Section One
Pages 1 to 24
94 Pages
Seven Sections
VOL. XXXVIII XO. 43.
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Potoff1ce as Pfcond-Clayg Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2G, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TIME CHANGE GIVES
EXTRA HOUR'S SLEEP
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RECORDS OF 14 YEARS
-ARE BROKEN BY COLD
AMERICAN WIVES ARE
WANTED IN ORIENT
GUARD CALLED TO
FOUR ROBBERS KEEP.
POLICEMEN ON JUMP
HOLDUPS IN ALAMEDA STIR
UP WHOLE FORCE.
Ens HIED:
CQNOUES
CAPTURES SMASH
UP LIQUOR RING
Blockade Runners Are
Thought to Be Taken.
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QUELL OHIO RIOTS
CLOCK HANDS GO BACK AND
"OLD TIME" AGAIN PREVAILS.
SUDDEN DROP TO 33 DEGREES
3IAKES PORTLAND SHIVER.
AFRICA ALSO. IS CALLING FOR
' EDUCATED GIRLS.
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President Declares Law
Will Be Enforced.
GOAL NATIONAL NECESSITY
Means Will Be Found for Pro
tection of Country's Inter
ests, Says Executive.
RECALL OF ORDER IS URGED
Effect of Coal Mine Shutdown
Vividly Presented Indus
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. With
the declaration that the impending
coal strike is not only unjustifiable,
but also unlawful, President Wilson,
in a . statement issued tonight with
the support of his entire cabinet,
called on the coal miners of the na
tion, both union officers and mem
bers, to rescind the strike order ef
fective November 1.
The president declined to enter
into the merits of the controversy
between the miners and operators,
but emphatically declared that the
strike, which he characterized as the
most far-reaching proposal in the
nation's history to restrict produc
tion and distribution of necessaries
of life, had apparently been ordered
without a vote of the individual
miners.
For this reason the president
served definite notice "that the law
will be enforced and the means will
be found to protect the interests of
the nation in any emergency that
may arise out of this unhappy busi
ness." Law Must Be Enforced.
The president's statement was is-
Eued tonight after his cabinet had
gone over the entire situation with
Secretary Wilson of the labor de
partment, whose efforts to bring
miners and operators " together in
negotiations had failed.
The president reviewed the steps
leading up to the strike call, includ
ing the Cleveland convention of the
United Mine Workers of America
one month ago, at which fhe de
mands for a 30-hour week and a
60 per cent increase in wages were
formulated. The war itself, the pres
ident asserted, was still a fact, peace
negotiations still in suspense and
troops still being transported. Be
cause of these factors and the added
consideration that victims of the
strike would include both the rich
and the poor, he said the proposed
walkout could only be considered as
unlawful, and as the nation's execu
tive entrusted with enforcement of
the law, he would use the means
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Few Portlanders Do It Scientifical
ly at 2 A. 31. Most Folk Revel'
In Warm Beds.
"Backward, turn backward. Oh
Time, In thy flight '
But the school girl who waved long
and skinny arms in vigorous rear
ward gesture was not following the
line) of thought of predecessors on
the class room rostrum on Friday ar-
ternooh recitals. She had in mind
the physical act of turning back
the old alarm clock one hour, "before
retiring last night, and ' experienced
the comfortable sensation of antici
pating an extra, hour's sleep this
morning before being scrubbed for
Sunday school.
There were few who stayed up late
last night an hour later than usual
simply because they could sleep an
hour longer this morning. Most Port
land folk dented the pillows at a
usual hour, reveling In prospective
luxury of a longer stay beneath warm
coverlets this chilly October morn.
From all records available at an
early hour this morning no private
citizen played the game of turning
back the clock quite according to
Hoyle and the horologists. They were
told that for" some reason It was very
injurious to the mechanism of clocks
to turn them back an hour. The
proper procedure, it was " explained,
was to stop the clock, watch, or other
timepiece, .on the stroke of 2 this
morning and to start it running again
an hour later. Just how to judge
that hour. was not explained," but pre
sumably a dollar (before the war)
watch could be left running for that
purpose and later turned back with
out injury to its delicate mechanism.
