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CITY EDITION IfM AU Herm end 7C All Tru , THE WEATHER Tonight and Friday. . fair and warmer; winds mostly easterly. . Maximum temperatures : . - . , Portland CS New Orleans ... M . Boise Nw York Los Angeles .... St. Pant ........ SO - 4. CITY EDITION f All Here and fr All from PENDI.ETON GIRLS A bevy of charm In r girls whose presence brightens life In the Umatilla, county Mat are entrancing pictured In color on th front pare of The Sunday Journal magaslne Beet Ion. t e-ej reams tio irwtt STASS 'III OUT - VOL. W Mr 170 Eatertft a Baeaed Caa Matter AA' WU, llO. - roatoffica. Portland. Ortfoe PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1921 -TWENTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. nilTII 10 II I KU I H 15 ILL - 1 A I S ARE Bambino Is Laid Up With Grippe, vbut His Teammates Go Ahead and Wallop Philadelphia, 5-0; One More Win to Nail Pennant Six Ships Sail T With Million 1 Bu. of Wheati DC ei. in A I SjswSjsn from Portland today carrying tnore than a million bushels of wheat for for eign countries. The single day's ship ments will establish, not only a record for Portland, already in first place, but fur all other grain shipping ports in the world. The Dutch steamship Tjikembang, of the Java-Pacific, will go to the westward witn Doin wneai ana nour. . xuen uwii r . . . II J" T L Danish steamship NataLand the Span-l LUUge OOinpiaillS 10 noTQIIlg I lldl ihn steamship igotz aventn win iaae iuui - . . ., , iimi o ueiay in namying nui onng Embarrassment at Conference; Democrats May Solidly Oppose. CAUSE WORRY Shlbe rark, Philadelphia, Sept. it. 4 (I, Jf. .) Nsw York's hard-hitting Yaaies, prospective Americas lesgae jehssssloss, moved a long step searer I the Americas leagas peanast here this I afternoon, by beaUsg the Athletics, i to , , while Chicago trimmed the Cleveland BOOZE CRAFT SOUTH JETTY cargoes for the United Kingdom. The! West Nomentum and the West Cayote clear for the Orient and the Ashworthl will sail for Europe. ladlaas. -As a reislt of their vlrtory the IRISH ASKED TO ; Taskees teed wis hat oss of their three remaining games to captars the flag. I Kew York. Sept. 29. Babe Ruth, home run king. Is 111 with the grippe in his apartment here and did not take part' In the important Tank-Athletic series r opening In Philadelphia today. t Withdrawal of Ruth from the game at j the moat Important point in the pennant race seriously Influenced the Yankees' I chance of holding their lead of one and I one' half games over Cleveland, f ' The entire Yankee attack built around I Ruth will be considerably weakened by : his absence. Miller Huggfna'dtd not an ', r ounce how he would arrange the line-up f for the gams this afternoon, but it was I believed Chick . Kewster would take i gibe's place. - ' Ruth has been feeling badly since the , beginning of the Cleveland-Yankee , series last - week. He developed a i Charley horse" and limped perceptibly. Me first complained of a cold yesterday, ; and the club officials summoned a doc- tor last night. The doctor said the champion slugger Is In a run-down condition, but he be i lleved he might be able to play at Phy- adelphla tomorrow, although it would be e better for him to stay In bed for sevei al f days. Mrs. Ruth said her hunband was anxious to join the club, and she be v lieved he would go to Philadelphia to- morrow morning if the doctor will i permit It. By George R-! Holmes Washington, Sept. 29. (I. N. a) De lay in ratifying the treaties of peace with the former central ' powers is threatening to seriously embarrass the work 'of the American "Big Four" tc the November armament conference, it ieveloped today after Senator Lodge, Republican majority leader, had , paid ; ntDMftS' CHASTE! SLtMMEHl BICKIK KEBB 8HCTS 'EM OUT ' Comlskey Park, Chicago, Sept. 2. (L N. 8.) "Wee Dickie" Kerr, the White Sox "midget." today virtually shattered an the pennant dreams of the world's . . champion Cleveland Indians by "handing them a bitter defeat. 