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THE1 MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1920 EX- VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE OF REPUBLICANS ACCEPTING NOMINATION. CHANGE IN SOCIETY IS HELD IMPENDING tion for the preservation of civiliza tion. "The ever-increasins: cost of living. shortage of coal cars, scarcity in coal production, high Interest rates. In creasing unemployment, call for im QF l!IH KILLED mediate remedy. "We declare the remedy now: Socialize the railroads, the coal mines, now; the flour mills and stock yards, now; open unused land to cultivation, now': prepare to substitute for this capitalistic oligarchy the social ownership and democratic manage ment of the means of production and the control of government for the producers by the producers. "Mere political issues will not meet the requirements of . today's social problems. Economic readjustment of a fundamental character must be made, and can be made peacefully if we prevail. We enter the conflict with the call from the dungeoir to liberty, from the white walls of At lanta's bastile. to the White House at Washington.' ' Two Friends Also Die When Train Hits Machine. Socialist Vice -Presidential Nominee Summarizes Aim. ALL IN PARTY VICTIMS CAPITAL SYSTEM RAPPED Prohibition Candidate dent In 1916 Loses for Prest Life on Hope I Declared Still Cherished for Peaceful Change to Co operative Scheme. Second And Last Week ' Way to Give Address. CHIEF DDWELL RETIRES H1LY . ; - - , - - v . !;';:. ' :- - -v r o. rpl: I ? - ft 1 ! - V x ' . v : :- -:..-.-; 4 Zf :-; . A J -":"-"svv"V.nv-,w . vv' DENNISON, O., An;. 1. J. Frank Hanly, ex-governor of Indiana, a pro hibition candidate for president in 1916, and Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Baker of Kileore. O., were killed six miles from here today when a Pennsylvania freight train struck their automobile. All suffered fractured skulls and crushed bodies. Mr. HanTy died at 9 A. M. Dr. and Mrs. Baker had met Mr. Hanly in Dennison and were driving him to their home in Kilgore, 20 miles away. The Baker automobile was driven across the tracks back of a freight train and in front of another. Mr. Hanly was en route to Carroll ton, where he was to have delivered an address tomorrow. HA"LY BORX IX LOG CABIX Election to Governorship in 19 04 by Almost 85,000 Plurality. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Aug. 1. J Krank Hanly was born April 4, 1S63, in a log cabin in Champaign county, Illinois. He secured his education by working his way through school, then taught school. In 1889, he was ad mitted to the bar in Indiana. A year later he was elected to the Indiana eenate. In 1894 he was elected representative in congress. In 1896 at Lafayette, Ind., he formed a part nership in the law practice with W K. "Wood. A year later he was a ca date for United States senator onthe republican ticket against Senator Al bert Beveridge, but lost the no tion. I In 1904 Mr. Hanly was elected gov ernor on the republican ticket by al most 85,000 plurality. When his term expired In 1909 he became an active worker in the pro hibition causa and for five years toured the country at the head of a body of prohibition lecturers known as the "flying squadron." In June, 1915, the "flying- squadron founda tion" was incorporated with Mr. Hanly at its head. As president of the "flying squad ron foundation" he was preparing to launch a nation-wide fight to elect dry congressmen to maintain the law. In 1916 he was the unsuccessful candidate of the prohibition party for president. He was publisher of two papers bore, the National Knquirer, a weekly, which he founded in 1915, and the Indianapolis Commercial, a dally. He represented the drys before the I'nited States supreme court in the Oliio cases in which the constitution ality of the national prohibition amendment was sustained. IIANLY ARDENT DRY WORKER One of Greatest Leaders Lost, De clares National Chairman. CHICAGO. Aug. 1. The prohibition party lost one of its greatest leaders in the death today of J. Frank Hanly, V. O. Hinshaw, chairman of the pro hibition national committee, said to fcicht. "Mr. Hanly made his first big- fight for prohibition 16 years ago when he was elected governor of Indiana on a county option platform in opposition to John W. Ker"n," said Mr. Hinshaw. "Mr. Kern was understood to be op posed to prohibition in that campaign and. Hanly's victory marked one of prohibition's first great triumphs." BRITISH GET OIL CONTROL Three Cocoanut Companies In Phil ippines Are Consolidated. MANILA, P. T-, Aug. i. British in terests have obtained control of the three largest cocoanut oil companies In the Philippines, which have been consolidated into the Philippine Re fining corporation with a capital of 10.000.0l0. Lord Leverhulme. chairman of the hoard of directors of Lever Bros., Ltd., of England, becomes chairman of tha board of the Philippine Refining cor poration. Among the directors of the new concern are Dean O. Worcester, Carl "W. Hamilton. Kmilio Aguinaldo and Orvllle O. Sanborn, the latter repre senting Lever Bros. Lever Bros, are reputed to be the largest users of cocoanut oil in the world. i RESERVOIR RIGHT ASKED Eugene Man Wauls "Water From Willamette for Irrigating Tract. SALEM. Or.. Auk. 1. (Spectal.)