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Did Yom Know That Salem is the Fiihetrt C enter of the United States'? THE WEATHER Wit Tha 8tatf maa receive taa leased wirn report cf tha As sociated rresa, tb greatest and most reliable press as sociation la tha world. RaSr. .west; qloi'dy vaJ pjrlion. Fresh southeasterly winds Increasing force. . 81XTY-MXTII YEAR .N.U.KM, OillUiOX, TIIUKSIIAY.MOUM.Vt;, NOVEMItKi; . 1U1D. FJtlCli; FIVE CKXTH. Wtt Bmm HOPE OF END OF WALKOUT DISPELLED Labor's P' pposal That Injunc-Hon-Be Removed as First Step Toward Settlement is Turned Down I SITUATION IN FIELD i SHOWS i LITTLE CHANGE Train Service To Be 'Main- tained Unless Shortage t Becomes Acute I WASHINGTON,; Nov. 5. Organ ized labor's proposal for ending the coal strike through withdrawal o" (indu'netion proceedings against of licers of the j United Aline Workers of America was rejected bluntly to day by the department of justice. - ; . . . iue guYerumeni answer 10 ine anion suggestion, advanced by Sam uel Gompers, j president of -the Am jerican F'-deathn o( Labor, was given by Assistant Attorney 0eneral Ames, who declared the strike i.was a violation of law and that as long as It continued . the only place to fight It out was in court, ; i All Hope Gone. L : Labor leaders, I visibly disturbed by this refusal, agreed with the op erators that the statement of the government's position sept away all hope cf immediate settlement of the strike involving na: than 400,- 000 soft coal miners In 28 states i The restraining order Issued by Federal Judge Anderson at Indian apolis last week was made return able Saturday. The miners' counsel will go into court l hen and ask fo dismissal of all proceedings. One of two things will happen: The conrt, according to officials, either will grant the plea of the miners or continue the temporary injunction. carrying with It a mandatory order to Jchn L. Lewis, ' acting president of the miners' organization, to call off the strike. ;) Whatever tha couit does, it !s ex pected to be the next important move bearing on the Question of fet ing the strike. Injnnctlon Is Carrier. Miners' representatives and Tabor leaders emphasized today that with drawal; of conrt proceedings would bring peace to the coal fields with la 4S hours. Lewis' statement' that the miners would ; be willing to ne gotiate! a new, wage scale, "without resepations'' meant, they said, that the slate would be wiped clean and demands for a five-day week and a Ix-bour day, together with a 60 per cent ware increase withdrawn. But labor leaders declared there wan no hope of miners returning to work la a body until the new agreement had . been ratified. - .! President Wilson,, nick in bed, has issued orders giving Fuel Adminis trator Garfield authority to regu late pries, distribution and shipment if all fuel. Including anthracite This action restored all powers ves ted in Dr. Garfield during the war. The fuel administrator was in con ference continually today checking u on the coal supply and arranging- irtg with Director General nines oi the railroad administration for It3 distribution where most needed. Situation in Field Unchanged. There were few reports from de partment of justice agents In tne field, and generally the strike situ ation was described as . unchanged. Reports to the operators', headquar ters here from! West Virginia said 1 union mines had resumed oper ations there, most having opened to7 iif. . i . With colder i weather over , most of the country and the big decrease lb production. I a few disquieting reports came from different sections where available coal stock was lim ited. The fuel administrator of Ibwa, in a telegram. to Director Gen eral Ilines, contended that the peo ple of his state should have coal for tlbeir homes ahead of that assigned to locomotives i hauling "luxurious trains' across the continent. Train Service II olds t In some cities local authorities made their own rales for dMstriDu- tlion or coal and in some instances Ihe railroad j administration re leased big shipments for local nse. The questions of curtailment qf t:ain service and placing j embargoes on freight shipments were discussed, bpt no reduction of service will be Blade until conditions reach the "point where it cannot be helped. il! lany Schools in State ! Are Yet Without Teachers 1 J. A. Churchill, state superintend ent of schools, reoorts that i at . leant H3 schools in Oregon aro yet with out teachers and consequently una- me to operate because of the short arte of teachers. He has heard f row all counties in the state