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TTrr: :TOTXTXO OTJFGOXIAX, MOXDAT, JULY 2G. 1920- COURTSHIP BY MAIL Eil MAKH AG E Curious Romance of Portland Couple Revealed. EACH HAS SIX CHILDREN Utcs of 12m i I Lowcnburg and Mrs. Alice Skoos Have Parallels. Wedding at Vancouver. past 80 years, lives In the adjo house. She and "Cal" sat all afternoon recalling the days the town was snow-bound and traffic impassable. Governor Coolidge first learned of the nomination of Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt for the demo cratic ticket, the day after the nomi nations were made. The driver of the old-fashioned stage from Ludlow to Woodstock brought the news from Ludlow. It was nearly a day old then. The governor had no statement to make regarding the democratic se lections. When asked for one he said significantly that he was preparing his speech for the notification cere monies at Northampton July 27. He expected to stay at his father's farm ur.til about July 23. John and Calvin, the governor's two sons, are ardent anglers like their grandfather, and recently caught 22 speckled trout. The governor him self is at a fisherman. -iTROCE MEET. LIKELY AT BREST-LITOVSK Poles and Soviet Russia to Try for Armistice. Announcement of the marriage of Emil Lowenburg:. 44, and Alice Skoog, 4 3, at Vancouver, Wash., on July 15 brings to light an interesting romance of the couple through the medium of a correspondence cltsb and how they did their courting through, the mails and how the man proposed and was accepted without ever having seen his bride-to-be. Three months ago Emil Lowenburg, millwright of 1650 East Sixth etreet. Inserted an advertisement in a matri monial paper published in the east, for a wife. Lowenburg, according to his own statement, had grown lonely in the three years since his first wife had died and the care of his six chil dren was more than he could attend to. Back in Excelsior, Minn., lived Mrs. Alice Skoog. a widaw who supported her six children by piactical nursing since the death of her husband three years ago. Thus ran the parallel lives. AdTfrtiNfment Is Anmrfrrd. A friend of Mrs. Skoog's mailed her a copy of the matrimonial paper and more out of a sense of curiosity than anything else, Mrs. Skoog answered the advertisement of the "lonesome widower" of Oregon. Although she read many of the descriptions the paper contained, she says, she never wrote to any of the men. When Lowenburg received the let ter from Mrs. Skoog he was more than pleased and while he had gotten many answers he immediately an swered the one from Minnesota. Letter followed letter and finally Lowenburg confessed his love for the widow and asked her to meet him in Portland and be married. Mrs. Skoog consented to the ar rangements and on July 11 accom panied by two of her six children she left Minnesota for Oregon where the bridegroom-to-be awaited her. When the train pulled into the station on July 14 Lowenburg was waiting for her and the next day, each accom panied by two of their own children who acted as wedding attendants, the couple left for Vancouver where they were married." Husband Proud of AVife. "I tell you she is a fine woman," said Lowenburg. "She is so good and she has had such a hard time. We were both lonely and now we are go ing to be very, very happy." "yes," said Mrs. Lowenburg, "while It was strange the way we met 1 am sure that Emil and 1 are going to be very contented together. Of course we have known each other only two months and a half through the mails, but that does not matter. Oh, we will get along all right for he is a good man." Mrs. Lowenburg was the mother of seven children, but one of her sona was1 killed by a train last year. One daughter lives in Montana and an other in Minnesota. With the exception of two, all of Lowenburg's children are at home. MANNIX BITTERLY SCORED Premier Ieclares TTtterances Are Repudiated by Australia. MELBOURNE, Australia, July 25. Premier Morris Hughes at Bendingo today vigorously denounced the utter ances in America of Archbishop Man nix of Melbourne. "I want to tell the American peo ple," he said, "that Australia repu diates him. The Australian people look to America for a continuance of INITIAL PARLEY IS ON Military Commanders Arranging for Conference Between Depu tations of Both Sides. WARSAW, July 25. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Armistice negotia tions between representatives of Po land and soviet Russia probably will be held at Brest-Litovsk. according to diet circles toaay. Negotiations to bring about the Ini tial meeting of the military com manders to arrange for a conference after it was announced that the Rus sian soviet had accepted Poland's armistice proposals. Vincent Witos, leader of the popu lar peasant party and president of the Polish parliament, is the new pre mier; Ignace Daszynski, socialist leader, vice-premier; Prince Eugene Sapleha, minister of foreign affairs; General Lesznlewski. minister of war; Ladislas Grabskl, minister of finance and M. Skulski, who was premier succeeding Ignace Jan Paderewski last December, minister of the in terior. The cabinet is known as a govern ment desiring peace. Extra newspaper editions announced the bolshevik acceptance of the ar mistice proposals and Warsaw was perceptibly relieved. Witos, as premier, made his initial bow to the diet. He said the new government was prepared to conclude peace based upon the principles of justice and freedom, otherwise the entire nation would unite- to fight for the repub lic's independence. PORTLAND COUPLE WHOSE ROMANCE RIPENED THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE, MARRIED AT VANCOUVER. Charge That Convention Was Dom inated by Organizers Declared to Be Untrue. . v vbw kA'-4S fM.Lr j j i-A - SIR. AND MRS. EMIL LOWENBURG. or Bremerton, ivitsap county, man ager of the non-partisan league and who attended the state convention of he league at Yakima, William Short, president of the Washington State Federation of Labor, was badly mis nformed, to say the least, when he charged on the floor of the state riple alliance convention in Yakima that the league convention was dom inated by 20 paid organizers. "The truth is," said Mr. James to day, "that there were only six paid organizers in the convention at any one time and only one of them was delegate. They did not dominate t in any sense of the word. Our convention, in matter of fact, was rather evenly divided at one time on the tnira-party questions, Having stood 19 to lo In favor of the third party. We finally decided, however, by a vote of 20 to 10 to stand by our traditional principles and remain non partisan. 'The whole question was one of ex pedlency. We decided to go into the republican primaries. In accordance with the league's basic principles and if we do not win the third party is still there to fall back on. We will have two chances to win. But some of us were in favor of taking the last chance first and risking all on the third-party action. cordial relations. We Intend to re main part of the British empire and want to trade with America, whose destiny coincides with ours in the Pa cific. "1 Intend to appoint a high com missioner in America who wll be able to speak authoritatively when a man like Mannix is responsible for utter ances repugnant to Australians." Gasoline Goes to 2 7 Cents. SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. The Shell Oil company announced Satur day that, effective tomorrow, the price of gasoline at its stations would be 27 cents a gallon. or other war materials to Poland or Russia. The proclamation adds that Ger many exercises the right she enjoys in accordance with the laws of na- government today proclaimed an ordi nance prohibiting the exportation and transit of arms, munitions, explosives between the deputations of both sides already are under way somewhere on tne front lines. BERLIN, July 25. The German tions, which remains untouched by the provisions of the peace treaty. WARSAW, July 24. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Poland's first coali tion cabinet took office today soon COOLIDGE IS ON F VICIU-ritESIDEXTTAXj NOMIXKE ruBifERs workVo GOLF.' LIBRARY SERVES VACATION READERS IN MANY WAYS Information on Almost Every Possible Subject Sought Adventure and Travel Books Most Popular. B root wear Built in 1856 or Old Fashioned Cowhide Still Docs Yeoman Service in Field.