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CITY EDITION city edition: If AU Herm and f All Tram THE WEATHER Tonight and Tneaday, - fair and warmer, northeasterly wind. -; -Maximum temperature Sunday: ' Portland .. ..' New Orleans.:.. 19 Chicago . New Tors....... . Ixw Angeles..... M St. Paul. SX If All Here and If All True HIGH WATIT1S The : new "disease." that arrived with the perfection of the automobile. Is responsible for The Jour nal effort to report regularly on the condition of ever foot of roadway in the Oregon country. , t . . VOL. XX. NO. 155. "? Entered as Second Omm Matter PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5,: 1921. SIXTEEN PAGES." 1 PRICE TWO CENTS. ON TAtt AN twi (TAN. CUT. -omouk. roruaad. Crreaoa WIFE ADWIITS KILLING MME WITH HAMMER Chemawa Indian School Gardener Slain in Sleep Tragedy Fot- , lows Quarrel j Woman Js Held r to Await Grand Jury Action. Girl Walks In Her Sleep And Drowns - Seaside, Sept. 5. Morna McWain. aged 12, daughterf of Mr. and Mrs. Dougtes IL McWain, was drowned in Necanlcum river here alj 1 o'clock this morning'. The girl, with her mother, her uncles. H. K. MeWatn of Salem and D. L McWain of Portland, and her grandmother, Mr Mabel O. McWain, arrived Sunday by automobile from Portland.. The party camped, near; the banks of the river at Avenue and the girl Is thought to I I TaVCl AllOWefJ UVvf laDv HOITI h nvn walVsvl in Kjbi aiiavaari nltinarins Intn I the river. The body was' recovered at 5 Section of Highway; Total of v -juw;'. uj jt I nn vjfwiigfy avtiu uiiiixr I JA .. n J Dethridge after dragging the river a 0rU lYIIieS WOW neaClY I0r USe .!..- -. 1 i- .u..t.J I ' The father i in Kansas City, where the ASIOriatO Tn6 DalleS Paved. body will be taken. Salem, Sept. 6. The body of Andrew Wurtxburger, 45, lies in the morgue here; the head beaten to a bloody pulp from the blows of a blacksmith's heavy rivet ing hammer. ' His wife, Alma Louise Wurtaburger. 38, who admits to having wielded the deadly hammer, occupies a cell In the women's ward In the city Jail, According to the story told to Sheriff Bower by Mrs. Wurtaburger. the two had quarreled earlier in the night. At about 1 :J0 . o'clock she had arisen to prepare some medicine for asthma,' with which she was bothered. Wurtaburger, who was aroused by her movements. Inquired what she was doing and, when Informed that she was suffering from ' another attack of the asthma, had sneered at her and told her that he hoped it choked her to death, she said. This remark, she declared, coupled with a threat previously made by Wurtz- burger to the effect that she "would not live to see Monday's sun," waa more than she could stand. Going downstairs, she secured the heavy hammer and returned to the bedroom, where Wurtaburger had again fallen' asleep, and struck him in the head. , . ' , - "I hit Andrew with a hammer, and think he is dead," Mrs. .Wurtaburger told her daua-hter. Mrs. R, E. Derrick, 2256 , Laurel avenue, early Sunday , morning . She had walked in from Chemawa to the home of her daughter after .killing her husband. Accompanying her was her .nephew recently arrived from Arisona, (Concluded- on Pass Tbrs. Column One) NBOUHD TONNAGE TOO MANY ARE IDLE; PARADE ABANDONED i ' Salem, Sept. ; 5. With the opening of the Cape Horn section of the Columbia CEASE TOILS; SliABOR ; LEADERS CONFER ; AT ATLANTIC CITY American Federation of Labor who are attending a conference at the Thev are. left to rfeht. front row: Daniel : T. ITobin. treasurer : Tames . w . " W T - - ' A. r. of JU; rrank; MOmson, TVI EMBERS of the I ll seashore resort. secretary. Back row: Matthew Woll, eighth vice president; Frank Duffy, third vice president; Wiluarn ureen, fourth vice president; T. A. Rickert, sixth vice president; Jacob Fischer, sev enth; yiee president. Employers and Employes Alike Lay Aside Dull Routine to Dis port Far From Industrial Whirl j Picnics Are Held in City Parks. Over the city this morning the first blanket of fog of the season spread its river highway from The Dalles to the I clinging shroud