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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
OF TRAFFIC
LAW IN CALIFORNIA
TO SPEAK IN salem

Several meetings at Which F. l..
Eksward, author of the state trafficc
law for California, and state senator,
will speak for the better traffic regu-
lations have been scheduled here. mr..
Eksward will address the session of
the secretaries of the state commercial
clubs Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 18, the
Business Mems League at eight O'clock
Wednesday evening and possibly at
the MONDAY luncheon of the Salem
Rotary Club Wednesday, And If Mr..
Eksward can be induced to remain
he will be asked to speak at the Bust
ness Mems luncheon Monday noon,
Nov "a.
The meetings were arranged today
after Chief of Police Varney received
letter from Mr.. Eksward, stating
that he woud be here Nov. IS or 10.
He Immediately conferred with Man.
ager 7. Z. McCroskey of the CONNER
cial club and arrangements for the
meeting were made.
Mr.. Eksward is reputed to be more
conversant with traffic requirements
than any other man In the United
States. He will assist in devising a
more efficient traffic law for Salem.
He was asked to come here by Chief
of Police Earney, whom he met at the
recent convention of traffic officers at
Seattle.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
N'NANARA MUST
STAY MOVE FOR
PAROLE failure

Chicago, Nov. 13.--An attempt is
under wayto procure the parole of j.
lJ, Mcnamara, convicted in connection
with the dynamiting Of the Los An
geles Time building, Clarence Darrow,
Chicago attorney who defended the
accused men, announced today.
J. J. Mcnamara was convited on a
charge of placing dynamite which fail
ed to explode.
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 13,--District
Attorney Thomas L. Woolwine today
declared that he had refused to dig
miss the Is indictments standing in
the courts here against j. J. McNa-
mara, now serving a 15-year-sentence
in San Quentin for the dynamiting or
the Los Angeles Times building In
1910.
These indictments, ii is understood.
will prevent an immediate parole for
Mcnamara. as under the state law the
state parole board is prevented from
considering applications for parole
when other charges stand against the
prisoner.
Woolwine declared he bases hts re-
fusal on his belief that the sentence OF
Is years which Mcnamara received
vas exceedingly light and that he fen
IL should be entirely served.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
Salem Sons OF Veterans
Condemn Disloyalty and
PLEDGE Support to Law

AL the regular meeting of Joshua
Smith Camp No 6, Sons of Veterans
Monday evening, committee was an
pointed to draft and publish resolu-
tons of protest against dsloyalty. The
committee was p. II. Arnold and DR..
Il. Il. Pound. The resolutions follow:
Whereas, our United States of Amer
lea is q victim of political and social
unrest, and where as the numerous
radical movements and strikes are in a
measure to blame for such conditions.
AM whereas such remarks as were
made by one William D. Hayward, sec
retary Of an organization known as I.
W. W. alta labor meeting in the city
of Chicago that The American Legion
members are coties."
Therefore, be is resolved that we the
Sons of Veterans, an organization both
practicing and preaching 100 per cent
Americanism, do most emphatically
protest and condemn such utterances
and again pledge ourselves to our coun
try and our respect to the men who
helped make the world safe for de-
mocracy
Therefore, be it further resolved,
that II copy of these resolutions be fur
nished each OF the daily papers for
publication and a copy reserved as a
permanent record of this camp.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
PRESIDENT WORKS
UPON MESSAGETO
FUTURECONGRFSS

Washington, Nov. President
Wilson has begun consideration of his
message to the regular session of con-
gress which meets December /, it was
learned at the White House today.
Whether the message will be dictat-
ed by the president or written out in
long hand depends on his condition.
lie IS mendins rapidly but 19r. Gray
son does not want him to undertake
too much.
Most of the message to congress as
well as the notes to Germany have
been written by the president on the
typewriter in his study. 1t is unlikely
that he will be able to write the COM
ing message in this way
One other departure from the pre-
sidents usual course will be forced
by his illness. Since coming to the
White House he has appeared before
congress. personally at the opening of
each regular session and read his mes
sage but it is not probable that he will
be strong enough to go to congress
December /.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
Portland, Bend
And Astoria Are
Swept By Police

