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NUMBER 157
JAPANESE LEADER THREATENS U. S.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS NOW IN SESSION
RUSSIAN SOVIET TROOPS CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL
Hi FAILS
. AS WRANGEL GOES
AOOAIID WARSHIP
PARIS, Nov. 16—The city of
Sebastopol has fallen into the hands
of the Bolshevik forces, the occupa
tion having taken place on Sunday
night. The Soviet forces are now in
control of the entire Crimean penin
* sula, according to authentic reports
received in this city today. Gener
al Wrangel and his entire staff have
succeeded in getting away from the
Bolsheviki and are now expected in
Constantinople aboard a French war
ship.
Refugees Crowd City
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 16—
Thirteen thousand refugees have ar
rived here from the city of Sebasto
^ pol, but because of lack of accom
modations, the- majority of them
are compelled to remain aboard the
vessels which brought them here.
It is understood that 30,000 resi
dents were granted permission to
leave Sebastopol, but it was im
possible to transport the entire pop
^ illation.
Ku;sian» Are warned
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 16—
'rhe admiral of the French Black
sea squadron has wirelessed the com
mander of the Bolshevik forces of
occupation at Sebastopol, threatening
reprisals if the city is looted or
the population molested.
The French have officially as
sumed responsibility for the refugees
arriving from Sebastopol. The ar
rivals are being fed by American
and French soup kitchens.
Wrangell last To Leave
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 16—
The city of Sebastopol fell to the
Russian soviet forces at five o’clock
Sunday afternoon, after the plans
for evacuation had been fully car
ried out. General Wrangell was the
last of the anti-Bolshevik forces to
leave the doomed city. He boarded
the French cruiser Korniloff, with
• his soldiers lustily cheering him.
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QUESTION OF AMERICAN WAR
All available American warships in
the Black sea will be used to as
sist refugees leaving Crimea in ad
vance of the Bolshevik armies.
The American destroyer Fox is
reported to have arrived at Con
stantinople with 50 Red Cross work
ers who worked behind the Wrangel
lines. The hope is expressed that all
of the society’s workers have es
caped from the danger zone.
FLEETS GOING SOUTH FOR
VISIT WITH NEIGHBORS
.VEW YORK, Nov: 16—The At
lantic and Pacific fleets of the U.
S. navy will make a joint cruise to
the west coast of South America
during the winter, according to an
nouncement made here today. The
vessels will start south early in Feb
ruary, the Atlantic section making
a stop at Callao, Peru, for a visit,
while the Pacific fleet will continue
to Valparaiso, returning to Balboa
February 25.
The sailors of the two fleets eom
fipete in inter-fleet athletic con
tests.
j ENGINEERS RECEIVED BONUS
FROM CHEMICAL CONCERN
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NEW YORK, Nov. 16—During
the progress of the investigation of
Shipping board methods by the
special congressional committee, it
was shown today that engineers on
shipping board vessels were in the
I habit of receiving private com
missions from firms selling supplies
for use on the ships. Lizzie Moore
house, treasurer of a chemical con
cern, informed the investigators to
day that her company paid the en
gineers $10 on each 20-gallon keg
of chemicals sold by them, the com
missions being charged to advertis
ing by the salesmen.
Investigated Charges
Details of the steps taken by the
board to “suppress irregularities”
now being investigated by the con
gressional committee were given by
John T. Meehan, of the board’s in
vestigation division. He said that of
the 2,400 charges investigated by
his department, only 12 had been
found sufficiently well grounded to
secure indictments.
Just Inefficient
> The practices of the board which
led to the investigation by the
Walsh committee, were not corrupt,
according to Commander A. B.