as though the elements New York, Sept 6. (L N. S.) Owing to the acute Unemployment situation and the disinclination of union men to spend money on non-essentials, the Labor day parade, for years chief event of the day was dispensed with today. "We took a referendum and the unions voted about 60-60," said Joha Sullivan, president of the Central Trades and La bor council, in explaining the decision. Deschutes river to travel this morning, Oregon ' can lay claim to the longest stretch of continuous permanent high way in any state in, the United States. This is the challenge sounded this morn ing by Herbert S. Nuna state highway engineer, in announcing the completion of the grading and graveling of the last gap of Oregon's world famous roadway; . The highway, 340 miles lone over all. will soon be paved all the. way from As toria to The Dalles, a distance of 194 mtlM Th r.iria irAr nf th AiKtsLn&m. 146 miles from the Dalles to Pendleton, is graded and graveled. The entire road Is now permanently open to travel from Pendleton to the sea. according to Nunn, and the old road knew it was Labor day the official end of the vacation season and were sad. But comparatively few of Portland's population cared. It was Labor day and a day of rest combined. So the people slept That lis all but railroad men. scenic I streetcar men, newspaper men and a few others who by public demand are kept on the Job always.-.';';:' rv Even - the policeman leaned asainst a bedewed telephone pole and yawned, for even me tnugs were asleep after a busy Saturday and Sunday.. MA1CT LEAVE CITT Labor thought of the end of the sum mer season and yearned that It might In view of jthe vote It was decided it j over the hill has been abandoned. Hard be May day instead and the employer of would be better not to have the parade.' xne unions at present are navmg a hard time, finding it all they can do to take care of their men -who are out of worn, a weeaiy average or 110 per un employed man is said to be spent by the unions, FOR FIRST TIME G t'ARDSMEJf LEAD LABOR BAT PARADE Des Moines. Sept. 5. (U. P.) For the first time in history national guardsmen beaded a Labor day parade. Twelve thousand members of organ ized labor were led through the streets today by a battalion of Iowa striplings in uniform. Women brought the lion and lamb to gether. Th women's division, of the Union Laborites was given the entire first section! of the parada and their sons, enrolled in. the Iowa guards, led the parade through the streets on re-; quest of the ladies. - surface operations between Hood River (labor thought of the end of the summer and The Dalles are proceeding rapidly. J season and was glad. For were not va- LOOP AWARD HADE icauons ended and would he not have a Multnomah county alone has expended fun f0,rc to renew his fight for eom- $3,500,000 in improvement of the high way, according to Nunn, who was not in a position this morning to venture an estimate as to the total cost of the highway. The highway commission this morning announced the award of the contract for graveling of the Sandy-Cherryville see merclal supremacy once more with grow ing vigor i But a large part of both emnkver : ana. employes were rar from the city. ' wrauinauQii 01 a nan nolluay, a Sunday and a special holiday and clear sues was too much for thoimanfT. nf me population, so In gypsy hordes thev Tonnage .handled, ilnbqundm at Port land, foreign and domestic!, for .the month of August 1921, more than dou bles the amount for the same period for .1920, according to figures compiled by the Merchants Exchange. Outbound ton nage holds up- on the same "ratio and shows more than 100 per cent increase. .From foreign ports 81 steamships entered, with a total tonnage of 80,491; from domestic ports, 70 vessels, with a tonnage of 169.