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WEATHER FORECAST. Fair to-da- y and moderate west and. northwest winds. IT SHINES FOR ALL Highest temperature yesterday, 43; lowest, ,30. DUlId waathar report on editorial gut. VOL. LXXXVII. NO. 76 NEW YORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1919. ww. tio and phmmmiv jumuaum. PRICE TWO CENTS. VOLSTEAD DRY LAW IS UPHELD HERE BY TWO FEDERAL JUDGES Hand Dismisses Hea of the Brewers to Restrain Fed- eral Agents. CONGRESS IS SUSTAINED Knox Refuses Whiskey Men's Demand to Nullify Enforcement. RELIEF IN HIGHER COURT Decisions Assumo Early Ruli- ng: in Washington Will Meet Emergency. The eagerly awaited decision by Judge Learned Hand of the United States District Court was a bitter dis- appointment to the browing and liquor Interests when It was filed yastcrday. Judce Hand squarely upheld the con- stitutionality of war time prohibition tnd dismissed suits brought by the Jacob Ruppert Brewing Corporation and Dryfoos, Blum & Co. to enjoin the Federal Attorney and tho Collector of Internal Revenue from enforcing the bono dry law. Simultaneously Judge John C. Knox, also upholding the va- lidity of the war time prohibition act and the enforcement act, dismissed demurrers filed by liquor dealers in another proceeding to nullify enforce- ment. Judge Hand followed what appears to be the trend of opinion of the Fed- eral bench In this district and his rul- ing Is the worst blow the liquor inter- ests have received since Congress passed the Volstead act over tho Pres- ident's veto. At tho same time the decision calls attention to the extraor- dinary conflict of opinion and the muddled situation which exists in the country. In one epot. Rhode Island, It Is legal to sell beer. In another spot, Louis- ville, Ky It Is legal to sell whiskey. Ohio has rescinded her ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment Judges Issue Irreconcilable opinions. It Is probable, however, that a final decision by tho United States Supreme Court as regards the constitutipnality of tho act of No- vember 21, 1918, and the, Volstead act may be had very soon, as it was an- nounced by Judge Hand yesterday that the Supremo Court would hear argument In this matter on November 20 and that decision might reasonably be an- ticipated In the near future. Uphold Congress Fovrer. In his opinion Judge Hand, after the facts of the suits brought by the Ruppert concern In tho general In- terest of the brewer and by the Dryfoos t Blum concern In the general Interest of the distillers to enjoin Federal offi- cials Horn Interfering with tho manufact- ure, distribution or sale of beer and from Interfering with the withdrawal of whiskey from tho bonded warehouses and Its sale for beverage purposes, said: \I hold that the war time prohibition ct remains a valid exercise of the Con- cessional power, and the only question left Is of title warrants under the na tional prohibition act In bo far as It In- - nudes what, on this record, I must ac cept to bo beer. As tot that I can say little more than that the power to Include It falls squarely mm me rule of purity Extract and Tonic Company against Lyhch and the earlier case of SIlz niralnst Hesterberc. Though the Role Justification of the war time prohibition act be to prohibit the Mle of Intoxicants It may be Impossible effectively to accomplish that end with out Including all kinds of beer. \The Supreme Court Is to hear argu rents upon the constitutionality of the w.ir time prohibition act on Thursday next and It Is reasonable to suppose that an early decision will be reached. The damage done by nn Injunction mean- while cannot be measured bv money. Hero is a question of national public policy of allowing the sale of what the constituted authorities apparently regard s Injurious to the public or to so much or it as they have a right to consider. To annul their will. If only for a season, Is to do an Injury which Is, to say the least, as Irreparable, if the laws be valid. as to prevent the plaintiffs from selling intoxicants for the same period If they re not. \In all the books we are told that to declare a law unconstitutional we must be assured beyond question that It Is s'J'h A temporary stay now Is a dec- laration for a time that It Is unconstitut- ional. It Is to dispense with statutes till the case Is finally decided. Assum- ing that I may do so, there seems to be no proper reason for exercising the power.