VOL. LIX NO.. 18,G43
Entered at Portland fOriron
PoFtoffice 89 Second-Class Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1920
prVce FIVE CENTS
BUTTLE III MAINE
BECOMING LIVELY
1 KILLED,! HURT WHEN
E
TESTIMONY ON FUNDS
BY COX IS DEMANDED
CASHIER DISCOVERS
YEGGS BUSY IN BANK
CREDITORS OF P0NZI
FACE LOSS OF HALF
HARDING GREETS
THEATRICAL FOLK
CAR HITS WOOD-SAW
FOR ML HOOD LOOP
JOHX BOLTZ DIES AS RESULT
OF ACCIDENT.
REPRESENTATIVE FESS HOLDS
XO EXCUSE IS VALID.
TWO CRY "HANDS UP," THEN
BACK OUT OF DOOR.
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS ARE
ESTIMATED OFFICIALLY.
SANDY WAY CHO C
RETURN TO DIRECT
PRIMARY OPPOSED
;
Idaho Republican Con
vention Beats Motion.
Election There Counted
Significant One.
POLITICAL KICK-OFF SEPT. 13
Partisans Active and Both
Parties Confident. 1
LEAGUE PARAMOUNT ISSUE
cntiment for and Against Pact Is
Ivoted and Republicans Appar
ently Face Problem.
' BT MARK SULLIVAN.
Copyright by the New Tork Evening Port.
Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (Special.)
Last Saturday Will Hays went V
Augusta, Ale., and grave the momen
tum of his presence to the starting
of that three weeks of extraordinary
spellbinding which cuts so large a
figure every presidential year under
the name of "The Maine Campaign."
This week the democrats are beginning-
their side of It, and from now
until Saturday night, September 11,
Maine Is going to hear the best speak
ers that both partes can assemble
from all over the nation. The dem
ocrats have even announced that they
are going to give a full week of the
extremely valuable time and energy
of their vice-presidential candidate,
Franklin D. Koosevelt, to stumping
this state.
"The Maine election" has come to
be an institution. It comes seven
weeks before the presidential elec
tion and it is supposed to be a sign
of how things are going. It is sup
posed to have a "psychological effect"
on the rest of the country. It has
some analogy to the kick-off in a
football game or to that preliminary
warming up of players before a base
ball game, which gives the partisans
an opportunity to do a little cheering.
Real Teat Is In Figures.
Of course, it is not enough for the
republicans merely to carry Maine.
They nearly always do that. The real
test, it is always recognized, lies
wholly in the degree of the republican
victory. In 1916 the Maine repub
licans carried the September election
by 14,000 and then carried the presi
dential election in November by only
6000.
For the information of anyone who
Is interested in the kind of deduc
tions that actual politicians make
from the Maine election- it may be
tald that if the republicans carry this
election for governor on September
13 by more than 13,000, it will be in
terpreted as an omen of a substantia
Harding victory throughout the coun
try as a whole in November. If the re
publican majority should be much
less than 10,000, it will be interpreted
as giving encouragement to Cox.
Without making any predictions in
figures, it may be said that as cond
tions stand today the republicans
ought to do better than normal. The
republicans are organized, the demo
crats are not. For weeks the repub
Jt can managers and candidates have
been busy In every village. The dem
ocrats, on the other hand, seem to be
relying wholly on this whirlwind fin
ish of spellbinding. The democrats
have been so listless that they have
rot troubled to put up especially
strong candidates for congress. On
the other hand, the four republican
candidates for congress are strong,
three of them being the sitting mem
bers. In one district the democrats
allow their congressional nomination
to go more or less by default and It
was taken by a railroad engineer,
running chiefly on the Plumb plan.
Democrats Are Apathetic
From many parts of Maine your
correspondent receives information
reflecting this energy on the part of
republicans and apathy on the part
of democrats. The republicans have
Hie air of hungry persons who see
the fat lands of milk and honey, the
feasting of success and patronage
just ahead of them.
