TUB SUNDAY OREGOMAN, PORTLAND, JULY 18? 1020
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BATTLE NEAR PEKIN
Japanese Interference Is
Considered Likely.
MANY WOUNDED ARE SEEN
Main Railway Line Blocked by
Battling . Orientals in ,
Civil Warfare.
PEKIV, July 16. (By Wireless to
Tien Tsln By the Associated Press.)
Fighting: between troops of the
rival factions occurred today at
Kwanhun, 30 miles south of Pekin.
Numbers of wounded are arriving
here. The city Itself is quiet but
wire and rail communication ' with
Tien Tsin has been Interrupted.
The mediators, sent out In an ef
fort to reconcile the contending par
ties, have returned to Pekin, their
mission having failed.
TIEN TSIN, China. July 18. (By
the Associated Press.) The foreign
military commanders here arranged
today to dispatcn a train during the
afternoon to Yangtsun, on the rail
way line to Pekin, to investigate the
situation caused by the hostilities be
tween the Anu and Chihli parties.
Japanese Interference Likely.
The Japanese, it is stated, are anx
ious to occupy the railway and pre
vent the transport of Chinese troops.
The effect of such a movement. It is
pointed out, would be to save the
Anfu troops from attacks by the
Chihli and Manchurian armies and
the other foreign military heads have
failed to agree with the Japanese in
the desire of the latter for Interfer
ence. The Pekin-Tien Tsin railway line is
blocked by troop trains between
Yangtsun. 30 miles northwest of Pe
kin, and Lofa, 20 miles further up the
line.
Reports of the fighting received
here are of the most conflicting char
acter. The train with the Investigating
party left in the afternoon. It had
on board American, British, Japanese
and French detachments.
Commander Says Retreat Forced.
Proceeding In the direction of
Yangtsun, it stopped at Peisang,
where the commander of the Chihli
forces was found. The commander
stated that he had been forced to re
treat by the insistence of the Japa
nese troops posted at Yangtsun that
he remove his troops and guns to
distance of two miles either side of
the railway, the effect of which was
to create a gap of four miles In. his
front.
To avoid a Chlno-Japanese Incident,
he added, he was compelled to retreat
to Peisang.
The train proceeded to Yangtsun,
where the Anfu troops and the Jap
anese detachment were found. The
Japanese commander, it is stated, ad
mitted giving the order told of by the
Chihli commander. The Japanese of
ficer eaid the proximity of the Chihli
troops endangered his post. He did
not appear to consider the presence
of the Anfu forces in the same light.
The Chihli forces from Paotingfu, it
Is announced In reports received to
day, attacked the Anfu troops in that
region and drove them back 10 miles
with heavy casualties.
An active recruiting movement on
the part of the students Is in prog
ress here.
JONES FILES FOR OFFICE
Seven Candidates Announce for
State Positions.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. July 17. United
States Senator Wesley L. Jones today
filed with the secretary of state his
declaration of candidacy for re-election.
Seven additional candidates for
state offices also filed declarations as
follows:
, Clifford L. Babcock. of Port An
geles, for state treasurer; Judge John
Truax of Ritzville, for judge of the
superior court of the district com
posed of Adams, Benton and Frank
lin counties: Judge H. W. B. Hewen
of South Bend, for jfldge of the su
perior court for Pacific and Wahkia
kum counties; Judge D. F. Wright of
Olympla for judge of the superior
court of Thurston and Mason coun
ties; H. E. McKenney of Kelso for
judge of the superior court of Cow
litz, Skamania and Klickitat counties.
and H. D. McMillen of Ehprata for
state senator from the first district,
comprising the counties of Okanogan,
Ferry. Douglas and Grant. All filed
as republicans.
125,000 ASK LICENSES
Total X umber of Motorists to File
Expected to Be 150,000. '
SALEM, Or.. July 17. (Special.)
Approximately 125.000 applications
for motor vehicle drivers' licenses had
.been received at the offices of the
secretary of state today. Based on
the present motor vehicles registra
tion Secretary of State Koier pre
dicted that between 150,000 and 200.
000 applications for these licenses
would be filed in his department.
