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Newspaper Page Text7'7. 7 ?-;:.: 7 717:7-' 7-777;:v- ' (. - - - I CITY EDITION 7 XS3Sj XzSzZU A A AAxS CUS 1 1 I CITY EDITION le s A 11 Here and Ifs A U True THE WKATHEtt Tonight and Saturday, , fair; continued warm; northerly winds. Maximum Temperature Thursday : Portland ....... 88 New Orleans ... BS Boise ...... .v.. 83 New York 84 Los Angelea .... SO SC Paul - ia VOL. XIX. Entered a SrooDd-Clus Mattel Pmtoffiee.'i Portiui4. Orvcoo OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, ,1920. TWENTY PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND RIWI STANDS f I V S CtNT !chrictwuf TTw'suna Joornil maga- ' . H j 'f- J U f" f ' I I SJ1 hill Y J 11 I J I k Htw ZQTrvsTI 1 U PSJ I I I l r .-J I I "t P""l I ' S xlne. There are stories and article., well j . ! A Yl AJ 1(1 vP 1 V J I JL VtJ. I Kl X. JjL Vl JLJ I J C 1 L vi 11 l-H T J I 1 U" 1 . illustrated, somewhat out of the ordinary. ' II , i ( i ' l AOS V VJV-A. ri JX. J but they touch on affair of life in which U t ! At 0. ySX7 -Z yViZg-'y. cTgSCTHS. VyV. V -VNr 7i-:r i r ?.. . all are concerned. Every Sunday in The g : j i . -jrJJJ 1 . , , PORTLAND, TENNESSEE SENATE FOR SUFFRAGE Federal Amendment Is Approved by Vote ; of 25 to 4j Majority Larger Than Expected Hous& Adjourns, but Will Act Monday. ; Nashville, Aug. 13. (U. P.) -The ' state senate today approved the fed eral Buff rase amendment.: The vote : was 25 to 4. ', :xnej ratification resolution now goes to the house of representatives, where action! is expected Tuesday, although a quicker vote may be had. If the house passes the ratifying resolution, it will provide the thirty-sixth state to ratify the amendment and insure the voting; by all women in the United States in the November elections. j The; house committee, to which the resolution of ratification was referred. has decided not to make its report until after another meeting: Monday night. An effort- was expected to be made, however, to take the resolution' from the hands of the committee HOl'MS ADJOURNS f j The house adjourned shortly before noon unty Monday. c Tlie' resolution has not yet been re ported out of committee in the house. , The hardest fight on the' resolution was predicted In the house of representatives. The majority in the senate was much larger than had been expected. At the last moment several senators "climbed on the wagon." "The -victory in the Tennessee senate brings us to- the last lap in the long struggle for! woman enfranchisement," said Miss Sue White. Tennessee state chairman of the National Woman's party. . - .- The, first favorable action came when the committee on constitutional amend ment, reporting to the. state senate to day, recommended favorable action on the amendment. The legislature has a "legal and moral right to act,", the report declared. In hibitory clauses in the state constitution are Invalidated by the United States constitution, it states. ; ! i i NI KFRAUK IJJKVITABLE j j The report expressed the view that suf frage is at hand and may be delayed but cannot be defeated.':,: -.. . ,-..' -';,-.'v it ti:; ! The minority report was tabled i when an effort -was made to adopt' it. : The vote was 2 to iO.rjnM, When , the suffrage resolution ft! waa't" brought up for passage a point of order wss made by Senator McFarland. -; : i The chair overruled , the point and an appeal vii taken.: . ' ', v - ; The senate sustained the ruling ; of the speaker. -'The vote was 27' to a. : It .was another victory for suffrage. NORTH CAIlOIilNA SEXATE ! i , COMMITTEE IS FAVORABLE Kaleigh. N. C,, Aug. 13. (I. N. S.) The senate : committee on constitutional amendments of the North, Carolina legis lature today voted 7 to 1 in favor of ratifying the Anthony amendment. The resolution will come up on the floor for its second reading today. i ' ! A ratification resolution was 'also in troduced in the house, but not voted on, by the committee. It will be taken up later, i ' , . , - : -' - 'PORTLAND HABIT' i : Outgrowing most of the charac teristics that have made it purely a local affair. Buyers week has de veloped in two years into an event of national importance through i which Portland is constantly enter- : ing new trading fields. With Friday the last day for registra tion, the lists are practically complete. i The number of visitors has fulfilled ex