-. PLYMOUTH. Vt.. July 25. Governor Caivin Coolidge of Massachuseets, re publican nominee for vice-president, is "on a rest." With Mrs. Coolidge and their two sons. John and Calvin, he is on his father s farm in the hills of Vermont. He finds the best way to rest is to rise early and help his father do the farm work. The farm, a hilly one situated at the top of Plymouth notch, consists of over 200 acres, partly wooded and partly cultivated. Long meadows of hay and oats are banked with fruit trees, heavily laden with sweet Ver mont apples and juicy plums. The farmhouse, sandwiched between the Plymouth cheese factory and the home of Governor Coolidge's aunt. Mrs. Wilder, is a cozy New England home, white with swinging green blinds. The governor has risen at 6 o'clock every morning since his arrival on his 4Sth birthday, July 4. He usually 'puts on his grandfather's togs, con sisting or an old flannel shirt, denim trousers and old-fashioned - cowhide boots, made at the Plymouth tannery in 1S5S. He recites with interest the history of the boots. They were made for h's grandfather when he was elected to the legislature at Montpelier in 1858, and he wore them continually through out the session. Governor Coolidge wears them now when he "tinkers" around the farm. A frock which the governor wears when he works in the fields is a relic of. his grandfather's days. It is of denim and sl'des over the head like an army shirt and is not unlike the frocks worn by artists. In it the gov ernor portrays an entirely different ma-, from the one who sits in the Boston capitol. Immaculately attired. By way of adding to his hearty ap1 petite for the splendid country cook ing prepared by his father's house keeper, the governor frequently goes Into the meadows before the mist has cleared and mows a good-sized corner of the field before the breakfast bell rings. He says it is much more invig orating than golf and fully as remun erative, although he humorously adds that "some chaps make more t golf than they would at farming." J. C. Coolidge has a large woodpile In front of the house. Most of it was originally chopped for stove wood. but several chunks were left for the open fireplace. W'hen the elderly farmer, who is 75 years old, returned from a fishing trip recently ha found all the larger pieces slithered to kin dling and learned that "Cal" had spent a part of the forenoon lustily swing ing the axe. The old gentleman said nothing about the wood being intend ed for the fireplace, but smiled, went in the house and prepared an appe tizing "mess" of brook trout from the Cttaquechee. The governor's father has been town constable for 40 years and a member of the legislature for nearly as long, His aunt, Mrs. J. J. Wilder, who is OOKS of adventure and romance. books of travel in distant lands, sad books, gay books, light books, serious books, books for young and old, all are in demand during the summer months at the Central li brary. No request for vacation read ing, however unusual, can surprise Miss Jennette Kennedy, who meets the public daily in the circulation rooms, answers questions and always knows just where to find the "right" book. , In addition to the usual summer reading of the fiction type. Miss Ken nedy has found that there is a great call for books of information on all sorts of subjects. 1 "Books.on all kinds of out-of-door sports, particularly ewimming, canoe ing and tennis, are asked for often," she said. "The books contain illus trations, teach strokes for swimming, give methods for saving lives, tell of types of canoes and give the rules of the game in such a sport as tennis. "Playground information is in great demand. Instructors at the play grounds come here for general works on play, folk dancing, group games and contests. Curtis' 'Play' and Crampton's 'Folk Dancing' are used a great deal." Camp Information AVanted. The Campfire girls and the Boy Scouts also depend on the library for instructions about their summer camps, and for tales of adventure which they may read to themselves; their leaders come to the same source lor short stories to read aloud to them. "One girl who is in charge of a Y. W. C. A. camp came in for assist ance in planning her work," explains Miss Kennedy. She took with her volumes on simple cookery, games of all kinds and romances by Tarking ton. Joseph Lincoln and others. Many vacationists come to the li brary seeking information on camp ing., and camp cooking, wishing to learn what to carry with them, how to pack it in the smallest possible space and how to plan and cook camp menus. . "For the people who can't travel or who prefer to do it in an easy chair at home, books of travel are great favorites in summer They like Mark Twain, Julian Street, Arnold Bennett, Clifton Johnson and descriptions of motor trips at home and abroad. Mountaineering, stories of climbing in the Andes, the Alps and the 'Conquest of Mt. McKinley' as well as vaaction tramps over the hills are popular. We have many calls for Harry Franck's Vagabond Journey Around the World.' " 'Vagabonding Down the Andes." "Tramp Through Mexico and Honduras,' and. other volumes. "At this season