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Newspaper Page TextSATURDAY, JULY 10. ltZO. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON SPLIT THREATENS !. 0. P.; WANT CRAIL FIRED Los Angeles, Cal., July 10. (I. N. S.) -A split ih the Republican party of California Is threatened , today from action taken by Ivan St, John, - chairman of the executive commit tee of the "Kent-For-Senator cam paign, who lias dispatched telegrams to National Chairman'Will Hays de manding the resignation of Joseph Crall, vice chairman of the state cen tral committee. St. John's telegram flatly charges that "by misappropriating th state centra! committee Organisation Crail U 'jeop ardising the unity of the Republican parly in California and putting in peril the success of the Harding-Coolidge ticket in order to advance his own per sonal aims and further the . interests of his own special candidate. - It is charged that Crall. as campaign manager for A. J. Wallace, also a can didate in the G. O. P. senatorial race. Is violating Will Hays rule of Repub lican committees that they "elect, not select." candidate A . rejuvenation ot the old Republican County league, an insurgent organiza tion, is threatened unless Crall is re moved from either Wallace's manage ment or the vice chairmanship. Boys Camping at Beach Must Have Parents' Consent Because of numerous complaints, boys no longer win be allowed to camp over night at Columbia -Beach without writ ten permission from their parents. Joseph 'M. Rieg, manager of the park, has an nounced that this step was made neces sary by worried mothers' telephoning the beach in attempts to find missing lads who had started out ostensibly on for bidden camping trips.' . - "The watchman at the beach has been instructed to take into custody ail boys who, when camping overnight, do not have' written permission," said Rieg. "Of : course we are glad to have them spend the night at the beach if they are there with . the knowledge of their parents. If they bring a note to that effect we will see that the watchman looks out for their safety." ; j aiTi T- 1- I1 TX' 1 mrs. lsaDeiie iurK, Halsey Pioneer, Dies Halsey, Or.. July' 10. Mrs. Isabelle Kirk died Friday at her home in this city at the age of 80 years. She crossed the plains with her parents, James and Elisabeth Pearl.-in 1852. She was the a Of her 12 children, eight survive as fol llows: Mrs. J. P. Wilbur of Portland, IMrs. C. H. Bone of Winona, Wis. ; Jo seph II. Kirk of Eugene. Charles Kirk f Athena, Frank and William R. Kirk, Mrs. C. Bl GuIIiford and Mrs. O. W. Frum, all. of Halsey. 'Fund for Stampede : At Haines Growing 'Baker, July 10. Slat thousand dollars of the $10,000 necessary to assure the resumption) of the annual Stampede at Haines has been raised by popular sub scription, mostly through efforts of Loute D Line, and in alt probability .Haines will stage a three-day. celebra tion early this fall and thereafter in the spring, as suitable grounds will be purchased for a race track and base ball ground. : The promoters plan to form a stock company and make the Stampede an annual community affair. Babes Hurried to Aid of The Dalles The Dalles. July 10. Who said The Dalles was not growing, despite croaks of some people. that- the town, is going backward An t inventory of the local hospital developed :- the - fact that 11 brand-new babies were domiciled there. Hot Lake Arrivals Arrivals Wednesday were : L. B. Coskl. J. F. Bewley. Pendleton ; Ed Miles and W. A. Miles. Boardman Lou Olson, Ia. Orande; J. B. Gastin, Wallowa; Lou Davis and C. Bowen and daughter. Ba ker ; ' Warde Johnson, Spokane ; John Talvitle, Brush Prairie ; Florence For shaw and Mrs. S. H. Forshaw, Pendle ton ; Vivian Jar man. Baker.- i i CALIFORNIA C ::' -".-r ... -": .'.:;!.; . .1 1 "'.i::' r? r - " r: a - :-r k '" .'.. ' -' , - - ' y-'. '. . ; ':'-' : .-.,- ' ' V -: '. . -- V - ; ': ' -;" : Is the only newspaper in which our Sunday, announce ments appear. See our ) advertisements of important July sales-in tomorrow's Journal. v . . ''"'-..",'!" i 1 - v Li' - -:--" -. :.'-- ; ' '- l-l ' : ' :,' 1 ' . ' ' i ' : ' ? -' '".--r-v.-,.';.- ':;.:; ,';-;;-';''..;-: ' '.. '.-': - U f - i-i'"? :z - i-"i ' : '-.--'.'::'.' ..'."".'.'