THE - OREGON " DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, OREGON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER , 6, 1920.
L
TO AS POSSIBLE
, By itobert J. Bender
United Nwb Staff Corraaponecat
Washington, Nov. $ The Demo
cratic party, stunned by Tuesday's
terrlfio drubbing, Is groping tor a
leadership which will put It on Its
feet again. W. J. Bryan has mani
fested every - evidence , of seeking
control.. His efforts win :. be en
thusiastically opposed by those ele
ments of the party dominated by
the Wilson and Cox. leaders.
' Who will be named td direct the des
tinies of the party during the next few
years is the leading , question among
politicians generally. More and more,'
among Democrats, one hears the sug
gestion that Joseph P. Tumulty, secre
tary .to President Wilson 'during his
eight years in the White House, should
be tendered the honor. Tumulty prob
ably would accept the work if It were
tendered him. He has made no plans
for the future, but his friends believe
that Tumulty's main objective now is
organisation of the Democratic national
committee on such a militant basis as
will enable the party to cope more suc
cessfully with the Republicans in forth
coming elections. :
WHITE'S WOEK PRAISED "
There is no . criticism in administra
tion quarters of the work done by the
campaign committee under the leader
ship of Chairman George White. There
Is more of a tendency to deplore the
fact that the national committee under
Homer Cummlngs' leadership did not
assume an aggressive attitude two years
ago when the Republicans began their
well organised and systematic assault
on the Wilson rule. v .
It is admitted that Chairman Wtll
Hays of the Republican national com
mittee has tendered a few lessons in
effective campaigning, and even as Hays
began immediately after the defeat of
the Republicans in 191 to effect har
mony In the Republican camp, so Demo
rratlo leaders intimately In touch with
President Wilson believe that the Demo
crats should begin reorganising at once,
not only for 1924, but even for the con
gressional elections In 1922.' when the
first reaction to the new Harding regime
will be manifested, ,
M'ADOO AKD COX ;
Tumulty has taken a Very active part
in the recent campaign'.1 He certainly
would be acceptable to the Wilson wing
of the party as the national committee's
. leader and might be expected to receive
approval of the Cox group. At the pres-
ent time there are only two men mentioned-
as- strong Democratio candidates
in 1924 W.0, MeAdoo and Cox.
That the friends of both will begin
. work immediately designed to bring
them before Che electorate as the logical
opponents of the Republican candidate
four years hence -already is Indicated,
Both sre 'shrewd politicians and for
that reason It is assumed that both
would counsel ! the Immediate construc
tion Of an -organisation designed to get
the Democratic cause before the people
In more vigorous fashion than It has
been set forth In the last few years. ,
WILSON HOT TO QUIT
President Wilson. hlle already , vir
tually out of political life, will continue
his fight for a League of. Nations. - Cox,
too, wtll go on with his fight on. this
ntieutlon.' aorordin to his telephone con
versation with the White House Thurs
day. , Tumulty is now and will continue
to be for a league .which will be the
starting point " of the . Democratic cam
paign starting at once. Bryan may
cause some trouble at first, but there j
, are no Democratic leaders who believe
- that after a few months Bryan's voice
- will amount to much. Certainly not to
the point of domination, within the
v ranks. . ; i i j,.-" .
- Nevertheless the fight for control of
the party between Bryan on the one side
and the Wilson-Cox forces on the other
promises to lend many entertaining fea
;, tures to the . forthcoming political
, variety show. : .
GOING TO WASHINGTON
- Retirement of President Wilson would
appear to leave Bryan or Cox Jhe only
outstanding national leaders of the
party. But. Wilson, both personally and
through Tumulty, may be expected to
combat - Bryan's leadership. -
Bryanla coming to Washington to
spend the winter for the first time since
he left the state department and severed
diplomatic relations with the president.
He .will therefore be at the center of
things political and at the beet strategic
point to disseminate his views as a
party leader. Wilson, however, will also
be in Washington, and it may be as
sumed will not yemam sllentl1 With
- these Jwo figures t their best., it might
be expected that Democratic news will
not go begging during the coming winter.
Bryan has .carefully trained for his con
test for leadership after remaining sig
nificantly sient on the subject- of Cox
candidacy -during the campaign. , He
iirst lata the foundation for it when he
uttered what was obviously designed to
oe a pointed statement as to his election
vote. He announced with a considerable
flourish that he toad supported "the Dem
ocratio ticket straight" This course es-
. tablished him as a strict narty- man and
destroyed at least one weanon of those
who might have brought up charges of
. vmxvr lrreruianiy m attempting to com-
pai urn i or party control. .
Trophy' Offered in -
Pfuit Judging Event
Oregon Agricultural College.'Corvallis,
Nov.' a. A silver , loving cup will be
presented by Dean A. B. Cordley of the
hchool of agriculture for the student
,, fruit judging contest at the annual hor
ticulture show, which closes Saturday
night. 'Cash prises of $10, 17, $5 and IJ
are also offered. The name of the wn
. ner of first place will be engraved upon
the cup.
GENERAL
MArGER
Well - established Portland manu
ficturini; concern-, requires the
services of a ; competent . General
Manager. Must be. capable of tak
ing entire charge. , Output of plant
sold In advance;.-'. If you ;can qual
ify and. can 'invest from tSaoo to
SlS.obo in cash, you cannot. afford
to overlook this opportunity. Cor
respondence strictly confidential.