of the year women ask for Information on canning, pre serving, sugar-saving recipes, end put knowledge they receive here into daily use. Needlework of various kinds is also a favorite subject with them, one of the most popular being patchwork quilts. Books on this sub ject are in almost constant use. . Amateur Farmers Aaslsted. The amateur farmer and fruit grower also seek aid at the library on how to make things grow in the backyard with as little expenditure of money as possible. How to raise poultry is another frequent question Miss Kennedy said that she found great assistance in answering these queries in the pamphlets published the Oregon Agricultural college. ""A woman came in the other day to get plans for a breakfast nook." said Miss Kennedy. "She said that she had found all her plans for the ex LIS OX-PARTISAX MANAGER RE FDTES YAKIMA CHARGE. SEATTLE. Wash., July 23. (Spe al.) According to Charles James LABOR CLAIMS VICTORIES 15 PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE CITED BY GOMPERS. terlor and interior of her new home in our library and that she was now looking for more built-in cupboards. Boys want to know how to build everything in the summer when they are tree trom school duties. Canoe and shacks are among the chie sources of their endeavors and they come nere with all kinds of ques lions. .tsooks of entertainment for In rormal summer affairs, dances and lawn parties are in great demand Hostesses want to know everything from how to decorate to what to serve. One woman who was planning to give a luncheon asked for informa tion on what to cook, how to cook it and how to serve it without a maid. Vacation Subject Popular. Vacations are also popular sub jects for study during the summe period. A woman came in the othe day and wanted a book on the dutie or a purchasing agent, or a Drofes sional shopper and said that she was fitting herself for that sort of work A dressmaker asked for books o architecture, color, painting and poet ry so that she could improve her work by a better understanding of line and design. "One woman, who said that she was something of a scribbler, wanted t know what poetry was most in de manci, so that she would know what the public was reading and fit her self to write verses which would sell." The music department is ' used by many who take beginners' books on music, songs and operas away with them to study during their vacations. Young people ask often for instruc tions about how to play the ukulele, he guitar and other stringed instru ments. Oregon Books tn Demtfhd. Bocks on Oregon have been in es pecial demand this summer, due. Miss Kennedy believes, to the great num ber of tourists who have visited this state. Irving's "Astoria." Finley's American Birds," Lord's "First Book Upon the Birds of Oregon and Wash ington," Reed's "Western Bird Guide," and Armstrong's "Field Book of Western Wild Flowers," have had wide circulation. Fiction, always popular, is particu larly so during summer time for light reading, declared Miss Kennedy. De tective stories by Conan Doyle, Bur ton Stevenson,. Leroy Scott. Mary Roberts Rinehart, Anna Katharine Green. Louis Vance and Saxe Rohner and more peaceful fiction by Archi bald Marshall, writer of English coun try life, Frank Swinnerton and Hugh Walpole are read widely. The new poetry" by Amy Lowell and her dis ciples has many readers, as have ani mal stories and the longer biogra phies which have been saved up for leisurely summer perusal. Plays are also in constant use, par ticularly plays suitable for produc tion by schools next year. Teachers and committees from high schools and clubs take arm-loads home to read over to determine their relative merits. Scientific subjects, social service, economics and philosophy are also called for, especially by summer school students. Records of All Announced Candi dates Analyzed, Declares Vnionist Publication. WASHINGTON, July 25. Victor for labor's national non-partisan po litical organization in 15 primary elec tion contests was claimed by Samuel tSompers in the leading editorial in the August number of the American Federationist, the official organ of the American Federation of Labor. "The records show," said the ed itorial, "that in the primary elections thus far held the national non-partisan political organization of labor has played a decisive part in more than 15 contests. In that many dis tricts those who have been hostile or unfriendly have been defeated." Mr. Gompers said the records of all announced candidates