Portland, Or, Nov. 13.-Four al
legged I. w. W. were arrested by the
police here last night. bringing the to-
tai Of radicals rounded up during the
last 4S hours to 81.
Federal officials announced tooay
that 1S of those incustody were aliens
and an attempt will be made to deport
them.
City officials plan to reopen the rock
pile rs a means Of taking care of the
others.
German Arrested.
Michael Keiner, AZ, n German, was
also arrested at his home last night
by the police, under the direction Of
William Bryon, chief agent of the de-
partment of justice
A great quantity of anarchistic lit
erature was seized
Kleiner is secretary of the German
branch of "red" political organiza-
ton called the Labor Communist par
ty.
A celebration is alleged to have been
held at the Kleiner home following the
Centralia massacre Tuesday night.
Kleiner was released this morning
pending further investigation by the
federal agents.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13

Il. B. Ault, editor-manager.
George B.. Listman, delegate to the
Central Labor Council.
f. A. Rust, delegate to the Central
Labor Council and secretary mama
ger Of the Labor Temple association.
Second Raid Made
AT the same time offices of the
Equity Printing company, where the
International Weekly, an alleged rad
ical paper is published. were taken
over by federal agents who had a
warrant for the arrest Of Walker c..
Smith, editor
Formal complaints filed by Saun-
ders in the federal court at Tacoma
charge that Ault and others aided
and abetted the massacre Of war vet
Grams at Centralia, and have been en-
gagged in campaign for the over
throw of the government.
Espionage Charged
I'VE are in dead earnest" Saun-
ders declared. "Treachery to the gov
ernment cannot be overlooked. We
are going to the limit This is only
the beginning of a sweeping move
ment to quash radical publications in
this country"
The charges are brought under Sec
ton Of the federal espionage act.
This section is aimed directly at sabo-
tage. Saunders said.
Editorials published in the Union
Record on November II and IL are
cited in the complaint against Ault,
Listman and Rust as being particu-
larly offensive.
A warrant for the arrest of Walk
er C. Smith, editor Of the Interna-
tional Weekly, published at the Of
fices Of the Equity Printing company.
on Seventh avenue was seized, charg-
ing him with violating the espionage
act.
Deputy Marshal Tobey was the
first to enter the Record office He
approached Editor Ault and said:
Publication Halts
Il seize this plant in the name of
the United States government and
order 1t closed"
All workers were ordered out of the
composing and press rooms with the
exception of one person left in each
department to take charge under di-
rection of the marshal.
That the siezure Of equipment will
prohibit publication of the Union
Record was the statement of Assist
ant United States Attorney 3. l..
Moore.
Guards are being placed in charge
of the linotypes presses, type writers
and documents" he said. mo one will
be permitted to use this equipment"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
OREGON REQUESTED
TO AID PROSECUTION
Of FOOD PROF|TtERS

In an effort to put a stop to profi-
teering in Oregon, Attorney General
Brown is asked in letter from A.
Mitchell Palmer attorney general for
the United States. to call to the atten-
ton of the United States attorney any
violations Of the food control act which
come to his notice. Brown, in reply.
has signified his readiness to cooper
ate with the federal department OF
Justice in any manner possible in an
EFFORT stop the mounting cost of ne
cessities.
A copy of the amended food control
act enclosed with the letter to Brown
shows that the new law has been wild
ened In scope to include foods, feeds
wearing apparel food containers. fer
tilizer, fuel, tools, utensils, implements,
machinery and equipment necessary
for the production of food.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
Spokane Police Swoop Down
On Every Known Radical
HanG Ont Armed With Raid
And John Doe Warrants.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 13.--S~oop-
ing down upon every known l. w. w.
and radical hang out in the city the
police department today began d
round UP that is intended to rid the
city of every vestge of the industrial
lists.
Prior to the raid warrants were is
sued for James Rowan, one of the al
legged I. W. W. tried at Chicago sever
al months ago and an acknowledged
leader of the industrialists in the
northwest, and for James Robertson,
an avowed /. w. W. delegate.
John Doe warrants also were issued
for all I. w. w.
simultaneously proceedings were
begun to deport Sam Crane, dispar-
red Spokane attorney who has been
prominently connected with the rad
icals here for years.
Is Taken In Pool Hall.
Seventy-five men were taken IN the
first skirmish from the Imperial pool
hall, the largest working mems hang
ont in the city. They were marched in
a body to the police station, where
they were searched for |. w W. cards
and literature"
Crane was one of the first to be ar
rested.
The Imperial hall was closed.
Spokane has for years ben one OF
the hot beds of l. ". w. activity
Center of vast inland timber, MN
ING and agricultural belt, 1t has been
the stamping ground for thousands OF
/. w. w, and underground headauar.
ters have flourished despite repeated
efforts of police to root them out.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
10000 OFFICIALS
WILL ENFORCE DRY
LAW OVER COUNTRY

