THE WEATHER
Tbe Statesman reeHve th
leased wlra report of tbe As
sociated rress. tbo greatest
and roost reliable press as
sociation, la tbs world.
Rain in west, rain or snow in east
portion; warmer except near coast;
moderate southerly winds.
8IXTY-MNTII YEAR
salem. oukon, sATi'iii'AV moiim.m;, novemiieii nnn.
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COAL IEIU
jRETOLD
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tant Notice Served on Oper
ators and Miners That No
Interference Will Be Toler
atedLegal Prosecution
Will Be Used to Stop Con
spiracy
ORDERS FOR TROOPS
ARE STILL IN EFFECT
Companies Hope to Operate
by Offering 14 per Cent In
crease to Workers Unions
3Com rropusai
WASHINGTON', Nov. 28. The
government .served blunt notice
on soft coal miners and operators
tonight that interference -with coal
production would not be tolerated.
Warning that legal prosecution
witfild be employed to thwart con
spiracies by either side and troops
Rent wherever necessary to protect
miners willing to work came from
the department of justice after
members of the cabinet had con
sidered every phase of the fuel
situation, admittedly critical, in
vieW of the abrupt breaking off of
negotiations.
- " It is not the intention of the
government to let the mines re
main idle with half of the country
in min rtt nfAA WPflthpr flTlfl
. ji PS f v - . -
coal piles rapidly diminishing.
The administration, it was thought
by those 'in position to know, had
fully expected the miners to reject
"the 14 per cent wage increase offered
by Fuel Administrator Garfield. An
ticipating this, plans, had been con
sidered for augmenting the present
output of- bituminous mines, official
ly fljgured at better than 40 per cent
of normal.
General Ames late today gave assur
ances to all miners that they would
oe aproraea ampie proiecuun u i""
returned to work, even if troops had
to be called out. This was the,, only
definite statement of policy from the
government.. In official circles it
was paid tlha't the.federal authorities
weret ijetermined to force resumption
of operations on thoterms' laid down
ujr 1140 luti KUiuiunuaiui.
'Protective Measure HeM j
The department of justice state
ment! called attention to the fact that
instructions issued heretofore by the
war department in connection jwitb
the posible use of troops in coal field
regions still were in effect and that
department commanders stood ready
to guard the fields' the instant their
aid was requested by the state au
thorities. Operators set out tonight to re-
snmei production, so far as possible
, nndef the muddled conditions by tel
egraphing notice for posting at
mines, everywhere offering of an in
crease of 14 per cent for all men will
ing to work.
s j Opinion Mixed
Thiere were a few expressions as
to how this information might dp
received, but 'representatives of the
miners here still declared it would
no incentive ana inai u womu
be Igjnored. especially in the central
competitive fields. Operators, how
ever, believed that it would draw
large numbers to the mines and that
text week would see a big increase in
the daily soft coal output.
DRY DOCK PLAN
IS AUTHORIZED
Portland to Build Structure to
Cost $750,000 to
$900,000
PORTLAND, Nov. 28 Authority
was given Chief Engineer Hegardt of
Public docks by the public dock com
mission today to prepare plansj or
Purchase immediately for a 15,1000
ton drydock to be built here. ?
It will consist of five pontoons of
a CBIkflCitV nf thriu Oitnaanrt frtn
each. The total cost will be between
I
1750,000 and 1900,000.- '
ACETYLENE TORCH KILLS
1 DEAD, 1 HURT ON SHIP
TROOP TRANSPORT SCENE
ROSTON, Nov. 28. One man
was killed and another! severely
injured late today when an acety
lene torch exploded in the engine
room of the Reamer President
Grant, hound from Ntw York to
Hrest with United States troops
aboard, according to a wireless
message fo the navy yard tonight.
The dead man is'L. G. TelH
grine, first assistant engineer,
an th-? injured is V. T. O'Con
nor, Jr.. third assistant engineer.
The steamer suffered no mate f al
damage. It was 3fi: miles east of
New York.
