Section One
Pages 1 to 24
102 Pages
Eight Sections
VOL. XXXVIII XO. 4G.
Entered at Portlamf (Oregon)
postoffic1 a- Second-CIas Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CONGRESS PLANS TO
QUIT WORK SHORTLY
ADJOURNMENT BEFORE DE
CEMBER 1 PROBABLE.
OREGON IS VICTOR
OVER HARDY Oil
POSSES BATTLE REDS
AMBUSHED IN TIMBER
MINERS "TIRED OF
20 I. W. W. TAKEN IN
TILLAMOOK ROUNDUP
JAIL IS GUARDED TO PREVENT
VIOLENCE TO PRISONERS.
SENATE, BRIDLED.
RECEDING' LEWIS
GETS INTO ACTION
FJTSIIiADE KEEPS MAX. HUM-
ERS FROM AIDING WOCNDED.
RED CUES
MURDER PLOT
Roberts Describes Fart
in Firing on Paraders,
PLANS LAID IN ADVANCE
Prisoner in Signed Statement
Names I. W. W. Gunmen
in Attack.
DEATH EXPECTED IN FIGHT
Weapons and Ammunition
Carried to Room in Suitcase.
40 Suspects Examined.
BY BEN HL'R LA.MPMAN.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 15'.
(Special.) The first release of an
authentic signed confession from any
participants in the Armistice day
murders in this city, when marching
ranks of the American Legion were
fired upon by members of the I. W.
W., with four deaths of e.x-service
men resulting, is that of Lauren
Roberts, who surrendered himself to
the authorities early Friday morning.
In a room in the city jail, declaring
both his contribution for the crime
and his fear of the vengeance of the
radicals, because of his confession,
Roberts made a complete statement
of the Armistice day outrage and
named the conspirators that were
known to him.
At the close of the penciled docu
ment he set his signature, "L. Rob
erts." The confession was drawn
'forth and witnessed by Robert Jack-
ton, Centralia police officer, and G.
H. Lewis of Portland, a member of
the American Legion.
Men Stationed in Hills.
"We started planning this three
weeks ago," runs a portion of Rob
erts' confession. "We expected to all
be killed, and we done this with the
intention of protecting our hall. I
do not think we got orders from the
outside."
The confession declares that Rob
erts, with two other men, one known
as Hanson, and the other unknown
to him, were stationed on one of
the low hills that fringe the town,
armed with riflei and with instruc
tions to shoot when the signal came.
From this point of vantage they
sent a stream of whistling lead into
the vanguard of the armistice parade.
Five shots were his contribution to
the fusilade that caused four deaths,
confesses Roberts.
It is understood that County At
torney Herman Allen, and Assistant
Prosecutor E. D. Cunningham, have
obtained a more detailed confes
sion, signed and attested, from Rob
erts than the preliminary confession
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iConcluded Dn Page 14. Column 1.)
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House to Knock. Off on Passage of
Railroad BUI and Senate on
Treaty Disposal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Tentative
plans for sine die adjournment of the
present session of congress were
made today by senate and house re
publican leaders. By resolutions in
the two bodies it Is proposed that the
house shall be permitted to adjourn
upon passage of the pending railroad
bill expected next week and the
senate upon disposition of the peace
treaty.
The resolution would give each
body authority to adjourn independ
ently of the other at any time be
tween now and December 3.
Before adjournment of the special
session congressional leaders agreed
tonight to adopt a resolution extend
ing to January 15 the government's
control over imports of dyestuffs.
Without the legislation, according to
its proponents, Germany would be
able to flood the American market
with dyes as soon as the peace treaty
has been ratified.
REST KEEPS PRINCE BUSY
Ten-Mile Walk, Swim, Golfing and
Dance Occupy Day. .
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W.