(39, a total of 91 steam ships with 250.230 tons. During August, 1920, nine steamships entered from foreign ports, with a ton nage of 31,996. Domestic carriers were 49, with a tonnage of 35,044, a total of 117.030 tons. Itr the tonnage cleared the foreign service comes well to -the front with 33 vessels, 126.115 tons, a .compared with 21 vessels and a total of 41,933 for a year . ago. Domestic ports show 58 steamships out 131.463 tons, against 43 steamships, 77.212 tons. Two Electrocuted By Extension Cord MASS MEETIWO AT SAW FR AS" CISCO San Ftancjieco, 8ept 5. (U.'- P.--A labor mass meeting at the municipal au ditorium tonight was the only major event on thq Labor day profrara jtr re. today. Congressman John L. Nolan wOl be th chief speaker. No parade will be held. .. . ; .... . : . WOMIJ Oir STRIKE TO LEAD DENVER'S LABOR DAT PARADE Denver; Sept 5. (U. P.) Ten thou sand members of trade unions will pa rade through the downtown streets here tooay in wnat is oeiievea win be Den ver's greatest Labor Day celebration. The place of honor in the . parade will be held by 150 bindery women, who have been on strike for several months. St "Louis, Sept 5. (I.. N. S.) Two men were electrocuted in a remger ating room at Wood River, 111., today. while working with an extension light cord. It Is believed that the wire be came overcharged by a stroke of light ring during a severe electric storm early today. The men are George Downey and Mllbert McMopigle. Morgan Confers With " " Magnate in Germany Berlin Sept 5. (I. N. S.) J. P. Mor gan was reported today to be in Mul helm conferring with Hugo Stinnes, the goeat German industrial, and financial magnate. Felix Deutsoh. an official of the German General Electric company, jt confirmed that Morgan was In Berlin on . Saturday. Uon of the Hood loop In Clackamas f1"- w. lwo ana one nair-days at the county, 6.7 miles, to E. A. Palmer on ai oeacn ana in the mountains. nia oi jut diqs recevea on me i xne stay-at-homes awoke late in the unus oi mis mgaway oeiweeu uib aiuii- morning wnen the sun finally broke nomah county line and Sandy and be- through the mass of fog and wondered tween CherryviUe and Bridewood have jUBt what to do. It was too late to take been rejected, it was stated. - a trip to the beach and it was too late BONDS TO BE SOLD j journey rar in the automobile. The contract for. the paving of the j COU3TTRY IS LURE west siae faciuo mgnway wiwui ui i so most of thou irt city MmiU of TamhlU was awarded this thoughts to the narks and to nearhv il mornlhg as follows: .Warren Construe- I v.n nooks. Everyone of PortUnd's play tlon. 5160 square yards of bituminous j grounds hummed with actlvitv and th navement at a bid or .iii.o&.sf ; zsza ieitv nark. .ti V uttr varda of concrete Davina to Coch- 1 " ' : " " " m " ran Brothers, i , Portland. t . a bid Of I enJtH . Canadian Veterans fl3,00L3O. This oopratioQhy j .hill .14. t. W.U riCMtlliU u ... . . , . nr. .. .! .w- Tv..... 1 members of the allied forces will xttna Coos Bay. highway 4n Douglas ounty 1 :rj2r - - ex have been rejected and the project Is j ! , J? of Community Serv- to be read ver Used for further cons id- I " eratim at the next meetinfe of the com-It -As Mount Scott playground an inter mission in Portland, September 20. church gathering was held. The, Arleta Bids on another 31.000.000 issue of I rresDytenan, Millard Avenue Presbv- state highway bonds will also be opened terian, Arleta Baptist United Brethren at the September meeting of the com- I ana t.reniwooa isazarene -churches ' 9SSBBBaBSSBSaBSSBBSSSSBSBSBSBSSBB A " "- X V BY i. WILSOM Bryan Downey Fails to Disposa of Title Holder in 12 Rounds; Wilson Accused of. Not Doing Best; His Purse Is Withheld. Sunday Blues Hit Trenton; Movie Men Put Under Arrest B United Newi) Trenton, N- J.. Sept 5. Trenton got the Sunday blues and no more movies go on Sunday Sheriff Walter Firth found, three theatres which the police did not close Sunday and immediately arrested the three managers who are held in $100 bail each. The arrests were made at the instiga tion of the Sunday anti-movie commit tee, i Fifty new deputies were sworn in by the sheriff Sunday to help keep the lid on Sunday shows. Three Killed When Train Strikes Auto Colville, Wash., ! Sept. 5. (U. P.) Albert C. Pittroan, 42, a farmer. 