Although a large force of clerks are
busy checking up the applications it
Is not believed that all of the licenses
will be issued before August 15. Ob
taining of these licenses Is made in
cumbent on drivers of motor vehicles
under a law passed at the special
session of the legislature last Janu
ary. FLIGHT TO BE RESUMED
Planes Bound for Alaska to Take
Air at 10 o'clock Today.
ERIE, Pa.. July 17. The four gov
ernment airplanes blazing an air mail
trail to Alaska will leave here at 10
o'clock Sunday morning for Grand
Rapids. Mich., second stop on the
9000-mile journey. Three of . the
planes arriving here Thursday were
joined this afternoon by Captain St.
Clair Street, commander of the flight,
who had been detained at Elmhurst,
Pa., by a broken axle.
Examination of the commander's
plane here showed that the wings
had been slightly damaged when he
was forced to land at Elmhurst.
TOURIST CAMP PROMISED
Springfield to Equip Grounds for
Summer Travelers.
SPRINGFIELD. Or., July 17. (Spe
cial.) Public camping grounds will
be provided here for tourists. Plana
CHINES
FACTIONS
to this end were adopted at a meeting
of the Springfield chamber of com
merce Friday night. A stove, fuel,
water and light will be supplied on
the vacant half block at the west end
of Main etreet.
The local chamber has voted to
affiliate with the state chamber of
commerce. Springfield was the first
town to subscribe its quota of funds
in the recent drive for the state cham
ber. The housing problem here will be
taken care of by the chamber.
The enterprise of the American
Legion and the Loyal Legion of Log
gers and Lumbermen in bringing the
Chautauqua to Springfield again next
year was commended by the chamber.
CLMSTON IS: REAL DRY
LKWISTOX WATER CARTS TAKE
FICID TO NEIGHBORS.
Pipe Lines Lost In Storm and City
Will Xot Get Xew Supply
for Week.
LEWISTON, Idaho, July 17. (Spe
cial.) With the crew working over
time to relay water by a pipe line to
Clarkston,- Wash., that city is still
suffering from a water famine today.
PIOJiEER RESIDENT OF ATJ
AORA, WHO DIED AT
AGE OK 82 YEARS.
A. - M f
Chrisunn Zimmerman.
Christian Zimmerman, pioneer
resident of Auvora, Or., died at
the family residence there last
Monday at the age of 82 years.
Mr. Zimmerman was fatally In
jured as the result of a fall. He
was the oldest member of the
old Aurora colony of pioneers,
up to the time of his death.
Mr. Zimmerman was born In
Pittsburg, Pa., May 26. 1838.
In 18S3 he joined the emigrant
train which crossed the plains
by ox team and arrived at Au
rora in the fall of that year.
He was married May 4, 1873, to
Catherine Will at Aurora, to
.which union were born seven
children. Besides his widow he
Is survived by the following
children: August D. Zimmer
man of San Francisco, Mrs. L.
Wevert of Aurora, Julia A. Zim
merman of Albany. Ralph C.
Zimmerman of Portland. Allen
J. Zimmerman of Aurora and
Elmer M. Zimmerman of Port
land. Funeral services were held at
Aurora Wednesday, with burial
in the pioneer cemetery there.
with no hope of relief before late
Monday. Since little water was re
maining in the pipes after the storm
early this week, when bridges and
pipe lines over Asotin creek were
carried out, the town has been de
pending on water carried over from
Lewlston and today a pipe has been
laid across the state bridge over the
Snake river, which provides some
water for a limited portion of the
Washington city.
Lewiston's water department has
established a line of 50-gallon barrels
throughout Clarkston and Vineland,
keeping the city water wagons ply
ing between the water supply in
Lewlston and these receptacles. Citi
zens of Clarkston meet the wagons
on each trip, bearing pans, kettles
and wash boilers to carry home
water for family use.
City authorities have laid strict
injunctions that there be no fires
started, since the town la dependent
on chemicals to combat any confla
gration. The crew at the headgates on Asotin
creek have completely restored the
bridges carried out by the cloudburst
Tuesday and begin laying a new
ipe tomorrow. Water will be turned
in Monday noon, but it will be 24
hours before water can be through
in force, since the pipe Is of wooden
staves and has become very dry since
being unused during the past week
of exceptionally-hot weather. .
SEVEN CANDIDATES FILE
Two Women Seek Auditor and
Clerk's Positions.