BRITISH TO GET
MOST HUN SHIPS
Supreme Council Adopts Plan
United States Gets Two
Per Cent of Tonnage
PARIS. Nov. 28. The supreme
council today adopted the British
uggestion for partition of the Ger
man War fleet. Under the arrance-
mt'iit rtraof IlfStatn will r-nr, , T A
per cent of the total tonnage. France
10 per cent, Italy lO per cent Japan
8 per cent an dthe United States 2
per cent. ,
PASSPORTS ARE
DENIED MEXICANS
Women Delegates to Confer
ence Refuses Passes at
, Mexico City
SAX ANTONIO, Tex.,- Nov. 28.
Mexican Counsul De La
Mata sta-!
tioned here, tonight received a tele-1
gram from Jose N. Marcias, president
of the National Universitj of Mexico,
that j passports had been refused to
Mrs.; Eugenia Torrez MeJendex and
Miss Harmilla Galindo, delegates to
the Pan-American Round Table con
ference, which-meets here next week.
Medford Man Among Golfers
in Semi Finals at Pasadena
DEL. MONTE. Cal., Nov. 28.
George B. Carpenter of i Medford,
Ore., J. M. Yount of San Francisco,
Jack Morrill of Chicago and C. S.
Fertig of Pasadena reached the semi
finals of the men's play in the handi
cap golf tournament here today.
Army and Navy Elevens Are
Ready for Annual Combat
NEW" YORK, Nov. 28.--The Unit
ed States military, and naval acade
mies began their march on this city
tonight, preparatory to the annual
army-navy football game at the polo
gronnds tomorrow and tonight sup-"
porters of the navy blue and of the
army grey began pouring into the
city. 1
t lApproximaieiy a,uuu spectators
will witness the game. Twice this
number of tickets could have been
sold, the managers said tonight.
CLAREMONT TAVERN SLAYERS SAY
THEY KNOW "STOOL" WHO TIPPED
THE POLICE TO THHEIR LOCATION
David Smith, James Ogle and Wal-;
ter Ranaster. alias "Dutch" Herman-5
mnn who robbed the Claremont tav
ern patrons last Friday night and ono
of whom murdered J. N. Rurgess
state highway commissioner, and
George Peringer, Pendleton farmer
arrived at the penitentiary yesterday
to begin life terms in the state pris
on. All were calm in demeanor when
they entered the prison and readily
answered all questions asked them
but none would admit that he did
the shotting that snuffed out 'the
lives of two of the state's prominent
citizens, though Smith, who is be
lieved to be the actual murderer -denied
his guilt. I
"Would yon have shot those two
men Smith, if the state had a capi
ta' r.-inishmcnt law?" Smith was
asked. ,
"You seem to have the' wrong
op'nion." Smith replied after hesi
tation. ' 1
"The wrong opinion in what way?"
Smith hesitated again. j
"I wouldn't have shot them, no."
he answered. '
Smith Ienles Khootinjr
Later. In renlv to a question as
to who did the shooting Smith sa.id
"I didn't-do it." I
The priSDners say they believe
they know the "stool" who tipped
them to the police.
Is it someone you have known?
Ranaster was asked.
Yes I have known him for somo
BAKER SAYS '
HOWE DELAYS
DEPORTAHO
Superintendent of Ellis Island
Testifies Before House
Committee Investigation on
Immigration Conditions
COMMISSIONER ISSUES
STATEMENT FOR PRESS
! Husky Guards to Break Si
lence and Hunger Strike
of Radicals
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Testimony
that Frederic C. Howe, former com
missioner of immigration at Ellis is
land, had ordered deportations of
radicals held up, although final de
portation orders had been received
from the department I of labor was
j3len ' the ho,,pe Immigration com
mmre ifxtay ty Percy A. Haker. su
perintendent of the island. Raker
put in evidence an order be had re
ceived from Howe last March read
ing: "Yon will stay all deportations in
these alien cases until the attorneys
can be advised and nntil after con
sultation with me."
linker Tetif:eJ on Order
lUker testified that an order of
the department to deport was final,
therefore, did not understand the
note from Howe and consulted him.
Haker then made this memorandum
on the copy of the note shown the
committee:
'Commissioner 7 states If de-
Potation orders are received, before
uoing fo snouia oe eonsuitea.
; Delay Held Illegal
Rejresentative Siegel of New
York said there was no authority in
law for staying such deportations.
