VOL. LiIX NO. 18,G15
Entered at Portland (Oreg-ori)
Postoffice an Second-Dai Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LABOR TO SHUT DOWN
CO-OPERATIVE STORE
OF
FIVE CITIES IN STATE MAN KILLS ALLEGED 10
paim in mon prMoiic, nccARACD nc unrrclt.
T
RUSSIANS PLAN REIGN
OFTERROR IN POLAND
EXTREME CRUELTY
TO TOTS ALLEGED
UMIIH IH 13L.VJ UL.IMOUO uirnm lIY Jl ll u
TO SAFEGUARD U.S.
NOMINEE OF DRYS
WOMAN MAY DIE
WORKERS FAIL. TO SUPPORT
THEIR OWX ENTERPRISE.
ST.
HELENS HAS 2220 AXD
CLATSKAXIE 1384.
G. P. INGERSOLL- IX JAIL. 'AC
RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER OP ALL
OPPOXKXTS ORDERED.
CUSED OF SLAYING.
HARD
NG PROMISES
WATKNS
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IN WRECK
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Peace by Resolution of
Congress Favored.
WORLD ASSOCIATION URGED
Wilson Obstinacy and Failure
Are Attacked.
7-HOUR RECEPTION HELD
March ot Delegations Before Front
Porch of Marlon Home Be
gins at Sunup.
MARION. O., July 22 Peace by a
resolution of congress and after that
an effort to form an association of
nations that would not impair Amer
ican sovereignty were promised today
by Warren J. Harding' in his speech
accepting: the republican nomination
for the presidency.
He declared the time had come to
recognizo "tho failure attending as
sumption, obstinacy, impracticability
and delay" in President Wilson's at
tempt to form a league of nations and
that a new pathway must be foundto
peace and world concert.
In receiving formally his party's
mandate, tho nominee also outlined a
stand for government by party rather
than by Individuals, declared that to
railway employes might well be ac
corded a status of public servants, in
dorscd co-operative marketing for
farmers and pronounced increased
production the key to a lower cost of
living.
Address Follonii Celebration,
The address was delivered here at
the climax of a day of celebration
which brought to Marion a notable
company of party chiefs and a crowd
of many thousands. Their plaudits and
serenading kept the nominee the cen
ter of a seven-hour reception as dele
gations from many states paraded
past the Harding residence in a clam
oring cavalcade.
Soon after sunup the march of the
first delegations brought the senator
to his front doorstep and after that
there scarcely was a letup until he
left for the notification ceremonies on
the outskirts of tho city at 2 o'clock.
rroiTKilon Gay and Noisy.
Old friends from nearby counties
mixed with the representatives of
powerful republican clubs of distant
cities in the procession, gay with dec-
orations and blatant with noise.
Will H. Hays, national chairman,
presided, and Senator Lodge of Massa
chusetts, formally notified the candi
date of his nomination in a speech
rapping President Wilson's league of
nations and praising the part Sen
ator Harding had taken in preventing
Us unreserved acceptance.
Speaking slowly and with charac
teristic gravity, the nominee deliv
ered his declaration of policy in a
clear, full voice. Several times he
got the crowd on its feet as he ham
mered with clenched fist to land his
blows where they would tell.
League Thrusts Get Cheers.
His thrusts at the league of nations
were answered by repeated thunder
claps of cheering, but the passage
the crowd seemed to like best came
when he voiced his humility in the
presence of the responsibilities of the
presidency and then, squaring his
shoulders, added that his confidence
in the support of his fellow citizens
made him "wholly unafraid.
He made no direct recommendation
for rejection of the peace treaty and
did not take up in detail the league
covenant. Contenting himself with the
declaration that the league as con
ceived by the president was unthink
able, he passed on to state his owh
view of what should be done.
After the speech the se
turned to his home, but several visit
ing delegations, l ot content with their
first reception, called again to say
ood-bye.
Mr. Harding; Gets Ovation.
The crowd gave Senator Harding a
two-minute crescendo of cheers when
lie appeared upon the pavilion plat
form and the ceremonies began with
the singing of "The Star-spangled
Banner." Bishop William P. Oldham !
of the Methodist Episcopal church de
livered the " invocation and gave
thanks that Senator Harding "always
had been a plain man."
