VOL. LXI NO. - 19,323
Entered At Portland (Oregon) .
Postofflce aa Seconj-class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STRY
GOOD OLD PADDLING
HELD JUVENILE NEED
RUNAWAY FLAT CAR
CRUSHES 4 TO 0EATH
CHORUS GIRLS HELD
BIG HEARTED BUNCH
SALVATIONIST LAUDS MUCH
ABUSED CONTINGENT.
TRADE TRIPPERS
NEW YORK DISTRICT
SORROW-STRICKEN
J J. ORDERED
goes in fri
DOES
HARDING
1
i GUESTS
TO HIRE CITY
National Call for War on
Portland Issued. .
FLAPPERS TRY TO RAISE
MOTHERS, SAYS EDUCATOR..
MEN CAUGHT BETWEEN CAB
AND TANK OF LOCOMOTIVE.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR II FIRE VICTIMS.
Bonar Law's Cabinet in
Part Announced.
FIVE TO EE NAMED LATER
Outgoing Ministers -to Turn
Over Seals Today.
ELECTION SOON ASSURED
Revival ot Lloyd George Senti
ment in Farts of Country Is
Noted; Irish Treaty Safe.
BY JOHN STEELE.
(Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service.
Copyright. 1922. by the Chicago Tribune.)
. LONDON. Oct. 24. (By Tribune
Wireless.) Prime Minister Bonar
Law officially announced, tonight
the composition in part of the new
British cabinet. The 15 members
named follow:
Lord president of the council, mar
quis of Salisbury.
Lord high chancellor, Viscount
Cave.
Chancellor of the exchequer, Stan
ley Baldwin.
Secretary for home affairs, Will
iam C. Brldgeman.
Secretary for foreign affairs, Earl
Curzon.
Secretary for the colonies, duke of
Devonshire.
Secretary for India, Viscount Peel.
Secretary of war, earl of Derby.
First lord of the admiralty, Lieutenant-Colonel
D. C. M. S. Amery.
President of the board of trade.
Sir Philip Lloyd Greame. .
Minister of health, Sir Arthur
Griff ith-Boscawed.
Minister of agriculture and fish
eries. Sir Robert A. Sanders.
Secretary for Scotland, Viscount
Novar.
Attorney - general, Douglas McG.
Hogg.
, .Lord advocate, W. A. Watson.
The president of the board of edu
cation, the minister of labor, the
first commissioner of works, tbe
minister of transport and the lord
of the privy seal will be announced
later.'
Privy Council Summoned.
King George has summoned the
privy council for tomorrow. Then
the outgoing ministers will turn
over their seals of office. The dis
solution of the Lloyd George cab
inet will be proclaimed Thursday.
It is expected that the new minis
ters will receive their seals and
kiss the king's hand on their ap
pointment at the privy council Fri
day. It hag been announced that the
new election will he held November
15, which is on a Wednesday, in
order to assure the earliest possible
meeting of parliament to pass the
Irish constitution. This date will
allow parliament to meet Novem
ber 20. The Wednesday elections,
however; have aroused the most bit--ter
resentment on the part of the
labor party leaders, who fear that
many workmen will not be able to
vote. It has been suggested to make
the polling day a legal holiday, but
this seems difficult as parliament is
not sitting. A proclamation by the
king in council might be legal and
this point is being considered.
Retiring Premier Moves.
Mr. Lloyd George has almost com
pleted packing and will leave 10
Downing street tomorrow, when
Mr. Bonar Law will take possession
of the office part of the building.
It is hardly likely that he will take
up residence there until after the
election. 4
Mr. Lloyd George's new house in
Vincent square is a modest little
place and he has also taken a house
in Abington street for his new party
headquarters. The latter is a few
doors from the residence of' former
Prime Minister Asquith, leader of
the liberals. J. C. Davies, former
private secretary to Mr. Lloyd
George, will be in charge of the
political headquarters.
Two other secretaries. Sir Edward
Grigg and G. H. Shakespearei are
candidates for parliament at the
coming election. Sir Edward is a
Lloyd George liberal and Mr.
