PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVE3IBER 21, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL.. LIX NO. 18,721
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postofflce as Second -CI aj Matter
AFTER-WAR WASTE
HELD INEXCUSABLE
U. S. ARMY SENTENCES
32-TO DEATH IN YEAR
WORLD HUP FOR
AUTHOR AND DIVORCEE
JAILED AS AFFINITIES
USE OF $50,000,000
IS ASKED BY FARMERS
GRAIN CORPORATION PROFITS
DECLARED PROPERLY THEIRS.
TURKEY IS TOO HIGH;
SUBSTITUTES ON BILL
BAKER SETS ASIDE
PERMIT FDR GABLE
ALL ARE SAVED FROM FIRING
SQUAD.
EX-HUSBAXB ACCUSES PAIR OF
UVEfG TOGETHER.
CHICKENS, GEESE AND DUCKS
TO BE- ON MANY MENUS.
HAYS APPEALS TO
FRIENDS OF PARTY
Chairman Would Make
Up $1,500,000 Deficit.
CROOK CONCLUDED
V
Indictment of Wilson Re
gime Justified.
CLEAR DISTINCTION DRAWN
Nation's Business for Two
Years Mismanaged. -
HISTORY FINAL ARBITER
Balancing Wilson's Achievements
in Thought Against ' Failures
Elsewhere Rests With Future.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post.
Inc., Published by Arrangement)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Persons
who want to arrive at a fair Judg
ment about shipping? board exposures
need to keep several distinctions in
mind. The most important of these is
the distinction between what hap
pened duringr the war and what hap
pened after the war ended. For the
things that happened during the war
there is much excuse, for the failure
to do things right after the war ended
there fs no excus
Martin Gillen, who has been the
most important of the witnesses so
far, and who made the most damaging
indictment of the shipping board,
evidently had this distinction in mind.
The great bulk of his criticism was
'directed at things that happened in
connection with liquidating things
after the war was over.
Mr. Gillen, by the way, is an able
business man with a good knowledge
of accounts and a Celtic temperament
that expresses itself with exceptional
force and frankness.
Shipping Need Recalled.
Keeping: in mind this distinction be
tween war conditions and post-war
conditions, fair-minded persons will
try to recall the state of mind we all
had while the war was on and will be
tolerant of the waste that happened
then.
At the moment the shipping board
was getting under way the German
submarines were sinking two ships
while the allies were building one.
The issue of the war literally hung
on the building of tehipB. The per
fectly well-justified cry "get the ships
at any cost." regardless of the waste.
extravagance and mistakes that oc
curred under these conditions, ought
to be remembered,
There is a rule of war which runs to
the effect that in peace money is to
be put above time, but in war money
counts for nothing and time counts
for everything. This is a perfectly
sound rule. Every business man and
every engineer who came to the help
of the war machine had to learn this
rule; he had to go through the process
of reversing his former habit of mind
and had to learn to dismiss all con
siderations of cost and focus his mind
on the element of speed. That things
done on this basis were costly and
wasteful can be taken for granted.
Whether they were more costly or
more wasteful than they need have
been is too fine a point to waste mucn
time on now.
Indictment Declared Just.
But Mr. Gillen's charges are di
rected chiefly at mistakes and waste
that occurred after the- war ended.
He directed his Indictment at the
failure of the administration to fol
low the methods of careful business
at a time when these methods were
entirely possible. Everything that is
said about this period of the ship
ping board's existence is justified,
and so far as these things are proven
they constitute a just and unescape
able indictment not merely against
tire administration but against gov
ernment ownership or governmen
management of any kind of ordi
nary business whatever. Whether a
different administration or a differ
ent political party would have done
better is an academic question.
Everybody in Washington has been
painfully aware that the business of
the United States has not been very
well run during the past two years.
During the first of . those years
President Wilson spent seven months
at Paris, and for the rest of the time
had his mind on the league of na
tions, to the exclusion of other issues.
