CITY EDITION It ' All Here and f All True THE WEATHER Tonight and Tuesday, fair : colder tonight : westerly winds. Maximum temperatures Sunday : Portland 55 New Orleans. .. . 7H Bois 48 New York .rv Los Angeles . 74 St. Paul 43 CITY EDITION Besides the protection afforded by two leading newspaper news service . associ ations. The Journal is further protected in the matter of news and features by special correspondents and experts here and abroad. ' PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1919. EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ON TRAINS ANO SlWt STANDS riVB CtNTS VOU XVIII. NO. 223 Catered M Seatd-Clu IbtUi Portofrlcs. Portlnd. Oret t. WI'COURT IS SUCCESSORTO GANTENBEIN Governor Olcott Names Former Federal Attorney for Vacancy on Multnomah County Bench. McCourt Was U. S. Attorney in Portland From 1908 to 1913 and Native of Marion County. Salem, Nov. 24. John McCourt of the law firm of Veazle, McCourt & Veaxle, Portland. and formerly United States attorney for this dis trict for five years, from 1908 to 1913, under appointment by Presi dent Roosevelt, has been selected by Oovernor Olcott an his appointee for circuit Judge in Multlnomah county, ' to succeed Judge lT. Gantenbein, whose death occurred last week. Although selection of Mr. McCourt for this position was made by the gov ernor soon after the death of Judge Oantenbeln, announcement of it was held in abeyance over Sunday out of consideration for the memory of the de ceased. McCourt has agreed to accept the appointment, it was stated this morning. MTOrRT WAS ROOM MATE "I have known John McCourt for many years," said Oovernor Olcott to day in announcing his selection. "In fact, many years ago and soon after my coming to Oregon in 1891 we were room mates for over a year, while he was a struggling young lawyer and 1 a cub bank clerk, and our associations and friendships have been close ever since. As a result. I am In a position to know that be will make a strong, virile and admirable addition to the personnel of the bench of the state. "Mr. McCourt made an exceptionally excellent record as United States at torney, is a highly successful practic ing lawyer, well balanced and level v neaqea ana or nign integrity ana siana- 'ing. iurms uie war ifcnuu nc sci wi under appointment by the war depart ment on the Fosdlck commission, which had to do with the social hygiene of army camps. In tin's capacity he served without salary, his jurisdiction xtendtng over the states of Oregon and Washington. H was appointed by me a member of the soldiers' and sailors' commission and was the per sonal representative of the executive office at the funeral of Governor Er nest Lister of Washington. M'COtTRT NOT APPLICANT "Mr. McCourt was not an applicant for the Judgeship and knew nothing of my intention to appoint him until 1 ap prised him of it. In his acceptance. Multnomah county and the state at large. I believe, may have reason for congratulation, securing the services of a man of his ability for the position. "I wish to express my deep regret t the passing of Judge Gantenbein. He was a Jurist of ability, a patriot in the highest sense of the term and in his death the state has lost a citizen of the type which It can 111 afford to lose." BENCH AND BAR OF COIATY PLEASED WITH APPOINTMENT News of the 'appointment of John Mc Court as circuit Judge of Multnomah county to succeed Judge Gantenbein. who died last -week, was received with much satisfaction by members of the bar today. McCourt Is a native Oregonlan. Born in Marion county,' McCourt worked his ay through Willamette university and after being admitted to the bar started a successful practice In Pendleton. After resigning from the federal office. Mc Court took up private practice in Port land, but has been associated with numerous activities of a public nature since that time. Judge Robert S. Bean of the federal coujt, when Informed of McOourt's ele vation to the bench, commended the ex federal prosecutor in warmest terms and said that a better selection could not have been made by the governor. McCourt went to Salem this morning to receive the oath of office. L On Reckless Trail AUTO ACCIDENTS TtEPORTED NOVEMBER 23, 1918 Considerable damage to Car when Harry R. Gross drove his machine into curb at Thirty-first and Oregon streets. Gross arrested for reckless driving and violation of prohibition