... '-.':m- c"Merehandise of c'Merit Only 8 Man With Broken Arm Drives Auto, Works in Garden Albany. Or. July 10. M. W. Hodges of Albany is awaiting treat ment for a broken arm, fractured three weeks ago by the kick of a horse, but which did -not hinder Hodges from working in his garden and driving his automobile. Hodges says he bad - no suspicion that the arm was broken until he ' saw as X-ray photograph which showed that the ulna bone was completely sev ered. Gradual stiffening of the arm led him to consult a physician, he said. : - E DEMAND OF ALLIES By Frank Mason Berlin, July j 10. (I. N. s.) The Bavarian government has officially announced mat it will not disarm its ; troops, notwithstanding the ac tion of the German; delegates In j signing; the allies' disarmament pro tocol at Spa, according to informa tion from Munich today. Bavarian minister were quoted as saying that "their recent decision not to disarm the Einwohnerwehr and the Selch erheltswehr is unchangeable." TRAINS HELD IIP Dublin, July 10. (I. N. a) A government mail train was held up at Rathpecon today and, government correspondence taken. Another mail train was held; up on .the Cork-Mar-coom line! ! :.: ' - Military activity !! has greatly in creased here and 15 lorry loads of troops are on guard outside the Bank of Ireland. 1 6 Destroyers Leave With Naval Officials. , On Trip to Alaska Seattle, Wash, July 10. (I. N. S.) Six vessels . of j the . i Twenty-third de stroyer division' of the Pacific " fleet steamed from Seattle harbor early t day with Secretary of the Navy Joje phus Daniels, John B. Payne and Ad miral Hugh Rodman, commander of the pacific fleet, aboard. - The party will be taken to Alaska for a study of coal -and fish resources and transportation conditions. :. Governor Thomas Riggs Jr. of Alaska and Senator Kep Pittman of Nevada also are in tna party TJhe destroyers are due in Ju neau Tuesday morning. ( The dre id nought Idaho will bring the party back to Seattle, arriving here ; July 25. Ad miral Rodman will remain with the Je stroyers for a month's cruise in' -he North. ' ; Pendleton May Have Per manent Normal Summer Sessions ) : Pendleton, July 10. Progress of tha summer Normal school branch here is satisfactory, J. H. Ackerman, president of Monmouth normal, said-here Friday, and hei will so report to the regents. It Is considered more than probable that the success of this year's session will lead to making the feature permanent. Overbeck & Cook, brokers, have rented offices, and will open a grain brokerage business here next week. f,This will be the first firm of its kind in Pendleton. Russians Ready to Recognize Armenia London. Julv 10. f TT. T -f Vi 711111. sian soviet government is ready to rec ognize tne independence of Armenia and has agreed .to sign a document to that effect, according to a wireless dispatch from the Armenian delegation at Mos cow, received by the Armenian bureau here today.'- BAVARIANS REFUS TWO BRITISH MAIL CONFERENCE WITH By A. O. Ilajrward , Marion, Ohio, July 10. (I. N. 8.) General Leonard Wood will, ar rive in Marion late today for a con ference - with Senator , Warren- G. Harding', Republican presidential nominee. , j ; -. " The general telegraphed ; Senator Harding yesterday, making the appoint ment. - Coming probably on the same train with General Wood is Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa. . These conferences are of more than, usual Importance, It is said at Harding headquarters. It will be the first meet ing of Senator Harding and General Wood since the Chicago convention, in which, they were rivals for the nomina tion. - " ,, .' : . . t -. - . POLES AT LEMBERG London, July 10. The Russians have crossed the frontien of Galicia and have reached the outskirts of Lemberg, according to a - Central News Dispatch from Posen this afternoon. : . On the northern : end of the battle front the Russians have forced cross ings of the Bereslna river at three places and the Polish authorities have begun to' evacuate the important city of Vilna. the dispatch said. Lemberg Is ' the ; capital . of Galicia, which was a ' part of the old Austro Hungarlan empire. T BOLSHEVIK TROOPS LANDED IN PERSIA London, July 10. (U." P.) Four Bolshevik warships have landed troops In the town of Meshed-I-Ser, a town of Persia in Maxanderan on the Caspian sea. according to a dis patch from Teheran today. ' . . Army Now Numbers 209,901 Men; Health Conditions Are Good Washington. July 10. The estimated strength of the army, July X, was 209,- 901, . according .to figures given today by the department. - 'Of . this number, 15,523 were officers and 194.378 were en listed men. . - There are 13,309 applications for ap pointment in the regular army now on file. Reports received to June 26, show 215.598 inlistmenta since March 1, 1919. 