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VOL. : XVIII NO. 233
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News of Action in Consul's Case
. . Received While Senators Tajk
to ' President " on Situation.
Release of American Consular
w Agent Comes at Point Where
Tension Seems About to Break.
Waahlnrton, Dec. 6. (U. P.)-
WlJlUm O. Janklns. American con
sular agent, has been released from
'the penitentiary at PuebJa, Mexico,
-the atate department announced to
day; -' '
: Notification of hla release waa
aent tp the department today' by the
'American embassy at Mexico City.
Word of Jenkins' release cam to the
Whit 'House, as President Wilson waa
in., tha ' midst of hla conference with
Senators Fall and Hitchcock.
When the new was conveyed to the
room where the conference was being-
, held 1t nearly broke uptthe meeting."
aocordlna to Whit House official.
IBEED VXtiT WIOHT
. In announcing Jenkins' release, (he
i stt dnartment aaid : '
-rrhi" release 5of WUliam O. Jenkins,
s. the JUtierlcan consular aent at Puebla,
, waa reported late this afternoon from
- the Aaiertcan embassy at. Mexico City.
The secretary of. state announced that
a dispatch from the embassy stated that
Third Secretary Hanna of the embassy.
f te.V n ..til Ia DtiK1 In MnnuHnn
' J with the department's repeated repre-
kuwuvh. vr in. iiniuiv mm. vi
Jenkins, had reported that Jenkins wat
released from the penitentiary last night.
JEKKI8 held fos bansox
tv ' Jn1Un mm abducted Octobecr-i.
' and the American embaWty-wa Irmnedi-
ateiy insiructea 10 taa ail posawie
bandits, who had robbed. and kidnaped
, him. Jenkins waa released. on ransom.
:. retUFnlng. to. r Puebla ( October Ui iw4
taKan. to, a hospital . on that date and
' was arrested November li by the M-
lean authorities and taken Into custody.
The release of Jenkins, officials be'
A Ueve. foreshadowa a reply from Car
r; ransa ; agreeing to - the last American
not, which reiterated the demand for
the oonsular agents' rsleaa. and it 1
expected to ease the strained relation
between, the two countries. r,;.
' . 8K9AT0K FAlli AT WHITB HOT8R
Word of the release cam front' the
' . state department wMl Senators Fall
: ; and Hitchcock were at the White Houa
to lay the Mexican problem before
President Wilson. ;
I v1 Jenkins was kidnaped by Mexican ban
dita headed by the outlaw Cordova, from
" hia estate near Puebla. October 19. Five
bandits, hidden In his factory, compelled
him to open the safe, from which they
. ' took $0,000 pesos, and then forced the
, consular agent to accompany them Into
the bills, where taey remained until Oc
, tober 26. On that date Jenkins waa re
' leased on payment of $160,000 ransom.
Shortly after his return home he was
, arrested by Mexican authorities on
charge of collusion with hia abductors.
, It waa alleged he waa seen in company
with the leaders before and during the
i perioa or his aoaucuon.
; COLLVSIOK CHABGEB DEKIED
a. t xemmony irom Mexican peons was
5, adduced to that effect Jenkins strenu
ously denied the charges and refused to
" give ball of $500 for hia release when
, the opportunity waa offered him, main
taining that doing so would drag out the
proceedings indefinitely.
: H The American atate department sent
a note- to the Mexican government de
manding Jenkins' release. The Mexican
, foreign -ofIce replied that Jenkin wak
In the custody of tne ataM courts at
Puebla and that the constitution for
. bade the federal government tnterfer
mMISMNe3!lTr.tjr-'!f.-$a. atate
fctzxiiuiir keleask 'iDEAttKjj" t
Z'J: To this th sUt department replied
Ivjwith a second not, pointing out, thnt
jtj Mexico appeared to be bent on -prose-
, cuttng , Jenkins rather than.-' his ab
l:, ductors and reiterated the demand for
4f chls release. .
Hilarto Medina, acting foreign secre
tary. in an Interview with thu United
; Press at Mexico City, intimated that his
second note had not changed Mexico's
attitude in the Jenkins ease and that
. the state courts would f have to pass
on It; .; : . - r
0il Burning fLines .