law. Car driven by Byron J. Stansfield hit machine owned by J. O. Stoops at Four teenth and Taylor. Stansfield car struck one curb, then the other. Some damage. Unidentified pedestrian struck by ma chine driven by H. J. McKinley at Broadway and Alder. No apparent in jury. E. H. Fisher car struck by machine driven by C. R, Welch at Tenth and Washington. Some damage. Some damage to L. H. Gates machine when struck by car driven by A. D. Morris at East Seventh and Stark. Slight damage when machine driven by J. I. Michael struck by auto driven by a Mr. Reddaway at East Seventy seventh and Foster road. Margaret Keller slightly injured when car driven by Charles W. Keller struck bank and turned over at East Seventh and Fremont Car driven py Ethel W. Grubbs slightly damaged when struck by ma chine .driven by A. N. Cox at Union, and Mason. Cox charged with speed of 30 - miles an hour. Auto driven by F. W. Quinn slightly damaged when three machines collided at East Seventh and Stark. One other machine driven by man named Mathews. Unidentified woman slightly injured. Slight damage when car driven by .1. A. Bushne collided with unidentified machine on East Seventh street, . Slight damage when auto driven by W. - C York collided with car driven .(Concluded est fx Eeienttao. Column Sana) MADE JUDGE JOHN McCOURT, former United States attorney and long a practicing law yer in Portland, appointed by Governor Olcott today as suc cessor to the late Calvin U. Gantenbein. w ' 11 PRIVATE PROPERTY VALUE IS SMALLER Assessment of Holdings by All Counties Is Shown 2 Per Cent Less Than in 1918. Salem. Nov. 24. The assessed values of private property in Oregon this year are approximately 2 per cent lower than for 1918, according to the final ratios as announced by State Tax Commissioner Lovell this morning. The ratios which are figured by the state tax commission as a basis for the assessment of public utilities n the. vari- ous counties show the percentage of the true cash value represented by the assessed values. The table of final ratios given out by Commissioner Lovell this morning fol lows : Per Per County. cent 1 vent Bker 7.yt.ke 73 Benton fSnijinr .IS flarkamu A7j Lincoln M "ltl 71)! Linn Hfl rdumbia Kt Malheur til i 'oi 70 1 Marion 7 i 'rook &.V Morrow S3 I furry HSjMultnomah H2 iMsi-liute fiSI 'dk so I Dnucla "tMherman J2 i (iilliam " Tillamook t0 Crant HO' I'matilU 73 Harney 75 nion 81 Hood Hirer 4 'Wallowa 81 I Jarkson HAVawo - . . . 73 Jefferron 5!Yashiiigton 51 Josephine HSiWheelar 81 Klamath 701Yamhill 60 Gun Play Really Melodramatic in Its Stage Setting "Motion picture thrills' rame to a party of officers when they raided the home of John Dagosteno. Twenty-second and Di vision streets, at 1 a. in. Sunday. Suspecting that tagosteno was a boot legger. Deputy Sheriff Tichenor, Deputy I'nited States Marshal F. B. Tichenor and internal revenue officers followed a man who agreed to buy them a bottle of wine. Seventy gallons of red wine were found In Dagosteno's basemerU. the officers de clare. As they were about to remove the coveted liquid. Mrs. Dagosteno flour ished an ax and her husband brandished a butcher knife. The officers drew revolvers and sub" dued the Dagostonos. Germans Would Now Like to Have U. S. Plan Peace Terms Berlin. Nov. 24. (U. P.) The Vor- waerts Intimated Germany should refuse to abide by the terms of the. treaty un less America is a party to their enforce ment. "Germany could take the standpoint we are ready to fulfill the terms, but only as established by the treaty (with the United States represented on the enforcement commission)," the news paper asserted. "Germany signed the treaty under the assumption America would be a party and relying upon America" sense of fair play and unbiased Judgment." Marine Recruiting Increases on Coast, Asserts Commander .uieutenani tjoionei u. f. Hail, com mander of the Pacific coast corps cruiting district, left Sunday for San Francisco after a two-day inspection nere. Hall was attached to the Fifth regi ment or marines overseas as observer, When he came to Portland Friday lie renewed acquaintanceship with Captain Wiwy F. Hunt, who commanded a company of the Fifth regiment in the A. E. F. "Marine corps recruiting is picking up on the Pacific coast at a gratifying rate," he said, - Morrison Bridge To Be Repaired; Temporary Work Will Be Rushed County Commissioners Decide to Lose