliest possible moment. I
consider legislation of this character
as oroad and constructive, and a real
genuine need.
"The proposeu session or tne leg
islature can be called not only with
out expense to the state but at - a
possible' financial profit. A short
time ago the state emergency board
allowed the Incurring of a liability
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Former Says President Must Move
While Latter Declares it Is
I'p to Senate.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S. Action by
the senate, both on the Versailles
peace treaty and the resolution of
Senator Lodge, republican. Massachu
setts, proposing to declare the war
with Germany at an end, tonight ap
peared improbable until after the
Christmas recess, scheduled to run
from December 20 to January 5.
The deadlock over procedure as to
the Versailles treaty apparently had
tightened and republican leaders
agreed today to defer action tempora
rily on the Lodge resolution, although
a meetnlg of the foreign relations
committee for Wednesday was ar
ranged. Senator Lodge said his res
olution probably would wait disposi
tion by the house of a similar pro
posal. Senators Lodge and Hitchcock in
dicated complete disagreement re
garding future steps as to the treaty.
The former declared the next move
must comef rom President Wilson,
while Senator Hitchcock, with equal
emphasis, said the senate must act
first.
"The treaty is dead, so far as the
senate is concerned, unless it is re
vived by the president," said Senator
Lodge, commenting on Senator Hitch
cock's contention' and the president's
statement to Mr. Hitchcock that he
had "shifted responsibiltiy to other
shoulders" and did not contemplate
withdrawal and re-submission of the!
treaty.
"The senate has gone as far as the
parliamentary situation permits," he
added. "Unless the president with
draws and re-submits the treaty, the
senae can take no further actjon.
The recent vote on re-consideration
was final."
Senator Hitchcock reiterated his
opposition to bringing the treaty be
fore the senate again "to have it
kicked around like a football before
a compromise Is reached."
Active negotiations on compromise
resolutions, it is expected, will be
delayed until the senate convenes
following the holidays. Senator Mc
Nary. Oregon, a leader in the "mild
reservation" group of republicans
senators, returned today from Oregon.
BERGER IS NOMINATED
Socialist' Chosen to Run for Con
areas at W isconsin Primary.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Dec. 8. Victor
L. Berger, socialist, and Henry H.
Bodenstab. republican fusion candi
date, today were nominated for con
gress at a primary election in the
fifth Wisconsin district.
The socialists nominated Berger
with 14.004 votes and the fusionists
indorsed Bodenstab's republican can
didacy by polling 9282 votes.
The regular contest, a special elec
tion, will be held on December 19 to
fill the vacancy caused by the refusal
of the present congress to seat Berger.
From now to the date of the spe
cial election eleven days hence, an ex
citing campaign will be carried on In
behalf of both candidates.
$100,000 IN GEMS STOLEN
Thieves Make Big Haul in Chicago
Shopping District.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Three robbers
this afternoon took Jewelry valued at
$100,000 from the Morris Jewelry com
pany in the center of the downtown
shopping district.
They escaped in an automobile.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 34
degrees; minimum, 28 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; modernate easterly winds.
Foreign.
Supreme council gives . Germany last
chance to comply with request, rage 5.
National.
President and E. M. House teem to have
broken off intimate relations because
of the tatter's acta at peace conference.
Page 1.
Treaty action may wait over holidays.
Page 1.
St. Louis bidding for support of western
delegation in fight for republican con
vention. Page 4.
Drastic cut in nation's use of coal ordered
by fuel administration. Page 1.
Domest ie.
Court denies bail to anarchists and dis
misses habeas corpus writ. Page 2.
Instigation of revolt In United States -by
Carranza is revealed in Senator Fail's
report. Page 1.
Palmer and miners will act today. Page
1.
Wilson blocks senate's move to "break"
with Mexico. Page 2.
New Yorkers adopt radio as pastime.
Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Triple alliance candidate beaten In Wash
ington port commission election. Page 7.
Pasco high school boy loses life in $10,000
fire. Page I.
Coldest weather of year reported. Page 6.
Six I. w. W. pieaa guilty; sentenced.
Page 1.
Governor Olcott to call special session of
legislature for January 12. Page 1.
Yakima republican campaign fund raised
at meeting. Page 4.
Americanism expected to be issue in Se
attle municipal election. Page 8.