pectations, while the scope of territory i represented by the buyers far exceeds : anticipation. -: Thirteen.; states, two provinces of Canada and Alaska are represented by merchants. States represented are Ore gon. Washington, Idaho, California, Ne vada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colo rado, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Mis The greatest distance traveled by any merchant coming to the gathering was about 2500 miles. This ' jdurneyl, was made by W. A. Melstla. president jof the Melstia Sea Food company of St. Louis, Mo., who registered at Buyers Week headquarters . in the Oregon building Thursday evening. , Some of the committeemen were In- (Concluded on Pua Two, Column On) BUYERS LEARNING Man Takes Poison; : Due to Despondency i R. Merry weather, 36, reported to have tt. m bichloride of mercury at his room I at the Grand hotel in Third street, some time last week, was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital Thursday afternoon. : His condition is said to be critical. ?!!I-TtaULr.,, an Englishman. He I said that he had no friends or relaltives i and became very despondent ; Reception Planned on Dr. Lovejoy's -Return i Word Friday morning from Dr. Bother Pohl Love joy, en route home from New r York to enter Into her- campaign as i Democratic nominee for congress, pres ages her arrival here at 7 :45 p. m. Sun i day, aboard a Great Northern train. , I Possibility of a public reception, planned t by her local medical colleagues, is being w considered. , v " - West Broke Die Which Moulded Man Lille Taylor, Admirer Writes I "The west wiU never product an- other Til Tayior," said George L. Hrsman.. former Umatilla, county grain man, as hie brought his check for the Til Taylor Memorial fund to The Journal Friday morning. JI knew him," the veteranj mused, "for m6re than 30 years. WTieii I came to Pendleton, Til Taylor was a very young man. But he was always as fine and square a man as God ever permitted to a raw preatn. ! ,. j"He. was a natural born detective. He ws a terror to evil-doers. iThe hardest tiling a lawbreaker had to do was to get away from Til Taylor.- But: he was con sideration itself to his prisoners. I've known him to bring a prisoner hundreds of miles by train, but only he and, his prisoner knew it,- He would take him irtto the dining car and they would eat iqgeiner ; witnouti sign or handcuff or gVn- ! I :- iJ-M ' !,-.; 'Sheriff Jil Taylor could hive killed Mart land he would i have been praised for it.) But he treated Hart like a white man and Hart is a skunk.: ."The memorial ito-Tir Taylor ought to be a fine one. A finer man never lived." jMayor George li. Baker's 'contribution of $100 to the Til Taylor Memorial fund was recorded Friday. The mayor' is actively cooperating with W. L. Thomp son, vice president of the First National bank, and chairman of the Til Taylor Memorial committee for Umatilla county. , ' i ;j j ; : Another appreciated contribution came fnorn. Charles W Evans of Wendlirig, Or., who wrote : !l . j l"Enclosed is a teontribution to the Til Taylor Memorial fund from a former newspaper man, but now a Booth-Kelly lumberjack.: In 1904-5. while a reporter OB the Pendleton Tribune, I became quite well acquainted with Til Taylor and I wtould consider myself derelict to my opportunity if I Should be unrepresented In the memorial in his honor." jThe testimony 1 from many sources is that those who knew the slain sheriff of Umatilla respected and admired him and are eager to: honor his memory. FRENCH PRESIDENT LIKELY TO RESIGN i By Henry Wood i . . 1" Paris. Aug. la. U. P.) Resig nation 'of President peschanel is im minent as a result of .France's, new and aggressive janti-Bolshevik poiicy and the consequent diplomatic mis understanding 1 with Great Britain, It was reported today in high, polit ijcal . circles, in such anj event, it was considered likely that Premier Millerand would I be elected presi dent, and M. Brland appointed pre mier. -j - - j r ; ' j ! The press today generally declared rec ognition of Wrangel's anti-Bolshevik government by France was a mere in cident in the gradual divergence be tween the Russian policies of France and Great Britain. This divergence has ex isted for months, the newspapers said. nd has reached a point where Immediate recognition of the lentente cordial on a new and solid basis