12 miles east of here, : and Mrs. L. E. Cense!, 40, a farmer's wife, were. Instantly killed and Mrs. Pittman. 41. died In a hospital as a result of the automobile In -which they were riding being struck by Great Northern passenger train at noon yesterday at. Palmer siding, four miles north of Colville. I : ! --( ; : Soberness Soviet H at at ft ft ft ft Drunkard Regarded Fundam By Lealtte Bryaat fVnarr PnrStM Vmui Jnt Ratmard -to Anwin From Aovirt Rooms .Tki h Mm Twmrieth of Srrtm -f Arttrt rm Cmwtitwa in Riimu as The? EM Today rnprrtfM 1931 bf VniTtml Serric New York 8ept 5. Russia under the tsars was a nation of drunkards. During the Russian-Japanese war Russian sol diers used to reel Into battle too Intoxi cated to use a rifle. Early In the war prohibition was declared in Russia by Imperial decree, , but of, course, it was never really carried out until the Soviets came into or. The reason that it was so strictly observed under the proleta rian dictatorship was not at all on moral srounds but because being sober became a part of what is called revolutionist dls- ,- dnllne. i To break the revolutionary discipline , for a revolutionist or a red soldier- Is a grave crime and has often been punished by death'. I -waa in Petrograd when the ' aovleta took the winter palace. To be more exact,-! was In the winter palace. TRrE!f GUARDS SHOT , ' There were huge stores of nine in the cellars and these were ' placed under I guard. - One plght the., guards began to ' sample the wine. Kronstadt sailors were sent down to Investigate. Thirty of the guards were found drunk and unroedi ental ft ft as Traitor THIRD STREET CAR ROUT ES TO CHANGE Two, Cops Take Guests As Burglars improvement t tracks,; roadway' and .npi. wii oe -oonaw vi. iiiwTi irrrirT. t r -;i -. .. ; i,-w1tt. t,nnened . th. -,mmMi m I "v"" m wjinco Dos.ra e Danre swan, 1 & ruttpi comnanv line on Third street I " -v-,r-- work, which :wll! cost 180,000, will talc about a month to complete, although the: company Intends to -rush things to completion lefore' rainy", weather Inter ference. The reconstruction work calls for com plete relaying of .the west track In Third street' : from . Washington to Flanders ; Police i off IcUla ' were wondering this that- Patrol hIipeneUt:4e; working x together ' at an early hour at 9lt East- YamhUt. street c Perhaps- the two : patrolmen think It safer , to Stick close .these nights when -there is' so much shooting and house breaking. : BIO HEAR Bllli MOTION RlngsMeV Jersey City. Sept V L X. &) Johnny Wilson is atin middleweight champion. r ' , la IS rathe? futile and 1 nlntereatiag round here this afternoon, ' Wilson fought Bryan Downey - Of Columbus, Ohio, a draw. The bout was one of the poorest middleweight contest that has been ataged In a number of rearm. Botn boxers showed a willingness at tunes, but. both were wild and wasted dozens of punches on each other's guard ' or In the empty air. result of the bout a question as to the supremacy of the two stUl re ' mains unsettled. Out of the 11 rands' five were even, three were Wilson' and four were conceded to Downey. ' , of the ring as the round ended. It was The crowd was upheld In Its opinion that the fight waa poor when the boxing . commission announced that it had re quested Promoter Tex Packard lo hoi up Wilson' share of the purse pending an investigation. The commission evi- dently believed that Wilson did not do' his best EOCSD OXE Downer came un to Wilson and landed the first blow, a left on Wilson's bond. - They aparred and then went into n clinch. Referee Savage ordered them to part As they came together the second -time, both landed light body punch. They were now sparring about the cen ter of th ring. Downey ope4 up and. nu wiison in tne ttomicu witn a glanc ing left hook, followed by awlag to the Jaw which shook Wilson tip. Wilson stayed away, leading out Ugnt Jane, and rouowea nun un. land in r wi: . Rosebur& Sept 5. Attorneys for both side were preparing today for the re opening of the Brumfleld ae tomor row before udx . O.. . Q. Bingham ef Salem, assigned ' to -near " the' 'murder trial sftap Thr defeaa attorn kail objected to a Roeeburg Judge on ground of -prejudice. Judge Bingham's first ruling will be Downer other left hook - to the - law. looked a bit sick and bewildered. They In a clinch, with Downer ham mering at Wilson's body, a the round ended. Downey's round. Fans at the ringside shouted to Downey to be careful and take his time. KOCXD TWO Both came to the center of tb ring and started punching at close quarters, but - neither . landed an effective blow. Ther clinched. -Referee Savare ordered them to break. Wilson struck a left Jab Into Downey storaarn, Downey mtsnea . a terrtflo right uppercut They clinched ana were Broken again. wason- u holding, his oar) vt. UOghtln XXiwner mianed a right swing -to tb Jaw cd WUen Jabbed fight to the- body. WU- aoa shot a left to the head and they came Into close quartan. WUaoa punchd ixwwt on tn enei wnn two iert p- Also. police officials thought it would I tn the application for a change of venue have been better Judgment for the pa-lnicn has oeen announced ny the at- trolmen to ha va, been suspicious of men I torneys for Dr. Richard M. Brumneld they saw sneaking out of back doors or The prosecution Is preparing to contest mission, it was announced this morning. Joined in a picnic and program of Bports. "f:; 0M "ack will be improved Jumping out . of windows, than.xf men I this move bitterly. TANKERS 1 E AM CO EXPORTS Mexico City. Sept 6. (L N. S.) Ex portatlon of oil by American oil com panies was resumed today as a result bf the agreement reached by the presl-l meeting at Columbia City. dents of the American Petroleum con cerns and President Obregon on Satur day night Two tankers departed from Tampico for Baltimore. At Kenllworth playground, special activi ties -were planned, .including 1 a srirls baseball game. At Washington park an elaborate spectacle, "The Frog Fairy.' under direction of Margaret Vedder, was staged, other playgrounds likewise had programs to mark the close of their 1921 season. PICNICS ARE STAGED At O! ArlHtnnA narlr mprnhpr, nf Vo Sportland E3pworth league were holding their annual picnic. At Council Crest members of St Charles parish, were hold ing a picnic - Portland members of the Christian Endeavor were attending a big Crystal Lake Ruth Gets 51st Homer Off Karr Boston. Sept S. (L N. S.) Babe Ruth, the King of Swat this afternoon ran his home run streak to 61 for the season. His homer came in the ninth Inning, with none on base. Karr was pitching. He needs' three more to tie his 1920 record. Baseball Results AMERICAN PITCHER CALDWELL SCSPESDED Cleveland. Sept 5. (I. N. a) Trls Speaker this afternoon announced the suspension of Pitcher Ray Caldwell for breaking training. . Speaker sent Cald well home from Detroit yesterday to get in shape at his. own expense. This leaves the Indians with but six pitchers to fight it out during September. At Cleveland First game:- R. H. K. St. Louis. 00 100 100 5 13 0 Cleveland ...... 301 030 12 10 12 2 Batteries Shock fr, RnrweQ. and Serereid; Mu. Morton and O'Neill. At Philadrtph L .V S.)- atelv taken out and shot. After that for days Perrograd reeked of stale alcohol because the soviet, find ing it too difficult to guard the private cellars, simply poured out the contents on the streetj " Thst Is how promotion went Into effect seriously in Bussia, Un der the Iron rule of communism it has stayed since, r :. ' i.. . OnlT the small cellars were destroyed. The others we re carefully ticketed as to contents, like all other supplies in kus sla, and kept under . guards Alcohol is Used only for medical pur poses in Russia today, DISGRACE IS PENALTY One has to understand, the military dis cipline in civil affairs and how it ex tends through! all the offices of the gov ernment to comprehend . what It would really mean o an official to be found drunk. A drunkard Is no longer shot but Is eternally disgraced. No publio man would dare to) be seen drinking or under the Influence Jof alcohol. He would lose his position, arid if he was a' communist