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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1920
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IS PLEA OF LODGE
Wilson Said to Recognize
Force of Doctrines.
PEACE HARDING'S TASK
Measures to Preserve World Bal
ance Without Endangering U.
Sovereignty Is .First luly.
PKOVIDKXCE, R. I.. Oct. 13 "The
question which this people will settle
at the coming election la whether they
are prepared to reject the great
doctrines of Monroe and the American
principles of Washing-ton and become
a part of the European system," said
Konator Lodge at a republican meet
ing tonight.
He declared it would be the first
and greatest task of Mr. Harding's
administration to bring about meas
ures and agreements which would
promote the peace of the world with
out endangering the soversignty of
the United States and would meet
with the approval of the conscience
of the American, people.
Senator Lodge quoted from letters
and the farewell address of "Wash
ington and continued:
"Washington carried out his princi
ples in what was known as the neu
trality policy when the great war
broke out between England and
France.
o Entangling; Alliances.
"That policy, in a word, was to
keep the United States out of the
affairs of Europe and never to make
any permanent alliances with any
other nation. The necessary corollary
was declared by Monroe in 1823 in the
famous doctrine which bears his name
and that was that Europe should be
kept out of the western hemisphere.
"But what is often overlooked Is
that Monroe at the same time re
stated the Washington policy that we
should keep out of Europe. Those
have become the American policies.
This country has never departed from
them from the days of Washington
and Monroe to the present time.
WilNon Kerognlzea policies.
"Even Mr. Wilson recognized the
force of these doctrines, for when we
entered the war he made no treaties
of alliance and he always officially
referred to the powers wiio were also
fighting (Jermany as "the powers as
sociated with us in the war against
Uermany.'
"But when he made his league he
abandoned the policies of Washington
and Monroe, under which we have so
long lived and prospered as a nation.
He asked the senate to go with him
in that abandonment and the senate
refused to do so.
"Every thinking man and woman In
this country is interested to promote
the world's peace and it will be the
first and greatest task of Senator
Harding's . administration to bring
about measures and agreements which
will really promote the peace of the
world without endangering the safety,
Independence and sovereignty of the
United States and which will meet
with the universal approval of the
conscience of t.he American people.
. Device to Oppose His Tarty.
"It is the shallowest of devices to
attempt to create opposition to the
republican party because It is op
posed to this league, this ill-omened
alliance brought back by Mr. Wilson
from Paris. It is not a league to
promote peace. It 's an alliance. It
rests on force. It contemplates
armies. It provides for war to be
carried on by the members of the
league who are allies.
"Who are to represent the coun
tries in the league when they
meet in the council and t: e assembly?
Dispassionate Jurists who will gather
to settle disputes with an eye single
to right and justice? Not at all. The
men who sit around the table of the
league will be diplomats and poli
ticians, thinking first of the inter
ests of their several countries and
eager to use the alliance which Is
made by the league to obtain the
r prizes in land and wealth which they
seek."
RECALL RULING IS GIVEN
Separate Petitions Must Be Circu
lated for Ofricer, Court Decides.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Oct. 13. (Spe
cial.) The question was decided the
first time in this state when the su
preme court today held that under
the constitution, when an attempt is
made to recall two or more public of
ficers jointly, separate petitions for
the recall of each must be circulated.
The court cites with approval a de
cision of the supreme court of Ten
nessee as the only instance where
the question had been judicially de
term ined.
The question was before the court
on an appeal from Whatcom county
in an action brought by William Mc
Cush to restrain Will D. Pratt, as
secretary of the school board for
Kellingham school district No. 301.
from calling a recall election on a
petition for the recall of three mem
bers of the board. McCush was one
of the members named in the petition
which was circulated for the recall
of the three members jointly. The
court reverses a judgment dismissing
me action and directs a Judgment sus
taining the demands of the complaint
FOUR NEGROES ARRESTED
Quartet Charged With Illegal Pos
session of Liquor.
AM.UUVEK, Wash., Oct. 13.
. thpecial.) tour negroes were ar
rested at the depot last night on i
cimrj,e ol iiiegai possession of liquor.
They were Alva Garrett. Wade Car
ter, Jack Hall and George Bell. Two
were In a machine at the depot and
me omer iwo were on the train
The police obtained 18 quarts of rare
. old cognac, whisky and gin.
Alva Garrett pleaded guilty today
the others pleading not guilty. Each
was required to furnish 1250 cash
bond, which was done.
COLORADO IS REPUBLICAN
fontinu"l From First Paffe.)
and effective way that the politicians
of the older parties did not wake up
- until It was too late.