Washington, Nov. 19.-An army Of
more than thirty thousand officials
will spring to attention Monday when
John F. Kramer newly appointed fed
eral prohibition commissioner, takes
charge OF the battle to make the eoun-
try alcohol tight under the enforce
ment act for war time and constitu-
tional prohibition.
More than 500 arrests already have
been made under the act, ii was unof
fcially estimated today, but few formal
reports have yet been received by the
internal revenue bureau.
System Worked Out.
Today officials were in the midst Of
the last minute rush of perfecting the
temporary machinery that was set up
October 2S when the enforcement act
went into effect over President Will
sons veto.
Deputy Commissioner III. Gaylord
planned to name nine department com
missioners before night. They will be
the chief lieutenants of General"
Kramer.
The forty eight state commissioners
will be named from day to day. II also
is planned to add to the personnel of
| the already big force of inspectors, or
"dry law detectives who will be or
ganized into flying sdundrons with
Headquarters in each of the nine do
partments.
Funds Arc Ample.
Under tactics now mapped out fol
the "prohibition army" the flying
squadrons will be held in readiness tc
swoop down upon any sector where
bootleggers are operating.
The ''army" is back by $2,0O0.00i
appropriated by congress to enforce
the first year of national prohibition
Reinforcements will be available
July /, 1920, according to interna
revenue bureau officials who point on
that congress then will make n ney
appropriation. Officials plans to asl
for S4,000,O0O for the second fisca
year.
That bootleggers are working almos
unmolested in many sections, also
admitted The machine for enforce
ment is organized in this way
Organization Extensive.
! Federal forces-Commissioner kra
mer and more than 100 federal eXecu
tives; Ga internal revenue collector
and 500 deputy collectors; 800 fedora
district attorneys and their assistant:
who will conduct prosecutions.
Local officials - Three thousan
county sheriffs. five thousand state de
tectives, attorneys and general execu
tive officials and $4,000 city polic
and rural constable. All must co
operate in helping the federal govern
ment screw down the dry lid to stay
the internal revenue commlsslohe
holds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
ONLY FEW MINERS
RETURN TO JOBS
PEPORTS STATE.
tBy United press.)

Despite action of their leaders in
calling off the nationwide strike of
coal miners, few workers were return
ing to the mines today, dispatches in
dicated
Only two districts Tennessee and
Coiorado-reported miners returning
in appreciable numbers.
The big fields of Illinois, Kansas,
Indiana and iowa apparently still were
idle, with the men refusing to go back
Approximately $4,000 men returned
to work in the Tennessee and Ken
tucky field, however. Denver report
ed large numbers of miners We're re-
turning in Colorado fields.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
RAIDS DSTORID NORTHWEST
OF REDS ARE CONTINUED
Hundreds Of Alleged Radicals
Held In Jails And Campaign
TO Crush Revolutionary
Movement Grows.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 13.-Several
hundred alleged radicals are in jail
today in the principal cities of the
northwest. according to reports re-
ceived here. The ''round up" of I. w.
W. members and seizure of anarchistN
literature is being vigorously pushed,
as result of the Centralia massacre
Tuesday. Police and American Legion
members are cooperating in raids on
/. w. w. headquarters
With 81 alleged reds in jail here
and tons of propaganda seized, police
raids, ordered-by Mayor Fitzgerald, are
continuing.
At Portland 81 men have been ar
rested in the last 48 hours. Federal
agents say IS of the reds" are aliens
and an attempt to deport them will be
made.
Arrests Total High.
A total of as alleged /. W. w. have
been arrested during the past &c hours
by Tacoma police.
Former soldiers at Astoria, Or, seiz-
ed two hundred pounds of alleged rev.
olutionary literature in raids on /. w
| W. headquarters.
Albert Lang, mill employe at Bend
Or, is in Jail for statements made fol
| lowing the Centralia massacre.
Legion Aroused.
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 13.--Thc
American Legion in Los Angeles il
faroused over the attack on Legior
members at Centralia, Wash.
| A mass meeting of the Legion has
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
COMMITTEE REPORT
ON DECORATIONS IN

