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THJB ENE VOLUME 30. UGNE. OREGON, ESDAYEVENINO, NOV. 2 1 , 1 911 " NO. 313 ARMY AND NAVY BOARD TO INSPECT THE MAINE WRECK 1 MllMilll Ai Y r t limn "DAILY GUARI SALESMAN KILLED COMMERCIAL CLUB1 AND DIAMONDS AT HOME iN NEW ARE MISSING QUARTERS S. P. WILL BUILD LONG SPUR JO HALUOTS George T. Hall Will Then Erect Large Concrete Whole sale Warehouses UNUNNArl b TUUNU" STATE WILL PAYiSTOMH IS OVER MAYOR-ELECT AND HIS CIVIC RECORD DEFENDANTS OF i' AND DAMAGE Benjamin Goodman's Body Is Found Under Pile of Rub bish in Street Gutter San Francisco, Nov. 21. The body 0f Benjamin A. Goodman, a sales man for a local jewelry company, was found today in a heap of refuse In i gutter on Oregon street, near Front. I'nr.rt. diamonds and jewelry va lied a1 f've thousand dollars. which Goodman had in his possession when be left his employer's store late Sat urday afternoon, are missing. It is believed Goodman was lured to a place near where his body was found and murdered. Two deep wounds on the head are said by ex amining physicians to be more than 4 hours old. The police believe that Goodman was gas-piped and killed Saturday night, and the body con cealed until last night or early to day, and then removed from its hid ing place and stowed away under the refuse. Goodman's parents reside in Stock- ; ton. Cal. Hesines ml biuiicb auu jcttcii ul- lnncliiK to the firm, a diamond ling. i valued at $750, and a handsome gold i watch and fob. the property of Good- t man. are missing. B. I. Brilliant, uoouman s empioy , er, told the police that Goodman left the store at 5 o'clock Saturday even ing, taking the diamond-and jewelry with him. He had mentioned an en gagement with men in the commis sion district, where it had been his custom to trade among the clerks and employes of the business houses. When Goodman failed to show up for work yesterday Brilliant was alarmed, but deterred notifying the police. So far the police have been unable to find any clue to the persons who TictlmUed Goodman, or learn how or hore the crime was committed. Goodman was married and leaves a three-year-old child. INDICTED PACKERS FIGHT TOR DELAY Chicago. Nov. 21. Counsel for the tine Chicago packers Indicted for criminal violation of the Sherman law, prepared to seek rtelny in their trial today when they appealed to the United States supreme court for an order to the I'nited States circuit court. Judge Kohls.it quashing their pleas for writs of habeas corpus. Notice was served on District At torney Wilkerson that the attorneys for the packers would appear before Judge Carpenter today, and move -the trial scheduled to begin tomorrow be continued until the supreme court passes on the appeal from Judge Kohlsaat's ruling. Judge Carpenter granted the pack rs a delay until next Monday morn ing, and the trial will proceed at that time unless a stay In granted by tha I'nited Stales supreme court. EVIDENCE SECURED AGAINST GEN. REYES San Antonio, Mex., Nov. 21. Cop ies of three manifestos calling on the Mexican army and Mexican people to revolt against -the Madero govern ment, and signed in print with the tame of General Bernardo Heyes, is in the hands of the local secret ser vice men today, and will be laid by them before the United States dis trict attorney here. Reyes Is under arrst, accused of violating the neu trality laws. MOTHER KILLED BY SEVEN YEAR OLD CHILD Whiie Attempting to Defend Her Mother Pistol Was Ac cidentally Discharged Gel tal'' X"V' 2'' MrS' fta I. of Vega station, five miles irom h was accidentally shot and Instar;- killed last nle'nt liv her 'Vn-Vf :,1 dnilirhtnr he t 1 ... tv , '"-hi uer rrorn an aitaci; I's father miner. nail and the ire wild with grief todav. f-'e ,j 'IK hold here to await the ae- t:on roner's jury. Acrord- irt,.., la. nf'lt,C n :i ,lr..L-n .ll.!.... 1 nicl.t ..,,,! ...... ,...,'.. , , ' . ., " UUIlSIUg U1S Vile. .' ,?! interfered. A ' icr- "'ilk "it. iih II IM IIH I J4 'l 'he bullets stril.iuE tlie e the hft.irf an, . .. ., ' a,-t Oath. " The v,.niMlt of OaIheuI. 