In most cases, the head of the
house either forgot all about the
time change or merely turned back
the hands of the clock before retir
ing. Instructions for those who have not
changed their time and may be in
clined to worry about catching a
train or getting to church on time are
extremely simple, towit: Set back
your timepiece one hour, then meet
the appointment at the hour an
nounced. WILSON HAS QUIET DAY
Cabinet Report Is Only Business,
Considered by Executive.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. President
Wilson epent a quiet day and his
physicians said he continued to hold
the gains he' has made recently.
No routine executive business was
laid before him. Several minor bills
reached the White House from the
capitol and the department of justice
sent over a number of pardon cases to
await the president's action.
The one exception to the "no work
today" rule applied by Dr. Grayson
was a report from the cabinet, which
held morning and late afternoon ses
sions to discuss the impending coal
strike.
The bulletin on the president's con
dition was omitted tonight.
FIUME INSULTS U. S. FLAG
American Sailors Standing for
National Anthem Also Hissed.
FIUME, Oct. 25. (By the Ascociat
ed Press.) The American flag was
hissed when it was unfurled last night
in the Phoenician theater here, and
when the "Star-Spangled Banner" was
played by the orchestra, the audience
cried: "Down with America! Down
with Wilson! Long live Greater Italy
and Flume!"
Several score of American eailors
who were present and stood up when
the American national anthem was
played also were hissed and slurring
remarks were directed at them.
The demonstration occurred when
an English company presented a "Pa
rade of the Allies." during which the
appearance of tha Italians only was
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Coming Coal Strike Over
shadows All Else.
WILSON'S APPEALS IGNORED
Government 15 Preparing for
Action m Crisis."
U. S. MAY OPERATE MINES
Rights of Public Regardless of Con
tending Parties to Be Safcguard
edr Says Officials.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Oct. 25. Two aDDeals
from the sick man of the White House
having failed to stop the orde- for a
strike of all the bituminous coal min
ers of the United States on Novem
ber 1, labor's conauest of InHnxtn
regarded as having begun in this city
at sundawn last night.
Those 96 senators who are today
arguing over, the ratification of the
peace treaty, and perhaps a faw indi
viduals at the headquarters of the
league to' enforce peace, compose the
duik of those here who are giving
any concern at this moment to inter
national problems. j -
Treaty Question Sidetracked.
Where a few days ago members of
congress were receiving stacks of let
ters and telegrams bearing on both
sides of the peace treaty, it is appar
ent today that that question has been
sidetracked by the one greater issue
of whether 110,000,000 persons, or as
many of that number as are not sup
plied with their season's fuel, are go
ing to be able to keep warm this
winter.
While it is realized here that the
problem of a nation-wide revolution
which draws its inspiration from tha
diseased minds of long oppressed Rus
sia and not from the conservative
leaders who have formerly directed
organized labor in this" country, must
soon be faced, the government will
cross that bridge when it is reached.
Crisis Now Developing.
Today the question is, shall all the
bituminous coal mines of the country
be permitted to cease operation next
Friday, the opening day of winter
in a large section of the United
States, or shall the government steD
In and say that the innocent public
shall not be permitted to suffer from
unreasonable demands of either the
operators or the miners.
This is the possible crisis which
the cabinet in discussing this after
noon, totally ignored, it is under
stood, the threat of the railroad
brotherhoods and other affiliated
bodies to join in a general (strike 11
the demands for the nationalization
of all industry are not granted.
Reds' Ideals Impracticable.
Some industry will be nationalized.
There is not much doubt about it, but
it will not be nationalized within the
meaning of those reds from Russia
wfao, since the outbreak of the war,
have crowded out of organized labor
in this country those sober-minded
American leaders who were content
to base their contests with the em
ploying class on questions of wages
and working conditions and an eight
hour day, foremost men in official
life say.