Baker said that some of the radi
cals affected by the stay had been
released by the department and some
had obtained their freedom by habeas
corpus, proceedings. The effect of
Howe's order to him, he said, pro
bably was to permit delay for the
institution of habeas corpus proceed
ings. Representative Siegel read from
immigration department records
nam',-, of two dozen men who had
been held at the island with warrants
for their deportation on file, but had
been released mostly on their own
recognizance. They are now mis
sing. Howe Issues Statement
Howe interrupted Baker's testi
mony in an effort to give his ver
sion of the matter, but was shut off
by the committee, which promised
him an opportunity .to be heard later
Failing, to obtain permission to tes
tify earlier in the day. Howe had is
sued a statement to the pres, saying
.that hei had never released a radical
without orders from Washington.
This! statement Was issued after
Howe' Tiad Interrupted Hyron Uhl
acting commissioner at tha island
and deputy when Howe was commis
sioner. Uhl had testified that a let-
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time. He was in this prison once
and left the Deer Lodgs prison about
the time I went In there."
"Why do you think he gave you
away?"
"Because we met htm coming In
from the vicinity of thr? Claremont
tavern the night we went out there
to An the robbery. He saw us."
"Onr acquaintance, with him was
only casual," Smith added. i
All three men declared they will
be of good demeanor in the prison
Ogle said he expected his sentence
to be shortened if he behaves him
self. "Yon wi'l find In my records." he
said to Warden Stelner. "that all the
trouble I have been in has been due
to whiskey."
Stelner lecture Prisoner
"I want you fellows to under
stand," said Warden Stelner. "that
vou will be treated squarely here
Rut the imfnute you start 'anythlng
tronble is going to pile up on you
awful fast. This Is mt a threat, but
we must junderstand each other. Al
though you are In tbe penitentiary I
want you to let the good in you pre
dominate, and even in this prison I
want you to do everything you can
In God's world to exert a good Influ
ence on the mrn with whom you as-sociate-
You are not going to swing.
And because you are going to live. I
want yoi to make tbe most of the
Ogle said. "I realize thr position I
am in. I will shoot square."
MAN, WEDDED WEEKLIES
COUPLING CARS FATAL
RAKER WORKER VICTIM
RAKER. Or.. Nov. 28 Reginald
Chamberi, 24 years old, married
a week ago, was instantly killed
al the Oregon Lumlter company's
plant Wednesday, according to
wc;d brought here tday, when
he was caught between two cars
while working with the coupling
as Hit train was being made up
on Lit new spur that is leing con
structed on the' rout h fork of the
John Day river near Bates. Cham
bers' was badly crushed and hfa
neck was broken. The young man
und Efi Leisman had been married
in Haker last week.
GREEK KING IS
EXILED, REPORT
Alexander Said to Have Been
in Plot Against Premier
Venizelos
GENEVA. Nor. 28. An uncon-
firmed report received here from Lu-
gano is to the effect that King Alex-I
ander of Greece has been exiled as '
a result or the recent plot against
Premier Venizelos. The report adds
that Alexander is expected in Lugano
coming from Italy and will Join his
father, who is at Zurich.
REVOLUTION IS
FLATLY DENIED
Mexican Consuls Instructed
to Publish Correction of
Rumor
MEXICO CITV, Nov. 25. There is
no foundation f o the rumor In circu
lation In the Fni ed States that there
has been fighting In Mexico City be
tween the factions of President Car
ranza and General Obregon.
GENERAL LA HI" HUT A GETS
ixsntrcTioxs for if.xial
NOGALES. Sortora. Mexico. NaT.
28. Governor Adolfo de La Huerta
in a message received here tonight
said he had received a telegram
filed at Mexico City at 3 p. m. today
asking him to give complete denial to
reports of clashes between troops of
President Carranza and adherenth of
General Obregon. I
COXSUL SAYS CARUAXZA
IX CITY AT :.10 P. f
. SJN ANTONIO. Tex.. Nov. 2S.
The Mexican consul at Iaredo wired
here this evening that he was In
touch with Mexico City at 6:30 p
m. and that there bad been no clashes
In the city between followers rf
General Obregon and Pablo Gonzales
President Carranza was still In the
city the message said.