Shakespeare is a Chamberlain con
servative. ,
Mr. Bonar Law's Glasgow speech
has been put forward to Thursday
so the Scotch shipbuilding city will
g've entertainment to two national
leaders In one day, but Mr. Lloyd
George and Sir Robert Home are
likely to make a damaging attack
on the new government in their
specehes Saturday. '
. HcKenna for Bonar Law.
Mr. Lloyd George speaks tomor
row at a meeting of . the national
l'beral candidates In London, and
on Thursday at Whitfield's taber
nacle in London.
This afternoon Reginald McKenna,
chairman of the London City & Mid
land bank, a former liberal and
chancellor of the exchequer in the
Asquith government, came out at
the city conservative club as a sup
porter of Mr. Bonar Law, -whom he
declared stood or "safety and
sanity in administration, which is
what the country needs now." Mr.
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Light-Headed Girls Ought to
Keep Out or Dark Autos;
Devils Creep, Parents Sleep.
' MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 24. Several
hundred delegates to the 12th an
nual convention of the National
League of Compulsory Education of-
flznals tonight were told by William
L. Bodlne, superintendent of com
pulsory education in Chicago, some
pertinent facts about the advantages
and shortcomings, of the -public
schools of America. . J
"The public school is the humani
tarian as well as the academic fac
tor in our national life," Mr. Bodine
declared. "1 believe In teaching the
household arts and cooking classes.
A bad cook can spoil a good jnan.
Many a good-looker is a poor cooker.
"There was a time when mothers
raised their girls. In these days
of the defiant, incorrigible flapper,
seme girls try to raise their moth
ers. There' is an increase in de
linquency among girls. Devils creep
while parents sleep. Light-headed
girls ought to keep out of 'dark'
automobiles. More parental schools
now mean fewer prisons in the
future. -
"One good mother is .worth a
dozen institutions.
"The juvenile court is merely a
clearing house for fathers' failures
and mothers' mistakes. Most -fathers
put all the education of a fam
ily in'thev wife's name. There is
too much science in child welfare
work. What children need is simply
more old-fashioned spankings."
HUNTING RETARDS COURT
Jurors Ask to Be Excused and
Suit Parties Fall to Appear.
MEDFORD, Or., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) "The legislature ought to
pass a law against holding court
during the hunting season," com
mented Circuit Judge F. M. Callins
from the bench today.
'T thought there were enough civil
cases on the docket to keep a jury
busy, for six weeks, but there is a
lack of appearances by parties in
the suits. I think three or four of
the jurors wanted to be excused
because they thought they ought to
go hunting. Court will be adjourned
until 1:30 this afternoon, when we
will try to do some business." '"
GASOLINE NOW 25 CENTS
Portland Sen-ice Station . Price
Reduced I Cent the Gallon.
Gasoline went down to an even
2a Cents a gallon at service stations
yesterday, following receipt by the
local companies from their various
headquarters of notic.es of 1 cent
a gallon reduction. The drop makes
the new price the gallon at service
stations 23 cents, plus 2 cents state
read tax.
The reduction was participated in
by all four companies operating in
this territory. The action, it is un
drstood, is in line with other re.
ductions of petroleum products re
cently made, following the advent
of lower prices for crude oil.
UNION MEN RE-EMPLOYED
St. Louis Strikers Taken Back as
New Employes. '
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24. The' Terminal
Railroad association has) re-employed
about 450 of its 600 union
shopmen who went on strike July
1, it was announced late this after
noon.
The men were taken on as new
employes with seniority dating from
tbe time of the return and with
wages and working conditions as
fixed by the railroad labor board,
it was said.
ITALIAN VESSEL ASHORE
Freight Steamer Goes Aground on
Antlcosti Island.
HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 24. The
Italian freight steamer Mongibello
is ashore on the Anticosti islands,
according to a wireless message re
ceived today from Clay Point, Anti
costi.
The steamer, bound for New Tork
from Montreal, was resting easily,
and there were good prospects of
getting her off, the mefsage said
She is ot 2226 tons register.
