Did You Mwow That the Willamette f alley
FJJmt in the WoM?
THFl WI'ATHKIi
Rain south, rain or gnow east, and
probably snow flurries northwest
portron; continued cold northwest
portion; colder east portion; moder
ate winds mostly . norlheastlerly.
2ases the BSest
- "''IIL. U km. outfox, Tiinttw Mi;xix;t LurKMitnt n. 7 TT Jihl&zTriK ck.xth.
OLCOTT IS
NOT TO TRY
GAG METHOD
Executive, However, Will
" Urge Legislators to Confine
Themselves to Extremely
Important Measures
PROGRAM WILL BE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Authority of Session ' to Ap
propriate Under Aid Act
Is Now Question
At the opening of the special ses
Bion of the legislature in January
It Is probable that Governor Olcott
will present a message in which' ho
will point out; what, he considers Im
portant legislation that should re
celve'lbe attention jot the lawmak
ers during the period of the session.
He Is expected to .urge that the mem
bers confine themselves to as few
measures as-possible- and that out
of respect to the wishes of the tax
pa yers they make the cession ! as
short as possible.
"The governor believes that under
the constitution he is without pow
er to designate what measures shall
receive attention to the exclusion of
all others. He will, not attempt to
pledge the "members to any certain
progTam of legislation, but will urge
that the session adjourn as-early as
possible. ..j : '
It was stated at the executive of
flee yesterday that the governor will
not assume ths position that he has
knowledge of every, needed measure
and he will recommend 'consideration
of such measures that may be con
sidered1 urgently Impbrtant aside
from those he himself has in mmd
and which will be mentioned ia his
message. ----"-- ' I
: A question Has arisen as 10 wnein-
1 er the' 6 per cent tax limitation
amendment will allow the legislature
to aDDrooriate an estimated $30
. 000 ttfrfleet deficiencies that will
occur under th t soldiers., sailors'
and marines 'educational aid act. It
Is allowable tinder jtha constitution
to exceed that . limitation when a
special fund Is voted by the people-
The educational act waa brought In
to existence by votelof tha people at i
the special election last June and
makes an exce?s over the 6 per cent
limitation. Whether the fact ; that
the people voted for the provision jof
about $200,000, the equivalent of
two-tenths of a mill tax on all taxa
ble property of the state, will give
the legislature authority to appro
priate an additional amount for the
same purpose Is now a question.
Attorney General Brown will give
out opinion on the question at pres
ent and it is likely to tie one for the
legislature to settle, t
In. addition to possible measures
i to come .before the legislature that
already have been mentioned there
is some discussion as to whether
there will be need for further meas-
; ures to suppress the activities "of
i "redV' and other radical elements.
! The criminal syndicalism act passed
at the 1919 session Is very inclusive
and possibly may meet all require
ments. - ' : h '."' -'
Embargo Placed on Freight
Shipments Through Wyoming
'- SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 10. An
i i embargo on all freight, except coal,
vruica wuuiu naiv iv fa iuiuu6u
. Wyoming has been ordered by the
! Union Pacific railroad on account of
j the snow blockade 60 miles each skle
of Laramie a nd continued blizzards
jrla that state, it was announced t-
! day. Six snowplows are working. It
V Is said, and as soon as the tracks are
cleared the embargo "will be lifted.
BILL RETURNS
1 BIRD RESERVE
2700 Acres in California and
Oregon to Go to Public
Domain
WASHINGTON, I Dec. 10. Tlie
house today passed a bill returning
-to the public domain lands reserved
for a bird reservation In 'Siskiyou
and Modoc counties California, and
; Klamath county, Oregon. ' About
2700 acres, arer eleased under the
. hill for homestead purposes.
Germany Insists Delivery
of Port Material Unfair
, . BASLE, Dec. 10. The German
government, according to Berlin ad
vices, persists that the delivery pf
4u,ooo tons of port material is an
unacceptable claim. Germany's aii
swer to the allied note, it is expected,
will be forwarded from Berlin.