is necessary. Brit ain and. France! today were practically negotiating in an effort to smooth out tJhelr differences; with regard to Russia. The foreign office let it be known that the points under discussion were the soviet ipeace.: terms to Poland, which Britain advised -the Poles to accept and which France advised them to reject ; tihe French recognition of Wrangel and whether! it was justified ; and what is Co be done if the! Minsk' armistice parleys tail to: bring about cessation of hos tilities. j :; ,: j : Husband Is Beaten Up for "Made Attack .He on His Wife After submitting to a severe beating py an outraged citizen outside of his wwii uoorstep at 2 o'clock FYidav morn ing, Arthur Camp, 27, was arrested by Patrolmen Chuflchill and Miller on a Charge of disorderly conduct. Mrs. R. Foster, who Hvtes in the same house, at 363 East Third street, was the com plainant, j- !i L Camp's wife (sought protection with Mrs. Foster last night, saying that she vas afraid of her husband. At 2 a. m. he appeared at j the Foster apartments and demanded to see his wife. As Mrs. Foster refused o let him in he pushed her aside and taking Ms wife by the hair, the police say, he dragged her flown the: stairs. Here the passing stranger interfered and soundly thrashed Camp. : ( ' ' . i J ; Mrs. Foster notified the police, who took him to the Emergency hospital and later booked": him on the police blotter, i Earwig Ordinance Tabled j in Council j Mayor Causes Halt i't - : l ( ' ' " 1 : i ! : An ordinance introduced by the park bureau Friday morning at the meeting f the city council to appropriate 11000 to carry on the fight against earwigs, was "stepped on" by Mayor: Baker, j: As 'Deputy Auditor Grutse. read the ordinance the mayor raised his hand. I "Now let's stop right here, he cau tioned. I "The first thing we know we are going broke. The general fund is about exhausted.! Pve no doubt the cam paign is a worthy project, but we must Consider ; the rest of the city, too." t Park Superintendent Keyser cuid the work could be done for $500, Commis sioner Barbur informed the council. The ordinance was tabled until Commissioner Pier returns next week. ' i PONZI'S WIFE, i HIS COSTLY HOME I' V" ... ' - ' - 1 -t - FRANCE EXPLAINS STAND TO BRITAIN liondon, Aug. 13.4-(I. N. S.) -France, in an official note addressed to ! the British government and! re ceived here late today, declares that French recognition of General Wran gel's -anti-soviet regime does) not mean that France intends to aid Wrangel without first exchanging views with Britain, j j FRANCE BLAMES ijr.. S. FOR I ' ITS SUPPORT OF WRANGEL By Kewlon Cl Parke - Paris, Aug. 13. (I. n S.) The United States is held responsible by the French foreign officev for France's decision to recognize -the anti-Bolshevik' de facto Kovernment ofrenii Wrantel . , in Southern Russia, it was learned this evening. - y The French foreign (office in a: note sent to the French embassy at Washing ton for delivery to the State department today, points out that iit was the prin ciples formulated by the United States towards the soviet government at, Mos cow which led France tio recognize Gen eral Wrangel's government. 1 SITUATION BETWEEN FRANCE AND BRITAIN HELD EASIER London, Aug. 13. (Ul P.) Communi cations between Premier Lloyd George and Premier Millerand over the recog nitlon by France of Bolshevist government Wrangel's I antl were continuing this afternoon, it was learned in of ficial quarters. The government's im pression was the situation was easier, but that a week-end conference by the premiers may be necessary. PEACE PARLEY AT MINSK ! TO BE OPEN FOR PRESS London, Aug. 13. . (J. TC. S.) ':Press representatives will bei admitted to the Polish-Russd armistice parley, which is scheduled to begin at Minsk tomorrow, according to an official, announcement by the Polish government telegraphed from Warsaw today. i Portland May Be j Withdrawn From District of Seattle Objections which Portland ' has I made to the shipping board's! placing this city in a district of which Seattle will be the headquarters are receiving the attention or board otricials and lit is possible that an' order will be issued this week re placing this port in the California dis trict, according to messages received by the Chamber of Commerce from W. D, B. Dodson,' general manager of the' or ganization, Friday. ,H . f