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Capital Mft JoiiFirral ' WEATHER FORECAST Tonisht and Friday fir. except p!iUlr rain northwest portion, fresh "mI3? maximum 58; trace 0f rainfall. - CIRCULATION Average for Quarter Ending December (1. 11 5 4 5 8 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Pree Full Leased Wire yORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. pfY COOL III FACE OF DEATH CHAIR TODAY Confessed Murderer, Bandit And Bank Kobber asks 10 Be Executed Without Aid Of Clergy. (Aoclated Press Leased Wire) Ossining, N. T. Jan. 29. Gordon Fawcett Hamby, the 26-year-old con fessed murderer, bank robber and train bandit will go to the death chair In Sing Sing prison tonight without the aid of clergy, if his wishes are respected by Major Lewis F. Lawes, warden. A request to this effect was transmitted to the warden for Hamby today by a member of the death watch. The Iron nerved prisoner, whose career of crime took him from coast to coast and ended in Tacoma, Wash., with his arrest for" the murder of two bank employes during a $13,000 robbery of the East Brooklyn Savings bank In December 1918, began his last day on earth with apparent in difference to his fate. Had Planned Suicide, He seemed as cool as when' he sat in the district attorney's office in Brooklyn after his arrest and recount ed robbery after robbery, and murder after murder in which he said he had been Implicated. He partook heartily of breakfast, the viands of which he had selected, and smoked innum-1 erable cignrettes. Hamby confided to Major Lawes lost night that he had plnnned to cheat the death chair by committing' suicide in his cell today. He changed his mind, however, he said, because Major Lawes hud treated him so squarely and been "such a good fel low." 5, (Associated Press Leased Wire) London, Jan. 29. Russian soviet cavalry, commanded by General Du uienko, has foried the rivers in the Manych Valley, In the Lower Don re gion, and captured 5.000 prisoners af ter a two weeks' battle, the red force then continuing to advance, says a ooinhvik communication received to day. Further eastward, along the same t"m the fiercest fighting is proceed In? against another force, the state ment adds. ...... London, Jan. 29. Admiral Kol k'llhcak's surrender to Siberian revo tionlsts were authorized by General J'Vin of the Czecho-Slovak nrmy who a Placed in command of all allied troops west of Irkutsk on January 19 kolhcak's order, says a Harbin dis Men to The Daily Hail. A profound sensation was caused that Kolchak had given up, says ti e message, which was filed at Har I n ' m lmy .and one Russian gener-""B'-dOeneral Janln to a lamlr. ff'Cers Under the ct of General Semenoff have form- ' ' lav. T?' the 8loean ot which is: deZt Ch0lCe lay between "urren C w"era,n and a confllct ln which wve likely to be completely,.. LABOR COMMISSIONER SCORES EMPLOYMENT FIRMS HIRING CHINESE M'V.etlc,. of certain "'"truciion e, C00ks for llroad Gr. we r"8, 'S Vulcei ' C- H. fcB direct,.. ;r,.Cmmls8!oner' in Erector of thn 1 "er Hlnes as l,,rion to,ll r" rililroacl a'1'"1"- lu, also bZ' "les of the Ietter w own sunt t.. ,u. .. Posts nt i American :th.,lr at S;'lem and Portland " Effort tn 6n"8U"g ,helr wPPort n-"vU r 1 "?rk a h"Jshlp on thi'.ime " 9eekl,,S employment at ';.anr,'ri''a"s Fr'"'n Out. Wovrent keM' San Francl r0 ho T m With a bra" n S' -,iM rule' nfrn: Stute8- "has a" 11 "l- Chin. " own adoption, K tatted C0ks must be J'W't where he is given ""l'ion I?? of h contract, to fc tati0n tmeriCan cltizen8- I, ?' arisen over this r,hfi"d and i' P' line bn ba bvi s hhargf cf a bridge fc!s ahority extended 25, Former Captain Of Coast Guard First To Wreck Bandon, Or., Jan. 9. Captain Alex Scott of Bandon, formerly of the Uni te States life savin service, accom panied by Chauncey Woodruff and Er win Grange of Sixes, have put a line aboard the bow of the fhm.in. a are holding It for salvage. They reach ed me wrecK in a small boat through the surf. They found a large quantity of new sails, rope cable and machinery estimated to be worth about $10,009, which they expect to take off later. Captain Scott, who is 72 years old, is a veteran surf man.' He stole a march, on several organized parties awaiting a smoother surf ;before at tempting to reach the wreck! TREATY DELAYED UNTfL T0M0RR0V Washington. Jan. 29. Nearotiatnn between democratic and renuhllmn leaders of the senate who apparently have approached a deadlock on the peace treaty compromise will not bi resumed until tomorrow, the meetlmr of the bi-partisan committee planned for today having been DostDoned he. cause of the absence of Senator Leiv root of Wisconsin, one of the republi can leaders. Course Is Uncertain. There was much discussion of what course friends of the treaty should take If the bi-partisan negotiations ended without an agreement. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the adminis tration leader hag told the republicans that in such an eventuality he pro posed to move to take up the treaty in the ppen senate, but he said today he would not do that until all hope of compromise by private negotiation had disappeared.. Meantime it developed that some democratic senators were inclined to the belief that nothing would be gain ed by throwing the treaty back into the senate in the near future. These senators disagreed with Senator-Hitch cock that a majority would be certain to support such a move while among republicans it was confidently predict ed that it would fail. Official Body Proposed. It was suggested that should the unofficial bi-partisan committee come to a final dealock, an effort might be made to put through the resolution ot Senator Underwood, democrat, Ala bama, to create an official conciliation committee of ten senators. The titu lar party leaders on both sides, how ever, Indicated that they saw little hope of securing an agreement by that course. ' DEB'S LAST SPEECH IS Albany, N. T. Jan. 29. Eugene V. Debs' last spech before his "voice was silenced," by a penitentiary sen tence of ten years for violating the es pionage act was read into the record today at the trial of the five suspend ed socialist assemblymen being tried by the assembly Judiciary committee on charges of disloyalty. In his speech, made before social ists in Cleveland last March, Debs, declaring he spoke "as a socialist, a revolutionist and a bolshevik," prais ed Lenlne and Trotsky "as the great est statesman in the modern world" and expressed defiance of the laws of this country and the supreme court. The speech was distributed in pamph let form by the "city committee of the socialist party of Greater New York," according to the prosecution. to the kitchen of the camp, dismissed a Chinese cook and replaced him with a citizen whose competence has never i been cfuestloned. In a very short period ! the foreman realized his mistake when ' orders were received to dismiss the I citizen-cook and make way, not for the J replacement of the one discharged but j for another Chinaman." Policy Roundly Scored. j E. M. Anderson, in charge of the Threlkeld agency in Portland, defencrs Threlkeld's policy In this respect, Gram states and ascribes his preference for Chinese cooks to their greater depend ability. "This." Gram writes, "Is a gross libel on the cooks of this state, and, I feel, not necessary of refutation ln this con nection." Gram regrards it as "particularly un fortunate that an employer should pur sue such a course at this time with many ex-service men willing and able who, under fire, followed this vocation and now in peace time within the sphere of Mr. Threlkeld's influence are denied the opoprtunlty for employ ment." Hines Is asked to use his authority as head of the railroad system to cor rect the practice. corn on SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1920. EIGHT PAGES. ' PRICE 2 CENTS. GUNS BARRED FROM TRIAL OF ALLEGED REDS Court Orders Attorneys In Case Of CentraSa Radicals To Leave Revolvers With : County Clerk. Montesano, Wash., Jan. 29. George F. Vanderveer, counsel for the defense in the trial of eleven alleged I. W. W. charged with murder in connectwii with the Centralia Armistice day shootings, was ordered by Judge John M. Wilson today to deposit his revolver in the office of the county clerk be fore entering court hereafter. Judge Wilson made the request of attorneys for both the prosecution and defense, but Vandeveer was the only lawyer in the case who admitted carrying a wea pon. Bailiffs questioned each venireman and spectator today as to possession of a weapon before allowing them to en ter the court room. Flu Confines Veterans. Influenza ln this county has begun to assume epidemic conditions, it was learned today ,when it became known that at least ten members of the Amer ican Legion were confined to their temporary barracks as influenza sus pects. Sherlf Jeff Bartell has been unable to attend court for two. days, and his illness is said to be due to in fluenza. Several other court attaches are said to be suffering from influenza! It has not become virulent, however. Four veniremen were examined by the prosecution and " defense at the morning session of court, three being excused for cause and one