he would be thrown out of his party. J This uncompromising attitude towards drinking which exists in Russia more than anywhere else in the world today has curious explanation behind It No Coetode4 e Pas Twetra. Column One) First came: R H. E. Waahierton 91 000 010 Ol 3 10 1 Philadelphia 00 2GO OOO Oil 4 11 1 BaUenea Johnson and FMuuch; nam? ana Perfcisa. park was the scene of a picnic by the women of Our Lady of Sorrows parish. So nr other nnrVa' rtla vproimdn And meeting places was the lesser half of the population divided. Labor itself had no program ; to offer, The dedication of the Central Labor temple, the one thing that" was to have marked the day. has been postponed until early next month. The P. & S. railroad reported this (Concluded on Page Two, Column .Three) Oapt. R. T. Hazzard, Who Killed Himself , Won Honor in War Captain R. T. Hazaard. veteran of the Spanish-American war. who committed suicide in Seattle, Saturday, was one of the heroes of the Philippine Insurrec tion, according to -C. O. T. Davis of the Nob Hill apartments. Captain Haz zard was well known in the Northwest his parents having lived in Chehalis. He had engaged in engineering projects In Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Hazzard was one of two brothers who accompanied General Fred - Funston into the stronghold . of Aguinaldo, the Filipino chief, and captured him. The capture ended the insurrection. At the time of his death Hazzard was wanted by the police for cashing bad. checks. He is alleged to have cashed . one at the Portland hotel last week. ' at a time, to prevent congestion as much as possible.. Rerouting of cars will be necessary to some extent. The rerout ing planned is as follows: North and South Portland cars will be operated southbound from Fifth and Glisan via Fifth street to Washington. to Third and . then - northbound over regular route. There will be ' no change in northbound routing tn this line. Rose City Park and Beaumont cars will i be operated-Inbound from First and Burnsidevia' First to Washington, west on Washington 4 to Third, ' north - to j Bumside, and outbound ' via regular route. Alberta;- Woodlawn and Williams ave nue cars .will .- operate inbound from Third and. Glisan, west on Glisan to Fifth, south, on - Fifth to Washington, east to Second and then outbound via the regular route. who walked out the . front door of an apartment house and walked down the street The patrolmen. It seems, saw two men coming out of an apartment bouse at the Yamhill street address and they shadowed" them for several blocks in the most approved "Diamond Dick" fashion. Then they made a dash and collared them. , The two startled and indignant men were- led back- to the apartment house. where -they were identified as guests who had spent the evening there and were on their way home. At Hmtne First me: R. H. E. Sew York JOO OOO 302 8 15 3 Boston .000 000 OOO 0 8 1 Batteries S hawkey . and. IXTOrmrr; Jons and Ruet ' - At Ttatmit Firxt nnc: i R. H. E. Chieaco . ..112 01 OOO 01 15 IVtrrnt ......OOO OOO 005 0 S 11 1 Batteries Kerr ami SthaH ;. Leonard. Hol- hnc and ! Basder. WoodalL i NATIONAL AtPitt&bort (lX.I.i 1st earn R- H. K. Cincinnati 1 OOO OOO 00 01 2 1 Pittehanr 0 OOO 006 100 OOO 1 8 1 Rattariea-i-Rixej, Hamilton and Winco. Hal- mn. Morrison and Rratteaa. WUaoa. - At PitUbunt Beeond camet R. H. E. rWinnari . 00 01 -OOO I 4 1 Pittarmrr, -..-J... .,.1 OA!. 2 7 0 Battenea MarUe aad Harcnv: Uooper ana ProUem. '.;.