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VOL. LIX XO. 18,708 Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflce as Second -Class Matter PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS HARDIMG AVERSE TO CAPITAL SHOW Senator Will Not Read Messages to Congress. POOR FARM HOUSES U. S. WAR WOUNDED LEGIOX HEAD CHARGES GOV ERNMENT INCOMPETENCY. '5 TREMOR IS REPORTED IN ALL PARTS OF CITY SHOCK OF 15 SECONDS IS BE LIEVED TO BE SEISMIC. FIVE HELD IN ARCTIC ICE TRAP DEFY DEATH SHIPPING WOMAN SAYS SPIRIT ASKED VOTES FOR DEBS SURPLUS IS SOLD 3 AMERICAN UNITE TWO MONTHS FOOD SUPPLY TO LAST TILD. SPRINS. SrSAX B. ANTnONY BELIEVED TO HATE SENT MESSAGE. BOARD 56,367,606 ASKED 10 OPERATE STATE Estimates for Two Years Are Submitted. 8 NAT OiL TEAMS OLD CUSTOMS TO RETURN President-Elect Well Drilled in Senatorial Courtesy. NEW SECRETARY IN DOUBT Ccorge Christian, Jr., R. W. Child and Scott Bone Mentioned as Tumulty's Successor. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Nov. 8. Predlgested messages to congress after the fash ion of the schoolmaster will cease to be the thing- after March 4. With the passing of Wilsonism on that date also will go the custom of the last eight years of the personally read presidential message. Friends of President-elect Harding say that he would shrink at the thought of ap pearing In public unnecessarily. Furthermore, the people having voted for a change. Senator Harding, it is declared, intends to give thtm a change by returning to the customs of the pre-Wilson period, when presi dents sent their messages to congress to be read by a reading clerk instead of having the authors of the docu ments present in the flesh to deliver their recommendations. Show Dayi Are Pant. What this means Is that the big show days under the dome of the national capitol will be at an end. To some this will cause deep regret, because the Wilson policy of appear ing in person, at first unpopular, came to be accepted as according to regu lation because it gave" so many hun dred private citizens in addition to the 531 senators and members of the house an opportunity to gaze on the face of the president and to listen to his voice. The statesmen themselves were never quite reconciled to it. Of course, the chief- critics of this one Wilson custom were the members of his party, those Bourbon senators and representatives from the south so Irrevocably opposed to new-fangled ways. It is hardly probable that President Wileon will deliver any more mes sages personally, but only because his health will not permit. His last personally read message was in Au gust of last year, when he appeared to ask legislation designed to reduce the cost of living. Illness. Follows Last Request. Only a short time after that Mr. Wilson left on his western tour, which resulted in his physical breakdown and hie hurried return to a sick bed, from which he has never fully re covered. Harding will not appear in person before congress, it is believed, be cause he Is a man of much different temperament. Having served in the senate for six years, some of his colleagues cay he would fear that some of his former associates might take his adoption of the Wilson plan as an up-stage performance and re vealing a tendency to dictate. He is too well drilled In senatorial courtesy, they say, to take any chances of injuring his present good standing with officials with whom he has associated the last half dozen ears. Tumulty Successor Debated. The question of a successor to Jo seph Patrick Tumulty is one that is being much debated. The best guess annears to be that George Christian Jr.. who has been' secretary to Senator Harding since he took his seat in the senate, will continue to perform the same offices at the White House. There has been some very notice able propaganda lately against Mr. Christian on the ground that he is a democrat, but it is believed that the president-elect will ignore this sort of stuff, standing on his right to name as his confidsntial assistant a man in w.hom he has the fullest con fidence, justified by six years of loyal and efficient service. Christian Always for Senator. While Mr. Christian was a demo crat up to a few years ago he was always devoted to Mr. Harding and when the latter was nominated for senator by the republicans of Ohio in 3,914 a- Harding Democratic club was promptly organizeu at Marion. The president of this club was George Christian Jr., who has been neighbor and friend of the Hardings for many years. - Mr. Christian made a name for him self at the national democratic con vention at Baltimore In 1912 by dem onstrating that he was the one man there with a voice that could be heard to every corner of the large armory. Delegates, newspaper men and visitors were all grateful for his services be cause he had a voice that reached everywhere and an enunciation that was perfect. Child Slay Be Considered. Although there is much talk of Richard Washburn Child, the author, as the new president's secretary, it is believed that the incoming president will find some other way of availing himself of Mr. Child's splendid genius. Mr. Child was prominent in the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Ex-Soldiers Regarded as Sheaves of Paper; Situation Is Fright ful, Says Galbraith. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 8. The Amer ican Legion must put itself between the disabled service men and govern ment incompetency, F. W. Galbraith Jr. of Cincinnati, national commander, told department adjutants of 30 states in conference here today. Mr. Gal braith also disapproved of placing world war soldiers In old soldiers' homes along with veterans of other wars. . , "The trouble is." Mr. Galbraith de clared, "that the men are regarded as mere cases, and not as human beings. They appear to be sheaves of paper, rather than the nation's heroes. The situation is pitiful even frightful. The conditions In the tuberculosis hospital are particularly bad funda mentally because the government did not build any hospitals for the dere licts coming back from the war. In Chicago seven former service men were found on a poor farm." Mr. Galbraith said he was trying to raise $500,000 from "an agency whose work is closely related to the problem of the disabled service men," so that the legion might have the facilities to carry out its plans. BOY'S KIDNAPER INDICTED Pasquale Formally Charged With Killing Coughlin Child. NORRISTOWN, Pa.. Nov. 8. Au gusts Pasquale was indicted by the grand jury today on the charge of killing Blakely Coughlin, 13-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Cough lin of this city, on June 20 last. The grand jury also found true bills charging kidnaping, burglary and ex tortion. In an alleged confession recently given out by Major L. G. Adams, head of the state police. Pasquale was said to have admitted kidnaping and kill ing the child, later extorting $12,000 from its parents on the promise to re turn it alive. PRESIDENTIAL VOTE 19TH Pioneer Casts Ballots for Republi cans Since Forming of Party. ALBANY. Or., No' 8. (Special.) When John Geisendorf er, prominent pioneer resident of Linn count., and father-in-law of W. C. Hawley, repre sentative in congress from the first Oregon district, cast his baliot Tues day he voted in presidential elec tion for the 19th time. He is 94 years of age and cast his first vote for president when he was 22. Mr. Geisendorfer has been a repub lican since the party was organized and has voted consistently for its nominees for president. ELOPING GUARD CAUGHT Prison Attache Who Ran Off with Woman Convict Arrested. ' MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. Nov. 8. J. W. Gans, former guard at the state farm here, who eloped with Juanita Weaver, an inmate of the institution, Novembef 1, has been arrested at Tanpa, Fla., and will be returned here with the woman tomorrow. State farm officials said he would be charged with aiding and abetting a prisoner to escape. The Weaver woman, serving a year's sentence for shoplifting, told the police that Gans forced her to elopa. BOY CHRISTENED HARDING Twin Brother Is Named Coolidge to Honor Election Day Births. SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 8. Twin boys, born election day to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Gillett of Saratoga, Utah, have been named Harding and Cool idge in honor of President-elect Harding and Vice - President - elect Coolidge. Harding was born first and as a result received first choice of names SCHOOL BOUT DENOUNCED Chicago Churches Oppose Stagin of Fights by Teachers. CHICAGO. Nov. 8. Fights staged in one Chicago school under the direc tion of the principal to settle 'grudges between her pupils, who represent 22 nationalities, were condemned today by the Chicago Church federation. A resolution conden-ning the prac tice was adopted. FLIRTING lUNDER BAN Police Women to Patrol Boston Common in Near Future. BOSTON, Nov. 8. Flirting on Bos ton common will become a dangerous practice after February X. Flans were announced, by Mayor Peters today for the appointment of the c:tys first policewoman, a law providing for which goes into effect on that date. VETERAN FINANCIER DEAD Oldest American Bank President in Point of Service Succumbs. - SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. 8 Will iam Beckman, who bad the distinction in banking circles of being the oldest bank president in the United States in point of service, died here today. He was 89 years old. Mr. Beckman had been president of the People's Savings bank since 1879, Barde Brothers, Inc., Get . . Coast Materials. $15,000,000 PRICE AGREED Deal Closed After Failure to Sell Otherwise. BIG STEAMER ALSO GOES Fifty-One Government Merchant Ships to Date Disposed of for Total of $24,676,019. . WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Sale of the shipping board's surplus materials on the Pacific coast, estimated to be worth about $15,000,000, to Barde Brothers, Inc. of New York was an nounced today by Chairman Benson. Under the contract, he said, the board is guaranteed 50 per cent of the ap praised value of the materials, which must be sold by Barde Brothers west of the Rocky mountains within one year. Barde Brothers are to get returns in excess of 60 per cent appraised value up to 60 per cent and all re turns above 60 per cent are to be divided, 75 per cent to the board and 25 per cent to Barde Brothers. A bond for $1,000,000 was deposited by the purchasers Efforts to dispose of the stocks through direct sales failed to bring advantageous offers and the board then adopted the present plan. Sale of the 9400-deadweight-ton steel cargo steamer Charles M. Cramp to the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Steam ship company of Baltimore for $1,739, 000 was announced today by the shipping board. Fifty-one government ships of all types were sold from August 1 to Oc tober 30 for a total 6f $24,676,049, the board announced.