with tbo exception of Crook,; Malheur, Curry and Wheeler. ; The shortage is most setious in . Lincoln county with 1 5 schools Idle, Coos with 12 idle. Grant 12; Wallowa 10 and Lano eight. KIDNAPPING IS ALLEGED : i i i i OWN CHILD TAKE CHARGE i ; : SALT LAKE MAN ARRESTE PORTLAND, Nov. Z. Follow ing his arrival in Portland last night with his daughter, Howard PcM of Salt Lake City was placed under ariest and lodged .in jail today where he was held for Utah officials. . Local officer? received word from Salt Lake that Post, who is, divorced from his wjfo, was charged with having kidnapped 1 the child while, visiting it. Pen ding the ariivalof Utah officers to return the prisoner, the child, 7 years old, was taken to the home of an officer here. SMILIE PURVINE PASSES SUDDENLY AT LUNCH HOUR Dentist of Pioneer Days Suc cumbs at Home at Home of His Son in Salem EARLY LIFE RECALLED End Comes After Aged Man Returns to Residence from i Trip Down Town Smilie Purvine, well known pio neer dentist of Oregon and long a resident of Salem, died suddenly at noon yesterday at the home of his son "Ellis Pnrvlne, 633 Universit street Heart failure' was the cause of his death. He was. 80 years bid Mr. Purrine apparently had been en joying good health and had spent some time recently on the Prescot farm near this city helping harvest apples. Yesterday morning he wa seen by friends down. town. Death came while he was eating his lunch eon with his son. ; Mr. Purvine was born in Ohio and when an infant crosse d thep lain with his parents aifd had since lived In Salem and iii Polk county. He at tended Willamette university and his early life was given to the pro fession of dentistry, he being one o' the pioneer dentists of the state. A was the custom of dentists in the earlier days of Oregon he travelled over. country on horseback and prac ticed in the homes. A good manv years ago, however, he retired from active work and has -since made hi home with his son, daughter-in-law -Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Purvine. Hi wife die d many years ago in Salem- He is survived by Ellis Purvine -his only child, and by a sister Mrs D. C. Walker of Portland, and one brother, J. L. Purvine of this city.: The funeral arrangements have not been made but the services wil' perhaps be held on Friday. The bodv is at the Webb & Clough establishment. OHIO ELECTION STILL IN DOUBT WITH BOTH SIDES CLAIMING I BIG MAJORITY ON ALL DRY MEASURES LITMBUS. O., Nov. 5. -W'ith complete and incomplete returns re ceived from 34 out of the 88 counties and representing more than one-third of the precincts in the state figures at the office of Secretary of State Smith tonight showed the four pro hibition proposals giving wet ma jorities of from 39,000 to 63.000. Officials at the secretary's office seid practically all wet strongholds were represented by complete votes while the rural counties, the dry strongholds, were to be heard from. Chief Statistician Johnson contin ued today to predict that all four proposals had i been carried by the drys, some oftthejn from 50,000 to 75,000. He admitted, however, that later returns showed that the dry majority for , the Crabbe prohibition enforcement bill referendum might not be as large as he had anticipated. Wet Majority VAg. J On available returns at the state house the wet majority on the Crabbe act referendum was larger than the majorities on: either of the other pro-; pcsals, being 63.559. The ratification referendum gave a wet majority on the same figures of 60,010; the 2.75 percent amendment gave a wet ma jority of 52,253 and the repeal pro posal gave a wet majority or 3,z5. I On the strength of available re turns at noon L. H. Gibson, campaign manager for, the Ohio Home Utile association, issued a statement at Cincinnati saying the wets conceded the drys had voted against the repeal of statewide prohibition by from 35, 000 ta 50.000 but insisting that the wets had carried the other three pro posals. . . " v - ' - . Drys Claim Victory. James A. White, manager for the PROTECTION IS PROMISED TO RAILWAYS Temporary Measure to Pro vide for Federal Compen sation When Roads Go Back to Owners on January 1 PRESIDENT DETERMINED ON RETURN OF SYSTEMS Senators Arrange Schedule to Care for Legislation at Early Date WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 A new program to deal with the railroad situation was arranged tentatively today by congressional leaders. It involves probable passage of tem porary emergency legislation to pro tect railroad and public interests should the carriers be returned to