Clement, executive assistant to Ben
son, who was called before the com
mittee this afternoon. He said that
if there is ground for criticism, it
is upon the ground that perfect
“co-ordination between the different
departments was unattained.” He
admitted that in some cases labor
ers in the employ of the board had
received the pay of experts, but all
that had been stopped, he said.
f TOKYO, Nov. 16—Marquis Oku
' ma, former premier of Japan and
! still one of the foremost men of the
j nation, made a statement today in
! which he attacked the California plan
i to exclude Japanes from America by
| treaty. He pointed out that Japanese
| immigration has been restricted by
! voluntary agreement between the
j two nations and declared that be
! cause restriction is prejudicial to
•Japan’s prestige, any effort to make
' the restriction statutory would be an
j act of infidelity to Japanes Ameri
j can friendship.
! He said further that if Japan’s
* appeals fail, there remains only
1 recourse to force. He pointed out
that the Japanese government de
sired a solution of the problem,
fearing delay and complications of
the question might lead to an out
burst of self-sacrificing patriotism
for which the Japanese people are
noted.
Students Want War
TOKYO, Nov. 16—Student so
cieties of three of Tokyo’s private
universities held organized meetings
: today for the purpose of discussing
| the question : Shall Japan fight the j
j United States? The police made two.
| unsuccessful attempt to persuade the '
students to change the subject.
Attack Salvation Army
TOKYO, Nov. 16—Anti-Christian
mobs twice broke up the Salvation
army jubilee celebration which was
held here yesterday. Students dis
persed an open air meeting and then
the mob invaded the building where
the army ceremonies were in pro
gess. Speakers were silenced and
the decoration torn from the walls.
Budda adherents are blamed for the
disturbances.
Framing The Legislation
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16—
The house immigration committee,
under the chairmanship of Congress
man Albert S. Johnson, of Wash
ington, has begun a discussion of
plans for the framing of legislation
restricting immigration and the
naturalization of aliens. Hearing's
are to be held by the committee
at a later date.
Japaoeae in America
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16
Figures made public by the census
bureau today show that there are
70,196 Japanese in California, an
increase of 28,840 since 1910. The
state of Oregon now has 4,012, an
increase of 604 during the ten
year period. There are 17,114 Japs
in the state of Washington, an in
crease of 4,185. The Japanese in
California represent about two per
cent, of the state’s entire popula
tion.
The population of Hawaii in
cludes 109,269 Japanese, or 42.7
per cent, of the entire island pop
ulation, which the 1920 census
figures show to be 200,602.
WORKERS ARE SATISFIED;
VOTE AGAINST RAISE
BALTIMORE, Nov. 16—Twelve
thousand building- trades workmen
of this city have declined an ad
vance in wages from 90 cents io
one dollar an hour. A year ago the
union rate for carpenters was fixed
at 90 cents an hour, with a proviso
that the rate would be increased to
a dollar on the first of November.
But when the raise was tendered
them the men .voted to let the old
rate continue. Their reason for
not accepting the raise is that the
cost of living is lowering and the
outlook good for steady work. They
say they are satisfied.
JUDGE WANTS TO KNOW
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 16—In ex
planation of his investigation of
Attorney General Palmer, in con
nection with the coal conspiracy
cases, Federal Judge Anderson de
clared that he had started the in
quiry “to find out if the attorney
general can hamstring a case in this
court.” Former Special District At
torney Simms, who resigned his job,
will be the first witness called.
Mrs. Emma Carr arrived from
Fairbanks today and will leave for
the coast tomorrow, by way of the
Broad Pass trail. She is headed for
the States for the winter.
S
| ARCHES START TROUBLE
AMONG BELFAST PEOPLE
i BELFAST, Nov. 16—Considerable
; trouble was occasioned in this city
i last night by the display of Ameri
i can and Sinn Fein flags on Sinn
I Fein arches. The disturbance took
I the form of stone-throwing and
; dueling with revolvers and scores
i of the rioters were injured.
| The police finally appeared on the
! scene and caused the removal of
the unpopular arches, after which
order was restored.
JUDGE LANDIS WILL HEAD
NEW BALL ORGANIZATION
CHICAGO, Nov. 16—The major
baseball leagues have succeeded in
perfecting their reorganization, with
Judge Landis as sole arbiter, and
the minors have been given the op
portunity to come into the new or
ganization under the Landis regime.
