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TOE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, TflftfisftAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1920. GENERAL WEYGAND Qen. Maxlme Weygnnd, the Frenoh officer who has been directing the Pollih crmlet aoalnit the Russians. RAILROAD STRIKERS TURN ENGINES LOOSE ClilcnEo. Itnllroni executives hero nnitouncuil they hnd appealed lo Dis trict Attorney Clyno to stop "an organ ized campaign of sabotage," by rail road strikers. "I.'ukIucs aro being: stolon almost nlKhtly nnJ turned looso to run ft lid through tlio )anls; Thursday iiIkIU nn ontlro train was stolen; strike breakers aro boliiK beaten and ono was rccoutly killed, families of strlko breakorn nro Intimidated and rooming houso kocpors havo been threutennd with having tliolr places bombed If they harbor strike breakers," thu rail chiefs charge. Wcdnes'luy night a Rock Island cnglno was turuud looto on tho main track mid n collision with n pussoti gor tnln narrowly nvettud when a pursuing switch crew succeeded In bourdlni; tlio runaway. MAJOR AXTON mm-' ' 'PA Wimr &' j-,'iyr',-i.i., 1 I HkSSMSSSs4llK'J'i BBSHsWBBBBHIBBWlf I 'SSlSSSSBLlBSsflBnwi. I ! HHflVHHtXLfiVBSSSSSSsl F'vPBrflsiLrkfissiLHJ GOVERNOR PARDONS PENDER AND BRANSON Mon Serving Llfo Terms In Orogon Ponltonlay For Murdor Roloasod. MaJ. John T. Axton of Utah, chief "sky pilot" of the army, the first chief of chaplains to be appointed. BRIEF GENERAL NEWS Air mall sorvlcu bulwoon Now York and Rjii Francisco wan Inaugurated by tho postofflco department Wodnos day. Jumm W. Gerard, former nmbassa dnr to Oormany, tins accepted thu post of chaiinun of tho flnanco commlttoo of tho democratic national commlttoo. I'ooi'Pturfa Imports for tho seven months' ptrloJ endlug July 1 shood nn Inconno In valuu of inoro than 1500,0(0.000 owir Imports for tho sumo porlod list cr. Tho rru'ser IMttsburc rocently sont from I'rjiKli wntnra to Danzig because of illsn ilrru at that port, has been recnllod 1 1 her s.utlon because of res toration or order at Danzig. Rotuia show Bamuol M. Shortrldge received 139,038 otes for tho Repub lican nomination for United Statos HOimlcr, Wlllliiiu Kent 10S.C03 and A. J. Wul 81.081 In the California prlmur . Joffce flew Russian Peace Head. Wium.w. M. nnnlshosky has re slgnoJ as head of tho Russian peace delegation mid has been replaced by Adolph Abramowlcz Joffeo, former soviet ambassador to (lormany and chairman or the Russian pcaco delo gatlon at llrest Mlovsk, according to Moscow advices. M. Danlshovsky re signed because the soviet government agreed to enrry on further negotia tions with Poland at Riga. Aid to MacSvvlney Refused, Lucerne. I'remlor Llo)d Oeorge of Orcat Drltaln has replied In tho nega tho to the message of Mayor Ilylan of New Yerl: city, urging the premier to roloaso Lord Moyor MacSwIney of Cork from prison. The premier, In his reply, atutcd politely but firmly that he could not Interfere with the course of Justice and law. Vermont Population Shows Loss. . Washington. Vermont Is the first state (ountod thus far in the 1920 census 10 show n loss of population In tho last 10 years. Figures announced by tho census bureau gavo the state a population of 302,421, a decrease of 3535, pr-mluus 1 per cent as compared with 1810. Will Force Action on Treaties. Washington. Responsibility for ter mination of the commercial treaties botwoen tho United States and more than a ocoro of foreign nations In con formity w 1th requirements of the ship ping uct probably will be placed Euarel upon the other parties to the treaties by the state department. Navy Yard Workers to Get Increase, Washington. A new wage schedule affecting about 75,000 navy yard em ployes probably w III be put Into effect on the first pa) day after September 15, Secretary Denials announced. ITALIANS WANT LAW TO TAKE FACTORIES Milan. Immediate convocation of tho Italian parliament for tho purpose of pasting laws under which workmen may take or management of Indus trial plants, has been demanded by tho Confederation -of Labor, In sosslon here Resolutions favoring a compromise of tlio situation resulting from oc cupation of plants by workmen throughout Italy wcro adopted at stormy session of tho confodoratlon. Socialist leaders bitterly attacked tho confederation and demanded that the Socialist party nssumo control of tho sltuutlon, which, they claimed, hnd taken a purely political aspect. When tho socialist demands wuro rejected, an additional resolution was passed by tho confederation which asked tho president of tho Chamber of Deputies and I'rcm'ur (llollttl to call parliament Into session. This resolution was telegraphed to tho president of tho chambor and tho premier. Salem, Or. Governor Olcott grantod unconditional pardons to John Arthur Pendor and William Hranson, each of whom had been sentenced to and had partially served a llfo term In the Orogon stato penitentiary. Dranson was received at tho prison from Yamhill county March 3, 1917, on a chargo of having killed William Rooth, u Yamhill county ranchor, near Wlllamlna, Or., October 8, 1916, whllo Pendor was rocolvod from Columbia county November 19, 1014, on chargo of slaying Mrs. Daisy Welfrman and her child In their cabin homo near Scappoose, in September, 1911. Pender at one time was sontenccd to bo oxcouted, but his punishment later was commuted to llfo Imprison ment by