If Secretary of Labor William B.
Wilson long the secretary of the
very organization which he has been
imploring for several days to devote
some thought to the public interest.
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Reports From AH Northwestern
Points Tell of Sadden Fall
and Some 3Iention Snow.
When the north, wind doth blow,
we shall have snow, according to the
prophecy In the rhyme which depicts
the troubles of the- poor robin. The
east wind, which is the trouble-brewer
in Oregon, made its first real call
of the season on Thursday night.
Low temperatures were recorded
Friday morning, when the mercury
stood at 38 degrees above zero. On
one other occasion this season Octo
ber 19 the same mark was reached.
On Saturday morning the mercury
touched 33 degrees, recording the
lowest temperature for October since
1905.
"The wind from the east has made
the low temperatures Beem even
lower." said Forecaster Wells yester
day. . "The mark of 33 degrees yes
terday, however, breaks the records
t 14 years.
"The whole northwest has experi
enced a drop in temperatures. East
ern Oregon and eastern Montana have
had the coldest October ever recorded.
On Friday morning below-zero weath
er was being experienced in Helena,
Mont., and this morning's low mark
at Spokane was 12 above."
Shippers express little fear that
fruit crops will be damaged. Pre
cautions are being taken by growers
in the Hood River valley and the crop
will suffer little.
"Somewhat warmer tomorrow and
next day," said Mr. Wells in forecast
ing approaching weather. "There will
probably be no" decided change, how
ever." SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct. 25. (Spe
cial.) The thermometer touched 12
above zero this morning and tied a
37-year record for October. The oth
er October date when Spokane expe
rienced as low a mark for this time of
the year was October 24, 1887.
The temperature this morning was
10 degrees colder than that of yester
day and 20 degrees under the average
for this season of the year. Records
kept by the United States weather
bureau for the last 37 years show one
other date when it was as cold, and
the nearest approach to this mark in
other years was 21 degrees above in
1905. ,
All unpicked fruit and vegetables
In this vicinity were frozen by the
heavy frost of last night, but while
the damage will run into the thou
sands, it will be greatly reduced by
picking as soon as the produce has
thawed.
"I think last night's frost caught
all the fruit which was not picked,
which was probably 25 per cent of the
crop," said Charles Uhden, commis
sion merchant. "If the apples are
picked when the frost is out they will
still be all right for sale."
THE DALLES, Or.. Oct. 25. (Spe
cial.) The thermometer registered 23
degrees above zero, the lowest on
record since 1912, or as far back as
there are records at the bureau. A
real killing frost was recorded and
much damage was done to corn and
silage greens. The cold weather also
started fruit dropping from the trees.
so that fast work will have to be
resorted to In order to harvest a vast
amount of apples. The suddenness of
the chill this early in the winter has
led residents to believe in the asser
tion of Indians about here that The
Dalles is due for an abnormally hard
winter.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 25. -.(Spe
cial.) When the mercury dropped to
29 today a low record for the month
of October -was established, the low
est for any October since the gov
ernment weather bureau has been es
tablished here. The first snowfall of
the winter is reported by trans-continental
railroads in both the Cascades
and the Rockies, and with the snow
has come freezing weather.
In the Cascades railroad men re
port an average depth of three inches
of snow. With the snowfall is re-
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Moslem Sheik Offers to Pass Up
Four Native Sponses for One
'From United States.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. Another
world demand which the war has ren
dered greater than the available sup
ply is for educated wives, .according
to reports from foreign missionaries
received today by the inter-church
world movement of North America.
"The demand." says a statement is
sued at inter-church headquarters,
"is particularly great in the orient
and Africa, where millions of men
have returned from the armies of the
allies, after having had a glimpse of
occidental marriage relations -' and
found them desirable.
