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's , - . "- THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1C, 1020 J COVENANT DECIDING SSHE, COX ASSERTS Battle Now on Lines Drawn by Harding. 31 OPPONENTS ANSWERED Governor Gets Routing Reception in Ohio Cities and Thousands Cheer at Marlon. DETROIT. Mich., Oct. 15. Governor Cox announced today that his cam paign would be fought squarely upon the league of nations isue as drawn by .Senator Harding in the latter'a Les Moines. Ia., speech, in which the senator said he favored "staying out." The governor's- announcement was made in a statement replying to that issued by 31 prominent republicans, headed by Klihu Root. Herbert Hoov er, Henry W, Taft and others, de claring their support of Senator Hard ins. That he did not see how the 31 signers could support Mr. Harding: consistently was asserted by Governor Cox here in an address at the audi torium. The governor's statement said: "The gentlemen say 'the question is whether we shall Join an agreement containing the exact provisions, nego tiated by President Wilson, or an agreement which omits or modifies some of its provisions.' It is to be inferred that anyone who stands for the covenant as adopted with or without reservations is friendly to the league, and that anyone who is against the covenant, with or without reservations, clearly is opposed to the league. Senator's Wordfl Recalled. "Senator Harding in his Lea Moines speech said: 'Governor Cox favors going into the league and I favor staying out. It is not interpretation, but rejection that I am seeking.' I leave the people of America to decide the case just as these gentlemen have presented it. I submit in answer the spoken words of Senator Harding. If these gentlemen do not accept what he has said to the American people, then it ia past my understanding how they can. as a matter of ethics, advo cate his candidacy. "If, on the other hand, they do ac cept in good faith what he has said, then I cannot see how they can, as friends of the teague, advocate his candidacy. They attempt to justify their most astonishing position on the theory that President Wilson was un bending in his attitude on the league. On that subject they say Mr. Wilson insisted upon the agreement abso lutely unchanged. These gentlemen, upon reflection, must realize that this statement is not justified by the facts." Citing the reservations offered by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, Gov ernor Cox recounted that President Wilson had written Senator Hitch cock saying he could accept the res ervations "as they stand." Opponents Held Desperate. In conclusion Governor Cox said: "If things continue as they have b4going for the last ten days, it will be a difficult matter to determine whether the people are more amused at Senator Harding himself or at the desperation of his sponsors. A frantic effort is being made to stem the tide of resentment. It is flowing in every community. The senatorial dinarchy has apparently drawn on its last re serves, and yet Mr. Root, pre-eminent and distinguished as he is, is unable to bolster up the wiggling and wob bling candidate. After a long period of vacillation the people have taken him at his spoken word at Des Moines and upon this the campaign will be fought from now on. Senator Harding is against the league, with or with out reservations. Upon that we are willing to rest our case." In his speech here tonight and also In a half dozen other cities in Ohio today Governor Cox continued his league preachments. A feature was a speech at Marion, O., the home of Senator .Harding. Several thousand persons there and at other Ohio points cheered vand applauded him. At Mar lon the governor made no personal reference to Mr. Harding. , Covenant Stands Alone. Caustio reply was made by the gov ernor at Carey, O., to Senator Hard ing's statement yesterday regarding printing of the league covenant. He said: "Senator Harding refers to my charge that the republicans dare not print as a document the covenant of the league In order that the public might read it. by saying that the peace treaty runs into SO, 000 words, but of course he knows the difference between the treaty and the covenant. The latter stands ont separate and alone. The covenant requires leas than four columns of space in a newspaper and yet the candidate for the presidency-attempts to Justify the conspir acy of silence by a clearly implied misrepresentation. "He might as well have said that you couldn't print the 10 command ments without printing the entire Bible.'" SENATOR HARDING RECEIVES ONE OF THE STAGE'S GREATEST BEAUTIES. 3 f r-4 N. Mi 3. 4 ft-:-- StfN- vjaiM r 1,1 hi v tin -fd. - - m- ril ' f v -I x; - f j injinirn nrnnmrn rvnMiviLn nLrun i lu iiiiiNiiiiiiNiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii READY TO RESIGN Prohibition Commissioner Is Said to Be in Quandary. 