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iff SectionOne Pages 1 to 24 lOO Pages Eight Sections VOL. XXXIX NO. 40 Entered at Portland (Oregon) Pntnfnee a- 8rcnnd-C!aM Matter PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1920 TRICE TEN CENTS LEAGUE BATTLESHIP OREGON WILL STAY CLEVELAND CLINCHES AMERICAN PENNANT FLOUR AND BUTTER TO DROP TOMORROW SCRAPPED HARDING LEAD 3 TO 1 IN RESUME OF POLL BALLOTS FOB WEEK IX PORT LAND SUMMARIZED. LACK OP SPEAKERS MAY BE SENT HERE by WILSON, VIEW FRAY TO F ASSIGNMENT RECOMMENDED BROOKLYN NATIONALS TO BE.MI'I'ERS REPORT 4 0-CEXT CUT 3IET IN "WORLD'S SERIES. ON PATENTS, BY CHIEF OF NAVY BUREAU. BORAH pnisoes charge TORTURE IfJ JAIL Ammonia Held Applied to Get Confessions. IN PROVES HMD CAR N Farmers Cheer Charge Made by Harding. U. S. SAFEGUARD DEMANDED Nominee Refuses to Barter American Nationality. STARS AND STRIPES FIRST "I'll Be for an Association of Na tions," Says Senator, "but Not Substitute for Our Flag." WEST JKFFERSON, O.. Oct. 2. That President Wilson had "scrapped his own league of nations" was de clared by Senator Harding, who re iterated at a republican rally near here today that If elected to the presidency he would work for an In ternational association. but never would consent to a barter of American nationality. The brief reference to the league was added by the nominee after he had completed a prepared address on agricultural and industrial co-operation for national betterment. Hailed as "Uncle Warren" by many farmers in the crowd, he was cheered frequently as he made his argument for improved farming conditions, but the loudest and longest applause greeted his dec larations on the league issue. Rurter, Never, Hardlnst. "There has been some criticism.". he Bald, "because my position as a candi date is not precisely my position as a member of the United States senate. Let me say to you that in dealing with the peace treaty as a member of the senate I could only do with the cove nant as the president laid it before us and so with others. I set about to protect our interests with the best and strongest reservations that we could obtain. Then after the reserva tions had been adopted the president scrapped his own league by refusing to accept them. "But when I'm your president, I hall be your agent of negotiations with foreign powers. And I'll still be for an association of nations, but I promise you that never so long as I'm president will there be any barter cf American nationality. I give you a solemn pledge that so long as I'm pris'-'ent there never will be any sort of a substitute for the stars and stripes." Rural Programme Mapped. In mapping his programme for agricultural advancement the nomi nee asserted that co-operative mar keting, stabilized labor conditions, de pendable transportation, reduction of tenancy, tariff protection for farm products and higher standards of rural education all must have their place in bringing the American farm to its greatest usefulness. Declaring he wanted to refute fin ally "that silly old lie about dollar wheat," he denied democratic charges that he ever had said a dollar a bushel was enough for wheat. He only had remarked in the course of a senate debate, he said, that he could remember "when under pre-war con ditions the farmer was glad to get a dollar a bushel." The candidate digressed from hi3 prepared speech to declare his belief of the need of a deeper religious rev erence in the United States, and to explain to his audience why he had preferred to read most of his com paign addresses from manuscript. It was not because he did not love to speak extemporaneously, he said, but because he had "leaned a little bit more toward prudent and thoughtful utterance" since being nominated for hieh office. The address was delivered in a big (Concluded on Pare 2, Column 2.) SL UURDl.ST Question in Rands of Plans Divi sion Through Which Crew Must Be Obtained. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. Oct. 2. Recommenda tion was made today by the chief of the bureau of navigation of the navy that the battleship Oregon be as signed to the 13th naval district to be stationed at Portland for training purposes. Admiral Countz, chief of the operations division, said today that he favored the assignment but declined to discuss the matter in de tail. The question is now in the hands of the plans division, through which the necessary navy crew must be obtained. Today's action was the result of a recent conference of bu reau heads with Adjutant-General White of Oregon. The battleship is now out of com mission and lying in the Puget sound navy-yard. It was stated at