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The Senate Rules Committee
is also sitting tight on the bill
authorizing cities to establish
markets, and deal i'll food
products, which has been in
its hands since February 5.

products, which has been in
its hands since February 5.
The House Majority Organiza-
ton took a deliberate slap at the
Non Partisan Election Bill when
it was introduced on Tuesday by
adopting a resolution that it be
not even printed. Later they re-
pented and assured Representative
Hodgdon, who had introduced it,
that it would be printed on the
recommendation of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
But while the Legislature is Civ
ing but dilatory or unfriendly con-
sideration to bills in the interest
of labor, it gives prompt and Wig
orous attention TO those which are
unfriendly to labor. The most con-
spicuous instance of this is the
steam roller tactics used to drive
the bill penalizing industrial and
political reform movements through
both Houses, over the veto of the
Governor, during the first week of
the session. But it is shown, also,
by the promptness with which it
enacted the bill for mass trials of
defendants accused in labor cases.
And again in the effort in two sol
diers' relief bills to provide relief
in such form as to drive wedge if
possible between the returning
workingmen who went to war and
those who remained on the job to
help supply the army with its mill
tary necessities.
All Progressives Lose
During the first half of the
session, which ended Tues
day, only one measure was
enacted which was advocated
by labor, and that is the
tnonbera' enuol nov hill
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BLESSED IS HE THAT
EXPECTETH LITTLE
For He Shall Not be DiSap-
pointed" in the Six
teenth Legislature

Joe Smith. the United Press cor
RESPONDENT in Olympia, gave in
dustrial labor and the farmers
quite pssimistic picture OF the
sixteenth Legislature, in his last
week S letter on that bodys doings'
He says:
Workingmen and farmers VIII
have little legislation in their IN
tarest enacted by this Legislature.
Some stringent laws aimed at Ia
Dor and farmers organizations
have already been passed by ooth
houses, and others will be enacted
before the end of the session, nut
measures in the interest of produ-
GERS are being given scant atten-
ton, and that in an atmosphere
which has little or no sympathy
with the workers needs, wishes or
ideals.
Both houses are organized
in opposition to progressive
legislation, and already the
dominating power of the
Rules Committees in both
houses is being exercised to
nrevent and delay the consid-
Grafton of labor measures.
In the House of Representatives
there is a rule which requires any
bill referred to a committee to be
reported back to the House With
in ten days. Already this rule mas
been violated in a number of in
stnaces. and labor measures held
in committee beyond that limit of
time. No such rule prevails in the
Senate.
The bill advocated by the Seat
tie Central Labor Council provid-
ing for the payment of salaries to
school directors in first class cit
les was introduced in the House by
Cotterill, January II. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Edu-
cation, which has already held it
up 81 days, or q days over the
limit. The Small Claims Court Bill
urged by the State Federation of
Labor and the State Labor Com
missioner has been in the Judici-
airy Committee since January "a,
or 81 days. The same committee
has held the Antiprofiteering Bill
of the Seattle AntiRent Profiteer-
ing League for % days. The chair
man of the judiciary Committee is
E. II. Guie of Seattle.
The bill penalizing carelessness
which results in industrial acct
dents is being held up by the House
Rules Committee, having been in
the hands of that committee since
February g. The bill authorizing
public work to be done by the di
rect employment of labor has pass
ed the House and been favorably
reported in the Senate, but has
been held up by the Senate Rules
Committee since February 4.
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Try. BLUE RIBBON" cigar. So.
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Where the Bills Are