I Dodson urges that more Portlanders get behind the demand) that the port be placed in a different (district than its bitterest competitor Seattle. Numerous telegrams, were forwarded to Chairman Benson, urging immediate action Friday aTternoon. ' v t;-i : j . - H ; ' 7 - America's Note oiiA h Polish Situation Is 7 ' Given False Report Washington, Aug. lS.j (L N. &) The department of state has undertaken an investigation of the amazing and; mys terious, circulation throughout France of a false synopsis of thb American note on tle Polish situation ; which became current at least three days prior to the publication of the note itself in the United States. : ' j ; , -j,:; : - According to the-advance version cir culated in France, the United States had given the f Bolshevists1 of Russia . its moral support, 'starting a wave of anti American comment, the! effect of which, officials here fear, cannot be so easily removed. . i , i Pope Slightiy Hurt In Fall at Vatican London, - Aug. 13.- ft." N. , S.)-i-Pope Benedict XV was slightly Injured by slipping and falling-upon the floor at the Vatippm, said -a -Central News dis patch fr'Jn Rome this I afternoon. ) . - r. rf'-J? ,:. .4 .3 1 ....,, i. . . y. Charles Ponzi, his wife, Rosa, and their $100,000 home in Lexington. Mass., which the Ponzis bought with part of their newly acquired wealth. AKtfS ' W - fit " s.-teeMtfewi in-iMNxwav- :.aUiiMiMi " A ;VV - vav. w kfM x IT iljt ..SBeMBKVB?.- VSKftSS::SS.-f. .m.A..-jiiiun,mL u.ui nfT v ,? f"S tmXm A nutmmmmtm in 'lull WCOBnmflfVU&f" ' ff.i.' WW1IIM1 H. Jll. I ,n nwiwfci N,uli nnm...'.. Little Cox Girl Coming Out West Little Anna Cox ihas wrought con sternation in the "Jimmie" Cox household at Dayton,;, Ohio, where her daddie runs the Dayton News and is governor of the state, not to mention being Democratic nominee for presidency of the United States. The fact of the matter, as reported by Elton Watkins, .j proxy jmember of the notification committee and jtist re turned from the notification ceremonies, is that Anna is right in ttie midst of the - primordial pastime of teething, V The unhappy result is that Mrs. Cox will ot be able to come west with her husbgjjd when be starts his tour a trip that- probably will permit the Ohio gov ernor to witness the Pendleton Round- i :; .1;.. J7 "And when Cox comes to1 Oregon he will bring several surprises," Watklna declares. "First, he will shatter the general idea that he is a big man phy sically. 'I i ' 4i ' "Cox looks more like A. Bj Clark than anyone I can call to mind, and in stature he is almost a counterpart of Senator Chamberlain. He j has . a big nose but is, nevertheless, a , handsome man." For speech making he hasn't "a contemporary peer. He pounds out his facts after the Theodore Roosevelt fashion, and 'foregoes eloquence of the Bailey order for cold, hard; logic force fully presented." j One place where Governor Cox will shine-in the West will be among news papermen. There the candidate is at home. Watkins reports, an news writ ers may be assured a reception. "At the notification luncheon at Cox beautiful home the committee was about to be seated when Cox espied news Writ ers on the veranda.' 'Get in here, you fellows,' he called 'this house is big enough for all of us, And the newspa per men filed in to I take their seats at the table with the notification committee. (Concluded on Pitrf Two, Column Tarwi J1 , By William Jj. Mallabar London. Aug. 13. (L; N. S.) British organized . labor made it un mistakably ' clear 'today that it will oppose by "direct action" war on the Bolshevikl or a blockade of se viet Russia. f ji i At a boisterously enthusiastic meeting of the Iu.bor party a resolution was passed by acclamation announcing la bor's determination to force the with drawal of all British troops from Russia, declaring unequivocal opposition to Brit ish support of General Wrangel, whose anti-soviet regime in the Crimea has been officially recognized byi France, and urging - immediate .recognition of the Moscow government jl J. fi. Thomas, leader of the railway men, told the International Neva Service immediately after, the meeting that "if effective. the resolution will mean a challenge to the constitution1 of the coun try and revolution. He added;, ,---4 -l-i-f .'j!7'."' '". "' i "We are prepared to take the risk. Speeches violently denouncing France for her imperialistic policy were wildly applauded and when the resolution had been read all delegates jumped to their feet and for a full minute chanted "Aye ! Aye ! Adoption was followed by sing ing of the "Red Flag", the Russian rev olutionary hymn, i German Expprts Are Increasing Rapidly ' (By the United New) ? New York, Aug 13. German exports to Mexico now amount to . 