Sports.
New deal on fish and game asked by
sportsmen. Page 14.
Ban Johnson carries American league's
fight to New York. Page 13.
Coast conference colleges unafraid of U.
of W. threat to break football relations.
Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
'Healer" Lucas, under fire. Interests crowd
In Judge Tucker's court. Page 9.
Seattle steamer Manham is assigned to
take Portland flour to orient. Page 22.
Portland to feel effects ot coal shortage
regardless of how soon strike is set
tled. Page 17.
Local firm engager in business of financing
industries cf northwest. Page 17.
Proposed amendment, restoring capital
punishment, is sent to SaUin by city
attorney. Page 12.
New president of Loyal Legion declares for
policy ot barmony with employers.
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Plot to Seize Border
States Is Revealed.
AID TO I. W. W. IS FOSTERED
Letters by Mexico President .
Included in Expose.
SENATOR FALL REPORTS
Memorandum to Wilson Says Radi
cal Organization Received Sup
port; Lodge Records Seized.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8. Evidence
that radicals in Mexico, with the
knowledge and support of President
Carranza. plotted to instigate a revo
lution in the United States and to
seize the border states acquired by
the American government in 1848 is
contained in a memorandum presented
to President Wilson by Senator Fall
of New Mexico, chairman of the for
eign relations sub-committee investi
gating the Mexican situation.
Plans for the proposed revolution
were obtained by the sub-committee
from the minutes of a meeting last
October 15 in Mexico City of Lodge
23. an organization of extreme agita
tors and members cf the L W. W.
ramus Linked with Plan. .
The Mexican president is linked
most directly with the plot through
correspondence in which he recom
mends three men for special consid
eration because of their connection
with "the plan which they desire to
put into practice in the state of
Texas."
These men, the committee states,
have been identified as active agents
of lodge 23.
The memorandum, which contains
an abstract of the evidence collected
by the committee, was delivered to
the president by Senator Fall Friday
night and made public today.
Minute of Meeting tiivra.
The notes of the October 15 meet
ing of the lodge declare "there ap
peared three delegates, two Ameri
cans and one Mexican, who had ar
rived from the United States and who
claimed that 'the society' would be
able at the beginning of next No
vember (that is, November, 1919) to
call a general strike of all miners
and metal workers in the United
States; that they have 3,000.000 ad
herents in that country; where they
will be able to seize one western and
two Atlantic ports; that a large num
ber of American soldiers were pre
paring to take sides with them and
that they proposed to establish a
capital of a reformed government of
the United States in the state of Col
orado; that when such a revolution
was successful, the Mexicans render
ing their assistance, the border states
which were acquired by the United
States under the treaty of 1848 would
be returned to Mexico."
Photographs of Letters Held.
The three men referred to are tht
same, the memorandum states, a;
those mentioned by Carranza in -letters,
of which the committee has ob
tained phographlc copies. The first
of these letters, dated June 4 ana
addressed to Manuel Aguirre Ber
langa, Mexican minister of Coberna
cion, says:
"Senator Lino Cabbalo. bearer of
this letter, is the person who. in com
pany with two friends, will bring to
you the manifestos and the plan
which they desire to put Into practice
in the state of Texas.
"This plan being very favorable for
Mexico, please aid 'them in every way
and give the necessary instructions
in the frontier states.
"I remain your affectionate friend.
"V. CARRANZA."
Second Letter Dispatched.
The second letter, dated August 19,
and addressed to the same govern
ment official, follows:
"The present letter will be deliv
ered to you by Mr. Juan N. Garcia
and the two friends from Texas who
accompany him. and in accordance
with our conversation, please give
them the guarantees they solicit as ,
well as the pecuniary assistance they
may desire.
"I remain your friend affection
ately, V. CARRANZA."
Treaty With Japan Ranorei.
Other information secured by the
committee and winch it regards as re
liable, indicates treaty negotiations
between Mexico and Japan. The doc-
Concluded on Page 8, Column 3.)
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began in The Oregonlan last
Sunday, is printed today on
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to present the remaining in
stallments without interruption
in both its daily and Sunday
editions. The heroic stand taken
by this famous Belgian against
the invaders of his country won
for him the admiration of the
world, and the detailed story
as it is now printed for the
first time is one of the great
est documents that the war has
produced.
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