S Not Affected by
S! Train WifKdrawal
irr- ' r. . -
V. Only one of the railroads centering in
Portland, the OresoniWashinston sys-
IC tern, will be effected by the railroad ad
ministration train service curtailment
order, according to statemenU by rail
road officials thla morning.
: ?. Neither th Spokane. Portland ft Se
attle nor the Southern Pacific officials
; anttctoajts elimination of any train ser-
? I yics 6a ' their linesi as all use fuel oIL
: Local changes on h O-W. are entirely
contingent on change that may be made
, ,on the through servloe.
en Man Is Head
Of Horticulturists
: Spokane. .Waah., Dec 6. Member of
t the Washington. State Horticultural as-
soctauon cnose H. IX. Bohike or Dryden
f as president for 1920 at th cloa of the
ft rlftAnfh aunnil : himHiw
held r here.
, r uuier oxneers named .were!
F. A. Wlg-
y rin. Tonnanish. first , vim wuMMii n
H. iqpp, Quincy. second vice president;
f ?Dr v.- Geary Underwood : and -J. fL.
I j Sch warts of Taktma, .'A.', O. Craig of
; Spokane 'and M. L. Dean of Olympla,
f trusteeaf Wenatchee. seems assured of
i the V920' convention, . , - .
is
TO LET! SHIP
TOO BIG FOR
S. F. HARBOR
CAN FHANCISCO, Dec. 5. (V.
P.) The enonnons trans
port Mount 'Vernon, formerly
the Kron PHnxesaUi CeciBe, baa
proved to be a "white elephant"
in the San- Franciaeo harbor. .
Army officers of the transport
service do' not . know why the
S2,uOO-ton veaael la. here. It 1
capable of transporting- 10,000
troops, and the crew of 668 of
fleers and men would of ten out
number the 'troops transported
to the Philippines.'
' Twice within a week the Mount
Vernon has dragged' Its anchor,
and onoe It was In serious dan
ger In a gale. It Is the largest
ship ever seen here.
COAL SITUATION
II
Government Reports Show Many
Miners Have Returned to
Work Since Strike Began.
Washington, Dec. 6. (I. N. S.)
The coa.1 strike is " gradually break
ing, Judge C. B. Ames, assistant at
torney general, today stated. He
said reports reaching the department
of justice indicate that th coal
miners are gradually returning to
their work.
There' are row about SO per cent of the
miners at work, according to Judge
Ames. This means that approximately
250.000 men are producing coal, and un
less th ere la a change, officials believe
that coal production, will increase from
now on.
C0A& IS BEING DOLED OCT
TO DESERVING CONCERNS
' Chicago, Dec. 5. (U. P.) kltumlnoue
soar burning furnaces .Irere virtually
banked "today wmi. tn last preserves or ;
tnrnt were doled- out to those Industries
jeeaentUI, to; the Jlfe-of the- people. : ,t-"
train schedules between Chicago , and
the Paelfki. coai go lata' effect Mont-
day, at tt:Ql a, rt approximately IS.000
trains montblywiil be eliminated. This
will amount to approximately 8,000)00
passenger train- mUea mlO day.
Packlrig house here." operating on a
curtailed schedule, win not be allotted
additional coal. the .regional committee
ordered. When present supplies are ex
hausted they' will have to shut down.
The coal supply at the army hospital
at Fort Sherdian waa reported about
exhausted.
Various plans for increasing coal pro
duction were placed into effect in sev
eral states today.
Governor. J. B.' A. Robertson of Okla
homa planned to dig coal in mines near
MoAlester today with .400 volunteer
miners.
Governor Gardner of Missouri today
planned to start volunteers digging coal
tn the strip mines of Barton county.
FEDERAL COAL INQUIRY TO
, HAVE EXTENSIVE SCOPE
Indianapolis, Dec! 6.- (t N. 8.) The
government's investigation into the ac
tivities of mlnera, miners official, coal
operators and dealers, will not be con
fined to the period of the coal strike.
but will cover the whole period from the
time of the entrax.ee of the United States
Into the war,, - -
This waa learned from an authorita
tive source here today. ,
Preparations for the ' federal grand
Jury's investigation into the alleged
league of operator and miner , te re
strict coal production and the reported
combine of the operator - themselves
moved swiftly today. - Kvery indication
points to the most, sweeping- investlga
tlon Into" the coat leatie yet under-
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Missouri Takes Control
Jefferson City, Mo.. Dec. 5. (U. P.)