No Time; Permanent Work Planned. At the meeting of the county com missoners this morning a report was read from W. A. Eatchel, superin tendent of properties, stating that the Morrison street bridge could be made safe for all traffic for the next 10 years by the expenditure of the $51,000 appropriated in the budget for 1920. Samples of the decking of the bridge were submitted to the7 commissioners, clearly showing that the planks were worn out and badly decayed. It was stated it would take some time to fig ure out the strains and stresses, in or der to plan for a rearrangement of the floor system, but that before much monej was expended the floor system should be rearranged to suit present traffic conditions. The opinion was that money would be thrown away if spent on the bridge proper before the bridge was reinforced. Eatchel said that if the commission ers oecided to reconstruct the Burnslde bridge, it would be three years before the bridge could be opened to traffic, the burden of the traffic falling on the Morrison bridge in the meantime. A speeding up of the inspection of the Morrison bridge was ordered and imme diate repairs planned by the commis sioners. It being believed that if repairs were not made without delay the Mor rison brjdge might have to be closed to traffic before the end of the year. C. B. McCuiiough, bridge engineer for the state highway commission, suggested in a communication Immediate repairs of the bridge be undertaken without j nraitlnir fnr Itio final rpnort at Vi t R In- i ventilation, owina- to the time It would take to inspect the bridge thoroughly. Commissioner Muck said that the commissioners were going to have the Morrison bridge repaired at once from the bottom up, and that the money would be raised somehow. Muck emphasized that the Burnside bridge was as good as any of the Wil lamette bridges, but had not been in tended for the heavy traffic that now passes over it URGENT BUSJIIESS UP TO National Legislative Bodies Faced With Big Docket at Coming , Regular Session. By Raymond Clapper Washington, Nov. 24. (L p.) A crowded docket will confront con gress when it convenes in regular session one week from today. In cluded are the German treaty and the League of Nations, the Lodge resolution declaring the war ended, half a dozen other treaties growing out of the war, the Mexican situa tion and many reconstruction ques tions. Domestic matters pressing for atten tion include return of the railroads, de velopment of the merchant marine, leg islation to stamp out Bolshevism, re organUation of the army on a peace basis, establishment of the naval policy, tariff legislation, development of public lands and natural resources, encourage ment of Americanization and appropria tions of several billions of dollars to run the government through the fiscal year begianing July 1, 1920. In addition to this program, congress men must participate in the political campaign which will get under way soon after the Christmas holidays. One third of the senate and the entire house of representatives must stand for re election. Woman Is Struck In the Mouth and Robbed of Purse May Stephens was held up at 12 :10 this morning at the intersection of Water and Montgomery streets, when an unknown bandit grabbed her purse from behind and Btruck her on the mouth, running away before she could recover herself. Immediately after the holdup she telephoned the police. She stated that she had been at a party near the place of the holdup, and it is believed by Motorcycle Policemen Stiles and Kee gan. who investigated. - that she was robbed by someone who attended the party. Police Report 12 Persons Murdered Since January ' Twelve persons have been murdered within the city limits of Portland since January 1, Portland police department records show. Three of the fatalities are the slaying of J. N. Burgess, state highway commissioner, and G. E. Per linger, Pendleton rancher, on Friday night, and Guy Nelson on Sunday night. The same records show a total of 44 murders committed within the jurisdic tion of Portland since January 1. 