20,000,000 marks a month in chemicals, toys.: op tical and medical goods, . Enrique Gon zales, Mexican consul general at Ham burg, declared upon his arrival here from Germany. A majority of the people In Germany want to work. Gonsales de clared,, and German exports are 20 times heavier than a year ago. n y Prevents Mother WOULD BLOCK1 WAR ON RUSSIAN SOVIET AND HIS SMILE m t ' ' v -fj "f if .xa: 1 . - ft 3 . 44 ' sSJv&teu' BOY RUNS STILLS; FATHER WATCHES Schooled in the business, of mak ing pifune whiskey, yet denied gen eral education, for three years. 18-year-old "Harold Wallace was ar rested at 711 Spokane avenue Thurs day night when federal agents found him personally operating two illicit liquor stills! Outside the house, while the lad made whiskey from prunes, the father, Abra ham Wallace, stood guard ; He did not note the approach of the raiding party. however, and was taken without dif ft culty. In the meantime the boy, fled through a Hide window and was about to gain the shelter of his home next door when iewas" taugh'-'"i'' ; :-. The elder Wallace owned and oper ated, through his son, three stills In. the residence at 711 Spokane a venue, devot ing the entire structure to distillery ac tivities; federal agents reported.: Next door he maintained his . residence with the son and an 18-year-old daughter, The still room, elaborately equipped but, like other parts of the house, very dirty, contained two stills in full opera tion when the agents arrived. In charge was the boy, who told the raiders he had not been in school for three years. In Other rooms were found 300 gallons of prune mash and 25 gallons of finished whiskey. ' Former violations of the prohibition law are recorded against the elder Wal lace, it is said. The boy probably will be remanded to the juvenile court. Roumanian Crown ; Prince May Arrive In Portland Monday " " . - . San Francisco, Aug. 13. I. N. S.) Crown Prince Carol of Roumania will leave tonight for the East via Portland and St. Paul to Chicago. From Chicago he will proceed to New. York. : Crown Prince Carol of Roumania. who arrived at San Francisco Thursday aboard ' the - steamer Korea Maru, will likely arrive in Portland Sunday morn? ing. , j.': ; 'it:. This report was received Friday by the passenger department of the Southern Pacific from -the San Francisco office. Local officers have wired for further in formation. -It is believed that the heir to the throne of the largest of the Balkan countries may be en route to Maryhlll. Wash, the estate of : Samuel Hill, near the town of Lyle. v . -;. ... He was met at San Francisco by Sam uel; Hill, f a personal friend. , and it is thought that he may be planning to re tire: from the public eye for a short time at ine mu estate. ' v ' " Well-Known Turfman Is Run Overj ay-Die Saratoga Springs,- N. Aug. 13.7kL N. S.) Green B. Morris, 86. one of the oldest turfmen of the country, who has perhaps won . and lost millions during his active career as owner of a racing stable, is in a - dying condition at the Saratoga hospital today. At the close of the races yesterday afternoon he was run over by a taxi cab. s. . Dynamite Explosion Damages Streetcar Denver, Colo.', Aug. ' 13. (U. . P.) A charge of dynamite on a car track here early this morning badly damaged a streetcar which struck the explosive. The car was operated by a strikebreaker crew. Cloudburst Drowns 13th, Jinx Chicago. Aug. ,13. (U. P.) A veritable cloudburst on the south side early today drowned the Friday thirteenth jinx. Fire which destroyed five dwellings was rap idly getting beyond control when a, tor rential raia.puL.out thf flames. - i RIVAL FIRM OF PONZI'S HITS ROCKS Crowd of Infuriated Investors ' Surrounds Office and Demands Life of President: Ponzi Is Surrendered by His Bondsmen. Boston, Mass., Aug;' 13.; Shortly after an infuriated mob of disap pointed investors had swarmed around the doors of the office of C. M. Brightwell. president of . the Old Colony Exchange company, a rival concern said to. have been modeled after those operated by : Charles Ponzi,-Ponzi himself surrendered to the . U.