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.Mews arid Observer TTT WEATHER: Fair Friday i mMh central ad cut portions; Saturday fair, slightly warmer. WATCH LABEL, a imi MM " ran si M kafan mtiatisa aa awtU astasia a stasis n. VOL CX. NO. 137. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14. 1919. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. SENATE ON RECORD VOTE QUALIFIES ARTICLE TEN OF LEAGUE COVENANT Squarely Joining Issue With President Wilson, Solid Re publican Line-Up Puts Reservation Over FOUR DEMOCRATS HELP nnnAiipiiTA r- I r"fllf? i TO CHANGE" PURPOSE . republicans Vote, Down At- tempt of Democrats to Adopt Cloture Eule On Debate On Reservations and Then Pnt I Motion In To Limit Discus . sion On Entire Treaty, Which Will Be-Voted- On-Today; ' Article Reservation Adopt ed follows Exactly One Be 1 . ported By ForeignBelations Committee, Which Wilson Opposes - . , ,-4- -- "Washington, Not. 13. Snuarel.v joining- tho issue with President Wilaon, the Senate adopted today a reservation qualifying the obligations of tha United tUates onder article ten of the League of Nation covenant. - A aolid Republican- lineup, reinforced ty four Democratic votes,' put the reser vation srross exactly it eame from the foreign relation eoramittee and in Virtually the language whieh tha Presi dent declared on hii Western tour would cut the heart out of tha covenant and ' mean the rejection of the treaty. The vote by which the resorvatioa won was 46 to 33. l -. Vote an Clot are Today. ' The fight for reservation having thus keen carried to a climax the Republican presented for future action a cloture proposal designed to bring final action, .on jthe question of ratification within a week. A less -sweeping measure, pro posing limitation on the reservation debate only, had been , put ia by the Democrats earner in tiie aay, dui re jected when-the Republicans voted to sustain a point of orde r against it. ! A vote on tha-ijuestioa of elunping down a cloture on debate- will- come Saturday morning and the Republican, l.adere say It will depend' entirely on the Democrats whether' the move rallies tl necessary two-third, t make cloture effective h Democratic leaders were not reedy tonxgns w nay now s wiry would vot. being fearfal that agree ment to So (weeping a. program, might imperil their chances to secure action on. a ratification resolution or tneir own. Article Ten Reservation. --' The article ten reservation as adopted by the Senate follow .. - ' The United mates assumes fa orn-s-atlon to preserve the territorial in tegrity or political independence of any Other country or to interfere with controversies between nations whether members of the' league or not nnder tho provisions of article ten, er to em ploy the military or naval forces of the United States, under any article of the treatv for sir Durooee unless ia any It particular ease the Congress, which, under the Constitution, has the sole power to declare war or authorise the employment of the military or naval forces of the United States, shall by act or joint resolution so provide." ' In only two particulars does thia lan guage differ from the proposed reser vation which vthe President declared at Cheyenne,' Wyo he would be obliged to regard as a rejection. . At read by Mr. Wilson, the phrase "nnder the pro- visions ef article Ten'' -occurred at a different place, and tho final word "provide waa changed to "declare." I. ' y How Seaatora Voted. . a' . Tor adoptions '"' " Republicans Ball, Borah, Braadegee, Calder, Cappes( Colt. -Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge, Elkins, Fall, Fern aid, France. Frelinghuyaen, Groaaa, Halo, Harding, Johnson (Calj Kenyon, Keyes, LaFollette, Lenroot, Lodge, Me Cumber, McLean, MeNary, Moses, New, Norrit, Page,- Penrose, Fhipps, Poin dexter, Sherman, Smoot, Spencer, Ster ling, Sutherland,' Townsead, Warren, and Watson. : Total 48. Democrats Gore, Reed, Smith (Oa.,) nd Walsh (Mass.) Total f, ' Total for 46. -Against adoption emocrata Ash Brat, Beckham, Dial, -Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hitchcock, Johnson (8. D) Jones (New Mexico), Kendrick, Klrby, McKellar, Myers, Nugent, Overman, Owen, Phe