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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920 LEAGUERS IN OREGON TO OPEN DRIVE SDDN Some Obstacles Likely to Be Encountered. MASS MEETING PROPOSED Many Supposed Friends of Organi sation Believed to Be Strongly Opposed to' league. Active organization work of the Non-partisan league In Oregon will ben in immediately following the gen eral election this fall, according to a recent decision of the nationaexecu tive committee of the league as out lined In letters sent to persons in Oregon who are- believed to be In eympahty with the movement. Though an underground campaign of organization has been discernible in this state during the past few months through the agency of non-partisan organizers in the guise of phonograph salesmen, insurance agents, etc., in the rural districts, nothing has yet been done in the open. In a mimeographed letter dated July 21. 1920, national headquarters of the league at Minneapolis calls at tention to the maturing plans. A list of supposed sympathizers in Ore gon is given and co-operation between those listed is urged for the purpose of "arranging a tremendous state wide mass meeting to be held in Port land or some other point which may be agreed upon with a view properly to launching the Non-partisan league work in Oregon." Proper Start Important. "Our experience is that If we get the work properly launched in a state, we can do more in the following six months than we could In two years by eimply going in and trying to build It up in the ordinary way," continues the communication, which is sighed toy D. C. Dorman. manager of the na tional organization department. "It might be well to have-a meeting of these parties and at that time ar range for a state-wldo meeting for calling together every live booster or leader of a community Interested In getting the work started on or about November 15, or some other date upon which you may decide immediately following the general election. "If you will arrange matters as above outlined, we will guarantee you to throw the entire weight of the national organization to crowd the work in your state and have it fully organized for the campaign two years following. Victory In 1920 is the goal of those who would organize the league In Oregon with what is intended to ap proach a whirlwind campaign, begin ning directly after the election. On the list of "parties interested In 1 the Non-partisan league in the state of Oregon" appears the name of T. A. Weinke, district attorney of Gilliam county, residing at Condon. Upon re ceipt of the letter. Mr. Weinke imme diately wrote to headquarters of the league setting forth in no uncertain terms his opinion of the league and Its! activities. In February. 1917, at the suggestion of Attorney-General William Langer of North Dakota, a cousin of Mr. Weinke's wife, the dis trict attorney wrote for sore infor mation concerning the contemplated programme of the Non - partisan league. This was done to find out If there was anything in the programme which might be of benefit to farmers In Oregon. Since that time District Attorney Weinke has followed the activities of the league closely and is vigorous in his denunciation of Its practices, from banking to the control of the state supreme court by the league, "so notorious that it is considered a shame and a disgrace." Whole Programme Opposed. In concluding his letter. District Attorney Weinke wrote: "The peace of the people of this state should not be disturbed by your league. As a law enforcement officer my duty seems clear in the premises. My property interests and those of my neighbors are' opposed to your entire nroeramrae. If you win over the electorate of the etate of Oregon and am vi . .7 V, , . . I the programme of North Dnkota is to . become the programme of Oregon, my j nome ana an tne ia.uu ituiuuigo other property that 1 own in this state will be for sale the day after, and I shall forthwith move from the etate. "I am opposed to your programme and your league. I am going to use all the power that is within me to help stop the entry of your league Into this grand old state which I love' most dearly. If your organ isers come into Gilliam county, and while here by propaganda and un truthful statements take from the farmers their money for the purpose of building up your league in this state, and I am able to find any law on the statute books to prosecute them, I will with all the power that my position afforda me go the limit with them looking toward their pun ishment." Supposed Friends Named. Following is the list of names given of supposed sympathisers in Oregon. That some may be the names of those who have made curious or idle in quiry concerning the organization and are entirely out of sympathy with Its plans, is quite possible, in view of the position of Mr. Weinke, whose name is on the list: W. F. Dunlap. 060 'Williams avenue: M. H. Mayno, T. M. C. A.; E. E Srhonrtitraubrr. Council Crent: T. V Coulter. First street: J. K. Herman. Stock Exchange building: IT. P. Butler, lis Kllpatrick street: Ur ot B- w Stevens bulldinir: Grace DeGrafr. Ton Love- Joy street: Otto Newman, m-jis Mmsouri avenue: August Beich. 