- S. marshal -at the federal building because , his bondsmen had recalled his bond of $35,000. However, the outstanding feature of the day in the developments surrounding these so-called get-rich-quick concerns was the-howling multitude which sur rounded - Brightwell's office,.; ordered closed earlier in 'the day by the district attorney. The crowd at first demanded return of its money, and when this was rot, ' forthcoming cries of "kill Bright well, lynch him !" went up all around. BKIdHTWELL HUDDLES IK TKKROR . The . crowd echoed the: cry and surged forward, battering at the doors - of - the building in Devonshire street. Bright well, huddled in his office in terror. telephoned for the police. : In the mean time a crowd of hundreds had .battered down the main doors and wrecked the palatial suite of the company. When the police arrived the crowd was beyond control, so Instead of trying to curb it, the police told, them to go. to the branch - office 'of the concern on Oliver street. The mob dashed to Oliver street Just as the office force there. warned by telephone, dashed-out of the building. '' .A badly frightened clerk and .two stenographers were stopped and ques tioned by the mob and then released. ' FURNITURE PUT IX STREET J ; Owners of the Devonshire building or dered Brightwell to vacate at once. He did not do it soon enough and the of fice furniture was put out on the street. Thousands of investors have been flocking . to the company's offices, ac cording to officials.. rightweil states that the company has thousands of dollars in banks in Europe and is going to do a tremendous busi ness in everything from a spool of thread to machinery. , Brightwell is a -farmer stock pro moter. ' He acknowledges that he was at one time president of the Langdon Oil & Gas company of Kansas. He said : . "There are still thousands upon thou sands to be .made in Europe In interna' tional coupons and stamps. There Is also much to be made in the purchase of municipal, water and similar bonds. We intend to make thousands for our clients in rough inese agencies. . - j P03fZI?S PARTXERS JfAMED Gughelmo Bertolotte of Parama,- Italy, and John S. Dondero of Medford today were named as partners of Ponzi in an involuntary petition in bankruptcy filed by three creditors. . The report of the audit of Ponzl'a books was expected to be made public today. Forecasts were that the report would show Ponzi had 40,000 customers ; that they 'invested" as high as J14.000.000 in his scheme ; that he repaid approxi mately $6,000,000 before the doors of the Hanover Trust company were closed and that he still owes the remainder. Ponzi declared today that he was happy because his girl wife still pro fessed her love and faith n him. Rose Ponzi, pretty, dark-eyed Italian girl, proved her love and faith by the simple statement: "He is my hus band." . ( SHE 8TILI, HAS FAITH She is happy , that the nerve trying strain of the past few weeks is over. Although she loved "the luxury their new found wealth afforded, she. said she would . toil long and faithfully to help her husband meet his obligations and she was confident he would pay all he owes. : ' ' - ' After his surrender to authorities yes terday, Ponzi rushed home to his wife. She was waiting for him on the lawn of their beautiful estate. The worry and : weariness that was shown on Ponzi's face disappeared as his wife slipped her arms about his neck and kissed him. . - r .' : Mrs. Ponxi then informed her husband that she married him with a full knowl edge of his prison record in Atlanta and Montreal. Gasoline Supply for . Portland Is Offered By Los Angeles Man - Approximately 400,000 gallons of motor fuel can be obtained from J. M. McLeod or Los Angeles' If any individual or firm in Portland or Oregon desires to purchase it, according to a message re ceived by the , Chamber of Commerce Friday. The message says : "If your city is abort of gasoline I can supply from one to 60 8000-galkm tank cars of 63 to 62 gravity kerosene blended with gasoline, at 29 cents f. o. b. Portland, subject to immediate ac ceptance. The marketer must be re sponsible. -1 have supplied numerous cities and towns in Washington and Oregon with the same product" : Roosevelt to Trail Roosevelt Out West Chicago, Aug. 13. (I. N. &) Republi-- can headq carters announced today that Theodore Roosevelt Jr. would .take .. the trail of the Democratic vice presidential candidate in his swing around the coun try. A plea for mobilization of former Bull Moosers will be made by both the Roosevelt. , Breeze. Tempers Heat That Sets Out Early in Day To Be Scorcher . , .... i - . - Hourly temperatures from 7 a. m. Friday 'were: 7 s00 . m. , . i . 