being ac cepted temporarily. The accepted talesman was C. C. Strayer, grain mer chant of Aberdeen. He was accepted over the challenge of the defense. The three dismissed were: Samuel Ber dine, filer, Hoquiam; Frank Watklns, confectioner, Elma, and Adolph J. Pietsch, mill foreman, Aberdeen. Ber cline was excused following a chal lenge by the defense, the other two because of opinions which the court ruled disqualified them. . .. I. W. W. Suspect Held O. C. Schneider, temporarily pass ed yesterday, was being re-examined when court adjourned at noon. The prosecution has challenged him for cause. W. E. Hall was arrested late last night on a warrant sworn to by J. C. Home of Hoquiam, who charged that Hall was spreading I. W. W. propaganda among veniremen of Ho quiam. Home in his complaint, al leged that Hall was an I. W. W. in vestigator. The complaint, Issued by Justice of the Peace William Lamb, alleged criminal syndicalism. Ball to the amount of $250 was deposited for his release. , C. C. Strayer, the Juror temporari ly passed today, is a former baseball player, having played with the Ca nadian Twilight league for several years, and with the Northwest league E George Baur, an employe of the Kay woolen mills, was arrested Thursday morning upon a warrant served by Deputy United States Marshal .E. T. Mass. Baur was indicted, January 10, by a federal grand Jury at Portland, on a charge of Bending obscene litera ture through the United States mails. Baur, who has lived in Salem for three years, was brought before City Recorder Earl Race at 10 a. m. Thurs day and was released upon furnish ing $500 bond. Baur is said to have made a tentative plea of extenuating circumstances, claiming that the letter in question was written to his wife., who resides in Can ada and from whom he Is separated. Baur alleges that his wife has annoyed him by writing many insulting letters and the climax was reached when she indicted an especially irrlating missive. Buur Is said to have appended a rather emphatic remark to this letter and to have returned th.? same. 1 The accused man has retained local counsel and is expected to enter resist to the indictment upon technical grounds. Randall Sentenced To Three Years In Prison Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 29. Judge E. E. Cushman today sentenced William Randall, convicted last week ln federa court of conspiracy to circulate and publish seditious literature tq a three year term at the McNeil Island federal prison. R:mdall is also on trial in the stare courts here, along with 36 other al leged I. W. W. members, charged with violating the state syndicalism law. Lewis Williams, an overseas miti. has arrived at his home in Lebanon after bavin? been severely wounded in battle a yertr and a half ago. He is larlyreu and one of his eyes Is seri ously injured, he was also gassed and lay out tl vet days before being cared for. He als,o saw service on the Mexi can bordtr. THIRD PAR TY MO VE IS LAUNCHED HERE TODA Y DELEGATES FROM LABOR UNIONS AND GRANGES IN SESSION TO FORM PARTY Morning Meeting Devoted To Organization And Appointment Of Connsittees; Son-Partisan League Organizer To Ex plain North Dakota Plan At Evening Session. The first movtj toward the inaug uration of a third political party in the state the United Land and Labor Party of Oregon was made Thurs day morning in the convention here in the Labor Temple, Court street, of labor organization and grange dele gates from all parts ot the state. The session began at II o'clock, with Otto Hartwig, president ot the State Feder ation of Labor presiding. A commit tee 'on rules of order and platform was named. - i The "regeneration of Oregon" and assumption of the "dominant power in the state" were the keynotes to the morning session. 5 Matters relating to the present elective powers of the state, tentative plans of remedy and what should be included ln the par ty's platform were freely discussed. . Organization Made At an open meeting in the Labor Temple tonight. the operation of the Inon-partisan league plan of North Dakota will be explained by Walter Thomas Wills, special organizer for the league in that state, who is at tending the cosventlon here. - The morning session was devoted to the appointment ot a committee on rules and platform, "and officers of the convention. The purpose of the convention was set forth in a brief speech by Frank Coulter, political re former from Portland, and recogniz ed as the instigator of the united land and labor party movement in the state Present Parties Criticized "The present party lines in the state are drawn so