1916. In 1916 there were nine murders in Portland. The total for 1917 increased to 14 and in 1918 dropped back to nine. Twelve stands thus far as the 3919 record. " "- ' i- AUTO DEALERS BEHIND FIGHT ON ACCIDENTS Agree Number Can Be Greatly Diminished by Campaign of Education and by Drivers' Care Radical Changes in Laws Sug gested by Some, Including In spection of Brakes. Portland automobile dealers are against accidents. They agree that the number must be diminished. They believe it can be done by a campaign of education and reforms that would result from such a move ment. They think the driver is re sponsible for a majority of collisions, although the pedestrian, as well must be compelled to do his part in accident prevention. Del Wright, manager of the Port land branch of William L. Hugheon company, suggests that brake inspec tion be made compulsory. that those convicted of reckless driving be pro hibited from piloting a car for several months, and that the age limit for driv ers be raised. LAW MUST BK CHANGED "Attempts to lessen traffic accidents under the present system of regulation has proven ineffective and I believe that we shall see radical changes in laws governing the use and operation of molor vehicles says Wright. "While pedestrians are often at fault, we must admit tnat a greater number of the accidents are the result of ac tions and conditions for which the motor car driver is to blame. "In England traffic violators are not punishable by fines, but the motor car or truck is taken from the driver or owner and held for a considerable time. This is very effective, and while I am not an advocate of going outside of our own country for examples of govern ment, I often believe that such a law would be worthy ot trial here. L5SFECTI03T SUGGESTED "Compulsory brake Inspection and ef fifgefUr&is one step toward a solution that should "feeadopted at onbe.' Every driver should be able to stop his car within a certain distance when travel ing at a certain speed, but with defect- (Concluded on Pie Serenten, Column Six) Esteb Arrest May Clear Up Eobberies As a result of the arrest of Benny Esteb Saturday by the Burns Detective agency, the police report clearing up the following check forgeries: Oregon shoe store, $88 : State Exchange grocery store, $30 ; Roberts Bros." department store. $78 : Olds. Wortman & King store, $fi2. and the J. K. Gill store $42. Esteb was arrested in the Lipman & Wolfe store. Inspectors Coleman and Morak are con ducting a further investigation. Good Samaritan's Act Brings Fine And Jail Sentence Good fellowship last October prompted Ben Boviboraise to sell a Klamath Kalis Indian a quart of liquid refreshment. Federal Judge Wolverton turned a cold heart to the pleas of the good Samaritan when he appeared in court today. "Sixty da-s and $100," was all he said. Girl IsKilled When Thrown From Horse lone, Tmv. 24. Alma Mobley, f6 years old, daughter of Mrs. John Mobley. was thrown from a horse and killed Sunday evening while on her way from Eight Mile to lone. She was found lying unconscious beside the road and brought to town, but died before the doctor reached her. . Inspectors Think Murphy Was Head .Of Bandit Gangs Police inspectors, in summing up their findings in the capture of the bandits who figured in Friday night's Claremont tavern murders and rob bery, today expressed the conviction that Vincent D. Murphy, owner of the house at 163 West Emerson street, where the raid was made late Saturday, is the "master mind" of Portland's colony of crooks. Murphy is in the county Jail, where he is being held for Investigation. This Investigation is now beng made by In spectors Tackaberry and Phillips and tbeir associates of Saturday's raid on the Murphey bouse. Tackaberry's the ory of the case is that Murphy was the man behind the actual participants in the Claremonth and other crimes, di recting them and participating in the loot. If Murphy was not the brains of the band other inspectors are convinced that tin wm at 'least the human shield be- 1 bind which, outlawry and murder were Election' Result Involving Lady Astor Must Wait 20 Days by Law Delay Is Made for Purpose of Receiving Soldier and Sailor Vote Sent by Mail. Results of the bye-election in Ply mouth division, England, through which Ladv Astor hopes to gain a seat in the house of commons, will not be announced until November 28. A law passed by the British par liament in 1918. requires that 20 days elapse between the date of an elec tion and the counting of the vote. This delay is made for the purpose of receiving the soldier and sailor vote sent by mail. Another reason for the delayed an nouncement of results in English elec tions, according to John T. Trant, act ing British consul here, is to prevent the results in one division affecting elec- i tions held in neighboring divisions at about the same time. There are between 15.000 and 20.00C voters In the Plymouth division, accord ing to Trant, and L,ady Astor expects to win by a majority of over 3000. Women over 21 years of age who pass the re quired literacy tests are allowed to vote in English elections, and this vote Is ex pected to have a marked effect on the result of the Plymouth bye-electlon.