The following is a summary of
the present status of bills of spe-
cial interest to workingmen and
working women
Senate Bill Providing for a
semi-monthly payday for work
ers. In Labor Committee.
S. B. 23-Providing for mass
trials for defendants accused un-
der the laws prohibiting associa-
ton of action in efforts to bring
about political or industrial re-
form. Passed by both Houses and
in the hands of the Governor.
S. p. 29-Amending the barber
inspection law to make it's opera
ton general through the state. In
Labor Committee.
S. B. 117-Bill authorizing mu-
inequalities to establish and main
tain markets for handling food
stuffs. The anti-high -liv-
ing bill. introduced February )
by Committee on Agriculture, plac-
ed on general file In the hands
of the Senate Rules Committee.
S. B. 126-A state labor com
missioners bill. Providing for la
borers liens on franchise proper
| ties.
House Bill l7-By Hodgdon
Making a crime of the advocacy of
violence to oppose or interfere
with the advocacy of political or
industrial reform. Killed in the
House by indefinite postponement.
H. B. 20-Teachers' equal pay
bill. Passed both Houses.
H. B. 24-Providing for salaries
for school directors of first-class
cities. Advocated by Seattle Cen
trail Labor Council In the House
Committee on Education.
H. B. 47-Amending the work
ingmen's compensation act. From
the Industrial Insurance Commit
tee. Passed second reading Janu-
airy % and held up since that time
in the House Rules Committee.
H. b. 2S-The anti-rent-profit-
eering bill of the Seattle .Anti-Rent
Profiteering League In the hands
of House Judiciary Committee
since January %.
II. B. 6S-Small claims court
bill. In House Judiciary Commit
tee since January "a.
II, B. 73-Penalizing criminal
carelessness which causes indus
trial accidents. Passed House Jan
uary 30. Favorably reported by
Senate Committee February A..
Since that time held up by Senate
Rules Committee
H. B. S0-Auuhorizing public
work to be done by direct employ
ment of labor, Reported by House
Labor Committee February G.
Since then in House Rules Com
mittee.
H. B, 90 ~ Requiring public
printing to be done in the state
Defeated in the ..ouse January so.
Reconsidered and re-referred to
committee February 3. Re-report-
ed by committee in amended form
February IL, Now in House Rules
Committee.
H. B. 129-Increasing compensa-
ton of injured workmen Intro
duced January 81 and sent TO Com
mittee on Industrial Insurance
H. B. 162-Forbidding aliens
from advocating strikes. In House
Judiciary Committee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-23
REDS ARE QUIZZED


New York, November 22,--Anarchists
awaiting deportation on Ellis Island
were quizzed today by members of the
House immigration committee, which
is seeking to determine legislation
necessary to speed undesirable aliens
back to their native shores.
Sixty reds of various anarchistic
beliefs, the majority of them held
pending an appeal, reiterated their al
legiance to radical movements One
boldly Informed Representative John
son. chairman OF the committee. that
the day would come when he would
wish he had not meddled with the
anarchists in this country
The men held have organized a com
munist colony ON the Island one rad
ical told the committee, and in face of
deportation proceedings, carry out the
golden rule principles OF communism
even to dividing tobacco, candy and
money.
B. H. Uhl, acting commissioner of
immigration, informed the committee
that the total number OF reds" now
held is 80. Several radicals had jumped
their bonds, he said and of Ga ordered
deported from Seattle only 25 actually
have left the country.
Mr.. Johnson read into the record
statistics to show that of 697 arrests in
this country on anarchistic charges
from February Z, 1917. to November .
of this year, only so deportation war
rants were fully executed
In 100 cases evidence was insult
fcient and So We're withheld as de-
portation was impossible during the
war. OF the enemy aliens held for de-
portation, seven were repatriated,
seven died. tive went insane and two es-
caped
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COMMUNISTS URGED
TO PROCURE Jobs
ON TRANSPORTS AND
THEN SEIZE SHIPS
Rousing Reception Awaits
Mutineers When They
Reach Russia, Declares
Radical Paper Taken
in New York Raid
BY Associated Press