Missouri' coat mines today were taken
under control by the state under a proc
lamation Issued by Governor Gardner.
Portland Woman's
Death Involves Nurse
Spokane, Wash.: Dec. 6. (U. P.)
Dr. 'Alice von Jtlckert, Spokane nurse,
ia under' arrest here today on a charge
of performing a criminal operation on
Mrs. Susie Hopkins, aged 21. of Tekoa,
who died November 29. Mrs. Hopkins
waa the enother-or three small children.
She was the wife, of a railroad man of
Tekoa, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Oswald of Portland, Or.
Government Not to
Appeal Oil Lawsuit
. Washington,' De& 5. (U; P.) -The
government has decided not to appeal to
th supreme 'court In an effort to take
from the Southern Pacific railroad 1&0,
000 acre of oil and mineral lands in
California. Asalstaat Attorney General
Nebeker, in charge of the public lands
division of the department of justice,
said today.
. "sssaaBaaiiaeaaaaiaaBWiisi
NewbeiryVictim, ; r.
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, BatUe Creek, Mich., Dec. 5. U. P.)
Henry Ford declared Senator Truman
H. Newberry. - Indicted on charges of
fraud In connection with hla campaign
for, a seat In congress, was the victim of
big business Interests. In - an interview
her today, k Ford stated he had known
Newberry foe years and felt sorry for
GROWS BRIGHTER
Hew
public sale
Price of $10.25 a Barrel An
nounced by Max H. Houser of
the Federal. Grain Corporation.
Government Regulation Permits
' Grocers to Carry Federal Flour
in Stock at Quoted. Prices.
' United States grain corporation
flour will be made available to retail
purchasers in. Portland and every
where else In the United States at
110.25 a barrel, packed in 140 pound
Jute bags, according to a statement
issued today by Max H. Houser. sec
ond vice-president of the grain cor
poration.
An increase In flour and bread con
sumption, shrinkage In wheat crop and
other causes are assigned for the rapid
Increase in flour costs, ' and there is said
to be no desire on th part, of the gov
ernment to halt legitimate business in
flour '.stocks. However, to assure sales
at reasonable prices, "United States
grain vcorporation standard pure wheat
flour" . will be placed on the enarket at
the following prices:
"One sixteenth barrel, packed in paper,
76 cents : pne eighth barrel, cotton, 11.50.
The same flour, suitable for bakers, will
be delivered anywhere in the : United
States for $10.23 a barrel in .140 pound
jute bags, or in carload lots, parked in
retail size paper bass, at $10.43, and in
cotton baga, $10.80"
The Bureau or labor retail price re
ports indicate that for 20 months the
average price of one sixteenth barrel
(12 pounds) in this country has been
II to 89 centa. ' The government pffers
the same amount of flour for 75 cents.
Grocer may. If tbey se fit, carry
government flour in stock and supnly it
to the trade at the; quoted prices, of
purchasers may Inquire at Houeer of
fice her and nave a stock, made avail'
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WATCH THHR-STEP
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City Deals With Careless Pedes
trians; Housewives Join Cam
. paigir for Greater Saf ety.
A movement to eliminate careless
ness among pedestrians is forming
In Portland.
Mayor Baker has directed police
officers "to stop violations 'of traffic
ordinance by pedestrians, laying spe
clal emphasis on the jaywalker.
The Housewives' council, among other
things, appeal to members' to use car
in crossing streets, and to all mothers
to give safety instruction to children.
A . committee from the Rotary club
investigating accidents will recommend
that Jaywalkers be fined, and that all
traffic Ordinances be made applicable
to walkers as well as drivers.
Pedestrians step from behind a parked
machine, woodpile or streetcar direct
ly 4a the path of an automobile. They
move from the curb to the roadway
without a ! glance tn either direction.
They run for streetcar, oblivious to all
surrounding traffic. Their minds are
changed in the middle of the street, and
course reversed. They walk across
intersections and In the center of the
block thinking of other matters than
their safety. -. They meet friends in the
roadway, and atojP' to converse. They
carry umbrellas over their face when
crossing thoroughfares, and pull hats
over their eyes. They walk diagonally
across street with backs to half the
traffic. Cfet'dren ar allowed to play
on busy trifflc channels.