During the second of the two years
h waa 111. That things might have
been managed better by a president
who had stayed at home and dele
gated the peace conference to his
aides, or that such purely business
matters as the shipping board's af
fairs might have been managed bet
ter by a president whose tempera
ment was more easily adjusted to
business matters, goes without say
ing. History Will Decide.
Also some of President Wilson's
best friends have thought, and at
the time advised him, that he would
have done better to resign at the
moment his illness made it apparent
that he could not again give a well
man's strength to the nation's busi
ness. However, it will be for history
now to balance President Wilson's
' achievements in the field of thought
against bis defects as an adminis
trator. One other aspect of the shipping
board revelations is less easy to be
Nine Cases for Military Offense.
Trials for Desertion Slightly
Less Numerous.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Thirty
two persons in the army were sen
tenced to death by courts-martial dur
ing the last fiscal year, but In no case
was the sentence carried into effect,
says Major-General . E. H. Crowder.
Judge-advocate-general, in his annual
report today. Twelve of the- death
sentences were disapproved, 19 re
duced to Imprisonment ranging from
life terms to five years, and one case
Is pending on Review.
Only nine cases were for military
offenses. Eight were found guilty of
misbehavior in the face of the enemy
and one was sentenced as a spy.
Trials for desertion were slightly
less numerous but the comparative
number was larger. Confinement for
life was Imposed in 42 cases, 31 sen
tences being approved, two disap
proved, eight terms shortened and one
pending, awaits final action.
In all 23S officers were sentenced to
dismissal after courts-martial. Of
these 134 sentences were approved.
The total number of general courts
for the more serious offenses was
6769, 87.8 per cent convictions being
obtained.
$100,000 Thief Arrested
in Oregon City.
MYSTERY PARTLY CLEARED
Disappearance of Theater
Man May Be Explained.
LARGE REWARD' EXPECTED
John Doughty, Arrested by Con
stable and Aide, Wanted for
Year at Toronto, Ont.
LIQUOR RAIDERS NET 4
Man With Moonshine Throws Bot
tle to Street When He Meets Police,
When W. Wambold descended the
stairs at 292 North Sixteenth, street
and met Sergeant Shad and Patrolmen
Fair and Epperson instead of his
taxicab at the curb last night, he
threw a bottle of alleged! moonshine
to the pavement. I
Upstairs the policemen found Mich
ael Bralioh, proprietor, Joseph W.
Cain, Thomas- Fahey, and one pint
bottle of moonshine. Michael Lublch
with lour full pints on his person
walked in while the police were
searching' the rooms.
Bralich was charged with main
taining a nuisance and released on
400 bail. Lublch was charged with
iolation of the prohibition law. A
charge of drunkenness was praced
against Cain and Fahey and Wambold
was charged with strewing glass on
the street. Wambold was released on
$15 bail and the others were held.
CHRISTMAS MAIL LIMITED
Farther Restrictions Placed on
Packages Sent to Soldiers.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. New lim
itations on the weight and size of
Christmas packages for .soldiers sta
tioned in Germany, Porto Rico and
the Panama canal zone were fixed to
day by the quartermaster-general.
Packages for Porto Rico must not
weigh, more than 50 pounds or have
a combined length and girth of more
than 84 inches; packages for Panama
ust not exceed 72 Inches in length
and girth, and packages for the army
in Germany must not weigh more
than 25 pounds or have a combined
ength and girth of more than 84
inches.
OREGON CITY. Or., Nov. 23. (Spe
cial.) Ed Fortune, constable, and Ed
Richardson, both of this city, will be
richer by $7500 each, as the result
of the capture here last night of John
Doughty, wanted In Toronto, Can., for
alleged kidnapping and for theft of
more than $100,000 worth of Canadian
Victory bonds.
Richardson . Is employed at the
Hawley Pulp & Paper company here.
and while in Portland some time ago
recognized Doughty from the photo
graph on a circular letter sent out
broadcast over the United States.
Richardson alleges that he followed
Doughty to Oregon City, and since
February 23 kept close watch over
the man's movements. Doughty went
to work for the Hawley company here
in February and has been connected
with the timekeeper's office.