New York, November 22.-
Radical literature, including a
Russian language newspaper,
urging seizure of American
ships for the soviet government
through mutiny on the high
seas, was taken in a raid on an
East SIDE communist party here
today.
The newspaper urged communists to
procure work on amy kind of transport
vessels of the United States" giving the
address of the United States transport
service in Manhattan as the place to
anrly for the jobs.
Plans for the mutiny after the
ships had reached the open in
cIuded concerted action upon IA pre-
arranged signal, seizure of nlI arms
and ammunition ABOARD, imprison-
meat of the ships officers, hauling
down the american flag, hosting
the soviet emblem and taking the
captured vessel 80 the nearest Rus-
sian soviet port.
"A rousing reception awaited sue
cessful mutinees when they reached
Russia with their craft" the newspa-
per said and their achievement would
win for them the favor of Lenine
and Trotzky."
Manifcstos, programmes, constitu-
tons and reports TO the"Communist IN
tertioaai" were among the papers con-
fiscated. Portraits of I.enire. Tratzky,
A. Jofre, bolshevist ambassador to Der
lin, Maxim Gorky, Rosa Luxembourg and
Kali Marx were found in numbers, as
were communist coal lapel buttons and
huge red banner inscribed the flag
of the soviet government"
The headquarters raided occupied two
floors of a loft building, one of which
was divided into classrooms for use in
teaching the principles of soviet gov
eminent, the police said.
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LABOR CONFERENCE:
COMMITTEE FINALLY
REACH AGREEMENT
Recognition of Principle of
Eight-Hour Day and 49,
Hour Week Contained
in Report

Washington, November q. Recognition
of the principle of an eight-hour day and
4S-hour week was contained in com
mittee report completed today for sub
mission to the international labor confer
ence next week In almost daily sessions
since the conference convened, the com
mttee including delegates representing
governments, employers and labor, ar
rived at an agreement by series of com
promises The report will recommend in
dorsement of az International agreement
applicable in all countries except Japan
India and other Oriental nations.
For continuous industries it was con-
ceded a 56-hour week should be author
lied, and to make UP for short days such
as many occur on Saturdays and holidays
that the time might be distributed
the extent of permitting nine-hour days
until the time was accounted for.
A minimum of time and a quarter
was fixed for overtime.
1t was decided to recommend a special
commission to work plan for India and
other conference.
Certain of the labor delegates wished
to have the terms of the proposed con-
vention apply to seamen, but is was
pointed out the conference already had
before it the proposal that questions re-
lating to maritime labor be considered
at the next conference.
The fixing of work day and a work
week has been the most controversial
subject encountered by any committee
of the conference. and is expected to pre-
cpitate Nng debate at the plenary ses-
sion when it is considered, At one time
committee agreement appeared impos-
sible, and at least a part of the labor
delegates threatened to withdraw
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GIST OF THE NEWS

ERA
of
is not yetd
named associate Of
Georgetown springs
paym ents
on O mi alton.
nue property
work side agr
at of publish
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at B. A. {. omorrow night.
creas ak rate
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Carranza Deliberately Seeks
to Afront the United States

I" The previous notification to the
Ner'can government that the
United States regards the mn tion-
aitzatiOn order as one amounting
TO virtual confiscation. IL also
was pointed out that the Carrnnza
decree P0tting into effect the oil
manifesto was issued In the midst
of negotiations between the Amer
lean government and the Mexican
government over the kidnapping
and subsequent arrest of Consul
Jenkins. This action. said the
committee member. who stated
that for obvious reasons his name
could not be dfvulged before the
formal opening OF the inyestiga-
ttop. was construed ms direct diff
nnce to the wishes Of the United
States government. He forecast
that recognition Of the Cnrrnnxa
government would be withdrawn
unless the two recent demands of
the United states government
were complied with very soon.
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TREATY FIGHT HAS
NOW ENTERED UPON
WEEK OF WAITING
Hitchcock Reiterates Belief
That Ratification of the
Treaty Will Yet Be
Accomplished