tightly," he declar ed, "that equality and Justice are barred out. It restis with the farmers and workers of the state to amalga' mate and redeem the state from the present slough into which it. has fal len." Mr. Coulter was instrumental in furthering the non-partisan league plan in North Dakota. "The non-partisan league," he. as serted, "has made North Dakota the banner stateln the union. This united land and labor party which we shall endeavor to put through" here in this convention should make the dominant power In the state and, we should all have the profound conviction that It rests upon our shoulders to bring back to Oregon real democracy and Insure its future welfare." Single Tax Avoided . That If the single tax were included in the platform of the proposed par ty It would act for Its defeat, was claimed by J. D. Brown, former pres ident of the farmers union of the state. He said: "I doubt if it is real policy to even mention the single tax reform In con nection with the platform at all." Resuming the floor later Mr. Coulter explained the interests back of the movement thus: "This is an open-hearted, broad minded proposition with no under handed interests back of it. The Uni ted Land and Labor party shall be consecrated to the regeneration of Ore gon, nothing more." MeMalian Favors Tax. L. H. McMahan, of Salem, spoke ln favor of the single tax, but advocated that It be dropped from the platform of the new party. - The vote by mall on all ballot mat ters, saving the people of the state many thousands of dollars was claimed to be a good thing to insert ln the platform of the party by Mr. Coulter. He cited several elections held ln the state and In Portland recently where only "20 per cent .of the people voted, but yet thousands were spent by all to poll the vote. What cost would there be equal to that In voting by mail?" he asked. There are about 50 delegates repre senting the farmers and workers of the state at the convention. C. E. S"pence, head of the state grange, Is among those attending. He Is from Oregon City. It is proposed to submit the United Land and Labor party plan to the peo-' pic by initiative in the November elec tion if it Is possible to complete the arrangements by that time, It was an nounced at the labor temple. The following committees have been appointed: Membership committee C. s. Bof- finger, Arthur Brock, M. M. Burtner, J. D. Bryant and J. H. Brothers. Rules and platform committee F. E. Coulter, O. IS. Goldman, J. E. Weck- erley, C. A. Brothers and T. H. Mc Mahan. Cartridge Cloth Being Used In Women's Clothes Washington, Jan. 29. Cartridge cloth ,a new material creafed by the war ,i being transformed by war de partment experts Into attractive goods for women's wear. Samples of the ma terial, made up in woman's blouses oi I fetching design Is be'.ner offered for sale in New York stores to s?e how ml ilady takes to It. If it proves popular 'other creations will be put on sale. NEW DENIED RE-TRIAL - Los Angeles, Cat., Jan. 29. Harry S. New, recently con- victed here of murder in the second degree for shooting Miss Frelda Lesser, was de- nied a new trial after extend- ed hearing on the motion to- day. He was immediately sentenced to serve not less than ten years, with a max- imum of life Imprisonment at San Quentin prison. ONLY $7009 HEED OFHOMERRMTO START BUILDING The goal of $50,000, which means' the point to be reached when the Homebuilders association of this city may start operation, was within sight Thursday afternoon. Figures compiled up to noon showed that $43,000 worth of stock in the corporation had been sold, leaving only $7000 to be sub scribed. The committee in charge of the stock- sale , believed that this amount- would be raised before night fall. Following are the names of - the subscribers, additional to those pub lished several days ago: C. S. Hamilton, $1000; Dr. O. C. Scott, $500; Dr. Fisher, $1000; Wm. McGUchrist, Jr., $500; Patton Bros., $500; E. Hofer & Sons, $500; J. Dan ny, $100; John McNary, $500; Clif ford Brown, $1000; Dr. F. L. . Utter, $250; W, C. Stolz, $200; Otto Hoppes, $500; Dr. Dale Busbee, $500; Luther J. Chapin, $250; J. C. Perry, $600; C. p. Bishop, $1000; H. L. Stiff, $1,- 000; Marion Auto Co., $500; Roy W. Wise, $250; F, E. Schafer, $100; Chas. A. Park, $500; W. S. Gile, $500, B. L. Steeves, $500; J. J. Roberts, $250; B. D. Socolofsky, $600; Z. J. Riggs, $500; Hartman Bros., $500; W. W. Moore, $500; F. G. Deckebach, $500; G. E. Waters, $500; Roth Gro cery Co., $500; Theo Roth, $500; Dr. W. H. Byrd, $500; Kafoury Bros., $500; S. B. Kimball, $500; Wm. Ham