."According to one missionary's re
port, a young Moslem sheik offered
to pass up the four native wives al
lotted to him by the koran if the mis
sionary would bring him an educated
American girl to share his salt and
his camel's hair tent.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
44 degrees; minimum, 33 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; gentle south
westerly winds. ,
Foreign.
Trotzky almost captured.' Section 1,
page 3.
National.
Projected coal-mine strike unlawful, aays
president, section l, page 1.
Government prepares to act In coming coal
strike. Section 1. page 1.
Mexico ordered to release American con
sui. section l, page 2.
Labor threatens nation-wide walkout If
antl-strlke law Is enacted. (Section 1.
page 23.
All countries In league of nations to vote
at labor conference. Section 1. page 6.
Domestic.
Portland sugar price fixed at 11 cents a
pound. Section 1, page 4.
West Point cadets parade for King Albert.
section 1, page 2.
Ohio guard mobilized to move on Canton.
Section 1, page 1.
American wives wanted by orientals,
Section 1, page 1.
. Pacific Northwest.
University raises faculty salaries. Section
1, page 6.
Many have eyes on job of secretary of
state. Section I, page 11.
4000 sons entertained by Oregon Soldier
club In New York. Section 1. page 20.
Chauffeur sought In Bryan murder case
becuon l.page 8.
Earnings of state corporation office gain
oespite conditions. Section 1, page 10,
Housing of alumni Is big problem at home
coming at university. Section I, page 9.
Sports.
O. A. C. fumbles help hand game to Stan
ford eleven, 14 to a. Section 2. page 1.
Washington state eleven beats California.
14 to u. bectlon 2, page 1.
Winged M manages to defeat Pacific
to 0. Section 2, page 8.
William H. McCarthy elected president of
coast league, section 2, page 2.
Iowa defeats Minnesota football team,
to 6. Section 2, page 2.
Multnomah club basketball season starts
today. Section 2, page 5.
High marks scored in city bowling league.
section 2, page 4.
Baseball politics takes front seat. , Sec
tlon 2, page 3.
Jefferson holds top place all week. Sec
tion z, page 5.
Waverley Golf club team defeats Seattle
club In Burns trophy play. Section 2,
page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Cargo of molasses coming for Oregon stock
feeders. Section 2, page 23.
Corn traders not disposed to take risks
over Sunday. section 2, page 23.
Heavy selling of stocks wipes out week's
gains. Section 2, page 23.
Strike at St. Johns dock canceled. Section
2. page 24.
Port to make fill for Alladin factory site.
Section 2, page 24.
Portland and Vicinity.
Civic league's debate over unions of teach
ers is fiery. Section 1. page 21.
Clock hands are set back one hour. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Sudden cold breaks records of ' 14 years.
Section 1. page 1.
Great row at St. Helena on $300 estate.
Section 1. page 18.
Extensive liquor ring thought to have
been broken ' up by arrests. Section 1,
page 1.
Red Cross Is after your dollar. Section 1,
page 17.
Chamber accomplishments large; more
members sought. Section 1. page 14.
Roosevelt exercises to b held tomorrow
night. Section 1, page IS.
Zoning plan filed with city council. Sec
tion 1. page 14.
Police too few to cover whole city. Sec
tion 1. page 2U.
Bread price to rise, 1 cent Monday. Section
1. Pse 21.
THE NEWS STRUCK
Machine Gunners Ready
to Patrol Canton.
GOVERNOR CENSURES MAYOR
Immediate Restoration of
Order in City Demanded.
TROOP MOVEMENT WAITS
Crowds of Foreigners Beat Ameri
can Steel Workers; Shots Fired;
Police Officer Attacked.
COLUMBUS. O.. Oct. 25. Five hun
dred Ohio national guard troops to
nigrht were mobilized at Akron where
they were held In readiness for strike
duty at Canton.
The order for mobilization was is
sued by Governor Cox after receiving
word from Colonel J. M. Bingham of
the adjutant-general's "office and
other sources that severe rioting: at
steel plants had not been curbed by
local authorities.