Address No. M-63I, Journal. :? ,k
II JY
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LEADER OF PARTY
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Lady Lobbyists at
Washington to Ask
For Smoking Koom
By Mildred Morris A' ' '
Washington, Nov. . (L N. 8.h
As one of her first official acts. Miss
Alice' Robertson, elected to congress
from Oklahoma, will be asked to de
mand a smoking room in the capitol
for - lady lobbyists, according to
Mrs. Dorothy Earle of Detroit, Miclu,
a young woman of social prominence
where, who waa active in the suffrage
movement.
Mrs. Earle announced today that
a deputation of women -will call on
the new "lady from Oklahoma" on
her arrival in Washington to "talk
it over.';i';e' ;.-;'.;.:) ;
.:. She also declared that the women
will agitate to have Miss Robert
son appointed chairman of the house
sub-committee which has charge of
the house restaurant.
The congresswoman-elect la said to
have won the men's support In her
campaign by the delectable food she
served in her restaurant irt Musko
gee,: and Mrs. Earle pointed out to
day "the wonderful opportunity she
would have as head of the house
lunch room to influence antagonistic
congressmen "through their stom
achs" to vote for legislation asked
by the women.
AMERICAN WHEAT
25 CENTS A BUSHEL
: Chicago, Nov. ; t. -Julius Barnes,
who as president of the United States
Grain corporation during ; the : war
directed distribution of the nation's
grains to!4 the marketing commit
tee of . the American Farm Bureau
Federation . Friday that the wheat
producer "has escap.d the full ef
fect of deflation,
.Crop production is but an estimate
and subject to the usual human errors,
he said,' "and 'influenced by the opinion
and convictions of many buyers.. The
current price should be the free meet
ing point of such individual judgment
and opinion as being the fairest . inter
pretation of supply and demand influ
ences. .;. ' ' . . :
' "Really, cost ' of production is not a
determining factor. In the long run it
must exercise its .influences, for a pro
longer pedlod of unremunerative effort
will naturally reduce the acreage and
thus reduce supply. To look on cost of
production Of a single country and, as has
been sometimes srgued, even one section
of a single country, as a solely dominant
influence in the world price, would be a
most superficial consideration (of the
play, of forces, that determine a price
level. j-A-v ... -;-.. u ; .-
.- "There has- been much . advice to the
grower to hold back wheat for a, certain
definitely expressed price per bushel.
But who has told the farmers that a
chief overseas consumer had by reckless
buying - anticipated half a year's con
sumptive requirements, and that this
consumer, today, . approaching now , the
shipping time of the: new crops of Aus
tralia, Argentina and India, . la making
purchases from responsible government
sellers at a price delivered abroad at 25
cents per bushel under the present Amer
ican and -Canadian prices?"
Umatilla Connty :
Llection Results
- Tabulated in Full
V Pendleton, . Or.,- 'Nov. 6. Complete
returns from the 64 : precincts in
Umatilla county for representative.
Twenty-second district, give C. Tffi.. Wood
son 4999; representative. Twenty-third
district. & A. Miller 4312, Frank Sloan
2992. Manuel Ftiedly 2717, J. C. LieuaTien
2881. Miller and Sloan, .Republicans,
were elected. :-s-':;;- i. ; ;
Complete returns on all county . of
ficers show: District attorney. Keater
(Rep. 4253, S. A. Newberry (Dem.)
8277 i county judge, R, Savior (Dem.)
3175, I. M. Schannep (Rep.) 4305; county
commtssiener, a. E. ; Anderson (Dem.)
31ZB, K. i;. Bean (Rep.) 4044: sheriff.
Zoe Houser (RcpJ , 1589, ' Jake Marin
(Ind.) 1154, W. R. Taylor (Dem.) J352'.
county cleric R. T. Brown (Rep.) 8282 ;
recorder, B. S- Burroughs (Rep.) 6284 ;
assessor, R. O. Hawks: (Rep.) 6828 ;
school superintendent, W. . W. Green
(Dem.) 4281, "Clara Partridge Stone
(Rep.) 3261 surveyor. Aubrey E. Perry
(Rep) 6500; treasurer, Grace Gilliam
(Rep.) 4421; Umatilla, county herd law.
yes 4490, no 2182.
vj- .i . "I 1 'i i' :
Valuable Records
M)f Years of Work
-1 Stolent at Station
Two suitcases filled with "coyote poi
soning formulas and records of numer
ous investigations, together with a small
typewriter, were stolen from 8. EL Piper,
poison expert of the United States bio
logical survey at the Union station a
few days ago as the scientist was buying
his ticket for Sacramento.
The "tall, lanky,- dark individual ; of
about 25 or 30 years of age," whom
Piper suspects of walkmg off with the
baggage which he had -placed on the
floor while he bought nls ticket, evi
dently waa disappointed with the con
tehts, for the following day one of the
suitcases was returned to the office of
the biological survey in the Postof flee
uuuuing- uy a man wno naa louna n in
. -1 1 .3 ; . ..... . . -
suiuvan s gulch. -.