\ Kmergenny Luvr nights, in holding that the power of Congress to enact emergency laws which may operate after the war Is ended Judge Hand made this Interesting comment: \Now a policy of prohibition rests, or t any rate may rest, upon the belief that the use of Intoxicating drink will provoke discontent, disorder, economic waste ind Industrial friction nnd mal- adjustment among this class and during thl period. With the correctness of that belief, of course. I have nothing to do: It Is enough that It has been long and very widely held. If so, the only ques- tion, as I view It, is whether such pro- - nJDition has any genuine relation to this object, though hostilities be over, de- mobilization completed andthe produc- tion of military supplies and munitions t ceased. \Prohibition may not be the measure of our national responsibility, but it Is obviously a step which honest men may Mllare to look to Its discharge. Nor can It be said that the means were more extended than the occasion required, for \ Is apparent that It may not be prac-c- al to prohibit the sale of Intoxicants \ dimoblllzed soldiers, workmen and to railway employees without including the immunity at large. They permeate ry corner ot the land nnd mingle cmirmS cm, ,FitA PREMIER'S WIFE FOR LADY ASTOR They Face Violent Heckling on last Day of Parliamentary 'Campaign. STRAIN BEGINS TO TELL American Woman Looks Tired, but Her Smile and De- fiance Remain. Special Wireless Despatch to Thx Scn and the fuoiu Leaner. Copyright. Jll, all rights reserved. Plymouth, England. Nov. 14. Vis countess Astor ht wound up tho most unusual Parliamentary cam- paign ever witnessed in England. On tho cvo of tho balloting she wasre- - cr.forced by Mrs. Lloyd George, wife of tho Premier, and the Hon. Mrs. Alfred Lyttleton, wife 'of the former Minister for tho Colonies. At a series of meetings y at which the three women spoko the heckling at times was so violent that the speakers were unable to proccd for somo minutes Mrs. Lloyd George, when sho ob tained a hearing at ono meeting, said between tho outbreaks that sho fav ored Lady Astor's election, first, be- cause a few women In Parliament nowadays was most advisable, and second, because she was sure that no- body could discharge Parliamentary duties moro thoroughly than Lady Astor. Tho Hon. Mrs. Alfred Lyttleton sug gested that tho American Senators might alter their antagonism to tho League of Nations when they saw on American born woman sitting in tho British Parliament. It was evident y that the strain is beginning to tell on Lady Astor. Her \pep\ Is less. She looked pale, ner vous and weary. Up to now she has undertaken all tho work of electioneering upon herself. On her frail and, one might say, very charming little shoul ders has fallen the full burden of the heavy task she voluntarily embarked upon. Lady Astor has discovered she nas not the physical endurance of the much derided male. Sho has called too frequently on her nerves to revive her falling strength and many of her sup porters feared sho would break down at tho moBt critical time of her campaign. Lady Astor sturmed Plymouth's an. dent citadel yesterday to ask for votes among the Royal Garrison Artillery. wno are now quartered there. She re celved a rousing gunners' welcome. Hero at all events she was among friends. They did not hecklo her, but cheered her, and sho loved It. Her speech was In the naturo of a friendly talk. The usual attack was launched against her old enemy the Labor party. She said: They are getting at discharged soldiers who have grievances and exploiting wem. nut until we havo a settled coun try, a settled government and settled In- dustries there never will be any work for niscnargea soldiers, and knowing the Labor party's policy as I know It It doos not tend toward settling anything.\ . Lady Astor then asked her brother-in-la- Capt Astor of the Life Guards, to speak. Ho stumped painfully forward, having lost his right leg In the war. Ha made a typical soldier's speech, br'sk, halting and none too sure of his words. However, he managed to tell that they had to decide whether they wanted their country to be the peaceful, happy coun- try they fought for or a place like Rus- sia, full of anarchists, communism. So- cialism, In fact every damned Ism. ISSUES CHALLENGE TO LABORITE PARTY Lady Astor Offers to Meet Them in the Field. Bv t Associated Press. Pltmouth, Nov. 14. Lady Astor. Unionist candidate for Parliament, had a triumphal passage through the nor- mally quiet streets of Plymouth after a tumultuous meeting which con- cluded the city's most gripping Parlia- mentary campaign In years. Lady As- tor took, her leave of her last audience In the Guildhall. \.My victory.\ sho said In her speech, \will be another historic rjymouui, Plymouth sent out Drake to fight for freedom. It is now sending out a woman to a great place called Parliament \Because of my trust In you I am prepared to sail the unknown sea, pray-In- g help and guidance, but abovo all determined to be a credit to the of Plymouth and to emulate the virtues oi ner great past. itifiMf r? - i. I jxa one uujiujuutu. Astor nnintprl to tnhloi. on tno walls of the Guild- - hall bearing the names Sir Walter '\'\s\- - onu omers oi England's famous men. As she pointed, a black cat stalked leisurely across thn front i ui. ii.b vuwni ana mere was a renewed outburst of applause and a shout from the back of the hall. \Tou are certain to Will nOW. Carrylnff In her hand a lanre bounueL ! Lady Aator forced her way to her car. I ..ciuunii ouiocum in Hopping up to a seat beside the coachman. The which had signalled Lady Astor's first appearance then bo-g- an and hundreds of persons trailed behind the moving carriage shouting, \Will we wlnr to which tho ringing answer \sure wns thundored forth. . Standing on back seat of car- riage Lady Astor Joined In singing of \Hall Hail, the Gang's All Here.