Va., Nov. 15. The prince of "Wales
spent the first of his three days of
rest here by walking 10 miles, spend
ing: an hour in a swimming: pool, golf
ing: three hours and dancing: for three
more. At the conclusion of this pro
gramme he seemed to have recovered
considerably from the fatigue of his
strenuous four-day visit to Washing
ton. The prince won his golfing; match,
played with Sir Godfrey Thomas, his
private- secretary, and again proved
his title as an athlete when he turned
a somersault from a platform 12 feet
high Into saven feet or water in the
swimming pool. -
APPLES OFFERED AT COST
Salem Canner Has Several Car
loads for Consumers.
F. A. Kurty, a Salem canner. has
notified the state dairy and food com
mission that he has several cars of
apples on hand over his requirements,
which he wants to dispose of to con
sumers at cot. .
Hi. isuis to get in touch v. ith some
consumers' organization which will
direct the distribution of the apples.
Tliey can be sold by him without
profit at 1 a box at the railroad
yards.
Mr. Kurty classes them as good
winter apples.
BERGER OPPONENT NAMED
Ex-State Senator of Wisconsin to
Run Against Socialist.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Nov. 15. Ex-
State Senator Henry Bodenstab was
today selected to make the race lor
congress against Victor Lr. Berger,
socialist, who is a candidate for re
election in spite of the fact that he
was denied a seat by the house of rep
resentatives. Bodenstab was the united choice at
a conference of democrats and re
publicans. He will run on the repub
lican ticket.
LETTS ENCIRCLING MITAU
German Diplomatic Staff Said to
Have Started Home.
COPENHAGEN-, Nov. 15. Dis
patches received today say that the
Lett troops are encircling .Mitau,
where the headquarters of Colonel
Avalof f-Bermondt are located.
The German diplomatic staff has
left Mitau for Germany.
Superior Play Results in
9-to-0 Triumph.
STEERS SHINES ON OFFENSIVE
Defensive Work of Elevens
Rated Nearly Equal.
THRONG CHEERS PLAYERS
Defeat of Cougars by U. of XV. Puts
Lemon - Yellow In Running
for Coast Championship.
BY HARRY M. GRAYSON.
HAY WARD FIELD. Eugene. Or,
Nov. 15. (Special,) Coach Bill Har-
giss' Oregon Aggies had little chance
against Oregon this afternoon, when
"Shy" Huntington's lemon-yellow
squad won the 23d annual clash be
tween the two great Institutions, 9
to 0. outplaying the Corvallis team in
every department of the game.
W ith the victory goes the state In
tercollegiate championship and. In
view of Washington's 13-to-7 win
over Washington State, the varsity is
again placed in the running for the
Pacific coast intercollegiate cham
pionship, although there is some talk
of a battle with Stanford.
Those two great Oregon quarter
backs who differ as does a whale and
a tadpole proved to be the biggest
thorns In the sides of Harglss' heavier
outfit. It was the same combination
which played havoc with "Jump"
Hunt's University of Washington crew
two weeks ago.
Steers Bis Ground Gainer.
The 180-pound Bill Steers, one of
the greatest backfield men in the his
tory of the western game, made most
of Oregon's yardage up until the time
he was knocked crazy as a loon dur
ing the latter part of the third quar
ter. He was succeeded by the won
derful 128-pound "Skeeter" Manerude.
the smallest player In the conference,
who immediately commenced to run
the lemon-yellow players so fast and
heady that the Ae-.tB could not get
set. Coach Huntington and Trainer
Hayward had planned to shoot Steers
back in the game for the final period,
but Manerude behaved so well that It
was not found necessary. '
Better football won Oregon's 9 to 0
victory over O. A. C. on Hayward field
this afternoon. To nothing but su
perior playing can be attributed the
lemon-yellow's success. Huntington's
lads carried the ball more consistent
ly, -showed better field judgment.
made better use of their kicking abil
ity and showed a much greater apti
tude In using the aerial route to gain
ground.
Defenses About EqoaL
Oregon's defense, while strong In
the pinches, lacked punch at times,
and the Aggies are to be rated as
almost the equals of the Eugene ag
gregation in the matter of defensive
line work.