As one competent observer writes:
"At this stage of campaign I have
never seen the republicans better or
ganized and more Interested than now
and I have never witnessed the dem
ocrats worse. It does not seem pos
sible that the democrats can efficient
ly organize before election and our
conclusion is that they intend to rely
on the intensive speaking campaign
during the last three weeks. I may
truthfully say that up to this date I
have heard of no republican who ha
expressed an intention of supporting
the democratic ticket, while on the
other hand, there have been towns
Into which I have gone where I have
heard rumors that this or that demo
crat will either vote the republican
ticket or will not vote at all. My be
lief, however, Is that as the campaign
warms up the party call will be heard
and heeded and that what now looks
like a republican landslide will be a
republican victory exceeding the
average of late years, but not un
precedented by any means. There
'seems no doubt that the democrats
Kara suffering among other things from
the usual discontent against the party
Jn power."
Many Independent voters and some
iBemocrats talk of "reckless extrava-
iCancludcd fin 2, Column 1.
Witnesses Declare Williams Are
nue Mo tor man Had Time to
Stop; Investigation Begun.
John Boltz, 95 Russell . street,
employed on a wood saw, was fatal
ly injured and C. Yahnke, proprietor
of the saw, who lives at the same
address, sustained bruises when the
wood saw on which they were riding
was struck by an Inbound Willams
avenue street car at the intersection
of Williams avenue and Morris street
yesterday morning.
Boltz died several hours after the
accident at the St. Vincent's hospital.
The body was turned over to the
county coroner, who began an Investi
gation of the accident.
The wood saw, under its own power,
was being driven across Williams
avenue In front of the approaching
street car by Yahnke when it was
struck. The saw was turned end for
end by the force of the shock and
was badly damaged.
Boltz, who was riding on the rear
end. attempted to save himself by
jumping, but was caught by the
street car.
The street car was a one-man car,
operated by H. R. Otterstrom.
Patrolman Toet of the traffic bu
reau, said that witnesses told him that
the saw could be seen from the street
car a distance of more than a hun
dred feet from the crossing and that
the motorman had ample time to
avoid the collision.
The police announced that a further
investigation would be made.
NON-PARTISAN CHIEF SUED
Townley, Alleged Bankrupt, Said to
Have Large Interests.
FARGO, N. D., Aug. 24. Charges
that A. C. Townley, president of the
Ncn-Partisan league, owns the con
trolling intere-t in a sisal company
at Miami, Fla., are contained in a
suit filed today by James R. Waters,
former manager of the Bank of North
Dakota.
Mr. Waters demands payment of
$5000 which he alleges was the an
nual salary promised him by Town
ley for handling the latter's interests
in the sisal company. Mr. Townley
recently testified in bankruptcy pro
ceedings that he had no interest of
any kind in any property.
WOMAN PATROLS FOREST
40,000 Acres in Lane County Are
Covered Daily in Saddle.
EUGENE, Or- Aug. 24. (Special.)
Lane county has the only forest fire
patrolwoman in the United States,
said N. F. Madcuff of th- Cascade
forest office here yesterday.
She is Mrs. Nellie Edwards of Blue
River, who has charge of patrol work
for a timber owrfers' association. Mrs.
Edwards rides over her 'territory of
over 40,000 acres each day on horse
back, covering country seldom en
tered by any other human being. Mrs.
Edwards took up this work as a pa
triotic service during the war.
C0REA FEARS BAD PLOT
Troops Ordered to Guard Visiting
TJ. S. Congressmen.
HONOLULU, Aug. 24. Rumors of
Corean plots to kidnap the American
congressmen touring the orient have
caused the governor-general of
Corea to order out the entire gen
darmerie of Seoul and five battalions
I nf 4 mnim tn D-narri thA VfniiRA In whtrh
the visitors will stay, according to a
Tokio cable to the Nippu Jiji, Japan
ese language newspaper.
The congressmen arrived in Muk
den Monday and were due in Seoul
Tuesday night.
FLIER DISCOVERS BODY
Others Searching lor Drowned
Woman Work in Vain.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 24. From
an airplane piloted by Liteutenant A.
M. llamer, of a local aircraft com
pany, the body of Miss Pearl Rom
mel, who was Bwept from her horse
yesterday and drowned, while at
tempting to swim the Spokane river
was discovered lying in shallow
water late today and a few minutes
later was recovered.