laa, Pittman, Ransdell, Robinson, Shep nard. Smith' (Maryland). Smith (South Caroliaa), Stanley, Thomas, TrammeU, Underwood, Walsh (Montana), Williams and Wolcott, Total S3. ;.,;:. ToUl against 33. '....; ' ' ' - Sixteen Senator ' sot Voting were paired as follow! ' For adoption Jones (Wash.), Kel logg, Knox. McCormick, Nelson, New ' berry and Wadaworth, Republicans, and Shields, Democrat. - Against Ba&khead, Chamberlain, Culberson, King, Pomerene, Simmons, Swansea and Smith (Arizona); Demo crats. ..' : ... ' ' ' One vacancy In Virginia. v Democrat Fight Stubbornly. . Tha administration force fought stubbornly through ths day and Into tha evening to secure some modification ef the committee measure hut to all of their proposals .-the-- united Bepublicn organization remained ad amant Finally forced to yipld. Denio ' erati Leader Hitchcock put into the Sonata hopper a set of five reserva tions oa which hs will ask for a vote Inter as a substitute for the committee r 1 oa Fa-o ToJ CAMP BRAGG LAND MAY BE PURCHASED Owners, However, Advised They Must Not Undertake To Raise Their Prices' CONGRESS WILL AWAIT FINDINGS BY. DEPARTMENT In Any Event Money Cannot Be Had Before Next Session of Congress 'Appropriates " It; Some Sugar En Boute To North Carolina; Wilmington Delegation In Washington A r TU Near and. Ohaerver Bur esui , 4 603 District National Bank Bldg. By R. K. POWELL. (By Special Leased Wireji Washington. D. C, Nov. IS. The re ported disposition of" land-owners in the Camp Bragg area to raise the price oa their property above the government appraisers figures will materially In terfere with the inclusion of the L 175,000 item for the Fayettevillo camp when the Military Affair Committee sends ia tho omnibus army camp appro priation bill at the next session ef Coa grass, according to a letter Chairman Anthony wrote Represeatativo Godwin today. ; .- The full committee recently author ised the favorable report of a measure carrying appropriations for the com pletion of Camp Bragg," Mr. Anthony informs tho Sixth district member. "Jt is not eur intention to report the bill probably until December, ss we de sire to give tha real .estate division of the War Departmen time to close agreement oa aom parcels of land there which are not yet completed. . If these parrels be secured oa rea sonable . basis, w will probably go ahead sad -report the bill but if any of lis land-owner there iaoold rain their price or obstruct the work of the real estate division, it would ma terially interfere with tho inclusion ef thia item.. ' This statement from Chairman An thony cornea close upon the heel of reports from the Sixth district that land owners in the area were planning to raise the price agreed upon with the agents of tho War Department as much as two hnaded per cent in' some in stances and force a gloomy outlook for Camp Bragg and tha land-owner too. If the land-owner back, as has been indicated. Camp Bragg will certainly "hang fire" aad may have to be aban doned. If they ait still aad agree to the price heretofore settled- on their property, Congress will not provide the appropriation antil after the aext ses sion of Congress. The Camp Bragg booster and tho Band Hill Land-owners are veritably between the "devil and the deep bloe sea" with a Republican Congress administering to tho ill of ' a Democratic dlatriet. ' ' , , ,", Tha Sagar Situation. Ths situation with respect to en jar Cleared a little bit today with throe outstanding developments. They are: First Chairmaa Lowry, of tho Sugar Equalization Board, advised President Holmes, of the North Carolina Whole sale Grocers' Association, that 12.000 barrels of Cuban sugar was being shipped into North Carolina territory In addition to 5,000 barrels to Norfolk for distribution ia North Carolina. Second Tha equalisation board la Havana announced an agreement to export the 24,430 hsgs of Cuban sugar Surehased aom time ago by Gilmer rothers Company, ef Wiaston-8alem. Third The Department of Justice in formed Senator Simmons that 17 cents per poaad had been fixed by the Gov ernment a tho maximum price at which New Orleaaa tanneries may sell sugar to wholesale