2 TIIE MORNING OTIEGONTAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920 PONZI IS 111 HANDS OF THREE RECEIVERS Referee in Bankruptcy Will Begin on Testimony." "BANKRUPT" IS IN COURT Estimate on Assets Is Given as $4,000,000 Wliile Others Put Debts at Equal Sum. if- BOSTON. Mass.. Aug-. 20. Settle ment of the affairs of Charles Ponzl whose scheme of high finance was topped with millions of the dollars of the public's money tied up in it, was advanced today with the appoint ment of three receivers. At their sug gestion James M. Olmstead. referee In bankruptcy, was assigned to take testimony for them, and hearings will be begun tomorrow with the ob ject of rounding up all information of. assets for the receivers. Ponzi, brought from jail to the Federal court, underwent informal examination as an "alleged-bankrupt," agreeing to surrender all his preperty to meet claims against him. He has estimated his assets at $4,000,000 while the official reports and esti mates of his liabilities place them between H, 000. 000 and $7,000,000 with a scaling down on many of the notes of the 50 per cent profit which he had promised investors and possible recovery of this amount from those already paid. Ponzi was before the receivers for Interrogation this afternoon but ab sence of his counsel caused the refer ree and the receivers to postpone until tomorrow the first of the sessions. organized under the laws of Dela ware, has filed application In the state corporation department to op erate in Orsgon. ' The capital stock is 15.000,000 and E. W. Barlow of Portland has been named attorney In fact. The Panhandle Copper - company, with headquarters In Baker, has been incorporated by Charles J. Shelton, S. F. Painter and J. W. Deaderick. The capital stock is $25,000. The Campbell Fire Apparatus com pany, with a capital stock of $20,000, has been incorporated by E. P. Camp bell. H. H. Bond and John H. Steven son. Headquarters will be at . Port land. The Imperial Dairy Lunch, capital ized at $100,000, has been incorporated by R. J. Grlesel, W. C. Griesel and N. G. Aube. Headquarters will be in Portland. US. Clin FELICITATED SUFFRAGE LEADER COXGRAT r DATED OX VICTORY. HABEAS CORPUS ALLOWED Two Charged With Moonshlning Fall to Go Free,' Though. Habeas corpus proceedings in the federal court in the cases of Sam Conord and Joseph Wilson, alleged moonshiners, were allowed yester day by Federal Judge Bean. A re hearing was set for Tuesday. The habeas corpus proceedings were filed on the theory that the national prohibition laws automatic ally repealed the Internal revenues law, but Judge Bean Intimated in granting the hearing, that the men will be held under the prohibition act, as they have previously pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a still. J. B. Murphy. In whose home the principals in the Claremont tavern shooting fray were found by the au thorities, pleaded guilty to a charge of having a quart of moonshine in his possession, and was fined $100 by Federal Judge Bean. Mrs. South and Miss Bush Send Message While Republican Head quarters Are Jubilant. CHICAGO. Aug. 20. (Special.) Amid the general rejoicing at na tional headquarters of the republican party in Chicago over the ratification of the suffrage amendment by the Tennessee state legislature, a tele gram of congratulation was sent by Mrs. Christine Bradley Smith and Miss Adah E. Bush to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the na tional suffrage association and also president of the International ( asso ciation. The telegram extended to Mrs. Catt personal congratulations and deep gratitude for the magnificent victory won. Mrs. South is assistant secre tary of the republican national com mittee and Miss Bush is executive secretary in charge of women's ac tivities of the committee. A republican majority of at least four or five in the United States senate after March 4 of next year, as a result of the campaigns now being made throughout the country, is prac tically assured, according to Howard M. Rice, secretary to Miles Poindexter, senator of Washington, chairman of the republican ' senatorial campaign committee. Mr. Rice arrived in Chi cago after conferring with ex- Governor WilliB, the republican sena torial nominee in Ohio. Governor Willis" election, he said, was assured because of his strong stand against the Wilson league views. California, Oregon, Nevada and Colorado will each elect this fall a sucessor to a democratic member of the United States senate, Mr. Rice stated, adding that in this particular field the republicans would make substantial gains. Mr. Rice will leave tonight for Kentucky to confer with the republican sepatorial nominee, Richard P. Ernest. ES T-LITOVSK IS I HIPS OF POLES Retreating Bolshevik Army , , Rapidly Followed.