. Yesterday morning during the heavy
travel hours, a woman was standing
on the southwest corner of V Hawthorne
and Grand avenues. She saw her street
car diagonally across ' the way. Two
. (Concluded oa Pate Two, Column Fit) . ,
Demand Sterling Is
On Another Decline
:Ntw York, Dee.-. fj. P. Hug of-
frinva of i commercial ; HSl caused m.
i break in demand sterling on the foreign
exchange today when It went Into a new
low record at off , 2 from the
opening. . Franc checks mad a new low
at lO.M. off 4 centime. Marks declined
to .0220. iV .,H r .
Injunction Granted ;
t A&ainstlDif IBiU
: St. Loul. Mo., Dec .--frjP. Fd-
eral Judge Faris today granted a tem
porary injunction against -enforcement
of war time prohibition. The Injunction
was asked for five whiskey distilling com
panies here to permit the removal from
bond and. sale of whiskey In the Eastern
distrust of i Missouri. .v; " '
Boy, Asleep 36 Days,;,
m Eecogriizeis Mother
vLosi Angeles. Dec 8U.; p.) After
baying been "aaleep"; for as day. Rob
ert Carr, H-year-o!d El Monte boy, rec
ognised his mother at the hospital here
last night when aha opened his eyelids.
H was Junahle m apeak to bar. how-
Mexican
Bandits
Raid Texas
Ranch
And Carry AwiDj
Loot From Store
Criminal Gang, Said to Number
Many, Crosses International
. Boundary line.;
San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 6. (L
N. 8.) A special to. the San Antonio
Evening News from Laredo, Texas,
says:
'"County Judge A.-,P. Spobn.of
Zapata county, who. Is in Laredo this
morning, received a telephone mes
sage from Zapata apprising him of a
raid by a gang- of Mexican bandits
on the Ctareno ranch, on American
territory, 11 miles down the Rio
Grande from the town Of Zapata
last night.
"How many bandits were in the gang
could not be stated, but there were quite
a number. They crossed the Rio Grande
late last night, went to the general store
on the ranch, bound 'and gagged the
storekeeper and tied him to a post, then
proceeded to loot the store, taking all
provision in th place, .packing them
on several horses belonging to the ranch
owner. Scrap! o Vela of Laredo, and
then crossing' back to the Mexican side
of the ; Rio Grande.
"Other than the storekeeper, nobody
else on the ranch was molested and
the bandits ' worked fast in gathering
up the provisions In the store and pack
ing them on the stolen horses. ;
"Judge Spohn tats morning communi
cated the facts of the raid to Captain
W. M. Hanson,- Investigator' of th sen
ate committee investigating the Mexi
can situation, who is at present in La
redo, and Captain Hanson immediately
communicated the -facta to Washington.
The CI are no ranch is more than 50
miles from the nearest railroad at La
redo, it is In a wild country, sparsely
settled with cluster of Mexican huts at
lonely . ranches. Deep ravines run into
the Rio Grande and the military road
from Fort Ringgold. 45 miles down the
river from the ranch, to Laredo, la all
but impassable. .
Many Mexicans Leave Text's
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 6. (Ui P.)--En-
tlre . families of ; Mexicans are. arriving
her in. inoraaaing number and crossing
the" International bridge, to Juarex. . The
passport off ioe here is wmpdAmeri4
can on the Mexicaa side, however, ar;
not flocking back; t S3, Paso iyet.' , Th
gambling table i Juares are.crp.wded
daily and far into the night by .Ameri
can playera American business ; men
continue ihelr. usual visits to Juarex.
Hay Cured in Court
Of Speeding; Judge
Quotes Fine at $50
Had C. L. Hay realized that a motor
cycle policeman named Hamaker - was
out watching for speeding automobiles,
he might have realised the futility of
traveling 30 miles an hour on East
Bumside street Thursday.
Hamaker arrested Hay. After being
stacked with other traffic offenders.
Hay asked for ball. Municipal Judge
Rossman raked Hay for his offense to
day and fixed- the following quotation :
Hay, $50. The court believes Hay cured
of speeding.