STRIKE
ENDS
I
ACCEPT PLAN
Workers Agree to Return to
Work Pending Adjustment
of Claims by Committee to
be Appointed by President
SHIPMENT EXPECTED
TO RESUME BYs MONDAY
Both Sides Issue Statements
Expressing Gratification
at Outcome
rNDTANAPCLIS, Ind.. Doc. IS.
The coal miners strike is ended.
With one dissenting vote the gen
eral committee of the United Mine
Workers of America this afternoon
voted to accept President Wilson's
proposal for Immediate return to
work Pending ! final rettlement of
their wage controversy with opera
tors Ly a commission to be appoint
ed by him, . :
Telegrams were sent tonight to
the 4000 locals of j the union by inter
national officials instructing the
men to return to work immediately.
Additional instructions will be sent
out tomorrow morning.
Strike leaders tonight predicted
full resumption of oparations Friday
and shipment of coal. from the mines
beginning, Monday, morning.
. All Pleased
I Miners, operators and government
officials alike were highly gratified
over th.-? settlement and all sides ap
peared confident of a final satisfac
tory settlement of the fight by the
commission. i
The action today ends a tie-up of
the soft coal industry of more than
flveJweaks duration and which was
morefar reaching in Its effects than
any7 other in the history of the coun
try. A3 a result 'of the strike the
country was fast approaching a 'shut
down' of Industry and widespread
suffering among its one hundred mil
lion Inhabitants.
, Radical Element Downed
, - -....., ' ''
The decision came 'after marly
hours of debate; in which the radi
cal element made Incendiary speech
es against operators and others in
terested In settlement of the strike,
and for a time threatened to defeat
efforts -to settle the strike. The con
servative element, led ; by .Acting
President John L. Lewis and Secretary-Treasurer
William Green,
gained control of the situation and
succeeded In putting down practical
ly all opposition by the time the
question cam.? to a vote. .
One concession was . made to the
radicals. The convention agreed to
the calling of a general convention
of the miners at a future date, at
which time the action of, and reas
ons -.tor, the general cohimlttee will
be fully explained. The opponents
of acceptance of the president's plan
made their fight principally on the
theory that only a general conven-
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WHEN MINERS
ATTORNEYPOR BERGMAN AND EMMA
GOLDMAN SAYS DEPORTATION SAME
AS PRONOUNCING DEATH SENTENCE
Weinherger Admits Clients Anarchists While Making Plea
That They Be Allowed to Remain in United States Both
Willing to Go If Blockade Against Russia Is Lifted
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Depor
tation of Emma Goldman and Alex
ander Uerkman to "white guard''
Jtiissia would be equivalent to pro
nouncing death sentence upon them.
Harry Weinberger, counsel for the
two radicals asserted in a brief filed
today with the supreme court in a
final effort to prevent their remov-
BOATS COLLIDE;
NO LIVES LOST
Carmania and Maryland
Smash 500 Miles East of
Halifax Says Radio
BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 0. -Messages
intercepted at the jaaval radio sta
tion here tonight told pf a collision
between the British steamers Car
mania and Maryland about 500 miles
east of Halifax. The Carmania wa
slightly damaged. The messages did
not indicate the extent of the damage
to the Maryland.
ILook to Basements,
High Water May Be
rr vr a
upon i oa nny lime
The Statesman offers the
t suggestioa that yon - see to
four basement. -;
:
i
t
t
t
If the" -present heavy snow
were begin "melting suddenly,
especially should it do so with
a fall of rain, there would be
a lot of water flowing about the
city, streams would be swollen
and many basements flooded.
It Is wl55 if you remove frm
the basement articles that
would be damaged by water, or
better stop up the holes so the
water can flow in if that is
popsiblel
High water and overflows
are alyays pttended by flooded
basemfjnts. I'etter make pre
parations while there Is time.