3"S Caruthers rtieet; C. E. Zollinger. 12 2.1 Tillamook treet; G. E. Kellogg. 128 Grand avenue: A. B. Munn, box 1004. all of Portland: W. H. Ualrymple, box 474, Pendleton: H. C. Harriger. La Grande: Charles M. Tlenedlct, Albany: J. F. Lemons. Mount Vernon: J. J. Mayer, Bay City: J. C. I. elth. Eugene; A. L. Morris, Warren: C. E. Spem-e, Salem; R. E. Cherrlck, Barlow; Charles A. Brothers. Eugene: F. M. John eon, linker; Glenn Thayer, Roseburg: W. H. Drumm, Canby; Joe Henderson, BlodgL-tt: Editor Whisnanti Bend Press, Bend: Grover Slayter. Siltcoos: M. Chris tensen, McCoy: James Richmond, Co quille; V. H. Smith. Wasco; A. i.. Morris, Pt. Helens; V. J. CVMalley. Joseph; H. M. Garner, Klrby: F. M. Loveland. Simnasho; A. D. Garner, Astoria; Clyde Embree, Burns; G. C. Huston. Eugene; Adolph Hkoube. Bonrdman: Alex. I.everenz, Mist; Koaa R. Martin. Eugene; A. H. Lolch, Salem: J. J. Patterson. Burns; Ed Hoyd. Bandon; Mrs. Gordon W. Randlett, Spring field; Jean du Buy, Eugene: W. R, Gay- lord, Mediord; Stanley Armstrong, fr'ree--water; O. M. Corklns, Lakeview; Clyde T. Kcker. Independence: Rev. L. S. Chapman, Hermiston; I.. II. McMahan. Salem;. A. O. Hooten. Bridge: F. A. Slkes, Corvallls; T. A. Weinke, Condon, and J3. 8. I-'or-rolck. Gresham. GROCER, 55, IS SLAIN (Continued From First Page.) 'room, where the proprietor lived, was a bag of. silver. Neither had - been touched. Frank A. Carabin, 1355 East Har- rison, and A. R. Zentner. 1163 East Morrison street, were the first to reach the store after the shooting. Russell Harrison arrived just after wards. They thought Mr. Thompson had fainted. "What's the matter?" they chorus ed. "A young- fellow tried to hold me up, but I fought, and he didn't get anything," replied the groceryman. They got a pillow from the back room and put it under the wounded man's head. He attempted to des cribe his assailant, but died before he could give the details. Chief of Police Jenkins took charge of the hunt for the m.urderer. Lieu tenants Goltz and Thatcher and In spectors Niles and Goltz took the residents of the vicinity into the X r ' John M. ThompNon, grocery man. who tvaji slain by robber last night. back room of the grocery and Inter viewed them. At a late hour the police had no clue to the. slayer's Identity. The meager description was telephoned to every policeman on duty and a close lookout was kept for suspicious char acters. Mr. Thompson had lived in Portland for years. Seven years ago he ran a grocery store at East Forty-fourth and East Harrison streets, where he continued in business until about a year ago, when he moved to the store where he was shot. He is survived by one daughter, Mildred, aged 14 years. His wife died about a year ago. CRISIS If LUMBER TRADE FREIGHT RATES ADVERSE TO EASTERN MARKETS. Differentials Will Affect Sawmills as Cancellation of Contracts Did, Ship Plants, Says Allen. The new freight differentials will affect the average inland sawmills in much the same manner as recent can cellation of contracts affected the av erage shipbuilding plant, in the opin ion of Robert B. Allen, secretary manager of the West Coast Lumber men's association, in the weekly bul letin cent out by the association. With freight rates adverse to the eastern marketing of west coast lum ber going into effect August 26, the Pacific northwest lumber Industry is facing its most critical situation, he asserts. Tidewater mills having cargo ship ping outlets will be somewhat better off, but the great majority of mills are not In a position to ehip by water. There will be no concerted shut-down, he declares. Each operator will pro duce lumber under the adverse -shipping rates Just as long as he can and then drop out. The statement con tinues: Mills reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's association for the week ended August 14 accepted 68,300,356 feet of new business, including 54,- 060,000 feet for delivery by rail; 12, 067,979 feet for water delivery, and 2.172,377 for local delivery. New business was 8 per cent, less than production, which at 74. 3K',520 feet was 16 per cent below normal. Ship ments totaled 59,923,748 feet, which with continued heavy water ship ments, was 12 per cent, below new business. W ith car supply proxlmately 30 pe menta the unsh With car supply still holding at ap- cent. of require- ipped balance of orders for rail delivery reached the highest point in months a total of 8163 cars. Unshipped domestic cargo orders total 83,085.227 feet. Unshipped export orders, 57.094,703 feet. SHOW HOME COST FIXED $341,499 SPENT BTJILDIXG LIVESTOCK BUILDING. Details of Construction ExpenSes for International Exhibit tion Are Announced. - It cost the Pacific International Livestock Exposition company an ag gregate of $341,499.63 to construct the mammoth exposition building- in North Portland used last year for the first time as the home of Portland's big livestock show. Details of con struction costs have been just an- nounced in a report mailed by Frank Robertson, treasurer of the company, to all stockholders. . There remains an indebtedness on the building of $88,000, the report shows. Most of the cost was met by the sale of stock, which was widely ,. ' distributed over Oregon and west em v ashington. Treasurer Robinson's statement shows that extras, required for the first show, entailed an expenditure of $17,306.80. which is Included in the total cost of the pavilion. The general contractors received a fee of $30,000 and the architect a fee of $18,000. of the latter amount, how ver, $4500 was donated and a like amount was accepted in stock of the company. GYPSIES ROB POSTQFFICE $3 5 Taken From Cash Drawer by Women. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) The postoffice at Ethel. 18 miles southeast of Chehalis, was robbed of $35 late yesterday by gypsy women traveling through toward Portland. ,While Postmaster Lindeman was outside the women entered the build ing and went through the cash till. Later last night they were overtaken at Kalama. This is the same gypsy caravai that has been pilfering at various Pacific northwest points the last month traveling by automobile. S. ft H. green BolmaD Fuel Co. Adv. stamps for cash. Alain S53. 580-21. HARDING HASEYE ON IT Big Possibilities in Confer ences Are Seen. CAMPAIGN PLACE, LIKELY Element Considered Possible as Alignments Develop in League of Xatlons. MARION, Ohio, Aug. 20 The con ferences in progress abroad between Elihu Root and leading European statesmen for the organization of an international court of Justice are be ing closely watched by Senator Hard ing as he formulates his policy of a world "understanding" for preserva tion of peace. '- The republican nominee reyjealed to day that he considered the internat ional court conferences to hold im portant possibilities and added that the plan evolved there might become an element in the political campaign as alignments develop on the league of nations issue. -Mr. Root was authorsjpf the league plank in the republican national plat form and after his return to this country Is expected to confer with Senator Harding. Harding Familiar With Progress Thus far the nominee ha not been informed of all the details of the con ferences abroad, though he is under stood to be familiar with much of the progress made in laying down the principals of an international trib unal. A more detailed statement of the republican stand on the league issue is to be made by Senator Harding in his address here a week from tomor row to a delegation from Indianapo lis, and it is understood that in pro nouncing the principles on which he thinks a society of nations should rest he will give conspicuous notice to the work of Mr. Root and his col- leagues. I The nominee also Is expected to comment on the functioning of , the league as now organized and he said today he ' would withhold until that time any comment on the call is sued by President Wilson today for the first meeting of the league del egates. A Senator Harding s campaign will go on as planned regardless of the strategy adopted by the democrats, it was said today by Harry M. Daug herty, a member of the republican executive committee, after a confer ence with the nominee. Front Porch Flan Kept. There was no intention, he declared. of abandoning the front porch policy. though some speeches would be made in other cities. "A campaign at all times must be in harmony with the candidate and the cause," said Mr. Daugherty. "As far as the plans of the republican party are concerned they will go on in an orderly fashion, as laid out from time to time by Chairman Hays and the committee in conference with the candidate. Nothing will be done in connection with the republican cam paign, or omitted to be done, because any particular thing has been done, or omitted to be done by the op position. "I think I can safely' say that the American people must not expect a campaign of bombast to be conduct ed by, or in behalf of the republican candidate or party. A campaign of personalities may not be expected, nor a campaign which appeals to prejudice: but rather a campaign of dignity, entirely appropriate and in harmony with the dignity or tne can didate and the position to which he aspires." COX REGRETS PLAX CHAXGE Governor Says He Was Going to Speak From Same Platform. COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 20. Regret over his opponent's announcement that he probably will not make " an address at'the Ohio state fair, August 31 was expressed tpday by Governor Cox. "I am very sorry Senator Harding Is not going to speak, the governor said, "as I already have spent more than an "hour preparing my speech which I hoped to deliver from the same platform. ' I had expected to request that I be permitted to speak first, granting that courtesy to the senator of being permitted to an swer me." Governor Cox spent today at the executive office In the capitol, look ing after state affairs. In the even ing he pardoned three convicts from the penitentiary, interviewing each personally before granting clemency. Two convicts who also hiMl petitioned for pardons were sent back. "You boys have not told me the truth. Tou. will have to go back for while," the governor told them. He had asked each man to tell the story of the commission of the crime for