Greeted by a deafening ovation and
the strains of "Mighty Oregon," the
Oregon team took the field at 2:50.
Steers, trying his boot, sent long high
spirals down the field.
The Aggies followed three minutes
later and got an equally hearty wel
come from their supporters. They
immediately started signal practice.
Hollis Huntington scored the lone
touchdown of the game after eight
minutes of play in the second quarter
(Concluded on Page 20, Column 1.)
EVENTS
Reinforcements to Be Sent Today
From Centralia to Bring Back
I. XV. XV., Dead or Alive.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Nov. 15. (Spe
cial.) Two posses of approximately
20 men engaged I. W. W. fugitives in
battle this afternoon near the head of
Hannaford creek, 18 miles northeast
of -this city. One posse returned late
tonight with one member missing.
During the exchange of shots, in
which the clash In the heavy timber
and deep brush assumed the nature
of a genuine battle, one man was seen
to fall. The posse returned with one
member missing, John Haney.
Reports vary, several having seen a
man fall in the fight, and it is not
known whether Haney was struck or
whether It was one of the I. W. W.
who received the ballet. In the Han
naford creek timber near the head
waters was known to be the hiding
place of at least three I. W. W. who
are thought to have been members of
the gang which fired on the Armis
tice day parade. Bert Bland is be
lieved to be among the trio with an
other named Hanson and an unknown
third member. It is certain that these,
says Captain Lloyd Dysart. are the
radicals who fought the posses this
afternoon.
Expert Woodsmen In Posses.
All members of these two posses
are expert woodsmen and riflemen,
versed in the topography of the Han
naford creek country. Haney who is
missing, is said to have a cabin In
that district, and hope is entertained
that he did not fall, but became sep
arated from the posse and went there.
Timber and brush are dense at the
headwaters.
As the posses reached the danger
ous territory they deployed in skir
mish order and advanced into the tan
gle. ShotB greeted them ana tne
posse answered fire. Scores of shots
were exchanged and the members of
the posse saw a rifleman reel through
the brush and fall. Whether friend
or foe. they could not determine.
The two posses of eight and 12 men
respectively, left Centralia In automo
biles this morning. The smaller posse
is that which returned tonight. Cap
tain Dysart stated tonight at 10
o'clock, when word of the battle was
made public, that a large contingent
of armed ex-service men and volun
teers will leave early tomorrow morn
ing for the Hannaford creek head
quarters to take up the issue and
bring the fugitives in either way; dead
or alive.
Clash Narrated by Dyssrt.
In declining to permit an interview
with members of the posse which re
turned, . Captain Dysart gave a second-hand
version of the clash, saying
that the authorities considered it best
for the present to withhold the direct
account of posse leaders and mem
bers, i
"We had reason to believe," said
Captain Dysart, "that Bert Bland and
at least two other 1. W. W. had taken
refuge In a hunter's cabin eight miles
from the head of Hannaford creek,
just across the line In Thurston
county. The country there is a jun
gle of timber and undergrowth and
the cabin I speak of Is often used by
hunters, trappers and cruisers.
"Our present information is that
only one of the posse was engaged.
As they were advancing toward the
cabin, about 200 yards distant, the
first shot eounded. Whether it was
fired by a member of the posse or by
one of the radicals we do not know, as
our men were deployed in the ad
vance. The order had been to take
cover if a fight started, every man
for himself. The men dodged behind
tree trunks and logs and returned the
fire. At least 30 shots were ex
changed. Posse Unable to Reach Man. i
"One man was seen to fall when
the firing was at its thickest. The
man fell as though mortally wounded.
Believing It to be one of their own
(Concluded on Pace 2, Column 1.)
OF THE WEEK-AS DEPICTED BY CARTOONIST
SECRETARY GLASS TO
TAKE SEAT IN SENATE
APPOINTEE TO SUCCEED LATE
THOMAS S. MARTIN.
o
Acceptance by Head of Treasury
Announced by Aide to Vir
ginia Governor.
