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1 PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS Vf)I I IY0 1 S (STO Entered at Portland (Ortfon) UL. J.. l-V .... iO.W Postoffice a, Sfcnnd-C aw. Matter CLOTHING BOYCOTT KILLS HICH PRICES HOOVER NOT CAUGHT BY BAIT COX OFFERS ACQUITTAL lfJ BY HARDING HOLDS LEAD IN STRAW BALLOT 30,000 TROOPS TAKEN BY NORTHERN PACIFIC TWENTY TRIPS ARE MADE THROUGH WAR ZONE. COX'S 5000 MOTE STIRS SUSPICION ANOTHER BOOST GIVEN TO EXPRESS CHARGES Fie 1919 SERIES S. PROMISE OF CABINET PLACE IF ELECTED IS VAIX. HEAVY REPUBLICAN' VOTE IN" SOUTH IS SURPRISE. AVERAGE INCREASE AMOUNTS TO 13.3 PER CENT. MAN KNOWN WHO HUD V K Youth Refuses to "Doll Up" Any More. . SILK SHIRTS UNPOPULAR Secretary Houston Says Pre War Prices Are Impossible. FALL STOCKS GO SLOWLY Most Men Believed lo Have Stocked Up Tor Winter and Spending Orsy Receives Setback. OR KG ON-TAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. Sept. 24. Washington, j 'having beconirt fairly certain as to the outcome ot tho November elec tion, is more Interested just now in Hie apparent decline in the cost of living. Reports reaching here from all of the larjrc citie3 show that the reduc tions forecast by the federal reserve board and some other government au thorities are already on the way. These reports havo been received with tuth enthusiasm that Secretary of th; Treasury Houston saw fit to Issue a little ?.rning today that -.he public must not expect to return to the pre-war prices. Any return to the low living costs prior to the war, it is pointed out, would necessarily mean a return to the low wages of ante-bellum days w hen merchandise clerks worked tor $15 and $20 a week in many instances and $12 a week was the standard rather than the exception in the case of trained stenographers in the most of the large cities. Pnlmrr Did It, of Coarse. Government experts hesitate to give any reason for Ihe present tend ency toward price declines, except in the case of the department of Justice where it may be asceitatned any day that Attorney-General Palmer did it. There is a very noticeable decline reported in clothing prices through out tho cast, particularly iu men's garments, while there Is some reduc tion in women's apparel. This, it is raid. Is due more lo the boycott prac tced by tho wearers of clothing than to any other factor. The difficulty of making the boycott effective for a long time, it is asserted, was the fact that the young woman who was looking for a husband and conversely the youns man in pursuit of the girls. if not louking for a wife, could not too their way cicar tc economize. l.ove-Lorn Force Sales. They bought ust the same regard less of the cost, an.l thereby hcljjeu to made business good and keep up the prices. Finally, private econo mists say, these love-lorn maidens and swains had a few sober thoughts a'.ong late last spring and pulled tight the pucker strings In their purses with the consequent result that there nas an avalanche of clothing sales. These sales, it is said, have brought en all the clothing reductions now noted. It" Is too early to tell much about it. but fall stocks are not mov ir g well, and the reason, it Is sur mised, is that the men particularly have loaded themselves up for this fall and winter. Silk shirts, accord ii.g to a survey of th-3 trade situation, are not selling as readily at $7 and $10 now as they sold a few moriths ago at $12 and $20. The reason is that the business and professional men, and the men of big means, have reached a sort of unwritten under standing that the siik shirt must be banned. Mile Shirt Under Itan. The result is that it is becoming fomcwhat of a disgrace lor a man, of affairs to wear a silk shirt. The observation was made at a gathering of business and professional men and several high officials of the govern ment, 300 in all, only a few days ago here In Washington that not one of then wore a silk shirt thus the silk shirt has become passe. Men of means are heard boasting that they r.cver did wear one, except now and then one will say, "My wife thought it nice to give me a silk shirt for Christmas which she made herself. I wore it once or twice but that is my record for life." ' Fod Kot to Drop. In food staples, sugar and coffee show the most noticeable drop with packers' wholesale prices on meats going down and, for some reason, many