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
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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
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A MO IVE
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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
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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
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