\ nnd \Pack Tour Troubles Old Kit Bag,\ which was started by the Continued o Seventh Pag. DAVJITTOTG UMT.1 auinjuiuiuuuLiy UP HINDENBUR6; TURN HIM BACK Pan-Germ- an Students Re- fuse to Let Him Testify Before Reichstag. CHEERS FOR EX-KAIS- Women Join in Ovation as Field Marshal Yields to Monarchists. OLD ANTHEMS ARE SUNG Statue of Emperor William Is Uncovered Cries of \Hoch\ Raised for Him. Bv t Associated Prett. Berlin, Nov. 14. Pan-Germ- stu dents refused y to permit Field Marshal von Hlndenburg to enter tho Reichstag building to testify before the which is investigating war responsibilities, and forced tho Field Marshal's chauffeur return with tho former Commander in Chief to his home. Tho demonstration as tho Field Marshal's automobllo was being driven toward tho Reichstag building. Tho students surrounded it and de- clared their unwillingness to allow him to bo questioned by the Hlndenburg begged tho students, who clung to the running board of the machine, to allow tho , automobllo to pass, as he was duo at the Reichstag, Tho students, however, replied by or- dering tho street closed, announcing that they wcro unwilling to allow tho to Interrogate him. Again Hlndenburg protested, but ho was unable to quell tho demonstration. Doth Sexes In the Crowd. It was rt Nationalist demonstration for both Hlndenburg and Gen. Ludcn-dorf- f, and for a time it assumed se- rious proportions. Tho crowd which gathered consisted mostly of students of both sexes, who carried with an old German flag. When HIndenburg's automobile was waylaid the crowd cheered both Hln- denburg and Ludtndorff, and shouted Down with the Jewish Government.\ After HIndenburg's protests that he bn allowed to proceed were denied, never- - push Its way through the croi toward the Reichstag, thousands of persons fol lowing It, singing \Dlo Wacht am Hheln\ and \Deutschland Ucber Alien,\ There also wcro shouts of \Brothers we will not allow Buch a dlpgracc,\ \for us there Is only ono Kaiser and em- pire,\ and \wo will not endure that our glorious Kaiser be besmirched.\ Along tho rout was a statue of Uie tho name on which was hid- den under a canvas. The students tore off tho canvas with cries of \Hoch\ for the one tlmo ruler and the empire. lie Yields Gracefully. As the Reichstag building was reached a student again sprang on the running board of HIndenburg's machine and de livered an Impassioned speech dealing with HIndenburg's services to the father land and demanding of tho mob that It should do Its utmost to, prevent the Field Marshal appearing .before the 'stupid youths\ of tho Finally Hlndenburg. seeing tho futility of endeavoring to calm mob, per- mitted the chauffeur to drive homeward. First, however, he thanked crowd for tho respect to him Implied by the demonstration. In official quarters to-d- It wa3 an nounced that the students had violated the conditions Imposed by mvital law and that troops would be ordered to sup press any similar demonstrations. D'ANNUNZIO QUITS FIUME, IS REPORT Trieste Hears He May Confer With Nitti in Rome. TniESTE. Nov. 14, A telegram to the Stock Exchange hero states that Oabrlele d'AnnunzIo has left Flume. There havo been recent unconfirmed renorts that D'AnnunzIo purposed going to Home for a conference with Premier Nlttl. In a recent Interview, however, D'AnnunzIo declared his Intention of re malnlng In Flume to defend It from menace from any quarter. Bg tne Associated Press. Fiumb. Nov. 12 (delayed). Food Is pawing to Fltimo regularly over the railway from Trieste nnd commercial relations wun tne outsiae wona nave trnmn caii.tvl rrsiimnt nn nf wnrlr In li i C A, the harbor as well as in some Flume In- -' dustrles which have been tied up during the occupation .by tho forces of D'An- - nunzlo. Relaxation blockade by - ,i . rnrfn, n miiv. ,h. economic nnd labor conditions, There are 6,000 unemployed In Flume, Half of these havo been recruited In the In'AnniinTln fnwA nnrl nm vnnorncr tUet, Thsr. i. no. Joining from the ranks of the unem ployed are matured In years, wearing the newest uniforms and presenting an tmsoldlerly appearance. Officers receive 3,000 crowns monthly. Both enlisted men and officers live gay lives In cafes and theatres, enjoying the lavish com- pensations. Pay given to the unemployed averages 200 crowns monthly. This is approxi- mately 13 In American money at the present rates of exchange. The neces- saries of life In Flume are very high. pair shoes costing 400 crowns and a meal In a hotel costing 30 to 100 crown. ..... . . . Jbegun. The expected opening of sea iaay thn of to now of of ilage after the meeting through hun-- j these volunteers and the soldiers ds of cheering admirers. Viscount