TTTK WKATIITTR. The SUtecm&n receive the leased wire report of the As sociated - Press.-the 'greatest ud mott rtlitM prtM w oclstlon la the world. Occasional rain In west portion; clearing and co'i east portion: mod erate northwesterly winds. MXTY-SLNTH -YEAR. MALUM, Olli:;OX, TIKSDAV MOHNIXO. JAXl'AUY a, 19SO. PRICE: HVK CXXTtt. mm 2.75 BEER IS AGAINSTIAW RULES COURT Supreme Justice, by Vote of "Babe" Rath Purchased .. 'Mif't un i . i I ai. Vi January 10 Tentatively Set as Date of Ratification PARIS. Jan. 5.- The, supreme council has tentatively set January 10 for the ratification of the treaty of Versailles. The council's basis for a settlement on the Sea pa Flow sink ings was handed over to Baron von Lersner today and it was announced that an agreement had been reached with the German delegation. WOMAN HELD 8 MONTHS I 5 - 4 to 3 Uphold ftght of Con gress to Define Intoxicating Lienor Under War Act AT.IENDMENT NOT UP r.Iinufacture of Low Alcoholic Bererages Still Legal by Decision WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. By margin' of one vote the supreme court today upheld the . right of congress to define intoxicating li quor. Insofar as applied. to war-time prohibition. , ' " . . In a five to four, opinion rendered by Associate Judge Brandeis. the court sustained the constitutionality of tbe provisions - in the Volstead prohibition enforcement act prohib iting the. manufacture and sale of beverages containing one. half of one percent or more alcohol. Associate Justices Day. , Vandevanter,,; McRey nolds and Clark dissented.1 Amendment Validity Not Involved Validity of the federal prohibition constitutional amendment and of portions of the Volstead act affeet i , ins its enforcementowas not involved -a-a the i proceedings but the opinion leave little hope among "wet; adher ents. , Wayne B. Wheeler, .general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League of America hailed it as a "sweeping victory" and, in a statement tonight aid' .the only prohibition question left open by the court now is whether the amendment Is of a nature -that can be considered as . a federal amendment and whether it was pro perly adopted. . n- ; ; : In rendering the opinion the court sustained federal court decrees dis missing injunction proceedings to en join federal authorities from' pre venting Jacob Rnppert,"a New York brewer from manufacturing - beer containing In excess ot one-half of one percent but which he alleged wan non-Intoxicating. : . The ; fweta. however, received a brief ray of hope when - shortly af terward Associate Justice Day. In an unanimous opinion sustained the dis missal ; ot indictments brought un der the war-time prohibition act against the Standard .Brewery of Baltimore and the American Brewing company of New Orleons for manu facturing .2.7 S beer before the Vol stead act was passed, inannfar- -f low alcoholic beer was permissible under the war-time prohibition act by Hew York Americans NEW YORK. Jan. 5. The pur chase ot -Babe" Ruth of the Boston Americans by the New York Ameri cans was announced today by Colonel Jacob Ruppert. president of the New York club. Colonel Rupert refused to state the price paid. BOXING BOARD IN SALEM WH1 PUT ON BOUTS Petition Requests That Fish er, Empey and D'Autre- mont Be Named BAM CAMP MOTHER OF 12 DIVORCED $30,000 ALIMONY GIVEN SUIT NOT CONTESTED .1 IJ Mrs. Cora Lee Sturgis, of Vir ginia, Tells Dramatic Story of Hardship and Degrada tion to Senators HOME IS RAIDED AND FAMILY IS CAPTURED Rebels and Federals Work To gether and Sneer at U. S. Is Assertion MEXICO. Mo., Jan. &. Mre. Rosa K. Stuart who has been mar ried 36 years and Is the mother of twelve living children, was grant ed a divorce and $30,000 alimony today by the circuit court of Au drain county. In her petition she stated that he husband was worth $50,000. Her bill, which charged non-support, was not contested. FISH AND GAME SESSION FAILS TO DO ANYTHING - Adjournment Is Taken With out Fixing Outline for , Solution REPUBLICAN WOMEN TALK PARTY PLANS Delegates From 14 States Be gin Conference in Chicago to Outline Share of Femi nine Voters in Convention Dr. Bernard Daly, Former State Senator, Is Dead LAKEVIEW. Or.. Jan, 5 Dr. Ber nard Duly, former circuit Judge for lake county and prior to that a state senator, died today while en route from here to Livermore. Calif., where he bad intended to go in the hope of benefitting his health. He was C2 years old. 10 SUGGESTED PLANKS ADOPTED AT SESSION Improvement of Conditions for Women and Children Chief