- The 7771-dead-weight-ton cargo steamer" Scottsburg sold to the Georges Creek Steamship company , of New York .brought the highest price $2,266,065. PROTEST ; HEBE IS. EXPECTED Charge of Undue Influence by Buyers Held Possible. Neither M. Barde, who, with his three sons, constitutes the firm of Barde Bros., Inc., nor W. C. Hunter, district director of the supply and sales division of the emergency fleet corporation, bad received any infor mation last 'ght as to the details of the arrangement entered into with the shipping board, though both knew (Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.) A MO IVE COM. TO 5YAY. with oi Ill K FOUR. VELrWCS,. Furniture and Loose Articles In Many Homes Jarred Explo eion Suspected by Some. What was believed to have been' a slight earthquake occurred in Port land at 12:15 .o'clock this morning. The tremors, which were felt by nu merous persons, continued for about 15 seconds, but no damage was done so far as wu reported. The seismic shock apparently was more severe on the east side. Nu merous persons were aroused from their sleep by the disturbance, which caused moveable articles qf furni ture and pictures hanging on walls to shake with more or less violence. Residents of all parts of Portland telephoned to The Oregonlan excited ly asking for the cause of 'the shocks, which some believed to have been caused by an explosion, though the greater number declared that the tremors undoubtedly were due to earth disturbances. PEACE ARMY 337,221 Secretary Baker Announces New Tactical Organization. WASHINGTON. Not. 8. The new tactical peace-time organization of the regular ramy, based on the army reorganization bill passed at the last session of congress, was announced today by Secretary Baker. It pro vides for one skeleton army in time of peace with a paper strength of 337. 221 men. An army corps, under the new or ganization, will consist of 79.968 men, an infantry division of 19.385, a cav alry division of 6417 r-.en. an artil lery brigade of S414 men and an in fantry brigade of 6153 men. Although peace-time strength of the regular army is only 280,000 men, Mr. Baker explained that the national guard and organized reserve would fill the gaps.' SOLDIER DEAD WILL STAY Bodies of 55 0 Americans' to Re main Permanently in England. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The bodies of about 550 American soldiers who died in England are to remain per manently in that country by request of the families of the men. Secretary Baker announced today that orders had been given to con centrate the bodies in a permanent cemetery near London, which will be under the perpetual care and' control of the American government. PREACHER IS EXONERATED Dry Agent Who Shot Hotel 31 an " Acted in Self-Defense. WINDSOR, Ont., Nov. 8. Rev. J. O. Spracklin, prohibition enforcement agent, who shot Beverly Trumble, an inn proprietor, in a raid near here was absolved of blame by a coroner's jury at an inquest tonight. The jury found the clergyman act ed in self-defense. DOES ANYBODY KNOW OF A GOOD REDUCING REMEDY? Snowsled Expedition to Be Rushed From Siberia; $110,000 Aboard Schooner. SEATTLE". Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) Faced by a fierce battle for existence, five men aboard the power schooner Polar Bear are trapped in the Arctic Ice off the remote Siberian shore until next summer, with only provisions to last two months. A snowsled expedition will probably be rushed from Siberia. In the mean time, the ice pack threatens to crush the vessel and add another , ship tragedy to the long list of far north disasters. The Polar Bear Is held prisoner in the ice" " off Cape North, 225 miles northwest of Nome. She Is a 76 footer, built of wood, her hull being sheathed In ironbark as a protection against ice. News of the present plight of the Polar Bear and. her crew was re ceived today from Nome. First word that the power schooner had . been caught in the Arctic ice was brought to Seattle October 15 by Olaf Swen son, head of the Hibbard-Swenson Arctic expedition, which arrived here on that date In the power schooner Kamchatka. At that time, however, the Polar Bear was believed to have a fighting chance to work her way through the ice pack. The adVlces received yesterday show that the vessel was unable to break through her icy fetters. It is pointed out by Arctic naviga tors, the crew of five men can take to the ice and work their way shore ward, as happened in the case of the Hibbard - Swenson power schooner Belvedere, which was crushed in the Arctic ice north of Siberia in the 1919 season. The Polar Bear has more than $100,000 in furs in her holds and $10,000 in gold. The imprisoned power schooner was built in Alaska for Cap tain Louis L. Lane, former Arctic navigator of this port. DEBS AHEAD OF WATKINS California Vote Shows Decided Lead for Socialist Leader. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 Eugene V. Debs, socialist candidate for presi dent, received a greater vote in Cali fornia at last Tuesday's election than did Aaron S. Watkins. prohibition candidate for president. In 3798 precints, but including only 26 of the state's 58 counties, Debs re ceived 60,802 votes. In 3824' precincts in 2$ counties Watkins received 18,274 votes. GOTHAM MAY CALL HALT Contract May Be Canceled Because of Building Trust. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. The city of New York is considering cancellation of all existing contracts. for schools and other public buildings. This Is proposed because of testi mony given before the legislative committee investigating the "build ing trust." BOARD WILL USE , KNIFE Hospital Wants $1,119,216 and More Buildings. OREGON NEEDS $1,740,900 Normal School Says Requirements Are for $210,487, but Millage Tax Will Meet Needs. SALEM, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.) Tentative budgets of estimated ex penditures of the various departments of the state government, exclusive of all the institutions under the jurisdic tion of the board of control with the exception of the state hospital, ag gregating 6,367,606.77, have been submitted to Secretaryof State Kozer for consideration of the legislature which will convene here next Jan uary. These proposed expenditures cover the biennium of 1921 and 1922 and in almost every instance show an increase when compared with the budgets for the present two-year period. The tentative budget for the state hospital involved more money than requested by any of the other depart ments. Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner, super intendent of the hospital, said that, while there might be a slight reduc tion in some of the commodities used at the institution, he did not believe that the cost of labor would decrease or that fuel would be purchased dur ing the next two years at a material reduction under present prices. Hospital Asks 151,110,216. Dr. Steiner requested $1,119,216. There was also includrd In the state hospital budget proposed improve ments amounting: to $77,616. These Included a cold storage plant at the main building costing $6835; indus trial building. $40,475; machinery building. $10,206; fruit storage- plaift, 18100. and feed barn. S12.000. The latter two Improvements. If approved, will be. at the cottage farm, which is conducted in connection with the hospital. Governor Olcott, chairman of the board, said that he believed the per capita of $22 asked by Dr. Steiner should be reduced to $21, thereby lop ping off approximately $43,200 from the total. The,governor said that he anticipated a general decrease in prices, and that it was the duty of the board so to shape the budgets that they would not exceed the state purse. Revenues Are Reported. Returns from products of the state hospital during the past two years aggregated. $195,304.40 in excess of the operation of these institutional enterprises, according to Dr. Steiner's report. These returns to the state were segregated as follows: Dairy products, $38,523.86; fruits and garden truck. $78,718.98: hoe house, $21. 004.01; orchards. $30,120.01 and poul try, $26,930.94. The report also showed a net in crease in the population for the two years of 112. During the two years 257 were discharged as recovered and 340 as almost well. These dismissals represented about 40 per cent of the total number of patients received. The population of the institution now It 1743, or only 60 less than capacity of the plant. Dr. Steiner recommended that a new wing be constructed at the eastern Oregon state hospital which would provide accommodations for approxi mately 200 more patients. There are ,yet many department budgets to be filled, the total of more than $6,000,000 representing only a small part of the funds that will be needed to conduct the state depart ments and institutions. University Wants M,740,!KM. Of the $1,740,900 which It Is esti mated will be needed to conduct the University of Oregon during the next biennium there will be required $683,823.32 to pay the salaries of ad ministrative officers and instructors. Approximately $132,435 of rhe esti mated expenditures of the state nor mal echool for the next two years will be expended in salaries. The total need's o this institution are $210,487.10, including the following items, exclusive of salaries: Mainte nance, $18,600; heating plant, $43, 172.10, and replacements, repairs, etc., $16,280. , It will not be necessary for either of these