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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. FOKTLAND. JANUARY 4. ID20. WILSON MAY ISSUE CALL WITH U, S. OUT Council Minus American Par ticipation Probable. SUMMONS EXPECTED SOON American Legion, ' in this city, in which ha acknowledged receipt of affidavits relative to the murder of four legion members here on Arm istice day, deplored radicalism in the ranks of union labor. "Of course the American Legion is not opposed to organized . labor," wrote Mr. Scott. "How could it be? Hundreds of thousands of men in the allied armies were members of trades ! unions. Nearly 7000 members of the International Typographical union were in uniform when the armistice was signed, and 245 of our members were killed in battle or died In mili tary camps. "There is no room In free America for radicals who advocate the de struction of American institutions. This is our country, by inheritance or by adoption, and the American trades unionists will stand shoulder to shoul der with the American Legion in de fending it." Action Is Likely to - Be Taken Through Secretariat of League la Jxtndon or Paris. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Study of the subject has convinced -off icials here that President Wilson may issue the call for the first meeting of the council of the league 'of nations, with out committing the United States government to participation in the league. In accordance .with that view necessary preliminary steps have been taken, it la understood, to . permit President Wilson to comply with the requirement of the treaty that he is sue the formal call. The call will be made immediately on publication in the French official organ of the "process verbal" pro claiming completion of the ratifica tions of the peace treaty, which is expected within a week. Though not officially stated, it is believed that the call by President Wilson will be- issued through the secretariat of the league in London or Paris. PARIS, Jan. 3. The informal call for the first meeting of the league of nations council will be issued by Premier Clemenceau, the supreme council decided today. ' Call Merely Preliminary. This call is regarded as a simple notification to enable the delegates to reach the appointed place in Paris in time for the meeting, formal no tice of which it is still intended to have president Wilson issue, accord ing to the present programme. It is pointed out in official circles that it is immaterial who issues the informal notice and that even the formal notice is a simple detail. The Issuance of the formal notice de volves upon President Wilson by the provisions of the treaty of Versailles, but it is held that in case of his in ability to act in the matter any other representative of one of the five prin cipal powers forming the executive council of the league could issue the notice. Baron Kurt von Lersner, head of the German mission here, has been Jll for three days and the progress of the negotiations for settling the ques tion of what dock and harbor ton nage Is to be turned over by Ger many as compensation for the Scapa Flow sinkings has suffered in con sequence. Experts Comparing: Flsmres. The allies' experts are continuing their comparison of the German fig ures and the allied estimates, but a solution of the question involved in the differences between the two sets of figures is not clearly ' enough in sight, it would appear, to confirm the feeling in the more optimistic council circles that the peace protocol will be signed January 6. That date, how ever, still remains as the one fixed for the ceremony of the exchange of riLtiflAt)nTifl which would DUt the treaty ntp effect. The question of organizing- the ple biscites to be held in the areas pro vided for in the treaty also has been delayed in settlement pending a reply from Berlin as to whether the experts sent here have full authority to act for the German government. The supreme council has received a request from the commission on pris oners of war for authority to proceed to arrange with the German govern ment for the transportation of the prisoners homeward as soon as peace becomes effective. PARIS, Jan. 3. (French Wireless Service.) Germany is exporting horses and cattle extensively to neu ral countries in contravention of the erms of the peace treaty, it is re ported in dispatches from Brussels The matter is being investigated by the reparations committee. CHILD LABOR INCREASES Working Day for Employes Under 16 Lengthened, Says Statement. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. An increase In the number of working -children and a longer working day for chil dren under 16 was the effect of the war on child labor, according" to a Statement Issued tonight by the de partment of labor. In a number of states an apprecia ble Increase was noted in the viola tions of state laws following the de cision by the supreme court declaring the federal child-labor law unconsti tutional. In one case 47 out of 53 factories inspected were employing children under 12 and in another state where the minimum age for employment in canneries was 14 years, 721 under that sge, including 50 not yet 10 years old. were found at work in the summer of 1818, the statement says.- COAL OUTPUT PICKS UP Production ' Again Sufficient to Meet Current Xeeds. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. Coal pro duction is again sufficient to meet current requirements, according to the weekly report made public to night by Walker D. Hines, director general of railroads. In the central western region, coal production was exceptionally large, the report says, loading being 54 per cent more than the same period last year and 148 per cent more than the previous week. Business conditions are improving generally, the report said. REPORT ON TARS ASKED State Department Jnqnires About Mazatlan Prisoners. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The state department has asked the American consul at Mazatlan to report the pres ent status of the two American blue Jackets arrested there, Harry "V. Learnard and Harry O. Martin. It was reported they were to be released on December 30, but no further information has been received. JEWS TO ERECT STRUCTUliE OX CORBETT STREET. Institution Equipped With Modern Accommodations to Be-Superintended by Man and Woman. To care for orphan children, the Jewish Shelter Home will be estab lished at 975 Corbett street. The property has been purchased and In a canvass for funds 15000 has been raised. The home has been licensed by the Child Welfare commission and will be Included in the drive of the federation of Jewish charities to be launched this month, having been in dorsed for the federation by Max Hlrsch, J. L. Meier and Rev. Jonah B. Wise. A man and woman will be en gaged to superintend the institution and the present building will be equipped with modern accommoda tions and facilities. Following is the personnel of the Jewish Shelter Home: President, J. L. Meier; vice-president, Mrs. W. L- Bloqk; second vice-president. Mrs. Mayrod; recording secretary, Ida Loewenberg; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. Wax: treasurer, A. Rosensteln. Advisory' board Julius L. Meier. Mrs. W. L. Block. M. S. Hirsch, Roscoe, Nelson, A. Rosensteln. Ben Selling. Dr. Wise. Mrs. Mayrod, Mr. Turtledove. Dr. J. J. Rosen berg. Dr. Tllzer, D. Soils Cohen. Mrs. "A. J. Meier. Mr. J. Schemansky, Mrs. J. Wax, Dr. J. Rosenfeld, L,. Shank. N. -Director, Mr. Enkslus, Mrs. Ben Selling. Building committee A. Rosensteln, Mrs. A. J. Meier, Mrs. W. L. Block. Physicians Dr. J. Rosenfeld, Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld, Dr. Rosenberg. Dr. L. Selling Dr. Tilzer. Executive board Mrs. A. J. Meier, Mrs. W. L. Block, Dr. J. B. Wise, Roscoe Nel son. Mrs. A. Rosensteln. House committee Mrs. W. t, Block, Miss Lowenberg. Mrs. J. B. Dautaff Finance committee N. Director Mr BUle.1.0.VewM.- Mayrod. Mr Posenstein! 8. Brant, W. U Shank. 235 LIQUOR RAIDS MADE Aberdeen Police Get 58 6 Gallons of Thirst-Quenchers. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Jan. 3. (Spe cial.) Two hundred and thirty-five police raids for the seizure of liauor were made by the Aberdeen police de partment in isia. In these raids 586 gallons of liquor were confiscated. Arrests numbered 1986, as against 162S the previous year. Of the arrests 700 were for in toxication; fighting,-35; gambling, 88; investigation, 77; Juveniles, 51; mis cellaneous, 179; on foreign warrants, 139; sleepers, 66; traffic violators, 353; vags, 50. Of 87 automobiles reported stolen all but one was recovered. DRUNK DRIVER APPEALS Lee Ad Senn Is, Sentenced to SO Days and to Pay $100. Lee A. Senn. who appeared in mu nicipal court to answer to charge of driving an automobile while intoxi cated, was fined 8100 and sentenced t30 days In jail yesterday by Mu nicipal Judge Rossman. He filed no tice of appeal. Senn was arrested by Motorcycle Officer Wiles at Fifth and Hall streets. George Isaackson was fined 840 In municipal court on a charge of hav ing failed to give the right of way W. Swank, who filed the charge against Isaackson, declared that as a result OF the man's failure to rivs th. right of way both machines were com pelled to swerve suddenly into the curbing to prevent a collision. Both cars were damaged. WILSON WON'T BUY SUGAR (Continued From First Page.) exists." it continues. "The board Avas