6f this number, 172,463 are still in the service. ' - ; - i Health of the army Is reported '.to be excellent. For the week' ending, June 25 the incidence of communicable dis eases was unusually low, no new cases of oneumonia. scarlet fever, meningitis. diptheria, dysentery or typhoid being re ported tor tne weea. : t r "The low death rate from disease of 2.85 Is reported for the week ending June 25. There were nine deaths from disease during the week, four of which were from communicable disease. Worth ' More Dead Than Alive Ottawa. ! Kan., July 10 ( L N. S- ) Automobile thieves here are worth more dead than alive. In telegrams sent to police headquarters of. srrounding cHiel a reward of 3500 was offered for the body, of the tbiet who stole a . morotr from an Ottawa . automobile company. An addittnoal $100 was offered for the recovery at the car. ; - I " Judge Gatena to Preside- , ' , tirfnit .TiiAerm Ratxna will return from his vacation and assume -the duties of presiding Judge for the Multnomah coun ty circuit court Monday, iie win serve until July 22. The trial and divorce dockets will be called at 9 :30 o'clock Monday forenoon. I WOOD LATE TODAY RUSSIANS PRESSING Full Rosarian Band Will Give Concert Sunday at the Park The full Rosarian band in white uni forms - will give the municipal concert Sunday afternoon' in Washington park. The concert will, start promptly at J o'clock, and . an interesting program, largely classical, with many of the num bers having been requested, will be given The program follows : ?-. Fitvt part: 0ertnr. "Piju Din" (Supte), flute duo, Messrs. Kni-ht and Radauet; "Car men' (Biaetl. snnd kelertwii: "Moonsh taite. the Court of ftremda" (Cbapi) () Intredac tiios, (b) UtdiU.tion, (e Sniata, (4) rmalez. Ten aainutw intciBiuuaon. Srtiod part: 'Hungarian Bhapeoay No. 3 (Lisctl; "iDTiutioa a ta Valse" fWeber); "Rrrtaf - Bang." vine vithmrt.- wotda (Men delohn) , oboe solo. Mr. Starke: "Glow Worm Idrll" (Linck). piccolo duo oblicato, Meaara. Knieht and Badallet; Grand American Fantaxia Betliz). a tone picture of the North-aad Souta, incidental aoloa ay Uaaara. Driacoll. Stooder ruerer. Ster-n, lioirhe. Hanner sad Knight; Star Bp Of led Banner. . Joel B. ISttlnger wQl be the conductor, MEREDITH AND FORDNEY TALK AT LUNCHEON ' (Coatlnned From face One.) - of burned over, areas will be seriously curtailed. ... . - "Inspection work for proper enforce ment ot the food and drugs act will be restricted. 'J- ' ?It has been necessary to close the department's field station at Ashland where important work In control of for' est insects had been conducted. r MARKET BUREAU WAITS ; "All activities of the bureau of markets relating to transportation and storage of fruits and vegetables will be discontin ued. "Plans for the study of the use of wa ter in irrigation cannot be carried out. "The state must be deprived of the market news service. . "Investigational work in efficient man agement of national forests and private timberlands will be reduced In scope. - "Plans for improvement of range con ditions will be discontinued. "Investigations in the control of in sect pests Injurious to truck crops win be abandoned. " . "Special estimates, on the commercial production of fruits must be discon tinued. - .- r-"" . 'Studies of accounting methods and business nractice with respect to grain elevators, which have been partially com pleted, -can not be continued." .OrSE IS BLAMED - Meredith related how an appropriation 6f $37.500 " was denied a departmental bureau capable of showing results worth millions to the'American people and yet how the house, over the protest of the department and of the senate retained the distribution of free seeds at a far areater cost. ' .,.' i'-v1:" - -v;; In explaining the discontinuance aof the 33000 annual federal aid to the Her mistdn. Or., experiment station, Mere dith declared that the 3000 state aid would insure the continuance of the station until December, . after which time " he hoped the department would bo able to renew its support. '$ Meredith declared he did not hold the congressmen - individually responsi ble for reduced appropriations, but de clared that their attitude reflected pub lic ignorance and indifference to the importance of the work of the depart ment of agriculture. -KEEPING DOWJT EXPENSES . ' Congressman Fordney,- while' indorsing Meredith's claims for the need for more money, explained that the problem of thj last congress was to make a $5,000,000,- 000 income meet the needs for $8,000,000.