Music Teachers Convene in
Portland for Annual Meet
PORTLAND. Nov. 28. The fourth
annual convention of the Oregon
Music Teachers association con-convened-
at the Multnomah hotel
here today. A good many out of town
representatives were in attendance
to register at the opening of the
morning session but local music
teachers were conspicuously absent.
Public school music" was the
general topic for discussion at both
morning and afternoon sessions. Dr.
J. J. Lamlsl-ury. dean of the school
of music of the University of Oregon.
and Mrs. Jean Park McCracken, and
Miss Carolyn- Alchim of Los Angeles
speaklnrj on the subject.
Former Episcopal Bishop
Taken into Catholic Church
DALTIMORE. Mi.. Nov. 28. ar
dinal Gibbons announced tonight
that Rishop Frederick J. Kinsman,
former head of the protestant Epis
copal diocese of Delaware, was re
ceived into the Catholic church last
Sunday at the cathedral.
FILIPINOS ABLE
TO RULE SELVES
Governor Harrison in Report
Urges Independence for
Islands
WASHINGTON, Nor. 28 The
Filipino people have established the
stable government ah required by
congress as the requisite for grant
ing of their Independence In the opin
ion of Governor Harrison of the Phil
ippines, expressed today In his an
nual report. Governor Harrison reit
?ratel the hope that "eaily .Inde
pendence will be conseded
Every American soldier could have
been withdrawn during the war.
Governor Harrison said, and the Unit
ed States could have depended on the
Filipino people "to defend the Amer
ican interests and the prestise of the
American flag in the archlpelllgo."
WH0LEFL00R
IS TAKEN BY
BIG CONCERN
Oregon Growers' Co-operative
Association Leases 5th
Story of Masonic Temple
for Headquarters
FOREIGN SALES PLAN
IS TO BE EXTENDED
Recent Effort to Have Main
Offices Taken to Portland
Is Overcome
Elmo S. White. cntodian of the
Salem. Masonic Temple, and Robert
C. Paulus. manager of th Oregon
Growers Cooperative association, an-
nounced
yesterday that the entire
Tiflh rioor of the Masonic Umple had
been leased to th.- growers associa
tion. The terms of the contract cov
er only the year 1!20. but it is pro
bable that the lease will-be extended
at the expiration of that time, since
the Salem offices are headquarter
for th9 new association of fruit pro
ducers, and it is said the association
has an option covering two addition
al years. The financial arrangement
for the lease is withheld.
Some erfort has been made to hav
the association's headquarters re
moved to Portland, but this has been
overcomp, and the fact that a con
tract hai been signed for tbe use of
the top floor of the Masonic temple
is considered as establinhing the
headquarters in Salem permanently,
little ltrmodrling Xreled
For the reason that the newly
leased quarters are so suitably ar
ranged f.r the offices of the fruit
concern little remodeling will be ne
cessary. - The big center space, now
u.--J as a dance floor and banquet
hall, will be equipped with desks and
be used by the bookkeeping depart
ments, stenographers and clerks em
ployed by the association. This part
of the floor will also be used for
meetinrs. the floor being cleared of
desks for this purpose when neces
sary. Manager Paulus will have his of
fice in the
southeast corner of the
building and C. I. Lewis, organization
manager will have offices on the
east side. One field man. probable
Field Manager .Earl Pearcy. will have
an office in one of tbe rooms at the
north end. It is planned to partition
off the stage and use It for a supply
rjm. At the front will be a recep
tion room and tbt central telephone.
The building Is equipped with eleva
tor, mail chite and steam heat.
IVis !!utneK. ct Year
Th Oregon Growers Cooperative
association will be In full operation
by January 1. and If crops ar good
in 192rt the officio's believe $".(oo.-
00 u v.orlh of business will be done
mxt year. There will be a large
force of employes and several fruit
specialist have been brought In
from the outside. That fn a very
few years the annnal business will
reach $lo.00rt,00n is confidently ex-
pec tea.