private control January J, as Mr. Wilson has announced his intention. Aitnongh house leaders plan to press permanent railroad legislation in that body, the senate Interstate commerce committee today agreed that final enactment by congress of the permanent legislation before January 1 virtually was hopeless, and steps were taken toward passing a temporary bill containing the rail road's federal compensation until the final legislation is completed. Transfer is Certain Transfer of railroads from gov ernment to private control January 1the leaders were advised, has been decided on finally and unalterably by President Wilson and Director Gensral . Hrnes. Senate and house leaders In conference today agreed that every effort should bp made by congress to enact the permanent legislation before January 1, but with almost certain prospects of fail ure, the senate leaders arranged to care for the situation by enacting the temporary legislation , probably In December. .Speedy Action Planned For The legislative program arranged by leaders today called for begin ning consideration of the house bill Monday and its passage during the week. If the peace treaty Is then disposed of. immediate senate con sideration of the permanent legisla tion is planned. If it is decided to adjourn congress to afford a respite for members before the new session of December 1. the bill will be placed in position for right of way in De cember. If it develops, as- senate leaders today declared is practically certain, that the legislation cannot be completed by January 1, the tem porary measure to continue the gov ernment's guaranteed returns to the railroads will be passed. .1, Ohio dry federation, hiwever, con tinued to predict that the drys had ities ranging Trom 50,000 to 75.000. carried ell four proposals by major The returns from 39 counties gave a majority of 12,468 for the classi fication amendment while backers of the proposal continued to concede its defeat by 100,000 or more. SALEM CHARGES MAY BE SLASHED Reduction in Switching Cost Between Two Roads Asked by Commission A; reduction of f0 per cent jn switching charges between the South ern Pacific and the Oregon Electric lines in Salem will be recommendea by the public service commission to the western freight traffic committee in Portland following a conference yesterday between II. II. Corey of the commission and II. A. Hinshaw" and K.'W. Pickard. traveling freight agents for the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Electric, respectively. The two railroad officials arc agreeable to the recommendation. The proposed reduction will be from 50 cents a ton, the present charge, to 25 cents a ton, with $7.50 as a minimum. The commission took up the question with the railroads when complaints were made by Sa lem shippers who declared the pres ent rate prohibitive on some shipments. THUGS ROB MESSENGER ( SATCHEL OF MONEY GONE BOLD CRIME IS RELATED HELENA. Mont.. Nov: 5. That three men who stepped out of an automobile held him up In broad daylight on a principal street and forced him into an ally. here they slugged him and took his satchel, containing money of an unknown aggregate, was the amazing state ment tonight of fCharles Stevens, aged 18, messenger for the Union Bank and Trust company of Hel ena, whose experience with rob bers today marks one of the bold est crimes In the annals of Mon tana. AMERCANISM OF LABOR TOLD BY OTTO R. HARTWIG Organization and American ism Inseparable State Head Tells Meeting I.W.W. MENACE ANALYZED Terms "Open Shop" and Closed Shop" Not Coined by Workers, Claim Americanism and . unionism are inseparable," said O. It. Hartwig. Federation of Labor's speaker, at Labor hall last night. "The Con stitution bespeaks organization, this country's growth and power may be well attributed to the fart that all national efforts were nnlted and representative of all the people. The recent war called for a demonstra tion of this strength." 