Oovcrnor West. tlefore leaving tho prison both men expressed Appreciation for tho kind treatmont accorded thorn by tho pen itentiary officials and said thoy would go out Into the world with tho ono aim of making good. l)o th Dr. R. Loo Btolnor, superin tendent of the stato hospital, and Louis Compton, warden of the peni tentiary, have long luslstcd that Pen dor and Dromon wcro Innocent, and their names wcro attached to tho parolo board recommendations asking for the pardons. BRIEF GENERAL NEWS California shlppod 40,757 carloads of citrus fruits, valued at 181,200,000 In tho senwon Just ended. Production of both gold and silver declined last yeur according to Director of the Mint Rukor. Thomus B. Wulson, once populist candldnto for president, won tho demo cratic nomlnnllpn for United States sonator In the Georgia primaries. United 8tates Senator Ilrandegee of Connecticut wus renominated as re publican candidate for that office at the tato convention of tho party. Jtlfle strength of tho bolshovlst army on tho Polish front was reduced by mora than one-halt as a result of the Polish counter offensive, accord ing to reports. United States Senator Lenroot In the Wisconsin primaries won ovor James Thompson of Lacrosse by more than 23,000 Thompson was supported by La Follette. Maine's population, announced by tho census bureau, Is 707,996, an In crease of 25,625 or 3.5 per cent over 1910. The growth of tho state was tho smallost since tho decade ending 1890. Olive Thomas, widely known motion picture star died In the American hos pital at Neullly, Franco. She was taken to that Institution suffering from a slow poisoning, having swal lowed a poisonous solution by mistake. 20,000 Aliens Land In Week. New York. Disruption of passenger schedules was said by steamship men to be threatened by the flood of Im migrants flowing Into New York so swiftly that Ellis Island cannot ac commodate them, making It necessary for hundreds to remain In the steerage of vessels saieral days. More than 20, 000 aliens were brought In last week. Selie Two Thousand Barrels of Oil. Martinez, Cal, Accompanied by an oscort of marines, Captain E. M. Reach, commander of the Mare Island navy ard, visited the plant of the Shell Oil company here and seized two thousand barrels of fuel oil for the navy yard, following a dispute over the price of oil between the navy de partment and the company. Japan To Oppose California Bill. Toklo. According to tho Nlchl Nlchl, Japan's policy will be to strive to the last to prevent the proposed antl Japanese legislation In California. LOSS TO APPLE INDUSTRY FEARED Yaklmn, Wash. Following a meet ing hero of representatives of north wost districts to consider tho 33V& per cout Increase In freight rates on fruit, telegrams wero sent by the North Pa cific Fruit lrnguo to James O. Wood worth, II. M. Adums, W. P. Konney and R. M. Calkins, vice-presidents re spectively of tho Northorn Pacific, Union Pacific, Oreat Northern and Chicago, Mllwaukeo & 8t. Paul roads, asking for a contorouco In Yakima on Monday, September 27, over a rate readjustment, Tho tolegrams declared "somo con cession absolutely necessary to pre- ont serious loss both to Industry and carrlors" and that "lack of ordors, combined with large eastern yield and addod costs, strongly Indlcato Inabil ity to tnarkot northwest crop of 26,000 cars (of apples) with any profit to growers." LIVESTOCK MEN ASK AID Appeal Made to Government to Pre serve Industry, Chicago. More than 100 bankers, packers and grain men, meeting to discuss tho livestock situation through out tho country, appealed to tho gov ernment for aid to preserve the live stock Industry, Resolutions were passed appealing to the Interstate commerce commis sion to order grain placed on tho preferred trafflo list at once, appeal ing to financial Institutions to oncour uge stock raising Industries and urg ing the treasury department to deposit funds In the reserve banks In live stock areas to be given out In loans to producers. Jury Interference Charged; Trial Off. Seattle, Wash. Because a type written letter discussing radicalism and ottacklug labor leaders was cir culated In the last few days among superior court jurors trying William Cunningham, charged with criminal syndicalism, Judge Jurey, on motion of tho state, declared the case a mis trial and discharged the jury. The Cunningham case was about to go to the jury after a week's trial. The letter that ended the trial was type written, mimeographed and signed with typed signature, "Sherman Rog ers, chairman of committee," Hearing of the matter, Sherman Rogers, In dustrial editor of the Outlook, who Is In Seattle gathering material for his magazine, called on Prosecuting At torney Drown. Mr. Rogers Indignant ly denied that he was the author of the letter, and offered a reward of 11000 for the conviction of the person who wbote It. Colby to "Stand Pat" on Suffrsjje. Washington Suffragists scored a final victory when Secretary of State Colby announced that be will "stand pat" on his proclamation of August 26, that the suffrage amondment Is legally ratified and Is now part of the constitution. The attitude of the gov ernment, be pointed out, will In no wise be changed by notification from Qovernor Roberts that the lower house In the Tennessee legislature baa re scinded Us vote on the amendment. 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