the navy department that the vessel can be put back into commission with very little difficulty and that no obstacle is seen at this time to sending the historic battler to Oregon. The bureau of navigation recom mendation, it was learned, contem plates the use of the vessel for purely federal purposes and its maintenance at federal expense. The action of the navigation bureau was based on a question of public utility and service rather than senti ment, it is stated, although the ap propriateness of sending the battle ship to Oregon was affirmed. NOMINEE HECKLER 'SUES Damages of $100,000 Asked for Arrest at Meeting. BALTIMORE. Oct. 2. Edward A. Ryan, who was arrested at the Fifth Regiment armory on the night of the Harding meeting after interrupting the republican presidential nominee with questions about the league of nations, today entered suit for tlOO, 000 damages against Galen L. Tait, republican chairman; John J. Hanson, one of the officials of the meeting; Police Marshal Robert D. Carter, and two patrolmen. The suit alleged false arrest and malicious prosecution. VICTIM OF ATTACK DIES Mysterious Shooting Proves Fatal to Othello Rancher. ELLENSBURG, Wash.. Oct. 2. Harry Gregg, rancher, died in a hos pital today of wounds received Sep tember 29, when an unidentified as sailant attacked him in his home near Othello, shooting and then slashing him with a knife. Mrs. Gregg, who also was wounded, is expected to re cover. A man arrested in Neppel. Wash., yesterday is being held in connection with the shooting. POWER PERMIT SOUGHT Power for Manufacturing, Irriga tion From Deschutes Is Aim. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. Oct. 2. Application for a permit to develop power on the Deschutes river in Oregon has been made by the Columbia Valley Power company, with headquarters at 28 Nassau street, New York city. Robert O. Hayward is president of the company. The application asks permission to develop power for manufacturing and irrigation pur poses. MORE RAIN IS PREDICTED Latter Part of "Week Will Be Fair, Weather Man Says. WASHINGTON. Oct. 2. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday are: Pacific states Generally fair except rains In Washington and Oregon first half. Reports of Break With Harding' Fiction. ITINERARY IS REARRANGED Senator Would Go Where His Services Are Needed. TICKET SUPPORT ASSURED Throughout Country Idaho Law maker Will Plead for Klection of Harding and Cool id gc. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Oct. 2. Senator Borah of Idaho, beginning with a speech at Danbury, Conn., Monday night, will speak practically every day from that time on to November 1 appealing throughout the country for the elec tion of Harding and Coolidge. Reports that Senator Borah has split with Senator Harding because of doubt as to the presidential candi date's position on the league of na tions, it was ascertained today, are entirely without foundation. What appears more nearly true, according to information obtained from sources near the republican national organi zation, is that Senator Borah was dis pleased with the manner in which his itinerary was handled by the national committee. Senator Borah would not discuss this report. , Mamachaartta Held Stcarr. From all that can be learned it ap pears that the national committee handled the Borah itinerary in a way which he felt was not helping the national ticket. For example, he was sent to Lynn and Lawrence, Mass., which was like hauling coals to New castle. Massachusetts is sure of go ing something like 150,000 for Hard ing and Coolidge and. in fact, so cer tain is the overwhelming republican victory that many of the democratic candidates for state offices and con gress have withdrawn from the ticket. Furthermore, Senator Borah was sent on one or two occasions several hundred miles to ma'ie a single speech, which meant several hundred miles of a return ' trip. The only change in the arrangement is that Senator Borah will have control of his own time. Harding; Support Assured. It is not true, as asserted in some dispatches, that he is going into Con necticut to speak only for Senator Brandegee, his senatorial colleague. Harding will be mentioned several times in every speech, and the voters will be urged to vote the republican national and congressional tickets. Senator Borah will go even further than that. He will tell why he thinks Governor Cox should be defeated. Other Borah dates are: New Haven, October 6, and Hartford, October 7. The New Haven speech will proba bly be the Idaho senator's greatest effort, as he is to appear there under peculiar auspices and conditions. New