--E. J. Laughlln, of Kite, has filed with the Ktate engineer an application covering the construction of a reservoir for t storaRe of 105 acre fet of water, ar lor the appropriation . of the store water lor tne irrigation or lou acre in Harney county. J. M. "VVatkins of Eugene, would ap propriate water from the Willamette river for the irrigation of a email tract of land in Lane county. Kmmer B. Anderson seeks to ap jropriate water from Kry'a Gulch for irriaation of a small tract of land in Aliirion county. . Xegro Association Convenes. NEW YORK. Aug. 1. The Univer sal Neftro improvement associatior opened ita first convention today to fleet a "world leader and a negro leader of the 12.000.000 of the United Stales and a provisional president of Africa." A constitution and a "bill of rights in the name of the negro" also ar. to be adopted. Closed Shop light Slated. CHICAGO. Aug. 1. The Chicago Federation of Labor today authorised its president, John Kitzpatrick, to appoint a committee "actively to go to battle with the United States Chamber of Commerce on the closed shop proposition," and devise means Of preventing open shops. Rig Kentucky Still Is Sold. KARRODSBURG, Ky Aug. 1. An nouncement was made today of the fraie of the old Jordan distillery of this city and 40.000 gallons of wn'.sky to George Iee and other New York capitalists for $769,349. The machin ery and equipment will be taken to Cuba. GOVERNOR CALTIR COOLIDGE OP NORTHAMPTON, MASS., IN ACCEPTING HIS NOMINATION BY THE REPUBLICANS AS VICE-PRESIDENT. MRS. CQMSTOGK IS DEAD PORTLAND PIOXEER PASSES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME. Trip Made to Oregon With Party Reaching State la 1845. Funeral Is Tomorrow. Mrs. Martha P. J. Corastock, widow of C. B. Comstock, and one of the first pioneers to come to Portland, died Saturday nig-ht at the home of her daughter. Mrs. A. D. Charlton. Death was caused by heart trouble. Mrs. Comstock was born in Clinton, Mo., March 3, 1838. She was a mem ber of Captain Chamber's immigrant party which crossed the plains and reached Oregon City in 1845. This party consumed a year's time in cross ing: the plains, making a trip which was replete with thrilling episodes and encounters with hostile Indians. When Mrs. Comstock reached Ore gon City she was but 7 years old When she first visited Portland there was but a single shack in the terri tory which is now occupied by 258,288 persons. The greater portion of her lifetime has been spent in Portland, giving her an opportunity to watch a great city grow. Mrs, Comstock was married when she was 16 years old to C B. Com stock, and immediately following her marriage moved to Umpqua valley, where she lived for two years. She then accompanied her husband to Portland, where Mr. Comstock con structed grain elevators and wharfs at Springville, where Claremont tav ern now stands, near Linnton. Mrs. Comstock is survived by three daughters Mrs. T. B. Howes, Mrs. A. D. Charlton and Mrs. J. A. Mackenzie, all of Portland. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and of the Oregon Pioneers' association. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock from the x 4? t - 9s Mra. Martha P. J. CoaMtock, O rr eon pioneer, vrho died In Portland Saturday. home of Mrs. A. T. Charlton. Inter ment will be in R'verview cemeterv, AUTOS CRASH; ONE HURT George Patterson, 2 1. Removed to Hospital With Broken Skull. George Patterson, 24. of 5S7 Pres cott street, suffered a fractured skull last night in a collision between an automobile driven by Mrs. M. Bernard, of the Ramapo hotel, and another car driven by J. R. Murna. 59a East Kighteenth street north, at East Thirteenth and Clackamas streets. Mr. Patterson was in Mr. Murna s machine. Both automobiles were wrecked. Mr. Patterson was taken to the Emanuel hospital. He has a chance to recover. HUMAN EYE IS FILMED First Pictures Are Shown to Knights of Columbus Service Club. Motion pictures of the human eye. the first eyes filmed, were thrown on the 6creen in connection with a lec ture. "Through Life's 'Window." by Dr. A. P. de Keyser. president of the Portland School of Optics, at the Knights of Columbus Service club last night. Several nlldeti were also shown depicting actual photographs MASSACHUSETTS SPEAKING PROM eye dissecting and the latest in- ment in eye measuring. D de Keyser told of the various functions of the human eye. how it functions, how it is constructed, why we see and how the eye can be-taken care of for better vision. Other motion pictures were on the programme, including some interest ing pictures taken by aviators of the photographic division, United States navy, and several educational films secured by the club. Other health lectures