Senator Lodge then, began his
speech in another crash of applause.
The opening of Senator Lodge's
speech was drowned by the blaring ot
bands which had drawn a ring around
the pavilion. He made himself heard
after a scouting party had been sent
out to silence the enthusiasts and ha
was given repeated applause as he
rapped the Wilson administration and
commended the republican stand on
the league of nations.
Crowd Roars Its Applause.
When Senator Harding . rose the
crowd got on its feet and let loose
again with a great blast of applause.
The nominee, reading from manu
script, began his speech, speaking in
a clear voice and marked inflections
but using few gestures. He got his
first interruption for applause when
' he declared for "party sponsorship
in government."
The crowd eviaentiy likea that and
some one yelled "hit 'em again
Aahe got into the theme of his ad
dress, the nominee held to his slow
Chattel Mortgage of $2300 Is Sue
Today and Xo Funds Are Availa
ble, Say Officials of Exchange.
Organized labor wielded a facile
pen last night and with splotches of
red Ink wrote "finis" for the state
exchange store, a, co-operative retail
store operated for tlyj past year by
and on behalf of members of organ
ized labor.
A report of the store trustees as
submitted to the labor council showed
that the store has been steadily los
ing money Bince the first of the year,
and its financial condition is now such
as to warrant the closing up of the
business.
According to officials if the store,
the failure of organized labor to sup
port Its own store was given as the
cause for its financial distress. A chat
tel mortgage of $2300 falls due today
with no funds in. sight with which to
pay it.
The council last night ousted the
shipyard workers, riggers and fasten
ers from membership in lt3 body. This
action was taken with the authority
of the American Federation of Labor.
Although the council, by a vote of 28
to 23, decided against ousting the
union. President Nickerson ruled that
the union had no right to affiliate
with the central body and declared
the seats of all delegates vacant.
Candidate Is Named on
Second Ballot.
BRYAN TURNS DOWN HONOR
Commoner Asserts He Still Is
a Democrat. .
TRIBUTE IS APPRECIATED
Xebraskan Shares Convention's In
terest in Prohibition but Ac
ceptance Is Impossible.
NEW ELWELL CLEW FOUND
Weapon, Same Ciliber as That Used
by Slayer, Found in Girl's Room.
NEW YORK, July 22. A 45-caliber
army pistol owned by William May
hew Washburn became the center of
interest today in the investigation of
the murder of Joseph B. Elwell, horse
racer and bridge whist authority, who
was found dying in his home July
11 after a bullet from a similar
weapon had passed through his brain.
The pistol was seized early today
in the home of Mr. Washburn's moth
er. The weapon was found in i
room occupied by Washburn and his
wife.
Mr. Wasbhurn told the authorities
that he had been an officer In the
army and came into possession of the
weapon through military channels.
The names of Mr. end Mrs. Wash
burn were first brought Into the El-
well case when ft was learned that
the turfman had given the young
woman a check for $200 on the eve
of her marriage. Mrs. Washburn ex
plained that this was a wedding pres
ent from Elwell, who, they said, had
long been a friend of the family.
BANK ROBBER IDENTIFIED
George C. Boyd Said to Be Man
Wanted at Slarbuck.
DAYTON, Wash., July 22. Sherifl
Gimmel has a warrant for the arres
of George C. Boyd of Walla Walla
charging him with the robbery of the
Bank of Starbuck last Saturday
Boyd's picture lias been positively
identified, says Sheriff Gimmel,' as
the man who Saturday morning
locked the cashier, bookkeeper and a
customer in the vault and then took
$3270 from the cash drawer.
This picture was furnished by the
Walla Walla police, to whom it was
sent from the Colorado penitentiary
at Canon City, from which institu
tion Boyd is alleged to have escaped
in 1918.
Will E. Sprout, president of the
bank, signed the complaint on which
the warrant was issued after the pic
ture had been Identified. Boyd is well
connected and "has two uncles living
in Walla Walla county.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 22. Ohio got
its third presidential candidate for
the 1920 campaign when the prohi
bition national convention nominated
Aaron S. Watkins of Germantown,
O., after learning from W. J. Bryan
that he would not accept the nom
ination voted him yesterday.
