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9 TTTE !SIORXI-G OREGOMAN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1920 G AMERICANS FREED BY MEXICAN BANDIT Two Prisoners, One Briton, Still Held for Ransom. DISPATCHES ARE MIXED Best of Prisoners' Seized by Pedro Zamora Are Reported to Have Been Freed. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23. Pedro Zamora has released six Americans who were kidnaped recently by him In the state of Jalisco, but is hold ing one American, W. A. Gardner, superintendent of the Esperanza Min ing company, for 100,000 pesos ran som, and W. B. Johnson, British sub ject, for 50.000 pesos, according' tp advices received today. Charles Hoyle, manager of the Es peranza Mining company at Eloro, said to be a nephew of John Hays Hammond, and Mrs. Hoyle have been released and are now safe at Penas. on Banderas bay. The names of the four other Americans set free were given as Dietrich, Gillis, Culvert and Nels. Eoiv at Mi del Cora-ton. These four were at Mesa Del Cor azon. The despatches announcing the re lease of the Americana are somewhat confused but they apparently show that Gardiner and Johnson were the only hostages still In the hands of the outlaw. Following a conference at the Brit ish legation, two representatives of the legation left yesterday for Jalisco, to attempt to arrange with the ban dits for the payment of the ransom for Johnson. Ransom Reported Ready. J. C. Bryden. representing the Es- peranza company in Mexico City, said today that nothing regarding a ran som for the Americans captured had been received, but that the money was ready for payment when the de mands were presented. He explained the presence of Mr. Hoyle and the other Americans In Cuale, where thejr were captured, saying they left El Oro, state of Michoacan, to inspect workings in the vicinity of Cuale. years mourned his younger brother Sydney as dead, FranTc B. Robinson, local pharmacist, has received a let ter showing Sydney is alive( and re- j siding in Toronto, Canada. Sydney ..Robinson was listed as "killed in action" in France. The father. Colonel John H. Robinson, surgeon of the royal army medical corps, was killed by an exploding shell in a dressing station on the French front. His oldest Bon, Captain' Leonard Robinson, of the British army, was killed in the Gallipoli peninsula campaign after winning five medals, including the Victoria cross. ' The next oldest, Arthur Rob inson, also won the Victoria cross. Sydney joined the Canadian forces at the outbreak of the war and went overseas Immediately, serving through the four years of conflist. He won five decorations, including the mil itary medal, the 1915 star and the victory medal. Frank in the meantime was in the American ' navy. He heard of the death of hi father -and two elder brothers and finally heard that his younger brother Sydney had fallen. Until he received the letter he be lieved himself sole survivor of his family. C. J. MAHAFFIE PROVES EQUAL TO BIG REQUIREMENTS. REDS TRY TO SAVE . ARMY REMNANTS Reacting Frustrated So Far by Poles. Dr. Simons, German minister of foreign affairs. It is not believed that the United States will receive any further replies to the American note until the series of conferences be- I tween the premiers have been con cluded. BUG - NAREW FORK WON AH Territory Between Two Rivers " Occupied by Force Advanc ing From Warsaw. SLEUTH HELD JIT BORDER AGENT, ORDERED OUT OF 3IEX ICO, BARRED BY U. S. Dr. Altendorf Says He Has Found German Responsible for Great , Munitions Explosions. JUAREZ, Mexico, Aug. 23. Dr. Paul Altendorf, who claims American cltiz eniliip and who acted as a secret service agent of the United States in Mexico during the world war, arrived here today "unwashed and without a change of clothes for 14 days," he said, from Mexico City under guard of two Mexican army officers for deportation as a "pernicious for eigner." Dr. Altendorf said that under com mission of American insurance com-1 ranies he had discovered In Mexico a German, whose name he gave, who way the perpetrator of the Kingston Island and Black Tom explosions of munitions on the Atlantic coast early in 1917, when property valued at mil lions of dollars was destroyed and several lives lost. "I had met this German previously i:i Mexico," said Altendorf, "and I re turned this time fully to fix his whereabouts. The discovery and proof of this man's deeds will force Ger many to pay the costs of this ex plosion and make provisions concern ing those who lost their lives." Altendorf was refused admittance Into the United States until he could (show proof of citizenship. At the American consulate here he said he had been expelled from Mexico on the accusation that he had given infor mation derogatory to Mexico before the senate sub-committee investigat ing affairs ill Mexico. Immigration authorities at El Paso rt fused to admit Altendorf into the initea btates without a passport. inc American consulate here said It could not act until telegraphic in structions were received from the state department at Washington. In tne meantime Altendorf continued unoer guard of the two Mexican of f ictrs. Western Lawyer Attains Promi nence as Solicitor for U. S. Department of Interior.' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREATT.Wash ington. Aug. 23. Among Oregonians who have made good at the national capital in a large way must be in cluded the name of Charles J. Mi haffle, solicitor for the interior de partment. Mr. Mahaffie Is one of the potent department heads in the pres ent organization of John Barton Payne, secretary of the department of the interior. The young Portland attorney came to Washington more than two years ago to take up legal work in the department of interior staff. He has been advanced to the position of so licitor, which is the chief legal ad viser of the department and is prob ably the highest and most influential legal position ever held by an Ore gonlan in that realm of government administration in Washington. The vast legal questions involved in public land issues, including rail way and wagon road grants, oil and coal lands, Indian reservations, Alas ka's enormous landed area, reclama tion work and national parks, come in their last legal analysis before passing to the secretary to Mr. Mahaffie's desk. The millions of dol lars involved in some of these is sues would appall the average firm of lawyers, but the young Oregon attorney of necessity has become as familiar with the multiplied cipher in computing values as with the deci mal point. Just as a variety, when the solic Itor pallfe over , studies of the United States public domain with their- at tendant millions he has to give at tention to the Alaska engineering commission, the bureau of education, the fuel administration, geological survey, Indian affairs, bureau of mines, national parks, the patent of fice and the pensions bureau. If there is one office in Washington that afords endless variety in the lime of legal experience, Mr. Mahaffie has theposition. When bluff, caustic John Barton Payne took the office of secretary of interior, himself a leading attorney of the nation, there was speculation as to how the young Oregon solicitor would fit Into the organization of the grizzled old veteran. So far as the public can discern. Mahaffie stands high with his new chief, and has become a mainstay. BEND MODEST. SHOCKED GIRD IX RIDING TROUSERS IS BARRED FROM TOWX. i ROAD DEBATE PLANNED DISCUSSIOX IS FEATURE WASHINGTON- CONFAB. OF Senator Carlyon to Defend Bill -Against Attacks of Representa tive From Spokane. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 23 (Spe eial.) A feature of the Washington State Good Roads association, to be held Wednesdal, Thursday and Friday of this week at Everett, is the Joint debate set for Thursday between Senator Carlyon, author of the refer endum measure that bears his name and N. w. Durham of Spokane. Mr. ijurnam has credentials from the Spokane chamber of commerce, the eastern Washington Highway i sociation and the Spokane County uooa noaus association. our business men, farmers and wage earners are very largely against tne canyon Din.- said the Spokane man. "They feel that an annual road building revenue of more than J16, 000,000, the sum now available for yearly roadwork by the state, the counties and the road districts. Is as much, and possibly more than can be profitably expend at this time when labor is scarce, the prices of ail materials high and going higher and road building contractors showing an Independent spirit. "An erroneous Impression lies in the minds of some voters that the pro posed bond issue of $30,000,000 would pave a great part of the tulmc roads of the state. The fact is that under existing conditions it would pave less than 2 per cent of them, hardly one mile in 60 of the 40,000 miles of public roads in Washington." BROTHER IS HEARD FROM Sydney KoBlnson Listed as "Killed In Action" Is Alive. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Aug. 23. Now Question of Right to Wear Masculine Habiliments Is Put Up to Governor Olcott. SALEM, Or., Aug. 23. (Special.) How old must a girl be to take up a homestead and incidentally is there any legal process whereby she may be deprived of the right to wear riding trousers? These questions have been put up to Governor Olcott in a letter received at his offices today from Miss S. D. Wolfe of Madras. "I am riding on the desert and In the mountains most of the time," said Miss Wolf in her. letter to the execu tive. "The other day just because I rode Into Bend dressed in riding pants Mr. Kixson told me I had to stay out of town. Why should he bar me when girls dressed in similar garments are riding about -he town in automobiles? The chief took my revolver, notwithstanding that I need it for protection. "Lots of times I see bears, coyotes and cougars in the timber or moun tains. I don't care about being de prived of the right to go to Bend, only that it saves me a long and tire some ride if I could cross the bridges over the river there. "It is hard enough for & girl to make an honest living without some person trying to make it more dif ficult. I have found earning an exist ence a serious problem, but now I am old enough and command good pay." The Mr. Nlxson, referred to In the letter Is unknown to the governor, but is believed to be chief of police at Bend or chief of the fire" depart ment there. Governor Olcott said today that -he believed he was an authority as to when a girl was eligible to acquire a homestead, but he would not attempt to qualify as an expert as to when she was old enough or under what circumstances she might wear trousers. The girl also asked where she should send to obtain a brand for her colt, and this query has been referred to the state veterinarian. WARSAW. Aug. 23. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The Russian bolshevik forces today were reacting virtually along, the whols line In an effort to save the remnants of the red army, but they had been easily frustrated by the Poles. On the north there was heavy fighting in the region of Mlawa and Soldau. Forced to face two Polish armies, one advancing from Modlin and the other from Graudenz, the bolshevik! were making desperate efforts to ex tricate their advanced guard, some of which had ventured as far as Eylau and Plonsk. The red losses In pris oners In this region amounted to 11,000 In two days. The attempt of the reds to break the Polish lines on the Przasnysh-Makov-Rozany road and cross the Narew river failed. Reds Are Thrown Back. Polish troops advancing tip the right bank of the Narew threw back the bolshevik!, to the north. Mean while the main body of the Poles, advancing toward Warsaw, occupied all the territory in the fork of the Bug and the Narew. The only chance, of the bolshevik! was to open a passage in the direc tion of Ostrolenka and Lomza, so as to get through to Bialystok and Grodno. The Polish troops accord ingly were hastening their march toward Ostrolenka and Lomza, while the Polish cavalry, which has reached the upper waters of the Narew, has already cut the road between Lomza and Bialystok. The battle, beginning on the middle Narew, was likely to decide the fate of all the red forces between the Narew and Prussian frontier. Reda Make Bold Thrust. Red troops, comprising infantry and cavalry, were making a bold thrust In the direction of Brody and Lemberg. Further north, bolshevik detachments, debouching for Lutsk and Vladmir Volinsky, tried to force a passage of the Bug, before Prubes Zov, but were hurled back with heavy loss. The same fate befell the reds who appeared in the region of Lem berg. The Ukrainian regiments which were still on their old positions along the Strypa. had successfully repelled all attacks of the reds and main tained their original lines on the ex treme right. In the center the Poles who occupied Brest-Litovsk were-dig- srinz in on the eastern border of Polesia. It was expected that the daring plan of the bolshevik! against Lemberg would be definitely frus trated. . POLES TO HALT AT BORDER Complete Assurance Promised In Reply to United States. WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.--Complete assurance will be given the United States, it was stated todayin Polish official circles, that Poland's vic torious armies will not pursue their advance beyond the natural frontiers of the reconstituted republic An early communication from Warsaw to this effect was expected by these officials. Representations setting forth the views of this government have been made through the legation at War saw, the state department announced today, the communication reiterating the stand taken by Secretary Colby in his note to the Italian ambassador. The position of the American gov ernment as outlined then was that the allied and associated powers should unite in a declaration favoring the preservation of the integrity of Russia, such a declaration' to be ac companied "by the announcement that