Onstad Is Accused
Of Reckless Driving
Reckless driving, i charged in a war
rant issued today for W. H. Onstad, 29S
East Thirty-third street Ons tad's car
collided Wednesday with one driven by
George Hoffmiller of 569 Monroe street.
Hoffmiller suffered severe face cuts
and. bruises and four stitches were' nec
essary. Onstad has not yet been ar
rested. Mince Pie With
Kick Is Sanctioned
San Francisco. . Dec. 5. (U. P.)
Mince pie with a kick! Word haa been
received from Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roper sanctioning use of
liquor in mince pies. But where you
gonna get it?
Preisident
Wife Is Heroine
White Ho
By David Lawrence
tCopyrisht. m )
Washington, Dec. 5.- Behind the
scenes -at the " White House, where
peering eyes cannot see, hut where
come newspaper editorials and. sena
torial comment demanding to know
whether President Wilson wrote his
own message, whether he Is func
tioning as head of the government,'
whether he should not be legally
declared incompetent to hole) office,
there' Is a picture of heroic deter
mination on the part of a worried
woman to save her husband's Ilia
and fight to the "bitter end the po
litical calumny that la' being;, avm
lanched upon the ' man .who cave
several years to public , service and I
. - IT
Uon. -1 t i; u -. - , T.'l
The attack.' for it has been renewed
with vigor tn the last tew. days, la not
directed at' the- cabinet, nor at th sec
. . l :
vfsrr upsets
Senator Fall ' Convinced, After
Personal Interview, President
Retains ; His Mental Vigor.
Nation's Chief in Fine Spirits;
Gets Copy of Resolutions Re
garding Severance of Relations
Washington, Dec, 5 1 (I. .J. a
"I am entirely satisfied that the'
president la mentally able to handle
the Mexican situation," said Senator
Fall of ' Ne 1 Mexico,, leaving . the
White House, this afternoon, follow,
big a conf4ran.ee between President
Wilson and Senators Fall and Hitch
cock. .President Wilson declared during th
conference that be was conversant with
toe' Mexican Situation, Senator Hitch-
cook. said.
The president took a copy of the Fall
resolution providing for a severance of
diplomatic relations with Mexico, and
said that he would give it consideration.
MEXICAIC FBOBLEM DISCUSSED
. Ha d!d not indicate what hi course
would be towards such a resolution.
Moat of the conference waa taken up
by a dfacussloh, of the Mexican situation
by Senator Fall, Senator Hitchcock said
Secretary. Lansing's announcement of
the release . of. Jenkins caused a dra
mafic break. In the conference. '
, "The president - expressed his grati
tll1 tA fUntlAF fill tn Y ntktmHA In. I
formation he had given, him," Senator
Hitchcock said. , !
"The president, however, did not Indi-!
cat what hia course would be.",
r RESIDENT IS SATISFIES I
Senator Hitchcock Indicated that ike
president had .expressed his. satisfaction
with the handling of the Mexican situ
ation by Scretaryf State Lansing, .; j,
.-.The president' was la a.fm humor,
Senator Hitchcock said, and told a story
of ,THenneSBey, who when, asked If h
would take Mexico replied j -Well, if it's
." senator au eats mat ne would sena
the prldttt tonight a report of .the re-
eulta of the iavesUgatiou of the Mexican
situation as made by the sub-committee
of which he was chairman. The presi
dent was- very much interested In the
report. Senator Fall said, and listened
attentively to - its details. - This report
will be submitted to the foreign rela
tions committee of the senate at it
next, session.
FALL DOES TALKING
Senator Fall said that while ia th
sick- room he did most of the talking.
The president waa in bed, reclining, be
ing only slightly propped up by pillows.
Senator Fall remarked humorously
that he "had the president where he
could not help himself." and had taken
full advantage of the situation to tell
him a number of thing.
"How did th president - appear to
you.?" Senator Fall waa asked. .
"Did he appear equal to the task of
handling the Mexican situation V
(Concluded an FUa Two, Column Four)
Traiii Curtailment
Plan Agreed Upon
Washington, Dec 6. I. N. S.) Fol
lowing - a conference between Director
General Hines and the operating di
rectors of the eastern railway district
It has been decided to curtail passenger
train service only to the extent war
ranted by fuel conditions In each dis
trict, it - was announced today.