Other searchers had worked in
vain.
STAR RESULT OF CLASH
Newcomer Ascribed to Collision of
Comet and Sun.
VALLEJO. Cal.. Aug. 24. The new
star in the constellation Cygnus, re
ported yesterday at Harvard obser
vatory, was caused by a collision -in
the heavens between a large comet
and a sun, comparatively dim.
Captain Thomas J. J- See of the
naval observatory at Mare Island an
nounced today that ho had received
information to this effect from Pro
fessor Charles C. Conroy of Los An
geles. FLIER'S BODY SENT SOUTH
Funeral of Clifford Prodger to Be
Held in Los Angeles.
REDWOOD C1TT. Cal., Aug. 24.
The body of Clifford Prodger of Los
Angeles, killed in an airplane acci
dent here, with two others, Sunday,
was sent to his home today.
Prodger, who was a British test
aviator, originally came from Bristol,
England. His father lives in File,
Muni.
Highway Commission
Settles Moot Question.
SOUTHERN ROUTE IS SHORTER
Unanimous Decision Given
After Arguments Are Heard.
$1,500,000 IN BONDS SOLD
Bid Is Higher Than Prerions Is
sue Bids Also Received on
More Road Work.
ACTION OF HIGHWAY COM
MISSION. Decision to call for bids and
award contracts for approxi
mately 100 miles of paving to
be completed in 1921, including
Pacific highway between Cor
vallls and Roscburr, Astoria
Seaside, Newberg-St. Joe and
Forest Grove-Gaston links of
west side highway.
Sandy route selected for
Mount Hood loop road.
Bids opened and awards made
on several sections of high
ways. South Umpqua bridge at Myr
tle Creek to be steeel structure.
One million five hundred
thousand dollars of highway
bonds sold for $1. 350, 200.
The state highway commission yes
terday disposed of a large amount of
business at a session which began at
10 A. M. and continued through the
entire day. The morning session was
characterized by the sale of $1,500,000
of highway bonds to a group of bid
ders represented by Carl S. Kelty and
Finlay D. McNaughton, for a price of
$1,351,200, a bid $10,000 higher than
was paid for a like issue July 20, and
which Is figured to yield 5.47 per cent.
The syndicate that takes the bonds
is composed of the Continental &
Commercial Trust & Savings bank
and Harris Trust fii Savings bank of
Chicago, the National City company
of New York, and the Lumbermen's
Trust company of Portland. The
bonds bear interest at the rate of
4H per cent and will be issued In
denominations of $1000 each, except
that each thirty-eighth bond will be
of $500 denomination. Beginning
October 1, 1925, $37,500 will mature
serially October 1 and April 1 of each
year until the full amount is re
deemed. The forenoon session was taken
up with arguments or the spokes-
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All11-; "" . -
Vituperation and Misstatements by
Both Democratic Nominees
Declared Evident.
CHICAGO, 111.. Aug. 24. (Special.)
With the declaration that Governor
Cox can make no valid excuse for not
testifying before the senate commit
tee which Is investigating campaign
fund matters. Representative S. D.
Fess of Ohio, chairman of the national
republican congressional committee,
at republican headquarters today said
the committee should insist on his
appearance.
Mr. Fess said:
"The investigation Is timely, and
I em glad the senatorial comr-ittee
has taken this step to clear up the.
financial charges. Such loose talk as
Is Indulged In by Governor Cox will
not be taken so seriously in Ohio,
where he is known, but it is too seri
ouj to go unchallenged.
"Governor Cox can make no valid
excuse for not persona "y appearing
before the committee and testifying
under oath, just as other witnesses
will testify. The committee should so
Insist.
"The campaign of ituperation and
misstatements of Governor Cox and
F. D. Roosevelt carry their own con
demnation. It confesses its inherent
weakness and signifies its certain de
feat. "Let the committee in this proper
manner and at this early stage put
an end to this twaddle of democratic
candidates."
RAIN CURBS SMOKE PALL
First Fall in Months Welcomed and
More Showers Due.
White shoes were tucked regret
fully away on shelves yesterday while
their owners brought forth umbrellas
with which to greet the first au
tumnal shower that paid a visit to
the city early in the morning. By 10
o'clock J. Pluvlus finished teasing the
web-footers and put his sprinkling
can away for the day. However,
more showers are promised during
the week by the weather bureau.