A. few days ago Richardson called
on Constable Fortune and told him
he thought he recognized Doughty
from the description sent out. For
tune, accompanied by Richardson
went to the mills and looked the
man over. When they had. made sure
that he was the man wanted. Fortune
telegraphed the chief of detectives at
Toronto to come at once, as the man
was here.
Detective Recognizes Man.
The detective chief, Austin R.
Mitchell, arrived in Oregon City
Monday night about a o'clock, rfnd
Richardson and Fortune accompanied
him to Doughty's rooms to make the
arrest. Doughty was known as C. R.
Cooper while here. When tne Cana
dian detective saw the man he rec
ognized him immediately and placed
him under arrest. He was held in
Oregon City until this afternoon.
when ne was laxen to .forxiana.
Richardson, the first man to rec
ognize Doughty, alias Cooper, kept
a close watch over the man's move
ments here for several days, and at
one time used a spy-glass from the
top of the bluff to watch him. Rich
ardson is a -poor man and is, em-
Woman In Case ' Is Said to Be
Daughter of Rich Broker and 1
' Has Two Children.
CHICAGO, Nov.. 23. Mrs. Amilie
Conrow, said to be the daughter of
D. 6. Willard, said to be a millionaire
New York broker, and Rudolph Bod
mer of Washington, D. C, author and
publisher, were arrested tonight on
a statutory charge preferred by Rob
ert W. Conrow of New York, from
whom Mrs. Conrow was divorced
some time ago. The arrests were
made at the request of the Washing
ton police, according to local officials.
Bodmer denied to the police that he
or Mrs. Conrow was guilty of any
wrong and said that they would fight
extradition. ,
"In the divorce suit, Mr. Conrow
named me in making serious charges
against Mrs. Conrow," the police
quoted Bodmer as saying, "but the
charges were untrue. Conrow was
brutal to his wife and to their daugh
ter and after the divorce Mrs. Conrow
and my two children and myself went
to Washington and then came here.
We planned to be married soon. - We
lived at the same hotel part of the
time and in an apartment part of the
time, but we were guiltless of any
wrong-doing."
Bodmer is a widower with a daugh
ter 13 years old and a son 9.
The Conrow divorce decree was
granted at Paterson, N. J., last June,
according to the information received
by th.e police.
HARDING'S SISTER HAS JOB
Appointment to Important Post in
Washington Announced.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. Appoint
ment of Mrs. Carolyn Votaw, sister
of President-elect Harding, as head
of the social service department of
the public health service, was an-V
nounced today by Surgeon-General
Cummins.
Mrs. Votaw, who recently resigned
as a member of the metropolitan po
lice force of Washington, will have
charge of the public health service's
work with disabled former service
men.
THU.GS HELD IDENTIFIED
Alleged Mail Robbers Said to Have
Been Preacher's Assailants.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, la., Nov. 23.
Rev. D. E. Cleveland visited the Jail
today and identified two of the men
held Involved In the mail .' car rob
bery, as the men who assaulted him
They are Fred E. Poffenberger and
H. A. Reed.
On the night of October 20, Rev.
Mr. Cleveland recived a telephone call
from a woman directing him to go to
a certain point In the city. While en
route he .was set upon by two men
who leaped upon the running board
of his car. After being assaulted he
was bound and left In the c.r. and the
car set afire. He 'managed to . roll
out of the car.
LOOSE BUSINESS COSTLY
Millions Lost by Cancellation of
Orders for Mercliandise.
(Concluded en Page 2, Column 1.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Loose bus
iness practices throughout the coun
try in recent months have led to the
loss of S250,000,00Q through the can
cellation of orders for merchandise, it
was declared today by H. F. Barker,
an official of the National Association
of Credit Men.