The committee of the BUSINESS
Mems league appointed to plan decola-
tions for Christmas, it was learned 10,
day. have prepared their plans anu
will make a report of their finoinsS
nt the next meeting of the league w.
vn,lber 19. 1t is the. aim of the busi-
mass Mems league to have Salem ooii
IFS most gala attire for the hoiiusy nom tno 2,
and much interest in what steps ''''
committee will advise is SHOWN ,s.
The committee on decorations ,.. 40, .,
,,r;1iar, Gahlsdorf; chairman FrinN
Ntvars O. A. Hartman, l.. a. Do'0'
and George L. Arbuckle'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
Newspaper Advertising
Rates Must Rise, Is Claim

New York, Nov. 13. - Newspaper
advertising rates must be advanced
and advertising space restricted to
enable publishers to meet the condi-
tions caused by the existing shortage
of print paper Frank p. Glass, pres
ident of the American Newspaper
Publishers association told the asso-
ciations members
Glass declared that all papers are
faced with paper shortage and that
some are confronted with problem
of finding paper for the coming year
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13

AGENTS RAID
UNION RECORD
Editor and Others Arrested on
Federal Warrants HELPING
to Defend, Encourage and
lncite Resistance"

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 13Agents of the United States
invaded the offices of the Union Record Off
cia organ of the Central Labor Council here this after
noon seized the plant and this afternoon were serving
warrants for the arrest of the following members of the
defend encourage and ncte resistance to the United
States government in connection with the Centraa mas
sacre of war veterans
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
Bend Worker Jailed.

Bend, Or, Nov 19.-Albert Lang,
employe of a mill here, is in jail to-
day because he is alleged to haye said
that the massacre of American Legion
members at Centralia served them
lust right for monkeying with the /.
w. W."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
Man Who Fired On Patrol
Guard Near CentraGa Last
Night Escapes Searchers;
Thought Surrounded Once.
Body OF Man I.ynched Tues
day Night Dragged THROUGH
Streets And DenOsited In
Cell For Other |. W. W. To
View.

body of the llegcd /. W. w.
lynchcd after the Arlnistice day
murders, now identified as that
of Wesley Everest, was loaded into
truck In front OF the city jaii
here this afternoon.
Six alleged I. w. w. prisoners
were led from the jail under heavy
guard and were taken with the
body TO the potters' field, where
they were compelled TO dig the
grave and bury it,
Ccntrnlla, Wash. Nov. 13.-
The man who fired on George
Paxton. member OF the patrol on
guard duty between Ccntralia
and Chchalis, and who was be-
licvcd TO have been surrounded,
with capture certain, made his
escape.
Fila at 3 o'clock by members OF the
posse which attempted to capture the
would be slayer Of Paxton.
1t has been learned that five or six
shots were fired at Paxton and that
one of them passed through the
guards clothing.
Paxton, volunteer guard was not
hit by the bullet. He returned the fire
but could not find his mark in the
darkness
Guard Gives Chase
Joined by other guards, Paxton
gave chase and soon had his would
be assaiiant cornered in the woods.
citizens Joined the guards until the
posse totaiied about zoo.
The attempt to shoot Paxton was
4 Fthe only untoward occurrence of the
Nhight None tried to storm the Jail,
which houses nearly 30 prisoners
suspected 4. w, W.
The dead body OF the man who was
! lynched Tuesday night following the
massacre OF American Legion mem
pels during their armistice day pa
fade' was dragged through the streets
or the city last night. A stop was
made at the city JAIL where the body
was held up to the gaze of the men
imprisoned
Inc pody was later Drought oach
TO the jail and placed In cell. 1t lay
tuere' III pltin view OF tne L. W. W.
suspects who are still held in sail
throughout the nignt.
bouS HorriDic SiSht
Riddied with builet holes, the neck
cat by the rope ana sodden after ITS
hours in the Chehalis river, it was .
terrible OBJECT lesson TO the prisoners
The BODY, variously known as thai
of Brick Smith and Wesley or Ear
nest Everetts, Will be taken some time
today IN motor truck to a lot at the
\ outskirts of the city and thrown into
q trench, without burial service. Un'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
Kansas To Have Coal Despite
Miners, Governor Declares