- At Nif Knt smej R. H. "E. Baatan .......000 00"540- S -i 1 No York 00 Cll 0O1 6 1 Ratterie Wataon. Braxtow. MrQnilkta and O'SeiU; Toner. Bailee. Causer and IWijUct Umilh, . , . At Bmnalyn Firat tame:: - : R. R E fhilelTihu. l . i. I .100 OO OOO 1 T Bmnklv. - - . ..... .00 51! I'rT I 2 - Ratterie Winter and Ueahne;. Cnmea aad MiUer. s . Women Hedging on Their Ages When It Comes to Balloting . (By raued Sewi) . Lawrence, Mass.. " Sept. 5. Numerous young men .here Who claim the right to vote for themselves have voting moth ers only : 30 . years of age. If one can believe the voting lists. Glancing over the ages of Lawrence women as noted-in the voting lists may not. be chivalrous, but what a surprise one gets when one does! Not one of the women registered to date la over 30 years of age, one finds. CJty officials don't like to take the matter un with the newly enfranchised voters, it's a delicate subject they ad mit But It doesn't took right that's all THREE KILLED BY INCENDIARY BLAST Whether the - change of venue la granted or not it is expected' that it will be two or three week before the actual trial of the Roseburg dentist for the murder of Dennis Russell begins. The attorneys for the defense are asking 30-flay continuance "to gather evi dence." District Attorney Neuner says he is anxious to go to trial at once, but it is considered probable that the post ponement will be granted. The district attorney still . hopes to shed ' some light on the "mystery box' which Brumfleld shipped to Seattle the day of the murder, and' the return of which to Roseburg last week marked the beginning of a new Investigation. The "mystery box."-according to Dis trict Attorney Neuner. was returned to Roseburg four days ago. after having been In Seattle since Brumfleld's ar rest Detroit Sept 5. (L ,N. S.) Three persons are dead and the building at 1529 Millet, street completely destroyed and windows for blocks around shat tered by La -gas explosion early today. Police arrested Santo -. Crapatta, who conducted a grocery near . the wrecked building and four others jn connection with the explosion. Authorities claim to have - evidence ,that the blast was pur posely set off. : . Minnesota Town Hemmed by Fire All. American Bodies Minneapolis. Sept 5. (L'N. 'S.) Tele phone advices received here by State Forester W. T. Cox at noon today say that the village of White Pine. In Art- kin -county. ISO mile northeast of Mln- T j t iiii f 1 neapoits. is completely 'SUrrounoeo oy a n,HSP. Hn rmm in.-, forest fire and Ua destruction is ex .wwwvv , vu a.w I . , .w at-k peciea. r our companies w iqc infantry, Minnesota National guard, left St Paul early this morning to fight the flames. Germany Shipping Beer Just Like in Days Before War (Br United TSewa) Antwerp, Sept 6. The Germans haven't forgotten how to sell goods nor have Hhey forgotten how to get those good delivered after they have been sold. , ' The first cold-storage car carrying the first cargo of 1 real post-war Municher beer into Belgium, passed through the freight yards here. And Just as it used to be. before the war right in, the cor ner of the car stood a rice, cool cask of beer. . all set aside and labelled for - the exclusive use of the freight yard hand. Boy ! How those freight handlers bus tle! . . I Dutch Minister Is Chosen as Head of Large 'Assembly Geneva. Sept 5. (L N. a) Dr. Van Karnabeek, foreign minister of Hollarfd. i today elected president of the League of Nations' assembly. Two bal lots were taken. Out of 21 votes cas the Dutch . statesman received 2L Dr. Da Cuna of Brazil was second choice. The league will work for world disarmament notwithstanding the disar mament conference that President Hard. ing . has called In Washington, it waa announced when the League of Nations' assembly met today. Announcement was made by Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese ambassador to England and president of the league council, who delivered the opening speech. - ICoawr haded e Pas Two. Coins One) RODGH SEAS HALT BIT'S YACHT Washington. Sept 5. (I. P.) Unable to land at Atlantic City, du to rough seas. President end Mr. Harding and their guest on the Mayflower were nn . their way back to Washington today. It was announced at th w hit House. - Harding wasted to spend Labor day in Atlantic City but this ws conditioned on the weather. Word at th Whit House this morning stated that it was felt an attempt to land the party would be dangerous and It waa decided ts put back to Washington. Canadian-American, Peace Arch Is to Be Dedicated Tomorrow Seattle. Sept. i. (U. P.) Three thou sand nolle of British and American flaara will be rled along that ewtir Canadian-American border tomorrow afternoon In commemoration " of 100 years of peac between th two coun tries. . - At Blaine at 2 o'clock th magnificent new peace arch will be unveiled with befitting ceremonies, " . , In this program Miss Grotchen Snow of Blaine will represent Ml Colum bia, while Miaa Britannia will be imper sonated by Miss Tremiar of New W enu re Inst er. A motor caravan from Seattle. Tacoma and Northwest towns will Leave at 7 o'clock In the morning to attend the celebration. Mob to Cry on Charley's Tie H? H V n H at ; H..