- 000. sought for, declaring that, as it was. the governmental . expenses for the cur rent fiscal year would exceed the income by" $1,000,000,000. And he added that, even at that the public debt of the United States is only 7.7 per cent of its wealth, as against public debts of 44 per cent in great Britain, 53 per cent in France and 56 per eent In Russia. - The secretary of agriculture was intro duced by E. E. Faville, a former asso ciate and editor of- the Western Farmer. About 300 Portlanders were -in attend ance. .Charles E. Berg presided. Meredith, who was most discussed as a "dark horse" at the Democratic con vention in San Francisco, spent a busy day Saturday, conferring wljth depart ment of agriculture heads, addressing the luncheon at the Chamber of Com merce and visiting the Eagle creek camp grounds on the Columbia highway in the afternoon. ' '- Secretary Meredith reached Portland Friday evening and -is on his waS back to Washington from the San Francisco convention. Suffering from a severe cold, he did not arise until late, but found time to talk to - the newspaper men ! before his conference with de partment of agriculture officials at forest service offices at 10:45, when 30 heads of departments met in For est Supervisor George Cecil's office and listened to an address on department matters. ? - ' v APPEOVESOF COX ' ; Secretary Meredith is here, not on a political mission, he said, but . "to sell the .department of agriculture to the people of Oregon," also to hold an in formal "family reunion" with the vari ous heads of departmental work on duty in the Oregon country.; . "I would rather not talk politics, Sec retary Meredith said. "for . I am here to sell the department of agriculture to. the people of Oregon. ,- Later, when the campaign has opened I will take my part in it. . , , "I do beliave.. however, that Governor Cox has an excellent chance to win in November. He stands very well indeed with labor in Ohio and has a construc tive record as governor. I supported an other fellow 'in the convention, for I was for McAdoo, but I -believe Cox is a strong candidate. - ; "The ; "wet- Issue is - being urged against him, but I do not believe Gov ernor Cox is as wet as he is being rep resented. That question, however, has been and should remain settled. : It- ought not to enter Into the campaign, but it will be used, particularly In these Western states. But the issue has been settled."; - ,v ' Secretary Meredith, whose bom is In Iowa, is the 'successful publisher of a farm paper which has brought him a considerable fortune. He is , widely known and ' admired by farmers in every part of the United States. ' GREETED BY GOVERSOB r Governor . Olcott came : down from Salem Saturday morning to meet Sec-1 retary " Meredith ' and was ; one of ' a special reception committee which met the secretary at the Multnomah hotel and .escorted him to the : Chamber - of ' Commerce shortly before noon. Other members of the committee were : v i President ' W- J. Kerr of the Oregon! Agricultural college. Senator Chamber- Iain, E. K. Faville. general chairman ; Simon Benson, Charles F. Berg, W. P. Strandborg, Dr. - C. J. Smith, Nathan Strauss, C. C. Chapman, Julius I Meier, Edward Newbegin, E. N. Strong, J. L, Wright, W. E. Wilson. John 8. BealU D. L. Carpenter, C. E. S pence, George Quayla. W. H. Crawford and Edward N. Weinbaum.- ' 1 Secretary Meredith will leave Saturday afternoon at s:30 for Washington. HEARST'S mi POLITICAL PARTY - HAS WEAK START "Chicago. July 10. (U. P.) WO liam Randolph Hearst's new politi cal party the American Constitu tional party, was in the field here today. t . Despite a discouraging attendance at the initial meeting of the new organisation- last night,"" another meeting was scheduled .to be held tonight, to which have been invited delegates to the con ventions begun here today bythe Com mittee of Fortv-elght and the single tax party. At last 'night's meeting the au dience. Including speakers and newspa permen, consisted of about 80 persons. There will be four issues' in the com ing campaign, former Governor James E. Ferguson of Texas told 4he assem blage.' - ' " ' - . "They are prohibition, the League of Nations, labor and farm relief, he said. .. i The session adjourned after a brief discussion .of possible candidates. - 7 FOR COAL SUPPLY Detroit,' July 10. (I. N. S.) An nouncement was made ' today that Henry Ford and his son, Edsel Ford, had purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton railroad with 454 miles of main line, 150 of side tracks; 3200 cars, 8 5 " locomotives and- 27 passen ger cars, extending from thjs city to Ironton, Ohio. . ' ' The object of the purchase, according to Ford, is to guarantee a route for pro viding JDetrolt's- many " industries with fuel from the West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky coal fields all the year round. The Ford plan of hours and wages will be applied to the 2000 employes of the road and it .will be put in first class condition at once. The purchase price was not made public. IP. SPEAKERS' BUREAU Chicago, July 10. (U. P.) -The appointment of - Senator Harry S. New of Indiana to head the Repub lican, - speakers bureau was an nounced today 1 by Chairman Will Hays of the national committee. New will be assisted by-Congressman Thomas Miller of Delaware, In charge of New ' York headquarters, and Congressman J. W. Good ot Iowa, in charge , of Chicago head quarters. New will be stationed here. - London. July, 10. (L N. S.) A clash between Sinn Finers and British sol diers took place in the streets of Lon donderry today, said an Exchange Tele graph ' dispatch from that city. 'The trouble started when the Sinn Felners attacked a detachment of troops. ' Rein forcements of soldiers were rushed up and the Sinn Felners were dispersed. OP TO ARBITRATION Spa, Belgium, July 10. (IT; P.) Decision to arbitrate the question of German coal deliveries was reachad by the conference of allied and Ger man representatives here today, thereby avoiding the threatened crisis arising from Germany's , re fusal to meet the" allied demands for fuel.- -: . : ".'' Fire Los in State Outside of Portland For June, $258,725 SalemA July 10. Thirty-two fires In Oregon, s ' outside of Portland. during June resulted in losses aggregating plied by. A. C. Barber, state fire' mar shal, t - - ' - Whitney, with a loss of $66,000 in a hotel and business block fire, heads the list. Incendiaries " are held : responsible for losses aggregating $27,000. whileJ i ires or un Known origin caused losses aggregating , 1180,800. Fair Weather on Coast Is Forecast Washington. July 10. (L N. S.) Fore cast for week: Pacific states Fair weather during the week, although .possi ble light local showers In extreme north portion Monday or ' Tuesday. Normal temperatures. Miller & Tracey Adult Caskets $30 to $1000 Main 2691 - 578-85 FORD BUYS RAILWAY t - ' ; ..' NEW HEADS G SOLDIERS mm. WITH SINN FE1NERS GERMAN COAL ISSUE Courts Sidestep .. Caser Horse Cut By Scythe in Car Albany, Or.. July 10. -The attempt Of William Egan to collect $23 dam ages for an injury to his horse, al leged to have been inflicted by a scythe protruding from an automobile driven by J. Morris of Benton county, proved too hard t a hut for - local Judlclsl mlads ;. to crack. Both the municipal and justice courts have ruled the case out f their jurisdlc tion. . ; ' IER TRIAL PROMISES NBV SENSATIONS Fresno, Cal... July 10. (U. P.) -Resumption of the Pittman murder trial is awaited with . interest here following completion of a jury yes terday! When the ease is resumed Tuesday testimony of a sensational nature which may involve a number of , Fresno ma trons is expected to be introduced in behalf of Marion Pittman in an effort to show he was justified In killing An drew Nicholson, bachelor and clubman. The t defendant killed Nicholson, a building contractor. In the Pittman home. He surrendered and declared Nicholson "broke up" bis home. The defense also will ' endeavor to prove Nicholson was on Intimate terms with many other Fresno married women, .- Pittman's counsel probably ; will at tempt to show he was temporarily In sane. Mrs. Pittman . was not In court yesterday and it developed her where abouts for several weeks has been a mystery. Eesisting Police ; Costs Vanderveer . $10 at . Astoria ':r. : . v-' , ' ' V: y'v ' ' .vv? Astoria, July 10.George F. Vanderveer. chief counsel for. the I. W. w. at the trials in Montesano for the' slaying rf four ex-service men, was found guilty In the police court here Friday afternoon cri the charge of resisting an officer, and was fined $10. ' Vanderveer took an ap peal to the circuit court, ; It was during a picnic, advertised as a Workmen's Picnic." lant ,h Vandeveer was arrested. Chief of Police Carlson had told Vanderveer that he could not apeak. Vanderveer insisted, and was arrestee. 