No Necessity Seen lor
Reducing Silver Content
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Govern
ment officials do not believe there Is
any necessity for immediate steps t
reduce the silver content of the Unit
ed States coins to make the intrinsic
value coincide with the face value, m
order to prevent silver speculators
melting coins. into bullion.
The treasury recently put thirty
million dollars silver at the disposal
of the federal reserve board' for the
purpose of stabilizing dollar ex
change. Most of It probably will be
shipped to China. India and Oriental
countries to meet the abnormal de
mand there for the metal .
PORTLAND TIED
UP BY BUZZARD
SWEEPING STATE
r No Freight Trains Move in All
Uregon r assenger ser
vice Crippled
1 1 BELOW AT PENDLETON
Washington and Idaho in Grip
. of Unprecedented Weather
Worse Is Feared
PORTLAND. Or., Dec. 10. Near
ly forty hours of uninterrupted
Snowfall placed Portland in an al
most isolated position today. Trains
were unable to move Into or out of
the terminal not a freight train
moved In any part of Oregon, reports
said. Wire service was badly Inter
rupted throughout the state. Lines
between this city and Puget Sound
were reported open, however.
Car Service Paralyzed
Street car service in this city'was
almost paralyzed. Only two lines
gave service, and that only spas
modic. Night workers were com
pelled to remain downtown, the re
sults being that even chairs in ho
tel lobbies were at a premium. Thlse
who reached home after work yes
terday had to walk through several
feet of snow to reach their places of
employment this morning. "Every
(Continued on Page 7)
al from this country.
Anarchism Admitted .
Weinherger admitted his : clients
were anarchists, but contended that
there was insufficient evidence to
warrant ; deportation and charged
that the secretary of labor "exceed
ed his jurisdiction and discretion" in
issuinz the denorr order. Constitu
tionality of the statutes undre which
it was issued also was attacked.
"Discontent based on economic
basis." the bflef said. "Is not nolved
by jails, injunctions or banishments,
now called deportations.
"An a matter of fact, these Rus
sian aliens, harried and bullied and
jailed, are willing (o go back to Rus
sia at once if the inhuman blockade
against Russia is raised, or even if
the efftors were opened to allow
them to go at. their own expense to
their own country."
fiorertwrnent BkckH Delay
Any action to delay deportation
was opposed in the government's
brief, which declared the defendants
a menace to society.
Should the appeal beg ranted, the
goverument asked that ball be re-
(fused pending final determination.
TITRAINS ON
TWO ROADS
RUN AGAIN
Normal Traffic Soon to be Re-
stored Schools in Salem
Dismissed Because of Dif
ficulty in Travel
STATE BUILDINGS
CRUSHED BY SNOW
I Sportsmen Fear for Safety of
Game Birds in Willamette
Valley
Sonthrrn Pacific and Oregon Eloe
tric trains that were tied up all day
yesterday and most of the previous
night by the almost unprecedented
rail of snow "in the Willamette valley
began to move again last night and
traffic will reach an almost normal
state today.
Other inconvenience .that have
been caused by the storm are grad
ually being overcome, to the extent
that the people of Salem and sur
rounding country have begun to
make the raintry spell a holiday sea
son rather than a season of lamenta
tion. -
The depth of snow ha reached 26
Inches and the fall had ceased at
midnight.
Oregon Electric trains Nos. 13 and
17, due respectively at 6:45 and 8:w.
o'clock, both arrived a few minutes
aTter 9 o'clock last night. On the
Southern Pacific line two sections of
No. 15. southbound .arrived at Sa
lem about 9 o'clock last nlcht anu
three sections pt No. 13 about II
o'clock. No.' 16, northbound, reach
ed Salem at 8 o'clock and No. 14
about 11 o'clock. Other trains passed
on both roads during the night.
. Kxistencf I Demoralized..