3 7211200 norm H9 l2 i OS ci I i p. 0:00 a.m....... 7 2,i. tu, t0! ;30 p. n. II :00 . m. 85 i A brisk breeze Friday afternoon helped to temper the otherwise tor-, rid heat anil was probably responsi ble for one degree less of heat reg istered at -.-the .-'weather bureau than on Thursday afternoon. y At 1 o'clock the tern perature was 92 above, as compared with 93 at the same hour Thursday, and Acting Meteorologist (ii)lam expressed the 'opinion that the tentperature might miss the high point of 98 registered Thursday,' by several degrees, ';;;-:';;.- 1;.-. It was hot enough on Broadway Fri day afternoon to satisfy' the most ex acting heat lover, but the terrific stifling heaf wavea of Thursday r were missing. The breeze ' from , the' northwest, even when the day's heat was approaching the' maximum, was almost cooling. WARMER IJT 3IOR5lU From'Ji ujitil 7 o'clock Friday morning the temperature was almost stationary at 70 degrees. By 7 o'clock it was 72. At- 8 o'clock Friday morning It Was 73 above, as opmpared with 72 at the same hour Thiirsday.7 The lowest temperature of the past 24 hours occurred at 6 :10 this morning when . the thermometers at the yeather bureau registered 70. j - . Much of the heat of Thursday lingered in the air, setting the istage well for an other stiff heat period! Friday afternoon. The weather man holds out no promise of relief in the next 24 hours. ' Portland passed through- one ' of its few sweltering nights: Thursday. With the evening the breeze increased, but it did not seem to groy cool until early morning. , , . j .-7 : BROADWAY WAS HOT ,' r Broadway was like j a furnace Thurs day afternoon. Thermometers placed in the sun glare registered over 110. The temperature of 98 at o'clock was the hottest ever recorded here in August. On four previous occasions temperatures of 97 have been recorded, on August 22, 1891. August 3. 1898, August 10, 1902, and Aupust 28, 1915. -... :. j '. . - . The hi iciest temperature 'Portland has ever had was 102 degrees. It has many timea been hotter tharf 98; In July, 1891. it was 102 on two occasions, and In July, 1907, that mark was also touched. FLASH ADMITS HE POISONED HIS WIFE San Diego, - Cal Aug. 13. (I. N. S.) T. F. Flash today confessed the murder of his wife recovered a month whose body was ago from a shal- low, grave in the San Diego river Flash broke down oday following his recovery from the gruelling cross-examination he has been subjected to since his arrest, and told j the police he had given i his .wife: a poison capsule. He further confessed that he induced Mrs. Flash to. take the capsule, which con tained strychnine. , . He prepared the poison dose aboard the U. S. 8. Prairie, where he was a chief pharmacist's mate. Standard Oil Stock To Be Trebled; 200 Per Cent Profits Due A; i 4 3few York. Aug. 13j (L N. S.) A spe cial meeting of stockholders of the Standard Oil Company of New Tork will be" held September 1 to vote approval of an increase in the capital stock from 175.000,000 j to 3225,000,000. it was offi cially announced today, ' ; If this measure is ratified' as expected, the additional stock' capital voted will be distributed as a dividend, it was stated. . - - . . - j . ' : This would mean a "profits" distribu tion of 200: per cent. ! Some Fly, Some Motor, Others Walk, but All Oregon Now Revels In the . It's a pleasure for ! The Sunday jour nal to serve, hence a group of illustrated features, that will be refreshing mid summer reading, will be included next Sunday, 1 , ' '-- . "Through the;TBIrdmans Eyes" Ma the capticyi of an engaging illustrated arti- bio in d ujiu. m nuurnu magazine, that details what has been done in and near Portland in aerial navigation in re cent months. Fred Lockley, too. has an article descriptive of an afternoon's ex perience this week that took him to Sea side and return by the air route. The lure of the out of doors is upon us.' This inviting subject is reflected in the