of the retailers' prices going up. Restaurant prices are not expected to decline radically because, after all, students of the subject say,, food prices are not the greatest factor Hi fxins the prices on cafe menus. It ;s the "ovprheal" which has increased greatly since the -war .came on and is not going down. In most cities wages have gone up and hours for the help have been reduced and the warning is therefore, expect to pay now and for a long time about the same prices for food in restaurants that you have paid for the last two years. Paper of Which ex-Food Chief Is Part Owner Brands Nominee's Talk as "Cheap Clap-Trap." CHICAGO, Sept. 24. (Special.) Herbert Hoover has not been caught by the bait held out to him by Mr. Cox. The other day Mr. Cox told Californians that if elected he would invite Hoover into the cabinet. The answer to this was a hot ed itorial in the Washington Herald', of which Mr. Hoover is an owner call ing Cox's talk about inviting Hoover to the cabinet "cheap political clap trap." The Herald suggested that Mr. Cox Is playing politics like a ward heeler. It said: "Governor Cox, by the way, told his California audiences that he would Invite Her bert Hoover, the noted Californian. to be a member of the Cox cabinet if the democratic nominee is successful in his bid for the presidency. "Mr. Hoover is a republican. He was before the republican convention as an aspirant for the nomination for president. Mr. Hoover now is sup porting thenominee of the conven tion. Senator Harding. Think of this cheap political clap-trap offered as bait for the people of California. But Governor Cox doubtless would be en tirely willing and eager to put Will Hayes in his cabinet, or Hiram John son and General Wood, or any other of the great republican leaders, if by making such pledges he could in sure his election to the political of fice. Likely, too, he would even promise to make Senator Watson sec- Jury in 8 Minutes Decides Murder Trial. DRAMATIC STORY RELATED Woman Declares Love Long Denied by Husband. SHOT AT SELF PICTURED Pretty Witness Says She Handed Farewell N'ote to Mate and Then Tried Suicide. Eight minutes after the jurors had received their 'nstruction3 from Cir cuit Judge Gatens yesterday after noon in the trial of Mrs. Frankie Hart Bjorklund for the murder of her husband, August Bjorklund. May 21, 1920, they returned, with a unanimous verdict of acquittal. A radiant smile from the young woman thanked them, ?.s feminine friends and spectators in Senator Continues to Outdistance 1 Cox; Tennessee and Kentucky Support Heavy. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Sept. 24. Harding con tinues to outdistance Cox In the nation-wide straw vote being taken by the Associated First National Pic tures, Inc. One surprise has been the heavy vote cast for Harding in two states of the democratic solid, south, Tennessee and Kentucky. A Boston theater audience gave Harding 80, Cox 27. In Vincennes, Ind., a normally democratic city, the ater audiences gave Harding 113, Cox 91. A Strand theater audience in New York city gave Hardin 7040, Cox 4037. The straw ballot in Man hattan and Brooklyn motion picture houses yesterday showed Harding still running far ahead of Cox, the figures being 8267 to 3533 in Harding's favor. The total vote so far registered last night was: Harding 38,300, Cox 11,794 for the league 10,258. Harding was the favorite also In pools taken at the Colonial theater. Columbus, O. ; Olympia theater. New Haven, Conn., and the Waldorf the ater, Akron, O. Columbus gave Hard ing 1491 and Cox 903 and Akron went 176 for Harding and 76 for Cox. Department Records Show Great Northern Also Made Enviable Mark In Service. the courtroom rushed to her side, em- rctary of state were he able, by such j bracing and kissing her. The demon- an agreement, to insure the vote of Indiana for the democratic national ticket. "Governor Jimmy Cox is playing national politics after the manner of a heelex in the political ward of a city. The people of the United States are inclined to look with a great deal of toleration .upon the extravagance and acts of a candidate for public office in the process of his solicita tion of votes, but they draw the line a little closer on a nominee for presi dent than on a candidate for alder man or constable." TUBERCULOSIS CURE SEEN Same Weapon Used Against Leprosy May Be