Proposals DANCE LICENSES CUT City -Council Has Busy Ses sion Reports Come from City Officers PACKERS IN EVIDENCE Salem is to have a boxing com mission for the fostering of the man ly art In this city under regulation with : none of the questionable ap pendages that sometimes follow the i Sturgis. a dentist, his wife, the wlt- Doxins came attached The petition was presented at the meeting of the city council last night tween Sportsmen and Com mercial Interests . WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. A dra matic story of eight months' hardship I Mexocan bandit camp was toid by Line Definitely Drawn Be- today, before a senate committee In vestigating the Mexocan situation. With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Stur gis told bow her old mother, worn out by long suffering and humilia tion, died of -starvation after their plantation had been looted by the bandits and how she- bad been forced to? go into the . bills to cut wood and of a long tramp to another camp with a secret message from bandit to ban dit, sewed in the sole of her shoe. . Bandit Ridicule V. 8. It was in 1917 that the home of the Sturgis family, comprising Dr. (Continued on page 4) 111 , r 1 and would have been granted forth with upon motion of Alderman Wiest had not Alderman Utter stood for deferring action until members Of the council could further enlight en themselves on the" law. Wiest withdrew his motion and the petition was referred to the police committee until the next meeting. The petition was signed bq W. II. Byrd and 142 other persons and asked that the commission be com posed of Dr. E. E. Fisher, Oswald Empey and Paul D'Autremont. V. M. C A. Favor More It is understood ' the movement here has the support of the-Y. M. C. A.. Under a law passed by the legislature of 1919 boxing commts siqns may be appointed in each city or town and the sport maintained under regulation. Several cities of the state now have commissions and are affording good boxing matches. As a means to bring some of the dances that have gone to rural dance halls- back into the city where they can be properly regulated, an ordi 1 nance was Introduced last night, sent (Continued on page 4) RENEWED RAIDS ON REDS SHOW "GAME" HAS TAKEN TO COVER ness today, and her mother, was raided by federal soldiers who charg ed them with giving refuge to rebels. "Two of Carranza a captains and a lot ol soldiers came to our nome and beat us with guns, Mrs. Sturgis testified. "When my husband pro tested and reminded the bandits that we were Americans, they pushed him aside and laughed, saying 'Your old government Is only- a bluff They found no rebels, but they were not satisfied and wanted to search the roof, insisting that I . go up with them.- I tcld them I was an American,- not a root climber, bnt they struck me on jthe shoulder with a run. '. : ,-- Dr. Sturgis reported the raid to the American consul at Frontero who advised the family to remain at the plantation, the witness said. Federals and Rebels. Mrs. Sturgis said rebel and Car ranza forces frequently worked to gether and that, both factions dis seminated anti-American propagan da including a charge that Henry P. Fletcher. - American ambassador to Mexico, had accepted one million dol lars to uphold the Carranza govern ment. Mrs. Sturgis said she told the bandit who made this, charge that "It was a He, "One of the badits told me that Memmebrs of the fish and game committees of the state legislature, who were called into conference yes terday by Governor Oleott to deter mine upon a definite program to bring order out of chaos In Oregon fish and game affairs when the spe cial pension meets next week, ad journed without getting anywhere. After adjournment members of the committees waited upon Governor Ol eott and asked if he would sanction a bill to provide for one fish and game commission of seven members, three ' to represent the commercial interests an dthree to represent the game interests with the seventh a business man to serve as arbiter. The governor replied that he did not be lieve this plan would be as workable as the plan for two separate commis sions as outlined In his recommend ation. -The committee suggestion was not agreed to by all members. - It is understood that later the committees designated three mem bers to meet In Salem next Sunday and draft a bill to be Introduced at CHICAGO. Jan. Republican women from 14 states of the mid west, conferring on party plans and Issues for the 1920 presidential cam paign demanded equal representa tion, with