for the senate and house of representatives and labor's analysis of the party plat forms had been laid before all unions participating in labor's campaign. The federation president denied that labor had abandoned its non partisanship and had become partisan. BIRTHPLACE OUT OF WAY Scene of Nativity of George Wash ington Kept Vp by Congress. WASHINGTON, July 25. Every year congress grants J100 for the re pair of fences and for cleaning up and maintaining the 13-acre reserva tion at Wakefield, Va., where George Washington was born. There is no dwelling on the place. but a monument marks the place of nativity of "the father of his coun try." Wakefield is 110 miles from Washington and is not often visited because it is not easily accessible. It is c mile and a half from the Potomac and pilgrims going by water must also trudge overland to reach it. Ex cursion steamers ro longer stop, the old government wharf having been partly carried away by ice and floods and never repaired. I IT -iii rv Jar with Eve avorite if mils tda , ! 1 2, v 533 NO SUGAR REQUIRED DON'T let the short seasons of your favorite fruits pass by without preserving all you can use during" the winter. . Sugar shortages and sugar prices need not concern you there's plenty of Crimson Rambler MELOMAR for all preserving requirements. MELOMAR brings out a keener flavor is economical, and MELOMAR pre- - serves are SAFE preserves they can't "candy." Use the same proportions of MELOMAR syrup to fruit as you would sugar. Plan on a few quarts more than usual of MELOMAR preserves they'll be needed you 11 be surprised! m i liii . w 4Ml Ws. j 12a sy vy tra SYRUP Cane & Maple Butterscotch Silver Bubble MoIjsscs Pure Honey Bonnie Treacle To get your Crimson Rambler Recipe Cabinet send us one Crimson Ram bler label and 10c. CONNER & CO. Portland, Oregon FILIPINOS PLAN BOYCOTT Steps Taken to Oratiizc Against American Firms. MANILA. P. I., July 25. Several Filipino individuals and business con cerns have taken steps to form an organization to boycott American firms here favoring retention or the provisions of the American merchant marine law extending the coastwise navigation laws of the United States to the Philippines. Native newspapers predict the most serious commercial conflict in the Philippines since establishment of the American sovereignty will follow for mation of the organization. - Shingle Mill Near Kelso Starts. KELSO, Wash.. July 25. (Special.) Mitchell & Son's new shingle mill on the Ostrander, a few miles from CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Alvraya bears the Signature of Gasoline Engines Evlnrnde Row Boat Motors Evinrude Centrifugal Hump and enelne, complete with maeneto, can be car- C I Q I f)fl rlrd by one man ;. D I U I tUU 1'unipn 40OO g-allona an hour. FISHERMEN'S EG1U8 . HO EST CLAY .E.GI.ES STERLING ENGINES DOM AN ENGINES GRAY ENGINES ROWBOATS ' CANOES FISHING TACKLE Marine and Electrical Suupliea ' Evinrude Motor Go. 211 BlorriMOn St. Phone Mar. 176.;. Portland. Or. Kelso, has started operating. The mill is equipped with one upright machine and has a considerable body of cedar timber adjacent. Coivlitz Cfiisus Keport Criticised. KELSO, Wash.. July 25. (Special.) Announcement of the 1920 census figures for Cowlitz county, showing a decrease since 1910. was received with amazement by residents of the county. The census by towns and precincts has not yet been announced. This county was declared to have made a steady growth in the last ten years. In the diked districts scores of new families have come in during the last few years. ieffc jsar' sflllSsiiliS! Iilli fW . 511 EFFICIENT SERVICE THERE are six reg istered pharma cists on the staff of the store of "De pendable Drugs." Every one is trained up to the point of per fection in the filling of drug prescriptions. We never close. Cor. oandAldir Stx. Selling Bldg. T ITV1 in n 1 1 I 1 t- m Prescription Dmggist PHONE MAIN 7211 MM CrowFlies THE CROW wastes no time going around obstacles. It flies straight over them. Thence the expression "As the Crow Flies," signifying the shortest possible way of getting any where. Learn from the Crow, and get there in the shortest possible way, by using one of our comfortable Curtiss planes the most suitable for commercial purposes. Daily service to Astoria and Seaside. Twelve planes for long flights at any time everywhere. Phone for a Com mutation Book today Bdwy. 33. 0.-W. & I. Airplane Co. Lewis and Clark Field 29th and Linnton Road n. Depot-Morrison carline Portland, Oregon