institutions to go before the legislature for appropriations, the millage taxes approved by the voters last May. together with registration fees, extension fees, endowments and interest returns, being sufficient to insure their support. The budget of estimated expendi tures for the University of Oregon medical school aggregates $205,349. The board of control will meet to morrow and continue in session until Oi6 budgets of all state institutions have been approved. The budgets then will be compiled by the secretary of state and "rinted. Those budgets not under the jurisdiction of the board of control or provided by mill age taxes are for the sole con.'idera IConcluded on Page 2. Column Mrs. C. E. Russell, Wife of Social Reformer, Sees Automatic Pencil Write Note. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Nov. 8. In telling of her belief In spiritualism, Mrs. Charles Edward Russell, wife of the well known social reformer, said today that she had been in recent. communi cation with the spirit of Susan B. Anthony, pioneer woman suffrage ad vocate, who died many years ago. Miss Anthony, Mrs. Russell said, ad vised her to vote for Debs for presi dent. "I was in a group of other women who are members of the National I women's party," said Mrs. Russell, dis cussing her experience, and we were endeavoring to establish communica tion with those in the spirit world. "This we did, as I firmly believe, for several messages were received by others In the party. Finally it was suggested that we try and reach Miss Anthony and we did so. It was to me that she sent a message. "How were you able to identify Miss Anthony?" Mrs. Russell was asked. "It would be hard for me to tell and of course it is not a thing that is susceptible of proof," she replied "Nevertheless, I firmly believe that she was talking to me. Furthermore, I was surprised at the kind of a message she sent me, for it was not the sort of message I expected. "What did you expect?" was the next question. "I thought that she might say, as has been the case in other experiences, that those on the other side did not attempt to advise in material matters. But n this case I got the answer, and was told that I should vote for Debs." Mrs. Russell explained further" that she did not believe this was due to any subconscious state of mind on her part, although she said that as she is a socialist, she had been Intending to vote for Debs anyway and, therefore, the advice was not difficult to follow. The communication from Mrs. An thony, Mrs. Russell said further, was written by an "automatic pencil" held In the hand of a third person who was touching Mrs. Russell. FRAYS ACCOMPANY STRIKE Attempt Made to Dynamite West Virginia Property. WILLIAMSON, W. Va.. Nov. . Three shooting affrays, including two attacks upon mining properties and an attempt to dynamite a mine tip ple, kept state troopers busy in the Mingo coal strike zone during the last 18 hours, according to reports made by authorities today. Two of tho attacks, carried out by parties of unidentified men, were made late today. TANKS ORDERED TO LEWIS Camp 3Ieade Company to Transfer to Washington Cantonment. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Nov. 8. Company C, 328th tank battalion, now at Camp Meade, Md., has been ordered to duty with the fourth division at Camp Lewis, Wash. This information was made known in army orders issued here todcy. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The ivcuther. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 35 degrees; minimum, 3(1 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. Foreign House- of commons passes Irish home rule bill nearly through final stages. Page 3. National. Production records in five crops broken during 1020. Page IS. Supreme court rules liquor is permitted .outside of homes. Page 3. Harding' will not read messages to con gress, ending old show days at capital. Page 1. Woman says spirit urged her to vote for Debs. Page 1 Portland war hero to wed Washington, D. C, girl tomorrow. Page 2. Politics. Oregon democrats start to rebuild. Page 7. lomefitic. Poor i arm houses United States war wounded. Page 1. Attorney-general dangerously near con tempt of court, bays Indiana judge. Page 2. Harding in seclusion of little gulf town is eager to hook big tarpon. Page tf. 1'acific Northwest. State departments ask more than $3,000,000 for two years. Page 1. Five held In Arctic ice trap defy death. Page 1. Slacker list bungles deplored by White. Page 5. Plaintiffs in Larabee will contest rest case. Page 4. Funds to dig up more relics declared lack ing. Page 20. Snort. Eight National League Baseball clubs and three American form new league. Page 1. Classic promised In Palmer-Darcy go at Mellis tomorrow night. Page 13. Hill cadets defeat Lincoln, 7-0. Page 12. Davis cup team to arrive In Portland to morrow. Page 12. Commercial and Marine. Hides at lowest prices, owing to depres sion In leather Industry. Page 21. Break in foreign exchange upsets Chicago wheat market. Page 21. Barde Bros., Inc., buy $15,000,000 worth of shipping board materials. Page 