Mr. Watkins won on the second
ballot after he and R. H. Patton had
each received 85 votes on the first.
The vote was: Aaron S. Watkins
108, R. H. Patton 74. D. A. Poling 24,
C. A. Randall 2.
It took 105 votes to nominate.
Mr. Watkins Educator.
D. Leigh Colvin of New York, an
author, was nomln-ted for the vice-
presidency on the first ballot. He
was born in Ohio. The convention
then permanently adjeurncd.
Mr. Watkins is a professor of lit
erature in a Germantown military
academy. He was professor in Ada
College. Ohio, for several years and
was vice-presidential candidate on the
prohibition ticket in 1908 and 1912.
He was born on a farm near Rush-
sylvania, O., and is 53 years old. He
preached 17 years In the Methodist
church and was nominated for gov
ernor of Ohio on the prohibition ticket
in 1905 and 1908 and for vice-presi
dent in 1908 and 1912. In accepting
Mr. Watkins said his campaign plans
were up to the national committee
but he knew it "would be an active
campaign."
There was no nomination on the
first ballot, the results following:
Aaron S. Watkins. Germantown, O
85; R. H. Patton, Springfield, 111., 85;
Dan A. Poling, New York. 28; C. A.
Randall, California, 9.
Delegates to the prohibition nation
al convention were completely non-
Rainier Decreases 72 ;. Population
of Corvallls, Or., Will Be
Announced Today.
OHEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, July 22. Two Incorpo
rated cities in Columbia county, Ore
gon, St. Helens and Clatskanie, show
substantial gains in the population
figures given out by the census
bureau tonight. St. Helens shows a
growth from 742 in 1910 to 2220 in
1920, and Clatskanie frum 747 in 1910
to 1384 In 1920.
Other Oregon cities and towns are
reported as follows: Rainier 1287, or
a decrease of 72 from 1910; Goble 117
no figures for 1910 being shown;
Vernonia 142, an increase of 84; Fos
sil 519, an increase of 98; Mitchell
224. a gain of 14.
Census figures for pther cities an
nounced today were: Albany county,
N. Y., including Albany city. 186,106;
increase 12,440, or 7.2 per cent; Ithaca,
N. Y., 17,004; increase 220; Minot,
N. D., 10,476; Increase 42tfS; Ports
mouth, Va., 54,387; increase 21,197;
Austin, Minn.. 10,118; increase 3158;
Lackawanna, N. Y., 17,918; increase
3369; Olean, N. Y., 20,006; Increase
5763.
populations to be announced to
morrow at 10:30 A. M. include Cor
vallls, Or.
Concluded on Paftn 5, Column 3.)
FIRE SWEEPS H0RNBR00K
Half of Business District of Town
in California Destroyed.
HORN" BROOK, Cal.. July 22.
About half of the business district of
Hornbrook today was destroyed by
fire which originated In the base
ment of (Jr. W. Howard's general mer
chandise store, destroying the Miners'
hotel, owned by G. W. Day of Ash
land. Or.; Clark's restaurant, Bloom-
ingcamp's meat market, Howard's
store, and partially destroying Ear
hart's hardware store and the post-office.
Only a small amount of insurance
was carried. The loss is estimated at
$20,000 or more. On account of the
high wind the fire spread rapidl.
Henry J. Stoehlser, 2 3, Shot
Through Heart During an Alter
cation Xcar Klamath Falls.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 22.
(Special.) Henry J. Stoehlser, 23,
was shot tnrough the heart and al
most Instantly killed last night at
Dairy, about 30 miles cast of here,
during an altercation with Gilbert P.
Ingersoll. 40, a rancher of Swan Lake.
Stoehlser was accused by Ingersoll
of having made defamatory remarks
about Ingersoll's wife. '
According to the story told Coroner
Whitlock at the scene of the shoot
ing, Stoehlser, with his brother Mar
tin, who is married and lives near
Dairy, had come to town to attend a
baseball meeting. In walking down
the street they encountered Ingersoll,
who Is said to h- ve asked Henry
point-blank if the accusation charged
to him concerning Mrs. Ingersoll were
true.