grocers. Quotations in ex ec are in violation of the profiteering law aad should be reported, to United States Attorneys. - ' Prtcee Beyond Control. In this connection Chairman Lowry ha advised Mr. Holme that this price la Something beyond the control of this commit tea or the equalisation board, ex cept that which concerns old crop Cuban sugar. The action of the beet and Louisiana eaaa interest is subject only to tha review of the United Sure Dis trict Attorney, who eaa prosecute if he find cause for aetioa nnder the board ing or profiteering law. - - Import lioensa waa granted today by tho .War Trade Board for tho Gilmer purchase of sugar, representing nearly eight million pounds, and at the sans time Benstor Simmon , requested tb United - State 'custom . authorities to (Ceatlaaed an Pago Two) WHISKEY SOLD OPENLY BY LOUISVILLE DEALERS '"'aanaanmaaseBt, Louisville, KyV Nov. 13. For th first time since July 1, when war-time prohibition went into effect, whiskey openly wsl sold ia - Louisville today without interference by the Federal authorities. Tha eales were made by two Louisville distillers from their tax paid floor stock tinder the protection of a temporary injunction, issued by Federal Judge Walter Evans, but ia the tie of a government warning that if tbe Supreme Court finds war-tims prohibition constitutional prosecutions were poisible. RAIDS CONDUCTED AGIST N WESTERN CITIES Governor of Washington An nounces That He Will Start State-wide Campaign FEDERAL OFFICERS RAID SEATTLE PAPER'S OFFICE Arrests and Baids Outgrowth of Killing ofFouT Service lien at Centralia, Wash.; I. W. W. Prisoner Turns -State Evidence - and Implicates Tour Men In Killing Seattle, Wash., Nov. 13. (By the As sociated Press.) Raids were conducted ia "WaBhiflgtony nnd Oregou cities today by Stats and Federal officials on Indus trial Workers "ojf the World headquarter and many arrest were made of alleged members of the Organization. , Governor L. F. Hart, of Washington, aanounesd he would start a state-wide campaign to wipe out Industrial Work ers of the World, Bolsheviki and other radicals and called upon all State ofti- ciala to- ao-oprat ..m - h ww - wrttt Federal and conntyfficers. The Governor received messages ask ing him to convene the Legislsture to pass stringent anti-Industrial Worker of the World laws. Federal officers raided the office of ths Seattle Union Record Veiled the en tire plant and arrested several employes, including K. B. Ault, editor. The raids were ths outgrowth of the killing of four former service men at Centralia, Washington Tuesday by alleged L W. W. Seventy-four alleged member of the Industrial Workers were arrested in a hall at Hpokana and at Portland, Ore gon, men alleged to be members of the organization were being held for exami nation. One of the men arrested at Portland, Frank Brlley, told authorities he believed the" Centralia outrage was a "f rams up against the L W. W." The raid on the Union Record was msde oa instructions from Wsshington, D. C, according to Robert C. Saunders, United Ststts district attorney. Federal officers also Mixed the plant of the Equity Printing Company and arrested Walker C. Smith, editor of the Interna tional neexly which ia printed ia th Equity shep. Smith was charged with violating the epioBg t. , . - Ault, editor, tioorge P. Lisman, presi dent of the board ef directors of the. Record, and Frank A. Rust, secretary manager of th Seattle Labor Temple Association, were arrested charged with violating the. Espionage net. . The Rec ord is owned by the Seattle Central Labor Council. Deputy United States marshals ordered a truck load of copies of th mail edition, which waa about to leave ths office to be naloaded. During Seattle's general strike in February it was charged by city officials 'that the Equity plant printed most of the alleged inflammatory poster and ha ad bills distributed about the city. Ole Hanson, then mayor, closed the plant for th time. . . ' , CONTINUE TO SEEK L W. W. MEMBERS AT CENTRALIA Centralia," Wash., Nov. 13. (By the Associated Pres.) Police aad former . (Continued oa Pago Two.) DEMOCRATS CALL' PRIMARY TO NOMINATE CANDIDATE Selection of Suocessor To y " Judge E. Y. Webb Takes Place November 24 . Hickory, Nov. 13. The Democratic executive committee of the Ninth con gressional ia session her this after noon set Monday, November 24, as th cat for holding a primary and Friday, November 28, ss th time for holding a convention to nominate a candidate in esse no candidate receive a majority of th votes ia th primary. : Th convention is to be held at Gas tonia, begUnlng at one aad each can didate will hive on delegate for every 100 votes east or fraction of 5 er more. This decision was reached after a session lasting over three nours during which all tb candidate ' except J. I). McCall, of Charlotte, were hesrds well a a number of Democrats In the district. Edgar Love, of Lincoln ton, chairman, presided and . WilsonvWnr lick, of Newton, acted as aeeretary. . The candidate' will pay th cost of holding th primary but it i hoped that Democrats in various counties , of the district will give their work free. , The closeness of th special election oa December 10, moved th committee aad candidate to call the primary at an earlier date aad this fact will ac count for any ; imperfection in the plan. Chairman Love received a tele gram from Wilson G. Lamb, chairman ef the Stst Board of Elections, laying the nam of th successful candidate must be with hi board by December 1. The candidate here this afternoon wer W. B. Council, Hickory; Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby, and W. C. Dowd, John R, MeBae, F. B. MeNinch and Marvin JU Riteh, Cbsrlotte. 8evea candidate for the nomination have announced themselves t Assistant District Attorney Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby j ex-Judg W. B. Couneill, of Hickory, end Mayor F. R. McNinch, W. C. Dowd, John A. McBae, J. D. McCall and Marvin L. Hitch, of Charlotte. Th fiv Charlotte candidates, how ever, have agreed to leave the selection of a candidate to represent their county ia the district primary to a convention of the county precinct committeemen to 1e held aext Saturday, so that pre sumably there will be only three candi date ia Un district primary. VAGE AGREEMENT IN EFFECT CHIEF U Coal Operators Issue State ment Stating That They Are Willing To Be Fair CONCILIATORY SPIRIT SHOWN IN STATEMENT Announcement That fuel Administrator Will Attend; Attorney General Palmer Takes Steps To Insure Hasty Production of Coal Washington, Nov. 13. Coal miners snd operators from the nation's bitumi nous fields wiirsnleTlnto negotiations here tomorrow for a new wage agree meat "wits the Hestlo'n'lh'e'lJme'of. termination of ths Washington wage agreement of 1018 apparently ss ths chief stumbling block. '--- - Both miners aa operator ea ths eve of the sonferenee at which the point ia dispute in the recent etrike are x "pseted We scRled, were hopeful, however, aa to th outcome and ex pressed tha belief that the question of when the Washington agreement ter minated could be disposed of through mutual agreement along with the de mands of the miners for 60 per cent increase in pay aad shorter ho'irs. - Announcement by the executive com mittee of th eoal operators of the cen tral competitive field in a formal state- j ment tonight that the wasmngion agreement is one of tho matters "to be determined by the conference," was taken generally to mean that the oper ators do not intend to stand pat on their contention that present contracts remain in effect during tb "duration of the war 'or until March 31. 1920, in case a satisfactory settlement is msde with the miners on that and ether points. Spirit of Conciliation. , JThe statement disclaimed that the ssage from T. T. Brewster, president of the Coal Operator Association in th central eumpetitive-neld. inviting the miner to a conference ' to negotiate a contract to be ia force upon the termination of th contract how in ef fect wss an attempt to "entrap the mines into a taeit aehnowledgement" of th binding, fore of ft contracts, and pointed out that th text of th tele gram was almost identical with that pf th call for th Buffalo conference. ., It wa aid by those in close touch with the situation that th operator wer going into the conference tumor row in a conciliatory