Death .Takes Wife of
Pioneer Lumberman
Chehalls, Wash., Dec. 6.?-Mra Mary
Ei Luedinghaus, wife of George F. Leu
dinghau of Dryad, died Thursday. She
had lived In Lewis county for 26 years.
She waa the daughter of Captain For
rest, a pioneer of Chehalls and Lewis
eounty, and her husband is one of the
pioneer lumbermen.
r
s
of
use
retary to the presldent.'but againt an
unidentified power in the White House.
Why. does not someone say what
really, ail th president? Why doesn't
someone announce whether he wrote his
own message. Why do not the physi
cians deny that the president Is paralysed
or mentally unDaiancea 7 why did not
th president see Senator Hitckcock last
Saturday? Why. the secrecy and mys
tery ? . .Questions like these . have bom
barded the White House of late, and the
best way to answer them is to tell
what is happening In the executive man
sion. .v 1 -
WOSTAH BEARS BXUKT '
. Between the president and the outside
world - stands : Mrs. Wood row Wilson, as
devoted-, and faithful a s companion as
ever nursed a sick man.. Day and night
she ia at his bedside, not only minister-,
log to hla wants but reading the maaa
of ' memoranda that Is : transmitted to
her "and determining what quantity; he
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Mra,. Wilson ha become the president's
own secretary .for the time being. . All
notes that com from government offl-
lCoaiuaa.vr-;Ool
Wilson
Drama
OVEMOME : BY; BANDITS ;
MEYER GOODMAN, salesman (at lefty and H, k. Sparin,
janitor, at Mrs. T. Grossman's jewelry store, who were
t , . bound by bold daylight robbers who escaped with dia
monds and other. booty valued at about $15,000 early today.
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Frankfort and Essen to Be Occu
pied Unless Germans Imme
. diately Ratify 'Treaty'
' London. 'TbeeflTZ-ttfjft;- S.i-Tho
niea will occupy Frankfort and Es
sen unless tlie.Oormans aign forth
with the ratification protocol of the
peace treaty, saiian Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Paris today. t
Paris, Dec S. CI. N. S. The supreme
council today postponed the sending of
Its final word to .Germany regarding
th signing of th protocol.
Further revision must tee made in the
note befor it is dispatched, it waa aaid
In official circles.
Dealers Boycott
, Mine Workers in
Retaliatory. Spirit
Chicago, Dec. 6. L N. S.) A boy
cott of clothing, food, , fuel and other
necessities of life was started today
against, miners of Illinois whose strike
had reduced working hours throughout
the state, crippled transportation and
brought suffering in Its wake. -
A prominent member sf the Illinois
i Manufacturers association started the
boycott and - in -a letter- to Secretary
John M. Glenn of the association, urged
other Illinois merchants to Join In the
movement. . ,
I have held op every order that
comes from a mining ' community," he
wrote T win aontlnue to hold up every
'order a long aa the strike is on and
they prevent coal from coming to us.
"We have a right to fight with the
same weapons, they use,"' the letter, con
tinued. "If they want to make us sur
render through cold, we can withhold
food and try to bring them to time with
hunger., '
Alien Loses Action .
Against PoUcemen-;
foi False Arrest
A lunr-m; Judge Morrow's court this
afternoon returned a verdict in favor of
the defendant , in the' damage suit
brought - by Oeorsra Chriat. an alien,
against two Portland policemen - whom
he had charged with false arrest and
assaulting -him. : i . '
After oeilverlng h verdict, the' Jury
informed Judse Morrow :i "This. Is- an
American verdict." Morrow had refused
to direct a verdict against the plaintiff
whefi Deputy City, Attorney Myers ar
gued Christ waa an alien enemy during
the war and not entitled to standing la
court. . t '
Seiiatedo Lead in '
Hun:Peace Solution
Washington, Dec- 6. L N. &) -The
house will not act on a resolution de
claring war at an end with Germany
until after the senate shall have acted
on such a resolution, according to Rep
resentative - ftogars - of Maasaehaaetta,
ranking Republican member of the
house .foreign affairs committee. .