The association's sale plans are
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ANITA WHITNEY, INVITED TO GIVE
SPEECH TO OAKLAND WOMEN'S CLUB
ARRESTED ON SYNDICALISM CHARGE
Kolchak Cabinet Head is
Removed at Own Request
VLADIVOSTOK. Tuesday. Nov. 23.
The Russian telegraph agency, in
a dispatch from Novo Nikolaevsk un
der date of November 22 says:
"Ry order of the supreme ruler.
Admiral Kolchak. President Vologod
sky of the council of ministers, has
been relieved at his own resuest. M.
Pepelyeaff. minister of the Interior
and former minister of war. was
named president." '
"rMs reported from Irkutsk that
the entire council of ministers Is ex
pected to resign and that a new cab
inet will be formed by pepelyeaff.
Lloyd George Says Evidence
for Kaiser Trial Abundant
LONDON. Nov. 28. In a printed
parliamentary reply to questions
asked him. Mr. Lloyd George de
clares It Is not expedient to say
more regarding the proposed t,rlal
of former Emperor William of Ger
many "and other criminals" than
that an enormous mass of evidence.
including many thousands of depo
sitions, have been examined, and that
the final list of accused persons Is
i under consideration.
PUSSYFOOT" HONORED
PAPER WOULD GIVE $500
HIGH TRIBUTE IS PAID
LONDON. Nov. 2s. As a token
for ad.iiratlon for "pluck. cu r
ag 'and .unfailing good nature."
the Evening News ha opened a
testimonial for William- K. I Pus
syfoot) Johnson, with a tubscTlp
tlon of tioo. m
The newspaper says that the
money will nt compensate for the
toss of hi eye and the aufferlng
Mr. Johnson has endured, but a
tribute of practical sympathy from
many thousands of Iondon people
w5ll he some acknowledgment that
"on this side of the water we do
admire a white man."
OMSK ARMY IN
FULL RETREAT
Withdrawal Extends for 165
VerstNew Front in Ir
kutsk Planned
VLADIVOSTOK. Tuesday. Nov. 25
The Omsk army continses to re
treat on a front of ICS vents, re
ports to the allied missions showing
not attempt at resistance. - A new
front Is planned within the Irkutsk
military district.
An intercepted bolshevik radio
message states that 10 generals. 120
gnns and 30.000 prisoners were tak
en by the bolshevik! in occupying
Omsk.
MAJOR HALL
TO RESIGN
Assistant Adjutant General
Again to Take up Law
Practice in Salem
Major A. A. Hall, assistant adju
tant general of Oregon, will resign
about January 1 and an overseas ser
vice man will be appointed to suc
ceed him. according to an announce
ment yesterday bv Adjutant General
Stifrin. Major Hall resigns to enter
again upon the practice of law In Sa
lem, his occupation at the time he
was appointed a member of the gen
eral staff y Governor Withycombe.
The man who will succeed Major Hall
has not been definitely determined
npon. -
Aviator Flying from London
to Australia is at Delhi
LONDON, Nov. 28. Captain Ross
mltb. who Is attempting a flight
from England to Australia arrived at
Delhi. India. Tuesday. Captain Smith
wno let the Ilounslow aviation field
just outside of London, on Novem
ber 12. arrived in Cairo November
18.
Alleged I. W.W. Miss Sixth
Meal in 48 Hours of Strike
TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 28. Dy re
fusing the evening meal tonight, the
22 alleged Industrial Workers of the
world in the city jail declined their
sixth consecutive meal and will have
been without food for 18 hours at
breakfast time in the morning.
OAKLAND. Cal.. Nov. 28. Miss
Anita Whitney, who was given per
mission by tbe women of Oakland
center of the California Civic Jeague
to address them todsy In spite of
protest from the police, that she was
a pronounced r?dcal. was arrested
at the clise of her ta!k cn a charge
of criminal syndicalism. Evidence
for the warrant, according to the po
lice was gathered In. a raid by for
mer service mn on headquarters of
the Ommnnlst Lsbcir party In Oak
land. November 0.
Inertr Stefx In .
Piscn.ion as to whether Miss
Whitney should be allowed to. make
her addres entitled "The Negro
Problem in the t'nited States." cul
minated today In tbe appearance of
Police Inspe ctor Fenton on the plat
form when the meeting opened.