Existence in Salem yesterday waj
pretty badly demoralized and busi
ness wass affected by a partial put
alysis. Mails failed to reach the city
because of non-arrival of trains, and
the result was that at the state bouse
and court houafc public affairs were
unusually quiet. ' Stores down town
were not as active as under normal
conditions, due to the difficulty en
countered by residents ' In getting
away from their homes, which in!
many cases was impossible. Street
car traffic was halted a' part of tne
da and heavy- trucks were the only
motor vehicles that could make par
age through the streets until late in
the day" when tractors drawing snow
plows or scrapers cleared the car
tracks, which from then on were
nsed both by vehicles and trolly cart.
These tracks were put to merry use
last night when automobiles and mo
torcycles with sidecars attached sped
through the streets with hand-sleds,
each with Its one or two occupants
trailing behind.,.
State Ituildingft Damaged.
Considerable damage about Salem,
aside from the usual bursting of wa
ter pipes, was reported.
Warden Steiner of the state peni
tentiary estimates that $2000 In cva
age was done by snow at the state
penitentiary Tuesday night. Skylights
in the roofs of the blacksmithshop
and of the flax plant broke through
and portions of the roofs with them.
In the flax plant about 35 men were
at work and by chance not one was
injured when the roof crashed in
with its avalanche of snow. Warden
Steiner believes it may be necessary
to call on the legislature for finan
cial assistance to repair the damage.
At the fair grounds the root of
two livestock exhibit barns havez
crashed and some of the racting sta
bles are threatened. '
It is almost impossible to obtain
men to shovel snow from the build
ings at the fair. grounds.
Among the most serious misfor
tunes caused by the storm was the
sinking of a house boat at the foot
of ltellevne street, caused by the
weight of snow, and the narrow u
cape of its occupants.
Kami Carrier mocked.
It was impossible for all rural mail
carriers, with the exception of the
carrier on route No. , to carry their
mails. In. the city only one delivery
was necessary because of the failure
of mall to- arrive.
Salem schools were demoralized
during the forenoon yesterday be
cause of absence of pupils who were
unable to reach the school buildings.
aiyl in the afternoon all public
schools, including the high school,
were dismissed. John W. Todd, city
' (Continued on page 7)
BACK BONE OF.
COLD WAVE IS
BROKEN IN EAST
CHICAGO. Dec. 10. A break In
the cold wave that for two days has
covered most of the country west, of
the Mississippi river came late today.
Moderation was reported tonight -
cept east of the Mississippi where
the cold was revere and in tbe north
ern plain states,
Denver showed the rreatept tem-
nerature change from 12 below laat
night to 50 above today.
RtTt1t9 At Nnnrrru
Why Not Feed Them
at Yoar Residence? I
Jlave you thought or
birds and their welfare
Sr. the wintry pell?
the
dur-
It in hard for the little feath
eru reojilQ- to find enough to
eat with 26 inches of snow on
tho ground. Why not make a
feeding place for them in the
back yard or the front yard
for thit matter?
A Tew grains of wheat, or a
f.'sw crumbs from the table mill
b much appreciated by the
birds. They are not in the ha
bit ft loitering aronid aVini;
"for food, hut today they are
hungry, and need your help.
AIko the pheaiants and other
fame birds are doubtlesn in
dire Flrails. Wkv Fhoiildn't
tl.o farmers make feeding plac
es for them and contribute a
lsit of grain for their, susten
ance? , Wheat Is expense, but
thr fame birds are .worth hav
ing with us.
Thousand Bushels Flax
Are Sold by the State
One thousand bushels of flax seed
at $fi a bushel Is a sale negotiated
by R. It. Good in. secretary of the
tate board of control, to T. A. G
Gardon. a private dealer of Sarnia.
Ontario. Canada. Thj flax will b
?h!pied at once. To fill out a car
to a maximum capacity a quantity
may be added to the shipment by
the Oregon Flax Fibre company of
Salem.