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Schooner Slink in
Collision With Tug
New'Tora. Dec- 5-L-N-' 8.) The
schooner .Mary A. Lynch was sunk In
a coRWiion. with ,a tusr in North river
today. -Members of, the crew are miss
tnx. The captain of the veaael was
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Mrs. Mary McAlister'Tells; Court
r Help Given;, During . Shooting
.j on Armistice Day Parade.
Centralis, Wash., Dee. 5, Mrs.
Mary McAlister. former proprietress
of the Roderick hotej. in this city,
who rented the .hall to h I.-. W, W,i
admlttsd in Justloe C E;; Prewitfs
court that she aided the "wobbliea"
on Armistice, day during the shoot
ing on the American Legion parade,
which resulted in the deaths of four
former service men.
Mrs. McAlister Is held on a chars; of
criminal syndicalism. She waa admitted
to ball In the sum of $1000 for appear
ance later in the superior court.
Word waa received from Montesano
that a jury panel numbering 100, would
be drawn there on December It. and will
furnish the first venire from which the
Jury to try the Armistice day murder
case. now. set for January 6, will be
drawn.
Dick Gravel, brought from Seattle
when officers found sufficient evidence
to warrant his trial on charges of taking
part tn the Armistice day murders, will
probably be brought to trial at the earn i
urn., n. w&s csirsw w 1111 iimiaer un
der the name of "John Doe" Davis In
the blanket Information filed by Prose
cuting Attorney Herman Allen on No
vember 17. Gravel la believed to be the
man who stood on the running board or
close beside an automobile at the corner
of Tower avenue and Second street at
the time of the. shooting.- A man was
seen standing at this point, shooting with
an automatic revolver at the paraders.
Ten men.t who have been held in the
city jail here since the Armistice day
tragedy ob charges of. criminal syn
dicalism;- have - been ' removed to the
county jail at. Chehalls. These 10 have
pleaded not guilty, and were held for
appearance. In the superior court The
men taken to Chehalls, their age and
nationalities were : imon HIU, Fifth, 64 ;
Steve Black. Pole, 26 ; Eric ' Lodquiat,
Swede, 33 ; William Astland, Swede, 34;
Tony Greene. RUigfan, J4 ; Jack Mu
kosey. Russian, 124 ; Matt Corbett, Amer
ican. S4 ; Tom Spark, American, 44,
and 'Dustl Houvlta, Fltin. 35. -
Human Bones May
Be Those of Slain
Portland Chinese
' Bones'of "two human hhda,"two feet
and one rib. which were found burled
near the rear of the ; Longshoremen's
union hall, Fourth and Flanders street,
Thursday afternoon, may have been th
remains of Sid Blng, murdered by Chi;
nese enemies about 10 years ago,' ac
cording to the opinion of . Police In
spector Pat Moloney. : st
Sid waa slain and hi body was dis
membered and packed in a trunk, which
waa ablpped to Seattle. Subsequently,
Moloney said. Lie Sun and Ol Sen. a
woman, .were convicted, th latter dying
later In the state hospital.
Moloney explained his theory that, the
bones just now dug up may have .been
parts of the body that could not be
accommodated in the -trunk.
Expensive Newsprint
Paper Forces Higher
Rate on Subscription
. Selma, .Ala., Dec 6. (L N. a) On
account of the high cost ' and ahortag
oC -new print paper, the Selma 'Journal
will raiser its rates, effective Sunday,
December 7. The subscription rates will
be advanced 'from 0 cents to 7t -cents m
month, while advertising ' rates will be
advanced, from IS cents ,as- inch to 16
eents It Is understood the Selma Times
will follow with an Increase lor Hs rates
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RAID. " OBTAIN
Three Armed Unmasked Bandits
Get Away From Downtown Sec-,
tion With l!oot Worth $l5;oijo;
Clerk and "JanitorrAre BoUni liid
Gagged in r TJiird Street Store
at Early Hour This Morning.'
Three armed, unmasked men en
tered .Mrs.' T. Grossman's jewelry
store at 141 Third street at 1:20 a, m. 1
today, bound and gagged the clerk
and Janitor, who were just preparing
for the day's business, and escaped
eight minutes later with diamonds,
and Jewelry valued at IH.000.J r . .
Police believe a fourth man . stood
guard outside, or sat In a waiting motor
car ready to drive away. No one saw '
the car, but detective 0 solar the men
would not attempt th robbery without
mean of immediate escape.