00.y ,S Vd'ljaltnn inHt..r BSio. '"'.SjO over the total for ii Finest Club Rooms in the State Outside of Portland Are Open to Members The Commercial club has finally moved to Its new quarters, and while ai; of the furniture has not yet ar rived, enough is on hand to enable the officers to gel to work ami to provide for all t tie practical neces sities and luxuries of the members and guests of the club. The rest of the furnishings will be here and in stalled ibis week, and when it is, there will be no more beautiful or better equipped club rooms on the Pacific coast, considering the popu lation of the city, and no club rooms outside of Portland which will be equal to them. The lnrge lobby is furnished with heavy mission furniture. The cozy library and splendid assembly room are covered with axniinster carpet, the upholstering on the furniture be ing heavy leather. The Indies' room is just north of the assembly room and also has ax minster carpet. The furnishing of this room Is so. id mahogany, uphol stered with green panne mohair. There is a fine billiard room with court carpet and cushioned seats around the walls for interested spec tators, there being six tables. There is a bowling room with two alleys and a card room with eight ta bles. The large banquet hall is appro priately furnished and is of suffi cient size to meet any emergency. As a necessary supplement to this de partment is the kitchen, with Its two fine gas ranges and ail the utensils needed for cooking and serring meals. And we must not forget the pro motion department, from which lit erature has gone forth to the utter most parts of the earth and has at tracted sellers from all over the East and from foreign lands. This depart ment, now has rooms adequate to the task before it a large reception room and two smaller rooms for the director,. aud secretary. In view of the splendid achieve ments of the club in the past, when cramped for room and proceeding un der difficulties, what may we not ex pect now that it has gotten on its feet and Is ready to proceed in its new quarters. The members of the club feel that those who are not members should become so, and ail help boost. APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMERCE COURT Washington. Nov. 21. The appeal from the temporary injunction granted by the Commerce court in the Spokane and other transcontin ental freight rate cases is expected to be taken today. The government's counsel will file a motion for an ap peal to the I'nited States suprem' court, and it will be granted. It Is also said that the commerce court will enter a final decree making the issue may go to the supreme court in a definite form. COAL CREEK STRIKE HAS BEEN SETTLED pernio. 13. C. Nov. 21- The mines of Coal creek were in operation jes terdnv for the first time since April. Five 'hundred nien were eniployd in clearing up preparatory to the em plovment of the normal force of sev eral thousand men. The miners ap parently nre well pleased Hint the strike has been settled. PAPER COMPANY MANAGER ARRESTED Couderspnrt. Pa.. Nov. 21. Fred erick .1. Hamlin, superintendent of the Bavllss I'ulp & l'aper company, the bursting .of whose dam on Sep-, tetuher .1". caused death and d"struc .1 i .1.. . ,f 1 1 1 f 11 . was ar- ' uon in in' . I rested todav on a warrant charging j him with manslaughter. He came ' . . ....It ..tt,.rtinve ! pel e lu ruiip'iii 1 ' I HETTYGREEN IS . YOUNG AND HAPPY; Nrw Yorl:. Nov- 21 Todav is Mrs. llettv limns T:th hirthd.ty. , Phe declared herwlf t"n busy to celebrate, and said a birthday hhj as 1 , nv mher dn.v for hard work. ! She said she was 'still young and still happy." : NEW ivlAbl tn ur 1 j NATIONAL GRANGE; I Columbus. Ohio. Nov. 21. Oliver; ' H Wilson, master ol the Illinois, : siale giair.-e. wa' elected today mas-. (er or the nUiniK.I grange ;n session ' here. 0 j ' Till' licnl Miirket" o 'or:'n:id. Nov. 21.-- iracn iirne., i Clnti 7'.''ti": liliiceni. 2fi;j f,,r.v-rold. s: ": X'-d Hussiall. ' Tan.ii. Nov. 21,-ltl.iestem. 