promised for August are "Diseases of the Skin." Dr. Thomas Wynne Watts"; "111 Ef fects of Bad Teeth on the Health." Drs. Fixott and Holbrook. .The latter lecture will be- illustrated. E DISTRIBUTOR LAYS RISE MILK TO A. D. K.ATZ. IX C. M. Gregory Says Association President Forced Increase to Prepare for Winter Boost. Responsibility for the increase in the price of milk to Portland con sumers, made effective on July 1, is laid directly to Alma D. Katz, presi dent of the Oregon Dairymen's Co operative association by C. M. Greg ory, representative 'of the Portland milk distributors, in a statement issued last night. . Mr. Gregory says the advance of 1 cent a quart was made because of a "club" held over the milk distrib utors of Portland and under the di rect instructions of Mr. Katz, given at a meeting In his office on June 16. Mr. Gregory .claims that at this meeting Mr. Katz demanded an in crease in the retail price of milk in order to- prepare for increases which( must be made in the wholesale price of milk next winter. In addition to the alleged demand for an increase In the retail price of milk. Mr. Gregory charges that Mr. Katz ajso sought an increase of 10 cents a hundredweight in the whole sale price of milk. According to Mr. Gregory, on the following day, June 17, Mr. Katz tele phoned the representatives of the dis tributors not to announce any change in the price to the dairymen, but to advance the price of milk to the pub lic, with the understanding that an agreement on the wholesale price would be determined after the rush of the bhrine convention was past. 24QD DIE 1H BATTLE TEH CHOW AK&EXAL IS TAKEN BY TUAN FORCES. Province of Chi Lo Is Reported Invaded After Rout of Chin Lists' Troops. PElilX. July 21. (Delayed.) Re porta'of the battle between the troops supporting General Tuan and the forces of Chih-Li province were con tained in telecraDhic advices to Fe- Licin today. The Tuan rorces lost 2000 men, ac cording to estimates, while 400 sol diers of General Wu-Pel-Fu were slatn. Many of the Tuan casualties were the result of a mine explosion into which the troops were led by a ruse. The Wu-Pei-Fus simulated re treat and after leading the Tuan men into the trap opened an enfilading fire and exploded the mine. The enemy was demoralized. This coup started a retraat of the first 15 divisions and practically crushed Wu-Pd-Fu's opposition southward. Results of this battle between the forces of General Tuan. head of the Anfu party, and the Chinese regular forces under- General Wu-Pet-Fu were outlined in advices to the state department July 19 from the Ameri can legation at Pekin. DIAZ SLAIN BY WOMAN Ex-Mexican Minister to Bolivia Found in Hotel Scuffle. MEXICO CITT, Aug. 1. Carlos Felix Diaz. ex-Mexican minister to Bolivia, was found at the point of death from a bullet wound in a hotel today. He died later. The hotel manager forced his way into Senor Dias' room, where, he reported to the police, he found rlai n1 woman struggling for a pistol. Dias accuse i uic v, itniKii ox naving shot him. the police said. THE PORCH OF HIS HOME AT FARMER SPOKESMAN NEED SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN DRESSES GRANGE. AD- Agriculture Should Hare Kcpresen tative at Capital to Present Xeetls, Says Chamberlain. That the farmers of the country should have their- representatives and spokesmen to present the needs of the farmers along legislative lines to congrress, an do practically all other industries in the country, was the de claration of Senator Chamberlain, who was one of the speakers before the iviuitnomah county grange at the an nual grange picnic and meeting Sat urday at Gresham. The event was largely attended by farmers from all over that section and a musical programme, speaking, athletic events and games filled the dcy. The grange members and friends began to assemble in the morning, bringing picnic lunches, and the event lasted well into the evening. In the matter of proper legislation for the farmers the farmers them selves can do a great work by aiding congress by suggestions . and infor mation. Senator Chamberlain de clared. Practically all other Indus tries, he said, are represented by lead ers at Washington, who appear before committees and give valuable infor mation to the congressmen, as well as guarding against detrimental leg illation. Some steps should be taken by the farmers to be represented by leaders from among their -group to give ad vice and suggestions to congress rel alive to the farmers' problems, Yin urged. Senator Chamberlain also spoke the way the government has been en deavoring to co-operate with th farmers and bring them greater pro duction and greater prosperity through the department of agricul ture, citing the valuable research work of the department, which has led to the eradication of f ruit-tre pests and livestock diseases of variou kinds, and also the development new species of grains, fruit and vege tables to fit climatic conditions in dif ferent parts of-the country. Crood road work