the men on the naU'.nal committee and urged a "fair repre sentation of women delegates Irora each state" in the national conven tion in June. Many of the women professed to see' an immediate an endorsement of their attitude in the speech which Will H. Hays, chairman of the Re publican national committee, deliv ered at a banquet tonight. Party Welcome Women Navy "Host" to Admiral Jellicoe, Jutland Hero WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The Am erican navy was "host" tonight at a reception given to Admiral Vis count Jellicoe. commander of the British high seas fleet In the battle of Jutland. The reception, which closed a busy day for visiting naval officer, was at the residence of eSc- retary Daniels. VARNEY WINS WITH SLATE OF OFFICERS Expected Fight in Council Election Fails to Material ize and Vote Is Without Dissenting Voice CONGRESS GETS TO WORK AGAIN AFTER VACATION Within Hour After Reconven ing Both Homes Resume Normal Appearance - BILLS ARE PILED UP MACY IS RE-ELECTED AS CITY ATTORNEY Hugh Rogers Chosen Engineer and Dr. Ray Poxneroy Health Officer ' Treaty Compromise Formally Presented by Senator King, Utah" ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. Congresf went to work immediately todav no "The Republican party offer the on reconvening after its fortnight women efrywiiun we uurr ir. uic-u. the special session next week. Who these members are could not be as-lpianks for the Republican platform- he said. "Republican women come into the party not as women but as Voters, entitled to participate and participating as othetr voters. They are not to be separated or segregated but assimilated and amalgamated." The women proposed - that the coming national convention "take ac tion to double the membership" of the national committee to that "eac! state be represented by one manand one woman member. " They further urged that this be come "tbe policy or the party In all party committees both state and lo cal." , Ten Planks SngKetetl The women adopted ten sugrgetfed certained last night, Time Will I Wasted. Governor Oleott presented to the conference a program, recommend ing two separate commissions, one to administer the Interests of the sportsmen and another to administer the. affairs of the commercial fishing interests. . The governor bad t Invit ed to the conference any citizens of the state interested in the question Rpresentativa ot the packers who op- posd the governor's' program were strongly in evidence. Senator C." M. Thomas ot Medford, a member of the senate fishing .committee .alone1 of the committee members, defendad AmK..... vi.t,..- the program as outlined. With him w ..t,r xtrm cn re-ia 1 George Mansfield of Medford. Dr. mm "i vt .Mnv Mr Don. president of the Oregon BUT IMPORTANT' lilEU ARE CAUGHT knew .how bad conditions were. Why. 1 things were awf nl. Once when I went to Mexico City they blew up a train In front ot me and one behind me," . . - . Capture Is Related. The most thrilling chapter of her experience followed capture of tbe Sportsmen's league. R. W. Price. president of the Portland Anglers' club, and Marshall Dana of Portland, another representative of the sports men, .all stood in backing np the governor. Tbe result of the confer ence's failure to act is that tbe spe cial session of tbe legislature will hare to waste several of its limited Victor Wolodin, Said to be Among Co-Workers of Trotzky, asd Oscar Tyverowski, Alleged Communist Official Among Latest Catches NEW YORK, Jan: 6. The sweep ng raids against rreda'f by federal 8ent. which netted nearly 700 pris oners last Friday night, were resum ed when ten large automobiles and 'wo army transport wagons left the local headquarters of the department of Justice to round np communists and revolutlonadvocates who escap ed tn first raid. With the arrest on a deportation warrant ot Gregory Welnstein. ''chief fit stuff- of soviet Russia's "ambas lador U c. Aj K. Martens, the de partment Of . instlce . announced to- - night it was hunting "Mg gam" in 1 its effort to rid the country of its most dangerous alien ararchists plot ting the overthrow of the govern mpnt by violence. 