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COAL STRIKE IS
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STATEMENT OF
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Lewis Says Negotiations To
Reach Agreement Would
Be "Simple Matter."
; Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4.--John L. Lewis, acting
president of the United Mine Workers of America, today
issued a significant statement. He said:
"The machinery of the joint system of bargaining in
the mining industry is intact. It would be a simple mat
ter for the government and coal operators to again set it
in motion to negotiate a wage agreement."
This is the first statement Lewis has
made since Federal Judge Anderson is
sued a temporary restraining order en
joining the strike leaders from direct
ing the strike. '.
1 It was considered significant in view
of the many reports that the strike
would end soon.
Mines Stay Closed.
The statement was Issued when
Lewis was questioned regarding re
ports of a quick ending of the strike.
It can be stated definitely that Lewis
has ' not communicated with Samuel
Gompers or Warren Stone, in regard to
a strike settlement.
Any plans to operate the mines un
der present conditions would be fool
hardy, Phil Penna, secretary-treasurer
of the Indiana Operators' Associated,
stated todajv
' By Ralph F. Conch
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Nov. 4.--Confid3ntlal
reports, received at the White House
today encouraged belief among govern
ment officials that striking miners are
looking with more favor upon Presi
dent Wilson's offer of arbitration.
Reiteration of the arbitration offer
by Secretary Tumulty and Attorney
General Palmer yesterday and Tumul
ty againtoday is believed to have had'a'
good psychological effect," it was said
at the White House.
The government is ready to start ar
bitration proceedings the moment op
erators and miners give the word of
acceptance. A list of names from
which the arbitration commission
would be selected Is before the presi
dent. That the government now considers
it best to play a waiting game in hop?
that the two sides in the coal contro
versy will show a spirit of conciliation
was indicated by the fact that the reg
ular weekly cabinet meeting was called
off.
SILVERTON GIRL
HURT WHEN AUTO
IS DEMOLISHED
Miss Christie Jones, Silverton, sus
tained injuries to her back, the extent
of which have not yet been establish
ed, and an auto driven by R. A. Starr,
Silverton, and in which Hiss Jones
was riding, was demolished, when it
was struck by a street car at 12:30 to
day at the corner of Cottage and Che
meketa streets. The auto was carried
80 feet by the street car, hurled across
the parking of the street and against
a tree. Starr escaped without injury.
Traffic Officer Moffltt investigated
and .found that 'neither Motorman
Lester Jones or Starr could be held
at fault.
The collision occurred when Starr
was driving south on Cottage Btreet,
and apparently not seeing the ap
proaching car, started .across the
track. Motorman Lester Jones at
tempted to stop when he saw the ma
chine, but could not before it struck
it in the center. The street car was
not damaged.
Another accident occurred at the
corner of North Capitol and Union at
1:30 p. m. when an auto driven by
R. A. Clover. Salem, collided with an
Oklahoma auto bearing license No.
46707. Slight damage was clone to
each car. No one was hurt.
POLICE SEEK TRACE
OF
Police here were busy today at
tempting to determine what motive
caused the firing of a shot through
the window of the home of Mrs. L.
K. Page, 492 N. Cottage street, and
who the persons or person is that
done it.
' Mrs. Page, upon returning'to her
home, discovered a bullet hole thru
an upstairs window, and investigation
below the window revealed ,a shell,
believed by police to be part of the ;
snot nrea into the window. Ihe po- miu creek, was equally enthusiastic
sicion of the shot, and other evidence about the results of yesterday s labor,
gleaned by police, tend to show that rier nontenants are Mrs. Myrtle Till
the bullet was not fired accidentally, son, Mrs A. F. Huffey, Mrs. John
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LODGE PUN TO
Washington, Nov. 4. The senate to
day voted down a motion by Senator
Lodge to strike out the Shantung sec
tion of the peace treaty. The vote was
25 to 41. .
Preceding this vote the senate laid
aside until tomorrow the XaFollette
amendment to strike out the labor sec
tion. Lodge asked also for immediate con
sideration of the Gore amendment to
require a referendum on declaration of
war under the league." - ..
Senator Borah's amendment to
strike out article, 1 o was called up fol
lowing defeat of the Shantung amend
ment when Gore asked for a delay on
his amendment. Borah spoke briefly
in support of his motion.
Will Hays, chairman of the repub
lican natioftil committee, made a fly
ing trip to Washington today to confer
with Senator Lodge. The purpos'e, it
is believed, was to urge speed in acting
on the treaty.