-VVi London Jazz to Greet Chaplin Hull, England,' Sept 5. (U. P.) AH bodies pf American victims of the dis aster to the ZR-2 havnow been recov ered and preparations for transporting them to the United States were under way today. The last body, that of Wil liam .Junius of Los Angeles, was found in a hole together with those of several British victims. . , Monarchist No "Green 99 There vrfil b no "Creen edition of The Journal today. , .In order to fEve members .of -The 'Journal family as much of a holiday as possible this wilt he the final aft ernoon edition. Darwin Theory Given! Hard; ;J ait by Aryan s P. ; -: L . -' ' tB United Kewl Winona Lake, 111.. Sept S. William Jennings Bryan, speaking Sunday night to three 'great chureh conventions in Joint session In' the Winona Tabernacle, ridiculed the'Darwla theory of evolu tion and lamented the fact, that "edu cators with more brains than faith" are allowed to teach doctrine . of evolution in the colleges - and . universities sup ported by the Protestant churches ,of the country.? --,.. ;s Hoist Hapsburg Koyalist I Colors in Hungary : London. Sept 5." (L N. S.). The Hapsburg royalist flag, has been hoisted at Szombathely, said a. Central Ktwi dtspatch from Budapest today. ' r Hungarian - monarchist are - reported to be hastening to Join the colors. ' - Admiral Horthy. regent of Hungary ha summoned a council to consider the growing monarchist movement the Bud apest correspondent of the Central News said. ; . , , , t Sxornbathely ! or Steinmanger . Is in Western Hungary, .110 mile .west of Budapest; ' fBy Cnited Kew) , London, Sept a. Charlie Chaplin, on the. sea. returning to the land that gave him birth, but very llttl else, la crowd ing from the columns of .the - British newspapers .such .matter a the Irish question and the League of Nations. Charlie dominates page 1 of the popular papers and , the excitement will grow. day by day. until- the climax 1 reached hen he steps from hie train in London, former student of .London's poor-law schools, with an income eight time that of Premier Lloyd George.- t Dozens of the best reporters in Eng land are searching old school and church records for ' detail-of CbarU' ' early career. People who have Hved long -in the neighborhood where little Charlie lived are being quoted from column of Intimate recollection concerning; the kid who .was to become a great comedian. When ChapUa arrive here on September 10 he win be received by' mob a wel come transcending any welcome ever ac corded the royalty. ; One paper proudly record aa Import ant scoop tb fact that Chaplin enee was enrolled In a school supported try th public under the English poor law and on the same page prints a photograph of th dingy house in Kennington where he is believed to have been born, along side on showing the magnificent Lo Angele mansion that CbarU now calls home. The Evening Standard ha devoted a . column to an editorial on Charlie Chap tin and hi fortune, pointing out that hi earnings exceed 40,000 pound a year, whereas the prime minister get only MO povnd. "and 1 accuaedof clinging to the sweets of office."" ; - - "A general saves hi country and is given a capital sum yielding an annual Income ef 900 pounds." th Standard say "Such- are the reward, of brain and character In their highest exree- -sions. ChapUn.; thank to a singular physique, a euriou pair ef trousers and an Indefinable knack of -looking fool ish, make- the revenue of a fashionable king's counsel look foolish." .