Washington. November 22.-The peace
fsy apparently entered to-
ua week of waiting while SEN
f.H talizes for a compromise or
f9s faish fight in the 1920 political
or lie few senators who re-
NAMED here after the closing of the spe-
cial session left for home during the
day, and there was no indication at the
White House that, the President had
changed his decision to let the treaty
issues stand where they are until he
sends his message to the new session
of Congress week from Monday.
3 Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska, the ad-
l'linistration leader in the treaty fight,
issued a statement today before starting
Hobe reiserating his belief that ratifica-
zion yet would be accomplished. lie said,
however, reservations were inevitable"
The stand in favor of carrying the res
elvation fight into the campaign, outlined
last night in a statement by Repub-
lican Leader Lodge, was declared by Mr..
Hitchcock to have been actuated more
by politics than by patriotism.
The only word from the White House
during the day was statement by Sec
rotary T1Inulty saying the President was
in thorough accord with Senator Hitch
cocks management of the fight for rat
ificaton, an6 was taking no part in the
choice of a democratic Senate leader to
succeed the late Senator Martin The
statement was directed against published
reports that Senator Underwood of Ala
banla would have Mr.. Wilson'S backing
for the leadership.
In the coming week many senators on
both sides are expected to feel out senti-
ment in their home states, while leaders
of both of the great parties turn their
attention to the eventualities winch
would follow any final decision to throw
the whole question into the presidential
ga rnraiefI
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ENTENTE NATIONS INFORMED
Nv Associated Press

Washine ton. November 22.-In the abb
sence of any official word from the state
department on the outcome of the treaty
firht. diplomatic representatives of the
entente and associated powers here have
been communicating to their govern
nents their own accounts of what hap
pened and the prospects for the future.
The department takes the ground that
technically the treaty is still alive, not
having been rejected in the Senate. and
that therefore it still is subject to- re-
yival and further action.
No doubt is entertained by various en-
te.te embassies that without awaiting
the further action by the United States
the four principal powers which already
nave ratified it and also Germany VIII
call in the several smaller states when
also have given their ratifications ana
will proceed to organize the League OF
Nations Immediately upon the publiea-
tion of the process verbal, now set Ior
about December !.
Yet the first step in that direction, II
is pointed out, must be made by Presi-
dent Wilson, who will find himself IN
the position of being obligated to call
the initial meeting of the league, although
he nay not participate in its dehoera-
tions As the treaty remains unratified
by America, there is no exact legal obli-
cation upon President Wilson to convene
the league but the other powers have
ratified the treaty with a provision in
cluded requirins the first meeting to be
called by the President of the United
States, and it is thought here that he
viii perform that function as a matter
of international courtesy, if not of OBJ
legation.
In japanese circles it is considered the
door is still held open to China to re-
cover Shantung, and that although not
one of the signatories of the Versailles
treaty, China's first step is to indicate
to Japan her willingness to begin nego-
tiations.
AS Germany under the terms of the
reaty is obligated to supply Japan with
in a period of three months after the
=, publication of the process verbal with all
the documents necessary to settle titles
to land and other properties in Using
Tao. negotiations with China nigh be
undertaken early next year
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TEACHERS DISMISSED

New York, November 22.--Of the
New York school teachers subpoenaed
by the Joint legislative committee on
the belief they were communists, rec
concentration was forwarded today for
the dismissal of one. 1t was learned
another had been dismissed some time
ago because of his view" although
he denied he was a radical A third,
a woman. resigned October 10.
All the teachers examined had signed
the manifesto programme and rules OF
the organization of-the left wing of
She socialist party, described as viz
tually the same as those of the com
munist party here and in Russia
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BY Associated Press
Eel PasO. Tex. November 22.-
The positive assertion that infor-
nation Is in the hands of the for
eign relations committee os-the
United States senate to the effect
that the Carranxa government is
deliberately seeking TO affrOnt
the Unhted States in connection
with the Kidnapping and subse-
quent arrest of William o. Jen-
kins. American consular agent mt
PuebIn. Mexico, and the simuitane-
Gus FORMULATION of the oil prop
critics naturalization decree was
made tonight by n member of the
subcommittee who has arrived
here to investigate interna tionai
conditions.
The committee member declared
formal request for the withdrawal
of the oil decree had been for
warded to Mexico City. In add..i,n
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Operators Reject Wilson's Wage Proposals
Seizure i. s. Vessels For Russia Planned
NIFTY PERISH IN
DANCEHALLFZRE

ZeIma johnson, Culver West, Ber-
nadnt Fotenot, and Miss ozette
Bullion. The other bodies have not
been identified.
The number of injured is mere
guesswork. as many OF the people
at the dance were from the cOun-
try.
narrow stairway leading from
the dance hall became a death trap
when it collapsed before half of the
crowd had fought their way down
it, the only exit. Several of those
who were cut off from escape by
stairway persisted as the burning
building collapsed, although some
were rescued.
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ANGELES
EXECUTED WITHOUT
TRIAL, is REPORT