Rain, if the slight sprinkle can be
called such, had not fallen in this
city since July 21. It had the bene
ficial effect of doing away with i
portion of the smoke that has hung
like a heavy blanket over Portland
the past week.
CITY RAILWAY LOSES
Tacoma races $3010.38 Deficit on
Municipal Lines.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) Tacoma's municipal street
railway line lost $5010.38 In July.
The operating revenue amounted to
$11,S79.3S and the operating expenses
were $13,916.24, making an operating
deficit of $2036.86. Interest on the
investment and other charges against
the lino ran the deficit to more than
$5000. -
The city still is pursuing the policy
of paying the majority of motormen
and conductors for a full day's work.
although thcy.'put in but from two to
four hours. Commissioner Harrison
thinks he can overcome the difficulty
by operating one-man cars, now un
dor construction.
SOMETHING ELSE WITH A KICK IN IT.
Townspeople Aroused, Chase Fol
lows, One Captured, Other
Hiding' in Wheat Field.
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 2. (Spe
cial.) The time lock on the safe of
the bank at Pine City, a few miles
west of Rosalia. Wash., saved the
bankroll this morning from two rob
bers.
"1 went to work this morning about
7:30 o'clock," said Caohler' Henry
Smith over the long-distance tele
phone. "When I opened the front
door I saw two men behind the cage
in the act of putting on masks. They
had been searching the tills and
drawers and were making prepara
tions to blow the vault.
"In response to their command.
"Hands up,' I shot my hands into the
air while they backed out of the
door and fairly evaporated. Ae
quickly as I could recover from the
shock I rushed to the street and in
less than five minutes townspeople
were on their trail.
"The younger of the pair was
trapped as he was about to enter a
400-acre wheat field. O. A. Giles and
my brother Eramett fired at the flee
ing yeggman. He dropped his gun
and ran toward Giles and my brother.
The other outlaw sailed through thin
air into my brother's wheat field.
He may get away tonight, but every
body down here is on his trail, and
I wouldn't be surprised if he was
caught soon."
The robbers gained entrance to the
bank at night by pulling off a screen
and opening a window. The captured
robber gives the name of John Cas
par. He saya he is a Pole. The men
are believed to be amateurs. The
other burglar skirted the Harphill
wheat field and entered the wheat
field belonging to Emmett and Henry
Smith and two other brothers.
The Smith wheat field is sur
rounded by Whitman and Spokane
county deputy sheriffs and citizens
of Pine City and Whitman county,
all of whom are armed. The yegg
has two guns, his own and the one
dropped by his partner when he
threw up his hands in response to
shots fired by Smith and Giles as
he was entering the Harphill field.
ILWAC0 CENSUS IS
787
Cal.,
Population of Bakersfield
Announced as 18,638.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Aug. 24. (Special.)
'lwaco, Pacific county, Washington,
has a population of 787, according to
census figures announced today. This
was a gain of 123 over ten years ago.
Bakersfield, Cal., census was given
as 18.638, an increase of 5911 or 46.4
per cent.
FUGITIVE NOW PENITENT
Convict Who Escaped From Idaho
' Penitentiary Returning.
OGDE.V, Utah, Aug. 2 4. Leon
Deem, who escaped from the Idaho
state penitentiary at Boise last Octo
ber while serving a 30-ycar sentence
for kidnaping, wa- on his way back'
to prison today.
Ho surrendered here Sunday. .
ACTION ENDS LONG DEBATE
Platform, However, Favors
Changes in Law. 1
NIGHT SESSION IS HELD
Nominations Are Not Reached.
Committee Reports Made at
Afternoon Session.
POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) The republican state conven
tion met today at noon, organized,
held an all-day session and after de
feating a motion tonight for a plank
favoring the return to the direct
primary in this state, adjourned until
9 o'clock tomorrow.
The action was taken after a night
meeting marked by several debates
and closed a day devoted almost en
tirely to routine. The convention was
called to order by John Tl-omas, state
chairman.