Haven is regarded as the seat of the league of nations movement, being the home of former President Taft and several others prominent in th league movement, all of whom, how ever, are now working with Senator Borah in the interest of Harding's election. CltlxenM Committee Acts. The republican national committee chairman for Connecticut lives at New Haven and is strong for the league. When he oblecied to having Borah come to New Haven, a citi zens' committee o' republican and democrats disagreeing with the Wil son view of tha league got together and telegraphed Senator Borah to come to the city for a speech. The (Concluded on Page 3, Column 2.) NEWS OF THE t)0 YOU TUINK ITS CONtrXQ ( OVS DOC? Victory Gives White Sox Second Place in Race Indians Cham pions for First Time. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-:ieveland clinched the American league pennant today, one day before the major league season closes, and earned the right to oppose the Brooklyn Nation als in the world series. The Indians, who are champions of the American league for the first time, defeated Detroit In a one-sided con test, and although a patched up Chi cago team also won, the White Sox are two games behind, with each team having one more game to play. The victory of the White Sox gave them second place in the race, as New York, which closed its season on Wednes day, is 1 games behind them. FEWER JOBS FORECAST Demand for Unskilled Workers Is Reported Decreasing. NEW TORK.Oct. 2. Reports made public here tonight by employment agencies of both the Salvation Army and Knights of Columbus indicate that jobs soon will be scarce in cities. Equalization of labor supply and demand during the last week was re ported by the five employment offices in this city conducted by the Salva tion Army. For the first time in two years as many- men were found seek ing work as there were jobs avail able. William C. McGinley, supreme sec retary of the Knights of Columbus, today warned young men from agri cultural districts to keep away from the cities. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Wcmther. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 50 degrees; minimum. 54 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rains; southerly winds. Department. Bditorial. Section 3, page 8. Dramatic. Section 4, page. 2. Moving picture news. Section 4, page 4. Real estate and buildings1. Section -4, page 8. Music Section 4. page 8. Churches. Section 5, page 6. . Schools. Section 5, page 8. Books. Section 5, page T. Garden chats. Section 5, page 0. Automobile news. Section 6. Women's Features. Society. Section 3, page 2. Women's acti!vtles. Section 4, page 5. Fashions. Section 5, page 2. Miss Tingle's column. Section 5. page 3. Auction bridge. Section 5, page 4. Special atures. Glimpses of work done by pawn shops. Magazine section, page 1. Extracts from diary of Roosevelt. Magazine section, page 2. Charlie Chaplin's funniest stunt. Magazine section, page 3. News of world as seen by camera. Magazine section, page 4. Professor attempts to bring up children by psycho-analytical methods. Magaslna section, page 5. Marvelous trunk holds furniture for flat. Magazine section, page 6. Exiles now returning to Mexico. Magazine section, page 7. Life sketches. "Among Us Mortals," by Hill. Magazine section, page 8. Darling's cartoons. Section ". page 0. Eastern woman scales Mt. Assinlboine. Sec tion 3, page 5. Characteristic views from state fair. Sec tion 4. page 10. Traits of preh istoric age revealed by pestles. Section 3. page 10. Polities. Borah to continue fight for republican ticket despite contrary reports. Section 1, page 1. Harding lead 3-to-l in resume of poll taken by The Oregonian for a week. Section 1. page 1. Lack of speakers proves handicap irj cam paign of both parties in Oregon. Sec tion 1, page I. League scrapped b Wilson himself, de clares Harding. Section 1, page 1. Cox's "parasites" strong tor Hardting. Sec tion 1, page 3. Clin n in makes hot rejoinder to Governor Cox. Section 1, page 6. Leaders confident Idaho will swing back Into republican column this year. Sec tion 1, page 8. Municipal nominating lists cloee tomorrow. Section 1, page 12. Registration drive Is begun in Washington. Section 1, page 14. Registration increase of more than 1 1.000 over lit 1-8 in county Indicated. Section 1, page 18. Cox, tired but hopeful, completes trip. Sec tion 1. page 2. Slush fund policy by Bourbons charged. Section 1, page 12. WEEK INTERPRETED pEEUlNQS t J -i r Decline in Creamery Produce Prices Due Largely to Closing Down of Condenscries. The flour market has taken a' drop because of the recent