San Antonio. Tex. November -.
I Gen. Felipe Angeles. who was re-
ported captured several days ago
when strong force of Mexican
federal troops surrounded him and
his villa force near OImistos in
the Conchos river valley, was exc
cuted without c0urtmartfaL ac-
cOrding to information received
here today by Martias Garcia, ac-
-cording to PonchO villa, who IN re-
siding In San Antonio. The same
report was gerINally circulated
here today In all Mexican circles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-23
ROBBERS SECURE
100000 IN BONDS

Celina. Ohio. November r.
More than 100000 In government
bonds. mostly Liberty issues. was
secured by robbers Who early to-
day cut their way with nm acety-
lene torch into the vault Of the
Farmers Savings bank Mt Rock
ford, 10 miles north. and looted
vault.
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THREE MEN KILLED
IN PITCHED FIGHT
AT BOGALUSA, la.
Loyal Legion Members En-
gage Labor Leaders En-
deav0ring to Protect
Negro Radical Agent

Bogalusa. La, November 22.-Three
white men were shot 10 death and two
wounded In pitched battle mt n ga
rnge here today, in which small band
of men attempted to prevent 10 special
police deputies from arresting n negro
labor leader suspected of melting ne
groes. and two white men who had
carried shotguns to protect him, while
Pnrading him down the main street Of
the city In which is the worlds largest
sawmilI.
The dead are: L. e. Williams. presi-
dent of the Allied Trades council of
Bogalusa and owner of the garage;
j. p. Bouchillon and Thomas Gaines,
carpenter They were shot by the Off
GERS.
The wounded are: S. ]. O'Rourke.
carpenter. and one of the men for
whom a warrant for arrest had been
sworn out and Jules Leblanc, special
policeman and a former captain in the
United States army
Saul Dechus. the negro who had
been sought by the officers and who is
president of the negro union. escaped
from the garage with four white men
during the shooting. James Williams
brother OF the slain leader. was ar
rested and charged with assault with
intent to kill.
Bogalusa is quiet tonight, and the spe-
cial officers, . in number. who are
members of the Self Preservation and
Loyalty league, and who made a deter
mined advance on the barricaded ga
rage despite the fire FROM shotguns
and pistols. are making every effort to
maintain order.
RESULT OF PARADE
The fight at the garage is result
of the parading of the negro the off
GERS had been searching for since last
night. They boarded passenger train
last night just as it entered the city
but could not find him or suspected
radicals. Today, the officers said
Bouchillon and O'Rourke. armed with
for whom a warrant had been sworn.
down the street TO Williams garage.
The chief of police had sworn in the IS
special officers and they quickly formed
to make the arrest. w. c. Magee ana
Jules Leblanc, with warrants for
O'Rourl<e, Bouchillon and Dechus. started
toward the building, but Just as they en-
tered gate elading to the garage. were
fred upon. Leblanc was hit in the arm.
Williams. the labor leader, then stepped
into the doorway. Officers say he refused
to give up the men and made an attempt
to carry his shotgun to his shoulder He
was Instantly shot to death.
The pitched battle ensued Bouchilion
was Killed when his gun failed to FIRE
while he was standing at a window.
TWO BODIES FOUND
The garage was rushed by the de-
termined officers and the body Of Gaines.
tContinued ON Page Eleven)
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vile Platte, La, November %.
FIFTY persons are believed to have
persisted in fire here tonight,
most of them women and children,
when building in which a dance
was being held on the second floor
caught fire and frantic-stricken
crowd fought its way over the
weaker. Nineteen are known to
De dead and the search for bodies
continued through the night.
The identified dead are, Miss
Anna Robiero, Mrs. Octave Barre,
Miss Eta Barre. Miss Lem Chill
Tory, MIR. and Mrs. CurIey soiieu
and daughter, Andre Vidrene, Mrs,