which he was convicted and facts leading up to the crime. Obituary. OREGON CITT. Or., Aor. 20. (Special.) The funeral of Daniel E, McNeil, who died at the home of his brother. James McNeil, on the Clack amas river road. Wednesday night, will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock from St. John's Catholic church, with Monsignor A. Hillebrand officiating. Interment will be In the Catholic cemetery. Surviving are two children, Mary and John. BAKER, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) The funeral of Mrs. Katherine Ranger. wife of Gr. W. Ranger of Baker, who died at the family residence in this city Sunday of paralysis, was held Tuesday at the Catholic cemetery. Ms. Ranger was born in Ireland 65 years ago and had 1 een a resident of Baker for 10 years. She is suvived only by her husband.' BAKER. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) W. C. E. Prultt, who died in Pendle ton, was formerly editor of the Baker Herald. Prultt was accidentally shot In the foot Sunday while hunting grouse ana death followed amputa tion. ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Armilda Lemmon, 74 years I old. Grays harbor pioneer, died In an Olympia hospital following an-illness of two weeks. The body was Interred in the Oakville cemetery beside that oi ner nusDana, Duned there a year ago. Mrs. Lemmon came with her husband to Grays Harbor county in 1872. settling in the Garrard Creek vaiiey, wnere tney lived the re mainder of their lives. Mrs. Lemmon is survived by five sons, three sisters and many grandchildren. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 20. (Spe clal.) Carl Jacobson. 70. native of Norway, storekeeper at Matlock, was buried Sunday at Shelton. .Mr. Jacob son, who was a pioneer of this part of the state, died suddenly at the close of his day's work In the store. He WORLD PUN had straightened up his accounts fori tne day and had removed his collar and tie and had lain down on his bed, evidently to rest. He was found br his brother a little while later. So far as known he had not been ill. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.) Henry Astrup, aged 55, box factory employe, dropped dead Thursday. He was unmarried. A niece, Mrs Thomas Williams, lies in Ev erett, Wash. COLVILLE. Wash., Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) LaFayette L. Ledgerwood of Rice, Wash., whose death took place here July 17, was a native of Rose burg, Or., where he was born Jan uary 13, 1863. He came to Washing ton with his parents, Thomas and Eliza J. Ledgerwood, in 1880. He leaves, besides his widow, three daughters, .Mrs. Kenneth Harland of Portland, and Misses Fay and Nancy and one. son, Marriam, at home; aleo his brothers. C. A. Ledgerwood of Colville, Joe Ledgerwood of Boyds and Ed Ledgerwood of Portland, and a sister, Mrs. W. T. Ferguson of Kettle Falls. , ALBANY, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) The funeral of the late Harry Everett Chipman, for the last 20 years a resi dent of Portland, who died in a local hospital Monday night, was held at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of Judge H. H. Hewitt in this city. The services were conduct ed by Dr. D. V. Poling, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Albany. Interment took place in the family lot in the Oddfellows' cemetery at Salem. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) H. L. Truax, a prominent resi dent of this city, died at his home here yesterday after an illness oi about a year. Mr. Truax came to this city in 1891 and since 1895 had been associated with the Kinney & Truax store. He is survived by his widow and three children, Vallard Truax. H. L. Truax Jr. and Mrs. Frank Coleman. all of Grants Pass. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon by the Elks' lodge. HOQUIAM, Wash.. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) At the Elks' home yesterday afternoon funeral services were held for Herman Edward Walker, pioneer Hoquiam lumberman, who died Sun day In a Portland hospital. Inter ment was made in the Hoquiam cem etery. ELECTRIC ENERGY SHORT Fifteen Per Cent Curtailment Or dered in California. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) An acute shortage of electric energy in northern and central Cali fornia has compelled State Power Ad ministration H. G. Butler to order a 10 per cent curtailment in the re selling of electric energy by power companies and an immediate eub mission of power curtailment plan by gold dredgers, street railroads and cement companies. A call has been sent to every elec trie generating utility concern and resale company in the etate to send representatives to a conference in the railway commission's office today. Following the long extended drought the situation Is so acute that restric tions have been extended to mining companies, cement manufacturers, electric railways and gold dredgers. Daughter Seeks Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Kate Miller, who attempted to commit suicide by taking bichloride of mercury tablets in her room at the Hoyt hotel last Wednesday, is now being sought by he,r daughter, Mrs. Katherine