eoricludnig article of Miss Henrietta McKaughan's narrative of the remark able 16-day hiking trip which she made alone through the Olympic national for est- A special Illustrated article relates the fun the Boy Scouts are having In their camp on the Sandy river. A cor respondent;, has "forwarded some inter esting photographs of the Mazamas. who are concluding their annual encamp ment which this year; was situated near Mount Baker. For the motorist the fea-. ture article in next Sunday's automotive section? has to do with a Journal scout tour to Newport. j , - SOCTHWBSTERX OJREGOV And, speaking of motoring. Senator Chamberlain is jogging over the state In a dependable Ford, accompanied by Ralph Watson of The Journal staff and a. driver. - In an illustrated article Mr. CAPITAL OF POLES ierce Battle Raging With Red Troops Pounding Near Gates; Nearby Cities Fall in Des perate FigJiting; Poles Retreat. Warsaw, Aug. 12. (Via London, Aug. 13.) (1. N. S.) A violent bat- le on which the fate of Warsaw de pends, is raging over a 100-mile front northwest and north of. this city. Terrific hand-to-hand fighting. Is In progress. S The Poles are retreating- all along the left flank. A slate of siege has been pro- claimed in. Warsaw. ' J The Russians are reported to have .captured Pultusk, 26 miles north of Warsaw. . RAILWAY IS 8TJ It RENDERED The, Polish defenders of Milvaon the Warsaw-Dantzig railway, have surrendered without fighting. The city was surrounded by lied cav alry and the Poles could make no defense. " Russian -detachments that outflanked the left wing of the Polish army north' west of Warsaw are advancing toward Plock on the Vistula river. ' Masses of Russian reinforcements were throw Into the encasement on the northern front in a desperate ef fort to break through. Two thousand fresh Polish cavalrymen are being rushed up to the front to attempt to stem the Red onrush. SEW AKMY BEING FORMED A"new Polish army is being organUed at Posen. : i The government is anxious over the situation, but, has announced if will re main in the capital to the very lat. t ( Concluded on !' Two, Column Three) EXPRESS RATES GO UP 12.5 PEP, CEI! Washington, Aug. 13. (I. N. S.) The interstate commerce commission today authorized an Increase of 12.5 per cent on present express rates. Great Victory for Missouri Democrats, i Predicted by Long I New York. Aug. 13. fT. N. R) Breckenridge Long, Democf aTflc, nominre for United States senator In Missouri, today declared the Oemocrata would sweep Missouri this fail, electing an entire state ticket and rolling up a big majority for the national ticket. 'Missouri 1b heartily in favor, of the League of Nations," he said. "There is no doubt about Missouri. She will show the country she is Democratic throng') and through." Armenians and Soviet Come to Agreement j London, Aug. 13. (1. N. S Russia has effected an armistice and prelimi nary peace agreement with Armenia, the Russian ! soviet announced today. The information was received In the same radlorram that ..,nMi .v.- soviet war. office communique. j GEO Glorious Out of Doors Watson describes the Industrious com munities of Southwestern Oesron, Includ ing Brookings, Gold Beach, port Orforrl and Bandon. These communities are doing business, as usual, airl the rest of the state will be enlightenedf by Mr. Wat son's observations, i I Then there are the beach s and Inland resorts, each a mecca fori its juota of city folk these torrid days. The Sunday Journal's resort columns are compre hensive chronicles of those who come and go. T"o get back home, space will te found In next Sunday's Journal for a variety of illustrated material having to do with Portland and vicinity, Kdward L. Wells of the United States weather bureau re lates the special services that the bu reau performs for the public. Illustra tions will show why 31 North Portland industries are united in a determined effort for a deeper channel. . CONSIDER THE EABWIU 'And, there is the earwig. A rcsourco ful reporter and. photographer have traced this animal pest to his Very yair, and have Joined forces to expose his rav ages in Walnut Park and toTiseuss th best measures for his extermination. 7 : The Sunday. Journal comic, lh fun niest of them all, is bound to make you laugh. The Sunday Journal, first in .es. reviews, features and fun. Is sold l:r & cents the copy everywhere.