Mr. Barker said that "a surprisin
lack of moral fiber" has been reveale
in a survey of the cancellation prac
tice, and that of "indefinitely hold
ling up orders for later instructions
Eastern Washington, Oregon and
Northern Idaho ' Conference
Adopts Resolutions.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Nov. 23. A con
ference of several hundred farmers
of eastern Washington, eastern Ore
gon and northern Idaho, declaring
that the United States Grain corpor
ation, during its existence, made prof
its of 350,000,000, "which properly be
longs to the producers," today adopt
ed resolutions urging the secretary
of the treasury to use that fund
through the federal reserve board or
other agencies to extend credit to
the farmers by providing a revolving
fund.
The resolutions, which declared the
present condition of the wheat mar
ket "Is largely a grain gambler con
spiracy," urged legislation eliminat
ing option trading in food products;
declared for a tariff on Canadian
wheat; urged federal reserve banks
to renew all 90-day paper, and urged
the farmers to take out memberships
in co-operative grain growers' asso
ciations such as the Idaho and Wash
ington grain growers' associations.
Restoration of the war finance cor
poration and addptlon by congress of
the Capper-Volstead bill also were
advocated. Congressional delegations
of the northwestern states were
urged to support the 'present farm
loan act, which was declared to be
in danger of repeal or amendment
disastrous to the farmers.
The resolutions "deplore the action
of State Bank Commissioner Claud
P. Hay in publicly announcing iir
structions to state banks requiring
them to call their loans, thereby en
couraging speculative interests to
await purchase of the security under
forced sale."
United States - Senator Poindexter.
addressing the conference, advocates
organized marketing through, a na
tional farmers' agency and not
through government intervention. Sen
ator Poindexter declared that to have
the government' help in the market
ing of wheat would ruin independent
liberty and independent development.
Representative Webster of Wash
ington, urged the farmers not to re
sort to ."strlkftig." Other speakers
were Representative French of Idaho
and Dr. J. W. Bryan, Idaho commis
sioner of education, who advocated
a return to the farm.
MOB HALTS NEGRO .TRIAL
CAMPAIGN COURSE DEFENDED
Cost Declared Less Than
That of Four Years Ago. .
TOTAL OUTLAY $3,400,000
Hope Expressed That Popular Sub
scriptions in Small Amounts
WiU Clear Shortage.
Housewives of Middle West Are
Preparing to Battle High
Costs of Thanksgiving.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23. shortage of
turkeys has increased the price of the
official Thanksgiving bird 5 to 10
cents a pound in middle western
states over the 1919 prices and as a
result many housewives will substi
tute chickens, geese and ducks in the
Thanksgiving menu, reports from the
"turksy centers" indicated tonight.
Chicago's supply of gobblers today
was many carjoads short of the num
berneeded, according to dealers, with
the retail prices ranging from 55 to
60 cents a pound.
Springfield, 111., dealers quoted even
higher prices, their birds bringing 62
cents a pound while prices at Water
loo, la., were 43 to 45 cents. Other
towns reported prices ranging from 40
to 60 cents.
Chickens, ducks and geese were re
ported plentiful everywhere.
Western Union Grant of
Last May Revoked. y
HARDING AT CRISTOBAL
Black Hurried Out and Dragged
to Death Behind Auto.
TYLERTOWN, Miss, Nov. 23.
JjHarry Jacobs, negro, while on trial
today for an assault on a white wom
an, was taken from the courtroom
and lynched by a mob which gained
access by breaking down two doors.
Despite efforts of court officials
and others to prevent violence, the
negro was seized, a rope placed about
his neck - and dragged two block
through the main street after which
the rope was tied to the axle of an
automobile which dragged him to a
bridge where the lifeless body was
swung to a limb of a tree and riddled
with bullets. One man was acci
dentally shot.
NEEDS A HIGHER FENCE.
POLISH TROOPS WITHDRAW
Russ Demand Starts Movement
Toward Armistice Line.
WARSAW, Nov. 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The Polish troops in
Volhynia, It was announced today,
are withdrawing rapidly toward the
armistice line in response to the de
mand of the Russian government that
the Polish fulfill the military clauses
of the preliminary peare treaty signed
at Riga.
A message was received in Warsaw
reporting the reopening of the peace
negotiations in Riga.