5f us PROBLEMS ARE MANIFOLD 1 K-.'ft ( 1 1 . ? 1! t f r- V 5. i Hi-C. 'iuji Jill I. ! i ! 1 1 ISI f S: i HI '. .x " ' ' ' w Copyright, trnderwood. An tntereaftn&r pboton;raph taken on tbe famous ITnrtlin front porcb, Ttherr a few days Rgo Lillian Rnssell (Mrs Alexander 1. Moore) called upon tbe presidential nominee and addressed a aather!ne; In bis bebalf. L.eft to rlRht Alexander P. Moore, Mrs. Warren O. Harding, l.lilian Russell and Senator Hardlnff. Senator Johnson, Senator Borah, Speaker Lodge, Chairman Hays of the republican national committee or anybody else in the United States who could first prove that the league of nations would "abridge the sov ereignty of America." Professor Irving Fisher of Tale university, chairman of the pro league independents, explained that under the terms of the offer essays must be received by mail or wire at 17 East Forty-first street. New York city, by October 22; that each mem ber of a jury of 12 citizens would be appointed jointly by George White and Will H. Hays, chairman of the democratic and republican national committees all to be republicans if desired by Mr. Hays; and that in case the jury was not unanimous half the prize still might be awarded, provided a majority of the jurors so voted. This announcement is intended for every newspaper in the United States," Professor Fisher said, wun tne re quest that each newspaper publish ing it send to the pro-league inde pendents here a marked copy of the Issue containing it so tnat me mae nnndents mav report on how many newspapers of each party publish or fail to publish it. 'If Mr. Hays admits m-i statements and notions are unprovea, unprovable, untrue and absurd he is respectfully asked publicly so to state, and also to state publicly that he is requesting his speakers, press bureau and republican newspapers to cease making false statements." WHEAT SHOWS ADVANCE FEAR OF CANADIAN EMBARGO CAUSES UPWARD TREND. HARDEVG'S SCHEME SCOUTED Proposed Substitute for League Vain, Declares Colby. ; SPRIN'GFIELD, III.. Oct. 15. Mem bers of the league of nations are pre vented by article 20 of the covenant from entering into any association of nations sucb as has been proposed as a substitute for the league of na tions by Senator Harding. Secretary Colby declared tonight in a speech here. The leag-ue had vindicated itself as the foremost issue of the campaign, the speaker said. The democratic platform so described it. and. he add ed, the republicans had been forced to admit the fact. Senators Borah and Johnson were described as "honest and outspoken adversaries of a league of nations" by Mr. Colby, who said they need not be reminded of section 20. "They know it is in the covenant of the league and they know that what Sen ator Harding says of some sort of an . association of nations is void of ; Cleaning." he continued. "Borah and " Johnson favor isolation. They have ' yielded themselves up so completely to their deluded reasoning or their insensate opjpos:tlon to the demo cratic administration that they ac cept a dangerous and hateful isola tion in the great work of a peaceful ordering of the world as an endurable I position for the united States." - ANTI-LEAGUERS CHALLENGED PONZI HELD INSOLVENT DECISION ON FINANCIER MADE AT BOSTON. IS Investors "Who Sought 50 Per Cent Declared Seemingly Guilty of Usury, if Such Existed. BOSTON, Oct. 15. Charles Ponji, whose international postal coupon scheme and offers of 50 per oent profits . in 45 days collapsed two months ago, with millions of public investments tied up in it. was de clared insolvent today. While Mr. Pons! was not to be classed in the same category with a robber and burglar, the decision said, he was undoubtedly a clever manipu lator who took advantage of the credulity of the investing public which in this instance is the usurer. "The investors who loaned their money for a return of the principal anri so ner cent interest would seem themselves to be guilty of usury if such existed. On the question of Ponsi's solvency, the referee said that both federal ac countants who testified had said he had Issued notes in excess of $14, 000.000. and that his outstanding lia bilities at or about the time of filing the petition were $6,948,267. To meet this liability one of the accountants submitted a list of assets showing the total of $2,195,685. TIMBER ACTION DISMISSED Right of U. S. to File Amended Complaint Upheld, However. Because of a defect In 'he original complaint. Federal Judge Bean yes terday sustained the motion of attor neys for the Grand Ronde Lumber company to dismiss the civil action brought against it by the government for the recovery of a large tract of timber land. In sustaining the motion to dis miss Judge Bean granted Assistant United States Attorney Veatch the right to file an amended complaint. The original complaint was defective. ruled Judge Bean, in that it did not show the relationship between the de fendant company and the first Grand Ronde Lumber company, which went out of corporate existence in 1914. Mr. Veatch said that he drew the com plaint under instructions from Wash ington which advised him that com Independents to Senator Harding, plete identification was unnecessary. 