Following the Hays conference, Sen
ator Watson, Indiana, one of the re
publican leaders, said the chances of
finally disposing of the treaty by the
end of next week were never better.
LEGION MEN DO NOT
ARMY; POST MEETS
That the members of the American
legion will not tolerate universal
training or a large standing army" was
obvtoug at a meeting of Capitol Post
No. 9, held in the Commercial Club
auditoriurii last night. The men pres
ent went on emphatic record as op
posing these things, and declared
themselves against foreign language
newspapers being published in the
United States.
The men made it plain that they
favor a small standing army with a
well organized and equiupped nation
al guard in preference to all other
present systems.
The post also went on record as be
ing strongly in favor of a rigorous in
vestigation of army prison camps and
alleged unjust puunishment and treat
ment of internes. They also favor im
mediate deportation of aliens convict
ed of combatting government prin
ciples. The crowd of former service men
that gathered at the club last night
KILL SHANTUNG
CLAUSE BEATEN
made one of the largest bodies ever the house he indicated that he might 'a nre alarm ByBtem in Salem. To show
meeting there. The meeting was per-1 be an aspirant. His friends point out that this is needed he cited two in
meated with enthusiasm, and all busi- jthat he still is an active figure in the atances where the firemen "ran all
ness was quickly despatched. . I house, where he is democratic leader, over town" looking for the fire, aad
Committees Report Hearty
Response To
Cross In Annual Roll Call
Reporting a generous response to their appeals on
the iirst day of the campaign, workers in the Third Red
Cross Roll Call were renewmg their efforts with enthus-
iasm, today.
Mrs. W. D. Evans, captain 'of dis-1 Maurer, Mrs. Joseph Baumgartner and
trict 12, which comprises a large partiMrs. C. S. Hamilton. '
of the business section of the town,
was delighted nt the hearty co-opera-lion
received yesterday from the busi
ness firms visited by herself and her
lieutenants. She is being assisted by
Mrs. R. A. Glover, Mrs. Asa Eoff, Mrs.
S. E. Edwards and Mrs, Ada Strong.
Mrs. XV. H. lancy, captain of the dis-
trict extending from Church street
to
the river and from Center street to t
the
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NO. 261. EIGHT PAGES:
PRESIDENTIAL
POSSIBILITIES
IN LIMELIGHT
McAdoo And Palmer Most
Mentioned Democrats In
Capital Circles, With Wilson
Entirety Eliminated.
. .. .
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Nov. 4. Presidential
possibilities were beginning to come to
the fore in Washington today.
In the national .capital, the men
most widely discussed for the demo
cratic nomination were A. Mitchel Pal
mer, attorney general of the United
States, and W, G. McAdoo, former sec- ,
retary of the treasury.
President Wilson not only will not
be a third term candidate, according
to all indications, but he will not enter ,
the campaign even to the extent ot
giving his backing to one of the aspir:
tints.
Wilson Not Active.
He will keep -"hands off" and will
not consider going on the stump in
behalf of any one. This is partly be
cause he would not want to undergo
the strain of an arduous speaking trip
and partly because he Is tired of poll
tics and, when his duty to the country
ia iin.ii i. u riAaii'ia tart nnn j 1 1 j i .
November, 1920. the nation will be
ready to say whether it likes bone dry-
ness"and if there is any widespread
popular agitation for relief, that is ex
pected to be one of the foremost points
of contention. The drys according to
some reports in Washington, want to
get control of the democratic party and
make it the great prohibition party.
William Jennings Bryan is said to
be interested in this move, but all re
ports in this connection emphasize that
Bryan has no piltical motive for him-
self and there is a belief he favors
josepnus name.s, .secretary ol me
navy, as a dry candidate. .
Clark Also Mentioned.
Champ Clark has many supporters,
Recently during a bit of repartee in
Appeal of Red
Husbands Warned.