2 1-- -a frtv-fold. s rl"h- 70 1-2 3 SOj red liliiiiatii io w i 2&C'iX.. F"r i ADmTkAL ? Washington, Nov. II. The per sonnel of the board of officers which will go to Havana to inspect the wreck of the battleship Maine has been announced by the secretary of the navy as follows: 0 Rear Admiral Vreelnnd, aid for In spection, president: Chief Naval Con structor Richard M. Watt, Colonel William -M. Black of the airmy engi neer corps, an expert on nmvder and explosives, and Commander Charles F. Hughes of the board for the In spection and survey of ships. , , OARROW OBJECTS 10 RULINGS OF COURT Old Trouble Breaks Out Again Over Right of State to Challenge for Cause I.os Angeles, Nov. 20. One of the most bitterly contested points in the McNaniara case was reopened todny. when Attorney Dnrrow protested again to the court against the option by the state of challenging talesmen opposed to conviction on circumstan tial evidence, or not, as the state's counsel sees fit. The privilege of challenge nu this ground long ago wbh refused the defense. Today, when Talesman M. F. Mooney, an Irish Catholic, and member of a la bor organization, was challenged on tsih ground. Darrow protested, but the court allowed the challenge. A moment later Talesman L. W. Tra was asked by the court If he opposed the Infliction of the death penalty, nnd said he was In a case Involving circumstantial evidence. "We hold that this man should he excused, your honor." said Darrow. "The stntuto and decisions are that a man with such a belief shall not be allowed to serve that the. court shall not permit him to serve." The court said he would look up narrow's authorities, and Trnver will remain in the box until the point Is determined. WANTS REWARD FOR HIS CANCER SERUM Colopne. Nov. 21. Dr. Ot- to Schmidt, a cancer eipert of this city, has applied for the Italian prize of fso.onn ofered to the discoverer of a cancer serum. Ho has been cases by means of his remedy. Srhmlrit asserts he is able to prove forty cures. TWO MISMATED COUPLES ARE GIVEN FREEDOM Charles Godon, Divorced from Lelia and A. W. Sturte vant from Emma .Tudee Harris of the circuit ronrt. todav granted two divorces, ojie to Charlei K. (iodon from hi wife, Le lia, and the other to Albert VY. Sturtevant. fnmi his wife, Kmnia. The (Jndonit were married in San Fran' tfu'o on July 19, 1108. and have int children. In his complain (indon allege that his wife treated him in cruel and inhuman manner and fu tesrlied in court. The Hturtevanfn were married In ,nne county on No. ember H. 1103. Sturtevnnt aliened that his wife de er'ed him wltho (Ji cause or provoca tlcn. Ifcrw 'f F"rtrs-Uwir. Q In the caie of Andrew Chapman vs. C. ('. Shay and wife, a decree of forM0ure wai rendered toUa. Whilo In Kupene. with the head officials of tlu Southern I'ariftc com pany this forenoon, S.iperintendcnt L. K. Fields announced that the com pany would soon begin the construc tion of a lonp t-pur in the western end of the Kunene yard. irfinnrily tho spur will accomodate Alnson, Khrniau & Co., who have erected a fine two-story brick warehouse bor dering on the railroad grounds, but tho spur will be extended to a point back of the freight depot past Geo. T. Hall's park hotel and warehouso, and end near the western end of the depot park. The spur will extend past Mr. I lull's wuiitnO propnrty, which he recently purchased from J. O. Watkinw. Just west or i ho Park hotel, and Mr. Hall announces that In the spring he will cover the entire , 160 foot frontage with a large eon-: crete building for wholesale firms. ' At the present time he is negotiating t with three wholesale companies with, a view of building and he thinks that i ho will be successful in his negntin-: tions. W hen this new track is built this location will be one of the best in the city for wholesale houses. Aside from the S. I. track accommodationp. it is convenient to the Oregon Klec tric railway, which will be built along Fifth street only a few yards away. J. C. Wat kins' residence prop erty is between the Hall property and Fifth street, but Mr. Hill is said to be negotiating for this, and In case he is sueeessfiy in secur ing it. this warehouse site will have immediate trackage facilities on two lines. The now spur which the Southern Pacific company is to build the Hall properties will extend through property which the company bought over two years ago from private own ers Just west of the freight depot, giving plenty of room for the big curve in the track that will be neces sary to reach the Hall property. SARAH BERNHARDT TO MARRY YOUTH New York, Nov. 21.