J-'orces Well Organised.
The total membership of the non
partisan league is a dominant factor
in three northwestern states, andclose
to a dominant factor in four states.
Nevertheless, in spite of Its increasing
political success, there are factors at
the heart of the league which are
working against its life.
Colorado has only about 20,000, but
what they may lack in numbers they
make up In compactness and unity.
Each member pays a fee of $18 to the
organization And, they act undar
STAND BY MONRO
strongly disciplined leadership and
unity in something of the spirit of a
fraternal society. Their programme,
except for one or two particulars,
cannot be considered wildly- radical.
It calls, among other things, for state
packing plants, state cold storage
warehouses for farm produce, rural
credit banks to be operated at cost,
and the exemption of farm Improve
ments from taxation, and state opera
tion and distribution of water power.
Leas;ae Doomea to Failure.
The more radical parts of their
programme call for the state operation
of coal mines, which are already
owned by the state on Its school lands
and for state smelters, sugar mills,
flour mills and terminal elevators.
This non-partisan league movement,
incidentally, is the one factor in west
ern politics this year which has the
vitality of something spontaneous and
indigenous. The non-partisan league
is a dominant factor in three north
western states, and close to a dom
inant factor in four states. The non
partisan league may possibly go on
and grow, but it seems to me more
probable that the same thing will
happen to the league that happened
to other agrarian and radical move
ments in the west during the past 40
years.
The greater probability Is that the
less violently radical part of the
league principles will bo adopted by
one or the other of the older parties
and will gradually come at least par
tial effect through that avenue, while
the league itself as a separate entity
is more likely ultimately to go the
way of the populists and free sllver
ites. All this, however, is a subject
for more careful consideration than
can be given to it here.
JAIL TERMS PROMISED
CHRISTEXSEX WANTS PRISON
FOR WAR PROFITEERS. '
Both Old Parties Are Declared to
Be Alike; Adoption of League
Is Considered Sure.
CLINTOX, la., Oct. 13. "It I am
elected president I am going to send
to Leavenworth every scoundrel who
made excess profits off you boys dur
ing the war," Parley P. Christensen.
farmer-labor presidential candidate,
told an audience at the coliseum to
day. "They say that I am stirring up
strife between classes," he continued.
"I am, but there are only two classes,
skinned and skinners, and we're the
poor old skinned."
"If you think Cox Is a bit better
than Harding, you're crazy. They are
'twiddledee, twiddledum.' It does
not make a bit of difference which is
elected, the league of nations will be
adopted, because it Is nothing more
or less than an understanding be
tween nations to control money and
business and was put over at the be
hest of the international banking so
viet. It means slavery for the peo
ple instead of freedom."
Mr. Christensen predicted that,
while the farmer-labor party may not
win this year, it will eventually and
that then the workers will control
railways, banks and Industry and
will claim a larger share of the prof
its themselves and reduce costs to the
consumers.
The courts, he declared, are out of
touch with humanity, and he said
they should be revised because they
Ignore Lincoln's declaration that
when property and human rights con
flict, property rights must give way
Both old parties are alike, he said,
"only I think from long experience
that the republicans steal more and
faster than the democrats, but can
not spend more or waste more."
U.
S. AND FOREIGN RATES
BE CUT, SATS BENSON.
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Action Taken When Outlaw Com
pany Refuses to Maintain Es
tablished Conference Charges.
WASHINGTON', Oct. IS. Chairman
Benson of the shipping board an
nounced tonight that .American and
foreign shipping lines had agreed to
go the limit in reducing freight
charges to meet the competition of
the French line which has refused to
enter a conference with lines of other
nations for stabilizing rates.
w ar to the knife" will result, the
chairman said, "unless the French
line plays fairly with the conference
and joins in maintaining rates on the
Atlantic."
Action was taken on unanimous de
cision of the conference to break
rates the chairman explained, when
the French line notified brokers that
it would take freight at rates under
all the other, lines. Both, shipping
board operators and private American
owners are members of the confer
ence, the chairman said. '
Kate cutting has been ordered on
all the services where the French line
is established. These include ports
of the entire eastern seaboard of the
United States North Atlantic, South
Atlantic and Gulf ports French ports
and Antwerp. Rotterdam, Hamburg
and Bremen.
Every effort had been made to In
duce the French line to maintain
rates established by the conference.
Admiral Benson said, adding that it
was with reluctance that American
and other shipping Interests had de
cided upon the retaliatory step.