Henry, says Martin, paused in mak
ing an answer, whereupon Martin in
terrupted the conversation to say:
"Tell him tho truth, Henry. Don't beat
around the bush."
An altercation ensued in which
Henry and Ingersoll are said to have
exchanged blows. Ingersoll is then
said to have reached around to hi3 hip
pocket and Martin, thinking that he
was reaching for a brass knuckles,
placed a restraining hand on Inger
soll's arm, and said:
"Here, knucks don't go."
Instead, it is averred, Ingersoll
drew a .38-caliber revolver and fired,
the bullet entering the lower left
breast of Henry, striking tno heart
and passing to the right side of the
body where it was imbedded beneath
the skin.
Ingersoll is said to have fired again,
but this time Martin had a firmei
grip on Ingersoll's arm and the sec
ond bullet went wild.
Portland Man Silent
to Companion.
as
Soviet Forces to Confiscate
Agricultural Products in
Occupied Regions.
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VICTIM'S NAME IS WITHHELD
Speeding Car Near Gervais
Topples Over in Ditch.
PAIR ON WAY TO SALEM
George V. Adams, Automobile
Salesman, Also Reported Se
riously Injured.
George V. Adams, salesman for the
Farmed-Out Waifs Held
Brutally Beaten.
PORTLAND WOMAN ACCUSED
Against Mrs. E. Mathus.
WARSAW, July 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The plans of the Rus
sian soviet government of control
ling Poland's population in connection I
with the offensive aimed at conquer
ing the Polish republic were made
more than a month ago, according to
Russian newspapers reaching War
saw, dated June 11. on this date the. jejgn3ors in Court Testifv
Izvestla, official organ of the central J
committee of the Moscow soviet, pub
lished the following:
"Recent events on various Polish
fronts and our advance into the very
heart of Poland's population impels
us to give our party workers instruc
tions about the character of their
work in establishing and strengthen
ing the soviet powers in Poland. It
is absolutely necessary to undertake
a most ruthless struggle against the
entire Polish population and to take
measures for their complete exter
mination as a nation.
"It is absolutely necessary, there- I
fore:
"First, to' inaugurate mass terror j
AFFECTING STORIES TOLD
Vicious Treatment of Children En
trusted to Woman's Care Al
leged by Many.
Direct evidence that the tender
C. L. Boss Automobile company, and against the propertied peasants, root-I bodies of helpless little children had
mg tnem out entirely, ana to unaer- been maimed and bruised by Mrs. E.
an unidentified woman whose name
Adams refuses to reveal were serious
ly injured when an 'automobile which
Adams was driving went into a ditch
and overturned two miles south of
Gervais at about 7 o'clock last night.
The woman last night was in a criti
cal condition at u. Salem hospital and
was expected to recover. Late reports
from Salem stated that Adams' condi
tion was worse than was at firs't be
lieved. Both of the injured persons were
hurried to Salem for medical treat
ment by passing autoists who gave
first assistance. The woman had not
gained consciousness aan early hour
this morning. Adams refused to dis-
Stoehlser walked a few yards and I cuss the case-
take ruthless terror toward Poles
generally who may undertake any di- J
rect or indirect part whatever in, the
struggle against tho soviet powers.
"Second, confiscate grain and send
the grain to fixed points. This refers
not only to grain but to all agricul
tural products.
j Mathus was given in municipal court
yesterday by neighbors of the wom
an who appeared as witnesses for
the city in the prosecution of Mrs.
Mathus on a charge of assault.
From the lips of these witnesses
came accounts of the pitiful cries of
the children in nain: of th vir-inns
Third, undertake all measures to kicks and slaps and beatings which
fell dead.
DEPORTEES TO TOTAL 100
RENTERS MUST HAVE BABE
Walla Walla Landlord Will Give
Month Free for Each Birth.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., July 22.
"For rent, only to families with chil
dren," reads a sign on the dwellings
owned by H. L. Neslin. and Mr. Neslin
adds that he will give his tenants a
month's rent free for every child
born to them while they are residing
in his houses.
This up-to-date landlord has a
husky family of his own and the
homes he is offering for rent adjoin
his own. He is a lover of children.
4 8 Are Anarchists; Trainload From
Coast Recruiting En Route. !