6 to 0. The "midget" pitched masterful ball and had , the Indiana "eating out of his hand. 5 By their defeat today the Indians can- j, not win the pennant enlesa New York , loses all her remaining games. By Earls C. Reevei London, Sept. 29. (I. N. S.) Premier Lloyd George today replied to Eamonn de Valera's note of September 19. invit ing the Sinn Fein to Bend delegates to I agree me at Is ssbject to change. an lrisn peace conierence in Lionaon on October 11... ' The premier reiterated the cabinet's declaration that Irish independence, can not be recognized and protests that a basis of negotiation cannot be reached through correspondence. The premier's ' communication Is in reply to a note from a Sinn Fein leadei , on September 19 in which it was sug gested that England and Ireland enter into a treaty of accommodation and as sociation as a basis of Irish peace. TEXT OF NOTE The text of the communication follows: "Despite the Irish delegation's sincere desire for peace and the conciliatory tone of De Valera 8 latest communication, we cannot enter a conference on the basis suggested. "There Is no purpose served by further exchange of explanatory', argumentative communications on this subject. "The position taken by his majesty's government on the fundamental existence of the British Empire cannot be altered. The government must guard against any pCKible doubt. "Notwithstanding Mr. De Valeda's per sonal assurance to the contrary, it; might be argued in the future that acceptance of the conference upon this basis (the lasis outlined in De "Valera's note of September 19) Involves recognition that np British government could afford. "Myself Ana my colleagues are Two Men Arrested and Approx imately 100 Cases of Liquor From British Columbia Con fiscated by Lifesaving Crew. Astoria, Sept. 29. The cabin launch aieiauic, Dearing a cargo of whiskey and . ucieieo 10 oe worth several thou- '-'""" a. was captured together with the two men manning her. The men a,B names as Captain James Smith and Engineer Oberg, The capture was made near the south jetty sands at the mouth of the Colum bia river this morning by Captain Oscar wicKiuna or the Point Adams coast guard station and his lifesaving crew. The Metallic cleared from Vancouver, B. C, September 2. for Medico, anil fMl. eral officials had been on the lookout for her. Captain Wicklund and his crew were patrolling the mouth of the river this morning in a heavy fog when they sighted the suspected craft. The cap tain ordered his men to board the launch. wnere tne liquor was found. The rrew mother visit to the White House for I was arrested and the craft confiscated. Washington, Sept. 21. (I. X. S.) A tentative agreement for a final vote by the senate on ratification of the tier man, A nutrias and Hungarian peace treaties on October 14 was reached late today by Senator Lodge, Bepnbllcan leader, and Senator Underwood, Demo cratic leader. It was agreed that cloture wonid not be invoked and that there wonld be no farther Bight sessions. The consultation with President Harding. By L. C Martin Washington, Sept 29. tU. P.) Demo- ratic senators will unite to defeat the i eace treaty with Germany if the ad ninistration attempts to jam it through tie senate without reasonable discussion. FRIENDSHIPS RENEWED AT STATE FAIR INCREASING throngs of visitor are passing through the gates each succeeding day to visit Oregon's sixtieth annual state fair at Salem. The accompanying photographs are representa tive fair ground scenes. Above is general view of groups of visitors resting and chatting; in the center are the winners of the first five awards to Jersey calf clubs; below is a G. A. R. fife and dum corps in action. errgn'rgr!iF!aniHfrnmrn'n-BmnTinTffiHHmmrfrp7T?i . i,.JLi?m - 1 i , , i l -.. ' I '--' J T01INUT! TRFWIRI FS IM I IIL.IIILUL.U 111 I EARTHQUAKE 1 Residences and School Build ing Totally, Wrecked at D sinore by Ground Convulsions; None Killed; Damage, $100,000 0 Fingerprints of All Men in Town Taken To Find Murderer The men and the boat were turned over to Deputy customs Collector Alex Karl nen, who placed them in the county jail wunout DaiL A check is now being made of the cargo. Karinen will hold the men on a federal charge of smuggling. Thn carrn In riflat-ri i K 9 h , . , , . , c ' . . . - w WIIV v.. U1C .110 " UEMt Shinmonto nf xnnt.oK'.. . .. i- - i t. . , j I " ' - rL unaer- confiscated at this port and will total more than 100 cases, it is believed. The seisure of the Metallic wa due to good, fortune, customs officials de- Roriin s-rt ti v s care, as uie niesavtng crew was not on itself stag foreign relations committee today ?ut?. to. 