As a gentle reminder to the men of
the families, however, the leaders of
the drive wish to state that it would
facilitate matters greatly if, before
' MeAdoo's appears likely to go into a f'Bht soon fd the adoption of
the campaign for nomination as "a the tno platoon system in the Salem
business man's. candidate," promising department was made last night by
the nation a "business administration. ' chief Harry Hutton, speaking before
McAdoo Most Prominent. .. ,. ,, ,
- f " the city council on general conditions
: Just at present McAdoo really is the ........ , . , .
most prominent of all the aspirants for ,n the department. Chief Hutton,
the democratic candidacy, so far as while not entering the subject deeply
political talk in Washington goes. Pal- last - night, said that he was telling
mer comes next. It Is believed by the councilmen "that they might not
many, however, that the attorney gen- be surprised when it comes."
eral sacrificed the labor vote when he . System Widely Used
caused the Indianapolis injunction to ' The two platoon system, now in ef
le issued against the striking miners, feet in most of the cities in the Unif
Those who hold he would not be a ed States, provides two shifts for the
winner also claim that his fight against firemen. Salem firemen are now work
the high cost of living has not added ing 24 hours a day, Chief Hutton
to his strength. His popularity was says, and if the two platoon system
greatest when he started that drive, is granted by the council the men will
but prices have not tumbled as rapidly take alternate shifts of 10 hours in
as many expected them to. To this the day and 12 hours at night. The
Palmer's friends reply that congress shifts, as the plan now stands, will
has not yet given him all the authority change every two weeks. .
he wanted to put the profiteers out of Much dissatisfaction has been ex
business, pressed by the firemen at the pres
Inlcrcst Runs nigh. ent arrangement. They are subject to
Great interest is manifest in the is- ca at n" hou,a ot the n'eht and clay,
sues which will be put forward in the and' as chief Hutton terms it, "never
1920 campaign. Taking it for granted eet time t0 eve Bet acquainted with
that the treaty will have been disposed their f?m'"fs " " , ,
of before that time, one of the most . Tt , lloncy not Iinm red
t,ii, oKt (n ) rnhihi.inn rt " " pointed out by Chief Hutton
1C,,..S . ,u.,i- MclB teachel.iegg. In Co)g county
ing. they would see that their wives are. there are 12 g(.hooU yet closPdf 12
provided with the necessary dollar, as , Grant 10 m Wallowa and eight in
the workers would thus be spared an Lane. B,ter compensation in other
extra trip, and the campaign be more lineH ot en,ieavor and failure of teach
quickly brought to a close. 'grs1 aia,ies to keep pace with the
Every person who Joins the Red high cost of living are held account-
(GentinucJ on page two)
AWmit Ad in Capital Journal
Reaches 25,000 Readers'
MoMGet Want Ad Habit
,
MassMeeting
On Housing Is
Set for Tuesday
Although ' the council took '
no action-at it meeting last
; night on a petition signed by
numerous taxpayers of the city
to hold a mass meeting in the
interests of the; housing cam
paign, MflVor Wilson this morn
Ing consented to the use of the
city hall for the meeting. It is
planned to hold the mass meet
ing next : Tuesday evening,
when all taxpayers of the city
and hose " interested in the
homing movement are asked
to attend. .
The mayor has been asked
to preside at the meeting, but
he has not yet stated definitely
that he will do so. "
. The meeting is, called for the
purpose of interesting citizens
in the seriousnesi of the prob
lem, and to strive if possible
for some sort of, plan to rem-"
edy the situation.
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SALEM FHI1
Warning that the city firemen will
!hat PUm ot th wo
tern will in no way Impair the effi-
iency Lthe tePartmf"' " case of
inc. mi iiifiiicu aic iiiru suujtrui iu
call as usual
The only requirement in placing the
system in operation, he says, is 'the
employment of about four more fire
men. This will make a standing force
of nine firenlen each shift.
. ; Chief Hutton also told the councll-
man hnt 4Vin rlann rtmfln t floods unnm
,nch un(, a half flre hof)e wuh
type, he explained, fewer men will be
required t0 make ascension into burn-
lng bull(3ggi ant wm Jn this way
give the othpr fir.mcn opportunity to
baU,e the fame8 elf)ewhere.
j n system Needed
xt n,n,inonriPrt the inatuiinHnn r,t
when we finally found it the place
had burned.'
135 OREGON SCHOOLS
CLOSED; NO TEACHERS
J fhin
raI districts, are sun dosed because
co JT A8 cZrchT E
perlntendent' of schools. With reports
'rom Crook. Curry Malheur and
heeler counties missing the short.
"e ,asl weeK wits wacners anu u
is estimateu oy Mr. tnurcniu mai
the reports from these four counties
will easily bring the total up to 135.
Lincoln county reports the'' greatest
shortage with schools in fifteen dis-
" able for the present situation.