Pelger of Snohomish, Wsh. Mrs. Pelger arrived in Port land yesterday and enlisted Inspector Craddock in the search for her mother. Mrs. Miller was released from St. Vincent's hospital Thurs day, and is said to have spoken at that time of going to Oregon City. Battle and rescue be neath the waves. Strange rites on a barbarous isle. Sub marine race to sal vage sunken treasure. Love, villainy, mys tery, sensational feats tof daring and escapes. All in six smashing reels of blood - stirring melo drama, made mirac- ' ulous by the genius of Houdini. By Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey IN as I I - r Another Mix masterpiece of dare deviltry t t$K H u. . . JT and thrills. A story of the wild life of J' H J U I -' AVirr ). ir-y. V W JH early California of bandits, dance halls, wi MV a - vr.w.?;.' a ,r, -4, y h j 1 mummi i m 1 j ju . j H - "J- - - " " $ XI 1 lj and rathe News E l I ' ' V" 1 I Wurlitzer Concert Tomorrow at 1:30 ' P f i x kwzzl jzms a jiwwg , j l n. LAW REVISION SOUGHT CIVII SERVICE EMPLOYES' AS SOCIATION AFTER CHAN GE, Request Filed With City Council to Place on Ballot Measure Af fecting Commissioners. Members of the Civil Service Em ployes' association made up of city employes yesterday filed with the city council a request to place on the ballot at the city election In November a measure revising the civil service law and system. The proposal will be considered by the council probably next Wednesday. The employes ask that in place of three civil service commissioners selected by the mayor and council as at present, the commission comprise three members, one selected by the mayor, one by the employes and the third by the voters. The commis sioner elected by the voters, the measure provides, would receive a salary of '$3000 a year and would act as secretary to the commtssibn. The measure has been prepared after several months of work on the part of a committee of the employes' association. It was proposed at first to have the quetsion submitted to the voters by initiative petition, but Instead it is now proposed to ask the council to submit It without peti tion. The measure includes several changes in the system of handling examinations and in giving hearings to employes accused of infractions. The measure would put under civil service all branches of the city gov ernment including the health bureau and the city attorney's office which are not now under civil service be cause of the work being technical. TWO nlESTEO FOR FRAUD SECRET SERVICE OPERATIVES REVEAL SWINDLE. Spurious Internal Revenue Stamp Placed on Watered Liquor, Is Complaint. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) A plot to swindle the govern ment, out of thousands of dollars by the use of fraudulent internal reve nue stamps placed on bottles of watered whisky and sherry was un covered today by Chief Charles K. Galling, of the United States secret service, and deputies, when they ar rested Earl Comyns, dealer In used automobiles, and David Sanders, one of the proprietors of the Sanders Printing company. Galling and his force of assistants confiscated thousands of fake Inter nal revenue stamps in the printing shop, together with dies and cuts from which the stamps were printed. In a search of Comyn's home, the officers confiscated 12 cases of whisky and gin, and thousands of stamps said to have been turned over to Comyns by Sanders. According to the story frankly told by Comyns Jefore Commissioner Francis Frull, Comyns entered into a contract with Sanders to have printed 50,000 stamps. . Comyns, according to his confes sion, had purchased great quantities of imitation liquors, bottled them un der the name of "Sunnybrook Whisky." and had been selling the bottles indiscriminately to the trade. Thousands of dollars' worth of the liquor, he said, was being stamped for sale in Mexico. Comyns told Frull he knew he had J - - i M (I . -:Jbfc? 1 ''' 'tilt Kv'- ? ROE E RT Wo CHAMBERS9 I Lj GREATEST" NOVEL gFih t i o Ch a n ce ne Theater Beaxitiful jj A punchful story of r- cL " f Y New York's high ' ' Jj I I life fashionable - . - ' jTty nl r and beautiful worn- r, ' SlaV f.' CP i h en clubs, ball- - ','37- "tZ LJ " 1 rooms and the diver- f fv? sffiX$L IKrA FiiT I A COMEDY j ft1 . ... V' - -'-fNV 'Jlfil - s TODAY AND UNTIL ' FRIDAY ; ; X'-VfXiT4;ir midnight perpetrated a fraud, and that many others are interested in the 'same game. CHAIN ST0REMAY GO ON Receiver Believes Kelso Establish ment Can Continue. KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 20. (Special.) Thomas P. Revelle of Seattle, who has been appointed receiver for the A NEW SHOW BEGINNING Direction Pacific Coast League or Co-operative Stores, of which the Kelso Co-operative store was ' a me:-ber, was here yesterday on business in connection with the local store. The Kelso store has been a money maker since it was established, but the wholesale department of the Pa cific Coast league made heavy drafts on its resources. Mr. Revelle's polio will be to let each store pay its own way and believes the Kelso store can continue successfully. o Jensen and W. R. McDonald Co. 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