spirit, and would not insist on the interpretation that the war is not ovsr, slthough their stand has been supported by . the pronounce ment of the administration and the mandate of Federal Judge Anderson at Indianapolia. Miners arriving here today for the parley attached significance to the an nouncement - by Secretary of Labor Wilson that Fusl Administrator Gar field had accepted his invitation to be present at the opening of the confer ence. No explanstiun of -the role Dr. Garfield ia to play was given other than th statement that as it was through this influence '.that the Wash, ington agreement was negotiated, hi presence was logically to bo expected. There was speculation a to whether the Fuel Administrator, with revived war power, might not be a hi to exer cise his authority ia a similar manner on th's occasion. - : Dr. Garfield will not arrive until to morrow morning, but at th Fuel Ad ministration offices her it was said that Dr.,, Garfield's opinion flight be asked as to how much of th burdca of increased eost of production of eoal, in' ease a wage advance ia agreed to, th public, should be called npoa to bear. ' Conference This Afternoon. The conference will begin t 2:30 o'clock instead of st 11 o'clock, the De partment ef Labor announced tonight, owing to the fact that Joha L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America and other partici pants will not arrive until after noon. On account of the storm in northwest ern states, a number of mine officials and operator are not expected to ar rive before Saturday or perhaps later. The first question to come before the conference "Will b whether th pro ceedings shall be epea. Secretary Wil aon. said today that he would recom mend that newspaper representatives be admitted to the sonferenee halt la keeping with his recent announce ment that operator) ss well as miner attempting to restrict tha output of eoal would bo ' prosecuted, Attorney General Palmer today 1 sought further lnformstioa about companies at Birm ingham, which th miners claim, hav discharged and turned back men who wer returning to work ia compliance (Continued en Pag Twe. COLD WAVE WABNING9 , FROM NEW JERSET TO . GEORGIA ORDERED UP ' Wsshington, Nov. 13-Cold wsve warning hav beea ordered from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, oath ward to Interior Georgia, th Weath er Bareaa announced tonight. Fair weather tomorrow with lower tern peratnre la th AtUati States Is predicted. The bareaa forecasts somewhat Warmer weather for the Interior of the ' middle aad Sonth Atlantic State Satsrdsy. ' The tessawratares are generally be low 4 ha aeaaonal avsrag throw rhent the country, the report said, snd this morning tho line ef freezing teas peratnre extended late central Tevas aad th north portion of th East Calf State.. Light snow wer re ported la Washingtoa aad stress northwest Montana. - STUMB ING BLOCK SENATOR SlMmONS HEADS COMMITTEE JO STEER TREATY Selection As Chairman of Sen ate Sub-Committee Fore shadows Leadership PARLIAMENTARY TANGLE TO BE STRAIGHTENED OUT KorthjDaroUnk Congressmen Hear From Labor Leaders in Protests Against Esch Bail road Bill; Judge Pell Against Centralising Bate -Making in Washington . The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg. By-R.-.-pOWEt.K: (By Bpecial Leased Wire.) Washington, D. C, Nov. 13. The se lection today by Senator f . M. Simmons; of North Carolina, aa chairman of th sub-committee to engineer the treaty procedure out of it present tangla.i accepted' by metropolitan., writera as a certain indication that the aenior North Carolina Senator will be chosen by the Democrats as leader of the minority. The North . Carolina Senator was ehosea to head the sub-committee on treaty procedure at a caucus of the Democrat this morning. Named on ths committee with him are Senators Pittrohn, of Nevada; Walsh of Mon tana; Robinson, of Arkansas, and Un dwwood, f - Alabama.