"The other suitcase and the typewriter
are still missing. In the suitcase were
results of years of work -by Pirwr. wlm
has been spending all his time working
on coyote poison formulas. He had re
cently returned from a trln in Fjmtem
Oregon and Idaho,' where, with Stanley
Jewett, he had been ezDrlnuntlir with
different poisons. Results of these ex
periments are lost if the property is not
Chill JICU,
Manufacturer Shot
David Pollark- fcrft iM.n M .a.
. ' v l S.I1SJ USD"
KOfiR vHrereul tanrniunv ss4Tk irnak nru
was shot and probably fatally wounded
wuay oy one ot two motor band
ts
who- neia tip nis taxi en route' te
Union station here
the
UNDERSOLD ABROAD
POSSESSION OF :
HENRY BUILDING
SOUGHT IN SUIT
Foreclosure proceedings for the
possession of the Henry building at
the southwest corner of Fourth and
Oak streets, were commenced this
morning in the United; States dis
trict court when Attorneys Cake &
Cake and L. A. Llijequist, . repre
senting t the Travelers - Insurance
company of Hartford, Conn., filed a
bill of foreclosure and suit in equity
for the satisfaction of a loan of
$180,000. I
Defendants named in the suit are
Charles,. K. Henry of Los Angeles, and
Eugena Henry, his wife; jT. J. Seufert
and his wife, Mary A. Seufert; Robert
N, Stanfield , and Ines H. Stanfield:
Ferdinand K. Reed and Jane Dee Reed,
his wife. The complaint states the de
fendants failed to make a payment of
$25,000. due on April 19.-1920. The In
surance company also asks for the sum
of $15,000 as attorneys fees. '
According to the papers nlea m tne
federal court Henry and his wife bor
rowed $160,000 from the Travelers Insur
ance company on April 19, 1918, giving
as security a leln on the Henry build
ing, described as lota 1 and 2, block 65,
city of Portland. This note became due
April 19, 1918. and Seufert. who had in
the ' meantime purchased j the property
from Henry, had time extended for a
five-year period with the understanding
that $25,000 would be paid on April 19,
1920. 4 - ; j I
In taking over the building Seufert
gave a second mortgage nor siuv.yuu io
Henry, to be satisfied in? April of this
year. Because of war conditions Sue-
fert was unable to meet: tne payment
and ' tSanfield purchased! the second
mortgage from Henry for a considera
tion reported to have been $65,000. Stan
field took, possession of the property In
June and about- two months ago it was
reported that he had disposed of his
interest to Ferdinand Reed.
ThHenry building was erected In
1919. It is a' six-story brick structure,
lOOxlOO1 feet in ground area. ! Following
the purchase of the property by Stan
field extensive improvements were made
on the interior. Attorneys for the Insur
ance company ask that the payment of
$25,000 ; be made Immediately or that
the property be sold tol satisfy - their
mortgage. ; . If ' foreclosure of the mort
gage is found necessary j the' company
asks $16,000 additional ias attorneys
feeS. :-,r . ! '
12-YEAR-OLD
A 12-year-old girl was : attacked
and brutally treated by a man late
Friday afternoon at the foot of
Umatilla avenue; - between .the -Oregon
City car tracks and the , river,
according to at report made to the
police this; morning'.1' ! - "
The girl was thrown; down and
dragged into the brti6hi Poltee of
ficers have obtained a jrood Uoscrip-
tion of the man. i
Thurston County
Returns uarlyon
To State
Senate
Olympla. 'Wash., NOv. 6. Complete
returns for Thurston county give : State
senator, Carlyon , (Rep.); 3905;. Don
nelly : (Farmer-Labor), i 2394. State
representatives (two), Hubbard (Rep.),
4084;. j aspinwall (Rep.); 4162; Nu
gent (Dem.), 811; Puckett - (Farmer-
Labor), : 2240; Young (Farmer-Labor).
2257 Sheriff, Hoage (Rep.), 4025 ; Davis
Dem.), 1030 s Wiley (Farmer-Labor),
2091.'. County clerk. Holmes (Rep.), 4178 ;
King (Farmer-Labor), 2238. . County
auditor, Lewis (Rep.),;. 4283; Carr
(Farmer-Labor), 2225. County treasurer,
Salter (Rep.), 4283 ; Mosheir (Farmer-
Labor), 2191. Prosecuting' attorney, Ful-
lerton j (Rep.), ; 4107 ; 3 Sawyer (Dem.),
1199. ! Assessor. Gaston : (Rep.), 4032 ;
Pinger (Farmer-Labor), ! 2808. County
school t superintendent, Carroll (Rep.),
4227 ; Sylvester (Farmer-Labor), 2232.
County engineer, : Weir i (Rep.), 3988 i
Ouellette (Dem.). -1387. 'Coroner, Par
low (Rep.), 4288; Hedson (Farmer
Labor) 2078. Commissioner, third dis
trict, . Neylon (Rep.), 8940 : Barnes
(Farmer-Labor), 2376. i Commissioner,
first district," Rwe (Rep.), 8875 ; Mot
tinger (Dem.), 1283. - Superior judges
(two). Of Mason and Thurston counties.
Wright, 3562 : Wilson.' 3536 ; Sturdevant,
883; Rettig. 854. . ; '
Non-Partisans Say
They Have Majority
In N. Dakota Vote
Fargo, 'X. D., Nov. .-.(U. P.) Non
partisans today refused to agree with
reports that they had lost a majority
in the state legislature. Both sides to
day were claiming a majority of one
in. the senate. The Non-partisans claim
ed a majority of two -in the house with.
lu aououui. uiaepenaenis - ciaimea a
tk.A. ( n V ln... 1 .