big declines in wheat prices. Portland millers an nounced yesterday that, effective to morrow morning, family patent flour would be reduced 40 cents a barrel to $12.20 a barrel wholesale. At the same time bakers' flour will be cut about SO cents a barrel from the prices that have been asked lately. Other cereal products are also on the down grade. There has not been much business in the flour market of late, as the bakers, anticipating a decline in prices, have bought only enough at a time for their immediate nie'ds. . Butter prices will also be lower In the local market tomorrow. The price of prints will be reduced 3 cents a pound to the wholesale basis of 60 cents. This decline is due to the closing down of the milk condenseries. which will put a larger supply of butter fat in the bands of the creameries. STATESMAN BOILS OVER Challenge for Duel Issued by Ar y. gentine Minister. BUENOS AIRES. Oct. 1. Honorio Pueyrredon, the foreign minister, re signed his office today and dispatched seconds to demand satisfaction from Senator Benito Villancuva. . The action followed a statement made in the senate yesterday by Sena tor Villaneuva, charging that the for eign minister had "approved a false hood over his signature." National, Assignment of battleship Oregon to Port land is recommended. Section 1, page 1. Domestic. Fidelity wreck in divorced court. Section 1, Page 2. New York plans big transit system in crease. Section 1, page 6. Ex-Senator Crane's funeral to be held to morrow. Section 1, page 3. Hersman explains speech In Corea, Sec tion 1, page 5. Pacific Northwest. T. B. Handley declines proffer of position of attorney-general. Section 2, page 4. Military training' takes major rank at University or Oregon. Section-1, page 7. 500 Al Kaders pay tribute -to A. H. Lea at state fair. Section 1, page 8. Sororities at university announce pledges. Section 1, page 14. Pendleton prisoners charge torture in jail. Section 1, page 1. Thirty farmer-labor banks planned for Washington and Idaho. Section 1, pa?e 4. Commercial and Marine. Klour prices are reduced 4-o cents barrel by Portland millers. Section 1. page 23. Lowest prices of season In Chicago grain market. Section 1, page 23. Advance in railway stock liet continues. Section 3, page 23. Keel blocks laid for new hull of dredge. Section 1, page 22. ISoortn. Indians win American league pennant. Sec tion 1, page 1. Pacific Coast league results: Portland 8-0. Seattle 4-3 (second game railed in the fifth); Los Angeles 10, Oakland 3; Salt Lake 5, Sacramento 11; San Francisco tt, Vernon 3. Section 2, page 1. Army wins football double-header. Sec tion 2, page 3. Whitman college football team weak, says coach. Section 2, page 3. Dlvipjon of money from world's series games topic of interest. Section 2, page 3. Coach Rutherford putting Aggies through hard tests. Section 2 page 2. Scrimmage shows up University of Oregon . weakness. Section 2, page 2. Interscholastic football season opens on Multnomah field Tuesday. Section 2, page 4. Astoria heavyweight may surprise Lang ford in bout. Section 2, page 4. Portland and Vicinity. Plans formed for convention of National Building Owners and Managers here in in June. Section 1. page 15. Multnomah comity fair opens at 'Gresham tomorrow morning. Section 1, page 16. Mayor Baker continues suspension of two officers. Section 1, page 17. Harrison R, Kincaid. pioneer, dies. Section 1 page 21. Auditorium closed while Judge Black waits to give scheduled address. Section 1, page 20. Decline In flour and butter prices an nounced, effective tomorrow. Section 1, page 1. City budget for lt21 exceeds $4,000,000. Section 1, page 20. Proposed port measure upheld by commit tee chairman. Section 1, page 5. Harbors congress to convene tomorrow. Section 1, page 18. PICTORIALLY BY CARTOONIST PERRY. rNE. TO E. tOO MEVMS WEfn WOULD VOVJ UlKej r J vsit-TH CfXiTOU I CVEAIH IT NOVJUO JUDGE RECOMMENDS PROBE Accusations Made During Argument at Pendleton. DEFENSE LOSES MOTION Attempt to Keep Grand Juror From Repeating Confessions Over ruled by Court. PENDLETON". Or., Oct. 2. (Spe clal.) Charges that ammonia was ap plied to the mouths and noses of at least three of the five prisoners re captured following the jailbreak and the slaying of Sheriff Taylor and that other cruel means were adopted to force confessions from the men were made during the argurient of the mo tion made by the defense today in the trial of John Rathie and Elvl D. Kerby to throw out the testimony of Robin W. Fletcher, member of the grand jury, who was called to repeat the voluntary st . -ments of the prisoners to that body. The trial jury was sent