'nforf customs or prohibition began cons derat on of the German- ,CB "-" aobence or a customs inurinn nu tiii in uui uinn i pAiroi Doai ai mis point maKes it im- possible for the revenue officers to cope WILSON NOT TO ENTER Iwith liquor smugglers on a systematic FIGHT, AGAINST TBEATIES basis. By J. Bart Campbell Washington, Sept. 29. U. S.) Former Preeidant Woodrow , Wilson has 4f i;:-K ?7 i'T'vT mm El si nor. Utah. SepL II. (L it. & Three residence and the stew pwbtie . school building ere completely wrerked by an earthquake ibis roorniivg and every residence ad buaineas bouss was more or leas damaged. The most se vere shock or currrd at 7 ad U followed by thirteen or mors shocks tn quick succearton. the last oocurrtng tbsst a o'clock. No one was reportad U- I Jured. The loaa is eaUmated at spproxJ- - aatrly f 100.000. according to first re port. ' vood. Democrat, was instructed to no tify Senator Lodge, Republican leader, jo this effect. -ft- :. -.--..-. -.- r 3Ua--Ki-i-swniyi (A l-?vv'vW an intention of htrfnp artllv Into tremely anxious to make, Arrangements I th- fieht which certain -Democratic to explore every possiDie avenue oi ns-1 senators one, closely associated with cusston. : ' 1 his administration Are waciHsr asralnst I KOr084tS KOf JMPTY jraUflortloapf . tXJerrnaji, AJistrfew nd The broposals mad i- already nave I n,,nririm mum trpxtiex uvnntinr -ta been taken by the, whole ortd as proof Joseph r. Tumulty, his f ofTnciscretaiy. a setUement ara no empty -Jtorm, and feel that conference "and not coreepond-j ence hi the most practicable! and most hopeful way an understanding such as we ardently desire. : V ; ' J "Therefor we Betid a f mo invitation for -a conference in London on OctobeRj 11. where we will meet your- delegates as spokesmen for the people you repre sent with a view of ascertaining how the Irish national aspirations can best be reconciled to the government's view point.' I Concluded n Page Two. Cohima Three) NOMINATION OF : PIPEMSHEIDUP s?W:- 4V, - SP1LLANE SEES BIG TRADE IN LUMBER Washington, Sept. ,:. 29. WASHING- i TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) Nominations for land, .pffic appoint mentis in Oregon recommended by Ore gon senators have-been favorably re ported from public lands" committee with the exception of George M. ; Love, at i Vale, which it is understood was laid I curtailment of production in some-lines aside because the vacancy will not occur stimulates buying and sends prices of Chicago, Sept. M.-ML N. S.) Nearly 100 men. serlousfaced and solemn, stood In line before the little red city hall of the village of Qlenvlew today awaiting to have their fingerprint Impressions taken. They constituted all of the male population of th town. Ktngerprlnts of the men were desired in an effort by the authorities to solve the slaying of Kted t'hrlstensen, cashier of the Olenvlew State bank, who was shot to death in the bank early Satur day. Tollce believe that the slayer is In Glenview. The men of the town appeared at the city hall for the finger printing opera tions today In response to a proclama tion issued by Kdwin F. Kugen, the vil lage president. DE VALERA RECKIVE8 NOTBt SCMMONS SINN i'EIN, CABINET Dublin, Sept. 29. (I. N. S.) Premier Lloyd George's note proposing a peace f.riw. In T.onf4nn nft-vt month, was received by Eamonn De Valera at Man- and business correspondent, upon Prediction that he . lumber Industry of the Northwest Is on the verge of a period of big business was made today by Richard Spillane. noted economist his arrival to make a survey of business sion House shortly after I o'clock this aiiernoon. a ,'" conditions In Portland and Oregon o'clock the note had been read only by De Valera and Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein. CROP MOVEMENT EASIER The very strong position of the fed eral reserve system makes it certain that U. S.. Ships Coming Home From Adriatic Rome. SepL 29. (L N. S.) American warships which have been on patrol duty in the Adriatic sea since the armistice are preparing to sail for American waters on Saturday, U was learned here today. Disarmament Meet Gets Indorsement At League Session! (Bj Foitsd New) Geneva, SepL 29. The third commis sion announced Wednesday that it had adopted two resolutions introduced by Lord Robert Cecil, who represents South Africa In the League of Nations assem bly. The first expresses the gratification of the league at the holding of the I That is that the lumber industry is in for Washington conference on limitation of a period of high activity. How long that armaments, and the second requests all 1 activity will last is a question, governments not to exceed their con- I "The British admiralty Is buying hear templated naval budget during the ily of lumber through Vancouver. Four for a long time. . Those expected to be confirmed at the next executive session within a day or so are Fred W. Haynes, receiver at Rose burg, James J.