1IK :null-Hf UHUB pHLTKnUJr eiOCXCO:
T .! . .1 1
their entire state ticket with exception
of superintendent of public Instruction.
Governor Ftasier had a lead of only
1687 votes Over J. F. T. O'Connor In the
county today for governor, less than a
hundred small precincts being outstand
ing. '
Petrified Body of
Woman 01 Stone. Age
Found in Arizona
Phoenix. Aria. Nov. 6. (L N. S.)
Local Investigators have ; unearthed the
petrified body . of a woman of pre
historic ages in a mound: west of Phoe
nix.; The discovery, it was learned to
day, - waa made by J". W. Tucker and
his son, who undertook the excavation
of the mound. -.The-
body, which appears to be miner
alized, much like petrified wood, la that
of a woman about five feet In height,
with a wide forehead and high cheek
bones. With the body was ' found the
head of a stone image arid a number of
cruae implements 01 me eany stone
age. ; 1
BRUTE ASSAULTS
GIRL
Picture Choking
Fatal to Woman
I . Film Spectator
Jersey City, K. J.. Nov. . L N.
S.) While watching a screen'ac tress
being "choked to death by the vil
lain." at a moving picture show,
Mrs. Augusta Finck suddenly put
her hands to her own throat and
fell unconscious. She died a few
minutes later. "Mental suggestion,
said the doctors. ;
COX TAKES STAND
AGAINST SABOTAGE
. By Crated Kewt. : g
, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. t.On his
return to Columbue Friday, Governor
Coz issued his first and only state
ment since the election. -'
"For the first time in 10 years, the
Republican party is la complete control
of the legislative and executive branches
ot the national government, therefore
policy as to statute and administration
is with It Its task is no longer that
of the critic, but the constructor. It Is
my hope and firm belief that the De
mocracy of the nation will not, attempt
political sabotage. j'
- "The country has seen quite ' enough
of that. We are In the midst of emer
gency and the nation's every resource
should coordinate in i behalf, of things
that are helpful. So long as govern
ment exists, the principles of Thomas
Jefferson will be the center; about which
human hopes will gather.
"Talk of a new party is absurd. One
might as well discuss the destruction of
human emotions. As essential ,aj it has
been to the welfare of the country In
the past, the creed of ; Democracy is
more needed now than i ever, t because
recent events have made It distinctly
the American party, i
r I am . as proud as when the fight
started. I would not retrace a step
nor yield a single jot in principle. It
was a privilege to make the contest for
the right in the face of overwhelming
odds.
"There is a distinct difference between
defeat and surrender. : The flag of De
mocracy stOl flies as the symbol of
things more enduring than the passions
and resentments that come with the
aftermath of war." "
F
( Continued From. Pac On)
the manner which can bring no offense
to the present administration.
Senator Harding's vacation will be
devoted entirely to recreation purposes.
This he made emphatic today and he
put at rest all rumors that he Intends
to choose his cabinet while in Texas by
the. Issuance of statement from his
headuarters that "no consideration
would be given to a cabinet during bis
recreation period." r " "
SPEECHES ARE ASKED "
The Harding 'special is due to arrive
in St. Louis tonight, in San Antonio,
Texas, Sunday night, and in Browns
ville, Texas, on Monday morning,
whence the party will proceed by auto
mobile to Point Isabel. There will be
necessary stops en route, but the presi
dent-elect is not anxious to make any
speeches, although - there have been
many requests for rear platform
speeches en route to his vacation spot.
It is probable that the pressure will be
eo great that Senator Harding win be
torced to make "a few speeches and
probably ; several In Texas, for it is
known that he is greatly impressed by
tne support given him in Texas, particu
larly in San Antonio and Brownsville,
as well as Point Isabel, where he carried
more than 90 per cent of the vote.
Tarpon fishing, bathing and golf hold
the important places of the vacation
program, but it is probable that the
president-elect will find himself forced
to make some important utterances and
arrangements may be made for a meet
ing between the president-elect; of the
United States and the president-elect of
Mexico, at some point along the. Texas
noraer.
MRS. HAEDIJfG H050EED -
: Mrs. Harding, who is accompanying
the president-elect, was gratified today
when she received notification, that she
had been named an honorary member
of the 5 Dames ' of the . Loyal Legion,
membership in which - is composed of
wives, widows and daughters of Civil
war veterans. ' V;- -
Senators Frellnghuysen of New Jersey.
Hale of Maine, EUkins of West Virginia,
Harry M. Daugherty, pre-convention
Harding campaign manager ; Mr. and
Mrs. Edward McLean and other notables
are members of the party which is off
today for one month of sheer pleasure
and rest... ,
Home Town Folks
In Sullivan, Ind.,
To Fete Bill Hays
Sullivan, Ind., Nov. .(. N. S.)
"Bill Hays day" will be celebrated by
Democrats and Republicans alike here
the home town of thelepubllcan nation
al chairman- next Tuesday, when the
big little man ' who put Sullivan on
the map and under whose leadership the
O. O. P. achieved the greatest triumph
in American political history comes
home. Hays has been visiting the president-elect
at Marion and will arrive
here Tuesday afternoon, when a hilarious
Hoosier horaecoming will greet him.