wrtlng from the regular Italian army. Astor was lost In tho of surge humanity,' wh0 are young adventurers, but those cheering anew, the the the In Tour occurred them the the tho Dutch Fishermen Quit Owing to Mine Wrecks By t Associated Press. A MSTERDAM, Nov. 14. As a result of recent shipping casualties duo to floating mines in tho North Sea, sailors of tho Dutch fishing fleet at Ymuiden have decided not to sail from ports until they learn tho fate of three boats which, according to unconfirmed advices, recently struck mines and went to tho bot- tom with all their crows. Several Dutch ship3 aye still searching for twenty-tw- o persons of tho crew of tho steamship Zaan, which was sunk by a mine last Sunday. ALLIES WAITING ON WASHINGTON Franco and Britain Want TJ. S. to Ratify Objections to Senate's Preamble. BERLIN PROTESTS DELAY Obstacles Expected if Ameri- cans Are Not Members of Commissions. II J- - LAURENCE HILLS. Staff Correspondent of Tat: Scn. Copyrtant, 1319, all rights reserved. Paris, Nov. 14. Since tho return of Foreign Minister Plchon from London, where he had Important conversations with Premier Lloyd George and Win- ston Churchill, Secretary for War, an increasing disposition Is shown on the part of Great Britain and Franco to delay the execution 3t tho peace treaty In order to await action by the United States. Tho French Foreign Office has per- mitted It to becomo known that ono(of tho subjects discussed In London was tho attitude of tho United States to- ward the treaty and tho possible ef- fects of the reservations to bo made. From information from sources closo to tho Foreign Office hero it appears: First, that England and France vir tually are agreed that any attempt to put the treaty Into effect without the concurrence ot the United States would entail so many difficulties that it Is ad- visable to continue tho present status for some time longer In the hope that the situation at Washington will deaf. Second, that the Allies, rather than bar the United States from participation In the execution of the treaty, are will ,ne t0 wcept aImogt Rny Amcrlcan reservations, but they object seriously to being compelled to go on record for- mally, as Is required by tho preamble adopted by the Senate. Americans Urged to Act Third, that this attitude already has been made known to tho American rep resenlatlves here, who are urging that steps be taken In Washington to bring about an agreement on tho reservations which will eliminate the preamble. Fourth, that In the meantlmo Ger many Is protesting over the delay In put ting tho treaty Into effect, contending that this Is a clear violation by the Allies of Its terms. Inasmuch as It was stipulated expressly in the treaty that it should go Into effect as soon as three of the Allied Powers had ratified It. In other words, the Germans take the position that the Allies are the first to violate their own treaty. What has prevented the French and even the British .from urging that the treaty go into effect at once is evidence they have obtained from German sources that the Germans would place obstacles In the way of the various commissions were the United States not represented. The Germans, If It suited their purpose, would hold that tho treaty specifically provided for American mem- bers, that Germany had signed tho treaty with this understanding and looked to It as a protection for her In- terests nnd that she could not In fair- ness be required to place theso Interests In Jeopardy because tho United States had not ratified tho agreement. Germnni Seeking a Loophole. The Germans, therefore, are seeking to put It up to the Allies to make tho United States come In or to bo placed In tho pofltlon of violating the treaty to which the Allies havo said they would hold Germany rigorously. Tho conversations between Foreign Minister Plchon and Prime Minister Lloyd George also touched upon Russia and Turkey, according to the best In- formation here. As to Russia the Allies aro not prepared to make any new sac- rifices, which means apparently that Ad- miral Kolchak and Gen. Denlklne mutt get along on what already has been supplied to them in munitions and money. On the other hand, the attitude toward the Bolshevlkl will not be changed. In regard to Turkey, the Information received bears out recent despatches to TH SuN hlch .t,ted th,t t.. ...... ... 7. .. . ...... . . wun tne unuea states eliminated as a j.. possime mandatory, are considering a plan for retaining tho Sultan at Con- stantinople under tho control of an In- ternational commission of tho Allies. It Is understood Great Britain and France havo decided to act In common in the deliverance from Turkish domination of countries not Turkish and the protection of nationalities scattered throughout the former Turkish Empire. ACCUSED OP SMUGGLING BEDS, TlelKtan Charged With Giving IloRns Identification Papers. BnussiLS, Nov. 14. Municipal Clerk Van Damme of the suburbs of Ander-lec- ht was arrested to-d- on an allegation that ho had delivered bogus- - Identifier. Hon papers to a hundred Bolshevlkl who entered Belgium from Germany In the guise ot Poles nnd Czecho-Slovak- s. Tho police aro searching for th whereabouts of the Bolshevlkl. Plnehnnt. N. C. ITlntefa Snort rn Crolln Hotel Now Open. Golf and ail other ports. IntrtlDf nats scheduleU-vil- a. 