no transgression by Poland will be permitted." The Polish reply, officials said, would set at rest any suspicions that Poland was contemplating the pro longation of hostilities into an offensive- war against Russia. Assurances of this nature, it was added, already had been given the soviet govern ment envoys at Minsk. No formal- representations have been exchanged with the allies by the United States regarding the possible transition of the Polish operations from an offensive to a defensive character. The American government is understood to be satisfied with the situation as set forth in its note, and representations made to the Polish government have been only an elaboration of the principles enunci ated In that document. Great Brit n, however, through Premier Lloyd George, already has announced her opposition to any transgression by Poland of Russian territory. For the present. It is be lieved, the British government will rest on the announcement of, the British position by Lloyd George In the house of commons before taking up a possible formal rejoinder to the American note to the Italian ambas sador. The. first approaches to a " Joint allied policy toward the respective situations is believed here to have been made' by Premier Lloyd George in his present conferences , with Premier Giolittl of Italy, and In the latter's discussions with Premier Mil lerand of France. It is also regarded by officials here as significant that the British premier is reported to be planning to receive this week the German premier. Dr. Ke- renbach, and ' DANZIG SOVIETS REPORTED German Workers Are Declared to Have Seized Piers. PARIS, Aug. 23-German workers at Danzig have established Soviets' and have seized the piers, preventing the landing of any supplies for Poland, according to a report from that city. The German commander of the port was said to have refused to assign moorings for the French dispatch boat Acora and the cruiser Gueydon. Sir Reginald T. Tower, high com missioner for the league of nations at Danzig, has refused to take any responsibility. declaring he must await Instructions from London. Red Cross Resumes Distribution. DANZIG, Aug. 23. The situation created by the withdrawal of the Russian forces operating In northern Poland now permits of the resump tion of the distribution by the Red Cross of American supplies from Danzig to Warsaw by railway. lif III ift EDICT MENS WRATH BURLESON SAVOR ORDER SAID OF DESPOTISM. TO Representative Madden Questions Right of Postmaster-General . 'to Restrict Activities. CHICAGO, Aug. 23. (Special.) Postmaster-General Burleson's recent order declaring that the families and relatives of postal employes shall not participate In any manner In politics aroused the following comment today by Martin D. Lladden of the house committee on postoffices and post-roads: "Postmaster - General Burleson's edict against the participation of pos- Ltal employes and their families and relatives in politics is the most auto cratic pronouncement ever issued by a government official. It savors of the good old days in Russia, when the or ders of the czar were supreme. "When did the postmaster-general become clothed with the power to re strict the right of franchise among our citizens? "Does, he assume that because man is employed in the postal service tneretore nis ratner and motner ana brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts and cousins are under the postmaster-general's autocratic and despotic rule? - "Does Mr. Burleson assume to say that he is clothed with authority to direct the civic activities of all who may be related to the postal employes of the country? Where does he get such authority? Is not Mr. Burleson assuming a great deal? Does he think such an order will be accepted com placently by the American people? "The people should resent such im pudence, and will. The time has not yet come when the American people will submit to such despotism, either from the postmaster-general or any one else. The government is still In the hands of the people, notwith standing repeated attempts of the ex ecutive branch to prevent them from exercising their constitutional rights iet us nope that t-hese rights will be so exercised at the coming elec tion as thereafter to give us the blessings of a government of laws and not' dictators." SHOOTING SPEEDERS HELD Pair Who Escaped in Shower of Lead at Chehalis in Jail. CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Two men, arrested at Kelso Friday morning by Deputy Sheriff Roberts of Chehalis and City Marshal Fannon, are being held in the Lewis county Jail charged with speeding and trying to run down an officer. Th men are Jerry