Prominent Men of ,
Medford Indicted
Medford, Or, Nov. 6.T1B grand Jury
returned 27 more indictments . Saturday
against - William Johnson, president of
the Jacksonville bank, and seven John
Doe' Indictments against - seven promi
nent Medford men. The name of the
seven and charges against them were
Withheld. . :t
Extraction of Teeth '
Cures Insane Cases
Trenton. N. Nov.". (L N. S.
Dr. Henry A. Cotton, medical director
i of the Trenton state hospital, reported
1 today tnat two paUents had been cured
J of insanity by ifavins their teeth pulled.
FISHING
AND
SUR
BECKON
NEV
CHEF
ARMY'
WANTS TO KEEP
By John Grandenz
United Prai Staff CorreeporuUnt
Berlin, Nov, e.---NeIt:ier the Ber
lin government. nor the leaders of the
American forces now io the army
of occupation dong- the: RDhine ex
pect a, withdrawal before next sum
mer. ; And i except for the i feeling
that ' the cost ' of maintaining this
force is som what heavx, there
seems to be no direct desire to see
the t American soldiers leave the
country. 1
The German government is putting
forth a campaign for a reduction of
American troops because of the financial
burden so many men are placing upon
the country, but while the British and
French remain, the government would
not care to see a complete withdrawal.
Herr Simmons has advised the ways
and means committee of the reichstag
against actively pressing for measures
to carry the men out of the Rhlneland,
on the grounds that such action would
undoubtedly bring the nation into dif
ficulties.
It is reported from Coblens that the
American forces are now costing the
country 880,000 a day, or 6,500.000 marks.
Authorities at Coblens do not expect
Harding to decide upon the removal of
these men at least until after his in
auguration, end. refuse to believe re
ports, that President Wilson will re
move them. : ' j :
"We will remain here until summer,"
said American officers to the United
News. "We are wanted by the Ger
mans. The French want us. to stay.
They think we are a sort of protection,
even if only a corporal's1 guard remains.
And the men in the American corps are
anxious to stay here. They are de
lighted with their splendid Quarters and
the treatment here." j - ;, .
HARDING IS AFTER
FREE USE OF
L
( Cos tinned From Put Om)
against Britain as between foreign na
tions other than the United States or
whether the promise not to discriminate
included American, shipping. Some in
ternational lawyers argued that of
course America, as the owner and builder
Of the canal, had the right to do as
she pleased about tolls and ; that the.
discrimination did not apply i with re
spect to our own ships. Other author!
ties argued to the contrary. Senator
LJtige and Elihu Root, who also was
in the senate at the time, made eloquent
speeches, saying the law ought to be
repealed. Indeed, President Wilson found
Republican as well as Democratic sup
port in both houses of congress when
he declared that America could not at
ford to take, advantage of other nations
by insisting upon a selfish Interpretation
of an ambiguous article In any treaty.
WAR WAS SEATS
He also hinted at large and vital ques
tions of diplomacy when he said that the
law ought to be repealed and friendship
with Great Britain .maintained on ac
count of ' matters of far nearer and more
delicate .concern." Just what Wilson
meant by the .foregoing ' phrase waa
never . publfely explained, though it is
commonly supposed in Washington that
the president was playing for Britain's
friendship because of the delicate rela
tionship between Japan and the United
States over the California alien land
law. '
The world ' doesn't know how close
America and Japan came to war that
year and the friendship of Great Brit
ain with her powerful navy was
deemed extremely important to the Unit
ed States, especially- in view of the
Anglo-Iapanese offensive- and defensive
alliance. Similarly England bad an
anti-Japanese problem to meet in her
own Canadian and Australian dominions
and the wise diplomacy of the moment
seemed to be a firm hand of friendship
and a pooling of interests! between
America and Great Britain. . t t
The Irish-American and ; German
American societies fought : President
Wilson on the issue and rallied all their
friends In congress, but Wilson won out
and that part of the Panama canal act
exempting United States vessels from
the payment of tolls was repealed.
CONDITIONS CHANGED
Circumstances have, changed in some
extent since 1913. In the election just
closed millions of Americans of Irish
descent flocked to the Harding standard.
Aside from the fact, nowever, that the
new presto en is position nas pieasea
those in our population who are opposed
to everything English, the determination
of ; the controversy doesn't have' its
origin in that qnarter.
Homebody s influence urged the re
opening of the matter when the Repub
lican platform was written at Chicago
last June. Here is the pledge in that
platform ; "Amerlcaamerehant marine
shall pass through the Panama canal
without payment of tolls." Moreover,
the speech of , acceptance of Senator
Harding In Marion last Tuesday con
tained the following paragraph: .
1 I like that recommittal to thoughts ot
America first which pledges the Panama
canal, an American' creation, to the free
use of American shipping. It will add to
the American reawakening.
PACT WITH ENGLAND SEEDED
- Doesn't Senator Harding realize, it
will promptly be asked, that the relations
between Japan and tne United States
over the - California situation are still
strained and the Importance of an
Anglo-American understanding is as
great as ever? The answer is that the
president-elect expects to negotiate the
whole question in a friendly manner.
