TO BEAT OLD HIGH COST OF LIVING WATCH THE BARGAINS OFFFRED DAILY IN CAPITAL JOURNAL WANT ADS Weather Forecast mM 1 ft lawilij I n Ik Qj ! Circulation Yesterday S 3 33 Only Salem Member Audit Bureau ot Clrcolathm.? :v Tonight and Sunday rain. Maximum 56. Minimum 84 Rainfall ,8 Inches FORTY- SECOND YEAR NO. 259.-TEN PAGES, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS DN TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS i r 400,000 MINERS ANSWER CALL, IS CLAIM Practii;ly the Entire Union Metti$gr$hip Out; No Violt?e Reported By United Union leaders claimed two tmrds ot the bituminous coal miners m the country, had responded to the strike call, effective last midnight. xnis rigure represents practically the entire union membership. ' The operators generally made no estimate of the number of men out in their respective districts. In the few in stances where they did, their figures wexe much lower than union claims, though in one or two. cases the rival estimates agreed. Lenders Cannot Act. Although officials of the United Mine Workers were technically re strained from directing the strike by the restraining order Issued yesterday in the Indianapolis federal court, the miners apparently were sufficiently instructed to initiate the strike with out further orders today. The latest step in government coal distribution was the appointment by Rail Director, Hines of committees to take charge of this work in the eight regional railway districts, with head quarters in New York, Boston, Phil adelphia, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Cleve land Chicago and St, Louis. Federal troops were mobilized at strategic points, ready to act immed iately in case of any" disorder. Walkout General. The unions claimed more than 100, 000 miners walked out in the Pitts burgh and Clearfield districts of west ern Pennsylvania. Operators counter ed with the claim that 40,000 non union miners in the Connellsville re gion remained at work. Other union claims were: Central Illinois districts, 80,000 out; Kansas districts, 12,000 out; OMo and West Virginia districts, 45,000 to 50,- 000 out; Maryland district, 4,000 to I 10,000 out; Southern Illinois and Mis-1 souri districts, 31,500 out; Southern S ' Indiana, "practically all out"; Cam- .Chicago, Nov. 1. (United Tress.) bria, Pennsylvia county, nearly 15,000 Army officerB of the central depart out; Alabama, 20,000 , out; eastern nient today said troops were ready for Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky quick departure to any trouble zone. 17,500 out; Punxsutawney district, Aside fr.im the dispatch of a provision Pennsylvania, 9(000 out; Wheeling, W. al battalion to Hunting, V..Va., yes Va., district. 17,000 out. torday, no movements were reported. Many Fields Hit ' ' Unofficial repot ts were that guards- Tthens, Ohio, district, 8,000 out ad- men in several states wore newly arm Joining counties, 1,000. ed and provisioned and ready for Taylorville, III., district 7,500 out; strike duty. Indiana militia, on dutv Peoria. 111., district 8,000 out;' Brazil Vi the Calumet steel strike district here Ind., 1,000 out. for the past month, were to depart to- Vanderburgh county. Ind., 4,000 day. It was said unofficially the coin- out; Oklahoma fields, 8,000 out; t-nrisiopher, in., district, 3,000 out; Williamson county, Illinois, 8,000 out. j own neius, one nunurecl percent" (possibly 14,000) out; Macoupin coun- iv. ...nin.n. i out; Menton, Illinois, 11,553 out,' Belleville, 111., 10,500 out., COAL DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEES NAMED i BY DIRECTORIES Washington, Nov. i. Committees to take charge of coal distribution in the eight regional railroad districts have been appointed by Rail Director Hines, it was announced at the rail- load administration today. The committees will have headquar- ters at Boston, New York, Philadel- phia, Aalanta, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis. Fuel Adminis- trator Garfield will have a representa- tlve on each committee. Personnel of the ctmmittoes was not announced, but It was said they would be operating officials and Garfield's rpresentatives. Appointment of the committees fol- , lowed orders turning over to Hines tho ' function of the old fuel administration In distributing coal during the strike. ! The committees will make distribu- tion under a priority list issued by Hines