- The engagement of Sarah Mern hardt, the actress, to Lou Tollegene, a Flemish actor, who plays minor parts in her company. Is announced from l'aris. Mine. Iternhardt is Hlxty-six years old. while Tellegeu Is only twenty-six. The famous actress is a great grandmother. AMERICAN WARSHIPS TO SAN DOMINGO Wash I n Rtin , Nov. 2 1 . To sa fV guard American Interests and prevent state of anarchy at Santo Domingo, as a result of the assassination of President Caceres. the cabinet decid ed today that the armored cruisers. Washington and North Carolina, of tho Atlantic fleet be dispatched with all speed to Santo Domingo city. The vesselH are now engaged with the rest of the fleet in practice off Chesapeake Capes. They have been communicated with by wireless and will cohio into Hampton Konds and pick up Mr. Russell, tho American minister, and convey him to tho Do minion capital. BUSINESSMEN TO TRYJVUJRDER CASE Denver, Nov. 21. With excellent prospects of securing a jury before nightfall, the counsel in the Patterson murder trial today resumed the work of examining talesmen begun at the opening of the trial yesterday, fier trudo fJIbson Patterson, ch.trged with the murder of her husband, will be tried by a Jury of representa tive Denver business men. The court today again upheld the contention of the state that anyone opposed to the death penalty Is dis qualified from service on the Jury. EXTRA SESSION OF CALIFORNIA SOLONS Sacramento, Nov. 2 1 . Governor Johnson iuMicd today an official call for an extraordinary session of thej legislature to begin November 2i. Free text books, reapportionment, a presidential preference primary, the enactment law to put to operation the several amendments to the stale constitution, are among he several nubJecs Included in the call. NO CORRUPTION FUND o FOR BILL'S ELECTION Hi ibo, Nov. 2 I . NVt her Kd ward Mine, the lumberman. "fr Kd ward Tildrn. the packer, wan ciiHtod Ian of a $100,000 fund or a; other fund, which was to bo nurd to pay off thfl PXpene of t h Pleef lo of William Iorlmer to the lnfted Htatii nat. according to expert report nubmitted to tho roriatoriui liivebUga ting committee todajr. Cincinnati. Nov. 21. Tho mavor oleet of this city, Henry T. Hunt, will be one of the youngest munici pal executives in tho country. He is only thlfty-three years old. but has a record as a "progressive" in the political activities if his home town. It was he who as county prosecutor caused the indictment of ! Hforge H. ! '"'' Mr Cox on the charge of per il uut Is married and has three children. NO SESSION' OF REFERENDUM CASE Portland. Nov. 21. The University of Oregon referen dum case was adjourned to day because of the meeting of the State Har association, of which Judge W. T. Slater is president. There was no session, and probably will be none toirtorrow. R1CQRD TESTIFIES TO HIS PART III TARJ'ARTY Was to Have Assaulted School Teacher Previous to Attack by Ambushed Party Lincoln Centre. Kas., Nov. 21. Contrary to the general expectations. Miss Mary Chamberlain did not take the witness stand In the tar party case at tho morning's session of the trial today. Prosecutor McCnnless intends to close his case with the tes timony of the sehool teacher, tho vic tim of the assault. A new feature developed today In tho croKH-examiuation of F.dward 111 cord, n confessed assailant of tho young woman. He testified that, ho planned to commit an immoral act before tho eyes of Ihe mob at the place selected for staging the "lur ring." The band was then to have attacked the girl. Miss Chamber lain repulxed him. he said, and thus the scheme was foiled. Itlmp also admitted that lie had been threatened with the penitentiary if he testified (hat he had been in imate with Miss Chamberlain. Klcord testified that the threat was made by Siieriff Samuel C. Wolford. Later Wolford took the stand and denied having made such a state ment If Klcord, who Is a barber. Miss Chamberlain took the stand this afternoon. Miss Chamberlain told her story frankly with minute detail. TARRING STORY TOLD IN COURT Lincoln renter, Nov. 20. While tho young victim aat tuotionleH, be 1 raying not the least nln of learn. ( better AnderMin, a laborer, related to the Jury thia afternoon the Mtart ling atory of bow ten men. himself one. dragged Mis Mary Chamberlain from her buggy and administered a coat nf tar to her naked body. I nder rroHH-exalninatlon, Ander- I fori admitted that he had never' heard any gossip agnlnnf MIkh f'ham- ' berlalu and paid bin part In the tar-j ring followed a talk on that day of a "partv," whet he, ho he tentl ficd. refused to d( oy l lie yirl nut bfniHcIf, ( i t t arranged to (. Kd Kp ord to do It. q I'orceil (o ( iiih. He Kitid he wiik forced lo lauh at the scene of the tarring, f nr there loml Kveielt Clark, a wealthy mil ler, with u gunny-Hack over hiM head through with Ii ee and breathing ' olen had been punched, and by bin V-'de wan .lav Klt.water, bin head cr ered with a ui 1 1 1 ua g. A nii"rnf)n fid that when It lent d and Ml f'harnberlaln drove iiji. ho and liel bert Klndelsiariff-r nteiped Into the rond and joint iriR a toy pistol at them, halted the pair. Two mailed men, iald Aadcriua, First Trial of New Industrial Insurance System in the State of Washington Fiatt!