It might be advantageous to England to
have a definite understanding with the
United States on the question of naval
armament. .With Germany helpless, the
American navy alone stands as a pos
sible competitor. England needs every
cent of her budget for things other than
naval armament and she would, - it is
argued, save a great deal if she were
assured concerning tne -American naval
buDdlng program. That Is Just an Idea
which the president-elect is said to be
considering as a sort of quid pro quo
in the settlement of the Panama canal
tolls question. Also the Sues and other
British, waterways could be adjusted in
a Ibint discussion of the whole subject.
Senator Harding baa been impressed
with the necessity of securing ad
vantages for the - American merchant
marine and . the visit to the Panama
canal, is the beginning of a thorough
study of the 'entire subject by the next
president of the United States. What
Great Britain wiU do or say about it is
quite another question. : v 1; .. ,: :. -
' Belgian Strike Spreads
Brussels, Nov. "8. (I. N. S.) The Bel
gian coal strike is spreading. More than
55,000 miners are now idle
OCCUPATION
CANA
Black Cat Lures
Man of 85 Years i
To Instant Death
"Lawrenceburg, ; Ind Nov. .
(TC ,: N. S.) A black cat which
crossed the path of Frederick W.
Weesler was .the direct cause of the
man's death., . Mr. W easier, who was
85j had been in falling health sev
eral months. He objected to , the
black cat's serenade and when the
animal crossed his porch he kicked
viciously at the animal and missed.
Losing bis balance he fell from the
porch to a concrete walk, five feat
below and broke his neck. .
Multnomah county as a whole, i by
an' affirmative majority vote of
6153. has said that it favors - the
proposition to consolidate the pprt
of Portland and the . public dock
commission. 1 v r -; . : ;
The -city of Portland, by an affirma
tive majority of 4z? votes, haa said that
it favors the transfer ot the public dock
commission. Its properties and its juris
diction to the consolidated Port of Port
land commission. . ;
UPSTATE DEFEATS BILL j
The upstate vote, adverse to the de
cision of Multnomah on the port con
solidation program, has defeated' the
consolidation. , ; - - V j ;
The result of the election, however.
leaves the way clear for the legislature,
should it so desire, 40 grant authority
to the Port of Portland commission! to
carry out the consolidation program, jfor
the necessary authority to effect - (the
consolidation has been given to the City
authorities through the passage ef jthe
local measure.
Mayor Baker has been elected by a
clear plurality ot 26,888 first-, choice
votes,- the first time that a , Portland
mayor has been put Into office by jthe
first chpice route since the .commission
charter has been in effect. i
Five out of seven of the city measures
have been carried and two defeated.
affirmative majorities having been given
to the five-year lighting contract; the
civil service ratification, the S-mill etax.
port-dock consolidation and progress
payment propositions, and negative ma
jorities against the soning ordinance and
the additional judge proposal. ; j
ZONIKG MEASURE LOST -
The vote on the soning ordinance was
the closest of all, the negative majority
registered against it being but 499 votes.
The detailed votes are as follows:!
Tflrrt.' Swmd.
Biker ............. 4 1.742 2.90T
Gordon ............ 14.S76 6.4A2
Richsrdt . -. 0,816 4.200
KelUher 8.804 8.974
TWrd.
1.445
2.113
4,fai
CITT COMMISSIONER
(Two to Be Elected
Minn ...........................
Barbur
Perkins ............... , ,
Ziegler
ZONING ORDINANCE
Yes
No
s
48.S37
20. 0X
7.808
80,332
80.131
Majority seiiiut
ADDITIONAL JUDGE
T ,
No .. 4, ...... i. .........
498
IS, 93
87.802
Majority aninst .... v. .......
18.8)64
82.19
No
Si 5,5.5 9
Majority tot 6.837
UlVUi BE. II VIC JC KATUTHJAT1UJI
Tet
No
32.H89
21.813
Majoritj for
11.048
85.251
26.4148
8 MILL TAX
Tes
No-
Majority for . . . . .
POHT DOCK
Tel,
No'l-v..
8.T83
1 J
CONSOLIDATIOK
80.876
26.097
........
Majority for
PROGRESS PAYMENTS
Tes
4.379
85.412
18.317
eta ...,
Majority for . . . . . . . .
17.898
State Chamber 1
Behind Movement tb
Prevent Duplication
To gllmlnate a duplication of eff oits
and to concentrate activities that have
to do with state development, the State
Chamber of: Commerce has Issued a call
for a meeting of prominent men jln
publio and private life of the state to
convene Tuesday morning at -10 o'clock
In the Oregon building, t i
The call was sent forth Friday even
ing and acceptances nad already been
received this morning from slxx. The
personnel of invited delegates follows:
Congressmen W. C Hawley, C N.
McArthur and N. J. Sinnott Governpr
Olcott, H: B- Van - Duser, president
Portland Chamber of Commerce; J. N.
Teal, member or U. S. shipping board ;
George H. Cecit district forester ; : Si
mon Benson, chairman state highway
commission; Fred C Buchtel, chairman
public service commission ; Whitney L.
Boise, president land settlement com
mission ; Mayor Baker. -Ruf us C Hol
man, county commissioner ; Marshall N.
Dana, presidenj presidents council ; H.
C. Huntington, president Presidents'
council; H. C. ' Huntington, president
Associated Industries of Oregon ; W.