- The law granting women the franchise be came effective in 1918, and this is the first election held In Plymouth since that time. Two candidates are opposed to the elec tion of Lady Astor one representing the Labor party and one nominated by the j Liberal party. W. T. Gay. the labor candidate, is considered the strongest op ponent. An interesting sidelight on the election is the changed attitude of Pre mier Lloyd George toward the Liberal candidate. Some years ago, prior to the elevation of Lloyd George to the premiership, he went into the Plymouth division and sup ported the present Liberal candidate in a contest for a seat in the house of com mons against the present Lord Astor. The premier is now supporting Lady Astor, the coalition candidate, against his former Liberal party friend. TAVERN BANDITS E All Three Men Admit Parts in Holdup and Murder and Are Taken Before Grand Jury, Possibility of connecting the Clare mont tavern murderers with the re cent spectacular attempt to rob the Montavilla Savings bank, when three masked men entered the bank, held up employes and were frustrated by shots from a concealed clerk, will be determined -at police headquarters today. This afternoon the president of the bank and its cashier will attempt to identify the confessed bandits held at the police station. Signed confessions of their parts in the robbery of Claremont tavern and the murder of J. N. Burgess, state highway commissioner, and 5. E. Pcrringer, prominent Pendleton citizen, on Friday night, were ob tained from "Dutch" Herman, alias Walter Banaster, and from David Smith, in Captain Circle's offce at police headquarters today. Herman. Smith and Ogle, all charged with murder, were taken before the Multnomah county grand jury at 2 o'clock today. ravld Smith, accused of the actual shooting, amplified a verbal confession by a dictated statement this afternoon in which he admitted his full part In the robbery, but stolidly denied having fired the shots. Herman had verbally given the offi- ( Concluded on Ps Fifteen. Column Two) hidden. The possibility of Murphy's connection was expressed not only by Tackaberry, but by others of the de partment who worked with him and Bob Phillips in the capture. MURPHY DEFIES GOLT Murphey has denied knowledge of the operations at the house he owns and in which he lived with Mrs. Murphy and their 7-year-old son. Inspector Tackaberry, reviewing the history of the tavern murders and other crimes, declared outspokenly that if Murphey is not the actual head of the organization of crooks that has made his house its headquarters, he is, at least, the human 6hield behind which their operations have been hidden. As indicative of the possibility of Murphey's guilt. Tackaberry points out that "Dutch'' Wagner, killed at Second and Clay streets on April 7 when he was caught in the act of attempting to com mit burglary, was a resident of the home of Murphey, who did not live then at the Emerson street address. This, ..CCooeludcd ob Fas FUteeji, Cahzma Two) AV CON FSSEO PUPILS GO ON STRIKE, ONE IS THRASHED Mother of Pupil of Vernon School Punishes Refractory Son .in School Before Classmates. Boys and Girls Refuse to Attend Classes Because Teachers Were Transferred by Board. Forty boys and girls of the Vernon school are on strike today because of the removal of Mrs. H. O. Frazer, departmental language teacher for the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. One of the "strikers" returned late this morning, accompanied by his mother. who administered a Bound thrashing to the boy In the school corridor. In the presence of the other pupils. Principal Parker is confident that the remaining strikers will be back before the day is over. Three petitions are said to be out, one signed by 200 pupils, asking for her re instatement, one signed by 10 or 12 pu pils of the B grade, threatening to