( Nov. 21.- T!s. stati- iiiiln ti'lul insurant'!- roniiuission will p;v J S 4 to tlif tlt'pt-ntti'niM ot' tin- rinht Hlfls who lov.'t iIi.mi- lives by fir., in tin- plant of tin- Imperial I'owtler I'oinpauy at ('hiliallis last month. The mniiey vi: he paiil in monthly installments of twenty ilollnrs in eni h of seven eases, anil of tell dol lars In the HkIiIIi. The I'ominission has only ?700 in the powiler Insiiranee ftiiul. hnl will heiiln monthly payments at onee ami will eollei-t $12117 from the Imperial I'nwiler eoinpiiny as a penally for em WoyiiiK two Kirls nmler sixteen years of llt!! nnil the rest of the moify-w 111 bo obtained from assessments! levied against three powder companies hay. IllK plains in (his slate. The assess inontK are proportioned neeordinn to the size of the eompanles' payrolls. The Dnpnnt I'owtler eompiuiy, Ihe most i-xteiislyii plant In the slate, will he lulled upon lo eoutrlbute the larg est amount toward he earins for Hie t'hehallls sufferers. It is understood the Ditpont com pany will fiKht out the matter in the conns. MALHEUR CANYON SCENE OF ACTIVITY Engineers Said to Be Making Permanent Surveys for Road From Ontario to Coos Bay Ontario. Or.. Nov. 21. Actual con alruciimi on the Oregon K- Kaatern railroad through the Malheur run yon will begin not later thnn HpciuR, 1h the Btnti nieut made hy u promi nent I larrlinan railroad official to a leading Ontario business man. The statement la borne out by Ihe din patching of u party of 12 eugiueera for the pttrpoHe of making the final rhnngtm in tho permanent survey throiiMh the 70 ml In Malheur can yon, the key to tho groat Oregon In land empire. It Ih also authoritative ly Btnted that two more crewa oT unr vevora will bo Hent into tho canyon to hiiBten the work. The inclination of Secretory of the Interior Kishcr to favor the irri gation euterprlHfH where the righta of Hiich projectn and railroad con Htructlou work conflict f Hupposed to he the cuiiae of tho preaent activ ity of the llariiman people, nnd the. vlait of i'rcHident Lovett and othnr prominent llarrlman officii! Ih to On tario, Vain and Kmnictt tho pant week la Hiippoacd to ho In connection with the right of way of tho pro'poH ed llnea through tho Malheur and Pnyetlo river canyons. The time limit of M Oregon & Kaatcrn rlght-of way through tho Malheur canyon will kooii expire and an tho government holds nu Irriga tion reaervolr aite near tho mouth of ihla canyon, it Ih abaolutely Decennary for tho railroad to commence actual count met Inn in order to protect. ItH rtghta., Tho company haa held (hp right of way through tho Malheur canyon for 20 yeara by occaHional HiirveyH and filing plata, but tho nc tlvlty of tho government In protect ing rlghta for irrigation roncrvolni, haa made it. noccHHary for tho rail road people to make a more perman ent move, and it look ati though tho connecting link of tho Oregon & Kaatern, through the central part of tho atato from Ontario through Ku geue to Cooh Hay will now be malted to completion. UNWRITTEN LAW .IS LEARY'S DEFENSE Philadelphia, Nov. 21. Wliclher a father In Jtmllfled In lakitiK Ihe life, of ti man who hetrayH IiIh dattMli Icr and refimes to marry her is the question whleh eninn tin In thu puko of Frank V. Me.Mahon, who waw plaee on trial here today eharK'-d wllh the murder of Oeorne A. I.nry. MeMnhon war a kuIooii keeper and l.earv, a well-to-do dealer in ri al ra fale. .IitKliflalilo liotnii'idi' wati tho ror oner'n rnllni;, lint Me.Mnlion was ri Arrested on a warrant nworn onl by I.earv'H relatveH, rharKini; lifm wit ll murder. came u i and took Mary out of the biiKny. Another man held a tar can. AndeiHon said two of the men were. Kverett Clark and Kltxwater. The third he did not know. "On what part of her body did they put Ihe tar on?" AndeiHon wan anked, "On her lower limb, n near an T ronld tell," he replied. AndefHou nald that