FREIGHT HAUL INCREASED
Railroads Set Record for Move
ment of Bulk During September.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. Freight
movement on American railroads dur
ing September continued to exceed
records for bulk, according to a state
ment today by the Railway Execu
tives' association.
It amounted to 40,999.843.000 ton
miles, which was more than the total
moved in any one month either prior
to, or during the war, though it was
1.706.992,000 ton-miles less than the
roads handled in August of this year.
DESTROYER IS DELIVERED
Nicholas Will Be Fitted Out at
Vallejo. to Join Fleet.
VALLEJO. Cal.. Nov. 23. The de
stroyer Nicholas, built at the Union
Iron Works at San Francisco, was
delivered to Mare Island navy yard
here todav and commissioned. Lieu-
tolerant about. That is the activity tenant-Commander H B. Kelly will
Conclude oa i'nga , Column l.j command the vessel. ,
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. An appeal
for contributions to make up a deficit
of approximately Sl.500,000 in the
campaign fund of the' republican na
tional committee was sent out tonight
by Will H. Hays, national chairman.
The appeal, addressed to the "re
publicans of the country and those
who aided them," called attention to
the report of the treasurer filed yes
terday In Washington, pointing out
that, although the buying power of
the dollar was materially less than in
1916, the 1920 campaign had actually
been conducted at less .. than the
Hughes campaign four years ago.
Mr. Hays accompanied his plea for
further funds by an expression of
highest praise for the spirit of re
publicans during the campaign. More
than 50,000 individuals contributed
about 82,000,000 to the fund, he said.
- Campaign Cost 3,400,000.
The presidential campaign this year
cost approximately 83,400,000, exclu
sive of pre-convention expenditures,
he wrote, leaving a net deficit of
nearly a million and a half dollars
This he declared he hoped might be
promptly made up by popular sub
scriptions in amounts less than the
81000 limit set during the campaign.
It was apparent some weeks be
fore the election that a 81000 cam
paign limit would not result in an
amount equal to our budget." the
statement continued. "It was not
wise to risk any substantial change
in the plan of he campaign and we
did not want to raise the llmrt. It
was decided then that we would go
through with every economy con
aistent with efficiency and after the
election continue the raising of
money until any deficit was met.
Easier Connie Opposed.
Off course, the easiest way to
liquidate this Indebtedness would be
to appeal to a limited number of
generous republicans who could give
substantial amounts. This could have
been done before election; it could
be done now, but this policy I am
unwilling to adopt except as a .last
resort.
"It Is my firm belief that the 310
limit in the last days of the 1916
campaign and the 31000 limit of 1920
have finally placed popular collec-
Craft in Harbor at Panama" Give
President-Elect Noisy Welcome
COLON. Panama, Nov. 23. Warren
G. Harding, president-elect of the
United States, arrived at Cristobal
at 9 o'clock this" morning on board
the steamer Parismina. He received
a noisy welcome by the craft in the
harbor. Mr. Harding went direct to
hotel.
As the president-elect approached
Panama he was flooded with wireless
messages inviting him to be the gues
of honor at a long list of public func
tions during his five days' visit to
the Cajial Zone. Most of the invi
tationa he will be compelled, by his
vacation plans, to decline.
RATE RISE HEARING SE
CONGRESS HOPE OF COMPANY
President Carlton Relies on
Act for Authority.
NAVY SAID TO INTERFERE
Portland Gas & Coke Co. to Urge
- Increase December 15,
SALEM, Or., Nov. 23. (Special.)
The - Oregon" public service commis
sion" today set, December 15 as the
date ; for hearing the application of
the. 'Portland Gas- & Coke company
for an: Increase in rates. The hearing
win.: ber held in Portland, and will
be attended by the three members of
the" Oregon commission.
In the application filed by the cor
poration it was set out that because
of the steadily Increasing prices of
fuel oil it has become necessary for
applicant to raise its rates in order
to meet its operating expenses.
WORLD HELD NEAR ABYSS
Rescue Up to America and Britain,
Says James Bryce.