CHEHAL1S, Wash.. July 17. Yes
terday seven candidates declared their
candidacy for public offices. There
were no .democrats among them and
it is probable that the democratic can
didates will not rue until near the
close of -the time limit. Those who
filed are:
Miss Eva Knight, Centralia, for re
election as county auditor, repub
lican. Miss Mary Grimm, Centralia, for
county clerk, republican.
F. M. Roberts, Chehalis, present
deputy sheriff, for sheriff, republican.
J. H. Jahnke, Centralia, present
deputy attorney, for county attorney,
republican.
J. H. Leatherwood, Centralia, asses
sor, for re-election, republican.
Edwin R. Voorhles, Chehalis and
Lewis, for county representative, re
publican.
W. A. Reynolds, Chehalis, judge
supreme court, for re-election, non
partisan judiciary.
Pair Held on Liquor Charge.
Albert Steelhammer, 43. 710 Water
street, came home last night to find
his wife missing. He went to the
police station to report her absence
and found that she was held on
charge of violating the prohibition
laws. The police had raided his resi
dence, found a quantity of home
brewed beer and had taken Mrs. Steel
hammer with them. He was taken to
visit her and then placed in another
cell.
Soldiers' Bodies to Be Exhumed.
WASHINGTON, July 17. The Bel
glan foreign office has informed the
American embassy at . Brussels that
the Belgian government has con
sented to the exhumation of the
bodies of American soldiers buried in
Belgium. ..
VANCOUV
E
VOTE TO AFFILIATE
League to Send Delegates to
Yakima Conference.
SECRET SESSION IS HELD
Opposition Develops to Plan to
Join Forces WlUi Alliance in.
State-Wide Jlovement.
VANCOUVER,- Wash., July 17. The
Workers' Non-partisan - league of
Clarke county tonight voted to re
affiliate with the Triple -Alliance and
send five delegates to the conference
next week at Yakima between the
Triple Alliance, Farmers Non-partisan
league. Railway Workers' Wel
fare league, Independent Voters'
league and the Committee of 48.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors, but reports Indicate that the
session was stormy, much opposition
developing to the affiliation plan.
The fight for participation in the
movement to . place a state ticket in
the field, along with the affiliated
organizations, was led by Mr. Short,
who advocated abandonment of the
unit rule of voting In the alliance.
As labor has by far the greater num
ber of members it is thought doing
away with the unit rule will give
labor control to the detriment of the
farmers and railroad workers.
The nature of the instructions given
the delegates to the Yakima confer
ence was not announced by those
who attended' the meeting:
The various bodies which will meet
at Yakima next week will hold sepa
rate sessions, but it is planned to
brireg about unified action through
conferences. By this means it is
proposed to line up all of the organi
zations represented for the ticket
which it is planned to place in the
field.
COLONEL SLADEN GOES OH
former oregon max made
brigadier-gexer.il.
Service In France Brings Honors to
Army Officer Well Known
Over Northwest.
Another former Oregon resident.
Colonel Fred W. Sladen. has just been
promoted to the rank of brigadier-
general in the regular army, accord
ing to word received here yesterday.
General Sladen Is a former Portland
man, who has been connected with
military affairs in the state for more
than 20 years. He saw active service
in France during the world war and
was decorated with the distinguished
service cross and the distinguished
service medal for bravery.
He has been serving with the army
of occupation in Germany and is still
stationed there. He was stationed in
Washington, D. C, early in the war,
was secretary of the general staff,
abroad and later a general in the
national army.
After graduating from West Point,
ne went to Vancouver barracks as a
second lieutenant, more than 20 years
ago, and during the Spanish-American
war was a first lieutenant, serving
with General Otis as an aide-de-camp.
He was a captain at Vancouver bar
racks for a few years, and was sta
tioned at various points throughout
the United States.
His father. Major J. A. Sladen. was
on General Oliver O. Howard s staff,
In command of the department of
the Columbia, and was stationed at
Portland and Vancouver barracks.
For a time Major Sladen was con
nected with the 14th infantry and
then retired and entered business in
Portland.
RAILWAY MEN IN POLITICS
Congressional Slate to Be Offered
Political Bodies.