strike if she is not returned, and one signed by 590. The last petition has not been authenticated. Parents are said to be back of the children in their demands for the return of Mrs. Frazer. About 50 pupils failed to show up this morning, but 10 later came back. Principal William Parker believed the remainder would return by noon Parker believed the children had gone to the home of Mrs. Krazer and that she would send them back to school. PUPILS SHOW SYMPATHY Mrs. Frazer said they had not been to her home, but that Bhe was not sur prised on hearing of their strike. One of ber football boys brought her some kittens Saturday and upon her accept ance of the pets, told her they had a birj surprise planned for Monday some thing that would surprise ber and Prin cipal Parker. Mrs. Frazer expressed her unwilling ness to do anything to help Principal Parker in the solution of his problem this morning, saying that In all her 10 years of teaching experience she had sever bad charges made against ber Of the character Parker had made. . She claims the parents as well as the children are supporting her and that several indignation meetings have been held In the district. Principal Parker says Mrs. Fraier had merely taught in a substitute ca pacity, that the vacancy which she oc cupied had been filled by a regular teacher elected by the school board upon recommendation of Superintendent Grout, and that it is purely an official transfer to which the pupils most ad Just themselves, regardless of the af fection they bear Mrs. Frazer. C. A. Rice, assistant school superin tendent, in whose Jurisdiction the Ver non school is located, said that no steps would probably be taken by the school administration until a full investigation is made. Rice was of the opinion that the children would return voluntarily before the day is over. TEACHER IS BLAMED Rice and E. H. Whitney, assistant school superintendents, declared today that Mrs. Krazer has been arousing the pupils and parents in the district to "a state of Bolshevism" and antago nism to school government ; that the matter of removing a substitute when a regular teacher is elected for the place is a common occurrence and that three other substitutes' jftere displaced at the time when the Vernon school change was made, without any complaint. No written charge against Mrs. Frazer had ever been presented by Parker, they said, although tlie principal had ex pressed a desire for a change In teach ers. The Oregon state laws prevent the election of a married woman to a regular position, they pointed out. Mrs.' Frazer has had 119 months of teaching experience in 12 different sfhools, her application shows. Most f her teaching was in Michigan, al though she spent one year In Idaho. Miss Bertha Tyler, her successor, as Fumed charge of the work last Friday. STRIKE BROKEN THIS AFTERNOON The Vernon school strike was broken this afternoon when all but 10 or 15 of the rebellious pupils returned to school. Principal William Parker said. The total nonattendance of the entire school of 250 members this afternoon was only 25, including those absent from illness. All the morning parents came bring ing back reluctant children who found their unionlstlc . tendencies nipped in the bud at home. Someof the pupils returned voluntarily, in other cases the parents took a hand. Davis Is Charged With Theft of 15 Pullman Blankets Coming winter nights perhaps prompt ed Ollie Davis to seek warm coverlets. "But he carried his search too far," said Assistant United States Attorney John Veatch today, as he filed a com plaint against Ollie on a charge of steal ing property from the United States rail way administration. Davis is said to have stolen 15 blan kets from a Pullman car at the Union station. They were all marked "Pull man" in big letters. Democratic National Meet Settled Dec. 8 Washington. Nov. 24. (U. P.) Homer Cummings. chairman of the Democratic national committee, today Issued a call for the committee to meet in Washing ton. December f, to name the time and place of the national nominating: con vention . NATION-WIDE TOUR AGAINST REDS IS PLAN iENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 24. A nationwide speaking tour will be one of the first Mops taken in Centralla's cam paign to rid the nation of the I. - V. and all other anarchistic, revolutionary and un-American organizations and Individuals. The