was shown by the Oregon senior senator to be of par ticular advantage by bringing mar kets closer to the farm. He cited the government programme of aid in road building as an example of the federal government's interest in rural development and urged that Oregon take advantage of the federal road improvement measures to the utmost. Closer co-operation among the farmers was urged by Judge Staple ton, who in addition to being a judge is also a farmer and member of the grange. FARMERS ARE ADVISED Scrutiny of Candidate's Attitude on Agriculture Urged. . WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. Farmers were advised to scrutinize carefully the public records of political candi dates and to reject those unfriendly to agriculture In a statement issued today by Charles S. Barrett, chairman of the National Board of Farm Organ izations and president of the National Farmers' Union. "For the first time In the history of agriculture great political party con ventions have given it a distinct place in their platforms." he said. "It is hoped that the farmers in vot ing for presidential electors will con-! siuer wnat tne candidate Is likely to be willing or able to do for agricul ture." Obituary . HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 1 (Spe cial.) Funeral services for Mrs. J. H Gerdes. aged 54, wlto died Friday night at her home here, will be held at the Asbury Methodist church to morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. She is survived by her widower and five children. Greeks Drive Turks Back. HONOLULU, T. H.. Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) Greece has 200,000 troops in the field In -Asia Minor, driving the Turks back to the lines originally assigned them by the peace confer ence. That is the word brought bv a j local jeweler of Greek ancestry who recently paid a visit to his old home in Athens. Gaelic League Holds Horse Fair. DUBLIN". Aug. 2. Although the Gaelic league has been proclaimed illegal owing to its supposed ivtn. pathy with the Sinn Fein, the annual) Dublin horse fair opened under its ! auspices today. CHICAGO. Auc. 1. In his letter accepting the socialist vice-presidential nomination made public today by socialist national headquarters. Sey mour Stedman of Chicago summarized the party's aim as the "transforma tion of the present capitalist system into a collective and co-operative so ciety." 'We have always," he added, "ad vocated a peaceiul change and this high hope is still cherished by us." Eugene V. Debs, five times head of the socialist ticket, was notified in prison at Atlanta, Ga.. by a special committee several months ago and made an informal address in reply. Notification ceremonies were dis pensed with relative to the vice-pres idential candidate. A change in society, Stedman de clared, is impending, and he said that th socialist party offered the only practical programme to avert threat ened chaos. He urged Immediate socialization of railroads and mines. flour mills and stock yards. Nomination 1 Accepted. I accept the nomination you tender me, he wrote, "deeply appreciating the confidence and comradeship with which it comes and pledge my beat efforts to meet the. duties and, re quirements of the task you have set for me. 'Our beloved standard bearer Is mute by the Judgment of a harsh and unreasonable Interpretation of war time legislation. His imprisonment is continued by a ruthless, despotic chief of the democrats, supported by a republican congress. Yet his clarion call will rally together all Intelligent workers of hand and brain, all who love liberty and believe in freedom and humanity." Of the work of the peace confer ence. Mr. Stedman said: "Self-determination meant to our party and comrades what it- said. It was a declaration which first came to life from a convention of our party and we are the only political party in the United States which stands for keeping the faith and recognizing the Russian socialist republic, the only party in the United States which demands recognition of the Irish re public. Proposed Leogne Denounced. "We denounce the proposed league of nations as an organization of inter national capitalists banded together for the purpose of subjugating and exploiting the peoples of the world. "We favor a league of free peoples administered by delegates elected di rectly by and responsible to the peo ple." Dealing with domestic affairs, Mr. Stedman continued: r reedom or speech has become a byword, the liberty of the press is i lost liberty: representative govern ment-is attacked and successfully throttled in the state' legislature of New York: to the citizens of a con gressional district have twice been denied representation by denying its elected representative his seat and participation in congress: to newt papers, the most enlightened in the country, are denied the use of mails mob violence and murder have been and are being tolerated and approved: houses have been searched and papers seized and people arrested without warrant or