Chicago will be the headquarters.
Judge Landis will retain his place
on the bench.
DUCHESS GETS DIVORCE
LONDON, Nov. 16—The Duchess
of Marlborough, formerly Consuelo
Vanderbilt, has been awarded a di
vorce decree from the duke on the
grounds of desertion and miscon
duct. The charges were • denied un
til the evidence was taken.. The
proceedings were of a sensational
character, the evidence showing
that the duke occupied a room at a
Paris hotel with an un-named wo
man, “24 or 26 years of age.” This
| evidence was given by a detective
employed by the duchess to watch
I her husband, who occupied a front
i
seat during the proceedings.
1 Unless the duke institutes other
proceedings, the decree becomes ab
solute at the end of six months.
MAYOR IS UNPOPULAR;
VETERANS MAKE PROTEST
PITTSBURG, Nov. 16—Mayor
E. V. Babcock was forced to va
cate the reviewing stand in this city
on Armistice Day because of the re
fusal of overseas veterans to march
past the stand so long as the mayor
remained in it. The action of the
veterans held up the entire proces
sion until the mayor beat it, after
an unsuccessful attempt to speak.
His words were drowned out by the
marchers and spectators.
The veterans objected to the
presence of the mayor because the
city recently issued a permit for
what they termed a “pro-German tag
day."*
SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA
GOING TO CONFERENCE
CHICAGO, Nov. 16—Announce
ment has been made that the Social
ist party of the United States will
send a delegate to the international
conference at Berne, which has been
called by the Socialist parties of
England, Germany and Switzerland.
The delegate is to be sent with a
view to obtaining modifications such
as will permit the American party
to join the Third Moscow interna-,
tionale.
ATTORNEY SHOOTS WIFE
PORTLAND, Nov. 16—Schuyler!
C. Spencer, an attorney of this city,
shot and killed himself here yes
terday after seriously wounding his
wife, who is now under treatment j
at a local hospital. Her condition is
thought to be critical.
Despondency resulting from ill
ness is believed to have prompted
the shooting. Spencer had been a
resident of Portland for 38 years
and was prominent in political and
civic affairs.
CRUISER GOES AGROUND
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16—
The protected cruiser. Cleveland, at
tached to the squadron on duty in
.Latin-American waters, grounded in
Cartagena harbor last week and, al
though undamaged, the vessel oc
cupies such a position that it has
been found impossible to get her
into deep water again. The equip
ment is now being removed to lessen
tlie draft and tugs have been order
ed from San Francisco to pull the
cruiser from her perilous position.
I
GENEVA, Nov. 16—The repre
sentatives of 41 countries met here
y«tsterday in the first session of the
assembly of the League of Nations
and throughout the opening cere
monies there appeared to be a dis
positions to meet all questions fair
ly and in an open-minded manner.
U. S. Represented
The United States is not repre
sented officially at the gathering,
but American “observers" will be
present at every session for the pur
pose of keeping Washington fully
informed.
At a meeting of the council of
fthe league arrangements were made
for the United States to have repre
sentatives on the financial eommis
| sion, as well as commissions on
I economics and mandates should it
1 be so desired by the American gov
ernment.
i The election of a permanent presi
dent and the appointment of com
missions was the first work taken up.
The reports of thy various commis
sions, it is believed, will not be
ready for a fortnight.
Scymans Is President
Paul Seymans, ex foreign minis
ter of Belgium and head of the Bel
j?ian delegation in the assembly of
the league, was elected permanent
president when the assembly met
today. He received 35 of the 41
votes cast.
Opening Ceremonies
The opening of the assembly yes
terday was announced by the ring
ing of bells in all the churches,
followed by a procession of Swiss
officials who marched from City
hall to the Hall of Reformation,
where the league meeting is being
held. The paraders marched through
streets bedecked with the flags of
all the nations of the world, except
Germany, Austria and Turkey. Only
a few American flags were in evi
dence.
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