0:ganization is effective and productive; disor ganization is destructive, j Calling attention; to the fact that John I). Rockefeller Jr.. allied him- tlf in favor of collective bargaln'ngj at tle recent national industrial con ference. Mr. Hart1g. who is presi dent of the Oregon Federation of Labor, presented timely t acts to a large audience -of Salem working men and women last night. "Mr. Rockefeller told the mem bers of the conference that coll-?ctive bargaining was here to stay and that the Largaining pywer of th laborer .would never be abu3cd if the employer gave the matter a fair MTnnideration,' aid Mr. Hartwig. "Had the two ollur representative employers who were confereree members, not taken t such an obtuse position in refusing. to consider la bor, tbc conference would have had a different ending." Term Are iK-fined. The terns "opn shop' and the "closed shop" were defined br the 'speaker, who s?.id that neitLer of the words or terms had 1-e-n coined by friends or organized labor. The "open shops' as conducted by mo?t employers are far different than the theoretical rlan advertised by then" declared Mr. Hartwig. lie tald that n actual conduct the "open shop" was closed to any attempts by its rn,nlnrs to organize in any way that would benefit and It was Dointed out tha ahniwo methods bv employers had I brought the situation to a crisis that a non-union man could woik in an organized shop. . Not many men would work in iueh a shop where better wages and working conditions prevailed, due to the efforts of the organization, and not become a members. IaW F of I. "W. W. The audience was trld that tne present threatening attitude of the I. W. W. and :adlcal iat.or elements could best be combatted by complete organization. That the radicals were destructive and dangerous wa- pointed cut, their .very disorganiza tion giving each anarchist sufficient incentive to fetart out a'one and de stroy as much as possible. Instan ces where I. W. W, radicals fcad en deavored to offset the work of the American Fede:atIon were cuea. in- speaker sali that tne I. w. w. learvu unionization of the laoor or in United States more than anytnina vise and that all possible mischief was being done to prevent thorough orsanizati'n. Attention was called to tno laci that although employers, profession al men and capitalists' dlccicd a thorough organization, destructive radicals were Increased rather than decrease, in smito sections not rWUcd until labor joined hands. tw. rrnsmv wro given for this re- 'cnii I'lr.it that organized work t fcble to demand tr- jmTneration consistent with the cost of liifinp and dissatisfaction would i .rm .ligannfar. Second, radi- .u hat anv form of organization because tTiey are iorc-u oui m j locality where unions are strong o ho mien hotel later In ' the .vr.,inir Mr. Hartvig sa'd that there had lin many requests from rep- i,. !. of vnriM Industries in ,"i,.m fnr thorough organization. pnd that bis present mission herv .was to ascertain if this demand was sinenro. ?xrl memnore " labor bodies raid list nlgnt that the city la ripe for organization and that ruch unionization would . tnsur malntaln-d p tIurtion in the new and growing industries of Salem as well as those long established here. END OF FIGHT OVER TREATY NOT IN SIGHT Plans to Wind up Debates on Amendments Miscarry 3 Proposals up at Adjourn ment Instead of Two FINAL ROLL CALL IS , GREAT UNCERTAINTY LaFollett and Reed Call Op ponents "Hound Dogs" and "Spaniel Dcgs" WASHINGTON. Nor. 5. Plans to wind up the fight over peace treaty amendments miscarried again today, the senate adjourning after six hours, of speech-making, with three proposed amendments con fronting it while there had been only two in tne morning. - The only vote taken was oa the proposal oi ssenaior, Laioiiette. re publican. Wisconsin, to strike oat the treaty's labor provisions, and aft er it had been rejected. 4 7 to 31, two new amendments dealing with the league of nations covenant were pre pared by Senator Borah, Republican. Idaho. Oa these and on the amend ment by Senator Gore. Democrat. Ok lahoma, prohibiting war without an advisory vote of the people, the lead-j ers bop to get final action tomorrow Final Rollcal! Uncertain. The prospect for a final roll call on the treaty still is complicated by uncertainty as to what coarse should be adopted by the group which Is standing out irreconcilably against any sort of ratification. It had been the expectation of leaders , on both sides to wipe the slate clean of amendments by voting on the Gore proposal Immediately after the defeat of the labor amend ment today. Instead Senator LaFol lette got the floor and launched In to an extended address criticizing President Wilson for the method In which the treaty was negotiated. When he had been speaking for two hours he let it be known that he was only about halt through, and a re cess was taken until tomorrow. Later notice was given that th two new Borah amendments which propose to exempt the" United States from the provisions of articles ten and eleven and which are expected to develop considerable debate. Senator Reed, Democrat. Missouri, talked for more than two hours. He opposed hasty action and said be would present a proposal for aa ad visory popular vote on the question of ratification. Much bitterness was evidenced dur Ing the day's debate, and at one point Vice President Marshall inter rupted Senator Reed to warn him that he was violating senate rales by comparing reservation . senators to "hound dogs." Later, when Presi dent Pro-tern Cummins was In the chair. Senator LaFollette enlarged upon the figure by declaring legls- P'otecthem' f "nTi0 ,paf.W ,at not until lwp".at the crack of tho t .. i k w "P. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION WITH HEADQUARTERS rLANNEDtBY WOMEN'S CONFERENCE WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. Preoara- tory to adjeurnment tomorrow, the first international worging women's WORKERS REPORT OVER THOUSAND Red Cross Roll Call Cam. paign Nets Results That Encourage Captains r - jr The 1000 member mark has been passed by Salem Red. Cross workers In the first two days of thw Roll Call campaign. The teams reported in 4 SO additional name and as many additional dollars yesterday, bring ing the total up to 1002 members, resides that there were contributions aggregating $16. The campaign Is to close on No vember 11. Mrs. Arthur Rahn. in charge of the Red Cross membership campaign, says Willamette university has- re sponded generously to the cause of the campaign. Two Willamette stu dents volunteered yesterday to deliv er lectures to aid th work of en rolling members. The Wtures will b' illustrated with stereoptican views and will b given In Salem churches within the m-xt few days. Mrs. R. B. Fleming bam trplnnteer ed to bring the membership roll call to the Charles K. Spaulding mill and expects to secure a 100 per cent en rollment if the former record of the mill In supporting tho Red Cross Is duplicated. ' . YOUTH LOOfS CHURCHES PORTLAND BOY C0NFESSE BURGLARIES NUMBER 15 PORTLAND. Nov. 5. Halph Steph&n. 19. was arrested here to- , day by -police ofricera. who later declared the youth had conftsscd to baviag committed 15 recent burgla:ies here. Two of the places rt'Lbvd. and which Sttpban was tfiid to have confessed looting, were churches. Stphaa was armed and was earning a set of burglar tools 'w'.ien art fated, the offUUls said. 37 NEGROES GET LONG TERMS ON RIOT CHARGES Convicted Men, Charged With First Degree, Plead Guilty to Second RACE TROUBLE IS START Total Convictions in Three Day Number 4511 To Be Electrocuted HELENA, Ark.. Nov. S. Nine ne groes were sentenced to terms of 21 years In the ' penitentiary. 27 terms of flveayear and one to ten years five years for second degree murder and five years for assault with intent to commit murder. In Phillips county circuit court today when 37. all charged with first de gree murder In connection with the uprising In the Elaine neighborhood, were permitted to plead guilty to second degree murder. This brings the total conviction? In three days or the trials to 4 5. el even negroes already having baei convicted of first degree murder u automatically sentenced to be elec trocuted. The remaining negroes named In the 122 grand Jury tndictmenttt are expected to be tried tomorrow, ac cording to John E. Miller, prosecnt- ing attorney. Marion Must Pay Interest on Second Half of Taxes s Counties that have been delinquent since November 1 In the payment of their state taxes Into tha office of ine state treasury must pay Interest of per cent from that date until ine taxes are turned la. according to announcement made at tha office oi Mate Treasurer lloff. For some years county authorities have held tne belief that a period of 30 davs longer could be taken before turn ing in the taxs. but an opinion from Attorney General Brown holds that the delinquent counties are not sub ject to the per cent penalty. The delinquent counties now are Benton. Gilliam. Harney, JIalhear. Marlon and Polk. - A total of ll.317.C09.30 has been b' thV .ute treJnrer W counties that have tnrned In the sec- nnr! half r ihi. .1 . . 