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THE 3IORMXO OKECOMAX, SATURDAY, si:rn:3iin:n 24. 1021 3 WORTH DAKOTA GETS IT READY FOR BATTLE Most Crucial Struggle in His tory Impends. RECALL ELECTION NEAR Doom of Non-Fa Hlsan league fccalcd If Slate Officials Are Forced lo Itctlrc. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Sept. (Special.) North Dakota. cen of many lntne political itru6Sl in the laat five years. Is preparing now for the most crucial one in the his tory of the slate. Upon the petition of more than 80.- 00 citizens of the state an elec tinn has htm failed for October 2S to pass upon the recall of the three lead ing; officials Governor Fraxi-r, At-torney-CJeneral Lemke and Commls. Aariculture John N. Hag-en It 's Tiot only that the poetical fu tures of tho three officials named which la Involved, but the fate of the entire non-partisan league movement i. in the balance. If the people ol North Dakota, where Townley's league bad Its hlrth, dismiss from of fice the Townlry-elected officeholders, the doom of the movement elsewhere will be the result. The fortunes of United States Sen ator McCumber have become involved, and the fight now Impending is cer tain to have a tremendoua effect upon the senatorial struggle next year, when M Cumber asks re-election. Independent forces which have been fighting the non-partisan league for years are confident they tan win the flection and put Into effect certain initiated laws which are to be sub mitted to the people at the same time. This confidence Is voiced In Minneap olis by J. T. O'Connor of Grand Korki, who predicted the election of R. A. Nestos. candidate for governoi against Kraxier a year ago. Fraxicr came within a few thousand votes o being victorious. O'C'oaaor to Be On Firing l.lne. Despite attempts of the league to create a contrary Impression. Mr. O Connor will be found on the firing line battling for the Independent can didates, he said. The battle is going to br'ng to North Dakota many men of promi nence from outside the state. The non-partisans have already announce) that John Skelton Williams, con troller of the currency under Wilson, would tour the state. John Lli.d. for mer governor of Minnesota and an other appointee of Wilson, will als? speak. On the other hand, the antl .eague forces will have the aid of Governor I'reus of Minnesota and many others who have been fighting the radical movement. That the non-partisan ieague real izes that It is fighting with its back aga'nst the wall is indicated by the lengths it has already gone to avoid he holding of the recall election. Even now attempts are being made to forestall it. The constitution of North Dakota provides that a publicity pamphlet must be iHsuid to the voters In an election where laws are submitted. In ' referendum. A 110.000 appropriation for this, voted by the last legislature, was mysteriously eliminated from thu enrolled copy of the bill To date, Governor r'razler. as chairman of tbl mergency commission, has refused to make an appropriation. Saturday, Tom Hall, secretary of state, made a second formal demand upon tne com mission to appropriate the necessary funds. "I feel thst It Is an Imperative duty of the emergency commission to pro vide funds for the publlcntion of the publicity pamphlet." said Mr. Hall. "it ia the will of the people, and must be obeyed." Action by the emergency commis sion Is now being awaited. The league forces may decide not to appropriate the money and throw the whole mat ter into the courts in that way. Another Course- Open. There Is another court open for them, and that Is to attac't the signa tures of the petitions calling for the recall election. More than 73.000 auch elgnaturea were filed with the original petitions, or more than 8000 'in excess f the number neces.ary. fi'nca that time still more have been filed, bring ing the total up to lO.svO. In compliance with the law relat ing to recall elections, the Indepen dents have filed three candidates for the places now held by the officials against whom the recall Is directed K. A. Nestos is the candidate for gov ernor; Svtinbjorn Johnson Is the can didate for attorney-general, and Jo seph Kitchen the candidate for com Riixxloner of agriculture and labor. The governor, attorney-general nJ commissioner of agriculture and labor make up the Industrial commission, the bodv which has complete and au tocratic control of state industries. It is because the independent forces in North Dakota want to call a halt upon the socialistic experiments In dulged In by the Townley group now in control taatt the recall has been di rected against those three officials. At the same time the laws submitted to referendum call for liquidation and closing of the Hank of North Dakota. Krom now until the recall election Is helrV-v-rry- voter-in North Dakota Mill be urged to come out on one sldj or the other. And. moreover, every