92 5,000 Offered for Proof Pact Abridges U. S. Sovereignty. NEW YORK, Oct. 15. Democratic national headquarters today an nounced that a cash prize of $25,000 had been offered by the pro-league Other Midwest Grain Markets Re ' " port Rise Similar to Illi nois City. CHICAGO. Oct. 16. After fluctuat ing through a narrow range several days, wheat on the Chicago board of trade today advanced sharply, reach ing a point 13 cents a bushel higher than yesterday's close, and closing 9 to 10 cents above the yesterday mar ket. Possibility that the request of Governor Allen that the president take steps to protect wheat raisers might bring an embargo on Canadian imports was given as one of the reasons for the rapid climb, shorts covering their commitments hurriedly. Large Canadian importations have been given as one of the reasons for continued recessions. While October options at Winnipeg went above $3.43 and closed at $2.41r the December wheat option in Chi cago was around the $2.13 marn. Difference in exchange has held the American price equivalent to the higher Canadian figures. Other midwest grain markets showed increases similar to those re corded in Chicago, the December option closing at Kansas City at $2.12, 9 cents above yesterday s price, ana at Minneapolis the same option went from $2.11 yesterday to $2.18 today. national campaign fund, Wilbur W Marsh, treasurer of the democratic national .committee, announced to day. ARMY QUIZ TO BE HELD WHITE PLAGUE ATTACKED r. S. Experts to Try Oil Used Suc cessfully Against Leprosy. WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. Refined chaulmoogra oil, which experts of the government public health service say has arrested the progress of leprosy, will soon be used by them in the fight against tuberculosis. The experiments with tubercular patients will be conducted in Hawaii. Dr. J. T. McDonald, superintending physician of the leprosy Investigation station in Honolulu, with Dr. A. L. Dean, chemist and president of the University of Hawaii, will start the fight against tuberculosis,' while con tinuing their work against leprosy. Unofficial reports from Honolulu quote Dr. McDonald as saying that scientists at the University of Cali fornia have discovered that the fatty acids of chaulmoogra oil are bacteri cidal to an acid-fat bacillus, in which class are the leprosy and tuberculosis bacilli- Applicants to Be Examined for En trance Into West Point. .1ALEM, Or Oct. 15. (Special.) Examinations for appointment to West Point will be held in Salem De member"' 17, according to announce ment made by Adjutant - General George A. White today. From among those taking thess examinations Gov ernor Olcott will select candidates to represent Oregon at the army school. two-of whom will be chosen at the final examinations to be held some time in March of next year. The ex amining board is composed of Colonel C. E. Dentler, inspector-instructor of infantry; Major James S. Dusenbury, inspector-Instructor of artillery, Ore gon national guard, and J. A .Church ill, state superintendent of public in struction. Each unit of Oregon will hold ex aminations to select candidates to participate in the state tests. Mem bers of the guard who have served not less than 60 days and who have attended 50 per cent of the drills are eligible to take these examinations. Funds Short for Enforcement and Violations Appear to Be In creasing in Number. WASHINGTON. Oct. 15. (Special.) Reports were circulated here to day that Prohibition Commissioner Kramer is getting ready to throw up his job. Mr. Kramer was out of town and could not be seen for a verifica tion or denial of the report. Leading drys expressed the belief there was nothing to it. i.lr. Kramer has had his hands full ever since he undertook the enforce ment of prohibition. Congress, which a few months before had passed the drastic Volstead act, refused last win ter to allow enough money for its en forcement. Mr. Kramer has been short of funds and short of men while bootlegging has been on the in crease and the problems generally of keeping the country dry have be come more and more perplexing. Tbe drys do not believe Mr. Kramer will quit as long as he has hopes of getting financial aid in his fight to keep the