several days ago. ' ... jxo aisoraers necessitating use of troops had been reported at the war today appointed by Will H. Bennett, department this morning. Secretary state superintendent of banks, to be Baker left for Pittstown, Pa., where, assistant bank examiner. Increased it was stated, he was to plant a mem- calls upon the time of the examiners, orial tree and lay a cornerstone. His together with the difficulty experienc trip had nothing to do with strike dis- ed in retaining a full staff of examin tribution of troops, it was declared. ers is responsible for this latest ad i dltion to the superintendent's field rT foi,.J D n.nf Ail!r forpe, which is made under authority rue UiUSFO By lcISCUYe of the state law which permits the n.. n..v A II, employment of three examiners and Fire, believed to have been caused by a defective chimney, late Inst, night wrought considerable damage to the home of Mrs. J. Orr. 12th and Union streets. The upper portion of the home and the roof were destroyed, Mrs. Ortk when the fire broke -ut. rescued her two younger children from their bedroom just as the flames knowed their way through its ceiling. The tots were taken in their bed-clothes to a neighbor's house while the ffremen battled the flames. STRIKE Press that nearly 400.000 men. orlRaee and myself,- he said this mom COLONEL BELL, i i New York, Nov. 1. Colonel James P. Bell, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died to day at his home in Brooklyn. Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 1. Captain Daniel M. Hall, of Columbus, senior vice-commander in chief of the G. A, R.,' succeeds Colonel James D. Eell, who died In Brooklyn today as com mander in chief of the organization. Captain Hall announced today that tho national headquarters of the G. A. R. would be removed to Columbus. GUARDSMEN READY TO HELP REGULARS IN KEEPING ORDER panies will be held in readiness for coal strike developments, Colorado troops were reported mo-'i bflizlng. Illinois cuardsmen can be assembled within six hours. Adjutants of other states reported their men ready for quick action. , Regulars Ordered Out. Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 1. (United Press.) The third battalion of the Second infantry has been ordered to report at Camp Sherman, Ohio, not later than Wednesday, military offi cials at Camp Dodge, where the unit Is now stationed announced today. Camp authorities professed to be ig norant of the reason for the troop movement. The battalion's strength is estimated at 200 men. - Oklahoma Prepares, Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 1. Movement of state troops toward the coal fields for strike duty began today. By Sunday every coar field in the Oltla- homa mining district will be occupied by gardsmen. More than two thou- sand national , guardsmen assembled throughout the state last night follow- 'ng the general order of mibilization Is- sued by Governor Robertson late yes- terday. - TO BANK EXAMINER - ' . ' ; Stanley L. Stewart, formerly with the Citizens bank of -Portland, was an assistant examiner. Patents to 8,000 Acres Of Land Sought By Company The desert land board has been asked by the Walker Basin Irrigation comapny to take the necessary step toward securing patents to 8000 acres of Carey act land Included in the pro ject which have now, been developed. The project which lies near Lupine, in Deschutes and Klamath counties, comprises some 27,000 acres. CO Race Turns Kid for Night; Cops None the Wiser Kids will be kids, but sometimes old men and women get the childish habit too. , Last night, as witches and goblins resigned over the countryside, Karl Race, police judge and city recorder, with Mrs. Race, donned flowing robes and armed with jack o' lanterns and candy and nick-nacks, sneaked from house to house in Yew Park and played the most "kiddish" pranks. He denied that he soaped windows, or that he played noisy tunes with tick tacks on his neighbors windows. In fact, this morning, he wouldn't make I any direct statements as to what he did. - One thing unfortunate about Mrs. ng, "is that we were kids once, and we know." No repcrt had been received by po lice yet today of a gray-haired man act ing' strangely In the Yew Tark dis trict, so the recorder was chuckling contentedly this morning. Monday Coldest October Day In Fourteen Years Oregon's Boldest snap for October in 14 