F. McKenney, president jQregon State
Motor . association ; Jt- Fred Larsof,
president Foreign Commerce club j
Frank M. Warren, chairman Port of
Portland; C B. Morris, chairman Port
land dock commission ; N. U. Carpenter,
president Oregon Bankers' association;;
B. F. Stone, president. Port of Astoria;
L. E. Bean, representing smaller Pa
cific; ports; A. H. Powers, president
port of Coos Bay. 1 - i
3-Tunnel Project
Lost in Colorado;
Anti Lead of 3000
Denver, Colo., Nov (U. P.) Alt
most certain defeat of Colorado's trif
tunnel amendment was indicated today
on returns from all but 400 state pre
cincts. A lead of 8000 votes against the
proposition had been piled up.
The tri-tunnel amendment would prof
vide for the .construction of three tunr
nels through - the Continental divide la
Colorado. The tunnels were to be com
bined railway and highway thorough
fares and would save several hours in
transcontinental travel as well as open
up thousands of acreaa of farming land
to easy access. - . - i
- . Owns Franklin Penny
Roseburg, Nov. C. I Wlard at
Roseburg has a Franklin penny that has
been handed down in the Wlard family
through several generations. It bears
the date of, 1787. . j
byG5'vb1s
U. S. PROSECUTOR
FLAYS FEDERAL
AGENTS AT TRIAL
.The alleged scheme Of Portland
police officers to assist' yeggs and
others in disposing or stolen and al
tered War Savings .Stamps was ex
posed' to the! Jury in the federal
court ; this morning Pby Assistant
United States Attorney John Veatch.
"Have any of you! gentlemen ever
heard of ; any of r these yeggs who
robbed . Willamette valley banks being
arrested? Veatch asked the Jury. "Of
course not," he continued." "when the
police-are involved in j the scheme with
them and when government secret serv
ice men are trying to cover up the ac-,
tions of the police." ' -
U. S. AGEXTS SCO&ED
"Never before in government history.''
Veatch said, "have secret service men
throws down the government and taken
the side of the defense at the trial."
In his opening argument Veatch point
ed ont discrepancies in the trial, where
witnesses for the defense had contra
dicted each other. He also Informed the
trial jury that statements made before
the court and in the grand jury room did
not coincide. He also laid emphasis
on the claim of all defendants to their
innocense. and lack of knowledge that
the stamps had been stolen and altered.
In refutation of these claims he asked
the jury, "If these people were all so
innocent, why did they scurry for cover
as soon as Fred Peterson was arrested Tf
OWE SEBTI5G TUE
Peterson, an ex-vonvlct. Is now serv
ing time for hav4na stolen stamps in
his possesion." Beterson and Angello H.
Rossi, two of the six defendants in the
case, did not take the stand. Rossi is
said by Veatch to have- purchased. the
stamps from Peterson, ci
At the conclusion of veatch s argu
ment an attorney for the defense made
a bitter attack upon the press, United
.States atorney's off ice, . secret service
and department of justice ' agents. He
charged the government with giving the
press information which could not be
proved on the witness stand and inti
mated that the reason was to influence
the minds of prospective Jurors! At the
conclusions of- this lawyer's argument
Judge Wolerton adjourned the hear
ing until t o'clock Monday. .; j
ARGUMENTS MONDAY
! The other atorneys are expxected to
give, their arguments Monday.',
Part of the time Friday was spent in
examining character witnesses for the
defendants. '' Several prominent citizens
apepared. Robert La Salle, former police
inspector, also took the stand and told
that he had not Intended to violate any
law while handling the stamps. He ad
mitted purchasing two lots from Rossi
and Belling them to George Randolph, a
broker, " but .denied knowledge of their
having been altered or stolen.
ROMANCE FLED ON DAY OF
MARRL4.GE, COMPLAINS WIFE
Romance fled from the ' married life
of Raymond. R, and Alt a M. Ruggles
the very day of their marriage, Decem
ber 27, 1919, and sordid avarice reared
its ugly head, according to the showing
made by Mrs. Ruggles in a divorce suit
filed Saturday. They parted less , than
a month after the were wed. : ' ,
-Mrs, Ruggles says she believed the
marriage was based on love and affec
tion, but that the very day of the cere
mony Ruggles assumed an attitude of
authority closely questioned her as to
her prospective property rights In the
event of the death of ber parents, cal
culated juat what ehe would receive and
even suggested what disposition he
would make of such property in the
event of the death of her parents. He
admitted to her, she says, that his mo
tive in marrying her was the hope of
securing such property.
Not satisfied with her marriage out
fit, he sent her back home to have her
family provide her more equipment, and
then she says she was forced to go to
work to earn mors. ; ,
SAM BERSTEIN APPOINTED
ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE
Sam Berstein was appointed by Pre-
sldinr Judze Taswell Saturday as the
administrator of the estate of the late
Sam . Berstein. blB brother, who died In
Southern California September 7. The
widow and five children are all In Raj
grod Polska. Poland, and it was repre
sented to the court that they are In des
titute circumstances and appealing for
aid, while the Berstein estate here con
sists of $$00 In bank and a number of
Liberty bonds. - In order to hasten the
process of giving aid to the family the
appointment of appraisers was waived.