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 15. Appoint
ment of Secretary Glass to the United
States senate to succeed the late
Thomas S. Martin, and the acceptance
of Mr. Glass were announced tonight
by Leroy Hodges, aide to Governor
Davis.
Mr. Glass is secretary of the treas
ury. Senator Martin had just been re
elected and his term does not expire
until 1925. The election of senators
by popular vote, however, leaves the
governor power to fill the vacancy
unitl the electorate can do so. Mr.
Glass is a newspaper publisher.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
o decrees; minimum. 47 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain; fresh southerly winds.
Foreign.
Germany's move In Poland warlike. Sec
tion 8. Page 2.
Early rout of bolshevik! In Petrofrad held
Inevitable. Section 2, pace 3.
J ohn F. Stevens overcomes obstacles In
aeveiopinj Siberian railway. Section 3.
Pace 2.
Dalmatian port of Zara Is captured by
ntiuiiiu. oecnon j, rage a.
National.
Adjournment of congras before Decem
ber 1 reported likely. Section 1. pan 1.
Coal miners demand justice at hands of
government, section 1. Pace 1.
Senate, with bar on talk, does surprising
day's work. Section 1. Page 1.
Senate blocks debate and adopts treaty
i cscrva nons. section J, pace 4.
Domestic.
Secretary Glass to take late Senator Mar
tin's seat. Section 1, Pace 1.
Palmer declares reds use law loopholes.
Section 1. pae 1
Posses battle Centralia I. W. W. ambushed
in timoer. Section 1, pace 1.
Centralia murder plot confessed. Section
. page i.
Pacific Northwest.
Brown says laws can curb radicals. Sec
tion i, page iu.
Borah defends vote against dry bill. Sec
tion a, pace a.
Twenty alleged I. W. W. jailed In Tilla-
mooK rouna-up. Section 1. page 1.
Fire destroys historic church in Oregon
City. Section 2, page 24.
90 I. W. W. charged with conspiracy. Sec-
tion 1, page 19.
Pender's pardon asked. Section 1, page 11,
I. W. W. cleanup made in Aberdeen. Sec
tion 1, page 7.
Sports.
Portland Gun club to hold turkey shoot
ounuay. section z, page 3.
E. H. Philbrook return from big game
nuni in AiasKa. Section 'Z, page 6.
fred WInsor touts Ridley a comlnr
bantam. Section 2. ag 5.
University of Oregon di-'eata O. A. C. foot
ball team. & to 0. Section 1, page 1.
Hadley-Silver quintet leads city bowling
league. Section 2. page 4.
Jefferson In finals for city championship.
Section 2, page 3.
Alumni flock to Eugene to see game. Sec
tion 2. page l.
University of Washington wins from
Washington State college, 13 to 7. Sec
tion 2, page 1.
Cue artists start pair of tourneys. Section
2, page 4.
Tenth horse show to open tomorrow. Sec
tion 2. Dag 4.
A. A. U. to award swim events; sessions
open tomorrow. Section 0, page 0.
Princeton surprises football followers by
defeating Yale 13 to 6. Section 2, page 2.
Commercial and Marine.
Advance in hop market is brought to halt.
Section 2, page 23.
Corn weakens at Chicago with resumption
of movement. Section 2, page -3,
Steel ships soon to be delivered here re
named. Section 2. page 24.
Trading In stock market slows down. Sec
tion 2, page 23.
Portland And Vicinity.
Al Kader temple. Mystic Shrine, to enter
tain imperial potentates on Thursday.
Section 1, page 16.
Highway commission authorized to start
new projects. Section 1, page 21.
Success for Wood candidacy acouted. Sec
tion 1, page 15. .
Portland street car fares likely to rise.
Section 1, page 17.
Northwest building owners fear L W. W.
menace. Section 1, page IS.
City emergency fund will be held to $150,-
000. Section 1, page 18.
LInnton lumber mill loss, $25,300. Section
1, page 16.
Democrats offer to pay for ratification ses
sion; women angry. Section 1, page 21.
Stock show doors will open today. Section
1. page 22.