years occurred this past month when the mercury dropped to 19 de grees above zero on the night of the 27th. This unusual wave of coldness struck the Willamette valley as the tail of the cold snap which has just pass ed over eastern Oregon and other rorthwestern states. While no great damage -resulted from the frosts on the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th, late vege tables, tomatoes and grapes suffered severely and the gathering of the re maining apple crop was hastened con siderably. Not only is October of this year un usully cold but it is also the driest of all the October months since 1907. The total precipitation for October of this year was 1.42 inches and .86 inches for October of 1A07. Although there has been but little rainfall all except 9 days of the month hav5 been cloudy or partly so and when old Sol did appear at his best he raised the iperoury to 77 degrees, the highest the mercury has registered for October since this month in 1913. CITY SCHOOLS JOIN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER SPEECH The week, beginning next Monday, will be devoted in all Salem schools to the betterment of individual speech. The movement is nation-wide and is designed for the purpose of improving the speech of the nation, encouraging simplicity and correctness of speech, rather than tho 'mincing' o words and utter disregard for English diction. A rousing assembly at the hrg school under the direction of Princi pal J. C. Nelson, during the movement for better speech will be advanced, will be held Monday. Another assembly, Planned to be larger than the one of Monday, will be held Wednesday. The senior English classes, led" by Miss Maeleay, will present a short play, The Trial of the Man Who Murdered the King's English." Other features intended to encourage the correct use of English will be part of the enter tainment. This same program will be epeated Thursday nt 2:30 p. m. by the high school, at which the junior high schools of the city will be guests. The campaign Will be carried on during the week in the city schools, led by Miss Edna Sterling, head of the English department of the high school, and Miss Margaret Cosper, as sistant superintendent of the high school. CAPTAIN HARDY, OLD TIME SAILOR, PASSES Portland, Nov. 1. Captain William H. Hardy, last survivor of the Perry expedition to Japan,' died here this morning. He was 83 years old. Hardy was one of the much loved and pic tureque figures about Portland for many years, his patriotism being shown throughout the war period by his participation in alt the loan drives and recruiting campaigns. Effort Being Made To Put Water Case In State Hands TT. W. Potter, secretary nfhe jttfife J water board was in Lakeview, Lake county. Friday representing the board at the hearing before the circuit court in an attempt to reopen the matter of the adjudication of the waters of the Chewaukan river. The original adjudication of these waters by the state water board was completely upset by a decision of the Lake county circuit court in 1916, on an appeal by the Chewaukan -cattle company; The state water board. STIEIW MOOT HEAD DIC1G IT Union Officials Refrain From Action Which Might Be Construed As Violation Of Court Restraining Order. . By J. t. O'SulUvan (United Press Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 1. De prived of the guidance and leadership of their officials by 'federal court or der, bituminous coal miners of the na tion officially opened their war for higher wages and shorter hours at 12:01 a. m, today. i The. strike called the entire mem bership of the United Mine Workers of America, 351,687,' to lay down their tools. Only enough men for protection of mine prope'rty were ordered by the union to remain at work. Leaders Are Careful. Union officials were at work In their headquarters here practically all night. No statements were made, us the nines s' heads 0"Idontly believed thiu anv anmunceriout igarding the progress of the strike might be inter preted as violation of the restraining order. : . Miners attorneys ' were preparing for appearance before Federal Judge Anderson a week from today, when a bearing on issuancj of a temporary iu- MT.ction will be tir-ld. Union heads belteVtd that the strike w uld "carry rn', "vith ini:iuct'0n8 new issued and further, orders would not be necessary from general head quarters. Practically