NEW YORK, July 22. Important
problems of immigration policy, in
cluding deportation of undesirables
and the question of rigid medical ex
amination of Immigrants, confronted
Anthony Caminetti, commissioner
general of immigration, on his arrival
here today from Washington for a
conference with local immigration
authorities.
The trainload of deportees en route
from the Pacific coast, said Mr.
Caminetti. would probably be recruit
de up to 100 candidates for deporta
tion before its arrival here.
The commissioner-general said that
48 of the deportees on tne train are.
of the anarchist class.
tConcluJed on Page 7, Columa 1.)
MAYORS CHANGE RAPIDLY
Three Executives in Three Weeks
Is Record at Cottage Grove.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., July 22.
(Snecial.) Mexico. with its rapid
mthnit rf fhn nfrinp presidents nan I
nothing on Cottage Grove. Within the
brief space of three weeks this city
I has had three mayors. R. E. Walker
nator re- resigned and T. C. Wheeler, ex-mayor.
was eiecteu in ma jjio.cvs. liic meet
ing last night of the council, Mr.
Wheeler said that he could not accept.
A. W. Kime, alderman from the third
ward, was then elected and was sworn
into office.
Mr. Kime was mayor here about 10
years ago. An alderman to take Mayor
Kime's "place has not been elected.
ORIENTAL RENTS ORCHARD
2 0 0-Acre Ranch Xear The Dalles
Given Up for Lack, of Laborers
the UALbLa, ur., juiy zz. tape-i
cial.) George Waka, Japanese, to- I
ay took possession of the 220-acre !
on Cherry Heights road here, having
leased it for seven years.
It has 70 acres in cherries, 25 acres
in grapes, 12 acres in apples, 18 acres
in prunes and the balance, 75 acres,
in diversified crops.
According to Webb, his reason for
leasing the orchard is because satis
factory American labor was almost
impossible to get.
MARTENS AIDE DEPORTED
Britain Exiles Secretary to Soviet
Agent After Escape From U. S.
WASHINGTON, July 22. Santeri
Nourteva, private secretary to Lud
wig C. A. K. Martens, soviet agent in
the United States, who recently ar
rived In England as a. sailor on a mer
chant vessel, has been deported, offi
cial advices received here today said.
He is en route to Russia.
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According to reports by persons who
witnessed the accident. Adams, who
was en route to the Elks' convention
at alem started to pass another ma
chine just as a third machine came
into view, traveling north toward
Portland.
Car Reported Speeding;.
Adams was reported to have been
going at a high rate of speed, and be
fore he could swertc his machine
back onto the right side of the road
the wheels struck a Btretch of heavy
gravel, swerving the machine off the
road and into a telephone pole. After
striking the pole the machine turned
over on its side, plnlitng the woman
beneath the car.
The accident happened opposite the
Sam Jones farm. Mr. Jones and
Frank Kddcs and Frank Kahut.
neighboring farmers, rushed to the
assistance of the injured auto
ists and rendered first aid until
some southbound autoists stopped to
carry the" Injured persons into Salem.
The hospital at Salem reported that
the woman was suffering from Inter
nal injuries and probably would die.
Adams injuries at nrst were not
considered serious, but late last night
he was reported In greater danger.
He was badly injured about the legs
and hips and may have sustained in
ternal injuries.
Woman's N'ntnr Kot Known.
AH efforts to procure the name of
the unidentified injured woman last
night were unavailing. Hospital at
tendants at Salem would not perml".
a quizz of Adams after his condition
was seen to be serious, and when he
was first taken to the hospital he re-
usea 10 give tne woman s name.
There was nothing on the
assist tne colonization of the poorer
population.
"Fourth, place the Jews and other
persons of foreign birth on a footing
of equality with Poles regarding land
and in all other respects.
"Fifth, effect complete disarma
ment, shooting anyone in whose pos
session is found even a cartridge after
the period fixed for disarmament.
"Sixth, leave armed detachments in
villages and districts until order is
established.
"Seventh, all commissaries are in
structed to act with the maximum of
vigor to carry out these instructions
without deviation.