Orders pour in on mills. Section 1, page 3.
De Valera pleads for Irish freedom. Sec
tion 1. page 23.
"We Submit in Hope of
Justice' Says Chief.
BAD FAITH CHARGES DENIED
Impartial Enforcement of
Law Is Demanded.
OPERATORS HELD OUTLAWS
Head of Miners' Organization Calls
Attention to Alleged Wrongs
in Many Sections.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Accept
ance without qualification by tne
mine workers of Secretary of Labor
Wilson's proposal for negotiation of
a nation-wide wage scale agreement
was announced at the conference to
day by John L. Lewis, actine presi
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America.
Speaking on behalf of operators
outside the central competitive field.
F. W. LuKens, president of the South
western Interstate Coal Operators' as
sociation. proposed returning to the
old policy of allowing the basic scale
to be negotiated by the operators and
miners in the central competitive
field.
Bad Faltk Charges Denied.
President Lewis early in the hear
ing sharply denied charges of bad
faith over the coal strike and the
negotiations, and William Green, sec
retary-treasurer of the mine workers'
union, took exception to Secretary
Wilson's statement of Friday that a
60 per cent Increase in coal miners'
wages was impossible. Green said
that the federal government should
see that the miners got that much
increase to allow them an American
standard of living.-
"We come ia good faitlrln an hon
est endeavor to reconcile difficulties.'
President Lewis said, "and you, Mr.
Secretary, representing the govern
ment, propose a plan which we accept.
not because It is the best plan, but
because the public has been told for
weeks that it is the plan the opera
tors wanted."
Lewis Challenges Statement.
"The charge of bad faith comes with
particularly poor grace from the
mine workers," Mr. Lukens retorted
"while the country Is tied up with a
strike which the government says In
volves a violation of agreements by
the mine workers. They have struck.
not only in districts where there was
a possible question concerning their
agreement, but they have also struck
In districts where there was no ques
tion that they had valid and binding
agreements."
"I deny that statement," President
Lewis interrupted, "and I challenge
tbe truth of your assertion."
Cries of "let's have your proof"
from the mineworkers" representa
tives followed and Secretary Wilson
called for order.
Operators on Defensive.
"It is one thing to make a state or
a district contract," Mr. Lumens con
tinued, "and another'and a more diffi
cult thing to make a national agree
ment. The peqple of the United States
would freeze to death before a na
tional wage scale agreement would
be made, as Mr. Lewis well knows.
His statements are Intended to cloud
the issue and hoodwink the public
The operators are acting in good
faith. That is shown by the fact
Concluded on Pace 10, Column 2.)
PERRY.
Cleanup Follows Conference of
Sheriff and Citizens, WiLh As
sistance of Lesion.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. Nov. IS. (Spe
ial.) A general round-up of I. W. W.
in this vicinity was made today, re
sulting in 20 alleged members of the
organization being brought in to jail
here by sheriff's deputies with the
assistance of members of the Amerl
can Legion.
Tonight the sheriff is keeping a jail
guard of trained men to prevent any
violence which might rise from the
feeling about here against the radi
cals.
The round-up resulted from a closed
conference at which Sheriff Campbell,
a number of well-known business and
professional men and American Legion
members were present. It was de
cided to clean up the vicinity.
Lleven squads of men. fully armed,
with instructions to take no chances.
but to shoot to kill If resisted, were
sent out to visit all Shown haunts of
the I. W. W. members. No resistance
was attempted by any of the score of
men who were taken into custody at
camps and sawmills. .
Word has been spread abroad that
the sentiment of this community is
for .war in deadly earnest until the
radicals have been disposed of.
WHICH WIFE? JUDGE. ASKS
Rich Broker Must Make Choice of
One of Two Mates.
lhil'AGO, Nov. 15. Max Spiegel.
an insurance broker, today received
his choice of two wives the one he
left in New York IS years ago, moth
er of two children, or the other,
mother of three. That Spiegel had
prospered financially and also ac
quired another family was learned
by his daughter Ethel, a lace clerk
and her mother, a New Tork scrub
woman, from a traveling saleswoman
judge flnley gave Spiegel until
Monday to disentangle the marriage
coils or to go to Jail for non-support
of his first wife and children.