-Donegan at Burns, Thomas C. Queen, at The Dalles, John H. Peare at LaGrande, and Frank P. Light as register at Lakeview, James W. Don nelly at The Dalles and Carl G. Celm at La Ora.nri Thi hatch f mnfirmittn.. fe crops win De moved easily without all Oregon appointments submitted by ny financial strain on the country this the president, except that of George U. I Piper as collector .of customs. No direct "Even though the federal reserve banks statement is forthcoming from the senate I continue to reduce Interest rates to mem- land business leaders and making an in- I commerce committee, where his nomina- ber banks; it is not thought . that current spection tour of the waterfront, thatjtion now rests, but It is believed that rates of interest will be materially re- Portiana was quite evidently synchro- I ru ui vruicsLs irom irregon nas oeen aucea to me Dorrowing puonc I or some receivea ana mat npers nomination ttme, perhaps not until the turn or the may not be reported until an opportu- year. There is still too much old indem nity has been given for presentation of edness outstanding that must bejiquldat- ;,-r I' HI III in f -V ' I - Li : - ' .a- - . 9 'Hfcla, f 1 ..- n ... i I. V- u t X'-r-J. III ar npm navn nFm awm I , f 1 r IVIILLS KtlURNS, IN fS ,r (& JQt nrvriniiPTin: niinrtn ; i unimioiiu iiiuuu ; . -' '' ;.:- ' " ,- ' -4 . - .. r- , . ' ' . ' . r ' Photos ky DaJfankTasL aOTTHERN CALIFOBIA HAS SERIES OF CROCKS' Los Angeles. Sept. t (U. P. South ern California was experiencing today another seriea of eerthqwea-e ottadca the first of major Importance atatoe the shakes of June and July. 1M which did i considerable damage. Three aoakat had bee reported s to 0 a. tn. today. The heaviest was shortly before 1 o'clock when a sharp shock shook Riv erside, some mites from Loe Angelas. . The others eerlier tn the day. seemed to center between Lee Angeles . and Riverside and were not aa beery. The tremors were f very snort dura tion and no dantage was reported. HOCSES TREMBLE, DISHES ARE BROKEN AT RICBrlELD Rlrhfteld Utah. Sept. 29. L H. R) Two distinct earth tremors were felt here this morning. Both tremors, which were from east te west and lasted ap proximately a second and a half, oc curred at I:1S and 7 :2 o'clock. Uoosea were shaken, dishes broken and furni ture shaken about, but Be ether daaa age was reported. Reports from Monroe, near here, are to the etXect that five earthquake shocks I occurred there between T :Z and I :li this morning. . ."Everywhere .tjere,v is jafeejtns Jat the worst has pasaed there rnay be no f great amount of optiroiam.Tiu' there-Is little if any ., pessimism,', atatea A. Ix Mills, president of ..the First National bank, who this, morning returned from .Washington, D. C. Where, as the re pre - t sentatiTo of the -Twelfth federal reserve district, he attended, the' quarterly, con- I ference of the federal, advisory .council: Tjeneraiiy .throughout, tne united States business conditions are sl6wly tmproring,'" . continued 'Mills, t "Uhlees -j 2 COUPLES HELD some commodities up faster than the general average. It la not thought that the improvement will be other than gradual. It is thought, . however. that there will be no great Improvement un til the European situation is cleared up Spillane is making a tour of the coun try for a press syndicate to investigate actual commercial conditions. He said after conferring with a number of Port nixed with other cities he bad visited, in its brighter business prospects. Following a visit to Municipal Ter minal Bio. 4 during the morning, he ex pressed surprise at the volume of ship ping business done here and admitted that he had no idea Portland was doing so much export and import trade. But his chief Interest was in the prospects for th lumber industry. Concerning this he said : "One thing is evident, which is of great consequence to the Northwest facts bearing on his case. Trolley Guy Wire Falls; Woman in coming two years. Pearl Is Poor Loves Finery H . at C. 1 T. O 1 T T T T oteais it; ronce nave ner ed ; member banks are still too much in debted to the federal reserve banks; country banks still owe their city cor' respondents too much money, to permit of a countrywide reduction of Interest rates and a wide-open easy money mar ket Responsible borrowers can get a , . f I money tn all tne financial centers for Auto uets Scare hrjs uwl ri i iu a.u uiuse tenuis to uurruw for. speculation. What might have proved a serious if LOSSES MARKED OFF not a xauu acciaen nappenea ai croaa- Corporations and business houses that way and Washington street shortly after have liquidated their old- indebtedness. 