- The fet -that Senator Hitchcock is not included in th list is not necessarily a slap at the man Who is now leading the fight for the treaty because the Nebraska rlenator has his hands full in managing the fight on th floor. v May Get Together. There have been several predictions todsy that the choice of Senator Sim mons means that tho friend of the treaty will sUl thing off th floor and effect an sgvMasoat that will sav th treaty from a deadlock and bring about, ratification before this session sdjonrns. Another way of saying th ssms thing is that Senator Simmons' ability to effect compromises commands such respect on the- part of his col leagues that they believe hs is th. logi cal man to ava th , treaty at this, it most critical stage. At tha conference f the Democrat thia morning, when Senator Simmon was (elected, it was determined to take drastic measure against whs i feared may be a stubbora filibuster against th treaty. The failnr of the cloture at tempt by Senator Hitchcock after the caucus eame about on a point of order and moved Senator McCumber, Republi can, to suggest that unless th Dem ocrats attempt a cloture affecting the treaty aa a whole, the Republican friends of the treaty will. The Hitch cock attempt thia morning waa aimed at the reservations proposed by Senator Lodge. To Straights Oat Tangle. Of the five member appointed oa the sub-committee which Senator Simmons holds, only on is a member of th For eign Relations committee, 'Senator Key Pittman, of Nevada.' This fact alone carries added significance and warrant th conclusion that this "steering' committee i ehosea more to straighten out the present parliamentary tangle (Continued on Pag Two.) PRINCE OF WALES VISITS PRESIDENT. IN SICK ROOM Youthful British Heir Earlier. In Day Lays Wreath On Washington's Tomb Washington, Nov. 13 President Wil son, propped up in the great mahogany bed in which Baroa Renfrew, later King Edward VII, Slept when h vis ited Washington in 1860, greeted today th grandson of that British King ia Albert Edward Prine of Wale. ' ,The Prine was taken to th Presi dent's sick room after he' hid had tea with Mrs. Wilson snd the President's daughter, Miss Margaret Wilson, and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre. The visit to the Whit House followed a motor trip to Mount Vrnon, where the youthful British hair laid a wreath oa Whing ton' tomb and planted a young cedar before th "resting place -of the leader, of the American colonies ia their strug gle with England. Boon after the President and th Prince had exchanged greetings th President noticed that his visitor was looking closely at th masslv old bed aad told him its story-r-how th Prinee's grandfather had slept ia ft when, he wss entertained at th Whit Hons by President Buchanan and of its being the asm bed ia which President Lin cola slept during hi years iif ths White House. Tha President inquired of the Prinee as .to this father, mother and grandmother, and mentioned particu larly the pleasure with which he re ceived a cablegram from Queea Ales ndra today. - LOUISBDRG MAN ROBBED ' AT RICHMOND THIS WEEK - Richmond, Va, Tov. 13. B. W. Hud son, of Louisburg, N. C complained to the police today , that pickpocket had robbed him of a roll of seventy dollar nd a seven - hundred dollar cashier cheek. Hudson is her attending the Armistice week celebrations. ' Walter B. Hinton, a soldier from Dur ham ,od Liasls Tspp , Raleigh girl, were granted a marriage license here today. -i , i ii i a , Three big day at Finehurst. Sand hill Fair aad races Berkshire Hog Coa greas and sale. Wedaesdsy, Thursdsy, Friday, Nov. 19, 20, 21. t . , Jadr) MEXICO PLACES ORDERS FOR LARGE QUANTITY OF ARI'lS AND AffilUNITION WILL INVESTIGATE RADICAL CENTERS Coal Fields In Northern West Virginia Cause Apprehension , Among Officials AGITATORS BLAMED FOR AROUSING THE MINERS Governor Oornwell Will Ask For Federal Troops, If Develop ments Warrant li ; Several Counties Described As "Hot Beds" of Badicals; No Vio lence Reported " Charfesloo, W. Va., NoyTUT SgenTs of the Department of Justice ere enroute to the coal mining district of Northern West Virginia. Governor Cornwell an nounced toaight, following advice from WsAinirton to that effect. It will b their purpose to "clean out radical cen ter," and roans up 1. . w. ana kus- sian agitator, hs ssid. Governor Cornwell said federal troops in the State would not bo ssed at this time, but should