Joseph H. Peterson of Pocatello
ex-attorney general of the state, was
chosen temporary chairmn by accla
mation. Chairman Peterson then ap
pointed committees oi. resolutions.
credentials and order of business.
after which the convention recessed
until 4 o'clock In the afternoon.
At the afternoon session reports of
all of the committees, except resolu
tions, were heard and the convention
again adjourned to the night session
at 8 o clock.
Nominations Not Reached.
It had been expected that the con
vention would receive the final report
of the resolutions committee and that
the. delegates then would proceed
with the nominations of a congres
sional, judicial and state ticket, but
most of the night session was devoted
to discussion of the plank reported by
the platform committee, recommend
ing that the present convention elec
tion law stand, but be strengthened
by amendments.
Thp amendment declaring for a re
turn to the direct primary was of
fered by James Gibson of , Canyon
county.
The members of the platform com
mittee defended their plank, asserting
that it created party Interest and in
fluence. They charged that the pri
mary resulted in loss of party influ
ence and caused friction among mem
bers of the party.
Strong Influence Exerted.
Strong influence came from party
leaders for a return to the direct pri
mary.
The debate was bitter and heated
during the evening and was partici
pated in by many delegates. Fraw
ley and .Keyser of Ada county
Hodgin of Twin Falls and Mrs.- Con-
cannon of Bonner defended the sub
stitute motion to return to the direct
primary. Taylor and Perronly of Ada
county, Fienn of Elmore. Damphler
of Minidoka, Walker of Boundary and
Hodgenbarth of Jefferson defended
the original plank.
State Chairman Thomas brought the
delegates to their feet with a cheer
when he declared that next November
the electors of the United States will
ratify the nominations of Senator
Harding and Governor Coolidge at the
polls. The demonstration lasted for
several minutes.
A hard fight is being made on Miss
Ethel Redfleld for state superintend
ent of public instruction and her nom
ination is by no means certain. Her
land board record Is being attacked.
Miss Lcona Logue is her opponent.
Northern Idaho has been unable to
garee on one candidate for the long
term on the supreme court bench.
Frederick S. Randall of Lewlston and
District Judge Robert N. Dunn of
Coeur d'Alene are both in the race
for it.
Captain Connor and C. W. Beale are
also dividing the north for senator.
If Gooding. is not nominated on the
first or second ballot, the north will
probably pool its strength on Con
nor in the hope of putting him over.
If Gooding is not nominated it will
probably mean the defeat of Gpvernor
Davis also.
SCHOOL BARS FREE LOVER
University of California Wants to
Know Student's Moral Code.
BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 24. A state
ment was issued today from the office
of President David P. Barrows that
Arnold Roth would not be permitted
to resume his studies in music in the
University of California until he had
explained his mora.! code to the presi
dent. Mr. and Mrs. Roth were stu
dents in the university during the
existence of their free-love arrange
ment which preceded their recent
marriage. Vtoth declared today he
would not interview President Bar
rows or seek re-admittance to his
classes. He said he "was getting
nothing of value from the university
courses."
Mrs. Roth has gone to her former
home at Los Angeles to seek employ
ment. Roth explained that she did
not care to be his "economic depend
ent," but that their affection for each
other had not waned. . . .
Debts Are Estimated at $7,000,000
and Securities Are Put at Less
Than $3,000,000.
N BOSTON, Aug. 24. A payment of
less than 50 cents on the dollar to
the creditors of Charles Ponzl, if
official estimates of his liabilities are
correct, was indicated by his state
ment of assets at the receiver's hear
ing today. Assuring the federal re
ceivers that he had disclosed all he
knew, Ponzl told of assets which
Egbert Dodge, counsel for the re
ceivers, declared were not worth
anywhere near $3,000,000.
The official estimate of his liabil
ities stands at $7,000,000. Ponsl
claimed that he was solvent and had
nearly $4,000,000 of assets to meet his
liabilities, which he set at $3,000,000
The hearing was stormy at times.