The troops mobilizing: are machine
gun and infantry companies.
If rioting continues it is expected
the troops will be sent into Canton.
Warning Sent to Mayor.
Governor Cox sent a telegram to
Mayor Charles E. Poorman of Canton,
notifying: htm he would be expected
to bring: the disorder to an immediate
end or appear before him Monday to
show cause why he should not be re
moved from office.
A telegram was also sent by the
governor to the sheriff of Stark
county saying that reports reaching
Columbia charged he was "not doing
his duty," and saying "I shall hold
you to strict accountability."
Whether the troops will be sent into
Canton probably will depend upon
what action the city authorities take.
The Canton Alloy Steel company
telegraphed the governor f or. state
help today, saying foreign steel work
ers on strike are using violence In
hindering American workmen from
entering the mill.
The governor received also a tele
gram from the Canton Retail Mer
chants' association, advising him of
riot conditions in Canton and asking
for state aid. Colonel Bingham's re
port stated that strike conditions In
Canton are bad and advised immediate
action to stop rioting.
CANTON, O.. Oct. 25. With state
troops mobilizing at Akron, only 20
miles distant, to take charge of the
steel strike situation here, which has
resulted In recent riot in which many
persons were injured. Mayor Pcorman.
Issued a statement tonight declaring
the situation beyond his control.
Situation Beyond Control.
With such a declaration from the
mayor, the general belief is that Gov
ernor Cox will forthwith order the
troops from Akron into Canton.
Strike disorders continued tonight.
Three American workmen were way
laid while on their way to work at
the plant of the United Alloy Steel
corporation by a crowd of foreigners.
When attacked one of the Ameri
cans drew a revolver and fired. His
assailants then drew weapons and
fired a fusillade of shots. The Ameri
cans fled, but one man, 70 years old,
was overtaken and slashed with a
knife and beaten.
Local authorities are anticipating
serious trouble tomorrow morning,
when the shifts change at the United
Alloy Steel corporation plant, and
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CARTOONIST PERRY.
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Description of One Lawbreaker
Said to Fit Member of Pied
mont .Barn Gang.
Four holdups, all committed on the
East Side within an hour, kept the j
police on the jump last night. Two
men in an automobile are believed to
have 'committed all the crimes, al
though only one highwayman was
seen In the first robbery.
The first man held up was Pat Ge
bisch, 918 Bast Twenty-third street
north, who was robbed of his watch
and J7 at East Thirty-third and Skid
more streets by one man with a
nickel-plated revolver at 8:30 P. M.
The other men held up were Rob
ert Hill, 187 Russett street, stopped
at Lombard 'and Derby streets and
robbed of 24.50; Pete Worslex, 707
Commercial street, whose grocery
store at that number the robbers en
tered and took $10, and. W. H.
Wheeler, grocer at 100 West Killings-
worth avenue, who was robbed of
$14.30 as he was closing up his store
for the night.
Descriptions of the robbers given
the police vary slightly, but the fact
that all four were committed in the
same general neighborhood, three by
two men in an automobile, convinced
the authorities that all were the work
of the same two men.
The first robbery is believed to have
been committed by one of the pair
who jumped out of the automobile and
ran down a side street after the pe
destrian.
The descriptions vary chiefly as to
the clothing worn by the highwaymen
and the police believe that the robbers
exchanged clothing as they sped
along.
Captain Jenkins, with Inspector
Swennes and Patrolmen Scott. Norene
and Ingle, patrolled the neighborhood
without getting sight of the robbers
Patrolman Ingle was injured slightly
by the skidding of his motorcycle
while he was hunting the highway
men.
One of the highwaymen answered
the general description of the oldest
of the three men who robbed the
Piedmont car barns Friday night. He
was about 45 years old and 5 feet 7
inches tall. The other was about 30
years old, slender, and 6 feet tall.