BOSTON, Nov. 23. James Bryce,
former British ambassador to the
United States, pictured the world at
"the abyss, of calamity into which the
war plunged it, in a letter to the
Colonial society of this city made
public today. The American and Eng
lish peoples, he said, are especially
called to try to rescue the world from
the danger.
He added that America's influence
Is nrized "because she is impartial
tion of political funds on a perma- raised above the jealousies and ambi-
nent and certainly on a most healthy . tions that vex this distracted Europe.'
basia We are all very anxious that
this become an achieved fact."
System Declared Best.
Addressing the editors of republican
newspapers, the statement declared
that the national committee "would
have been gratified, naturally, .had
it been possible to raise all the money
necessary by the small gift methods.
This, however, was- hardly to be ex
pected as this has been the first
real effort In that direction." -
I know the method is right," Mr.
Hays added, "and I am convinced
that you and every other republican
want us to distribute the expense of
campaigning in this manner if it can
be done at all. To this end we are
going to make a public appeal for
funds and in this effort I want your
help. The success of the appeal will
be of inestimable benefit to future
party financing and will go far in
aiding our efforts tb place the busi
ness of politics on the highest pos,
Bible' plane."
i Contributions, he said, should be
sent to Fred W. Upham, treasurer, or
James G. Blaine Jr., eastern treas
urer of the republican national com
mittee, at the committee's office, 19
West Forty-fourth street. New York.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
U. S. GAINS $6,280,598
Gold Imports in 10 Day-s Show
Big Excess Over Exports.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Gold im
ports during the first ten days of No
vember amounted to $18,318,217, com
pared with exports of $12,037,619. ac
cording to a statement issued today
by the federal reserve board.
From January 1 to November 10
gold imports totaled $333,836,965, while
exports were $297,300,783. Silver Im
ports during the ten-day period werr-
$1,446,790, while exports were $633,939.
300 MARINES DECORATED
Relatives of 40 Killed Overseas
Also Get French Fourragere.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23. Three hundred
marines and 40 relatives of men who
lost their lives overseas tonight were
decorated with the Fourragere of
France.
The decoration was awarded In
recognition of deeds performed at
Chateau Thierry, elleau wood, Sols
eons and. Mont Blanc. .
The "Weather.
TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 56
degrees; minimum, 4o aegrees.
TODAY'S Rain; easterly winds.
Foreign.
All Dublin jails lull and castle is being
used. Page z.
Ieague committee opposes amendments
during tuts session, rage a.
National.
TJ. S. army sentences 32 to death in year.
Page 1. '
Colonel Thomas W. Symons. noted IT.
engineer, dies at Washington home.
Page 2.
After-war waste of administration inex-
. cusable, says Mark Sullivan. Page 1.
Baker revokes permit of Western Union to
lay cable at Miami. Page 1.
Fight on Wilson's appointees to shipping
board starts. Page 7.
Domestic
Chairman Hays appeals to friends of party
to make up republican deficit. Page 1.
Flour and sugar prices slashed. Page 5.
Ford's bonus system held poor one for
packing industry. Page 3.
Turkey so high that chickens, geese and
ducks will be used on many menu.
Page 1.
Hoover organizes council to feed 3,500.000
' European children. Page 4.
Sensational facts brought to light in probe
ot New York building trust. Page 6.
Author and divorcee arrested as affinities
on complaint ot ex-husband. Page 1.
Mother ot two declares mate Is her own
father. Page 0.
Pacific Northwest.
Use of grain corporation's r0,000,OO0 prof
its for credits is demanded by farmers.
Page' 1.
Crook sought by Canadian ' authorities for
ytar arrested in Oregon City. Page 1.
Sports.
Steers' loss declared greater Incentive for
Oregon to fight southern California.
Page 14.
Interscholastic season closes with Hill
beating Jefferson, 12 to 0. Page 14.
Bout winner may get Levinsky next.
Page 15.
Athletic showing pleasing to Aggie coach.
Page 15.
Thanksgiving football contest billed as
best of season. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern millers seek lower trans
Pacific freight rate. Page 2L
Wheat advances at Chicago with large ex
port sales. Page 21.