Daniel H. Coakley, counsel for
Ponzl, surrendered to the receivers to
assist in meeting creditors' claims
checks for $25,000 each which had
been given him and to an associate
counsel as retaining fees. He said
that when he took the money he
thought Ponzl was a millionaire. Ho
called the receivers and their counsel
to join with him in working without
fee, but his challenge was not ac
cepted. Edward A. Thurston, one of the re
ceivers, remarked:
"If . you thought this man had a
million dollars left, do you suppose
anybody thinks you would have got
only $25,000?"
"You are a liar when you suggest
anything like that," exclaimed Mr.
Coakley, jumping to his feet.
Ponzi told -of loans of $20,000 each
to Henry Chmlnielinskl, president.
and William S. McNary, treasurer of
the Hanover Trust company, which
was Ponzi's principal depositary and
which went to the wall with his col
lapse. He announced that he had
loaned $10,000 to Daniel P. Demond.
treasurer of the Lawrence Trust com
pany of Lawrence, and this was fol
lowed by Demond's resignation later
in the day.
DIXON LEADS IN MONTANA
Six
Candidates Seek Republican
Nomination for Governor.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 25. On the
face of complete and incomplete re
turns from 111 precincts scattered in
23 counties in various parts of Mon
tana, ex-United States Senator Joseph
M. Dixon of Missoula was leading a
field of six candidates for the repub
lican nomination for governor in to
day's primary election.
Ex-Senator Dixon had 27S4 votes
from the -precincts reported, while
Harry L. Wilson of Billings was sec
ond with 1912; Attorney-General S. C
Ford was third with 12S9. Ronald
Higgins, with 195 votes, was fourth
Robert Lee Clinton, with ISo, was
fifth and Daniel W. Slayton was sixth
with 120.
Ex-United States District Attorney
Wheeler on the same returns led his
two opponents for tho democratic
nomination for governor with S36
votes. Lieutenant-Governor W. W.
McDowell, with 648, was second and
Thomas A. Carey was third with 165.
Wheeler is the Non-Partisan league
candidate.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
. The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature-.
60.7 desrees; minimum, 60.1 degrees.
TODAY'S U-nse-ttlcd, probably showers;
westerly winds.
Foreign.
Poles refrain mora territory from reds.
Pago 2.
Politic.
Testimony by Cox on campaign fund charge
Is demanded. ras 1.
Suffragists expect proclamation today.
Paga 4.
Cox's hesitancy to give evidence weakens
hl.i own chargo of republican slush
fund. Page 3.
Political interest now centers largely In
result of Maine election. Fage 1.
Labor's vote will not bo dictated by threats
of employers, says Gompcrs. Page 4.
Idaho democrats convene. Page 2.
Delegation of actors pledges support to
Harding and predicts election. Page 1.
Fund charges to be proved, avers Cox.
Page 3.'
Washington primaries to bo held. Septem
ber 14. Pago 7.
Republican sweep of six western states is
predicted. Page 13.
Idaho republicans open convention. Page 1.
League issue paramount, declares McAr
thur. Pago 6.
foraetic.
Street railway problems said to be due to
mismanagement. Page 2.
Creditors of Ponzl expected' to lose, more
than 50 cents on the dollar. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Cashier discovers robbers in bank at Pine
City, Wash. Pago 1.
Relief from property burden Is being
planned. Page 7.
Successful salmon season on Columbia ends
today. Page 5.
Pacific Eastern railroad sells for J150,-
6O0. Pase 4.
Sport.
Coast league results: Portland 4, Vernon
5; Seattle 4, Oakland 0: San Krancisco
4. Sacramento 2: Los Angeles O, Salt
Lake 2. Page 12.
Three V. S. boxers win titles In Olympic
games finals. Page 12.
Fran-k Wright. New York champion, takes
national amateur trap title. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool consignment movement ends with
advance in freight rates. Page 19.
W'heat strong at Chicago on broader export
demand. Pago 30.
Sharp rally near close of stock session.
Pase 1.
Merchant marine campaign for recruits to
start. Page 13.
McNary not alarmed by foreign shippers'
- threats. Page 13.
Sales policy of shipping board raises ques
tions. Page 111.
Portland and Vicinity.
Build now. is advice or editor of Oulf
C'oaxt Lumberman on visit to Port
land. Page 11.
One man killed, one hurt when streetcar
hits woodsaw. Page 1.