'HOUSE DEFEATS PLAN TO FORBID RAIL WALKOUTS Anti-Strik- e Proposals Lost as Anderson Amendment Is Adopted. PUBLIC IS NEGLECTED Measure Lacks Teeth, With Compulsory Arbitration Also Knocked Out. DEBATE ON THREE IDEAS Votes of \Folks Back Home\ Feared by Members Favor- ing Unions. Special Dctptteh to Tni Sen. Washington, Nov. 14. Antl-strik- o legislation against railroad employees went down to defeat In tho House to- day by a voto of 161 to 108, desplto tho increased demands from all ports of tho country in tho last few months that greater protection be given to the public against strikes and lockouts. Members friendly to organized labor controlled tho parliamentary situation to such an extent that all direct votes wero avoided on amendments to tho railroad bill declaring strikes illegal during arbitration or at any other tlmo. Tho Houso vote defeating indi- rectly all anti-strlk- o proposals re- sulted In tho adoption of an amend- ment of Representative Anderson (Minn.) which bodily Inserts in tho bill, with slight modifications, tho plan of settling railroad disputes through six adjustment boards which has been in force for several years. Tho action was taken In tho committee of the whole, but it is doubtful if tho result can bo changed by a separate voto on the amendment in the House proper. After tho adoption of tho Anderson amendment all efforts to strengthen It by antl-strlk- e provisions wcro blocked by Representative Walsh (Mass.), chairman of tho committee of the whole, ruling that the proposals were out of order. Likewise a vote was prevented on compulsory arbitration. Legislation against walking delegates also failed to reach a vote. Victory for Organised Labor. The action In the House may be con- - sidered a victory for organized labor since tho railroad brotherhoods, accord- - Ing to tho debate, gave their approval ' to the amendment. Republican leaders I opposed tho plan adopted, believing the country demands firmer action against I lahAP l,ntll l.nlnnu l.AMnnt.. Jl. I close willingness to be fair and reason- -' able In their demands. The vote was ' much smaller than plans favorable to labor, usually receive In tho House, but tho amo spirit of not doing anything that might antagonize tha labor vote bock homo was evident. Champ Clark supported tho Andornon amendment arid Democrats generally fell Into line behind him, although Rep- resentative Kltchin (N. C.) favored laws against strikes during arbitration. Republican Leader Mondell and Repre- sentatives Fess (Ohio), Madden (111.). nnd Winslow (Mass.), members of tho majority steering committee, voted against the Anderson amendment TheVmportant feature of tho Ander son amendment Is that the public Is neglected absolutely. Nothing Is ald about compelling tho submission of dis putes to the arbitration boards, nothing prevents strikes during the period of arbitration nnd there Is nothing to the final findings of the boards such as allowing the ronds of the to sue each other for damages for violations of the award or tho dec laration that strikes after tho award are llleg:il, which wero features of the plans of the committee nnd Representa- tive Wet-ste- (Wash.). The debate centred on three plans, the Anderson amendment being favor able to labor, tho Webster amendment providing drastic anti-strik- e laws, and iho committee proposal taking a middle ground position. Provisions of Anderson Plan, The Anderson plan provides that both the roads and the employees, falling to reach a decision between themeelves, may submit the dlsputo to ono of threo railway boards of adjustment. The three boards will divide railroad labor Into three groups and the dispute will go to the board having Jurisdiction of trou- bles of tho respective class of workers. Labor and tho railroads are equally represented on the boards. If no deci- sion Is reached tho case would go to ono of three commissions on labor dis- putes with Jurisdiction over tho respec- tive classes of workers corresponding to that of tho adjustment boards, lie re again the roids and labor have equal representation and u decision must be by majority vote. There the plan stops. Nothing is said. arxut settling a aeauiocK or compelling tho roads nnd tha unions to obey tho final Award. On the threo adjustment boards and appeal commission the unions would bo (tlv'.'oil H 'o'lrv :: Board and Commission No. 1 Broth- - erhou.1 ot locomotive Engineers, Broth erhood of Locomotive Flrcmon and Englnemen, Order of Railway Con- ductors and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Board and Commission No. 2 Inter- national Association of Machinists, In- ternational Brotherhood of Boiler