public man will have to take one aide or the -other. I That is where the troubles for Ben-' ator McCumber commence. Kor a lonar time tnere nave been Intimations in North Dakota that the McCumber hackers and that means the old Alex McKenzie faction have been work ing in close harmony with non-partisan league leaders. Including A. C. Townley and William Lcmke. Five years ago when the league was first swept Into power, no candidate was put up against McCumber. He had clear sailing. Sine) that tlnn there have been many Indications that he senior senator was trying hard to please the non-partisan league con tingent. Miller la neeom mended. Lately there has come up a federal appointment to plague Senator Mc Cumber. He has recommended to the president the appjintmen. of Andrew Miller of Bismarck for d strict Judge. Miller Is the personal attorney of Alexandur McKenzie. Senator Ladil. the Junior senator, has recommended Keth Richardson of Fargo Hut there have been rumors that L.aild wa per fectly willing to see Mille- named. Miller, however, hns the most active opposition of the North Dakota Iar asxoriatlon and most of the leaders in the ranks of the Independents. If the I resident appoints Miller Mi-Cumber troubles will he doubled. Imh week the Independents, meet ing In Fargo to outline plans for the campaign, called openly upon Senator McCumber to stale his position on the recall election. He, together with the congressmen, was told to take one aide or the other. "No more pussyfooting" was the word that went out f-om that confer ence, and that applied to Senator Mc Cumber and all the rest of the office holders who have been elected to high places by the peoule of the state. Senator Ladd. naturai'.y. Has already taken sides mlth the non-partisan league. He was elected by the non partisans, with aid rendered by the McKenzie faction. The McKenxle fac tion put Frank White of Valley City Into the race for senator against Ladd and A. J. Gronna. The ".Vhite vote was enough to defeat Cronna and give the toga to I-add. White later became treasurer of the United States. He broke Into the limelight by publishing a recom mendation for North Dakota bonds. It has been Intimated that White did this at the request of both Senators Ladd and McCumber. The recom mendation was withdrawn when It was made plain that It was a viola tion of the law for the treasurer of the United States to give his recom mendation to any such bond Issue. The Incident was one which caused untold chagrin to the Harding ad ministration. Former Senator Gronna Is reported as ready to get Into the race aga'nst McCumber next year. He will have the support of the independents un less. In the meantime. Senator Mc Cumber comes into the fold. Battle Now On. The recall election campaign Is ex pected to go forward with a vim this coming week. Mr. Nestos. guber natorial aandldate, has already taken the stump. Mr. O'Connor will apeak In every county off the state. The league forces are already busy trying to bolster up their cause. Attorney General Lemke and Governor Frazier are out speaking. "My prediction that the Independ ents will score a decisive victory at the recall election is not an idle fore cast but is based on a careful study of the political and Industrial aitua tion over a period of five years." said Mr. O'Connor in Minneapolis yester day. "It takes into consideration the fact that the non-partisan league's majority, which was 60.000 in 1916. fell to a mere 4600 af the last general election despite the circumstance that the electorate last fall was doubled by the addition of women voters. - It takes note of an even later develop ment, the disintegration of league forces which has taken place even since the general election." Margin Continually Cat. "Consider a few outstanding figures which show the political trend of things," Mr. O'Connor continued.. "In 1918. Lynn J. Frazier was swept Into office by a majority of 60,000. The league got control of all state offices, the state supreme court and the house of representatives. In 1918, after two years of almost unbridled authority. during which it was free to go ahead with Its widely heralded programme. Its majority was cut down to 22,000. It succeeded, however, in adding con trol of the state senate to its other powers. "Contrast those results of four and two years previous with the general election of 1920. Although it was a presidential year and Governor Fra zier enjoyed the great advantage of having his name appear on the re publican ballot, his majority was but 4600. This meager majority was ob tained while rrestdent Harding, the head of the republican ticket, carried North Dakota by 130,000. ' Initiated Laws Win. 