Certificates of 12 teachers may be revoked.
Page 10.
Sandy route Is choice for Mount Hood loop
Pase 1.
Hilk. league Ige derided in court. Page 10.
Delegation of Players
Pledges Support.
VISITORS BRING JAZZ BAND
Senator in Address Draws
Moral From Stage.
ALL-STAR CAST DESIRED
Country Wants Change, Says Can
didate, Permitting Every One
to Play His Fart.
MARION, O., Aug. 23. A group of
theatrical folk brought a touch of
Broadway to Senator Harding's front
porch today and in a day filled with
jazz pledged their support to the re
publican nominee.
About 20 actors and actresses wers
in the delegation and they presented
their regards to Marion and the Hard.
inga in a succession of characteristic
fetes. In a short front-porch speech
the senator expressed his appreciation
and suggested that in the drama of
American politics tho country wanted
a change of bill to do away with "one-
lead activities" and to let every citi
zen play his fair part.
Mr. Higkn Also Calls.
Charles Evans Hughes was another
guest at the Harding home and he
made a brief talk at the front porch
session, predicting Senator Harding's
election. In a conference of several
hours with the nominee and Qolonel
George Harvey of New York, Mr.
Hughes talked over many aspects of
the campaign. He declined afterward
to make any statement. '
The theatrical delegation came here
under the auspices of the Harding and
Coolidge Theatrical league. They
brought their own orchestra and band -of
100 pieces besides and began their
day with a parade through the down
town section. Shortly before noon
they arrived at the Harding home and
were cheered along to the front porch
through the biggest crowd that had
gathered on the lawn since notifica
tion day.
Al Jolson Is Chairman.
Al Jolson, president of the Theat
rical league, did the honors as "per
manent chairman." He sang a Hard
ing campaign song, introduced nine
or ten others, who put on character
stunts, and then, turning to the nom
inee, said:
"And now, Mr. President-to-be.
what have you to say for yourself?"
Senator Harding s reply wac, de
voted to a serious discussion of the
influence of the stage. He pleaded
for a high standard for the American
theater, and in addition to suggest
ing the elimination of one-lead pol
itics, he declared against the tendency
to forget American citizenship and
to long to become "citizens of tha
world."
America World's Hope.
Mr. Hughes said the American
people did not want for president a
"trickster or a shrewd politician," nor
one who would be isolated from tha
currents of popular thought, but "a
man of courage, possessed of sound
common sense and who has an appre
ciation of American Institutions."
"There Is no hope for tho world."
said Mr. Hughes, "unless America can
protect and maintain her own institu
tions. The world cannot survive un
less America survives."
Tho entertainment programme kept
the crowd cheering and the nominee
bowing for an hour. There were
stunts and speeches by Henry Dixcy.
Blanche Ring. Leo Carillo, Zena
Keefe, Eugene OTrien, Helen Moyer,
Texas Guinan, Lew Cody and Mar
garet Namara, with many impromptu
capers by Al Jolson and others.
Afterward the entire party enjoyed
a chicken" dinner and lawn party at
the farm of Dr. C. E. Sawyer near
Marion.
LESS THAN MILLION RAISED
Treasurer Gives' Figures on Repub
lican Campaign Fund.
NEW TORK, Aug. 2 4. Fred W.
Upham, treasurer of the republican
national committee, said today that
since the Chicago convention less than
$1,000,000 had been raised by his party
for the national campaign.
Tho exact sum shown on the treas
urer's books as collected for the na
tional fund. Mr. Upham said, was
J94.353.82. He added that Mr. Hays'
estimation of $3,000,000 as tho total
required to carry on tho campaign
was "quite correct."
MAN DIES IN CONVEYOR
Accident at Raymond Mill Fatal to
Andrew Speedie.
RATMOND, Wash., Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) Andrew Speedie, 60, employe
of the Raymend Lumber company,
was killed by falling into a sawdust
conveyor.
No one knew of the accident until
the conveyor became choked, failing
to discharge the sawdust into the
boiler room. A fireman in ascertain
ing the reason discovered the body of
the man, which had been terribly
mangled and which had clogged the
machine until it finally stopped.
He has a wife in Seattle.