Mak- ers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America, International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America. Amal- gamated Sheet Metal Workers Interna- tional Alliance and International Broth-crhoo- d of Electrical Workers. Board nnd Commission No. 3 Order ot Railway Telegraphers, Switchmen's Union of North America, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and United Brother- hood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railroad Shop Laborers. The proposal of Mr. Webster broadly a Continutd on Second logt. SPOKANE FEARING DEATH END SEEMS NEAR IN COAL STRIFE Miners and Operators to Con- sider Three Proposals by Secretary Wilsoii. HE WARNS BOTH SIDES Diggers' Demands Called \Im possible\ Operators Scored for Attitude. Sfeetal Despatch to Tut SDN, Wabhinoton, Nov. 14. Secretary of Labor Wilson submitted three propo- sals for settlement of differences be- tween coal miners and operators to- day at the opening of the scheduled Joint conference. Theso proposals were taken under advisement in secret session by both sides, and though each will not report or make known Its position until con- ferences are resumed morn- ing, tho outlook is regarded as favor able. John L. Lewis for tho miners and Thomas T. Brewster for the op erators each stated that negotiations would be undertaken and that a set- tlement would have to bo reached in theso negotiations. It was learned that both sides aro favorably disposed to- ward an agreement. Tho three Wilson proposals were: 1. Settlement by agreements be- tween scalo committees of miners and operators from all districts in Joint session. 2. Settlement by committees in each district, acting concurrently. 3. Settlement by tho committees of the central competitive fields, such settlement to be used as a basis for agreement In other dis- tricts. Public Mast Be Safeiraordrd. Secretary Wilson warned both opera tors and miners that tho public would not submit to overt action involving suffering of the people. He character- ized tho miners' demands as submitted and Insisted upon up to this time as Im- possible. He Included not only the six hour day and tho fire day week, but the demand for a 60 per cent wage advance, 110 n'so characterized as Impossible the standpat attitude of the operators and their Insistence upon a working out of the present contract, Lawful as the present contract may It. lit. ttw. nMI. lu nnf n UVtolnnl cnd wilt not Insist on rigid or technical observance when facts and circumstances warrant a change. At the same time he declared It will not submit to an Increase In wages for th miners out of propor- tion to the cost of living that will still further Increase costs to the public, In- cluding the workers. In opening the conference tho Secre- tary said It might as well bo taken for granted that some operators would call certain of tho miners Bolshevlkl, Reds or radicals, or under such leadership, nnd that certain of the miners would call the operators profiteers, reactionaries and such like, but that these things might as well be taken for granted and forgotten so that they would not Inter- fere with an early decision. After tho Secretary's address the miners and operators went Into Indi- vidual conference bohlnd closed doors to consider his suggestions relative to tho creation of a committee to get together nnd havo It out to a decision that would bo fair to tho miners, tho operators and tho public. I'lan Favored by Miners. The miners got through their session early. It Is understood they favor tho proposal for a Joint committee repre- senting all the mining districts of the country if such an arrangement Is prac- tical and will not cause delay. John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, sparred with Secretary Wilson on the extent to which other districts were to bo represented. Obviously he sought a declaration that all mines should bo represented. This would bring In tho non-unio- n as well as the union mines and In effect bring a closed shop situation. Tho Secretary stood on his nronosal that It should bo a meetlns of scale com mittees which would make It a union proposition where such agreements have been heretofore reached. The Secretary said, however, It was a matter for the conference to determine. The operators, it Is understood, will not look with favor on a general meet- ing of representatives of all districts. Mr. Brewster raid that tho operators stood sincerely for tho earliest settle- ment possible. While he would not specify. It Is believed the operators op- pose a general meeting and would rather have a settlement by units, which would make for quick action. Mr. BrowBter sa d that In his opinion tho operators would stand for open ne-- l gotiaiions mat tne pumic mignt be fully Informed as to what transpired. Most of the negotiations, ho said, ultimately were made public and tho operators would not object to open proceedings. This group is to have another meeting before framing Its formal answer to Sec- retary Wilson, but there Is no doubt that