SOON TO HO
PLflTOON SYSTEM
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY,
CO MM W EXTRA POLICE
SETTLE STRIKE
IIENYOp IDEA
Iowa Senator Offers Resolu
tion Creating Body With
Power To Investigate And
By Raymond Clapper
. (United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Nov. 4. A commission
of three members to attempt a settle
ment of the coal strike is called for in
a resolution offered today by Senator
Kenyon, Iowa, chairman of the sen
ate labor committee.
The commission would be empower
ed to use " all lawful jeans' to bring
the miners and operators Into agree
ment. Members would be appointed
by the president.
Fifteen days would be allowed the
commission for a direct attempt to ne
gotiate a settlement. If no progress
is made by the end of that period, the
commission is authorized to make its
own investigation of the strike and is
sue public recommendations as to what
it thlntfs are fait1 terms.
The measure introduced by Kenyon
is a Joint resolution requiring action
by both house and senate and signed
by the president before it becomes ef
fective. Immediately upon its intro
duction it was referred to the. senate
labor committee, Kenyon expects a fa
vorable report at once.-,
IS
CUSTODY OF CHILD
SHE CANNOT LOCATE
By a decree of Judge Bingham, de
partment No. 2, district court, Mon
day, Eva N. Terwilliger became the
custodian of a child that cannot be
found. .
Mrs. Terwilliger some time ago
brought suit for divorce against her
husband, F. L. Terwilliger, and also
asked the custody of their only child,
a daughter, Ruth, "seven years old.
The decree of Judge Bingham yes
terday granted the divorce and cus
tody of the child to Mrs. Terwilliger.
The suit was brought by Mrs. Ter
williger after repeated abuse from her
husband made life unbearable . for
her. She told the court that he often
swore at her, and In spite of the fact
that she was in a nervous condition.
he .moved boisterously about the
house, slamming doors and creating
much disturbance. ,
After the child came the health of
Mrs. Terwilliger did not Improve, and,
she claims, after her husband's vg-
peated misconduct about the home
caused her to grow worse he had her
committed to the state hospital for
insane. .
While there receiving treatment,
she claims, her husband fled, taking
the child with him. Efforts of author
ities to locate him or the child have
been futile, although notice of the
suit for divorce has been duly served.
Mr. and Mrs. Terwilliger were mar
ried In Salem August 8, 1909.
MUST PAY CITY FOR
STREf LWORK DONE
The Gamma , Alpha building asso
ciation must pay to the city of Eu
gene the sum of $1434.88 a special
assessment levied by the city against
the association to cover the cost of
Umpro.vlng the street adjoining the
property of the V. ot O. fraternity.
This Is the effect of an opinion hand
ed ,down by the supreme court this
morning reversing the decree of Judge
J. W. Hamilton of the Lane county
circuit court who had granted the in
junction requested by the fraternity
enjoining the city from collecting the
assessment. The suit is dismissed.
Other opinions were handed down
as follows: .
Ada Graber vs Emma E. Boswell,
appellant, appeal from Douglas
county; suit for an accounting; for
mer decree modified; opinion by Jus
tice Benson.
L. C. Estep vs J. W. Bailey et al.,
appellants; appeal from Washington
county; action for breach for' cove
nant of warranty contained in deed;
opinion by Justice Bean. Judge Geo.
It. Bagley affirmed.
Circdatica Yesterday
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NOVEMBER 4, 1919.
ON FORCE NOT
LEGALLY PAID
Compensation
Recently Added Cannot
Be Made By City.
Salem today has two policenien, Traffic Officer Mof
fitt and Patrolman Ganiard, who, according to the legal
aspect as presented by City Attorney Bert W. Macy, are
serving the municipality without pay. ,:.r
Following a meeting of the city coun
oil last ntght and investigation by Macy
it became known that the two police
men, appointed by the council October
6, were illegally instituted ,and there-
jfore are not entitled to compensation
by the city. .
The policemen have already received
one month's pay, but it is understood
that this will not be revoked. In the
opinion of City Attorney Macy they
cannot collect for service done for the
city after last night's meeting.
The fuo! I hat the two police were
working without legal right came to
light last night when the question of
their retention came to a show-down
on the floor of the council. About 12
busjnes men and representatives of
the Salem I'uslness Men's league were
present. ' - ' ' : ;'
Attorney's Opinion Cited. ;
The evening's session was enlivened
by heatad arguments between Mayor
Wilson and members of the council
police committee. Repeated efforts of
Mayor Wilson to block any action on
the police question gave rise to much
confusion and dissent among the coun
ciimen and business men present.