from the courtroom and the argument on the motion lasted for five urs before it was finally dismissed and the proced ure of the trial with Fletcher on the stand was ordered. Probe Held JaallSrd. After hearing Emmett Bancroft (alias Neil Hart), Elvi D. Kerby and John Rathie testify to the alleged mistreatment of them on the night following their capture iy the posses and after Ben F. Young. ex-Denver policeman and now resident of Penu.oton, and Henderson, another of the prisoners, had corroborated the testimony. Judge C. W. Pheips de clared from the be:.ch that I. belUved there should be a grand jury investi gation of the brutality charges. The state this morning- started the presentation of evidence against Kerby and Rathie, the last of the quintet to be tried for the murder of the Umatilla sheriff. Bancroft has al ready been sentenced to die by hang ing and Stoop and Henderson have re ceived life imprisonment. Tha case had progressed smoothly this morning. Guy Wyrick was the first to take the stand. He testified to the fight in which he participated in the sheriff's office. J rich, and Marin Testify. Both Wyrick and Jake Marin, dep uty sheriff, who was the first to be attacked in the jail break and who was the next witness, were severely cioss examined by Charles Bolin, at torney for the defense. R. E. Phelps, county roadniaster, and Irvine Snyder were called next and repeated their testimony of previous trials. It was not until Fletcher, the star witness for the prosecution, was called that the fireworks started. The defense put Its motion as soon as Fletcher took the stand and fought the allowing of his testimony until after Attorney Bolin stated that he would prove coercion of confession. The court instructed the jury to leave the room while the argument over the introduction of this evidence was set tled. John Rathie, one of the defendants, declared that ammonia had been ap plied to the mouths and noses of Ban croft and Kerby on the night of their capture. The witness stated that a man whom he did not recognize had come to him in the jaii atter inter viewing Kerby and declared "better talk or there is plenty of ammonia left." Following this surprising testimony (Concluded on Pace o. Column 3.) u uAN0THE.l Cross-Section ot Voters Without Discrimination Gives Repub lican 163S and Cox 558. A resume of the straw hallot for president taken by The Oregonian throughout the city during the last week, in which an attempt was made to poll a representative vote from political, economic and social groups In the community, including laborers, bankers, office employes, executives, women's clubs, teachers, truck driv ers, clergymen and police a cross section of the voting population of the entire city without discrimina tion discloses the fact that Senator Harding i the choice over his near est opponent. Governor Cox, by the overwhelming lead of three to one. Of the total of 2293 votes taken during the week Senator Harding received 1626, Governor Cox 558, Eugene V. Debs, the socialist candi- dade, 94; Christensen. the land and labor candidate, a total of 10 votes. and Watkins, the prohibition candi date, 4. Harding maintained his lead over the democratic nominee in the 23 different groups polled, with but two exceptions. Returns from the Central Labor council gave Governor Cox 29, Debs 27 and Harding 5 votes. On the St. Johns ferry the vote stood 23 to 21 in favor of Governor Cox. Many interesting angles on the psychology of the average voter was obtained through the informal bal lot. While a small per cent of the voters were able to state their pref erence for president off-hand, the majority declared openly that "it made no difference to them who was elected president." Many of the lat ter had not taken the trouble to reg ister. This attitude of indifference was characteristic of every group ap proached, although it was apparently more marked among the laboring and wage-earning groups. A typical re mark from the labor groups was that "neither Harding nor Cox is the peo ple's choice, so why vote?" Many of this group who voted for Debs, the socialist candidate, asserted that they did so out of principle only knowing that their candidate had not the slightest chance for election. One man voting for Vebs announced that he had bet 60 on Harding. The attitude of the women in gen eral toward the presidential election could not perhaps be considered an argument for suffrage, yet it was noticeable that a few of them had considered the issues involved more or less carefully and were prepared to state definitely and decisively their choice of the nominees. Of the total of 761 votes taken among the women 547 declared themselves for Harding. 