all union affairs are controlled by locals the self gov eminent system in efect. Federal Agents Watcli Department of Justice agents today were clotely watching for viol it ion of the restraining order. It is believed by the miners that the fight will be short and they eNpect victory before it becomes necessary for men to receive outside aid. The $15,000,000. strike fd- is Ued. ap ty the restraining order. :. Cops Fear Worst When Scream and Gunning Is Heard Thoughts, of a brutal killing, a kid napping, or what nonfilled the mind ot Patrolmen "Victor and Branson last night as they sped with all the haste they could muster to a point near 1631 Market street. " ' . At 11:45 a report came to police headquarters that a woman had been heard to scream, and that mlnglod with this eerie cry was the resonant bang of a pistol &hot. A thorough Investigation in the neighborhood failed to disclose any of the gruesome thlngB that the po lice had feared. They do not believe, however, that the cry and pistol shot were inspired by any pranks of young sters. TO ET lULl! The Silverton Sunday school dis trict convention will open Sunday at one o'clock with a song service ana the following program: Addi-ess. "The Boy Problem. By Ray Atlebery of Willamette univer sity. . Address, '"Teacher s Training," by Dr. Bowman.- . Address, "Does it Pay?" by Dr. ?rank M. Brown. Quartet by the choir of the Scotts Mills Friends church. Addess, by Rev. Leland Porter of he First Christian church of Salem. Address, "Parents Relations to the Sunday school," by Kev. Ingalls of he Silverton Methodist church. CLARK TAKES STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE Eugene, Or., Nov. 1. Martin Clark, charged with the murder of diaries Taylor on Scott Mountain last summer, will be placed on the wtiness stand In his own behalf today. Martin and Tay lor were out hunting when Taylor was killed. The state closed Its case last night with expert testimony to prove that the bullet that killed Taylor came from the gun of Clark, the peculiar mark ings on the shells found nearby cor reRponding to the shells used by Clark and made by a defect in the breechlock of the gun he carried. IIAItDIXG HKIiO FOR PRESIDENT Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1. Resolu tions adopted by the republican state 1 central and advisory committees here 'endorsed United States Senator War- iren G. Harding for re-nomination and also for the republican presidential nomination. 1 88,000 ACRfS OP FARM LAND IN COUNTY SET TO FIELDS AND ORCHARDS That there are 188,850 acres In Mar ion county producing agricultural and horticultural products is shown In a statement Issued today by the state tax commission. According to the state ment there are 4456 farms in the coun ty, representing a total of 324,505 acres. . The greater number of acres are be-. ing used in the growing of oats, the statement shows. Winter wheat is taking the next place; and loganberries and prunes come In for many acres. The statement, showing the number of acres devoted to eaoh enterprise, fol lows: Winter wheat, 35,255; spring wheat. 12,435; oats, 64,413; barley, 1967; rye, 2590; corn,. 9664; clover, 9165; alfalfa, 175; wild or marsh hay, 1202; other hay crops, 25,696; potatoes, 5768; oth Salem's Police Hold Record for Car Recoveries Salem's police hold the state's record for the recov ery of stolen machines. Since the first of the year 23 ma chines have been reported lost to the police, and in every in stance they have been recov ered. The greatest part of the -machines lost were stolen, and in their recovery the thieves apprehended and released by the machine owners or prose cuted. Many of these machines be longed in other towns outside of Salem. But police here, acting upon information from other authorities, have In ev-. ery case recovered the stolon machine. - lit . , ! L TOVOTEflN HSNES REPLY TO DEMANDS Washington, Nov. 1. President L. E. Sheppard of the Union of Railway Conductors said today he will order a referendum vote Immediately upon receiving the answer of Rail Director Hines to the demands of the conduc tors for wage Increase. The conductors' union is one of the fourteen railroad unions whose mem bers are threatening to strike unless their demands are met. Answer Expected Soon, Hines early next week is expected to give an answer to the conductors and the railway trainmen. This reply, It is assumed, will be In dicative of Hines' attitude towards the demands of all railroad unions which Sheppard says are acting in concert. A strike of railroad workers might involve nearly two million men before settlement, it was estimated here to day. Strike Fund Large. Strike funds, which have been in creased yearly by nearly all the rail road unions, now total millions, It was said. The Brotherhood of Railroad Train men alone has a fund of $1,500,000 ac cording to President W. O. Lee, "We have about $500,000," said Sheppard today. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En- glners and the Brotherhood of Firemen each is understood to have a fund greater than that of the trainmen. ' HG TO CONTINUE Springfield, 111., Nov. 1. W. A Brewerton, ' president of the Sanga mon Coal Mining company, which op erates a large mine near this city, to day received orders from tho quar termaster general to work his mine and fill government contracts. ISreweion read the telegram to his miners, but they refused to continue work.. It is understood Brewerton has asked the county officials for pro tection should the government send in troops and men to work the mine. "I have gone the' limit," Brewerton declared, "It Is now up to the gov ernment to furnish the miners and the protection," Week Passes Wthout Fatal Accident Being Reported No fatality was reported to the state Industrial accident commission during the week ending October 30 Total number of accidents reported was 488 of which 469 were subject to provisions of the compensation act, 13 were from firms and corporations which have rejected the act and six were from public utilities not subject iu uio uwiuviioatiuii law. er root crops, 472; field peas, 65; field beans, 620; other crops, 310S; apples trees bearing, 2124; apples non-bearing, 507; cherry trees bearing, 12; cherry trees non-bearing, 456; peach trees bearing, 319,; peach trees non bearing, 44; pear trees bearing, 433; pear trees hon-bearing, 191; prune trees bearing, 6611; prune trees non bearing, 1695; walnut trees bearing, 257; walnut trees non-bearing, 421 f loganberries, 1922; blackberries and raspberries, 324; strawberries, 3861 other fruits and nuts bearing, 97; oth er fruits and nuts non-bearing, 61. It is of interest to note that walnut growing has taken such an extensive hold in the county. With 257 acres of land devoted to this crop, Marion county is in front rank in this activity in the state. ' RACE TO BEDSIDE IS NEARLY FATAL Funeral services for Mrs, Mildred Georgia Denison, 33, wife of Charles K. Denison, who died at her home at the west end of Court street last night, will be held at the chapel of the Webb & Clough undertaking company, Court and High streets, at 2:30 p. m. Sun day. Rev. Porter of the Christian church will offlcate. . Mrs. Denison, who has resided In this city since she was 14 years of age, leaves her husband, a brother, Lloyd Lucas, Belllngham, Wash., and her parents', Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry Lucas, of Yamhill. In hurry to the bedside of Mrs. Den ison before she died at 7 o'clock last night, Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, In a ma chine driven by V. L. Drager, narrow ly escaped death when their machine was thrown from the road six miles north of Salem. According to Mr. Drager, who reported the accident to the poiine, 'there was a, pile of lumber barricading a1 bridge, In which the speding machine plunged, ' narrowly averting a tragedy, as a deep ditch lay Just ahead of the auto when It stop ped. . Mr. Drager sajd that he en countered throe other obstructions In the road on the way to Salem. It is believed that the planks were thrown across the highway ' by - Hallowe'en pranksters. . T; THANKFUL TO "KIDS" With the coming of daylight this nornlng and the return to police head quarters of the "cops," who, all night. patrolled the city In search of prank sters, it was found that but little dam age had ben done in the city. Nothing more serious than the tipping of wood plies, the removal of sheds from prem ises' and the transporting of wagons to remote sections of Salem so fat have been reported as occurlng dur ing the night. Police reports show that the 'ghosts' and 'spooks' were' only abroad for a short while last night. . It was reported that everything was quiet by 12 o'clock Several irate citizens came to police