able to deal with the unified Cuban selling agency for the 1919 crop and to secure and control the entire crop. Now there is no person or committee authorized to sell the balance of the 1920 Cuban crop.", Supply Control Lack Ids. If the board should go into the Cu ban market, the statement said, it would be able to buy individual lots in competition with private buyers, and with a tendency to increase the price. The statement points out that un der the McNary act control of domes tic ugar would end July 30 and adds that should the sugar board succeed in purchasing Cuban "sugar for de livery 'throughout the year It would be In the position of "trying to main tain a uniform reasonable price over the country with no control whatso ever over large quantities of sugar from Hawaii and Porto R(co, which come in mnJnlv sftAr Tim. n j J - - - w WV, over the new Louisiana cane and WBsinrn oeet sugars. "This, too." the statement said, "at the time of the year when, if at all, absolute control of ajl sugars by the board would be essential." Forum Addresses Announced. H. B. Van Uuzer, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will speak to morrow at the luncheon of the mem bers' forum on "Portland's Prospects for 1920." M. H. Day of Canton. China, will speak on "Pacific Coast Prospects for Trade in the Orient." Mr. Day has been engaged in educa tional worn m uanton for many years ana is visiting relatives here. UNION CHIEF HITS REDS Certtralia Post. CENT R ALI A, Wash., Jan. 3.- (Spe cial.) Marsden G. Scott, president of the International Typographical union. In a latter to A. S. Kresky, . com mander of the Grant Hodge post. ITCH! ITCH! ITCH! It Seems Sometimes As If Yon Would r iy uut ox lour Sltln. Eczema or salt rheum not only itches, but It also burns, oozes, dries and scales over and over again. Some times it covers the whole body and causes intense suffering. You have found that local applica tions have no lasting effect, and you want permanent reuer. lane noou s oarsapanua, glvs it a good fair trial, because you must thoroughly purify your blood or the eruption will continue to annoy, per haps agonize you. This great medi cine has been successfully used in thousands of cases. To make and keep the bowels nor mally, active, take Hood's. Pills, they are gentie ana inorouffn. Adv. LABORITE CANDIDATE FOR COMMONS WINS Sir John Simon, ex-Secretary of Home Affairs, Defeated. WORKMEN ARE ELATED Fervent Supporters of Labor Party Surprised by "Victory of Tom Myers at Polls,'". LONDON, Jan. 3. 45ir John Simon, former secretary for home - affairs, liberal candidate for the house of commons in the Spen Valley bye-election, was defeated By Tom Myers, the labor candidate. The returns of the election, which was held December 20. show the fol lowing results:. Tom Myers, laborlte, 11.962; Sir John Simon, liberal, 10,244; Colonel Bryan Fairfax, coalitionist liberal, 8134. Sir John Simon was defeated in the last general elections as a candidate for parliament from the east division of "Walthamstown, by L. S. Johnson, coalition unionist. Tom Myers also was a candidate at the last election, but was defeated by Sir Thomas Whittaker, liberal, who has since died. Colonel Fairfax, the coalitionist liberal candidate In the election just held, had the personal indorsement of Premier Lloyd George, who openly opposed the candidacy of Sir John Simon. Laborites were elated by the sur prising result in the Spen Valley bye election, where the workingmen's candidate, Tom Myers, carried - the seat against such a strong parliamen tarian as Sir John Simon, former sec retary for horns affairs. Even the most fervent supporters of the labor party did not foresee such a victory, although prepared for a big poll after the recent elections had shown the unprecedented strength of their ad herents In every part of the country, even in the most purely agricultural districts. The turnover of votes has been very heavy on every occasion where a laborite has entered the fight during the recent bye-elections. This time a laborite in the Spen Vallay In creased the poll from 8508 to 11,962, while In Plymouth the laborite vote rose from 5324 to 9292, and at Rus holme from 2985 to 6412. HEROES TO GET TURKEY Roseburg Will Present Birds When Football Team. Arrives. ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) In appreciation of the magnificent fight put up by the University of Oregon football team In the contest with Harvard at Pasadena New Year's day, local football enthusiasts are waiting the arrival of the Oregon players at Roseburg on the way home. Three fine fat Douglas county tur keys will be presented to the uni versity team. The birds will form the baBis of a feast for the Univer sity of Oregon men when they reach Eugene. CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD Sergeant Sebastian Ausberger Passes Away In Vancouver. VANCOUVER, "Wash., Jan. 3. (Spe cial.) Sergeant Sebastian Ausberger, civil war veteran, died at the Blanchet Home for the Aged last night, aged 77. Mr. Ausberger was born in Germany and cams to this country when a small child and was loyal to the United States during the recent war. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and Knights of Columbus. Funeral services will be held at 9 A. M. Monday, in charge of the Knights of Columbus, and inter ment will be in the post cemetery. MAD POETS CASHIER GOES Gabrlele d'Annnnzio's Aide Flees With Million. Francs. ROME, Jan. 3. The Trlest corre spondent of . the- Mesaggero tele graphed today that the cashier of Ga brlele d'Annunzio, the Italian insur gent leader at Flume, had fled with, a million francs. G. E. SANDERSON INDICTED Charge of Manslaughter Is Result of Automobile Collision. 1 Gile E. Sanderson, known as "Sandy," was indicted by the Multno mah county grand jury yesterday on the charge of manslaughter, as the ARE you buying and eating the BEST cot tage cheese? "Red Rock" is relished daily by thousands; it is healthfu and nourishing:. Freshly made and absolutely pure, it is delivered to your dealer each weekday morning. Buy and Eat MORE "Red Rock" Cottage Cheese Hood $ -fl River JL Apples a Box THE APPLE HOUSE, lis Second St., Near Washing-ton. result of an automobile collision at East Thirty-third street and Bandy boulevard in which Mrs. Minnie Jaeger was killed. The accident oc curred on a Sunday afternoon, Octo ber 26, while Sanderson was driving with his wife and children. No liquor or high apel were In volved in the collision, the automo biles coming together at the street intersection with sufficient force to throw the woman, who was in the rear seat of the machine driven by P. E. Jaeger, her son, out of the au tomobile. She died of a fractured skull., Tirs marks showed that the San derson automobile was brought to a stop within six feet, according to Sanderson's statement. Charles C. Hindman, . attorney for Sanderson, said he will put up neces sary bond tomorrow. TWO HOLD NEW INSANE ALIKXISTS TESTIFY GIRXS SLAYER IS UXSOUXD. Terms "Brain Storm" and "Brain Explosion" Are Meaningless, One Expert Tells Court. 1XS ANGELES. Jan. 3. Two more alienists testified for the defense to day In the trial of Harry New, alleged murderer of his fiancee, Freda Lesser, giving pbelr opinions that New was insane when he shot the young woman on July S In Topango can yon, near here. The witnesses were Dr. E. B. Koag and Dr. E. O. Sawyer. Dr.' Hoag referred to New as "a constitutional inferior" and also de scribed him as a "psychological per sonality," a "man with paranoiac symptoms" and a "feeble-minded per son with the brain of a child of 12 years or less." Under cross-examination by Thom as Lee Woolwine, district attor ney, the witness said that, assuming the prosecution's theory to be correct, New's killing of Miss Lesser was not necessarily the act of an Insane man. Woolwine asked Dr. Hoag if he did not consider it strange that if New was Insane Miss Lesser had not as certained this in the course of a close association of some months. The wit ness said he did not know Miss Les ser, but ordinarily he would expect an Intelligent girl in such circumstances to learn of New's mental unsoundness. The witness expressed disapproval of the term "brain storm." which the district attorney reminded him gained much notoriety in connection with the trial of Harry Thaw in New York some years ago on a murder charge. "It's a term used by the laity," he said; "it doesn't mean anything." He added that the term "mental explo sion," which had been employed by Dr. Ross Moore, an alienist witness preceding him, was absolutely mean ingless. Dr. Sawyer testified he had Inter viewed New twice In the county Jail and the defendant" had showed no sign of enjlon, and had made state ments which had convinced him New was the victim of a delusion persons were prejudiced against him on ac count of his alleged illegitimate birth 310,MI5 Enemy Messages Caught. WASHINGTON, Jan. S The report of traffic -handled on the western front during the war by signal corps made public today shows that S10.66S enemy radio messages were inter cepted, and 176,916 radio bearings taken on enemy stations. Chaplain Ossewaarde Dies. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. Chaplain James Ossewaarde, with the rank of major. United States army, one of the best-known chaplains in the service, died here today. WHERE do you dine today? 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