"Eighth, all the chersvichiaka
woraing regions occupied by our
troops should be augmented five
times their ordinary strength and
should be given necessary credi's. Ex
perienced workmen, particularly from
central Russia, should under all cir
cumstances be appointed commis
saries. The central committee directs
that detailed regulations shall be
worked out quickly for the settling
en masse of Russian and Lithuanian
peasants on Polish soil."
JAPANESE BOOTLEG BEER
Oriental Sailors Reported, to lie
Reaping 1Ins-vc!t In America.
TOKIO, July 22. (Delayed.) Re
ports that Japanese sailors had been
earning money selling Japanese, beer
on arrival of Japanese ships at Amer
ican ports have caused Yokohama
customs officials to exercise greater
vigilance over private supplies taken
on by steamers bound to America.
Fears have been expressed in thte
vernacular press hers that ir the
smuggling is not stopped it will re
sult in more severe restrictions upon
Japanese seamen sailing to America
ports.
woman !
which would serve as a means of i
Identification. I
It was not believed, however, that
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature,
' degrees, lowest, 57; clear.
he injured woman was Mrs. Adams, as ' TODAY'S Fair, westerly winds.
she procured a divorce from her hus-.
band less than a month ago In the
ircuit court at Astoria. It was not
generally known that Mr. and Mrs.
Adams had had serious marital
roubles until it was learned last
night that Mrs. Adams had brought
ult for divorce on June 10 and won
her decree within the past few weeks.
She charged cruel treatment.
Joseph M. Rieg of Portland passed
he scene of the accident shortly after
t occurred. He said last night that
he automobile driven by Adams was
almost a total wreck. It belonged to
the C. L. Boss Automobile company
and had been used as a demon
strator.
Kant Driving; Reported.
Mr. Adams has had a reputation as
an exceedingly fast driver, and Mr.
Boss said last night that he had re
peatedly warned his salesman against
speeding. According to reports from
Gervais, Adams is said to have been
going at about 50 miles an hour when
his machine struck the sand and
swerved into the ditch.
The injured man gained consider
able fame last fall when he piloted
a machine from Astoria to Portland
n 2 hours and 21 minutes, this being
the fastest time ever made between
the two cities. At that time he was
arrested for fast driving.
I Foreign
William K. Vanderbilt, oldest member of
famous family, dies. Page 5.
Russians plan reigrn of terror in occupied
regions of Poland. Page 1.
National.
Cox may be asked to prove charges of
excessive republican campaign fund.
Page 4.
Five Oregon cities gain in 100 census.
Page 1.
New war in Europe on big scale is for
eeen. Page 3.
Domes! ir.
Harding in acceptance speech promises to
safeguard sovereignty or Inited folates.
Page 1
Mrs. Mathus is alleged to have ad
ministered. And when little 3-year-old Edna
Romansky was paraded before tho
jurors' box. her eyes swollen and dis
colored and her frail body covered
with bruises and discoloration, a
gasp of horror arose from every part
of the courtroom.
l-'.xtreme Cruelty t 'harmed.
When court adjourned at 6 o'clock
last night the city had completed its
case and Mrs. Mathus had just con
cluded her direct examination. The
case will be continued at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon. It should go to the
jury before night.
One of the most graphic recitals of
the alleged cruelty to little children
on the part of Mrs. Mathus at her
home. 1S5 Montgomery street, was
given by Mrs. Frank Allory. an
Italian neighbor. Speaking so brok
enly that at times an interpreter had
to be employed in order to get a
connected story. Mrs. Allory told how
one evening close to the Fourth of
July, she had seen Mrs. Mathus give
tho little Romansky child- a vicious
and painful kick.
Kirk In Fare Alleged.
"I think she kicked her in the
face," testified Mrs. Allory as she
arose excitedly from the witness
chair and demonstrated the force and
viciousness with which the kick is
alleged to have been given. And then,
before she could be stopped, Mrs.
Allory testified that on another oc
casion she had seen Mrs. Mathus
grab a child by the hair of its head
and lift it up the kitchen steps. "I
heard her call Edna bad names," was
another bit of the Italian woman's
testimony.