Pheatham and John Christensen, both of Seattle. Last Thursday night thev made a sensational getaway from deputy sheriffs here who were trying to stop their car at Market and Division streets- A pistol battle followed. Just a Step to Contentment from the hurry, heat, and confusion of the crowded street into your choice of two inviting, comforting and . restful retreats the Imperial or the Pompeian restaurant for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner at Any Hour of the Day or Evening Up to 9 P. M. POPULAR PRICES 3f mpmai otel Manages K- ( hiring experts from outside cities to take charge of the Important work in the construction of the municipal natatorium. A grievance committee is to be appointed at a meeting of the Baker Central Labor council Thurs day night. This committee will hold a confer ence with Mayor W. W. Gardner and Commissioners George Henry and Luther Mahan. According to Alex Sewell, secre tary-treasurer of the council, the members feel that it would be a dis grace to local labor If there were not men among them expert enough to take charge of the foundation work now In process and other special work !n the construction of the building. BOY IS SHOT BY VICTIM RUSHED TO TACOSU PARTIALLY PARALYZED. UNION LABOR PROTESTS Objection Made to Outsiders Get-1 ting Foundation Contract. I ' BAKER, Or., Aug'. 23. (Special.) Union labor in Baker is up in arms in protest against the city's action in Lad Who Fired Gun Savs He Thought It Was Not Loaded. Bound Over to Grand Jury. . MORTON, Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Hansford Davis, aged 15, son of U. G. Davis, a farmer living four miles east of Morton, shot Vnd severely wounded Ted Johnson, aged 14, son of Chris Johnson. "Young Davis says it was an accident. The two boys, with Electlus Christla and Maurice Coleman, were in the orchard of John(tJden in Rainier val ley, seven miles east of Morton. Davis had Johnson's 22-calibre gun. Davis knocked an apple off a tree with the butt of the gun; Johnson' got it; Davis wanted it; and, according to the two witnesses, remarked he would shoot Johnson if Johnson did not give the apple to him. On preliminary examination, where Davis was bound over to the Lewis county superior court, Davis said he did not know the gun was loaded. Dr. J. W. Pine attended the wound ed lad. X-ray examination by Dr. Pine showed the bullet had entered the left side, pierced the left - luitg and severed the nerve center. Johnson is paralyzed downward. Johnson wei taken to St. Joseph's hospital, Ta- Tnl I Do You Realize. That Next Week Brings September and the First Fall Days Snappy Mornings and Sharp Nights? So Fall Clothing Days Are Here Here THIS YEAR Advantageously you pare to economise and save for we offer YOU our entire stock of Fashion Park Clothing AT COST AND LESS All these famed Suits and Overcoats at Vs Off , Fall and Winter Weights, in every accepted style for men and young men. EVERY SUIT and OVERCOAT ALL WOOL. Every garment has the original price ticket attached. You can figure the great saving this sale makes possible cTMerchandise of cJ Merit Only' Entire Stock Manhattan Shirts at ONE-QUARTER OFF This is the semi-annual opportunity to replenish your shirt stock ivilh the BEST SHIRTS MADE. Dont delay this sale Tvill be discontinued in a cm days Come today and have no regrets. Men's shop, just inside Washington street entrance. coma, Sunday night to be operated I j?Ty J ?5 S5 "r $2,223,094 TO BE ASKED (Continued From Flrat Page.) the institutions can be maintained during the next two years for less than $2,223,000. The increased cost of conducting the state Institutions is not confined to the provisions, according to Mr. Good in, but labor has advanced rapidly, as have the costs of materials used in construction work and improvements. . Woman Marr'es Minor. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. (Special.) Harold Curtis, 18 old, of Oregon City, and Miss Nichols, 18, also of Oregon City, married here today. 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By showing you the roots of your own hair. magnified thousands of times, pointing out to you the para sites that are destroying your hair dav by day. gradually killing every root, until, in time, the head becomes entirely bald, you will be convinced tha,t any delay may be deeply re gretted. Prof. Austin says the use of mange cures, dandruff cures, hair tonics, etc., is like taking medicine 'without knowing what you are try ing to cure. . F-REE MICROSCOPIC EXAMINA TION of the hair and scalp both men and women invited. Private of fice at the Owl Drug Co., Broadway ami Washinpfnn HnnriL lii t a 1 l and a to . 4v, Y