EMBRACE NOT ASSAULT
Man Who Places Arm About
"Waist of Landlady Discharged.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 24
(Special.) The act of placing one's
arm about his landlady is not as
sault in the view of C. M. Wilbur,
justice of the peace, who today dls
missed the third degree assault case
against C. G. Austa.
Mrs. Edna K. Mulkins was the
complaining witness and the land
lady who objected to the display of
affection on Austa s fart.
DRY LAW "BREAKS" CITY
Gross Point, III., Forced in Debt,
Offers City Hall for Sale.
CHICAGO. Oct. 24. Forced into
debt by the advent of prohibition
according to its officials, the town
of Gross Point, 111., today announced
Its city hall was for sale and ad
vertised for bids on it.
Town officials explained that be
fore prohibition became effective
the town derived much of its rev
enue from 14 saloons. -
Legion's Demand for
Dismissal Is Refused.
PRESIDENT WELL SATISFIED
General Free of Blame, Says
Chief Executive..
MR. SPRAGUE RAPPELTl
Personal Animus Is Charged to
Chairman of Veterans' Hos
pitalization Committee.
BY' GRAFTON WILCOX
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 24.
President Harding is standing
squarely behind Brigadier-General
Charles E. Sawyer, his personal
physician, who functions also as
chairman of the national hospitali
zation committee.
Notwithstanding the attacks upon
General Sawyer by the American
Legion, the president has no In
tention of asking for the general's
resignation as head of the commit
tee. This was stated upon the high
est authority at the White House
today.
Mr. Harding, it wasstated. Is En
tirely satisfied with General Saw
yer's record as chairman and be
lieves that the criticisms by the
American Legion" are wholly un
justified.
General Sawyer Not Blamed.
Not only does the president re
gard General Sawyer as free from
blame, but he personally assumes
all responsibility for those acts for
which the general has been so
heartily condemned, it was stated.
In the future, the president would
prefer to have the criticisms leveled
at himself, instead of at General
Sawyer.
Mr. Harding feels, according to
White House advices, that the de
mand for the ousting of , General
Sawyer, is founded, in large part,
upon the failure of the federal gov
ernment to locate the new disabled
veterans' hospital for the middle
west in or near Chicago, the home
of Colonel A. A. Sprague, chairman
of the hospitalization committee of
the American Legion.
Hospital Plan Changed.
It was originally intended to lo
cate this hospital at Chicago, but
later it was decided to locate it at
Camp Custer,. Michigan. President
Harding himself was responsible
for this change of plan, it was ex
plained at the White House today.
Virtually all of the soldiers' hos
pitals in the middle west were lo
cated jn or near Chicago and the
president took the position that
other important middle-western lo
calities should be recognized in the
distribution of the hospitals.
Mr. Harding frequently consulted
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Steel - Loaded Derelict Speeds
Cpon Unsuspecting Victims at .
Rate of 50 Milesa Hour,
BEND. Or., Oct""? . (Special.)
Crushed betweer cab and the
water tank ot .evlfn-Hixon log
ging locomotf when it was hit
late this nrv' ng 'by a runaway
flatcar loao lth- steel ra'ls, three
members , e train crew Edward
Barker,. 0 ,,'lneer; Fabian Begin,
brakernsyand R. M. Joyce, con
ductor were k'lled ' instantly, and
a fourth, Edgar Davis, fireman, died
at the Lumberman s hospital shortly
before 3 o'clock this - afternoon.
Davis was horribly bruised and
burned, but it was at first thought
that his life might be saved and he
was rushed into Bend on a special
train.. He lived four hours after
the wreck.
The logging locomotive had been
sent to the steel camp at Spring
River, south of Bend, to move cars
and equipment, and was at the bot
tom of a st:ip grade, when the
runaway car, carrying tons of rails,
sped down upon it at the rate of
more than 50 miles an hour. Be
cause' of the fact that the engine
was backing, the men riding in the
cab had no warning of their peril
until it was too late to jump. Three
of them were ground to death be
tween the cab and the water tank.