it will be favorable. Almost all of the operators and miner representatives invited were In attend ance In the Department of' the Interior nudltorium when Secretary wllion opened the conference. The meeting was a public one, with the miners and operators grouped on each side. Secretary Wilson's Address, In opening the conference Secretary Wilson said: \I have asked you to come here Into conference In connection with the mining situation not simply because there Is a labor dispute In the mining fields, but because the world lsst'll passing through great crisis. We nr still In a period ContOtmi on Btcond Pag CALLS VETERANS, I. W. W. INVASION; THREA T RECEIVED Troops Day and Night Guard Colorado Capitol J)ENVER, Nov. 14. As a meas- ure of precaution during tho present period of unrest, a detail of National Guardsmen, armed with rifles and bayonets, was placed on guard at tho State House Fifteen men, un- der Major Marshall, wore as- signed to the duty. The request for the guard came from Gov. Shoup's office. \While there is no evidence of any definite plot,\ Major Marshall said, \the administration feels that it would be neglecting its duty if it did not provide adequate protection at this time. The guard will be on duty continuous- ly, with outside sentries posted at night, and will be maintained indefinitely.\ I. W. W. HAD PLAN FOR MASSACRE Confession Shows Ecds Wcro to Greet Contralia March- ers With Volley. LEGION MEN IN HUNT Moro Troublo Expected as Armed Radicals Begin to Surround Town. Bpeeiil Despttrh to Tnx Son. Centralm, \Wash. Nov. 14. A con- fession that a thoroughly prepared plot existed to' break up by a rifle volley tho armistice day parade during which four soldiers were killed was ht in the hands of D. C. Cunningham, As- sistant County Attorney. Tho state- ment was obtained from ono of tho Reds now a prisoner, who it is said was in tho councils of tho ringleaders from the start and sat In at tho final secret session of the I. W. W. held Sunday, at which tho last diabolical detail was arranged. Mr. Cunningham said thnt ten of tho men now In Jail will bo formally charged with murder, and that an oleventh, Bert Bland, la being sought by a posso. Bland fled during tho riotous roundup of radicals that fol- lowed tho street slaying. He Is held responsible by the County Prosecutor for tho shooting of Warren Grimm. commander of tho Centralia post of the American Legion. His description has beon placarded throughout the Stato, and his capturo Is regarded ns certain. Mlnsliif- - Mnn Hunted. Officers of the American Legion were m communication with tho county prosecutor's olllce, and when they learned of the confession reported to have ben obtained, and that Bland was wanted, they organized with rifles at. once to get him. An even hundred men went out, on authority, ready to shoot to bring the fugitive In, but to capture him at nil cost. Feeling In tho city ran higher to-d- with the announcement cf the new developments. Early this morning a freight train from Seattle bristled with tho menace of armed I. W. W. As thn triln null! Into the yard hero sixteen radicals with their from tho tho started for wero by tho lft repro-wh- o to them' the Legion. Tho radicals promptly shifted their gunsi into play, and compelling tho crew to hold up their hands and back up against the cars, mado off. Fears were expressed In that another concentrated move had been planned to repeat the bloodshed of Tues- - day. Several were reported during the day where sullen. had been scon slinking about the borders of the town. Extra deputies have been sworn In for safeguarding the city. night Edward Godfrey, nn employee In the Chehalls Mills, was shot by a guard for refusing to halt upon command. Tho bullet went through his left shoulder without Inflicting serious Injury God- frey had worked at tho mills three months, nnd had the military regula- tions regarding pnssing tho sentry fully explained to him. Kvldenre In SnrprUe. The announcement from thn County office that evidence had been obtained for criminal prosecution oame as something of a surprise after the testimony taken tho In vestigation by tho Coroner's lurv nnd trie failure or the Jury to fix respon slblllty for the shooting. Ono of tho witnesses. Dr. Frank J. Blckfnrd, was one of the marchers, he was toward the front of the parade when he heard a man next to him say: \Let's get the I. W. W.\ The line was filing past the hall by the radicals as a meeting place. Dr. Blckford said few men neare't him took up the words nnd ran to the en- trance the hall. The first man had his foot ncrosa the threshold, he de- clared, when the shot from radical guns started the riot Mr. Cunningham said he was not greatly Impressed by Blckford's tho opinion that the witness failed to hear the first shots saw only the of the marching soldiers toward the hall. An- other witness. Dr. Herbert Bell, a for- - Confintifrf on Second rage. DEEP.FOOT FARM BACSAGES Back on the Same flavor and I uallfr roil umA let v.t. t Ih tJL aaaabavwMKb, Hue, AU DUn. Xfc. i Letter From Iicds Declared Soldiers' Organization \Is Doomed.