after the uct wuh accomplished, MM Chamber lain wan helped into her clothe and v. Iih the f:ir dripping from them, not into the buiy and drove away with Kicord. Alfa Klndermuih. one of A nderHon'ri f ompanlotia, corrolior- ated ' he test llliony, Jwt before adlouinnient Itimrd wan c-illed. He recoiiuteil bin act of decovltit; MIib Chamnerlain to take h ride. IIIh accrunt nf belne "heM up" a ntmllnr to that of Anderwon. Aftr-r the tarring Chamberlain drove back to Shady Ueiid, ( NOrCREAT After Fifteen Days of Rain and Wind, Sound Country Has Sunshine Seal lie, Nov. 2 1. After fifteen days nf almost eontinunns storm, leaiitlfnl weather is prevailinK m Western Vasliiiii;:on, with nn rain in immediate prospeei. In a finamtii way tho daniai;e done by tho wind ami flood Is small, ami the. railroads expert to have all lines in operation tonU'.ht or tomorrow morning. Tie unator part of the eiiy of Seattlfl will lie wlthoiu. water until Satur day nii;ht. ovvliiK to tho breaking of Hie pipe whli h enrrles tile eity wn. ter supply ueriiH Htho Cedar river. The Kfliools are elosed, bath tubs nru used only for stoiaun of the water supply, and the streets are dark al ninht. beeause the miiuiripn! power anil liKbi plant is temporarily out ol eouimlssioii. 'n Train Servleo llelllnnliam, .Nov. 20. llelllnRham ami northwestern WasliinKtou avn slill wlihoiti train sen-lee, with lit t Id lirospeet of Its resumption beforo to morrow. This eiiy has mall uni-.i dally by boat from Seattle, and a Id eal train riiuniiiK between llellliiK haill mid lllalne. on the Ureal Norlh ern. The damiiKti by flood is small save tu llio railroads. EVELAND ACQUITTED OF MANNAUSAW KILLING Tho nalles.Or.. Nov. 20. Fred F.voland was Justified In taking tho life of Davn .Mnnuasaw, whntn ha shot to death In thin city on (ho niornliiK of Oitohcr 13, said the Jury beforo w hom he was tried In tho clr- u It hem. After lining nut nil night, nl 10:.'KI o'clock Sunday morning tha Jury announced it. had arrived at a verdict of arn,ulltnl. F.volnnd was apparently unmoved. 'I'll ii hk li cut t tho trial he had kept hi 9 nervo reninrknbly, and maintained all tho time that ho would bo cleared, since he felt. Hint ho was justified In Inking tho llfo of tho man ho killed, and did not fool tho least remorsa. From llio beginning of tho trial nym pnthy lias generally boon with him, and public sentiment has been pret ty general that at most ho would not bo convicted of n greater crlmo than manslauglitor. Tho fact that Mnnnasa was a large, powerful man anil F.volnnd waa a more stripling, created sentiment In favor of tho Intter, and too, tha fact that Mnnnnsnw was cursing Mrs. F.veliiml just at tho tltno tho shooting liogan, mid that ho wna acting In He fciiBO of his wlfo, served to cause the Jurors to excuso his net. Immediately after tho vwrdlct Evo Innd was released and will probably no' to North Yakima with his par ents. . THREE ARE DEAD IN HOTEL FIRE NftRhun, N. If., Nov. 21. Three are dead and (i fourth Is In tho hos pital hero In a serious condition na the reault of InhallnR amoke in a fire that today burned out the Interior of tho Denton hotel. FROM LABOR' Mitchell Creates a Sensation, and President Gompers Is Criticised for Action Atlanta, Nov. 21. Vice-President John Mitchell apranx a aurprlxe on the convention floor of tho American Federation of Labor today, when he made tho charK that the Columbu convention of tho I'nited Mine Wor kcra. which panned resolutions di rectitiK f t h deleatea to renuest tha retiomf nation of Federation offlclalH, who were official of the National Civic Federation, wan packed with. deleKUten who did not belong there. Tho adverse report on the resolu tions. deiuandltiK that President (lompev.H and four other officials of tho American Federation of I-abor sever their connection with the Na tional Civic. Federalion, fa expeitcil at today s season of the Federation. A heated dlM tiHsion Is expected when (he matter i preelpltnted. The expeeteil contc.it developed la ter lu the day. The protaK'UilatH ut Ihe resolutlouft attacked Andrew Car ueyle and otlier capltaliKt memberH of the Civic Federal ion. Marrlniie lioensea were Issued hy the county clerk today to the fol low In k couples: John R. l'eind, f Albany, and Miss Mabel A. Ttf- . fany of Kujtene; Cnle H. Bolles o Portland, and Miss Lucilo C. Addlaoa u i-uiauo. "