212 for Cox and two for Christensen. The two votes for Christensen were polled among the day staff of the central library. The great majority of the women, however, had not yet decided, accord ing to their statements, although the number of women who had failed to register was not greater than the men. Many of the women had reg istered, but said that they would vote the same tickets as their hus bands. One woman, when asked over the telephone what her husband's choice would be, answered very frig idly that "politics is one thing that we never speak about." A stenographer declared that she was going to vote for Cox because "everybody else in the office was voting for Harding." Another an nounced that she was voting for Cox because her father was appointed postmaster under the Wilson regime. A third said that she had intended to vote for Harding until she saw his picture, and she "didn't like his looks, so she was voting for Cox." A notable feature in the relative importance of the campaign issues was the fact that the league of na tions was mentioned only rarely as a deciding factor in the preference stated. Only about 5 per cenf. of the voters approached mentioned the league of nations a an issue affect ing their decision, the remainder of the voting being along party lines, personal prejudice or Indifference. A vote taken by telephone among the clergymen of all denominations (Concluded on Page 4. Column 1.) HlCH wiuu leirt. HEVNiLL VOtE V? Both Parties in State Need Spellbinders. PROMISES GIVEN; THAT'S ALL Suspicion Lurks That Oregon Is Too Safe Republican. LOCAL ORATORS SLATED Democrats to Put Presidential Electors on Stump Opponents to Vse Representatives. Four weeks remain in which to campaign ami apparently at this time the main interest, locally, will center in the municipal election. Thomas H. Tongue, republican state chairman, and Dr. c. J. Smith, democratic state chairman, are planning an aggres sive fight, but each is handicapped for lack or national speakers. Each has received repeated assurances that national headliners will visit Oregon, but when dates are called for the answers are always vague and hazy. Democrats have had Governor Cox and Mr. Roosevelt, their party ticket, but these big leaguers have not been followed up. William Gibbs McAdoo and Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state, were supposed to have been in Oregon last month, but they failed to appear. Tracers sent out by Dr. Smith were fruitless. It was the ar dent desire of the democrats to have Mr. McAdoo at the Pendleton round up, but he failed them. Every day a message goes from the democratic state headquarters, on the third floor 'of the Morgan building, asking when .Messrs. McAdoo and Colby will come, and if any other speakers have been assigned. Spenkers Are Wanted. From the state republican head quarters on the sixth floor of the Morgan building emanate telegrams to the nation:-" 1 speakers' bureau wanting information as to speakers. Some of the doubters have a sus picion that at the national headquar ters of each party Oregon is known as solidly republican and therefore speakers should be dispatched to more doubtful states. Chairman Tongue, in communica tion with Senator New, chairman of the national speakers' bureau, has received some encouragement, which is what Dr. Smith has received also, but nothing definite. A message received by Chairman Tcngue said that tours are to be mad in western states by Senators Borah and Johnson, ex-Senator Beveridge, Senator Kenyon, Theodore Roosevelt Jr.. ex-Governor Brambaugh of Penn sylvania, Raymond Robins and Mrs. Raymond Robins. Whether all of thes-e will come to Oregon Senator New did not say. It is probable now, in view of news dispatches, that Sen ator Borah will not be sent to Oregon, as he has requested the national com n.lltee not to make further dates for him For a month the state commit tee has been beseeching Sonator John son to make two or three speeches In this state, which he carrLed in the re publican primaries. It is said that Senator Johnson wants particularly to speak in Portland, Seattle and Spokane. HrprearniatlvM to Speak. The backbone of the Oregon repub lican campaign will fall upon the Oregon congressional delegation, for Representatives Hawley, Slnnott and McArthur will speak for the rcpuh lican ticket in their districts. Sen ator McNary has volunteered his serv ices to the national committee, which will make out his itinerary. Secre- 4 Concluded on Tiige 10. Column 1.) Life.. K AT 0 TWEL BOOT LEGGrlM HE. HA'btHT- rUSATY LOST M x -I I 1 I F I Q?