Etocks move from weak to strong hands
as result of price breaks. Page 21.
Rate rise expected on trans-Pacifie freight.
Page- 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
One representative for each county in
legislature is advocated. Page 8.
Head of morals squad' suspended by mayor.
Page 12.
people of Portland will observe Thanks
.. giving day in usual fashion. Page 9.
Hearing of $l,OO0,000 Leadbetter suit is
begun. Page 4.
School board hears charges of irregulari-
lties in football by Washington high.
Page .
State Department Accused of Re
tarding Work by Force of
Arms and Threats.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Secretary
Baker announced tonight that he had
revoked permission granted the West
ern Union Telegraph company last
May to lay certain cables at Blscayne,
bay, Miami, Fla. The permit was is
sued by the district engineer at Jack
sonville. Fla.. and Mr. Baker directed
its withdrawal by telegraph tonight.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Newcomb
Carlton, president of the' Western
Union Telegraph company, declared
tonight that his company has general
authority under an act of congress to
lay cables in all navigable waters in
the United States and a specific per
mit from the secretary of war.
Mr. Carlton made this assertion in
a statement in connection with his
company's application in the courts
of the District of Columbia for . an
injunction to restrain the secretary
of the navy from interfering with its.
plans to extend it3 telegraph-lines
from Miami to Miami beach.
Work Begun In April.
"Last April," he said, "the Western
Union Telegraph company commenced
the construction of wires along the
causeway over Biscayne bay, which
separates Miami from Miami Beach.
"There are two drawbridges in the-
causeway and following usual pro
cedure and in order to avoid interrup
tion to navigation, a short cable is
laid on the bottom of the bay at
each of these drawbridges.
The -Western -Union has' general
authority under an act of congress
to lay cables in all navigable waters
in the United States. In addition to
this authority its holds a .specific
permit for this work from the secre
tary of war. The purpose of the con
struction was to improve the connec
tion from Miami to Key West, the
present connection being an unsatis
factory temporary affair to meet the
requirements of government dredg
ing operations.
State Department Accused.
"Notwithstanding the unquestioned
right of the telegraph company to im
prove its system, further indorsed by
the approval of the war department,
the navy department has for months
arbitrarily interfered with the prog
ress of the work by force of arms
and stated that if the cable was laid
they, the navy department, would im
mediately cut it. We are informed
that this action was taken at the
request of the state department,
although the state department has
no Jurisdiction whatever over the ex
tensions of the telegraph system.
"We have made diligent inquiry
during. the last eight months in an
endeavor to ascertain what objection
there was to our proceeding with this
work and, although we have made
repeated remonstrances to the state
department, we have been met only
with the repeated promise of that de
partment that they would at once
straighten out the matter.
Company- In Dark.
"We are as completely in the dark
today as we were eight months ago,
except that we now know that the
power of the armed forces of the
United States has been used to .pre
vent the lawful carrying out of work
which was authorized by an act of
congress.
"It is because of this action that
we are now seeking the protection of
the courts in an effort to ascertain
whether autocratic methods can be
used to prevent the needed extension
of telegraph service to meet the de
mands of the public."
CUBA WILL RECEIVE CABLE
Western Union Has Concession for
Landing on Island.
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov. 23. Western
Union officials here deny any knowl
edge of the reported intention of
their company to land the cable laid
between Barbadoes and Miami at a
point in Cuba, probably Havana, in
case the American government per
sists in its refusal to permit landing
of the cable at Miami.
It was learned, however, the West
ern Union some time ago was granted
all concessions necessary for the
landing of the cable on Cuban soil
should such a course be J.cided upon.
POSSES START MAN HUNT
Robbers Who Held Up Montana
Lumber Camp Sought.
MISSOULA, Mont,, Nov. 23. Posses
today were scouring western Montana
for three men in a small gray auto
mobile who were reported to have
held up 140 men in the Ross-Riley
lumber camp near Tarkio, west of
here, last night.
Their loot was declared to amount
to $1000 to $4000. .