- PEASANTS JOIN FIGHT t Reds' Attempt to Cross Vistula at Flock Is Frustrated by Counter-Attack. PEDERSON CLAIMS ARGUED Mayor and Deputy Auditor Before Auditorium Committee. Mayor Baker and Sig Gurtze, chief deputy auditor for the city, were the two witnesses called last night to testify before the auditorium claims committee at the city hall. The lat ter stated that the council had never agreed to pay to Hans Pederson, who is seeking to obtain money alleged to have bee. i lost on construction of the building beyond an amount suf ficient to cover errors in the bid not to exceed $21,525. Mayor Baker told of the change In the plan to have stone cut by ma chine because of the employment sit uation here when the structure was begun. The work was done by hand in order to provide positions for men out of jobs. This is the explanation given by Pederson's attorneys for one of his claims for $9000. FROST WAS ADVANTAGE Development of Potatoes Stimulat ed by Temperature Fall. BEND, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) That the potato crop in Deschutes county was benefited rather than harmed by the frost of Tuesday night was learned today in reports received from a number of farmers throughout the county tributary to Lend. While the tops of the plants were cut off by the sudden cold, this served the purpose, it was said, of stopping the growth of that part of the plant above ground and stimulation to the development of the tuber, especially as blossoming had already been com pleted. Harm done hardy varieties of al falfa grown in this section was negligible. SHOT ACROSS LAKE WHISKY - LOADED TORPEDOES SMUGGLERS' XEW DEVICE. OIL INQUIRY IS ORDERED Federal Officials to Hold Confer ence lu Los Angeles. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. 20. Special.) Frank. M. Silvia. United States attorney, left for Los Angeles tonight with two department of jus- , tice men to confer with the United States attorney of the southern city regarding action on the gasoline and . oil problem. Official sanction for the Investigation has been given by At- torney-General Palmer. Officials of the Standard. Associat ed. Shell and Union Oil companies to day declared they invited the investl gation. Instigators of the probe charge, however, that the investiga tion will show that the shortage ended Immediately after the 3 Vi cents a gal lon increase was put into effect. Missile Starts From Canada Three Feet Under Water; Launches Pick It Up When Spent. WASHINGTON D. C, Aug. 20. (Special.) With whisky-loaded tor pedoes shooting under water across Lake Michigan, and with swift launches and other craft smuggling forbidden beverages into the United States, prohibition agents of the Chi cago district have their hands full enforcing the Volstead aot. Major A. V. Dalrymple, inspector in cnarge of enforcement In Illinois and Wisconsin, is authority for the torpedoes. He was here today to see Prohibition Commissioner Kramer concerning the possibility of strength ening the, forces and to discuss other matters with headquarters. "1 intercepted one of these 'liquor laden projectiles myself,'' he said. "The torpedo leaves the Canadian border at a moderate rate of speed under about three feet of water. When nearly spent, it is picked up by pne of the small boats which in fest the lake. My men caught a crew of these offenders right in the act "The great lakes are filled with all kinds of launches engaged in smug gling liquor from Canada, but we are keeping a sharp lookout and are fast getting the situation in hand. We have seized more than $2,500,000 worth of liquor In my district in the last several months, and in the last few weeks over 22,000 cases of wet goods nave Deen taken." POSTAL WORKER RETIRES Employe at Seattle Leaves Service After 2 3 Years. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 20. John P. H. Morris, a postofflce employe In Seattle continuously for the last 23 years, has been placed upon the re tfred list, in accordance with the new civil service retirement act. Six other civil service employes of the Puget sound district today con eluded services of from 13 to 30 years wiin me government In com pliance with the retirement regula tlon. They will receive pay ranging from $850 to $750 a year, according to length of service with the gov ernment. YOUTH DROWNS AT IRRIGON Young Man Falls In Attempt to Swim Across River. BOARDMAN. Or.. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) A Sunday bathing party came to a sad conclusion at Irrigon last Sunday .when Claude Brown, a young section workman, met his death by drowning. He and a companion at tempted to cross the river to the beach where others were playing In the sand. Brown could not swim well, and they were using a small log. When part way across they thought they could make it without the log. and Brown went down. The body was recovered Tuesday evening and will be sent to Patterson, la., where Brown's parents reside. DIVER RAMS SCHOONER Submarine Rising to Surface Hits Itasca, Which Is Beached. NEWPORT. R. I., Aug. 20. The old schooner Itasca of Boston was struck by a submarine which was coming to tne surface outside this port today. The schooner was light and her crew with a fair wind sailed her Into the inner harbor and came to ancho utiure ene seiiiea ana went over on her side. Her crew escaped. BOY DROWNS IN PIPE (Continued From First Page.) he would make a personal investlea tion of the accident in the effort to fix blame, if there should be any, for the accident. $5,000,000 COMPANY FILES Three Concerns Seeking Charters Will Have Portland Offices, SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) The Stradlvar Phonograph company, Xame of Pickford Sought. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 20. Mrs. Char lotte Smith, mother of Mary Pickford, has filed, in the superior court a peti Hon or permission to .change he name to Mrs. Clrarlotte Pickford. Eagles' Officers Get Lift. SYRACUSE, N. T., Aug. 20. Th grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles voted to Increase the salaries of all grand officers, state deputies, etc., from 2a to so per cent. S. A H. green Holman Fuel Co. -Adv. stamps for cash Main 353. 680-21 Narew rivers toward Ostrolenka with the object of cutting the Warsaw Blalystok road, their enemy's sole avenue of retreat. Down this road the reds were bolting, profiting by the large numbers of horses In their possession. The fact that they had horses, was said to account for the comparatively small number of pris oners taken by the Poles. Pursuing French airplanes, however, have pre vented .the enemy from taking with him many guns and much material. Up to date seven bolshevik divisions have been cut to pieces and all the'r guns captured. Polish forces at Brest-Litovsk were supported by a Ukrainian division and General Balachowichz's Russian volunteer army which had remained in Polesia, east of Brest-Litovsk, and to the rear of the bolshevik!. The bolshevik garrison at Brest Litovsk was virtually cut off on all sides. BERLIN. Aug. 20. The Poles have taken Brest-Litovsk. according to a Warsaw dispatch dated Thursday. The dispatch says three bolshevik divi sions were annihilated in the opera tions around Warsaw. WARSAW, Aug. 20. (By the As sociated Press.) Poland's army was rapidly following up the retreating enemy northeast and east of War saw and further success for the Poles today was reported. The recaDture of Skolow, Drohicivn. was reDorted in the official communique. At Sted lce the poles captured armed vol unteer Jewish detachments compos ed of local communists. -To the northwest of Warsaw the bolshevik! attacked Plock In a drive esigned to carrv them ncrnM th Vistula where there is a pontoon ridge, but the Polish counter stroke broke the attack. The Poles were ided by civilians, who fought side by side with the infantrymen. Today's communique announced the repulse by Polish infantry of a de tachment of General Budenny's soviet avairy, which had reached Winnlkl. Peasants in the region of Lipnow, southeast of Thorn were reported to be fighting the bolshevik with axes and scythes. Newspaper accounts of the opera tions there, said the peasants were taking no prisoners. SOVIET PEACE TERMS LISTED Bolshevik Foreign Minister Report? on Conference. LONltoN, Aug. 20. The terms sub mitted by M. Danishevsky, head of the bolshevik delegates at Minsk, at Thursday's session of the Russo-Po-lish peace conference were given in a dispatch from M. Tchitcherin, bolshe vik foseign minister, issued by the Russian delegation here tonight. Article one announces that Russia and Ukraine recognize in full the in dependence and liberty of the Polish republic and solemnly confirm the full right of the Polish people to establish their own form of government. In article two Russia and Ukraine renounce any form of contribution. Article three gives the frontier of Poland in accordance with the note of Earl Curzon (British foreign secre tary) with more territory east of Bl alystok and Chelm. Article four stipulates that the Pol ish army be reduced to 60,000 men, to be. supplemented by civic militia made up of workers, organized to pre serve order and the population's security. Articles five, six. seven and eight deal with mobilization of the military ana industries and the prohibition on importations of war materials. Article nine says hostilities will cease i2 hours after the signature of these terms, the armies remaining on the line occupied, but not east of the line indicated In Earl Curzen's note of July 11. The Polish army will retire 50 versts (33 1-3 miles) west of the Russian and Ukrainian army and the Intermediate zone will be declared neutral with Polish administration under control of mixed commissions and special commissions constituted by the trades unions. Article ten says that, simultaneously with the demobilization of the Polish army and the