New Articles. Filed
A capitalisation of 875,000 Is an-
Spoonful
their delicate, rich corn:
flavor pleises ar(i keeps
j on pleasing. And their
crisp, :ftill-bcMlied tdture
fully satisfies.
Nabualljr, then,
Post TosLSties are the most
. popular of .all corn flakes.
GET IHEU AT TOUR GROCER
Posttxm Cereal Compariy, Ixxa,
Battle Creek. Michigan.
rtounced by the Oregon-Nacogdocheo Oil
ft Oas company, filing -4ts articles of
Incorporation, . Friday with the Multno-
mah county clerk. Portland Is the prin-
clpal place of business and . the Incor
porators are A. E. Kenworthy, R. W.r
Cahill. W. a Worden, A. D, Kesworthy
and Marie L. Graham, all of PorUand, ;
ELLEX E. GEARY WILTj LEAVES :
MOXEY TO RELIGIOUS BODIES
' In addition to making bequests to va
rious relatives. Including five nephews,
a niece, and two grand-nieces, the will
of Ellen E. Geary, who died at Salem, '
October S5, provides, bequests of $200
to the church, extension commission ot -the
Portland presbytery. $200 to the K
board of foreign missions of the Pres
byterian church, and $100 to the board""
of trustees - of Albany college at Al
bany, Or. The estate consists of notes,
tocks and securities valued, at SDDroxi-
mateiy stuub and real estate In -Clatsop ,.
county of the approximate worth, of
11000. B.-P. Geary, a brother. Is named
as executor In the will, dated Januarv
10, 1919, and which was filed for pro
bate Saturday. '
WIFE GRANTED DIVORCE; '
CALLS MATE PREVARICATOR
Mrs. i Kdward Clyde does not believe
her husband, according to ber testi
mony before Presiding Judge Tsswell
when she was granted a divorce decree.
She sued - on the grounds of crueltv.1'
and told of having written to him when
he was in California, asking him to at -least
send her enough money to buy
a pair of shoes for their child or to
buy the shoes and send them. About
month later she cot a letter from
Clyde, she says, stating that he had
not written before as he "had been very
busy loading a' ship for China at Red "
Bluff. Cat," which Is some task, when
one recalls the geographical location of
that city. Two weeks later, she says,
she got another letter from Clyde, In '
which he stated that since last writing
her he had made -a trip to Hongkong
and return, and . she declared these
were simply samples of Clyde's ability
as a prevaricator. The judge granted
the degree and 850 a month alimony.
nUSBAND SEEKS DIVORCE:
GUARDIANSHIP RESENTED
One day after the probate depart
ment of the Multnomah county circuit .
court reversed its previous action In ap- .
pointing Mrs. Magnolia Griffith guard
Ian of her Hhsband,' Lysander Q. Grif
fith, on the ground that this court hss
no jurisdiction, a divorce suit was filed
Dy unrtirn. - .
He alleges that he has been trreatly -
humiliated and embarrassed by the ac
tion of his wife in declaring to the 1
court that he was an Incompetent and
seeking hie guardianship, and he says
Oils action was taken by her solely for
the purpose of getting possesion ot the '
compensation which he Is paid by the
government for Injuries received during
the war.
$4120 DAMAGES SOUGHT
FOLLOWING AUTO ACCIDENT
Chin Chow filed suit Friday , Swalnst
Alfred Freeksen and "John Doe" for
$4120 damages suffered by reason of
personal injuries and Injuries - to his
horse, wagon and harness when be was
run down by Freeksen's auto truck, Oc
tober 12, 1919, on Canyon road, near
Bertha
Ida Hensley, by A. M. Hensley.- her
guardian ad litem, filed suit - sgainst.
the Imperial laundry company for
$1000 for Injuries received when her
left hand was caught in rolls Into
which she was feeding collars and the
fourth tfngep. was so crushed that It
had to be amputated. '
WIFE'S COMPLAINT ALLEGES
, PERJURY AGAINST IIUSBAND
Lucy Gittus filed suit for divorce from
Charles Oittns Saturday, charging
cruelty. ' She says he admitted In the
presence of herself and her children thst
In a former divorce action he hsd com
mitted perjury, and she avers that he
has beaten her and the children, a girl
16, and a boy 14, until the neighbors
have sent for the police.
A default divorce decree was granitd
by Presiding Judge Taswell Saturday
to Esther Koehler from Arthur Koehler
for cruelty. They were married In Port
land August 27 of last year. -
i, , -Gets
Asks 17500
ChSrlea Geis, father of Herbert Oels.
aged 15, who lost his life August 20
when swimming in the Willamette river,
by being sucked into the Intake of the
power plant of -the Portland Railway.
Light A Power company, filed suit
against this company Saturday for 17500
for the death of the boy. i
: Divorce Mill j ,
Divorce suits filed: Flora M Hunts
man against Lafayette Huntsman, cru
elty; Gertrude. Palm against A. F.
Palm, .-cruelty j- Rose Qlebel against'
Frank Olebel, cruelty; Lysander
O. Griffith against Magnolia Griffith,
cruelty. . ' . I . '.. " .
Woman Sum Woman -Oregon
City. Nov. -Kate L. New
ton filed suit Friday for $165. alleged due
on a board bill, against Grace Agnes :
Hart,
or bowlful
1.