YAKIMA. Wash., July 17. Forest
L. Hudson and H. Alvln Moore of
Seattle, respectively president and
secretary of the Railwaymen's Wel-
lare league, arrived here today to
prepare for -the convention of the
league to be held tomorrow for the
purpose oi nominating a congress
ional slate for presentation on Mon
day to the state conventions for the
Triple alliance, Non-Partisan league.
committee or forty-eight. Workers
Non-Partisan league. Private Sol
diers' and Sailors' legion and Inde
pendent Voters' league, all of which
will be in session here on Monday.
Tin railway men. it was said today
expect to adopt a platform similar to
the reconstruction, common wel
rare piatiorm adopted last year.
Their nomination of candidates will
be confined to candidates fof con
gress and these they will endeavor
to have the other conventions indorse
The candidates they expect to nomi
nate, according to their leaders, are:
First district, William Schreibor,
Seattle; second district, C. E. Brower.
Everett; third district, either Homer
T. Done or F. E. Morrill, Tacoma;
fourth dsttrlct, J. H. Sylvester. Pasco
fifth district, H.. Sylvester Garvin,
bpokane.
Umbrella Jimmy, Age 100,
Loses His Home.
Questionable Eloquence Cause
Conrt Order to Move.
"U
MBRET.T.A JIMMY," centena
rian, who has lived in Port
land since it was a village, yesterday
joined the army of homeseekers be
cause his neighbors had him arrested
on a charge of using profane lan
guage. That place is nothing but a hor
nets' nest, anyway," he told Munici
pal Judge Rossman.' "I don't like the
neighbors any better than they like
me.
"Umbrella Jimmy's" real name Is
James Sheridan, and he was born in
Cork, Ireland, March 4, '1820. when
the Oregon country was still under
the sway of the Hudson's Bay com
pany. He came to Portland when it
was a mere string of houses along
Front street, and watched it grow to
a large city.
And as the years rolled by "Um
brella Jimmy" patched umbrellas and
indulged his habit of "plain talk," as
he calls it. until his conversation was
not what modern society calls ele
gant. Finally Mrs. Sadie Antonsen
and Mrs. Pearl Brown, who live close
to his home at 573 Quimby street,
swore out a warrant for him, charg
ing him with using profane and abus
ive language.
"Sure I talk plain. Judge, yer
honor," pleaded "Umbrella Jimmy"
R WORKERS
when he appeared In court. "But I'm '
an old man. Judge, yer honor, and ,
sure you'll not be puttln' me in jail .
for that."
"But we are entitled to some pro-1
tection. Insisted the complainants.
"Yes, and I'd leave ye alone there
tomorrow if it wasn't for me winter's
wood bein' in."
"How much is the wood worth?"
demanded Judge Rossman, who was
anxious to settle the quarrel ami
cably. "Six dollars, at the least. Judge,
yer honor," snapped the old man.
"Wish I could get a winter's wood
at that price," muttered the judge, as
the complainants agreed to buy the
wood at that figure if the umbrella
mender would move.
PROBE SPLITS COMMITTEE
ANGEL ISLAND "DIRTY HOLE
CHARGE AT ISSUE.
Japanese Youths Who Served Over
seas With V. S. Army Tes
tify to Investigators.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 17. A sharp
division of opinion as to whether con
ditions at Angel Island Immigration,
station were as bad as one member of
the house immigration committee
painted them and the views on as
similation of two young American
citizens of Japanese parentage, who
saw service overseas, were the cen
ter points of interest in today's ses
sion of the committee.
Several members of the committee
objected vigorously to Representative
Isaac Siegel's assertion that the sta
tion was "a dirty hole" and "the worst
station in the country."
The committee members all showed
great interest when Chairman John
son called forward a group of young
American-born Japanese, men and
Women. KyoshI Tagasaki, the first
witness, said he was a private, first
class, in the 347th field artillery.
"I enjoyed myself in the army and
the fellows treated me fair and
square," was his description of mili
tary life. He was the only Japanese
in his regiment, he said.
His story was one of education in
family that! became Christianized
many years ago, his parents haying
come to this country in 1885.
Mr. Tagasaki and his sister. Miss
Ktzuo Tagasaki, told of their educa
tion in American publio schools, sup
plemented for a short time in their
early childhood by Japanese schools.