Coroner Niswonger and District
Attorney Moore were at the steel
camp this afternoon, but decided
that no inquest would be necessary
The tragedy from all they could
learn was one of those which seem
to defy the utmost precaution. The
steel car slipped away, from the
crew and in an instant had gathered
such momentum that it neither
could be stopped nor overtaken. A
half mile distance was "one epot'
toiling up the grade, and steel crew
men were unable to convey a warn
ing before the crash came. A report
of the wreck was Immediately tele
phoned to the Bend office of the
company, and a special locomotive
was sent out, physicians bringing
in the injured man. Joyce and
Begin were old employes of the
company. Both were married and
had children. Barker - and Davis
were new employes and little, is
Jinown of them.
SOLDIERS 0NW AY HOME
60 Men of American Army of
Occupation Leave Coblenz.
. COBLENZ, Oct. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Overseas casual de
tachment No. 49 of the American
army of occupation left last night
for Bremen to board the steamer
America for New Tork.
The detachment comprises about
60 men, being the first to leave not
containing any war . brides or.
children.
EBERT'S TERM EXTENDED
German Presdent to Hold Office
Until June SO, 1925.
BERLIN, Oct. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The reichstag today
decided to prolong the term of
Friederich Ebert in the German
presidency until June 30, 1925.
The vote for the extension was
314 to 76.
MR. PIERCE'S WAY OUT OF IT.
Finer People Seen Nowhere Than
On Broadway, Declares Cap
tain Rehba Crawford.
NEW TORK, Oct. 24. Captain
Reba Crawford of the Salvation
Army, the pretty lass in blue who is
absorbing some of Broadway's lime
light lii her battle to hold prayer
meetings on the steps of the Gaiety
theater, today came to the defensa
of the much-abused chorus girl. .
"Salvation Nell" made her de
fense of Broadway morals when she
received a reporter at tea in her
Greenwich-village apartment, where
she is recovering from a slight at
tack of "nerves" which she suffered
after having been arrested for ob
structing traffic. Discharged in
court, she purposes to resume her
meetings as soon as she again feels
fit.
"I have never known finer people
than those I have met on Broad
way," declared Miss Crawford,
whose father heads the Salvation
ists' cadet school in San Francisco.
"The Broadway girl is the biggest
hearted, the squarest and absolutely
the moil understanding girl I have
ever known. If she's your friend,
she is your friend whether you are
right or wrong.
"I'd take a bunch of chorus girls
and put them against a bunch of
schoolteachers or nurses any day as
far as morality Is concerned. I
know the chorus girls would show a
higher percentage of morality. The
reason there is sometimes so much
adverse comment on the chorus girl
is because she is so much in the
spotlight.. People know everything
she does."
WOMAN IGNORES- FINE
Court Wonder How it Can Clea'r
Title in Property Division.
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 24. Johan
na Ryan, -who was released from
jail last week after three weeks'
imprisonment for refusing to sign
her name to certain papers on order
of the court, still refused to affix
her signature when her time limit
expired at 5 o'clock last night.
Judge E. M. Card promptly fined
her $50 and today the woman ig
nored the fine as completely as she
had ignored the order to sign. The
fine, together witb- costs in the
case, will be assessed against her
property. " " "' 1 . . .
In the meantime, the court is
wondering how it is possible to
clear the title to certain community
property awarded to William Fin-
negan, the woman's divorced hus.
band. .
FRENCH SUB ABANDONED
Crew of Roland Morlllot Reaches
English Coast. -
CHERBOURG, Oct. 24. (By the
Associated Press.) The French sub
marine Roland Morillot has been
abandoned in a sinking condition in
the English channel, it became
known today upon the arrival of
her crew at he submarine station
here aboard a French merchantman.
When abandoned the submarine
was in the neighborhood of the
Island Aurigny (Alderney). She left
Brest Friday for Calais.
Northernmost Bounds
of Excursion Reached.
SIGHTS CONTINUE TO AMAZE
Wonderful Resources of
Grays Harbor Revelation.