turning over of arms, Russian and Ukrainian troops will re tire so that at the termination of Polish demobilization only 200,000 men will remain near the neutral zone. Article 11 deals with Polish restitu tion to regions formerly occupied of railway, agricultural material taken away by the Polish army, and the re construction of bridges by the Poles. Article 12 declares Poland must es tablish by law distribution of land graffts. in the first place to families of Polish citizens killed, wounded or disabled in the war. Under article 13 Poland would give Russia the right of free transit for men and goods through her territory, with the Volkoviss-Bialystok-Grajevo railway remaining tn full possession and control of the Russian republic Article 14 says Poland must grant complete political and military am nesty. . Article 15 provides that Poland must publish the treaty and protocols Im mediately the treaty is signed. RUSSIAN'S ABANDON" LUKOW Some Success Reported by Soviet Forces at Ciechanow. LONDON, Aug. 20. The Russian soviet forces have abandoned Lukow, 68 miles southeast of Warsaw, and Radin, 80 miles to the southeast of the capital, according to Thursday's communique issued by the Moscow government. --. v The communique claims that tne Poles were driven back eeven miles from Ciechanow, 45 miles northwest of Warsaw. The statement reads: "The fighting at Plonsk (northwest of Warsaw) continues. Southwest of Ciechanow we have driven back the enemy. We are seven miles from Ciechanow. "We have abandoned Lukow and Radin and fighting is proceeding for Biela and Wladawa 'Biela is 25 miles northeast of Radin and Wloda wa 42 miles southeast of Radin). In the Cholm and Frubieszow reglo: our advance continues. WASHINGTON GETS REPORT Brest-Litovsk Retaken, Says U. S. Commissioner at Berlin. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Brest Litovsk has been occupied by the Polish army, according to advices re ceived today by the state department from the American commissioner at Berlin. His dispatch was based on a report received by him from Poaen. The army of General Wrangel has checked the advance of the bolshe vik! in the direction of southern Rus sia and has driven them back across the lower portion of the Dnieper river, according to official advices received by the state department today. In checking the red advance on the northeastern front after a week of hard fighting. General Wrangel's forces captured a large number of prisoners, 34 guns and 100 machine guns, according to the advices, which come directly from the American high commissioner in Constantinople. FRANCE FELICITATES POLES FOES OF SUFRAGE STILL HAVE CHANCE Last of Loopholes Will Be Closed Today. proaching train and stopped his team a few yard from the track. The train scartl the team and they ran away, going directly in front of the cars. The engine threw the team to one side, killing one horse outright and injuring the' other eo badly that it had to be killed. Mr. Curl was rushed to the Lebanon hospital, where he is in a critical condition. WOMEN ARE CONFIDENT Speaker of House Alone May Ask Reconsideration in Tennessee. Privilege Passed Vp'. BAKUBA STILL IN REVOLT British Post, 2 5 Miles South of Kifri,. Is Invested. e LONDdN. Aug. 20. Latest reports show little change In the Mesopo tamtan situation, rays a war office announcement today. The Bakuba area Is still in revolt as far north as Thanikin. the announcement says. A British post at Sakiya. 25 miles south of Kifri, has been invested. The railway from Hillago to Bagdad has now been secured 'at both ends by lines of blockhouses. Defenses are being constructed near Bagdad. Premier Also Congratulates Own Mission for Their Share. - PARIS, Aug. 20. Congratulations to the French diplomatic and military missions in Poland "for the, part which they played In the victory of the Polish armies," have been sent to the French minister -at Warsaw by Premier Millerand. In another tele gram addressed to J. J. Jusserand, head of the French mission, the pre mier asks that congratulations be offered to General Pilsudski "for the glory with which the Polish army has just covered Itself." France, says the latter message, 'which always had faith in the pa triotism of the Polish people, wel comes with joy a victory saving Po land and assuring the accomplishment of her historical destiny. FRENCH ARE IN KATTOWITZ Upper Silesia Town Reported Occu pied by Troops. BERLIN, Aug. 20. Advices from Kattowitz, Upper Silesia, today said strong contingents of French troops were occupying the principal streets and that cavalry patrols and armored automobiles were dispersing pedes trians wherever they threatened to congregate. . A Breslau dispatch reported that Polish troops had crossed the Sileslan frontier and arrived before-Kattowltz. Credit Given Poles. PARIS, Aug. 20. The success of the Poles in throwing back the bol shevik! was a "Polish victory," the French general, Weygand, told citi zens at Warsaw, who had come to tell him that he was proclaimed by all as "the savior of Warsaw." GOAL PRICES PROTESTED CHARGES OUTRAGEOUS, AD MIRAL BENSON" DECLARES. POLES ENTER UPPER SILESIA 2000 Troops Take Many Villages After Heavy Fighting. LONDON, Aug. 20. The Poles have occupied the border territory of Upper Silesia, 2000 troops having seized many villages In the Kattowitz district, according to Berlin dis patches. There was heavy fighting between the citizen guard and the Poles north of Bogutschuetz and many were killed or wounded. All the houses and shops in the Laurahewte were plun dered. PILSUDSKI AT MIDDLE BUG Army Marching Down Stream to Cut Ofr Red Retreat. - PARIS, Aug. 20. (By the Asso ciated Press.) General Pilsudski's army has reached the middle Bug river and was marching down the stream to join the army advancing up the fork between the Bug and Interstate Commission Asked to Get Fuel for U. S. Ships at Rea sonable Figure. - WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Aid' of the Interstate commerce commission to obtain bunker coal for government merchant craft at reasonable prices was sought today by Chairman Ben son of the shipping board, who con ferred with Chairman Clark and Com missioners Aitchison and Potter. The government is now paying from 18 to $20 a ton a.t Atlantic and gulf ports, which Admiral Ben son said was outrageous. Assign ment of cars to carry coal for the ships would enable the board to cut its coal Dill at least. ou per cent, ne added. Figuring coal at the mines at $4 ton and adding $2.20 a on for transportation and dumping charges. Chairman Benson said. somebody must be gettlngajthe difference." The problem is serious, he declared, and not one of supply but of price, which should be lowered for- both govern ment and private vessels. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Aug. 20. Suf frage leaders were preparing tonight to clinch their victory by closing to morrow the last parliamentary loop hole through which Tennessee's ap proval of the federal suffrage amend ment might be rescinded. They were confident, after the ad journment of its house today without a vote on reconsideration, of their ability to sweep aside the last ob stacle to formal certification of the action of the legislature to Secretary Colby at Washington. , Opinions Vary in Both Camps. Some parliamentarians, including Attorney-General Thompson, contend ed that today's action was final. Others, Including suffrage adherents, however, took an opposite view. When the house met. Speaker Walker was In a position to move reconsideration, having changed his vote to "aye" for that purpose. Under house rules he could make that mo tion in the next two days succeeding the vote. . Today was the second day. Attorney-General Thompson con tended that Walker's failure to act today settled the question of recon sideration and that the resolution now was ready for engrossing and certification to Washington. Must Be Disposed Of. Others, however, maintained that the motion stood on the journal as a matter of record and unacted upon and that to remove all doubt it must be disposed of. It was with this object in view that the suffragists today defeated a mo tion of the opposition to adjourn until Monday afternoon and then forced ad journment until tomorrow morning. Judge Joseph Higgins of Nashville president of the Tennessee Constitu tional league, stated today he had prepared to sue out a writ of Injunc tion against Governor Roberts and the secretary of state, restraining them from certifying the resolution to Washington on the ground that this legislature was prohibited by the state constitution from acting on the amendment. VOTE NOT YET CERTAINTY Nine Doubtful States Are Yet to Be Heard From. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Although ratification of the sutfrage amend ment is held to cancel all conflicting sta.te laws and constitutional provi sions, a statement given out tonight by the national woman's party said furtlfer legislative or executive action might be needed in individual states before adequate election machinery was set up to permit all women to vote in November. Alice Paul, chairman of the party, telegraphed today to attorneys-general in doubtful states asking if the road to the polls would be open to womenas soon as the ratification of the amendment had been proclaimed. , Only nine doubtful states, Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louis iana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland and Vermont, remained to be heard from on the point, as party officials have been informed that adequate steps would be taken in all others, the statement said. In 30 states, it added, full partici pation of women is assured by the fact that they -already had more or less complete voting powers under state voting laws. Mrs. Mary Wanamaker Dies. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Aug. 20. Mrs. Mary B. Wanamaker. wife of John Wanamaker, department store proprietor, died today. RADICALS TO MAKE PLANS MEETING TO ARRANGE FOR AVASHLNGTON CONVENTION. Delegate From Every Congressional Distrsfrt to Assemble at Seat tle Tomorrow. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 20 (Spe cial.) Delegates from every congres sional district in the state are sched uled to assemble in the Prefontaine building, Third avenue and Tesler Way, at 10 A. M. tomorrow -to issue the call for the slate convention of the new farmer-labor party on pri mary day, September 14. S. R. Justham, miner, of Roslyn; George F. Johnson, Bellingham union ist, and T. O. Slack, painter of Spok ane, will fill vacancies from their respective districts on the state cen tral committee. Committee workers from Seattle' and that district are expected to urge that this city be named as the meeting place for the state conven tion. Eastern delegates probably will urge the selection of Spokane. A. W. Swigert. state manager of the con-partisan league, and C. J. France, state chairman of the committee of 48. will sign a call for their respec tive memberships for complete -unity of action with the third party, ac cording to present plans. The non partisan and 48ers" statements prob ably will be embodied in the farmer labor party convention summons. D. C. Coates, state chairman of the farmer-labor party, who will pre side at Saturday's meeting, Friday asked all county and local organi zations of the old triple alliance to use the new name of farmer-labor party In official statements and an nouncements, this being in accord with the recent referendum of the membership. Funeral Held at Legation. PEKIN, China, Aug. 19. 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Captain Henri Berger, veteran musician of Hawaii and the composer of "Hawaii Ponol," the island na tional anthem, accompanied by his wife and child, has sailed for the mainland with the idea of spending a year in California. Berger came to Hawaii almost 50 years ago from Germany and organized the Royal Hawaiian baad. Seattle Central Body Approves Plan to Boycott Xon-Unioa Pic ture Theaters. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) A proposal to convene a con gress of American labor representa tives from central labor councils to oppose any war move by President Woodrow Wilson against Russia on behalf of Poland was approved by the Seattle Central Labor council. - A special committee reported on methods outlined to be used in pre venting President Wilson from ex tending aid to the Polish rulers. Tha council condemned attempts of France and America to Intervene in behalf of the Poles "after their re fusal of the Russian peace terms." A letter ordered sent to all coun cils of America urfres a conference for the purpose of formulating plans "to effectively prevent the United States government from making war on Russia without first securing the consent of the people." A communication received from the Detroit labor council scored the ef forts of the Hungarian government to wipe out trades unions and called for the aid of all workers in having Hun garian agents deported. Acting on local matters the council approved a plan to boycott non-union motion picture houses, and expressed itself as against the Moore bill for the excluding of jitney service from downtown. , Wheat Worker Is Injured. G. E. Wetzell of Eugene, Or., was seriously injured yesterday when he was run over by a grain wagon while picking up wheat on the ranch of H. H. ' Chrlstensen, about eight mllea south of Moro. Wetzell had just at tempted . to mount the -wagon on a down grade when the brake slipped free, knocking him beneath the wagon. Tillamook Chamber Organized. TILLAMOOK. Or., Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) A chamber of commerce was organized here last night. A board of seven directors was elected as fol lows: H. H. Rosenberg, C. J. Edwards, Fred C. Baker. F. A. Beltz, R. B. Mil ler, Henry Cranshaw and J. W. Relch ers. The board will elect officers later. ' Painters, day - or contract. 6940. Adv." . , . Tabor MEXICAN GENERAL SOUGHT Soldier Held Responsible for 'Kid naping of Jenkins. MEXICO CITT, Aug. 20. Orders have been issued for the arrest of General Frederico Cordova. He Is alleged to have been chiefly responsible for the kidnaping of William O. Jenkins, formerly United States consul at Puebla. says a dis patch to Excelsior from Puebla. AGED MAN BADLY HURT D. C. Curl In Wagon When Struck by Flying Train. LEBANON, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) D. C. Curl, a Carmer aged 60, was badly injured last night when the team he was driving was hit by the Woodburn-Albany train at Brewster j station, four miles north of Lebanon. 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