RAINY WEEK FORECAST
Weather Man Expects Nearly Nor
mal Temperature.
. WASHINGTON. Nov, 18. The
weather forecast for the week fol
lows:
Pacific states Frequent rains ove
northern portion and fair weather
over southern portion, with nearly
normal temperature.
Washington and Oregon Sunday,
rain; moderate to fresh southerly
winds.
Idaho Sunday rain in north, fai
in south portion.
CONVICT MAKES ESCAPE
Notorious Train Robber Hides in
Box of Shirts.
RAWLINS, Wyo., Nov. 15. W. W.
Carlisle, notorious train robber, wh
was sentenced to life imprisonment in
1916 for robbery of three Union Pa
cific passenger trains, today escaped
from tbe state prison here hidden in
a box of shirts shipped from the
prison shirt factory.
Posses are searching? for him.
JUDGE ALLEN ACQUITTED
Verdict Is Second ever Charges of
Violating Liquor Law.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 15. Judge
Clay Allen of the superior court of
King county, indicted July 12 on
charges of violating the liquor law,
was acquitted by a jury here tonight.
Two grand jury Indictments were
returned against Judge Allen, both
resulting In verdicts' of not guilty.
Bar on Talk Galvanizes
Garrulous Old Body.
DAY'S WORK SURPRISING ONE'
Bunch of Peace Treaty Res
ervations Put Through.
VERBOSE SENATORS DAZED
Success of Cloture as AstonUhins
as Unexpected and Effect Is
Almost Revolutionary.
OREGONIAN. NEWS, -BUREAU.
Washington. Nov. 15. Shoving the
Lodge treaty reservations along un
der a cloture rule, invnicerf aw
fully for the first time in the history
of the United States senate, it was
demonstrated today that the average
senator does not care to talk at all
unless he can talk for more than one
hour.
The success of the cloture, cominc
by an overwhelming vote today, was
unexpected because it was not be
lieved that the staid old senate would
ever put an inhibition on that heaven-
born right to talk forever. And when
it did come its effect was revolution
ary.
Senators who heretofore have takm
advantage of any and every flimsy
excuse to taiK rrom there to 19 hours
sat back dazed and wondering if it
could be so. It seemed almost un
canny when a reservation which
would entirely change or qualify the
meaning of a section of the treatv
was read and not one senator arose.
on occasion after occasion, to point
out either the benefits of iniquities of
tnat particular proviso.
Record Day's Work none.
"Vote, vote," several voices would
shout; town-meeting-fashion, the bell
would ring four times and the roll
call would be under way. Bowling
along for six solid hours after the
lid was put on which limited each
senator to a total of one hour's de
bate on all questions yet to be con
sidered in connection with treaty rati
fication, the senate today did what
might be about six months' business
under the regular rules.
On two occasions there were gen
uine thrills. These came when 11
democrats joined with the republicans
in adopting reservation No. 5, which
reserves to the United States exclu
sive control over its domestic ques
tiens. Some entertainment was provided
when this reservation was reached,
S nator Johnson ofCalifornfa reading
from a Canadian newspaper the state
ment that Canada proposed to submit
to the council of the league of na
tions a boundary dispute over certain
territory r.ow embraced in the state
of Maine.
Hale somenbat Agitated.
Although the status of this terri
tory was long ago . settled by the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, Senator Hale
of Maine showed some mental agita
tion and offered an amendment to
provide that all boundary disputes
should be considered domestic ques
ts ns by this country. The amend
ment was adopted with the usual ma
jority vote and many smiles.
The democrats Joining with the re
publicans on reservation No. 5, besides
Gore, Reed. Shields and Walsh of Mas
saclusetts, who have supported every
majority reservation, were Chamber
Concluded on Pane 3, Column 1.)