PORTLAND FAVORED CITY
i
Note of Affection Is Spoken at
Aberdeen for Help Given at
Time of Big Fire.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Their eyes still wide with
wonder at the sights they have seen,
the Portland Chamber of Commerce
trade excursion came out of the
Grays Harbor country today and
tonight the visitors were guests of
Washington's capital, . the farthest
north of the expedition. Upon ar
rival the Portlanders were taken
for a ride about the city, and to
night the visiting party gave a
dinner at the Olympian hotel to
business men of this city.
The trade trippers are still talk
ing of their two amazing days in
the Grays Harbor region. There
they found such varied products as
whale oil and piano sounding boards
being manufactured for world
markets. In between these two
were all the usual northwest wealth
producers, with lumber far in the
lead. '
'Note of Affection Spoken.
A note of real affection for Port
land was spoken at the Aberdeen
banquet by George A. Wolffe, long
a merchant there, who told ot being
left "broke," along with others,
when the town burned to the ground
many years ago. Nothing but ashes
were left and the future looked
black, indeed.
While the hand of fate lay heavy
upon Aberdeen, Portland was the
only market that offered help. Other
creditors sought court processes to
obtain payment of back bills. But
well-known Portland, firms, said
Mr. Wolffe, asked what was needed
to stock the stores anew and made
terms that could be met. Mr. Wolffe
and his fellows' have not forgotten
and it gave point to the statement
of speakers on this trip that busi
ness is not all business; it has in it
a little bit of heart and sentiment.
Thriving Cities Visited.
The excursion visited a number of
lively, thriving cities today. First
was Cosmopolis, where H. H. Griffin,
ex-railroad man of Portland, is dis
trict freight and passenger, agent
for the Northern Pacific and who
welcomed the guests.
Mayor C. N. Wilson, with a com
mittee of welcome, C. W. Mumaw,
Gaston Moch, Lloyd Pickering and
J. L. Huestis, gave the crowd the
keys to Montesano. Visitors were
shown the fine courthouse of Grays
Harbor county anS the city hall,
the latter .a gift by the volunteer
firemen.
The hospitable people served
doughnuts and cider while Mayor
Wilson and Mr. Mumaw, president
of the chamber of commerce, spoke
briefly of the . district and its re
sources. It was said dairy, bee, egg
and -berry associations have been
formed and every farmer is ad
vised that if he will raisethe stuff,
the associations will market it for
him. In this way, it was said, the
people are looking to the future
when lumber will no longer be. the
mainstay of existence as it is today.
Then the Montesano folk motored
the party to Satsop, where the trlin
was boarded.
Land Abounds In Abnndance.
The excursionists wanted to visit
a big cheese factory at Satsop but
there was no time. Near McCleary
:s what is said to be the biggest
door factory in the world, with an
output of 6000 doors daily, but it
was impossible to see it, much, as
the travelers desired.
Elma proved itself a land of milk
and honey by presenting both, along
with invitations to the annual straw
berry festival next June. J. W.
Strubel, 33 years a resident, told of
the attractions of his district and
John Gill responded with a bit of
reminiscence of early Elma days.
Oakville made one of the hits of the
day. The East End Progressive
club, I. E. Ray, presldeSt, and Mayor
A, C. Miller, with a crowd of men,
women and children, gathered at the
station, where a handsome exhibit
of fruits, vegetables, grains; flowers,
eggs and live poultry were displayed
as proof of what the east end of
Grays Harbor county can do.
Marshall N. Dana expressed the
appreciation of the visitors and be
fore the train departed beautiful
flowers were put aboard. Here, as
everywhere all day, there were
songs by newly discovered talent on
the excursion train," J. C. Hender
son, leading the vocalists. At to
night's banquet E. M. Welch of the
Portland party presided, introducing
as speakers R. M. Irvine, L M.
Walker and Marshal N. Dana. AH
bespoke the growth of closer rela
tions between northwest cities and
kindly sentiments were returned by
Olympla folk.
Streets Resound With Cries and
Lamentations of Bereaved ;
Tragedy Narrowly Averted.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. The east
side resounded this afternoon with
wailing and lamentations during fu
neral services held for 11 of the 16
victims of the fire which swept a
tenement house at Lexington ave
nue and 110th street last Sunday.