\ NINE LEADERS NAMED' \Will Follow in Footsteps of Marked at Con- tralia,\ It Says RADICALS ABE ARRESTED! Two Troops of National Guard Ordered Out to Patrol Washington City. Spokane, Wash., Nov. 14. Members; of tho American Legion in this city wero being sworn in as special police- men ht to meet what was de--1 clared to be an invasion of 1,000 to 2,000 members of tho Industrial Work- ers of tho World, due to arrive hero from Montana and other partfi of tho Northwest This action was taken following the receipt during tho day of a letter, signed \Industrial Workers of tho World, Managing Sec- retary,\ threatening nine local mem bers of the Legion with death. Tho Utter typewritten, tho letterhead was torn off, and It mailed yes- terday. The letter said in part: For the last two or three months tho Spokane chapter of the I. W. W. has been watching tho activi- ties of several leaders of tho Ameri- can Legion. You havo token an open stand against the I. W. W. Allow mo to stato at this time that tho American Legion in Spokane Is doomed and will bo curbed by tho working classes. Our members have instructed rrw write you at this tlmo you that unless tho following men discontinue to create hatred against tho I. W. W. of Spokane they wlU follow in tho footsteps of to marked ones at Centralia. The Niuned. The men named in the letter 4 marked : . Frank McKe'vltt, Lester Mallette, Frank O'Leary, Henry Wlso, Ralph Gor- don, Russell Alexander, II. E. T. Homan. James Albl and Harold Pitts. With but ono or two exceptions these men are overseas etcrans and held commis- sions In the army. Wlso Is an officer of tho Spokane American Legion Post Pitts Is manager of tho Spokane office1 of the Stato Veterans Welfare Commis- sion, Is president of the Fliers Club, an organization of former aviation ser- vice men. All have ocen active tn affairs of the Amcrlcan Legion In the Northwest. wore Issued for the mobilization of two companies of tho Washington National Guard. At tha same time arrangements were made the officers at Fort Georga Wright to supply arms and ammunition for the members of tho Amcrlcan Legion sworn lu as deputy sheriffs or police- men. Even without arms these Legion men were ready for duty. Major Thomas G. Aston, commander of a battalion of the National Guard, announced li telegraphed Adjt-Gc- n. Moss recommending that tho two local companies of guardsmen bo mobilized. All L W. V. suspects arc to bo ar- rested, arcordlnjr to on acreement Officers of tho American Legion told the officials they had received what thov considered authentic reports that I. W W. nre en routo here. All Incoming trams, tney said, are loaded with mem- - l'erH of \10 organization and reports bave been received from lumber camps In this ri g on thn I. W. W. aro leaving their to go to Spokane. Declare Information Correct. Despite efforts to discount reports of the Invasion, officers of tho Legion main- tained stoutly their Information was from reliable sources. The city Jail Is filled. It was said, but Sheriff Itcid said lu could care for 170 additional prisoners In tho county Jail. All arrested men would bo held, it W2i declared. With fifty-eig- alleged members of the Industrial Workers of the World In tho local Jail charged with criminal syndicalism, police officcra y seized quantity of radical literature to amount to nearly a ton. Fifty-tw- o alleged members of the I. W. W. wcro convicted In police court to- day on charges criminal synd'callsm, Each wns sentenced to thirty days In Jail and fined $100. Tho prisoners w thout counsel nnd conducted a \Fllent defence.\ It Included a new booklet by James Rowan, former national secretary of tha I. W. W. timber workers' union, Is at liberty on bond following his con- viction In Chicago I. W. W. cases. What tho police bellevo was tho be- ginning of a German Soviet was dis- covered, they declared, In the arrest of C. K. Quant Quast Is being held for further Investigation. Orders forbidding \workers' meetings' called for Saturday and Sunday evenings at Turner Hall wero sent directors of the German Turnvcreln y by Com- missioner J. H. Tllsley of the Depart- ment of Public Safety, who warned them criminal actions w uM bo brought unless meetings of I. W. W. and kin organizations were barred from the hall. Tacoma, Nov. 14. Reports wer re- ceived by the authorities here that a concentration of L W. W. waa being attempUd a Cumberland, . muv rifle barrels tucked under coats , 1Pacncd at 11 conference between brake beams and rnls:5!oncr Tllsley of Department of a rendezvous. They PuhlIu Safety, Chief of I'ollcu Weir, Shor-slght- members of train crew i Jold' an1 otncr offcers and attempted Interfere with sentatives of American I Instances Last Prosecutor's a adverse at who said well used a of first Dr. testimony, expressing and sudden rush marktt XlmArn Ones was was to notifying Men were Albl being with Instant had Jobs a said of who dred