Americanization work, he said he
did, consisted of visits to the Angel
island Immigration station, San Quen
tin prison, "to see how humanely the
Americans treat their prisoners,"
studies in American Ideals, lectures
by prominent American citizens and
visits in homes of Americans.
Japanese schools in California,
about which the committee asked
many questions, gave instruction only
In the Japanese language, as far as he
knew, he said. As permanent insti
tutions, he declared he opposed them
but considered them a necessary con
necting link with the older generation
of Japanese at the present time.
T. N. Slocum, who described him
self as the only Japanese sergeant-
major in the American overseas
force, said he served In ' Sergeant
Alvln York's regiment and had a
brother in the - Canadian army who
was killed at Vimy ridge. His Eng
lish name came as the result of
adoption into an American family in
North Dakota many years ago.
Mr. Slocum said his father was the
only Japanese who ever patented a
homestead in this country, it being
near Manitou, N. D.
He told of education in American
schools, of playing football on the
Minot, N. D.. football team and of
being able to consider the cry of
"kill that Jap as part of the game
that could be forgotten afterward.
AUTO SUSPECTS CAUGHT
Two Youths Are Held Machine Is
Found Hidden In Brush.
Thomas Ward and Eugene Ibsen,
juveniles, thought to reside some
where in the Mount Scott district,
were arrested last night and charged
with complicity in recent auto thefts.
The police recovered a machine be
longing to Harry Leece, 855 East
Eighth street north, which was
alleged to have been stolen by the
boys and was cleverly hidden- in a
thicket under a lot of fresh green
boughs and brush.
Clarence Ward, whose brother was
arrested last night, was arrested late
Friday on the same charge, when the
police fired at Ibsen, who made his
escape. Ibsen had the heel shot from
his shoe by one of the bullets, but
was uninjured. It was stated that the
boys had confessed to entering a
grocery in the same neighborhood
and taking a quantity of food.
ANGLER IS DROWNED
Man Believed to Be H. L. Barnes
Perishes in Columbia Slough.
A man believed to be H. L, Barnes,
7710 Powell Valley road, was drowned
In Columbia slough south of -Bridge-ton
late last night. The body was
recovered, and was partially identi
fied by letters found in the pockets
of the clothing.
The man was fishing in the slough,
and swam out after one of his lines
which had broken off and was drift
ing away. About 15 feet from shore
he went down and failed to come up
again. Claude Ivans, 1113 East Fif
teenth street, ran to Columbia beach
and notified the life guards. The
body was rescued by Jack Pobochen
ka, one of the guards. Efforts were
made to resusicitate the man, and It
was at first believed that he showed
signs of life, but he failed to respond
to first aid treatment. The body was
sent to the public morgue.
PRESHO TOWED TO PORT
Fishing Schooner Xot Damaged Ex
cept for Loss of Gear.
PORT ANGELES, Wash.. July 17.
The Tacoma. Wash., fishing schooner
Presho, which was driven ashore near
Carmanah light, Vancouver island,
early yesterday, reached Port Angeles
tonight in tow of the coast guard cut
ter Snohomish, practically undamaged
except for loss of gear. She will be
towed to Tacoma tomorrow..
The Snohomish, answering a dis
tress call sent from Vancouver island
yesterday, hurried to the aid of the
Presho, arriving at the scene early
today. The schooner's crew of three
men were safely landed in dories
through the eurf.
Woman Arrested- In Store.
Blanch xantls, zo and comely, was
arrested yesterday in Meier & Frank's
store and charged with the theft of a
820 silk dress. At the police station
her bail was set at $50, which she was
unable to furnish, so she was held by
the women's department.
Woman Once Mine Owner.
HALFWAY, Or., July 17. (Special.)
The death of Mrs. George A. Her
bert of Baker recalls here her Inter
est at one time- In the Boulder Creek
placer mine. Mrs. Herbert lived at
Cornucopia and "staked" James Un
derwood so. he could make a drift in
the Mil and search for a deposit he
believed to be there. He found the
geld just where he had expected, but
Mrs. Herbert, who really was re
sponsible for the find, never realized
anything from the discovery.
MODEL FARM IS PLANNED
Site for Station to Demonstrate
Methods Is Kow Sought.
ALBANY. Or., July 17. (Special.)