200. Acre Fire Is . , Raging Near Bend Bend. Jujy 10. The worst forest fire of the season is burning 25 miles south of Crescent, east of Beaver Marsh. The conflagration is in scattered yellow pine timber, the greater part of the area being covered by lodgepole pint thicket, ac cording to a phone call received shortly after midnight from the descent ranger station. At that time the blaze covered 200 acres and-was spreading1 rapidly. The Art extends, to the crown in many places. .k;.' -,. North Bend Logging Camps Shut Down Marshfetld. July 10. The Buehner Lumber company of North Bend an nounced Froiday that its logging camps at Lake Side and Black creek would b closed down for an indefinite time. One hundred and twenty-five men are af. fee ted. The company expects to keep the mill running. There are logs on hand to supply the mill for the rest of the year. . The management states that car and market conditions do not warrant taking out more logs at this time. PITTMANMURI Your Bank and Your Business Today and .Tomorrow .;:'-i".;: : '' ' -.-'-''''''.-V.-f ':: .!..v : 'f 7 i .'-''.' .';'.' :; ''-'':, 7 4' ''''.' '"":". ': rTnO give the . fullest measure of service a , barik must not only X consider its customers' immediate needs, but also give careful thought to the future expansion of their interests as well as to be constantly on the alert for opportunities which might be turned to their advantage. It has always been the aim of this bank to anticipate the growth of its customers' business and to promote that growth with every facility at its command. ' BANK 'OF. CALIFORNIA. HA A NATIONAL BANK BISHOP PROTESTS T DRESS t)F WOMEN By Bishop Welldon Dm el Durham 1 London. July 10. (L N. . S.) There appeared in th"e press recent ly a story which, throws a somewhat lurid light upon modern society. It seems that the parish priest of a village not far from Paris has been shocked by the Insufficiency" of- the clothes in which brides of the present day, came to the altar." He j has there fore written in his parocnlal " magaslne the following caustic paragraph :. i "I "quite understand the difficulties attaching" to the high cost! of living, and especially the Increase In the high price of clothing material. I sympa thize ' keenly with i the girts who can only afford enough material for half a dress, leaving a low neck and oare arms. X have therefore bought a perfectly good white woolen shawl. It will be at the disposal of all lightly dressed brides during the marriage ceremony at my church," which is very cold." ! POOS SO? BOLE OFFENDERS ' -The scanty attire of which the priest complains . may or may not in his vil lage be due to poverty, but neither in France nor in England Is 1 It, I am afraid, peculiar to the poor alone. Ladles- in. high society have of late inclined, after the. example-of some ar tists liuthe theatre and music halls, to clothe themselves .. so lightly tnat a critic has1 spoken of them not now as dressing, but rather as undressing for a dinner party or dance. 1 . Fashion has seldom offended so grave ly, against -good sense and good taste aa in reducing ladles' dress to a mini mum. ' For the use of dress as a cov ering of the human body Is one of the marks whlc h distinguish civilisation from barbarism. . . - There ean be little doubt that the clergy will and must raise their voices in protest against the Insufficiency of modern dress, whether in the higher or in the lower social circles. j ' - For the exposure of the person can do not good ; it is dangerous to health in a northern climate, and it may do much harm by exciting emotions which it is the office of civilisation as well as of religion to hold in check. I . So far as I am aware it has seldom or never happened that brides who are poor In England have presented them selves without adequate clothing lit the altar. - A clergyman would be Justified In re fusing to let so sacred a service as the solemnisation of holy matrimony be pro faned or debased by conformity to a habit , which. If It has prevailed else where, has generally prevailed in the lowest places of popular entertainment. He could not be rightly censured It he were to follow the Frenh' priest's; ex ample by supplying brides with such an overall as would cover their defects. But religious feeling will not, 1 hope and think, lower itself to ' a transient fashion of society. CHAXCE FOB BEFORM There is much occasion for reform in people's dress. It is difficult to under stand why men have ro largely for feited the benefit , of color . in their clothes. ... Nothing more awkward or hideous than a top hat. can well be conceived ; yet such a hat was until a, few years ago practically enforced upon gentle men In the streets of London. But of all male sufferers from the -traditional law of dress .bishops and deans, I am afraid, suffer the most. Women all through the ages "have endured pains and even torture .in" subservience to fashion. . At last common sense prom ises to win the day in the dress of both sexes. 