Th loss Include It tray, containing
about 175 diamond! and worth 10,0(r0, .
a few watches, 75 or 80 lavalierss and
$S In cash.
H. M. Sparla. janitor, was ' at bla
work in the middle of the salesroom
when th three robbers enured.' 'Mayer
Goodman, clerk, who opened th ater.
had .opened th bis saf and taken- s
box containing th XI tray of diamonds .
to th window. He was just beginning -arrangement
of, th window display. ;
Th first man' covered Sperin . with
a black automatlo gun and commanded '
him to march to the rear of the store.
The second stuck out a gun and totd"
Goodman to raise his hands,' but evi
dently fearful that oasaersbv miht
th robbery. Immediately countermanded
this order and forced th salesman, t
waia behind th counter to the saf in
th rear of the store, . There . he toll
Goodman to drop and crawl on hand
and knees to a little alcove.'- v?.j,Vt .
Both Ooedmaa's and 8psr!n's hand
wars 9 bound with stout manlla rope, '
Sparln had a targ chamois cloth in his I
pocket ' used for dusting counters, and
the- tat) robber ehoved - it Into 1i!s
mouth, striking htm en the Jaw a "ha I
, 'A ,S ;..:,;:;
1 Th third man was notaean, It Is be
lieved he carried ,h big black lahr '
bag in which th tray of, diamonds and
othr jewelry were' dumped.. ; 1
The first man .'Is described as balnrl
between It and fa year of age. f feet t
Inch Ull, weighing. 110 pound. nVtmf
and wearing a black overcoat and soft
black hat ' ; .'
- The second man was between II and
IS year of age. S feet t Inch tall, '
wiaving 1(0 pounds.' wore an - overcoat
f unknown color, light tortoise rimmed
glasses and two-ton English ghost, '
Tb man covering. Goodman opened
a email ateel compartment In th big
safe, which had been unlocked but a .
few . minutes before by the clerk, and
emptied tray containing 1 or 10 lsva
tiere into the leather bag. A bag con
taining $is ia currency waa also takeiw
aa well as a few watches, .;'Sil4r.
Goodman lay prone on the floor with, '
hi hand tied behind Kim. He saw the1
short bandit rifle the safe. ? "
All three robber swore loudly at, the
lightest occasion and demanded to know -
if there were other valuables. They
earned to know what they wanted,"
Goodman declares. .. -. ..-r
Within a few moments after th ban-
dlt' escape, Goodman had wriggled ' lh
cord loose enough to reach s knife In
his hip pocket and cut hi bond. He
unloosened. Bparln and ' telephoned the
police. ;i "- . .
In many respects the . robbery -was
identical with . that committed some
weeks ago at the Smith jewelry store la
the Heilig Theatre building, but police v
do noi believe the same men comaaitted.
th jobs.- .
Action Started to Force Cancel
lation of Prdclaniatioii jof 3
Ktatinnal PrAniriitirtn ;
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Washington, Dee. S.- (t.rIfJ 8.)
A writ of mandamus against Secrs
tary f Bute Lansing rsquirlrif hint;
to cancel the ' proclamation for na
tional prohibition was filed In -the
supreme court In the District of Co
lumbia today by Robert A. Wlds
man of StonypolntN. Y. ... v -
WETS MANDAMUS
Miller Will Face ';V. r
Murder Charge for'
Killing Guy Nelson
Thomas Miller was indicted for rair
der in the second degree by the Multnb-;
mah county grand Jury In a report mads
before Presiding Judge Oaten at,;
o'clock this afternoon. . 5 Z-
Miller shot and killed Our K.t.Kel-- -son
Sunday evening, November Jl- Nl-f
son called with hia wife at Miller's hotn( -st
410 First street for the purpose -Of ',
escorting his; sister-in-law, Mr May ,
Dally.! to their home. ' She had : been; ',
employed by Miller as houaekeeper eutl
had telephoned Nelson's .wife Bund Ay t,
thai: she fished to leave ther. gnd
asked them to com and get her.? . ,
Miller refused Nelson entrance to his i ,
home and whenvth latter " forced hls
way In the front door. Miller shot him i '
wii a revolver, killing him insUntly. f
Mt$eri pleaded self defense to th sot. ;
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