The fray began when Councilman
Utter opened the question by asking
the city council to sustain the previous
aoiion of the bpdy of appointing the
two policemen. In this connection,
Dan J. Fry, Sr., representing the Busi
ness Men's league, arose and requested
that the council sustain the action.
Mayor Wilson then pointed out that
it was his understanding that thepo
llcemen's appointment had been ille
gal, and had City Attorney Macy sub
mit an opinion to this effect.
The mayor said that it was his Im
pression that the council had "over
stepped" its authority in sanctioning
the appointment of more police, and
declared :
Oilier Matters Neglected.
"If you won't want to follow the city
charter, get a new charter or get a new
mayor. Because I will follow the char
ter as It is laid, down."
Here Councilman Utter brought the
attention of the mayor to the fact that
he had ut various times voted for over
drafts of city funds, and therefore had
not so strictly complied with the char
ter. The mayor ordered that new
business be taken up,
Little heed was paid, however, to
other matters, nd the police question
(Continued on page eight)
Prohibition, Peace Pact,
Suffrage and Just Plain
Politics Jumbled at Polls
(By United Press)
Prohibition, peace treaty, woman suffrage and just
plain partisan politics were the principal issues today in
the elections in seven states Ohio, New Jersey, New
York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Maryland "and , Missis
sippi.
The "wets" In Ohio, voting on sev
eral measures affecting prohibition,
hoped to gain a. victory thai would be
the start of a nation-wide revolt
against bone dryness. William Jen
nings Bryan was the chief munitions
makers for the "drys." He also, made
a few speeches In the prohibition cam
paign in Kentucky.
Democrats made an issue of treaty
ratification in Kentucky, where the
fight centered on the governorship.
Democratic candidates demanded un
qualified endorsement of the pact.
Prohibition also was an Indirect Is
sue in New Jersey, the republican can
didate for governor being pledged to
uphold the federal constitutional-
amendment while the democratic op
ponent was committed to making ev
ery legal effort to block enforcement
National politicians professed to see in
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BAKER CLASH OVER
ARMY COURT PUR
Washington, Nov. 4. Secretary Ba
ke,r, testifying today before the sen
ate' military affairs committee, de
fended the army's system ot oonrt
martial. ' : '
In response to question by the com
mittee, Baker declared that , "in the
main" he felt "satisfied that justice
was done, in the matter of court mar
tial trials during the war" and up
held the action of General Pershing
in the execution of offenders for vio
lation of civil' laws in France.
Senator Chamberlain and Baker
clashed when Chamberlain asked:
"Is It not a fact that off ioera ot
the army, who have testified befor
this committee, have been demoted T"
"Absolutely not," Baker replied
warmly.
"Well, then ' what about Keneral
Kennedy, General McCain and Gen
eral Ansel?"
"None of them was demoted for '
anything at all," said Baker. "With
the possible exception of General An
sel, whose case you espoused and who
slanders his superiors."
"You possibly mean none that yoa
know of,", retorted Chamberlain.
At a quiet ceremony at the res
idence of Reverend J. Bowersox in
Portland, Miss Irma B. Townsend and
Harrie E. Hoxle, both of this city,
were married, last Saturday evening.
The wedding was strictly private, the,
only attendants being Miss Arllne Ohm
and Carl W. Bernhardt. The bride and
groom are well known In the city, Mr.
Hoxle having held the position of
cashier Jn the office of the State In
surance Commissioner for a number
of years. The young couple will make
their home in Salom. .
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Reed, of Fort
land, are visiting with friends in the
city today.
the New Jersey vote an indication of
the public's attitude toward the federal
administration. Woman suffrage warn
another Issue in New Jersey but ap
parently was overshadowed by other
propositions.
The gubernatorial campaign la
Massachusetts brought into play a pos
sible teat of the strength of the labor
vote. The trades unions of Boston
having asked labor to defeat Governor
Coolldga, republican, for re-elci
because of his stand In the. recent po
licemen's strike. - ' -
Mississippi and Maryland were elect
ing governors, while New York'a inter
est centered principally In the antl-
j Tammany fight for various county and
city offices In New York City.
Good "voting weather" was report
ed from most cities and the early bal
loting was said to be heavy.