developments warrant it ha will ask for their aid. "Thus far the situation appears to be one that can be handled best by Federal authorities," the Governor added, but as serted the State would co-operate, "Hot Beds'' ef Radical. - . He said he was informed that Taylor, Monongalia and Marion counties were "the hot-beds' 'of th Radicals and that report showed the majority of "th trouble makers' wer Russians and Aus trian. Despit th assurance of official of th United Mine Worker that they have th situation ia control, eoal operators aad Btat official hsr tonight sxpreaa uneasiness ever report received from th eoal field in th Northern counties ef th Stat t th fft that radicals threatened trouble. , Sine tha recall of tha strike, tvport nav oeea current, that radical and L W. W. agitators have beea largely responstbi lor ths reluctance of the miner to retura to work .especially ia th aorthera districts. While C. F. Kssney, president of Dis trict no. 17, united Mm Worker, to aight claimed that , "about ; fifty per cent" of miner in the Stat war work ing, coal operators said, "not more than 30 per cent of the men bad reported as th mine today. Mr. Keeney expressed , th opiaiaa that many mors men would retura to work tomorrow and by Monday evry man would be back ia the mine.'. Federal Tree On Caard. ' In tb meantime report from the northern part of the State received at th governor s office indicated that radi cal were active in Marion, Taylor and Monongalia counties to prevent miners from returning to wort. The presence of several "radical agitators" wer also reported la tha Southera mining fields. but the presene of Federal troop had prevented "any open demonstrations. Governor Cornwell cent a telegram to Attorney General Palmer stating that report from the civil authorities in tho northern section of the 8tats showed that "alien radicals' wsr ae tiv among th miner. He said -that the Industrial Worker of th World had established headquarter at Grant Town, Marion county, aad Wendt, Tay lor couatiea. - The Governor expressed the belief that "if a half dosea of the aliens eaa 'be, arrested sssl immediately aad promptly deported," tha situation would b "mothered." H said "there were a . few . leaders who should hsr been deported long ago. i The Attorney General was asked 'by the Governor to take om action, and wa assured in the meantime that the Stale authorities will dal with ny at tempt at violence. SSWMMHVWHSSHkaaHSS s CLASH OVER OIL LANDS FEARED IN TEXAS FIELD ' Wichita Fsll, Teiat, Nov. 13. Fears of a clash between Teias and Oklahoma authorities wer expressed her today, v hea it was reported Oklahoma officer were en route to take poasessioa ef th Red River Oil property now in reeeiv eislilp dispute between tho two state. Several armed Texan ar guarding tli oil property. They ar acting un der order of Judge George Calhoun, Of the Travi County (Texas. District Court, who recently sppolnted Joha W. Horasby, of Austin, receiver for th property. The Oklahoma officers wer declared to b acting In accordanc with in structions of Judge Cham (Jones, of Cotton County (Oklahoma) District Court, thst they take poasessioa for a receiver hs had appointed "it It took very ma in Oklshom.' ' Monday th United State Supreme Court granted permission to the Stat ef Oklahoma to file suit for determina tion of the Btat boundary ia th Bed Hirer country. . W1U Maanfactar Beer. tU Fr.nriara. Cal.. Nav. 13. Ru dolph A. Samet, president of the Cali fornia Brewer Association, -notinea ins Internal Revenue Collector here today that he would begis at once th manu facture of beer containing 2 per cent alcohol, according to an announcement by th elletor. ; Steps Taken In Preparation For possibility of American In- -tervention, It Develops After Investigation STATE DEPARTMENT AMERICANGOVERNMENT TO PREVENT SHIPMENT Orders For Millions of . Rounds , of Ammunition and Large Supplies- of Rifles and Ha chine Ourjf PlacedJLn Bel gium and r Spain; United States for Many Months Has Prohibited Shipments of Arms Into Mexico; Evidence of German Influence at Mex ican Capital Disclosed; for mal Protest Made Washington, Nov. 13. (By th Asso ciated Press.) Largs order