Topeka, Kan, Nov. l3,- some one
As going to dis coal in Kansas before
The people freeze Governor Henry
u. Allen declared when it was Indicated
That miners in the Pittsburg district
might not return to work,
Thousands of tons of coal are close
To the surface in the Kansas mines ana
A is said they could be mined with
steam shovel and unskilled labor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
EARL OF BRAssEY DEAD

London, Nov 13.---Thomas Alnutt
Brassey, second earl of Brassey, died
late today from injuries sustained
when he was struck by a tsAxicah-
Earl Brassey was widely known as q
yachtsman,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
HARRIS GUILTY;
TO Be SENTENCED
THIS AFTERNOON

w. Harris, night attendant at the
state hospital, charged with assaulting
Louis Jensen, a patient several nights
ago as he lay bound on a cot in his
ward, was found guilty by jury in
justice court late yesterday afternoon.
Judge Unruh postponed sentence until
: o'clock today.
DR.. l.. f. Griffith, in charge at the
hospital; DR.. j. c. Evans, assistant
night attendant c.. B. Copeland, and
George Chenowith, former state repre-
sentative who was recently committed
to the state hospital after conviction in
Curry county for Staying George Sgd
nam, alleged to have betrayed Cheno-
with's daughter, testified at the hear
ing.
Chenowith told a dramatic story of
how Attendant Harris had repeatedly
entered Jensen's ward and beat him
at night Chenowiths room was across
the corridor from that occupied by
Jensen
John Carson, attorney for Harris,
entered a motion for the arrest OF
Judgment contending that sentence
could not be passed unless the plain
tiff was on hand. Jensen's condition
Is said to be such that he could nos
be at the trial. Prosecuting Attorney
Max Gehlar Is expected to advise the
court as to progress to make in this
regard sometime today.
Every property owner on Fourth
street is asked to attend a meeting
at 1880 o'clock tonight at the home of
J. C. Davis, 1856 North Fourth street
when the question of paving and i'm
proving North Fourth street will be
taken up. The opening of Fourth
street between Belmont and the north
end of Liberty street. across the old
site of the woolen mills, will also be
discussed. The meeting was called by
Ben r. Perkins, who has been fight
ing for this Improvement. Many resi-
dents on Fourth street have signified
their intention of attending the meet
ing
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
IS SOUGHT BY LEGION

Portland, Or, Nov. 13.--Aroused
over the Ccntralia massacre, members
Of the American Legion In Portland
have instigated a movement to restore
capital punishment In Oregon.
The matter will be considered Mt q
meeting of the local post which will be
held tonight.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-13

John MeGinnis, the last of the Trout
dale boys to be released from the serv-
ice. has returned home.
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Weather Forecast

Tonight and Friday rain.
Maximum AZ.
Minimum 81.
No rainfall.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-13
JAPAN TO DESERT SAX

In its earlier aspects the Prohibition problem was
very largely moral and scientific Its champions were
oea.isus The commercial phases Of alcoholism were in
the background Today, however the tables have been
turned or at least turning The ranks of Prohbi-
ton being heavily recruited by pubicsts, statesmen
as well as captains Of industry Boards of trade man
ufacturers and business in all countries taking up
the question of the relation Of booze to the quality ana
quantity of manufacturing products The output of the
scohoc workngman is, other things being equal nfe-
Yior to that of the total abstaEer Business men are
seeing that Prohibition greatly improves the financial con-
Gtons OF a community. More and better goods are in
Gemand there larger volume of cash business trans
acted collections easier and bad accounts shrink IN
number and size.
Statesmen are considering the merits of Prohibition
as q governmental Iolicy. The japanese imperial sec
reary Tago reported have prepared drastic pre-
kbitory law to be submitted the approaching session
Of the Diet. Premier Loyd-George is said to be watch
ing the operation of American Prohibition intently anC
sympathetcaly Statesmen never before that all
tie problems of government are smpfed by the absence
of the saloon.
These changes IN the viewpoints have been largely
accomplished by the operation of local option whether
be township local option, municipal state national
Business men are pragmatsts Of the first order. Theo
res and hypothesis cut little figure with them. Local.
option furnishes ocular demonstration of the practicable
ty and worthfulness Of Prohibition
The changed attitude of American business men to-
ward the liquor traffic the most outstanding feature of
the more recent phases of the war on the saloon.