So dense was the crowd of mourn
ers that police reserves had to be
called, one for service up town and
another downtown, to clear the way
for the corteges. Long after the
two lines of hearses had crossed
East river spans on their way to
the cemeteries cries and sounds of
mourning could be heard.
. Another tragedy was narrowly
averted at one of the funerals. Just
as the hearses were arriving and
the crowd of mourners assembling,
a heavy iron ladder fell from a fire
escape on a spot which soon after
wards was filled with weeping hu
manity. No one was injured.
The service was held for six mem
bers of the family of Abraham
Sugarman. Both Sugarman and his
wife escaped.
Sugarman had to be supported by
relatives as he stepped from a car
riage to attend the outdoor serv
ices. Mrs. Sugarman was too ill to
attend. She lay on a couch in the
apartment of a relative in Harlem.
Hearses bearing the bodies of her
five children and a son-in-law Jour
neyed six miles uptown in order
that she might gaze upon the pro
cession.
More thousands attended the up
town service, held at a synagogue on
118th street. There Mrs. Nathan Sil
ver mourned her entire family
husband and four children.
After Mrs. Silver,' grief-torn and
shaking, had sobbed a prayer for
her dead, the caskets were closed
and a rabbi began the services for
the departed. On the way to the
cemetery this procession passed the
turned tenement. The wailing broke
out afresh at the sight of the smoke
stained structure. .
EARTHQUAKE IS FELT
Shock of "Moderate Intensity"
5200 Miles From Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 24. An
earthquake of "moderate intensity,
ertimated to be about 6200 miles
south of Washington, was recorded
today on the seismograph at George,
rfTwn university.
Father Tondoren, director of the
observatory, said that the tremors
began at 4:34 ? J1- and continued
until about 5:30.
GALE NEAR TO ASTORIA
First Southerly Storm of Season
Is Expected.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 24. (Special.)
The first real southerly gale of
the season is said to be approaching
the mouth of the river.
The barometer, which is still fall
ing, had dropped to 29:50 tonight
and the wind at North Head, which
was blowing at a 36-mile rate this
afternoon, is increasing.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
66 degrees; minimum, 55 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
- Foreign.
New British cabinet in part announced
by Premier Bonar Law. Page 1.
National.
Harding backs up all Sawyer does.
Page 1.
Call to conference welcomed by five
Central American nations. Page 3.
Foreign ship lines to keep up liquor fight.
Page 5.
Domestic.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle intrigued by talk
ot alchemists. Page 5.
New ciew found in rector murder. Page 3.
Ex-Oregonian is head of aircraft firm.
Page 5.
Indian curse put on white man's funeral.
Page 1.
Section of New York east side is sorrow
stricken. Page 1.
Trade commission opens lumber conspir
acy hearing. Page 2.
I. W. W. declare war on Portland. Page 1
New York chorus girls big-hearted lot,
aays Salvation army captain. Page 1.
Victor E. Innes, ex-Oregon attorney,
again under arrest in Atlanta. Page 2.
Alchemists' talk annoys Sir Arthur.
Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Trade trippers guests of Olympia, Wash.
Page 1.
Runaway flatcar crushes four to death.
Page 1.
Solid front urged in republican vote.
Page 7.
Completion of Roosevelt highway favored
by governor. Page 7. . '
Sports.
Palshlp of Sammy Gordon and Joe Gor
man gone forever. Page 14.
Oregon's kicking held best chance to
beat Idaho. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
George C. Jewett to represent wheat
growers at co-operative conference.
Page 22.
Bond market breaks with foreign Issues
offered freely. Page 23.
New passenger line to connect west
United States coast with east coast of
South America. Page 12.
Grain values advance early rn Chicago
market, but break badly later.
. Page 22.
Investment bonds slightly weaker.
Page 23. "
Two stowaways given to police. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
City faces hardship if 3-mlll tax levy la
defeated. Page 11.
Federated societies Indorse Pierce.
Page 13.