WHEAT POOL IS FORMED
Montana Growers to Hold Grain
to Get Their Price.
GREAT FALLS. Mont.. Oct. 13. A
wheat pool to hold for a price .com
mensurate with the cost of growing
has been formed in the Judith basin
country of central Montana and the
movement is spreading. A total of
150,000 bushels already has been
signed.
The pool Is similar to those of Kan
sas, Nebraska and Washington.
Alleged Robber Arrested.
Truxton Beck. 19, wss arrested last
night by Inspector Hall and Chle
Traffic Officer Moffett of Salem. Or,
and held on a charge of shooting John
Kullmader in Salem last falL Beck
was locked In. the city jail and will
be taken to Salem today. Beck and
two other men were alleged to hav
been trying to hold up and rob Full
mader.
Moonshiner Fined 93 00.
ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 13. (Special.)
Julius Bakk, who has appeared in the
local courts on charges of violating
the prohibition law, was arrested
again last night on a charge of op
era ting a brewery and distillery at hi
home on Exchange street. In the
police court this afternoon Bakk was
fined (300. He gave notice of appeal
to. the circuit court.
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COMMUTE HEARS
' FARM CREDITS PLEA
Meeting With Full Reserve
Board to Be Asked.
POLICY NOW IN MAKING
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Agricultural Delegation Declares
.Conditions Threaten Ivife of
- Nation by Food Cut.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. (By Asso
ciated Press;) The agricultural con
ference in session here decided to
night to request a hearing before the
full membership of the federal re
serve board and its agents, assembled
for the regular fall policy confer
ence, before that policy has been for
mulated by the board insofar as it
effects agricultural credits.
The federal reserve board is pre
paring to make a new statement of
policy covering all phases of the
credit situation. Governor Harding
told representatives of agricultural
interests, who appealed to him today
for relief from "stringent" credit con
ditions. The statement. Governor Harding
said, probably would be made public
Saturday after the conclusion of the
fall conference of federal reserve
agents and reserve bank governors
here.
Committee Hears Conditions.
A committee from the reserve
board listened for three hours to ac
counts of conditions which the agri
cultural delegation said threatened
the life of the nation through reduc
tion of food production. Difficulties
of the farmer were laid almost
wholly to Inability to obtain financial
assistance. It was asserted that banks
of the reserve system were not sup
plying needed funds and that many
local bankers claimed to be acting
under Instructions from the federal
reserve board.
Governor Harding denied that the
board had issued instructions which
would result in curtailing farmers'
credit. The board and officials of the
reserve banks were in sympathy with
the plight of the farmers, he said,
and were encouraging loans to aid
them, but the board was without au
thority to instruct member banks as
to loans they could or could not
make.
. Acts Held Defined By Law.
"In the first place." the governor
said, "I can see no practical value
in your visit to the board. Our acts
are defined by law. Your conference
here with us has resulted only in your
retelling what we already knew. ine
board knows your trials and your dif
ficulties and Is in entire -sympathy
with vou."
Meanwhile, the delegates considered
whether they should press their re
quest for a conference with President
Wilson and his cabinet. ome naa
thought it would be unnecessary ta
take their grievances before the cab
inet after the conference with the re
serve board. It was said also that
most cabinet members were out of
the city and that as the delegates ex
pected to confer with taecretary Hous
ton and Secretary Meredith tomorrow,
a cabinet conference might not be in
sisted upon.
German Interests Seek Cotton
Governor Harding told the delega
tion that German interests had in
formed him they were in the mar
ket for 2,000,000 bales of American
cotton. A German commercial agent
who called on him, he said, had told
him that German manufacturers were
eager to buy. but the cotton produc
ers must accept paper maturing in
nine months in payment. The gov
ernor suggested to the cotton inter
ests represented that they make use
of the German market after the dele
gates had said there was no domestic
market.
Spokesmen for the cotton men said
also that confidence of banking inter-
e?ts in cotton appeared to have been
shaken.
IVo Explanation Offered.
They offered no explanation for it,
ut complained that it was defeating
them in their efforts to borrow. I
'I would suggest that the burn-
ng of gins and otner destructive
work which has been going on in
ertain sections of the south is not
calculated to restore confidence.
Governor Harding said. "You cannot
blame a banker for not wanting to
make a loan on a commodity which
might be destroyed, can you?"
Appeals were made to the board for
the issuance of more currency.
Speakers said the belfef existed that
would relieve the financial strin
gency."
Goveronor Harding replied that
the note Issue was now nearly $1,000,-
000,000 more than a year ago and that
harges that deflation was respons-
ble for the situation confronting
producers were without foundation.