A location for the 10-acre model fruit
farm to be established near Albany
to illustrate how to raise fruit and
berries desirable for canning pur
poses will be selected within a short
time by F. A. Streblow of Sumner,
Waish., who is here for that purpose.
This farm will be established at
the suggestion of the officers of the
Puyallup and Sumner Fruitgrowers'
association, which operates the big
cannery here. Some local men took
stock in the ' enterprise and. it is
planned to develop a place where
proper methods of growing and cul
tivating various fruits and berries
will be displayed.
Several Seek Re-election.
KELSO. Wash., July 17. (Special.)
The first filings for county officers
of Cowlitz county were made yester
day by R. A. Davis, auditor; L. P.
Brown, treasurer; Hite Imus, clerk;
W. M. McCoy, assessor, and John Hog
gatt. sheriff, all of whom are seeking
renomination on the republican tick
et. C. C Rulifson of Kelso filed for
the office of representative. William
Stuart, attorney, and Joseph Gardner,
superintendent, will probably file
soon. Frank G. Barnes, senator, will
likely be a candidate for re-election,
and John Bogart of Woodland will
seek that office. H. E. McKenney of
Kelso wants to be judge of the su
perior court district comprising Cow
litz, Klickitat and Skamania counties.
Mr. McKenney formerly served as
judge. Judge Darch will not seek re
election. Chehalis Candidates File.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. July 17. (Spe
cial.) Herman Allen, incumbent, and
Otto J. Albers, today filed for the
office of county attorney. Both are
Chehalis men. E. C. Bechley filed
for renomination as county engineer,
and Robert Somerville filed for re
nomination as commissioner from the
First district. All are republicans.
Philadelphia Tennis Stars Win.
' PHILADELPHIA. July 17 Wallace
F. Johnson and Samuel W. Pearson,
Philadelphia, won the middle states
doubles tenuis championship - here
today., ; I
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That's All We, the Dairymen Who
Produce the High Quality of Milk You
and Your Children Drink, Ask
Much has been said recently regarding the milk situation in Portland.
That the milk consuming public of Portland may understand and judge
the issue more clearly, they should know who the contending factions are
and what they, represent.
We, the dairymen, 2051 in number, comprise the Oregon Dairymen's
League, as a non-profit association organized under the laws of the
State of Oregon for the purpose of promoting, fostering and encouraging
the business of producing and marketing our own milk co-operatively,
and for reducing speculation and collectively handling the problems of
dairymen. .
The other faction is the distributors, whose business is simply the
handling and distributing after we, the dairymen, deliver it to them in
Portland. '
Our price to the distributor is slightly less than 7 cents, out of which
we pay haulage and freight charges.
The distributor's price to you is 15 cents, giving him a gross profit of
over eight cents.
Recently the distributors raised the price of. milk lc per quart. Their
reason was the increased cost of production. We, the dairymen who
produce the milk, did not receive any of this advance, in spite of the fact
that we are the ones who pay increased cost of production.
No Fair-Minded Person Will Ignore or Attempt
to Minimize the Fact That the Great Burden and
Risk Are Assumed by the Milk Producer.
For Instance:
Investment in Ranch, Horses and Barns.
Investment in Cows, Calves and Bulls.
Investment in Machinery and Vehicles.
Labor for Operating Farm and Dairy.
Taxes, Insurance, Etc., on Buildings and Farm.
Maintenance of Fences, Buildings and Machinery.
Accidents, Disease and Death of Livestock.
Failure and Damage to Crops.
If we must continue to accept a loss on our milk,
then we are going to deliver direct to the consumer,
so that the consumer may benefit.
We are now preparing to deliver our
high quality milk direct to you.
Watch for Further Announcements
Oregon Dairymen's
Co-Operative League
CONTRACTOR LOSES SUIT
COUSSED TO APPEAL CASE TO
OREGON" SUPREME COURT.
Decision Dissolves Restraining Or
der Against Use of Court
house Fund.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 17.
(Special.) Judge Hamilton of Rose
burg, In the suit of J. M. Dugan, con
tractor, against Klamath county and
its county court, today decided the
case against the contractor, who sued
for $90,000, alleged to be due for the
construction of a second courthouse
here.