legal procedure. Profit-Grabbing Scored "Large Industries go unchecked in grabbing profits; the railroads are handed back to private privilege wrih a loan and guaranteed dividends, the miners and railroad workers are crushed by injunctions and indict ments and tried under war statutes for offenses charged to have been committed within the last few months. And now, by no means, do we behold a relaxation. The most firmly entrenched capitalists of the. world are in this country. The world war has solidified and united them. They control the press and the ave nues of information and the economic power and wealth of the country. "The closing of war in Europe opens more clearly the class con flict. We are drifting Into a firmly established captalist despotism with thousands of spies, reckless power nd subdued workers. Capitalism lay topple over and bring in its wake chaos, starvation and destruction; to meet this impending change intelli gently; to avert this chaos and de struction, our party offers the only sane and. practical programme. Cost of I.lvlnjt Is Cited. "We are pre-eminently the Amer ican party, because we stand four square with the ideals and traditions jiow betrayed by self-styled patriots. We offer the only possible solu "Fourth st Washington st At Fourth - and Washington Location is one of the many conveniences of doing business with . HI FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS OPEN SATURDAY YEARS SPEXT IX SERVICE IX FIRE DEPARTMENT. Circulation of Petitions Among Force by Applicants Will Xot Be Approved. B. F. Dowell dropped the title of chief engineer of the fire bureau yes terday after 25 years of active service in the Jepartment. Although his re tirement under the pension law was announced more than a week ago, technically, Mr. Dowell has been, chief of the department until yesterday. when his retirement actually began. " I John E. Young Is acting chief of the fire bureau and will continue in thi capacity until an examination has been conducted by the municipal civil service department. Acting Chief Young and Battalion Chiefs Grenfell and Holden will par ticipate in the examination. Ap pointment of Portland's next fire chief will be made by City Commis sioner Blgelow, in charge of the fire bureau. Before leaving on his vacation. Commissioner Blgelow Instructed the three applicants for the position of fire chief that circulation of petitions by the subordinates would not be ap proved. This ruling was made In or der that bitter feeling may not be come prevalent throughout the de partment during the period prior to the announcement of the successful candidate. CHURCH MAY LOSE PASTOR Rev. Mr. Boozer of Medford Gets Attractive Ofrer. MEDFORD, Or.. Aug. 1 (Special.) Medford and the FirBt Presbyterian church may soon lose Rev. L- Myron Boozer, who 1ms just been tendered the position of student pastor for Presbyterians attending Oregon Agri cultural oollege at Corvallls. The offer came to him aa a surprise The position there affords so large a field of opportunity and the salary Is so much greater, than the church pays here, that the popular Medford pastor will probably accept It, though he said tonight that he had not decided. Mr. Boozer was chosen for the po sition by the Presbyterian eynod and the appointment has been approved by the general board of the Presby terian church in charge of educational centers. : ALBANY GETS GASOLINE Permanent Supply Arranged For. From Oklahoma Field. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) That the gasoline shortage in Albany will be a thing of tne past soon is the expectation of the Albany Auto mobile Dealers association, which has made arrangements for a permanent supply. A carload of gasoline will be shipped every five days from Okla homa for the local association, and this will assure ah adequate supply. Three cars are in transit now, and the first is expected here tomorrow j and not later than Tuesday. ' Tourists from the east and middle west who .have come through Albany, the past two weeks say that there is no shortage of gasoline except on the ', Pacific coast. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT Programme to Be "Given in South Park by Municipal Organization. The Portland municipal band con cert will be in the South park to night. Under direction of Joel B. Ettinger, conductor, the folio wins programme will be given: Overture Zampa Herold Metropolitan Opera Eicerpta Tobani Religious Meditation L-aat Hope Gottschalk Requested by Mr. Duncan J Invitation A la Valse Weber (Requested by Mr. McClay) Selection The Serenade Herbert Gioconda Pone h lei li Concluding with the Dance of the Houra (a) Morceau de Concert Whispering Flowers V. Blon Qi) Idyll Down South Myddleton American Fantasia Herbert S. & H. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co Main 353. 560-21. Adv. II Commercial 8MI ana. Savings EVENINGS 6 TO 8 THOMAS MElGHAN In The P R I NC E CPIAF The Picture of- Pictures. 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