1 ; Trotxky's Best Friend Is Ratine. , Rated at Trotzky'g best friend Here and a co-worker, with him ' on the Russian language radical paper NN'ovy Mir Weinsteln's position in tne soviet bureau ranked virtually on a part with Martens, it was stated. Victor Wolodin, former manager of the Xovy Mir, and said to have been another co-worker with Trot y. was swept Into the govern ment's draraet late tndflv and sent to EUis Island in the wake of Wei n- Attempts to obtain release from Ellis Island of manv of the radicals fttarted today when attorneys began ppiying ior WTiti of habeas corpus. The federal agents and police were ra "h six hundred wan-ants. ' The first Dersftn taken intn rnt tody was Edward Elore," editor of a Hungarian dally paper. He was sent to EUU Island. , i Reds Take Corer. The- renewed raids revealed ' the fact that, there has been a stampede tor cover on the part of the "reds h? we not caught FrlTday night. federal agenta raided 25 houses only . mm A. IF.- A I " " lamiiT ur bdiiui panuiis, wuu iwk j, t irai., , , i, eleTW?e fb!I5?d.IS--tAS W wihch is now damaging both plantation, including $23,000 in cash They were sent 40 miles across conn- try to a prison camp. Mrs. Sturgis and her husband were aioot and the former's mother on a mule. Some months later Mrs. Sturgis tbe game and the commercial inter ests. Packers Against Pro cram. Packers, or those who spoke in their behalf.' defended the present fish and game commission and con- - a . m . ma MVKBMV f -m till' OIVU MUU W V U was ordered to proceed on foot to dMnned the governor in his deter- to find, that the majority of those sought had gone into hiding. ' Up to midnight less than SO per sons had been taken. Of these about 25 were held tor further examina tion. William J. Flynn, head of the department of justice secret service, said shortly before midnight: "I thipk the. reds have taken cover. (Continued on page 4) another camp with, a secret message and warned that unless she returned in two months, other members of the family would be killed. 1 Kmba.Hy Notified. On the way she stopped at Mexico City! and reported here troubles to the American embassy. The embas sy, .she said, got In touch with Zapata forces. and it was agreed to send a Zapata lieutenant back to camp with (Continued on page 4) COUNTY ROAD DEVELOPlilENT WILL BE SHOWN IN INDUSTRIAL NUMBER Jim Hill was never much interest ed' in a community until it could show him that soon there would be smokestacks and barns. He himself had as much to do with their ap pearance, as the people that he ex pected to build them, but be never tneless always put it up to them to show him where they would be made possible. i . 'Later' he was not so inquisitive about smokestacks and barns. There was one thing he thffught more im portant to a community ana mar was its roads. Good roads can no Ion cer be Ignored as one of the greatest factors in community devel opment and community, happiness. Roads today are the vital nerve threads of community life. They give it the very life. Only because of rood roads is a community able to widen its field of activity. In place of many small canneries big ones, are now built and not so close to gether. These canneries are able to do bigger business at lower cost to the ultimate profit of the grower and the neople.- ; ; . The good road makes farming mination to appoint an entirely ew board. The sportsmen commended the governor for his decision. Thomas Nelson of Astoria, one ot the representatives of the packers, declared that the interests of the sportsmen-and the commercial inter ests dovetail, and advocated one com mission with a game and a commer cial department. R. W. Price endorsed the program as outlined by tbe governor for two separate commissions .' R. E. Clanton, state master fish warden, asserted that either one com mission or two separate commissions could solve the trouble and that it not necessary 1 for the two inter ests to conflict. The name of W. I.. Finley, who was recently ousted by the commi sion from the post of state biologl and whose discharge has brought fish These Include recommendations for "direct citizenship of women, not citizenship through marriage" ad laws making: possible the naturaliza tion of married women. The women also favored "natioual and state legislation for the regula tion and abolition of child labor." Another section asked states and the nation to establish the eight hour day anu the 44 -hour week for wo men in industry with statutory p;o vlsion for a day of rest each week. Permanent establishment of the -women's bureau of the department, of labor, a national employment service and equal opportunities for women through the civil service were also sponsored.