1 : It would be a pity if the triumph 'of common sense, so far as It insures both grace and ease, were defeated by such a relapse into barbarism as nudity in volves. ; " -.'. ' '. T ' - Bandit Loot Train Safes Gainesville, Fla.. July 10.J.'N S.) The express messenger on train No. 39, Atlanta Coast;. Line railway, Jackson ville to St. Petersburg, Fla., was held up, safes opened , and robbed of $5205 in currency by an armed bandit this morning just south of Baldwin, Fla. Express Messengers Holder i and War mack are held today in Gainesville as suspects.' AGANS SCANTY Constructive banking service is a tangible asset to any business concern. A connection with this old institution will bring to your business the active co-operation of an organ ization capable of serving your ultimate banking requirements. Chinese Eebel Army Draws Near Pekin Under Ex-Premier - Washington. July 10. The ' American" legation at Pekin on Friday advised the slate department that the Anfu party, headed by former Premier and Minister of War Tuan Chl-Jul. had risen against -the Chinese president. A larpe force under the former premier Is re ported to be advancing on Pao Ting Fu. 30 miles south of Tekln. 125 PER CENT OF ASSESSED VALUE PAID FOR TRACT At a price Of practically 125 per cent of the assesned valuation. City Commis sioner Pier Friday concluded prelimin aries for purchase of the Goldsmith tract near the circus ; ground, as a site for municipaf park and playground. The price agreed upon was $44,334. The as sessed valuation Is $33,250. The city council later . in the after noon passed the ordinance approving the purchase. The money comes from th I ROD ftflO hAnria isaued recently voted upon by the people. The tract lies be- tween Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth street and Raleigh and Quimby streets. It Is 200x455 feet In dimensions. The property was owned by the Goldsmith estate and the deal,, pending for elRht months, was closed through Wakefield, Fries St Co. , v Bowman Arrives to Assume Charge of Boyd's Old Church Dr. Harold L. Bowman, successor to Dr. John H. Boyd as pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has arrived In Portland with Mra Bowman andVlll oc cupy the pulpit for the first time Sun day. Dr. Bowman comes from the WOOdiawn far fresoyterian cnurtn, in Chicago. Previous to this connection, he was assistant pastor with Dr. John Timothy Stone at the Fourth Presby terian church In Chicago. Dr. Bowman was graduated from Coe college, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and afterward was a member of the faculty of the Syrian Protestant college at Bel rut, which gave him Opportunity to travel through European countries. The Bowmans had Jiever been father west before than Colorado. They arrived In Portland Friday and are staying at the Portland hotel. A welcoming dinner was given them by the Women's association at the church house Friday night. Saturday morning a con ference was held at the church to dis cuss plans for the coming work. Train Bandits Are On Wane in Mexico Mexico- City, July 10. (I. N. S.) According to official statements JuBt made public, there were 64 accidents on the national railways of Mexico during the past year. This Includes assaults by bandits, ordinary wrecks and derailments. The greater portion of the assaults took place In the north ern pert of Mexico. They also occurred during the first six months ef the year and prior to the establishment of pro tective blockhouses, sines which there has been a notable diminution and at present almost - cessation of bandit raids on tratna Apart from equipment destroyed by bandits, the total Iohh from accidents for the year amounts to 600,000 pesos. , Kansas Farmers Holding Writ's t Topeka, Kan., July lftH (i, n. 8.) More than 21,000,000 bushels of the 1919 wheat crop are being held by Kansas farmers, according to J. C. Mohler, sec retary of the state board of agriculture. This time last year there were but ,000,000 bushels of wheat in the hands of Kansas producers. Car shortage is blamed for present conditions.