for arm snd aunmunition placed by Mexico in Belgium sad Spain, ia preparation for the possibility of American interven tion, ram to light, today whea the Stat Department let it become known that th government had taken steps tb pre-" rent their shipment. - vhe Charge d Affaires of the United State embassy in Brussels has protest ed, under instructions that shipment of the munitions would be in violation of the international arms convention. A Spain is not a party to th agreement . which was designed to aid ia keeping th peace of the world during th after-the-war transition peried, no suck direct action i probable at Madrid . How Order Wsr Placed. Th order in Belgium wa placed with the Kabrique Nationals d'Arms at Liege, probably under the direction of Candido Aguilar, Mexicaa Minister of Foreign Affairs aad President Carraaaa't on ia law, who west to Europe recently after topping here aad placing a wreath am Qeorge 'Washlng-toa's tomb at Mount Vernon. .Tha-Order in Spain, watch Included - rifle, million of round of ammunition sad a hrg number of snsehins guns, wer negotiated through th Mexican minister (here, Elesoo Arredoado, for mer Ambsssador to th United State r snd President Carransa's naphsw. Th Bpsnish munitions, according t information ia th hand of th gov ernment, began passing into Mexiee mora than a year ago whll the Euro pean war still was going on nd,ln vio lation of ths inter-allied embargo. Rifle and ammunition and soma tampla ma chin guns sra reported to have passed Havana on their way to Mexico as lata as June of thia yssr. For later ship ment, cargo space had beea reserved for October 10, on Holland American, . line steamers, sailing out of Antwerp1 , and further ipse had been reserved f ot; . ' Tampieo, Vara Cms and Puerto Mex ice on December third. Shipment Prohibited. Th United States has been denying shipments of arm and ammunition into Mexico for many months for the reason thst they generally fell into th hand - of bandits and often were used against Americans. Soon after tha end of th war th Mexicaa government asked fog the release of munitions bought in this! country in 1917, but it ws refused. Such information ss baa now coma . Into th hand for th government show that Msiieo already was turning to Europe manufacturer lor her supply and ha sine placed enormous order. It appears, from th government' in formation, that while th peace confer ence was ia session la Paris aad General Mondragon, a prominent Mexican, wa ther advising hi government ef it probable course toward Mexicaa affairs and particulsrly the attituds ef tha United States th Spanish munitions makers with whom larg order already had been placed, were being urged to speed up the delivery of powder and cartridges aad particularly of the ma-' chin guns which wsr reported to b s. aew - typ dsscrlbsd a perfect and. i unimprovable. . , .' ; ,: Ueneral Mondragon, it appears, re ported from hi conference ia Pari that Mexico need not fear intervention - by th United States, bat information received at the same time disclosed that the order for munitions tedily wer going forward. Th information ia tha government's hands slso discloses that i (Ceatlaaed oa Psg Twa) . . . CHARGED WITH KILLING FORMER H0NDURAN CONSUL! New Orleans, La., Nov. 13. Aadrewf. Whitfield, arrested today at Alexandria, . Lk, on orders ef Superintendent of Po lice Mooney, of New Orleans, ia eenv section with the murder of Dr. Leopold Cordova, Jr., former Honduras consul general . and th attempted murder i hi wife, will be brought her tomorrow end charged with the erime, according to an announcement by tha auperintea- dent tonight. , . , Although Whitfield, according to ree porta of th Police department hers, de nied implication in the murder Tacsday nlcht and said that two strange ..for eigner who spok Spanish got inte tha ear before h left it, Superintendent Mooney said tonight that two witnesse had identified the jewelry found in th former room of Whitfield her as that of the Cordova family. Mia JJurie Vnlck, cousin of Vr, Cordova, 1st today identified lav diamond ring found la Whitdcl i's ro. i by tb police as th property er t slain man, police boadquartvii r . ,