ilton, $200; F. A. Therer, $200; Wm. Nelmeyer, $500; R. J. Hendricks, $500. JURY HEAR! CASE IS DISMISSED Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 29. The Jury in federal court, considering the case of Dr. Charles R. Harvey charged with the Illegal sale of narcotics, was unable to agree and was dismissed by Judge B. E. Cushman this morning. The Jury was out 13 hours. Dr. David M. Angus, arrested at the same time with Dr. Harvey and charged with a similar offense, was found guilty by a Jury last Sunday morning. Dr. Harvey refused to put witnesses on the stand in his own defense, de claring that he would rather be found guilty than expose to publicity some of the local victims of the drus? habit. Judge Cushman announced he will set the date for a new trial next Tues day. Dr. Angus has not yet been sen tenced. Both Dr. Harvey and Dr. Angus are prominent Tacoma physicians. Funeral For Mrs. Millard Held Here This Afternoon The funeral of Mrs. Annie Millard, 68, wife of J. F. Millard, on- the Jef ferson Road, Wednesday, was held at the chapel of the Webb & Clotigh company. Court and High streets, at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon? Rev. Kantner, of Congregational church, had charge of the services. Burial was In the Odd Fellows cemetery. . Mrs. Millard is survived by her husband. She leaves no children. She has made her home at the residence on the Jefferson road for the past eight years. Lloyd E. HIileary of Albany has pe titioned the county court for letters of administration upon the estate of his mother, Mrs Irene L. HIileary, widow of W. M. Hlleary, past grand master of the Orsgen grange. Aviators Safe In Mexico; To Fly Back Today Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 29. Lieutenants E. F. Davis and G. E. Grimes, American army aviators who yesterday made a forced landing near Guerrero, Mexico, are not held pris oners by Mexicans and probably will fly back to the United States terri tory, it was announced at Fort Brown shortly before noon. Guerrero is about 30 miles south ot Zapata, Texas, about 140 miles up the Rio Grande from Matamoros, the Mex lean city opposite Brownsville. Captain W. B. Bradford, assistant district adjutant went to Matamoros today to arrange with the Mexican of ficials to get gasoline and oil to the aviators. AfWiEllTTO C0!ATI0tl A proposed constitutional amend ment making the state compensation act compulsory on all places of gain ful labor excepting domestic service and farm was drafted at a meeting here yesterday evening of representa tives of the state federation of lab or and the tate industrial accident commission. It was announced today that the proposed amendment would be submitted through initiative peti tion. Interpreted, this means that all manufactories, mines or logging camps, or other operations besides farms and domestic service ln the state would be compelled to accept the state Industrial insurance act. The conference at the labor temple Wednesday afternoon was attended by delegates othe state federation of labor from all 'parts of the state, ahd the state Industrial accident commis sion was, represented by A. W. Mar shall. The prime purpose of amend ing the act to make it in effect in all places where worklngmen are em ployed was to provide them with hos pital and medical care in case of Injury. According to the plans of the con ference domestic service and . farm work may come under the provisions of the act at will. IE Ti E Portland, Or., Jan. 29. At a meetl- lng tonight of the school board at Mll waukle, near Portland, an affort will be made to determine a course of ac tion in connection with the demands of the IT teachers ln Mllwaukle schools for a flat Increase of $25 a month. The teachers have threatened to quit their position tonight unless the raise Is granted. They have not formally or ganized a union but are standing to gether ln their demands, it was said today. Members of the school board have declared they would like to increase salaries beyond the $90 a month now paid, but lack funds and face a deficit. T ISSUED TO ERECT VARSITY HALL A three-story, brick building the Lucerne Hall will be built on the Willamette university campus soon. A permit to erect the building, the esti mated cost for which will be $80,009 was Issued Thursday to university au thorities by City Recorder Race. Another permit was Issued to F. A. Legg, architect, to remodel his home at 1499 State stret. This will cost ap proximately $3000. Chicago Theatre Opens. Women s Smoking Room Chicago, Jan. 29. A Chicago thea ter today announced it had opened a smoking room for women. The