CAPTAIN "BEAT
UP" PRISONERS
IS TESTIMONY
Former Soldiers Tell of Treat
ment Given to Secure
"Confessions"
DEFENDANT IS UNMOVED
One .Witness Says He Never
Saw Anyone Struck by
Accused Officer
NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Testimony
that Captain Carl W. Detzer. had
struck military prisoners in France
In the face and ordered his sergeants
ta "heat them up" in order to force
"cortfesslcns" was given today by
three i witnesses when he was placed
on trial at Governor's Island. The
ofrenses with which Captain Detzer
Is charged occurred while he was In
charge of 'c'rimlnal investigation"
In the Le Mans area In command of
the SOSth military police company.
IVIvate TrtU of Heating
George E. Williams of Corning,
la., a discharged private declared
that while Sergeant F. L. Hoyt. held
his hands behind his back. Sergeant
I". S. Madden beat him, until, fear
ing he was to be "killed", he had
.signed a statement which he believed
was t. the effect that he had stolen
property.
(Continued on page 5)
CHICAGO CHOSEN AS CONVENTION
CITY OF 1920 BY REPUBLICANS;
CONTRIBUTIONS LMTED TO $1000
New Department Created to Deal With Policies and Gen
eral Party Welfare Harmony and Organization Keynotes
Many to Attend Chairmen's Meeting Today
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. The
Kepnblican natTona' committee to
day selected Chicago and Tueeday.
June 8, as the place and the time;
for the national convention at which
the party's 1920 candidate far pres
ident will be nominated.
On the roll call Chicago mustered
4 4 vote to 9 for-Ft. Lou If. Ash
bury Park. N. J.. and Cheyenne, Wy
oming, made bids for. the convention
but withdrew before voting began.
New leprtnmts Created
The committee 1m authorised
morizru
H$
creation of two new departmen
party organliatlon to deal re
ly with policies and genera
melfare. The former will go n
work at ence sorting out rubjects to
bd ealt with In the 1920 platform.
The second committee comprises an
equal number of national commit
teemen and outside party leader
and will function as an advisory
council In the conduct of the cam
paign. Contributions Limited
The plan of Will 1 1. Hay, the
individual campaign contributions
to $1000 was approved.
After hearing a report of Chair
man Hays and adopting a resolution
approving his efforts for party oi-
SINKING HOUSE BOAT
ALMOST ENTRAPS TWO
FAMILIES IN RIVER
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Kemp; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bnswell and
Five Children Make Sensational Escape up River Bank in
Darkness When Weight of Snow Causes Domicile to Settle
in Willamette Slough With Bare Feet and in Night Cloth
ing Occupants Seek Refuse
Barefoot. cll in their niM pannentx, eomlalting a harrasln
fall of kiiow in a freczin atmnsrjiere. and with Ibe intense darknes
that precetkv lawn hoveling over the Willamette river, were th con
ditions under which two families, nine ix-i-sons in all, made their rs
eajK from a kinking Iioiim loat at the fot of BelleTue street about C
o'cloek yrterday morning.
The jH-rsons living in the house were: Mr. and Mr. Adrain
Kemp, owner of the hone loat, and their three children, Xorris, 8
years old; Dorris, 7 ; and Kay, a hahy of 4 montlm; also Mr. and Mrs.
Karl Bnswell and their two children. 3Ii. Kemp and Mrs, BusweJl
are sisters.
Household Belongings In Submerged Boat.
Weight of newly-fallen anow that had become heaped to a depth
ot nearly two feet over the roof and decks of the house boat ean.sed
it to arttle in. the water. Members of the two families who were o
nearly trapped as l hey slept in their sinking domicile received the
hospitality of neighbors and friends and physically are none the worse
for the experience. Most of their household Iwlonjrings are still in
the house oat that rests on the Wttom of Willamette slough. Only
the top of the house from a line a little llow the cares is visible
r.lve the frozen, now-eovered surface of the river.
Mr. Kemp is a river man w ho operates a launch. He purchased
the house loat alout a month ago from C. K. DenLoa and moved it
from the foot of Court street to the foot of Ilellme street.