The amount of note issue was gov
erned by law, he said, and added that
f the farmers would have the coun
try on a "paper basis" they should ask
congress to change the laws.
'But the federal reserve board will
be no party to any such scheme," he
continued. "It is economically wrong
and you would all be sorry for pro
posing the change, once it had been
made."
Senators Smith of South Carolina
and Smith of Georgia voiced ap
proval of the governor's attitude.
COOS ENTRY IS FIRST
County. Team to Contest at Port
land in Stock-Judging.
First place on the entry books of
the Pacific International stock show
for the stock-judging contest, in
which boys and girls from all over
the Pacific northwest will compete.
was claimed Monday by Coos county s
banner team of juvenile talent, when
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Verla Summerlin, Myrtle Clayton and
Marion Clayton were entered through
the early morning mail as the official
upholders of the Coos county honors.
The trio carried off high honors
In Coos county, where they competed
with the other juvenile clubs of the
district at the county fair. They will
now vie with the blue-ribbon teams
of other Oregon, Idaho and Washing
ton counties of the big stock , show
at Portland. November 1S-20.
Second place on the entry book was
taken by Multnomah county a prise
winning team, comprised of three en
terprising lads from Gresham. These
are Adolph Zenger, Albert Zenger and
Grant McMillan, who last week won
top place and first premium at the
Gresham fair.
Upward of 30 counties in Oregon
and a number of counties and dis
tricts In Idaho and Washington will
send their best juvenile teams to
Portland and there will be an ex
tensive exhibit of pure-bred calves.
pigs and sheep owned by these boys
and girls. H. C. Seymour, state club
leader,' directed the elimination con
tests. HARDING STANDS BY VOTE
SENATE RECORD HELD ANS
WER TO ANTI-SALOON QCERTT.
Question of Enforcement of Vol
stead. Act Sent to Cox Re
mains Unanswered.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Tha Antl
Saloon league announced tonight that
it had submitted identical questions
to Senator Harding and Governor Cox
to develop their attitude regarding
modification of the Volstead prohi
bition enforcement.
The messages, embodying the ques
tion, were cent last Saturday from
Nashville, Tenn.. by Henry Beach
Carre, secretary of the league's spe
cial commission investigating the
candidates' records on the liquor Ques
tion, and read:
"Will you. if elected, favor or op
pose modification of the Volstead act
to permit the manufacture or sale of
beer or wine or increase the alcfthollc
content, thus rendering the enforce
ment of the 18th amendment more
difficult?
"Immediate telegraphic reply re
quested." Senator Harding's reply, dated last
Monday, said:
"My recorded vote for the submis
sion of the 18th amendment and law
to enforce It answer your telegram.
I stand by that record made In the
public service."
While no reply had been received
from Governor Cox, the announce
ment said his secretary had answered
that he would endeavor to present
the inquiry to the democratic candi
date.
The league also made public a re
view of the public utterances of the
two candidates and their official acts
relating to the liquor question. The
committe said it had sent them to the
candidates, requesting corrections or
comment, but no reply was received
from either.
ANOTHER QUITS BOURBONS
Julius Zittel Invited to Become Re
publican Committeeman.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct. 13. (Spe
cial.) Julius Zittel, ex-democratic
state chairman and campaign man
ager and close political adviser to the
late democratic governor, Ernest Lis
ter, is another prominent democrat
who has been asked to become a
member of the executive committee
of the Spokane county republican
central committee.
Several days ago County Chairman
Kimball placed on his committee Les
ter P.- Edge, who has for years occu
pied a prominent position in the dem
ocratic county organization.
"These men have burned their old
party bridges behind them." said Mr.
Kimball. -"'s.nd because of their rank
an j- status; fn the rival party in past
years I determined to ask them to
take a corresponding position in our
councils.
1656 ENLIST IN MARINES
September Total Is More
Double That of July.
Than
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. Recruiting
for the marine corps has made a re
markable gain since July, when 82S
recruits were enlisted. A substantial
ncrease was recorded for August,
when the total accepted applicants
numbered 1335, and in September the
total rose to 1656, more than doubling
the figures for July. Early returns
for October show a still greater in
crease, and it is expected that the
final figures for the current month
will far exceed the September total.
Enlistment figures in recent months
have been increased by large numbers
of ex-marlnes who are returning to
the service.
The banjo is apparently of African
origin.
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BAN ON TRAFFIC URGED
ENGINEER MAKES SUGGES
TIONS FOR BURNSIDE BRIDGE.