1 IN UNITED STATES congress todsy considered a plan of permanent organisation. Suggestion by the British delega tion for affiliation to certain ex tent with a specified .political organ ization was countered by a plan sub mit ted by a group representing prac tically all the other delegations which would limit membership to trade un ion organizations. Under the latter plan another International meeting would be called within the year at the same time and place as the meet ing of the International labor con ference of the learae of nations. It was suggested the headquarters of the congress be In the United Elates. Night Work Frowned On. Ttecommendations for legislation aftfcuaiding mothers and babies se em d a majority approval as well as a resolution favoring prohibition of eight work for men and women ex cept in continuous Industries regard ed as a public necessity. The congress today spproved leg Mat ion prohibiting employment, of women In industries In which poi sonous materials are used and rec ommended established of bureaus un der the direction of the league of nations for study of methods for cor rection of conditions Inimical to motherhfod and (o coordinate the wntk of national research In danger ous tradn with a view to substitut ing non-poisonous substances wherev er possible. Free FmplojimTit Hurra n Want!. Tonight a. resolution was adopted favoring the establishment of free employment bureaus under the su pervision of .the International labor office and, providing for unemploy ment Insurance. 0 Til TPIIT O HOUR DAY GIVEN BOOST Gompers at Unofficial Dele gate of Federation Favors Plan as Opposed to 4 8-Hour Week Shorter Time PRODUCTION IS FIRST CONCERN OF -WORKERS Session Begin Today With Clean Slate at Interna " tional Meeting WASHINGTON. Nov. S. Making his first address before the nteraa tlonal labor conference, in which h sit as an unofficial Teprcnta:l' f American labor. Samuel Campers, president of the American Federa tion or labor, declare! toJay forth straight lRbt-hour day ai a mail mom as compared with the 4 8-fconr week, and Incidentally served notice that In the United S'ate een th eight-hour day woald be shortened if labor oald arcorap'Uh Us pnrpM. Mr. Gorupfs spike In :?ly a majority report oa the part of u loycr delegates farjrlaj the princi ple of rednttog hoars but statin that It coul.l not new V pu: la forte generally, owing to tha need for In creased production as a result of t' war. PrvMlnctton Great ?fecd The report. submlMM by l. S. Majorlbsnks of Great Hra!n. point ed oat the need for special ffort tc "make good the shortage cf rood rp plles. the reeon struct I rs of devastat ed areas and the replacement or ma chinery.' and declared th progres sive Increase -In the cst cf llvlnr would lead to disaster unless th needs of the present sitaition sr considered In conJanrIon with tLc aims of labor represeistaMvri. Stoutly denying that oatpnt cool be Increased oTr a considerable per iod by lengthening 11 fcosrs. Mr. Gompers charaeteriied th- Anurifan workmen the most productive work er la the world aoj said lndattrlal history proved the clsnt brrr day to be more productive thin a 10 or 12 hoar day. A motion offered by Georga D Partes, member of tb; British vi ministry, and government delegate and numerous amendments proposed today had been tha sabjet for dis cussion throughout the session and Mr. Gompers propose! that the wbnt. matter be sent to a committee. Hi motion was lost. 30 to 41. with a majority of the labor delegates vot Isg "no. SUXe Ciena for Toda Mr. ltarns motion prevailed that the draft convention on the t$-honr week prepared by tha organizing committee b made the barH for dls rasslon. but this was pio?ed by La bor delegate on that ground that It excluded the elgh hour from con sideration. The orlrinal motloa. with an amendment by Arthur Fon taine, of France, striking oat tha objectionable words "forty-eight hour week" followed the fata of oth er proposals. The conference with Its slats clean, then adjourned en til 1 p. m. tomorrow. In opening the debate today. Mr. Majoribanks said realization or short er working hoars was subject to the following conditions: Guarantee that all Industries shall work to their normal fullest capac ity. Unanimous agreement to maintain at aat I i4aA nA Anlfint an ii va u.sT?4ifv vsnajsnw Adoption of provisional measnres which would enable speedy produc tion and normal distribution In thiae Industries the upkeep of which is In dispensable t o the economic Ufa ct the cations of the world. (Continued on page C.) THE REDCR0SS American foot tall anil tast-tall hoe -will !e worn rather extensively in Wotern ItusHia thin winter, my ad vir.H from (ojeiiliajf-n, hut they will Ik? usetl to kcji the natives from alippin; on the ice ami not U ail friliron heme to make end run or Meal 1;i-vk. A thouvnnil pair . 1 ? . 1 1 01 wiesp iron-cicaiei &nos arrive! at the hijr American Ilel Cross warehouse in Co lethageu in a recent dsi oa of relief snippl'i- that also inrlinletl rlthifg and medicine orifjinallr ron sign ed to the American force, at Archangel hut now destined to aid the people of the Hal tie provinces who are atnicr- A - . . 3 I glmjj for freedom.