Thompson said Miss Mtney wa
delegate to the convention of the
Communist Labor party and also
member of the "Defense committee
or th. I. W. . which he asserted,
had been collect in gfunds to aid In
the de'en.e of James Mr llano, local
secretary of tbe I. W't V. on trial for
alleged criminal syndicalism.
Iler1 on 9'JIMMI IWv!
The Oakland enter derived fo
withdraw its Invitation to Miss Whit
ney to rpeak and Thompson left the
hall, returning later with, the war
rant. She was released on t:fiiA0
bond.
ONE II
HUN
IS SLAIN
Flight of Carranza to Qaarel-
aro and Slaying of James
Wallace and Otto Load add
Complexities to Already
Tense Situation Between
Nations
AMBASSADOR B0NILLAS
TOLD OF CONSEQUENCES
Developments of Day Put
Case in Worst Light in Over
Year Overthrow of South
ern Government May Be
Solution
WASHINGTON', Not. 23! An
other American murdered in Mex
ico, close on the imprisonirent of
Consular Apent Jenkins, coupled
with report of revolntion in Mex
ico City with Carranza m flight
to Quarelaro, added cutnple,xitie
today which seemetl to force the
already tense Mexican situation
toward the ling-expected breaking
point.
Ther were no official pro
nouneementji for the guidance of
public opinion as to what action,
if ny, the American government
mipht he contemplating, but ad
ministration official, by indica
tion, were willing to show that the
government is taking a firm posi
tion, considering the eventualities
and i prepared to deal with them,
once a course is chosen.
3Iarder is Last Straw.
Another of the last straws" aa
one official pat IL was laid on today
with the official report of the murder
of James Wallace, an American oil
man by a Carrania soldier near Tsm
pico. on Wednesday.
The Wallace referred to Is believ
ed to be W. M. Wallace, an employ
of the Golf Rerining com pan r. famil
iarly known as -Jim Wallace who
recently went to Tampleo tttr hav
ing been In Colombia, for the Gulf
company. He Is about 40 years old.
The Mexican ambassador, Ignaclo
DorMlas. called on Secretary Lansing
today and they not only went over
the Jenkins case, but Mr. Lansing
also laid before the Mexican envoy
the report of the killing' of Wallace.
Their conference was confidential,
but It Is understood the secretary
conveyed to President Carranu'a
representative a message more force
ful and direct than any yet trans
mitted In any diplomatic note, Mr.
Donillas was Informed that tbe de
partment placed no credence la the
charges on which Jenkins Is held ta
Jail in Pnebla. in which the Mexican
government declines to Intervene and
it is understood that Mr. Lansing
further outliaed to the ambassador
the Inevitable consequences of con
tinued murders and molestations of
Americans, probably mora pointedly
than was done In the government's
official note of last July.
American Dies of BratalJtf.
About the same time word came
In of the death of another American
as the result of brutal treatment of
bandits, who held him for ransom.
He was Otto Lund, of Swedish birth.
a naturalized citizen, who died of
b'ood poisoning after being held for
ransom five months In the state of
Mayarit. His enters chopped off
one of his fir. err and wanned it
within their written demand tor mon
ey which they seat to bis friends In
Teple. Wood poisoning and gang
rene killed the man while bis wif.
an American woman, and their child
are reported In want In Teple.
Waflsre Death ae In IVHnt.
The murder of Wallace, however,
assumed proportions of overshadow
ing Importance. Potrero Del Lis no.
the ranch on which he was msrder
ed. I six to nine miles south of
Tampleo. Tbe oil pipe lines of the
Aicnilar. Gulf Refining and Ii uter
es oil companies run through the
property. When word of bs death
was received here tbe of: .Is of all
three companies were communicated
with for information. The Clf com
pany s otnee ot lloustou. lxas. re
sponded that Wallace probably was
J. M. Wallace who was known to be
in the Tampleo district and on the
Potrero IVI Llano property.
Wallace l HUhth.
If the identification be correct.
Wallace Is the eighth employe of the
Gulf company to meet death at the
hands of Mexican In the Tampleo
district, an dthe eighth American to
he killed in Mexico since Jnly 22.
(Continued on pace 2.)