headquarters this morning and asked that something be done toward repari tion for soaping their windows and rousing the households with 'tick- tacks,' but Chief Varncy, who was also a victim of boyish pranks last night, advised them to smile and forget It. Chief Varney Is much pleased with the outcome of the Hallowe'en Jubilee. This morning he said that he would gladly issue an open letter of thanks to the "kids" of the cty for their ex pediency In handling affairs last night. FOOTBALL FINALS Carnegie 9; Allegheny 0. Syracuse 13; Brown 0. i Lafayette 21; Cornell 2. Georgia 0; Auburn 7. (Called end second period, rain.) Lehigh 0; Pittsburgh 13. Columbia 0; Union 0. Penn 0; Penn State 10. Sfu'a 13; Brown 0, Minnesota 19; Wisconsin 0. Illinois 10; Chicago 0. West Vlriglna 25; Princeton 0. OF DAUGHTER Listen for the Whistle Capital Journal Carriers have equipped them selves with whistles and will hereafter blow the whistle when they throw the paper, so that subscrib ers can get it immediately. Make it your particular business to listen for the whistle and if you don't hear it and can't find your paper, call up Capital Journal, phone 81, before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you. (KIWI RULE M Military Overlordship Was - Maintained Because Popu lace Desired It, Von Beih-man-HoIIweg Testifies. ' By Coal D. Groat (United Press Staff Correspondent) Berlin, Oct. 31. "Military overlord ship was maintained because tha Ger man people themselves wanted It." This charge was dramatically mad tonight by Dr. Theobold Von Beth-mann-Holhveg, former chancellor, dur Ing a hearing of the relchstag commit tee investigating the war. The grim, old diplomat, who has been testifying in a low montone, suddenly raised his voice to a shout as he flung this ac cusation at the committee, pounding a table with his fist the while. "There was a good part of the peo ple who demanded unrestricted sub marine warefare," he said. "They be lieved it meant sure victory. An over whelming portion of the press had the same Idea while a majority of the reieb stag was for it." r- - Von Hollweg placed the burden ot prolongation of the war equally on the German people and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg. "The kaiser was not In position, even if he desired, to resist Von Hindenburg," he declared. The former chancellor said Presi dent Wilson's mediation offer in D- cember, 1916, was Ignored because the military command feared he was vic timized by the entente, who would turn his offer to their own account.. RESCUERS BATTLE WAY THROUGH FIRE Al GAS IN SHAFT Amsterdam, Ohio," Nov, 1. With, the recovery of two bodies from the burning Youghlogheny and Ohio Coal company mine here, rescue forces worked desperately today to clear the mine of gas and debris in the hope of saving the lives of twenty men be lieved Imprisoned further under ground. They have been there hours. . ; : ' "Uncle Jimmy" Gray, 47," foreman, was found In a Bitting posture, pick grasped in one hand. Ho was stricken while throwing up a barrier of eurth and coal against the gases. The bar rier was partly completed, t A few feet away was the body of m. . foreign miner. He leaves a widow and, children. , In the face of asphyxiating vapors, fire and danger of cave-Ins, the res cuers worked unceasingly ajl nifiht and finally punched their way through the tons of rock and coal which block ed their way through the shaft. Hoav clouds of gas and the dying fire stfll bar their way to the inner recesses of tho mine. HALLOWE'EN FROLIC AT CPHAO! Qli Ml UVIIVUL The Hallowe'en social and get-together meeting at the Kclzer school house last night was one of the most largely attended and Interesting events ever held In that community. A de lightful supper was served by the la dles of the community and the amuse ments provided for both young and old added much to the success of the evening's enjoyment. Rev. Bernard Brewster, the new pastor, presided. The Misses Irma Keefer and Mabel Dreyer played the piano. The program, was as follows: Solo "Dear Old Pal of Mine" Rev. M. P. Blcnklnshop Mr. Blankinshop sang "Dreaming" as on encore. - Readings Mrs. Sidney W. Hall Solo ........."The Flight of Ages' Alfred Bates Duet "Larboard Watch" Blenklnshop and Bates Solo ..."The Fishers of St. Ives Alfred Bates ; Address Rev. S. W. Hall Solo ..........."Lazy John" Alfred Bates ofiiiit PtflPlfSWll