- Other planks were: A new policy by the federal board of vocational education "to insure for women equal opportunities with men in trade and technical educa tion." Appointment of women mediators on all federal labor boards to deal with industries employing women. Compulsory education in all states for children between S and 16 year of age with provision for "thorough education in citizenship of all our youth." " Kpeechee Disclose Stand . The women's stand on all these questions was reflected in short talks which several leaders made at tonight's banquet. The aTfair was given by the state central committee in honor of Chairman Hays and the chairman of the women's division of the national committee. Mrs. John Glover South. Among th speaker were Governor Lowden o" Illinois and Major General Wood. There was a meeting today of tbe committee in charge of arrangements for the national convention. The two holiday recess. Without formality both senate and house began disposition of bills on their calendars and within an hour or so both bodies resumed their nor mal appearance of scant attendance during speech-making. Miscellane ous bills only were considered and a few ot tbe less Important passed. I The senate late In tbe day started debate on the water power develop ment bill, consideration ot which promised to continue into next week. The Sterling: sedition bill went over until tomorrow. Compromise Preaew ted There was. only perfunctory discus sion of the peace treaty In the sen ate. Senator King; Democrat. Utah, presented formally his set ot com promise reservations and many sena tors were engaged in private confer ences on the treaty situation bat nothing tangible resulted. . . Victor Berger, tbe- Wisconsin So cialist, re-elected after being refused a seat by the house, did not arrive today, but tomorrow or immediately In the annual election of city of ficers by the city council last Bight a surprise occurred when the slate of police officers a recommended fey Chief Percy M. Varney went through without dissent and by a unanimous rote, with every member ot the conn ell rrsenL A fight was expected on aom of the men whom Varney pre seated. . The slate embraces the present per. sonael of the force with the excep tion of Troy Branson who resigned two weeks ago to take a position at the state prison. In his place Varney recommended V. If. MotfltL Mrs. Myra Sha.uk was re-elected police ma tron. Only One Coatee The only change made la the. per sonnel of the city officers were the election of Hugh Rogers as city en gineer to succeed Walter Skelton aad Dr. Ray Pomeroy to succeed Dr. J. R. Pemberton as city health officer. Keithr Skelton nor Pemberton were candidates for re-election. ' The only contest came In the elec tion of city attorney. B. W. Maey, in cumbent, defeating Ronald Glover by a vote of 10 to S. Harry Hutton. fire chief, was elect ed unanimously and with him all of his men aa recommended, in eluding F. Friebert as chief fire engineer aad ' William Ivaa as captain.- The other' elected are designated, as hoeemen. -Walter 8. Low was again the unan imous choice for street commissioner. A member of the park board Is to be appointed by tbe mayor. - Fight Cum Change. . Mayor Wilson announced several changes In the personnel of commit- 1 tees, the Important one being the re- n ftnn Vila DrMnlitlnn f r Itlni credentials, house leaders planned to"01 ,of Dr r- .u Uttr " refuse again to grant him a seat. Representative Maan of Illinois, for mer Republican leader .surprised the house members by announcing he would support Bergers claim. - Many committees of both house the police committee. v He -was rele gated to tae chairmanship of tne park committee, changing places witk Rob ert Craig who will head the police committee this year. Utter anl May or Wilson have been at swords points (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) RADICALS AMONG MINE WORKERS CONDEMN ACTION OF OFFICIALS IN ADOPTING PRESIDENT'S PLAH (Continued on page 4) Opposition Develops Soon After Report Is Read at Conrea tion of Union Opinion ' General 'That Officers Will Be Upheld . COLlTMniTS. O.. Jan. 3. Tie ex pected opposition from the radicals in the I'nited Mine Workers organi zation, to action of tbe internation al officers In accepting President Wilsonji proposal for settlement of tbe miners strike, developed late to day, shortly after the report of the settlement had been read to tbe IRMA KING DIES AFTER HARD FIGHT es I CHILD, BADLY BURNED, WINS SALEM DEATH DUE TO WLATION OF HEART Irraa King, the little girl who has had tbe sympathy and interest of all Snlem since her accident on Jnly 2 last, when she was severely burned more profitable. And. more than anything else, it has made farm life and game affairs into their