The decision, according to attorneys
for the county court, is sufficient basis
for resumption of the nrst courthouse
building, which had reached a semi
completed stage when work was
abandoned and the second building
started. The second courthouse is
completed.
Attorneys for the contractor assert
that an Immediate appeal will be
made to the supreme court. The de
cision dissolves a restraining order
against use of the special courthouse
fund, in which there is about $80,000.
Dougan received $41,000 on the second
courthouse contract and attorneys for
the county indicate that suit for re
covery of this money will be started.
COMMUNIST GETS AWAY
Bela Kun, While en Route to Rus
sia, Evades His Guard.
BERLIN, July 17. Bela Kun; former
Hungarian communist dictator and a
number of other communists who
were being transported from Vienna
to Russia by way of Germany, es
caped from the train on the way to
Germany, near Oderberg, according to
a Breslau dispatch to the Berliner
Zeltung today.
France Honors Air Pioneers.
LEMANS. France, July 17. The
monument here to Wilbur Wright
commemorating his first public flight
at Lemans and the pioneer work of
him and his brother Orville, their pre
decessors and contemporaries, wa
dedicated by prominent French and
Americans today.
Progressives Pledge Support.
WASHINGTON, July 17. After run
ning through an accumulation of more
than 2500 congratulatory letters' and
telegrams.- Franklin D. Roosevelt,
democratic vice presidential nomlneej
announced Jo day that mora than a
W II J.
KlgM
third of them were from progressive
republicans, pledging their support of
the democratic presidential tickets.
Obituai v.
RAINIER, Or.. July 17. (Special.)
Ell Davis, a civil war veteran, 76
years old and a resident of Rainier
for the past 12 years, died in a Port
land hospital yesterday and will be
buried here tomorrow afternoon un
der the auspices of the Masonic lodge.
EUGENE. Or., July 17. (Special.)
Mrs. Marceline Whittaker. a pioneer
of the Siuslaw valley and for many
years a resident of Eugene, died at
San Diego, Cal., a few days ago and
the body will be brought to this city
for Interment. She was aged 71 years.
She is survived by two daughters and
two sons, Mrs. Willard Wheeler and
Mrs. W. H. Talbott of San Diego;
William Whittaker of Seattle and
Wesley Whittaker of Mapleton.
Credit Men Picnic.
One hundred and twenty-five mem
bers of the Portland Credit Men's as
sociation, with their wives and fami
lies, picnicked all day yesterday at
Canemah park, near Oregon City, a
baseball game between the "fats" and
the "thins" being the feature of the
programme. In charge of the day's
entertainment was H. J. Parr. In the
evening the merrymakers gathered
around a large campflre and sang,
while dancing was also a feature -of
the night's festivities. The special
train which conveyed the gathering
MOTHER!
"California Syrup of Figs'
Child's Best Laxative
Accept "California' Syrup of Figs
only look for the name California on
the package, then you are cure your
child is having the best and most
harmless physic for the little stomach,
liver and bowels. Children love its
fruity taste. Full directions on each
bottle. Sou must say. "California."
eAdva
to and from the picnic left the "city."
at 1:30 P. M. and returned at l0:30'
P. M. '
Ask to hear "
3 NEW EDISON -
"TktPktnitnUtmitkaSami"
tmhich back thia challenge (ispifufnaT
from an advertisement by the
Edison Laboratories).- ..'""'
"We are informed that the rcpreeirt
tives of talking-machine manufacturenr
bave stated, that they ara able to dis
tinguish between a singer's voice." or in-""
sU' urn en ta list's performance, and the New
Edison's Re -Creation of such ' voice or
performance. : : -
W"e hereby invite responsible represents.,
tives. of any reputable talking-machine-manufacturer,
to listen to such a compari
son, in the presence of judges of their own'
choosing, indicating to the judges when
they think they are listening to the artist
and when to the New Edison. J
"The test will be made with an Official"
Laboratory Model, taken from stock, such .
as can be bought in any Edison dealer's -tore."
iSifncJ) THOMAS A. EDISON. 1ns.-
Hyatt Talking; Machine Co.
3oO Alder St. Portland, Or.
COLUMBIA
L BEACH
Not a Dull Moment. ;
Today Is the Day for the
Family Picnic
COMING
Big Concert Wednesday
Night by Multnomah r
Guard Band