man ager said the "women drove him to it." He said he found girls were smoking In the wash room, the boudoir and even ln the lobby. The women smoke more cigarettes than the men, the manager said. Stockmen Demand Treaty -.Be Ratified Immediately Spokane, Wash., Jan. 29. Imme diate ratification of the peace treaty with reservations deemed necessary "to safeguard American Interests" was demanded In a resolution adopted at the forenoon session today of the Amer lean National Livestock association's 'convention here.' ACT PROPOSED GERMANS FEAR mOLEKCE OVER ARRESTS Attempted Assassination Of Erzherger Indicates Senti ment Regarding Surrender Of War Perpetrators. (Associated Press Leased Wire) Berlin, Jan. 28. Indication of th government's growing concern over the extradition of Germans accused of war offenses was given in the not sent to the allies today asking revision of clauses of the Versailles treaty. Th attempted assassination of IMaihiaa Erzberger, minister of finance, last Monday, Is viewed in official circles " as a precurser of what is likely to - happen on a larger scale If the gov ernment, yielding to the allies, ap peals to force in arresting men on the list submitted by the entente pow ers. Editorial and partisan recrimina tions, provoked by the attack on th finance minister, have already reach ed the white hot stage. Responsibility Waived The note to the allies which will not be published ln Germany, warns) the entente powers that Germany can not assume she is able to compel eith er national or local agendas of the law to lay hands on the men wanted! and transfer them to German front iers. The Associated Press is informed that even responsible officials oi the foreign office have announced point blank they will refuse to execute any 1 work connected with extradition for malities and they threaten to strike or indulge in "passive resistance." A leading official of the foreign of fice expressed doubt today that a man could be found ln Germany, from an army or navy commander down to a humble village deputy "who would lend himself to the work of executing a warrant for the arreHt or detention of fellow countrymen to be dragged before a foreign tribunal." Prosecution Untimely ' Suggestion is made ip the note that the men be tried by the supreme court at Lelpsig and the cabinet has Indi cated Its belief that the national high est tribunal can guarantee an exhaust lve' and Impartial trial." The economic situation in" Germany is precarious at present and this is an unsuitable period to Invite trouble. the note Indicates, continuing to point out that trouble, If It comes, will not be confined to any single party. "The whole nation Is likely to go on a general strike," an official de clared today while discussing the government's plight, If It is coerced Into even making a feint in the di rection of apprehending the men want ed. It Is deflnltaly stated that no list of names of men whose extradition will be demunded has as yet been re ceived, and that the government ha no hint of when It Is coming or wao is wanted. M REQUEST TOR RAIL INTIL'22 (Associated Press Leased Wire) Washington, Jan. 29. Representa tives of five big farmers' organizations met here today to prepare memorials; to President Wilson and congress ask ing for the Immediate return of the railroads to private control and the prompt enactment of legislation to meet preesnt conditions. Protests against ' representations heretofore made that the farmers favor continuing government control for at least two years were made by dele gates. The conference was called by W. I. Drummond, of Kansas City, chairman of the board of governors of the inter national Farm Congress and T. C. Atkesou, of the national grange, was elected chairman. Organizations represented Include the International Fnrm Congress, tha National Farmers' Congress, the Na tional Grange, the American Federa tion of Farm Bureaus and the Nation al Farm Union. Delegates said these organizations had a membership of 4,000,000. ERZBERGER STILL IN (Ansoclated Press Lf-ased Wire) Berlin, Jan. 29. An examination of the wound of Mathlus Ersbergar, vice president and minister of finance who was shot Monday by Oltwlg Von Hirschfield, shows the wound lit tle changed, with no inflammation. There Is some swelling, however, ami the wound is causing him pain. The patient's temperature Is normal but his pulse still continues at 120. In consequence of his setback yes terday he Is suffering from exhaust ion and requires'' great care. While there is no Immediate danger, Herr Erzberger may deal only with tha most Important state affaire.