speakers named at a meeting of all of the committees actively engaged in shaping the campaign will be H. K. Vcnes, Official of Loyal Legion of log gers and Lumbermen and ardent advocate of pure Americanism, and Rev. H, W. Thompnon, Civil war veteran and former mayor of Centralia. Both were In the city on Armistice day. The tentative plan la to have this team of speakers visit as many of the large cities as pos sible between now and mid -December, directing their course so that they will rt-a h Wash ington, D. C. about that time. There they will present at first hand to congress the demands of Centralia and the nation for adequate laws to meet the situa tion. SIX ARE INJURED BY Some Drivers Hurt Themselves by Careless Control, Some Hurt Pedestrians. Sunday auto accidents injured six persons, reports today to the police traffic bureau indicated. One man was so badly injured that 16 stitches were made in the back of his neck. Another was taken to the "police emergency hospital. Dorsey Olds, 207 Hall street, was knocked- down at Sixth and Hall streets when he alighted "from a street car Sunday morning. Dora Samuels, driver ef the automobile, came to a halt 160 feet away. Olds declares she was going between 15 and 20 miles an hour. F. B. Coulter. 44 North Tenth street, was one ,of a party of three Injured when their car rolled over a bank on the Columbia river highway between the Auto club and Corbett station. Six teen stitches were taken in the back of his neck. C. K. Smith. 407 Fast Twenty fourth street, and W. B. Phillips, 855 Wasco street, were slightly hurt OH and water on Terwilllger boule vard Sunday noon caused Hall Smith's motorcar to skid Into a cement post. C. A. Forbes, an occupant in the cur, was slightly Injured. Both men were from teugene. An unidentified woman pedestrian was slightly Injured when an automo bile struck her at Tenth and Jefferson streets Sunday. Martin Johnson, the driver, reported to police. lie is a driver for Jones' market. Skidding and turning completely around on Terwilllger boulevard at 6 p. m. Sunday, an automobile driven by Mrs. W. Haskins. 500 K&yt Fifty-fifth street, was struck twice before resum ing its Journey. Mrs. Haskins was driving north, her report to the traffic bureau today de clared. As her car swung around and headed south, another automobile struck her car in the rear. While she attempt ed to head her machine northward again, a second motor car collided with her. She took the name of neither motorist. Business Men Name Committees to Deal With Unemployment Approving the name of ex-service men's employment commission and ap pointing permanent committees to take of the unemployment conditions land were some of the results of charge in Portl the Chamber of Commerce central em ployment committee's session Saturday afternoon. Plans are expected to be completed this week for active work dur ing the winter. The following permanent committees were selected: .Wholesale, Julius Meier, chairman : A. H. Averili and M. I.. Kline. Retail, Adolph Wolfe, chairman ; J. il. Plagemann and Fred Spoerl. Pub lic service, J. C. Kngllsh. chairman ; O. C. Pierre and F. I. Fuller. Manufactur ing, N. E. Ayer. chairman; K. D. Kings ley and D. A. Pattullo. Bank, hotel, building and miscellaneous, K. C. Sam mons, chairman ; J. F. O'Shea and J. O. Hoyt, Indian Girls Must Eeturn to Canada Without Education Malmie Wilcox and Annie Dolan, both 15 years of age and full-blooded Indians from the reservation near White Rock, B. C. must return to Canada without the education they coveted. Finishing their work In the fourth grade in the Canadian Indian school, they worked In canneries to obtain money to go to the United States Indian train ing school at Chemawa, according to the" story told Immigration Inspector It. P. Bonham. SUNDAY MOTORISTS The Chemawa school offered more ad vanced work, so they went there. But because children under 1 years of age cannot enter the United States without their parents, and because the Chemawa institution can train only American In dlaus, Maimla and Annie must so home. m COAL PROFITS EXCESSIVE Former Secretary of Treasury De clares Owners' Earnings Are Often Shocking and Abnormal. Says Operators Should Not Be Permitted to Burden Public With Rise Asked by Miners. New York. Nov. Z4. (1. N. SU In a telegram to Fuel Administrator Garfield today, former Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo de clared that increased wages should be granted the striking coal miners. McAdoo expressed ";i'av doubt" as to the Justification of the operators in raislne the price of coal to the public. He said he had heard reports from Washington that the miners wero will, lug to accept the wage Increase recom mended by "Secretary f Labor Wilson, but that the operators were holding back until they could learn from the fuel administration how much of the increased wage cost could be saddled on the public through a rise In the price of coal. McAdoo declared that for the last few years njauy mine owners have. In some Instances, made -profits as high as i!0P0 per cent. FRlAf'K RISE V N N EC ESS A RT The text of the telegram follows: "Keports from 'Washington Indicate that the miner are willing to accept the wage Increase suggested by Secretary ot Labor Wilson, but the mine operators are holding buck until they can learn from you how much of the wage in creases they can Impose on tho pllhllO through increases In the price of bi tuminous coal. "I am convinced that the wage in creases proised for the mine workers are justified and reasonable, but I have grave doubts as to whether the mine operators are entitled to increase the price of coal to cousumers because thereof. PROFITS ARE SHOCKING "In the year 1917 many mine owners made shocking and Indefensible profit on bituminous coal. I know this be cause, as secretary of the treasury, T examined. In May, 1918. their Income tax returns to the treasury. "Therefore, deducting excess profit taxes (which were less In 1K17 than now) these returns showed earnings on the capital stock rsnglng from 15 per cent to 2000 per cent. Earnings of from 100 per cent to 300 per cent on capital stock were not uncommon. The opers tors claim that their 'invested capital' frequently exceeds their 'capital stock,' but It is doubtless true that In many rases their capita) slock exceeds their Invested capital stock. EARMNti ABNORMAL "However this may be. It Is clear that even on the basis of the operators' claims as to invested capital their net earn ings In 1917 were abnormal. In a re port made by the treasury in response to a senate resolution on profiteering In l'J18. some striking facts were given as to the earnings of the varirttis companies engaged In the production of the neces sities of life, including fuel. "Of course, 1 do not know what the profits of the bituminous coal operators were in since I left the treasury In December. lftlR. and these reports were not filed until March, 1919; but If they1 disclose any such profit earned by the bituminous coal operators in 1IM7 It would be a grave wrong to permit the operators to takefftim the public 'additional profits In the form of increased prices for bituminous coal. Mot cover. If profits were even measur ably as great In 1 ! 1 S as in 1917, the operators can well afford to psy the (Con-lu1l on I'm Twr. Column Four) GUY R. NELSON IS j Thomas Miller Shoots Man Wh0 He Says, Would Enter House Without Permission. Shot through the heart, Guy R. Nelson, 283 Lincoln street, was In stantly killed Sunday night as h tried to rescue his sister-in-law from a rooming house at 420 First street. Thomas Miller, whom the police are holding as the murderer, has confessed, it Is said. "I killed him. He was breaking Into my house. I would kill any man who tried to break into my house," Miller declared on the way to Jail. Mrs. May Daily. Nelson s sister-in-law Is held in Jail as a witness. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson returned from a theatre shortly before 11 p. m. Sunday and Mrs. Nelson telephoned to her sis ter, who was acting as Miller's house keeper. - "I want to speak to May,"' Mrs. Nel son said over the telephone to Miller, who answered. She declare she heard Miller say to Mrs. Dally, "You are not going over there tonight." When Mrs. Dally answered the tele phone, she told her sister that she could not leave the house that night. "We'll go over there afid bring May away from that place for the last time," Nelson told bis wife after Mrs. Daily's explanation. They approached the house quietly, going around the back way to ascertain If Miller was mistreating Mrs. Dally. Mrs. Nelson knocked at the back door. "It is Ida." she said when Miller asked who was there. (Concluded en Pit Twlv' Colaaa SAYS M'ADOO NSTANTLY KILLED V '