M. C. Quick, who resides next door
to Mrs. Mathus, 1S7 Montgomery
street, testified that he had seen or
heard Mrs. Mathus beating the Ro
mansky child on one occasion nearly
two weeks prior to last Thursday,
when welfare officials took thesn
little "farmed out" children from thf
Mathus home and placed the woman
under arrest for alleged cruelty.
Tot Reported Cursed.
"Tho day before they took the
children away I saw Mrs. Mathus
combing Edna's hair," related the
witness. "I could see that she was
vicious about it as she would. Jerk
the comb up and down and swear at
the child. When she got through
I could see her take a big bunch of
hair from the comb which had been
pulled from the child's head. Then
I saw her throw the girl across the
room for a distance of about eight
feet."
"What did you hear Mrs. Mathus
say to the child?" asked Otto J.
Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio nominated for Kraemer. special prosecutor,
presidency by prohibition convention.! . .
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New topsail put on Shamrock IV. Page 2.
under protest.
MRS. M. W. SEWELL DIES
Internationally Known Culture
Worker Succumbs at 7 6.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. July 22.
Mrs. May Wright Sewell, aged 76,
internationally known educational
and culture worker, died at her home
here tonight. She was the widow of
Professor Theodore Lovett Sewell,
also prominent in educational work.
Mrs. Sewell was an organizer of
the General Federation of Women's
clubs; the International Council of
Women, of which she was honorary
president, and the National Council
of Women. She was the American
commissioner In the International
Women's League for Permanent
Peace.
. Death was due to advanced age.
She was calling her a d little
brat and a dirty little devil." re-
Wage award is Blap to rail workers, de-1 sponded the witness.
Clares Gompers. Page 4. j ... . . .
, ., . J Mr. Quick then told how he had
Fifteen railway unions accept wage award! w
Page 2. stood on his hack porcn nearly every
morning for two weeks and heard
Mrs. Mathus beating the Romansky
child. He said he could not see the
woman striking but could hear the
sound of the blows and the pitiful
cries of the child.
Child Cries in Pnln.
Mrs. Jane McN'amar, 183 Mont
gomery street, said that on one oc
casion she had seen Mrs. Mathus
knock the Romansky child down and
kick her. She could not tell just
where the blow had been struck with
the foot, but could hear the child
cry out in pain.
Mrs. M. C. Quick testified that she
could hear the children crying in the
Mathus home and could tell that they
were being punished, although she
never actually saw Mrs. Mathus
strike them. She could hear the
sound of the blows, she said. On
cross-examination counsel for the de
fense showed that Mrs. Mathus and
Mrs. Quick had not been on speak
ing terms for nearly two years, al
though Mrs. Quick insisted that her
feeling toward the woman had. no
bearing on the nature of her testi
mony. "I am under oath here and tell
ing the absolute truth," she said.
Mrs. F. H. Martin. 1S3 Montgomery
street, said she had seen the black
Pacific Northwest.
Swan ' Lake rancher kills alleged wife
defamer. "Pag 1.
Interest of Elks now centers in race for
state president. Page 6.
Oregon OUy Chautauqua offers "Kindling"
day. Page 18.
Bend commercial club protests against in-
equitable division of water in Deschutes
irrigation project. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Large potato crop is in prospect. Page 2t.
Market for oil stock, steel and rails is
good. Page SI.
Sheep market continues weak. Page 21.
Portland rates for use of municipal grain
elevator will continue. Page 15.
Sports.
Two presidents' cup tournaments scheduled
for this week-end. Page 14.
Pacific Coast league results: Portland 0.
Sacramento 1; Seattle 10, Salt Lake 0;
L.os Anseles 5, Vernon 2: San Fran
cisco 6-7. Oakland 1-11. Page 14.
Special arranged to carry fight fans from
Salem bouts. Page 14.
Harry Vardon says United States Is ready
to take place aiongstae oreat .Britain
as golfing nation. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland officials await probe of terminal
exchange plans. rage li
Portland dairyman charges big' food com
panics are attempting to break up
Dairymen s league. rase 1J.
Nerve blocking demonstrated to Oregon
dental convention. face 1J.
Portland woman charged with extreme cru
elty to larmea-out wans. rasa 1.
Organized labor to close state co-operative
store, owing to iaca oi support, rage 1
Two hurt in wreck; Portland man con
real name ox woman companion.
rage i.
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