'This was the effect of the general election aa it applied to the governor ship. But In another and more sig nificant sense, it pointed defeat for the non-partisan league. Five laws, initiated by the independents and di rected against the league, were car ried by majorities ranging from 8000 to 10.000." EXPLANATION ASKED ON ARMS LIMITATIOr. the "New Agencies of Warfare' Is Section Questioned. TWO GOVERNMENTS ACT None lias Manifested Dissatisfac tion With Agenda So Far Suggested, However. WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 23 In quiries as to the meaning of the sec tion relating to "new agencies of warfare" In the programme sug gested by Secretary Hughes for the armament conference have been made by at least two of the invited govern merits. While none of the governments has manifested dissatisfaction with the list of topics suggested, it was learned today that there have been requests for somewhat more definite information regarding certain sug gestionis among them that relating to commitments. In response the United States government has advised the inquiring powers of its concep tion of the subject, but It is under stoVid, has reiterated that it has no desire to limit unnecessarily the scope of the conference by hard and fast rules. Submarine Topic Kxprcted. As to existing commitments men tioned in the agenda, the inquiring governments were understood to have had Indicated to them the long list of treaties and other agreements, many of them entered Into lonsr be fore the European war and a few since then. Although no official indication has been given it was believed that the Fuhmarlne wil! take first place In the discussion of the topic entitled "New Agencies of Warfare." To Great Britain and Japan the development and use of undersea craft In warfare have particular significance when considered with problems concerning blockades. ' C.ompera Aaka Demonstration. Labor organizations In Great Bri tain, France, Italy and Japan were asked to Join In "world wide demon strations for disarmament" on Armis tice day. when the armament confer ence assembles, in cablegrams sent out today by Samuel Gompers. presi dent of the American Federation of Labor. j planned by organized labor in United States. , The cablegram- sent to C. W. Bow erman. chairman of the parliamentary committee of the British trade urfion congress, with which the other cable grams are practically identical, fol lows: "American Federation of Labor wholeheartedly for fullest possible disarmament In interest of interna tional peace and good will. Isn't it possible to have demonstrations of Kngllsh people in support of this hu manitarian purpose with a view of having then prevail upon the Brit ish government as we are trying to prevail upon ours and all others to insist upon the fullest limit of disarm ament at Washington conference." ; PltESS IV PAHIS INTERESTED Editorials on Arms Conference Are Published Each Day. PARIS. Sept. 23. Newspapers of this city have begun to devote much attention to the conference to be held In Washington in Nove-mber, and dally publish editorials regarding the meeting. '-"his morning L'Avenir asked if the real reason for General Pershing's visit to this- country was not to carry out conversations witn French leaders preliminary to the Washington conference, while the address made by Myron T. Herrlck. American ambassador to France, at the dinner in honor of General Per shing at the allied club last night, made a notkble impression. Mr. Herrick Oeclared America was devoid of ambition, "but was without fear, confident of her right, but re spectful of the rights of others, aim ing at justice, but never yielding to force In a just cause." Ambassador Herrick In his speech also recalled the promise made by General Pershing, on his arrival in France, of American aid and declared that the promise was kept the follow ing year by two million young Americana. WAR IN CHINA IMMINENT Portuguese at Outs With Troops of Southern Government. SHANGHAI. China. Sept. 23. (By the Associated Press.) Warlare Is Imminent between forces of the Chi nese southern government and the Portuguese at Macao, a reaport and dependency of Portugal, 35 miles wes. of Hongkong. A controversy of long standing growing out of Portuguese efforts to reclaim land along .ne wa terfront has. culminated In the firing on a Portuguese port launch by Chi t ese soldiers. The. Portuguese force at Macao numbers 800. while the Chinese have 5000 troops near the city. Teachers' Reception Hold. HAZELW00D CANDY SPECIAL' Assorted Buttercups Seven Flavor Vanilla ' Lemon Orange Clove Peppermint Wintergreen Spearmint A Crisp Salinetle Coaling With Delicious Cream Filling 1 CHEHALIS. Wash.. Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) An enjoyable feature of the week was the public reception tend ered the Chehalis teachers last night. The demonstrations by organized I talis Citixens' club and the Rotary labor In the various countries would club. President A. E. Pollom of tha THE Per One Pound Box "When you buy Hazel wood Candy you secure the best." Tzekoood QJ C0NFECTI0NEKf &RESIAURAN1 388 Washington Street 127 Broadway an enjoyable programme was given The teachers wore welcomed by Presi dent Pollom. Mayor Long, Secretary O'Connor of the Cltisens" club and T. P. Horn, president of the Kotarjr c'.ub. Superintendent Cook. Mia" Holland and Professor Brock way rt rponded on behalf of the. teachers. Bank President Accused. MANILA, T. I., Sept 23. The Binalbagan sugar estate in which, until recently, Venancio Conceprton. estate without permission from the bank's board of directors during Con cepclon's tenure as president of the financial Institution, according to testimony given today by K. W. Wilson, the bank's general manager, at ConcepciQn's trial on charges of having made indirect loans to him self. .' Dauntless Off for London. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. The British cruiser Dauntless, which brought formerly president of the Philippine home for burial the bodies of the 15 National bank, was heavily Interested, I American victims of the sailed be held In conjunction with that former organisation, presided whil owes the bank l4.2Sn.nin. lent to the today for London. CHORUS REHEARSAL SET Whitney Boys to Hold Iast Prac tice Ileforc (Joins to Fair. A special rehearsal of the -Whitney boys' chorus will be held at the FlrBt Congregational church. Park and Madison streets, at 2:30 P. M. to morrow. This will be the last central rehearsal of the chorus before the concert at the state fair grounds October 2. Sandy Houston and Robert Mac Donald, boy directors, who will lead several numbers at the Salem concert, will direct a portion of the rehearsal tomorrow. New members may Join the chorus at. rehearsal. Prunes Not Badly Damaged. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Prunes In l.ane county were not badly damaged by the recent rains, said C. E. Stewart, county fruit Inspector. "If the weather remains good until all the fruit Is In the driers Lane county orchardists 'will harvest one of the largest crops of prunes they ever grew," he said A few of the prunes were cracked by the first heavy rain of Saturday night and Sunday, but there seems to have been no damage since. Five Prisoner" Recaptured. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Sept. 23. (Special.) Jack Kreigh. accused of larceny, is the only one of six pris tnera who broke Jail Wednesday lilCht still at large. B. A. Watson. Kd Jones. Jack Morrison and Glenn Ftcynoldit were captured late today rear the California line by Sheriff Low. Tom Capener voluntarily re turned last night and surrendered to tiic Jailer. .What ihe Arms Parley I Means to the World ! Osteopath to I,ecture. Howard A. Post, originator of a new method of adjusting the bones of the feet, will lecture before the Portland Osteopathic association at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the assembly hall of the Portland hotel. Dr. W. E. Waldo of Seattle will address the meeting on "Osteopathy and You." Phone us for pr'ces on your winter coat, uiamona coal Co.. Bdwy. 3037. Adv llSTRIEfeMI NC I Q A R ETTT Its oasied Notice this delicious flavor when you smoke Lucky Strike it's sealed in by the toasting process ftVt V . Something worse than failure may be the alternative to success when the representatives of five nations meet in Washington on November 11th to discuss the limitation of arms. For if the twenty men who will speak for the United States, Great Britain, Japan', France and Italy fail to reach an agreement, some editorial observers aver, they will leave the world in a far more desperate position than if the conference had never been held. The failure of this porten tous'experiment could "sow throughout the earth the dragon's teeth of distrust" declares the San Francisco Argonaut, which is convinced that this "will not be a case where it was better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all." Lord Northcliffe declared the other day at Honolulu that "if the conference on disarmament should fail, the consequences will be utterly disastrous to the whole world." There is much in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week (September 24th) that will throw a flood of light upon the coming arms conf efenc e at Washington. The leading news-feature takes up the question of what would be the outcome if some understanding is not reached and its effect upon civilization. "British Hope in the Washington Conference" is another article that outlines, in the words of great British newspapers, what the British nation hopes to achieve at Washington, while still another article explains the reason why the churches of America have fixed upon November 11th as a day of prayer for a limitation of arms. Other striking news-features in this number of THE DIGEST are: Is Business Turning the Corner? Six Months of Harding Importance of Landis Wage Decision Will "Tino" Enter Constantinople? 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