country dry. Recommendations to Be Made. Next session legislation will be rec ommended for blocking up the lopp holes in the Volstead act. Many have been discovered since its enforcement was begun. Among the recommenda tions will be: One hundred per cent increase In the field force and in the appropria tion for enforcement. Purchase of intoxicating liquors in, bond to be concentrated in central warehouses for dispensing as needed for legal purposes. Limit the issuance of wholesale permits for manufacturing and sale. Appointment of all officers from Washington in order to keep prohibi tion machinery out of local politics. More rigid passport restrictions and laws for stopping the illicit manu facture of whisky. Lively Issue Expected With the drys clamoring for more rigid enforcement of the law next session of congress is likely to find the prohibition question quite as live ly an issue as has been presented at the capitol since the 18th amendment was adopted. The anti-saloon league wants some definitions of misconduct in office to enable them to go after judges who are regarded as lax in enforcing the laws. Several complaints have been made that the federal courts are not strict enough In their punish ment of the violators. Smuggling into the United States of liquors is a big problem. "Uncle Joe" Cannon once said it would take all the army and navy to stop the smugglers. Liquor smuggling has been a big problem in the Norfolk district. To prevent whisky being slipped out of bonded warehouses prohibition officials have a new plan. They will require distillers hereafter to verify permits for withdrawal be fore whisky can be taken from a 'warehouse. This' is to get around what is believed to be an extensive practice of forging withdrawal per mits. The distiller or keeper of the ware- II U U9C Will U f . . 'J J ' I 1M tUllllllUlll . catfl with tia fitat, nrohihition ri i - ! rector and ascertain the exact amount that may be withdrawn under per mits that are presented. Large amounts of bootleg whisky in the cities at low prices are thought to be traceable to forged permits. SLAYING CHARGE DROPPED Driver of Death Car and Passenger Both Fined $250 Each. OLTMPIA. Wash., Oct. 15. (Spe cial.) The charge of manslaughter filed against Walter Lace, Seattle taxicab driver, following an auto mobile accident near Olympia. Octo ber 8," in which Walter Eyres Jr. of Seattle was instantly killed, was dis missed today by Prosecuting Attorney O'Leary. Lace and Herbert Jansberg, the other passengers in the car at the time of the accident, were each fined $250 by Justice of the Peace Crosby on a charge of having intoxicating liquor in their possession. Salmon Shipments Increased. .SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 15. Salmon consignments at the Seattle port com mission terminals today totalled 40, 020 tons valued at $11,000,000, show ing an increase of 44 per cent over last year's consignments, it was stated by Captain Inar A. Pederson, traf fic manager. The commission has shipped 12.000 tons of salmon to date. Democrats Populate Town. NEW TORK, Oct. 15. Every one of the 858 registered voters of the Mississippi town of Tupelo has con tributed a dollar to the democratic DIVORCE DECREE ALTERED P. M. McDowell Gets Privilege of Visiting His Child. Slight modifications were made yes terday by Presiding Judge Tazwell in a decree of divorce recently granted Mrs. Effie M. McDowell from P. M. McDowell. These will give the hus band the privilege of visiting his child, whom he recently was said to have "kidnaped." 'Suit for a divorce was started in September, 1919, by McDowell and was answered by a cross-complaint charging cruelty. The couple ef fected a reconciliation and lived to gether a short time. Then the wfte charged her husband had kidnaped their child. Mrs. McDowell then ob tained a divorce by default, basing it on the cross-complaint she had never withdrawn. Efforts to serve papers on McDowell failed. Mrs. McDowell then took action to make secure her custody of the child, which had been awarded her in the decree. Steamer Service to Astoria. O.-W. R. R. & N. steamers now leave Portland, Ainsworth dock, 8 P. M. daily except Saturday, arrive Astoria 6 A. M. No boat from Portland on Saturday night. Returning, leave Astoria 7 P. M., daily except Sun day, instead of J A. M. Adv. Ashland Hears Stanfield. ASHLAND, Or., Oct. 15. (Special.) R. N. Stanfield, republican candidate for United States senator, made a short talk here this noon regarding his candidacy at an informal luncheon tendered him by members of the Ash land republican club. Beck Pleads Not Guilty. SALEM. Or, Oct. 15. (Special.) Truxton Beck, arrested recently on a charg of shooting John Frohmader, entered a plea of not guilty in the justice court here today. In default of bail he was. committed to the county jail pending a preliminary hearing next Monday. Beck was ar rested in Portland, where he was en gaged in operating a for-hire auto mobile. The alleged shooting oc curred last January. Safe Milk For Infanta Invalids NOOOOKOiQ rum "Food - Drink" for All Ages. Quick Lunch at Home, Office, and Fountains. Ak for HORUOCS. ST Avoid Imitations & Substitutes fKX Jo, A ninereat Kisida f JmumArW 4 Different Price EAST 49-1 homeTfURNISHERS ea -TO-F F"TH ST. 