None of the victims obtained the 11
cense number of the automobile. In
robbing the stores the highwaymen
drove past the entrance, stopped and
walked back. The car Is described by
those who saw it as a small five-paa-
senger machine.
U. S. GETS NO APOLOGY
Russians and Japanese Stake No
Amends for Flogging; Yank.
VLADIVOSTOK, Oct. 18. (By the
Associated Press.) General Rosanoff,
the Russian commander in the far
east, has not apologized for the arrest
and flogging of an American soldier
at I man September 4, according to the
American army authorities here. The
American command declares it knows
nothing of the apology; which, ac
cording to press reports from the
United States, Ambassador Bakhme
teff in Washington said that General
Rozanoff has submitted to Major
General Graves. commanding the
American forces in Siberia.
Answering General Graves' demand
for an explanation of the actions of a
Japanese officer at Iman in connec
tion with the incident. Japanese head
quarters replied that the Japanese
major involved stated that the Ameri
can major had misrepresented the
facts.
NOTED ACTRESS IS DEAD
Violet Cameron, at Age of 7 2, Suc
cumbs Near London.
LONDON, Oct. 25. Violet Cameron,
the actress, died at Worthing today.
She was born In 1862.
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WOMAN HAS GUIDING BRAINS
Loot From Several Hotels Is
Found in Rooms.
OPERATIONS WIDESPREAD
Ramifications of Kins Said to
Reach to California roints,
Where Others Are Arrested.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard tr. t t
arrested by agents of the department
j ,... .re oeneved by the author
ities to be the head of a ring of rum
runners. In the woman's possession
was a list of names of prominent
citizens, while In the room
or associates of tha t - t .
were found loaded revolvers, a rifle.
- tvv iUr coat and silverware from
u' "is Portland. Benson and Ore
fjn'.f,1d sUv'erwr without marks of
Ed Gagel. who w k-.-.
the saloon of Gus & Gus In Portland
in the pre-Drohihiinn j ,
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Smith were arrested in the Glenn
apartments. In their room
were three loaded and oiled six
shooters, a rifle and a miscellaneous
assortment of Innf , . .
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Smith was introduced to the La Posee
couple in Oakland. Ci k -
bootlegger named Jones! In the pres-
""v-" VL fosee Smith declared to
department of justice agents that he
had bought five cases of liquor from
La Posee five weeks ago, but this
La Posee promptly denied.
Woman Once Movie Owner.
The most interesting character in
the group ls the woman. Mrs. La
Posee. She operated a small movie
theater on the east side in Portland
a few years ago. A rented piano in
the theater disappeared one night and
a client of Klton Watkins, now as
sistant United States attorney. . was
at first charged with the theft. Tha
case was finally adjusted.
The La Posee couple live at 145
Grand avenue, Oakland, Cal., accord
ing to information given to William
Bryon of the department of justice..
In Oakland the couple conducted the
La Posee detective service. They were
arrested on the east side Friday.
Mrs. La. Posee informed Mr. Bryon
that she made an affidavit favorable
to Tom Mooney in San Francisco at
the solicitation of Fremont Older, and
that she regrets doing so. as it was
untrue. She said that after making;
the affidavit sha cn:ilr1 nnt nhiain em
ployment in San Francisco, for after
a few days on a job her affidavit
would be recalled to her employer
and she would be discharged. It was
because of this inability to earn a
living that she consented to her hus
band engaging in the liquor trade,
she informed Mr. Bryon.
Protection Promise Reported.
Among other things, the woman in
formed Mr. Bryon that a man named
Smith, in Roseburg, wanted them to
dispose of many cases of liquor which
he had stored in a garage for the
past two years, and that this mys
terious Smith party had assured her
that he was an intimate friend of
Bryon's and that the department of
justice man would not bother the La
Posees while carrying out the deal.
When Mr. Bryon inquired how the
bottles which she said had been in a
Roseburg garage for two years bore
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