present more attractive. It has removed J state ot disorder, was mentioned only frOmthe tana the air of the back- once. This was then Senator Robert wood's and has made the city and S. Farrell advocated that the legis tbe ranch minutes apart where they lature create tbe office of state blol- formerly were hours apart. .logist, to be maintained from tbe gen- It has broadened community life-leral funds -of the state. The farmer a mile away from, his L Fllair at VanDnxer. .t.Krv to sn , rtrt f nrth.r nTt than I S T. V.AAv nf Pnrllan1 'twt f. the city who was a block away. It forts he has made to restore harmony loganberry yard near alem, has made possible much In an educa- in fish and game affairs and said his dJd 1(aV n Kht aft" h,ard bu T?J .1 1 K rnrmtrl nnt to offrtrta wnulrf Ko fnntlnnor! H. ao!H CneeMUl Struggle IOr lite. Ueatn Ha tiinnvht nf Ovprtho hiehwavs he did not want to aee th(Vommer. cun.e shortly after 8 o'clock at the AIM f Ih. farm, oan ninv thfllriat Inforoata riaraarni nr wIM am bome of her grandparents, Mr. anLd .H,,nt.T. that th rhllt Of Ufa tmna!r.t h thnnrhtUaa arttnn Mrs. C. HlggtnS On SOUtb Lloerty tTA niir haa Th towns with their Frank Senfert of The Dalles, kin i street. For the past three days she bad been falling noticeably but it schools are within reach of all for ers. said he had been In the fishing miles around. bnsiness'40 years and had perfect What Marion and Polk, counties confidence in the present com mis- have done for themselves in road de-Uion. He took a fling at H. B. Van- velopment will form one of the feat- Duzer ardent sportsman and presi ures -of The Statesman Industrial dent : of - the Portland chamber of edition. What more is to be done commerce, by saying: aad the further spreading of the net I "We never will have peace as long of better roads will be described id I as we listen to gentlemen who wear detail and In a way that will convince red neckties, drive big automobiles the eastern or southern brother or fullest community .development. (Continued on page 4) was not thought that the end would come so soon. Her death was due to dilltation of the heart. Irma was 12 years old. Barns are Revere. Last summer Irma went with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. King, to tbe loganberry field of J. Toung several miles east of this city. While playing at the camp her clothing caught fire from a tin eampstove. the entire right half of her body and both her arms were badly burned, entirely burning tbe skin . down to tbe flesh before the flames could be extinguished.. She was taken to the office of Dr. Fred H. Thompson who has been at tending her. since. -The same day she was taken to the Willamette san atorium where she soon won the sym pathy and Interest of the entire com munity because of her patient suf fering. Dr. Thompson sent a call for volunteers to give of their skin to be grafted upon the raw flesh of lit tle Irma and over a hundred people from all over tbe county volanteered. Grafla of skin from "2 persons were used, taking from each one or two square inches. Almost all ot these grafts "took" and a short time later Dr. Thompson made a secondary grafting taking skin from' her own convention by International ; Secre tory William Green. -A motioa made by Phillip M array or rittabarga. president of the Pennsylvania miners., to affirm the action or the international officers and endorse the policy outlined la their report, was promptly follows! by attempts of the radicalsMo reject the motion and to condemn the In ternational, officers who have accep ted the president's proposal. Office' OwUmc Ikmgfct Some of the te'ecates said they had been Instructed by local unlona to demand tb resignation cf the In ternational officers, Sereral delegates declared :be of ficers should "have gone to Jail" rather than surrender to the terms or settlement Imposed by the propo sal from the president. - When the convention recessed to night until tomorrow the motion of Mr. Murray was still nnder discus sion. That action or the International officers In effecting a settlement or i V 1 1 it. . iriae win oe approved by a overwhelming majority wt the con sensus of leaders tonight. (Continued on page 2) Norman Rots, 0 PorthrJ, Wins Sprite in Australia MELBOURNE. Anstralia .Sunday. D- Norman Ross, the American swimmer ffom Portland, Or., won the 2 2 ft-yard. championship sprlat la aa athletic meet here today. Speaeer and Osterieter. Americans, wen the -day bicycle race with, a parse ot 200 pounds. Foe rte-M .teams competed.- . 0 ,4 - J