Speed Should Be Kept to 10 Miles
an Hour, and Veights,on Spans
Limited, Is Belief.
Restrictions upon traffic on the
Burnside-street bridge were recom
mended in a letter to the county com
missioners yesterday from John Lyle
Harrington of the firm of Harrington,
Howard & Ash, bridge engineers, who
recently was called here to make a
report on the bridge 'structure.
All traffic on the bridge should be
restricted to a maximum speed of ten
miles an hour, he siLggested. His fur
ther recommendat Iotis are: Loads on
each street car track on any span
should not exceed one car weighing
approximately 80 tons when fully-
loaded, followed by a light trailer:
three-ton trucks, with a maximum of
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five tons when loaded, should be
the heaviest vehicle load permitted:
trucks of this weight should remain
at least 25 feet apart; no crowds
should be allowed to congregate on
the bridge at any time.
In presenting these suggestions,
Mr. Harrington stated that he did not
consider any repairs to the structure
immediately necessary except the ones
now planned and such other repairs
in regard to the paving and wooden
floor as will be necessary. He sug
gests that a detailed inspection be
made "within a reasonable period."
Oswego Resident Dies.
OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 13. (Spe
cial.) Joseph Woll.. native of Ger
many, who has resided in Oswego
for the past 33 years, died at the
family home Tuesday, after an ill
ness of several months. Mr. Woll was
67 years of age. and is survived by
his wife, two daughters. Mrs. George
V illott of Los Angeles. Cal., and Mrs.
R. D. Johnston, of Portland, Or., and
a son, J. R. Woll, of Seattle, Wash.
Funeral services will be held from
the Catholic church at Oswego, to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock with
interment in the Oswego cemetery.
For 3 Days Only
For Your Old Washboard
To the First 10 Purchasers of a
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ELECTRIC CLOTHES WASHER
we will allow $5 on the purchase price.
Bring in your old washboard, send it in or phone us to
come after it and tell it good-bye forever; and with it all
the backaches, all the parboiled hands, and all the sighs
over the heavy "old things'' that "just won't come clean."
No more steamed face, or wet feet or unkempt appearance.
CALL, or PHONE TODAY.
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TORTURE PROBE BEGUN
WOMEN TESTIFY AS TO CRUEL
TIES ON PRISONERS.
Confessions Said to Have Been
Wrung From Five. Held for
Killing Sheriff Taylor.
PENDLETON', Or., Oct. IS. (Spe
cial.) Grand Jury investigation of al
leged third-degree methods employed
by officers on the five convicted alay
ers of Sheriff Taylor, as charged by
the sentenced men on their recent
trials, was started today with two
local women taking the stand.
The women, Mrs. Beck and Mrs.
Roberts, allege that extreme cruelty
was practiced in getting confessions
from the five men. Other local women
.nri Bv w. H. Cox. Dastor of the
' local Baptist church, who have been
I interested in the case, were called this
j afternoon as well.
Until you have actually seen the Blue-Bird at work it is hard to be
lieve that the same copper tub -which handles a georgette crepe blouse
without harm, washes a heavy blanket perfectly clean in fifteen minutes.
We will be glad to demonstrate to you, in the store or in your home,
how quickly and perfectly the Blue-Bird washes clothes; to show you the
rocking copper tub, the big swinging wringer, the rigid steel frame and
the white enamel cabinet; to explain to you its MANY OTHER
SUPERIORITIES.
Only $11 Down and Balance in Easy Monthly Payments
Look for Blue-Bird Adv. in Today's Saturday Evening Post
Blue-Bird Is Stronger Than Ever
THE BLUE-BIRD STORE
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STORES
Local men who testified to the al
leged Inhuman treatment during the
trial of Kerby and La ff a bean are ex
pected to be called during the next
few days of the probe. Whether the
grand Jury will aubpena Portland de
tectives who worked in the case and
call back any of the men under sen
tence remains for the jurors to decide.
Suicide Theory Doubted.
Investigation of the police records
yesterday showed that Albert Koch,
who was drowned In the Willamette
river by Jumping or falling from the
Steel bridge Tuesday morning, was
before Judge Rossman and was fined
$5 Monday morning for drunkenness.
When this Information was brought
to light, the police expressed beller
that Koch fell from a freight train
while intoxicated as it was passing
over the bridge. A brother, Custer
Koch, 243 Couch street, took charge
of the body yesterday. There will
be no Inquest.
About 14.000,000 families in the
United States own their homes.
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