1. Steamship Alaskan arrives on maiden voy age from San Francisco. Page 20. , Portland and Vicinity. Everything to eat is displayed at food show. Page 11. Divorce suit cites big taxi bills and wild parties. Page 9. Portland hunter finds ancient picture writ ings upon cliffs at Roosevelt, Wash. Page 14. Armistice holiday Is proclaimed In Port- land. Page 15. Fate of men charged with trafficking In war stamps may be known today. Page 4. Budget figures reduced apparently to limit yet declared too high. Vage 4. Portland Gas A Coke company petitions for rate increase to consumers on mini mum basis of 46 per cent. Page 10. Schoo'l board considers budget for 1921. Page 6. Slight quake is reported from all parts of cit. Pajfe 1. jor Baseball Leagues Are Broken Up. LASKER PLAN IS ADOPTED Judge Landis Named Chair man of Tribunal. ONE MORE CLUB WANTED Magnates Proceed With Plan for Civilian Control; "Loyal Five" Ignore Ultimatum. ' CHICAGO, Nov. 8. The major base ball leagues today were broken up and a new 12-club league composed of the eight National league clubs and the three from the American league, which have sided with them in the plans for reorganization of the game, was organized. A 12th member will be chosen later, it was announced. Organization, of the new league came after the five American league clubs had refused to reply to an ulti matum issued by the other 11 clubs giving them an hour and a half to join in the reorganization. I.anktr Plan Is Adopted. After organizing, the baseball mag nates proceeded with the Lasker plan for civilian control of profes sional baseball and appointed Judge K. M. Landis of Chicago chairman of the tribunal which will govern the game. Judge Landis, If he accepts the po sition, will be the supreme dictator of all leagues joining the plan and will receive a salary of $50,000 a year. Til do everything in my power to help make .baseball worthy of the name it has borne all these years, but I just can't decide such a big thing right away," said Judge Landis, when ,'' offered the chairmanship of the new baseball tribunal. "The proposed plan should be a great thing for the game." Salary Gain tto Be 42,500. As chairman of the tribunal Judge Landis would receive J42.500 more a year than he gets now. Second and third members of the tribunal will be appointed later and one of them will be chosen by the minor leagues. Representatives of the new league left tonight for Kansas City, where the National Association of Minor Leagues meets tomorrow to present the proposition to them. The minor league member would serve for six years, while Judge Lan dis would receive a contract for seven years, according to a statement made after the meeting by the club owners. Judge Landis Is Notified. Judge Landis was notified of his appo'nted by a committee of five and he told them he would take the matter under advisement and make known his decision soon. The plans for the new league and a new controlling body contained frequent reference to the minor leagues, which received assurance that they would not be overlooked In the administration of the game, and that their territory would not be invaded in selecting the 12th mem ber of the new league. The action came after all-day ses sions of both factions in the reor- ganization plans with neither side yielding to the other. Emissaries Meet Clubowners. Emissaries from the Johnson camp conferred with the clubowners at the joint session of eight national and three American league clubs, but without result- At 2:30 P. M the Joint session Issued an ultimatum to the Johnson clubs telling that they could either come over and take part in the meet ing, which would be governed by a majority vote, or a new league would be formed Failing to hear from the five American league clubs, the eleven other clubs went ahead with their announced plans. The five clubs which stood by John son in the fight are Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit and St, Louis. Tonight they maintained that the new league would have no effect on them. "We are the majority of the Ameri can league and consequently are the American league," Clark Griffith ot the Washington club said. "Tha American league will operate this year with or without the Chicago, New York and Boston clubs." Brooklyn Is Included. The Hew league will give New York, Chicago and Bosiun two clubs in the same league. Brooklyn n.so is included, giving Greater New York three representatives. The other members were Cincinnati, Pittsburg. ' St. Louis National), Philadelphia (National) and the 12th member to be chosen. Previous to today's action, mem bers of Johnson's "solid five" had declared that the three American league clubs would not be able to take their players into the new league, maintaining that the players on a club belonged to the leagje un der contracts previously made. TnU factor, they said, vt'ould give , the five remaining Ameri'jxn league clubd additional strength and enub'e tasni to proceed with organization of a new American ltague. Individual club cwners sail they would "fight Concluded on Page 13. Column 1.)