Found Effective. HONOLULU, T. H., Sept. 24. (Spe- oiTat.fTubereuloBis may succumb to tho same weapon that has conquered ltprosy. Experiments reported to J T. McDonald of tne Kalihl leprosy Investigation department, indicate that possibly the cure for tuberculosis may be found in one of the many curative agents contained in chaulmoogra oil, the ethyl esters of which have cured and are curing leprosy. The experiments with regard to tubercular cures are being carried on by Dr. A. L. Dean of the college of Hawaii, whose laboratory work re sulted in the discovery of the leprosy cure. stration was fervent and plainly showed the degree to which th dramatic story of Mrs. Bjorklund on the witness stand had moved her auditors. With trembling lips, tear-dimmed eyes and a voice' unsteady but low. betraying- a trace of accent pleasing to the ear, Mrs. Bjorklund told yes terday of the unrequited love which diove her to desperation and caused her to fire a bullet into her breast the day of her nusband's unexplained death. , KIm Declared Long Denied. "Not a smile, a kiss or one kind word djd he give me in 1 1 months." said Mrs. Bjorklund, whose fair skin w as accentuated' by the somber black of her attire. "I tried to make his friends my friends, his people my people. I tried to make myself over into a Swedish girl, but I guess I Just couldn't, Mr. Collier. I failed to keep his love." Mrs. Bjorklund is of German birth. "Did you burn with resentment at your treatment by your husband? Were you so angry you felt you could kill him? asked John A. Col lier, her attorney. "No, no, no, Mr. Collier; I had no desire to do him any injury. I had no deep feeling against him. I loved him too much. In my heart I - did not hold him really responsible. 1 knew it was his brother Ernest who had come between us." Any knowledge of the manner In which her husband came to his death U. S. FILES SUIT FOR TAX Uncle Sam Says Miller Estate Owes Government- $1.7.00,145. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. Suit for $1,700,145 inheritance taxes, interest and penalties alleged to be unpaid was filed In the United States district court here today by the government against the estate of the late Henry Miller, wealthy California cattle man. The value of the estate held by Mil ler's daughter, Mrs. Nellie M. Nickel and her husband, J. Leroy Nickel, as executors, is stated by the govern ment to be $39,774,576, represented by 119,871 share3 of Miller and Lux, In corporated. The Miller estate was assessed in 1918 for $3,814,405 inheritance tax by the government. Of this $2,500,000 was paid, and the estate sued to have the remainder canceled. The estate's suit is etill pending. ORCHARDS TO BE VISITED MARINE OF M0SIER CITED French Government Commends James M. Wilson for Bravery. MOSIER, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.) James M. Wilson, of the 6th United States marines, has received a com munication advising him of a citation by the French government. The cita tion testifies that Mr. Wilson showed great bravery and unflinching courage in conducting a French artillery offi cer to the front line under heavy enemy fire during the battle ot St. Mihicl. This makes the second citation Mr. Wilson has received, the first one be ing from the American government thicugh General Fershirlg. (Concluded on Page 8. Column 1.) Oregon. Conference of Y. M. C. A. AVorkcrs to Be at Hood River. HOOD R1VEK, Or., Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Officials of Oregon Y. M. C. A. organizations, expected here to morrow, will number more than 100, according to Leslie BuUcr, local banker who is prominent in the or ganization and who is arranging for entertainment of the visitors. The most of the delegates will come here by automobile over the Columbia river highway. Trips over the orchard dis tricts are planned. The session, an annual get-together conference of the officials, will not be open to the public. The delegates will attend service Sunday morning at Riverside Community church, where the pastor. Rev. W. H. Boddy, will deliver a special sermon. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Sept. 24. Few Port- landers realized when viewing the trim liners. Great Northern and Northern Pacific on their Columbia river-California run, that these ships were to become in the hour of na tional necessity one of the greatest and most coveted assets of the na tion. Records being permitted to be made public by tho war dpeartment are proving this statement to be true. In fact, the Northern Pacific, one of the pair of ships, received the laurel forj me oesi record oi snips empioyea on the Atlantic during the United States' participation in the European War. Some of the startling figures just issued follow: The Northern Pacific made 20 trips through the war zone during the period of the United States' participation in the European war, traveling 72,000 miles In ten months, and delivered in France 30,000 troops in the incredibly short period of eight months, terminating November 11, 1918. In addition to this splendid service in conveying troops to the fighting scenes of Europe, the offi cials declared that the Northern Pa cific beat the great crack German liner Leviathan, ex-Fatherland, by three hours In a 3300-mile race across the Atlantic from Brest to Ambrose cnannei, ana also did the other won derful sailing stunt of making the world's record voyage to Europe and return in 12 days, one hour and 35 seconds. In giving the Northern Pacific first honors, it was not intended to say that she carried more troops than the Leviathan, but it is a fact that the crack Pacific coast liner carried more troops for each 1000 tons capacity than any other vessel employed dur ing the world war for a similar distance. NEW STATION PLANNED Quarters for Postoffice in Xorth Portland Secured. WASHINGTON, SeDt. 24. The Dost- office department has accepted a proposition of the Union Stockyards company of Portland for the lease of Hint Given That Debt May Be Campaign Gift. DAYTON COMPANY NAMED Committee Determines on Immediate -Investigation. PAPERS ARE UNDER FIRE Republicans Declared to Control Lesion Weekly and Democrats Stars and Stripes. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. An Im plied charge that Governor Cox re ceived in 1918 a concealed campaign contribution of $5000 from the Dayton (O.) Metal Products company today sent the senate campaign investi gating committee off on a wholly new phase. , On demand of democratic members of the committee immediate inquiry was ordered, although the Ohio state campaign, it was agreed, was outside the committee's jurisdiction. Of ficials of the Metal Products company and the City National bank of Day ton were called to appear tomorrow with any papers relating to the transaction involved. No direct charge was made. Citing as his authority an examiner for a house aircraft investigation commit tee, however, George B. Lockwood, editor of the National Republican, volunteered th-5 statement as a "lead' v hich the committee might follow that a certain check drawn by the Metal Products company June 29, 191S, was to pay a "personal note of J. M. Cox." Hank President Named. "The effort was to make It appear that this was an obligation that Mr lci.v uau rinuicu 1LH Hie Companies Declare Cost of Oper ating Business Exceeds Rev enue Received. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Further increases in express rates averaging 13.5 per cent were approved today by the interstate commerce commis sion. The lncrease.3 which apply to class and commodity rates make a total Increase of 26 per cent granted the express companies within the last few months. The express companies had asked for additional Increases up to 15 per cent. The only exceptions made in the new rates are in the case of milk and cream ehlpments. For the. first six months of this year the express companies lost ap proximately $21,000,000, according to their report to the commission, -which showed revenues of $159.6S1,000 and operating expenses of $1S0.77S.OOO. During the first half of 1919, the companies reported revenues of $132, 708,000, and operating . expenses of $145,703,000. The percentage ratio of expenses to earnings for tho comparative periods of the two years increased from 109 to 113 per cent approximately, the report said. Baseball Polluted, Says Jury Foreman. GAMBLING RING IS LOGATED World Title Offered for Sale at $20,000. $40,000 WON BY EX-STAR CHICAGO, Sept. 24. Import and export freight rate of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Western Pacific railroads are being reduced by the tariff committee, it was an nounced here today. The reduction was ordered by the interstate com merce commission when it was found that the recent general increase of 33 1-3 per cent authorized to meet in creased wages, fixed the western im port and export tariffs too high. The amount of the reduction ha.s not been determined. LIQUOR THOUGHT ON BOAT quarters for a postoffice sub-station National bank of Dayton sometime in North Portland, on the south side of Packers avenue. First Lieutenant .angdon Half Spooncr, field artillery, is relieved from duty at Oregon Agricultural col lege, Corvalli3, and assigned to duty at Vancouver barracks. Wash. SLAIN MAN'S BODY FOUND Discovery Is Made In Abandoned Well in Arizona. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Sept. 24. The dismembered body of Martin Schwab, 55, of Payson, Utah, a traveling sales man for a Cleveland, O., firm, was found today in an abandoned dry well cue mile west of this city. He had been missing since April 15. THE QUESTION IS, CAN HE KEEP THE OTHER ONE UP? LIGHTNINGH1TS WAGON Woman Injured but Is Able to Reach Ranch Home. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 24. (Special.) While Miss Jessie Gordon of Minnehaha was driving a steel wheeled wagon home from the prune drier late yesterday a bolt of light ning struck the wagon. Her hands were reported to be badly burned and she was rendered almost nnconscious, but was able to reach home, about a quarter of a mile away. She had practically recovered from her painful experience today and was able to resume work. NEGRO SLAYER HANGED Mosc Gibson, Who Killed Rancher and Wife, Pays Penalty. SAN QUENTIN, Cal.. Sept. 24. Mose Gibson, negro slayer of Roy G. Trapp. rancher of Fullerton, Cal., and of Jacob Erhardt and wife of Phoenix, Ariz., was hanged at the state peni tentiary here at 1:194 A. M. today. He was pronounced dead 12 minutes later. Following his arrest, Gibson said he killed four other people, but the authorities could not prove this statement. Socialists to Take Stump. NEW YORK. Sept. 24. The ousted socialist assemblymen will tour this state in hope of winning election for enough socialists to obtain control of the legislature. Morris Hillquit, party leader, said Thursday, HOPPERS DAMAGE WHEAT Swarms of Pest Invade Nebraska for First Time In Years. FAIRBURT, Neb., Sept. 24. Grass hoppers, making their first appear ance in southeastern Nebraska for years, are damaging winter wheat, which is' just coming up in this sec tion. Swarms of hoppers have cut por tions of some fields clean. i r i j? mil limit , ' i vi i i 271 v a ?, 'i v'-l;' . t ' ' 1 ,f before," Lockwood said. "But it ap pears to '-me, from all the circum stances, that it must have been a con tribution from this corporation to Mr Cox's campaign fund." Lockwood named H. E. Talbot, wno, he said in 1918 was president of the Metal Products company, and of the bank, as tho witness who should be called and a message to Talbot was Fcnt immediately. "It decs not come within the pur view of this committee's business." Senator Reed said, "but I am going to insist that this matter be lmme diately Investigated and that we get out of the realm of deduction into that of fact." . Palmer's Lelun. Testify. The committee ranged over a wide field of inquiry today. It heard vol unteer statements from ass;stants to Attorney-General Palmer who were in San Francisco during the demo cratic convention that they had trav eled on official business which, they said, justified the expense accounts submitted and approved. It failed to find any similar accounts in the post office department, the disbursing officer testifying that there were no F. C. Barnes to Be Searched by In spectors for Canadian Whisky. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.) The cannery tender F. C. Barnes, which arrived this morning from Alaska, is believed by the authorities to have several cases of Canadian whisky on board. On h'cr arrival a partial search was made by Deputy Customs Collector Karinen and Dep uty Sheriff Bakotich, but no liquor was found. The vessel has 900 cases of salmon in her hold, and this was not disturbed. Customs inspectors were placed on board and she left for Portland at 1:30 o'clock this after noon. She will tie up at municipal dock No. 1 and .her cargo will bo over hauled there. DUMMY IN LODGER'S BED Landlady Reports Tenant MUsing and Bill Unpaid. SALEM, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.) Jack Folley last night put a dummy in his bed and left town without squaring accounts with his landlady, according to a report filed with the police today by Mrs. Sadie Smith. Policy had been employed in the" city for some time and is believed to have gone to Portland. The police there have been asked to investigate. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weatlirr. lEPTFRPArS Maximum tcm pr ture, .V.l.S decrees: minimum. 00.7 dpcris. trips to San Francisco at government TODAY'S I'robably showers; westerly expense reported for the convention t winds. period. I Forricn. It heard something of the industrial l 'VL'"" ."I group organization p!an of soliciting" necklace. I'aue 3. campaign funds employed by New i Tork city workers for the republican national committee. It explored the financing of tae sol dier publication, "Stars and Stripes," developing a possible connection be tween the paper and the democratic national committee. It heard the charge made that the "American Le gion Weekly" was , controlled by the republican national committee. League Finances Heard. It listened to a charge that Sena tor Edge, New Jersey, was in some way connected with a campaign against the Stars and Stripes, and then to an admission that the charge had no basis but speculation and ru mor. It heard in detail from Lock wood of the financing of the Repub lican National Weekly and of the "bulk" circulation methods by which the paper reaches employes at the expense of employers, but without knowledge of the recipients of the employers' share in the matter; and it went deeply into the financing ac tivities of the League to Enforce Peace. In addition the committee eard also from Lockwood that the docu mntn presented bv Senator Reed ..- v. ; K TpnmntH his InvestieRt inn or ' the National Republican, were stolen from the files of his office in Ohio. An employe told him, he added, that "he had been offered a large sum to sell out certain material" and asked foF "a certain amount of money" not to do it. Investigation Is Ordered. "I sent word to him that he was a blackmailer and to go to hell or to go to this committee," Lockwood added. Senator Reed said the papers had been referred to in the Chicago testimony by E. H. Moore and added: "And they are here as evidence. They speak for themselves." Lockwood said he had referred to the alleged theft of his papers only as "justification" for calling the com mittee's attention to the incident of ihi ietal Products company and the; ' I 4 Concluded on Face -. Column 3.) Nuticinnl. Express rates soar another 13.3 per cent. Page 1. 30,000 troops carried to France by Northern Pacific. PaKO 1. President refuses to carrv out congrress' In structions tor annulment of treaties. Fane i. ClothlnK boycott kills high prices. Page 1. Shipping board's prices too hisrh. Page IS. Politics. Harding continues to outdistance Cox In nation-wide straw baliot. Page 1. Short, snappy municipal campaign ex pected. Page 8. Hardin!? assails administration of mer chant marine, rage 2. Cox's $0000 note stirs suspicion. Page 1. Cox charges plot by republicans to silence press. Page 2. Hoover not caught by cabinet place bait o-fered by Cox. Page 1. Domestic. Plumber held as accessory in Denton mur der. Page .1. Veterans of I'M will divide work. Page 12. Men's soft collars to decline to "u cents October 1. Page Pacific Northwest. Ronnd-ut thrills are given thousands. page 3. Sport. Walter Mail? stems Chicago's rush for pennant. Page J. Coast league results. Seattle 5-3. Snornmen to 4-1: I.os Ange'.es, 1. San Francisco 3 Oakland 4. Vernon 1: Portland, Sail I.ake, rain. Page 11. Harvey Thorp has respect for Alex Tram bitas' prowess. Page 11. Plavers named in probe whose world series checks were aeiayea. r-uge i. Actor accuses McOraw o attack, frac turing ankle. Page 10. Anglers' club advocates four changes in fish code. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Wheat bids, reduced 10 to 15 cents on local grain board, rage iu. Chicago wheat slump due to unloading by exporters. Page l'J. Stock market weakened by price-cutting crusade. Page ill. Dock commission to ask JS2I.330. to meet expenses iqr new jear. rage la. Portland svnd Vicinity. Hotel men to fight proposed measure re auiring enclosure of elevator shafts rage Is- Fir prevention gospel to be preached Page S Mrs. Kjorklund acquitted of hwsband's murder. Page 1. Girl beater found guilty of assault. Page S. League of bootleggers declared behind at tempt to dismiss policemen over lltd derly shooting. Page . Present American League Kiico Being Probed and Sensation al Evidence Found. CHICAGO. Sopt. 24. II. TI. Brig ham, foreman of the Cook county ,rand jury investigating alleged base ball gambling, tonight told newspa permen that the name of the man i ho "fixed" tho 191C' world's series for Cincinnati to win had been given to the grand jury. This man,' Brig ham stated, acted as a representative of a ring of gamblers who offered Chicago White Sox players money to throw games to the Cincinnati Reds Replying to the charges made by Rube" Benton, New York National lcaeue pitcher, rhiiip Hahn. Cincin nati race trick bookmaker, in an af fidavit made public tonight, denied he had given Benton the names of White Sox players in connection with alleged "fixing" of the world's series. Hahn declared he would present his testimony to the grand Jury. He declared specifically that he had not mentioned Eddie Cicotte and Claudo Williams, White Sox pitchers, and Chick Gandil, first baseman, and "Hap" Felsch, outfielder, in connec tion witii reports of crookedness dur ing the world's series, as Benton had ;huI. Hulin also swore he knew nothing of any attempts to bribe players to "throw" the world's series. World Scries Snle Offered. Halin snid he made rto bets him self on the 1919 seric.-. knew of no Pittliur; or other gambling syndi cate interested and had no knowledge of an "fixing" of games or gambling by players. Mr. Brigham said that the testi mony was. in his opinion, "sufficient to indict several baseball players- and at !oat one or two well-known gam blers." "Through the testimony of one wit ness we stumbled onto evidence that loft us dumbfounded," be declared. "Naturally this cannot be made pub lic." Evidence has been presented that In October, 1919. a former baseball play er approached a New York gambler and tobl him the .series could be "bow-lil" for $20,000. The jury has not received any evidence, it was said; to show whether the gambler ac cepted or rejected the offer, but has boon informed that the ballplayer won $40,000. Further details of the testimony of Jacob "Rube" r.rtu..ii. New oilc National pitcher, also were revealed. Gamhlrrs Backed Reds. Eenton. it was said, testified that Bill Burns had telegraphed eastern gamblers that "the thing was fixed" and that these gamblers promptly placed their money on Cincinnati. Mr. llrigham saul he dirt not IhlnK the jury would find it necessary to summon any Chicago American play ers or Charles "Buck" Herzog, Chi cago National second nascman. Eddie Cicotte, Chicago pitcher. mentioned by Benton as a man "who might know some of the gamblers" and also one of the Chicago players whose world series checks were held up, tonight denied he knew anyono connected with gambling in baseball. "I'm pitching my best to bring the pennant to Chicago and if you think I'm implicated in this gambling busi ness, watch me beat Cleveland to morrow," he said. Alleged Woman Bettor Located. Mrs. Claude Williams, wife of the White Sox pitcher, tonight said she knew she was the woman referred to in reports that a White Sox player's wife had bet against the team in the world's series. The reports were pre posterous, she said. "I deny absolutely that I ever bet on the series," she said, "because I tlon't believe in taking the sport out of baseball." President Johnson went to New York today to confer with baseball officials concerning the investigation. Brigham declared that the testi mony thus far given had caused the grand jury to decide to subpena Ar nold Rothstein of New York, mil lionaire turfman and controlling owner of the Havre de Grace race track; William Burns, former Chicago American and Cincinnati National league pitcher; Abe Attell, former featherweight boxing champion, awl several other well-known sportsmen. The grand jury has found such convincing evidence of crooked work that it will not disband when its term expires September 30. but will continue its investigation in a spe cial session, it was announced to night after "the jury had adjourned until Tuesday. ' The jury received evidence which indicates an attempt by a nation-wido ring of gamblers to "pollute base ball and ruin the great national game in the same way boxing was killaJ. (Concluded on Page 4, Column a.)