As the two families lept yesterday morning Mr. Kemp was dis
lurled"b.v a movement of the house. Once awakened he discovered
that it was settling in the water. Without hesitation he aroused Mrs.
Kemp and bade her take the baby, while he snatched the two older
children from their beds and shouted to. the IluRwrllg.
Scramble to Safety Ii Difficult.
All contrived to escape a wetting in the river, though it was not
an easy matter in the darkness and confusion to reach the steps that
lead from the house loat up the embankment to Dellevue street, es
pecially with the steps ridged deeply with snow and the fugitives
from the river without shoe.
Luckily the nearest houe on llellevue street had windows alight.
To this the two families hastened. It chanced to be the residence of
Henry S. Folkes. who is a baker, and who, lecanse of his occupation,
had arisen early and had a roaring fire going in the heating sIotc
The two families were soon made comfortable, given beds and every
hospitality the Folkes household afforded extended to them. Other
persons in the neighborhood rendered them the temporary assistance
needed. .Later in the day they obtained quarters at the Miller apart
ment on Ferry street. Mr. Kemp expressed deep gratitude yesterday
for the help given by the Folkes family and other people of the citr.
The clothing which the fleeing river residents were unable to Ulp
with them when they made their escape was removed from the house
lont yesterday, but it was impossible to remove other articles.
Attempt To Raise Is Hade.
. An unsuccessful effort was made to raise the house boat. .TTHh
a launch Mr. Adrian and others attempted to break a trail through
the ice so the steamer Grey Eacle could le taken to the house boat
with equipment necessary to lift it from the bottom of the slough.
This could not le done because of the depth of snow on the, ice. An
other attempt will le made today,
The house !at is "i0 by 30 feet in dimensions and rest on three
scows, each SO feet long and eight feet wide. Mr. Adrian beUcTCg the
weight of the snow pressed the house down until the water lines of
the scows were below the surface of the slough and they took water,
causing them to sink. Thoagh the slough was frozen over the ice was
not heavy enough to hold the house boat at the surface. Mr. Adrain
des not !elieve actual damage to his property will exceed $100.
ganlxation and harmony, the com
mittee ended Its session.
Of the several hundred prominent
Republicans vh) attended the meet
ing, however, many remained for
the eslon to be held tomorrow by
the state chairmen.
WstMa Make Stemeat
Despite the committee meeting to
!ay maneuvering of the friends of
Various candidates was in evidence.
(Continued oa page 3)
MIDLAND, S. D.
SWEPT BY FIRE
Dozen Buildings Destroyed
But Flames Are Controlled
Says Message
PIERRE. S. D.. Dec. 10. A ten
phone messace from Midland. SO
miles west of litre tonight reported
a bad fire razing la that place. A
dozen buildings had bnmed but the
flames were thought to be under control.
Delegates of Russian States
Would Defend Independence
LONDON. Dec. 10 The represent
atives of the governments of Estho
Bla. Lot via. Lithuania. PoUba.
L'kralaia and White Russia u con
ference at Dorp at have declared thea
selves la favor of a mlllUrr and po
litical convention to defend their in
dependence, according to newt reach
lag London tonight trou Her no.
NO DECLSiONON
GAME REACHED
Faculty Will Approre Action
of Athletic Cominitlec'of
Harrard
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 10.
No decision concerning renewed
Invitation from Pasadena, Cal for
the Harvard football team mt
a western eleven thera oa New
Year's day waa reached by tbe ath
letic committer at a meeting today.
If was announced that the commit
tee would decide the matter tomor
row. . lie fore the meeting the fac
ulty voted to endorse any action tbe
committee e fit to take
Federated Press is New
News Gathering Service
CLEVELAND. Dec. 10. A news )
rath-r.ng association to be known as
lb FeOrated Pre with about r
members, mostly labor and socialist
newrpapera. in as many cities
throughout the country. Is being in
corporated la Chicago, it waa saij
here today.