Nurse rides horse Into Rotarian luncheon
room. Page 6.
Betrayer of girl is found guilty. Page tl.
Veterans' bureau not to force city.
. Paga 13.
Adrian P. Batchelor suspected of having
slain his wife. Page 15.
Novel fete planned for Armistice day.
Page 15.
Weather report, data and forecast.
Page 22.
REDS' EXECUTIVES DECIDE
City Is Prepared to Handle
Any Situation.
MEN SENT TO ROCK PILE
Ministers In Report Commend
Action of Police In Arrest
ing Trouble-Makers. i
CHICAGO, Oct. 24. All "foot
loose" members of the I. W. W. wer
called upon today in an appeal is
sued by members of the smuHv. ;
board meeting here- to go to.
land, Or., and help win the ler
front strike. A total of 450 men
wert arrested ' y tho splice there in
raids on the. I. V,. W. hall, accord
ing to the general defense commit
tee of the I.'W. W. 4
Aggressive tactics on the part of
the city administration in the han
dling of I. W. W. complications in
the longshoremen's strike reached
a high point yesterday when nine
"floaters," members of the radical
organization, were consigned to
Kelly Butte rockpile to work out
sentences of 90 days on charges of
vagrancy. Their commitment fol
lowed refusal to accept Municipal
Juge Ekwall's alternative that
they continue their wanderings so
as to relieve Portland of non-resident
participants in the waterfront
troubles.
City Prepared to Fight.
Topping the action in municipal
court, where 31 wobblles were ex
amined, came a statement from
Mayor Baker, assuring Portland
residents of the complete adequacy
of the city's preparations to meet
another attempjed forcing of the
strike situation by a great influx of
malcontents.
"The orders of the I. W. W. gen
eral committee in Chicago for all
foot-loose wobblles to proceed to
Portland (as reported in the press),
gives us no alarm, for we believe
we are prepared to meet any situa
tion that may arise," said the mayor.
His statement was backed by Chief
of Police Jenkins, who has an en
larged and trained force of men
ready for any such emergency.
Ministers Indorse Raids.
On top of the statements from the
city's executive and action by Judge
Ekwall, the committee of three
clergymen, delegated by the Port
land Ministerial association to in
vestigate, returned a report last
night which indorsed the handling
of the situation by the police and, in
large measure, scouted certain
charges of mistreatment emanating
from I. W. W. headquarters. The
investigation followed a request
made by the wobblles.
Aroused by the action of the mu
nicipal judge in sentencing nine of
their members to the rockpile, the
I. W. W. organization, through its
attorney, B. A. Greei, served notice
of appeal in all nine cases and in
the cases of the three radicals held
over from Monday for deportation.
Bail wac fixed at $500 in each case
and Mr. Green said last night that
the amounts would probably be
posted today.
10 Cases Are Continued.
Explaining his dealings with the
nine. Judge Ekwall said, "We con
sider that they are a bad type to
be roaming around unemployed and
fermenting trouble. We feel that
trouble-making is their reason for
coming here and the reason for
their refusal to leave."
Cases against 19 of the men ar
rested Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day were continued indefinitely
when it was brought out that the -men
were either residents of Port
land out on strike, had come into
town from nearby camps, or carried
assignments to jobs in the vicinity
of Portland.
Three were held for investigation
by immigration authorities.., and
probable deportation, and one was
left in the hospital. Eleven new
arrests were made yesterday and
of this number one was held for the -United
States authorities.
Court Session Is Stormy.
r
Stormy scenes marked the court
session yesterday morning. Fre
quent interpolations by Mr. Green
that the entire proceedings were a
"travesty on justice" were set off
by fiery denunciations by the ac
cused members of the outlow union.
Vagrancy charges were pressed even
though examination showed that the
men in several cases were moder
ately supplied with funds.
Henry Taylor, 20-year-old youth,
said he came to town with $60 in
his pocket to get a job on a ship
sailing' from this port. His an
nouncement that the strike made it
impossible for him to go to work,
coupled with his flat refusal to leave
town, after his attorney had as
sured him that he did not have to
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