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Therefore, no matter what your 1 need might be, don't make a aingto purchase before you hcr investigated SITIS our prices, SATURDAY In Our Ready-to-Wear Section Will Be a Day of Wonderful Value Girins For We Have Arranged a Special Sale of Cloth Coats in Popular Styles Plush Coats 32-in. Models Poplin Suits in Navy Blue In a Great Assortment at For Choice $25 At this special price lowering youll find Coats and Suits lovely enough to grace the wardrobe of any woman who would purchase fashionable garments for immediate wear at a substantial saving. The Cloth Coats Are shown in various mod els in popular materials some belted, others with fur collar, some full silk lined and still others half lined all sizes and desirable colors. And every Coat is under- CQfT fifi valued. Priced at DwD.UU The Plush Coats In fashionable 32-inch mod els and are beautifully fin ished. Some have collar, cuffs and belt of same material, and others are trimmed with col lar and cuffs of Chase Beaver Plush. On sale flJOK f( today, each tDOtUU The Poplin Suits A fine quality navy blue Poplin and finished and trimmed in the most pleasing effects come only in sizes 16 to S6, so if your size is in this you'll secure an exceptional value. Priced for QQK flA today, suit DiU.UU 0 1 You'll Find Desirability and Durability In Our Extensive Stock of WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S FINE HOSIERY With Pricea Most Moderately Low- That you might well appreciate the extent of our stock of fall and winter style Hosiery for Women and Children we print the following list, and those who are well informed will immediately recognize how moderately low we have priced standard qualities. We invite your personal inspection. Infants Cotton Hose, pair i...25 Infants' Mercerized Lisle Hose, pair 3o Infants' Wool Hose, pair 50 and 75? Infants' Silk and Wool Hose, pair $1.00 Misses' Cotton Hose, in cordovan, white and black, pair. . . . .40 to 55 Misses' Mercerized Lisle Hose, in cordovan, white, black.... 500 to 75 Boys' Cotton Ribbed Hose, pair 45 to 750 Boys' Cotton Ribbed, No-Mend Hose, double knee, pair 650 to 750 Women's Cotton Burson Hose, pair 500 Women's Mercerized Lisle Hose, outsizes, pair 6O0 and 750 Women's Mercerized Lisle Hose, pair...; 650 and 750 Women's Mercerized Lisle Hose, full fashioned, pair $1.25 Women's Wool Hose in brown, blue red, blue orange and green heather, pair $2.00 Women's Worsted Sport Hose in gray, navy and green heather, pair.$4.00 1 New Ribbons .In a Great Showing and Underpriced Sale Just in by express several hun dred bolts of the most beautiful new ribbons in styles and colors that are in greatest demand a wonderfully attractive lot of rib bons secured at unusual price con cessions which enable us to pas3 to you unmatchable saving s and with the holiday season close at hand this is indeed an opportune sale. . A Pleasing- Variety of the New Styles In Lace Collars In Three Especially Underpriced Assortments Ever mindful of our patrons we have secured a won derfully attractive assortment of the most popular styles in Lace Collars at special price concessions, and at this sale you have selection at the above figures. Included are the favored Tuxedo and Tab styles in imitation Venise and Filet Laces hundreds of pretty patterns to select from. Dont fail to see them. Beautiful 7 to 10-Inch RIBBONS This Sale at 98c Yard An unlimited variety of styles and colorings in fine quality Warp Print Taffetas in widths from 7 to 10 inches both light and dark color combinations. High grade ribbons considerably under-priced. Ready-Made . HAIR BOWS At 49c Each All Colors Plain and Novelty Bows of generous size in wide ribbons in plain colors checks, plaids, stripes and novelties 1 to 14 yards to bow. AQn THIS SALE AT, EACHft J Saturday Sale Drug Sundries 5 bars Easy Day Laundry Soap for 250 Limit five bars to a customer. 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Infants' Wool Vests $1.15 to $1.55 Wool mixed Vests with silk stripe with double front both pin and tie styles at above prices, according to size. Our Store Now Opens at 9 A. M. The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P.M. Saturdays at 6 P. M. illl!l!!l!l!I!i!!!l!III!lilll!III!lll!in