1 o'clock thin afternoon, when a ruv ! marked off their losses and put their in buying heavily. The largest export ium-l r- 1 have no diffictUty in getting 'credit but ber dealer in Western iJanada told me trolley wire snapped Just as a Van- otherwise .long lines ' of credit are not that he did mere business during Sep- couver street car was rounding the cor- easfir obtainable. Money tnay.be nlen- temoer than during any month in tne I ner. a woman driving an automobile I tifut - but lines of credit are closely last six years. I was loiiowing tne street car ana the I scanned. "A number of people In this territory I wire fell across the hood of the machine. I "The rise in the Drice of .cotton has have told me that the railroads are In- but the excited motorist drove away be-1 been a godsend to the South and caused quiring for, lumber. If they come into 1 rore ner name-cooid oe learned or the la very considerable amount - of Ilquida the market the present surplus will be i extent of the damage to the car. The I tion of old . outstanding indebtedness. absorbed within two months." , I wire was pulled out of the , brick wall 1 Elsewhere throughout the country crops Spillane is now making a tour of the of the building on the northwest corner tare being marketed in an orderly, but coast business centers. He is scheduled I or eroaaway ana wasnmgton street, rapid, manner, liquidation or debt is tax great divisions of the earth are likewise ""Pretty clothes and the love of ex-1 eitement" With those words the police attempt to explain the case of Pearl Good. 17-year-old girl burglar who confessed thlt morning that she had robbed 19 homes tn Portland, stealing In the last few months , over S100O worth of Jewelry. Clothing and money. Whl'e her mother suffered from tuberculosis, with seven ether small children at home, night after night this slender, appealing girl slipped away from them and wandered about from house to house, breaking in and robbing,- stealing and carrying away loot with the ease and finish of a trained criminal, the , police say. DIDST STEAL TO HELP Rut the police say there is no evidence that the child was trying to help ber in valid mother and younger brothers and sisters. Sha stole for the pleasure of having pretty clothes, for the excitement sr.d the adventure In the i opinion ef the police. v When only 10 yeara old fearl Good was first accused of being a thief, she was brought before the Juvenile court then, and paroled. Since then she bad been In custody ' several times. Wednesday afternoon Mrs. E.' Taylor, 24 1 Forty-second street . North, cams home Jus as the girl was leaving, car rying a suit case and wearing clothing to leave for San .Francisco tonight alleged to have been stolen from the house. Mrs. Taylor detained her and railed -Lieutenant Wade, who took the girl to police headquarters. Many recent robberies attributed to expert burglars were committed by this joung girl, according to her own confes sion, which the police report she made to Inspectors Schulplua and Gordon. ENTERS HOME FOUR TIVES Four times she entered the home of Mrs. C H. Freeman. 431 Marguerite avenue, she told the police. Pretty Dressmaker Gives up Battle of Life; Takes Poison GM Is Killed, Two bringing several chunks of brick with I Ing place, even though the returns to the it but fortunately no one was reported 1 farmer and grower are Bn satisfactory Injured. 1 and unprofitable.' Car men attached a rope to the fallen wire and hoisted It out of danger. Later the "trouble wagon" of the P. R. L. ft I P. Co. appeared on the scene. An overdose of morphine this morning ended the sordid career of an unusually Twelve I pretty little dressmaker, who one month other places are supposed to have been I ago rented a room In. the Barton boteJ, ivra- unmoved this morning and "tpeU Nothing cild r be eat quleUy without comment when Cap. found In the room that gave evidence tain Circle Questioned her In his office, of tser former life except a novel which She offered no explanation and gave ne had been presented as a Christmas- gift excuse. She did not even cry. . Sm to "Mrs. Rose Dawn.? To the hotel man merely admitted her guilt She had agement she was known as Mrs. Rose taken the things. She wanted them. Johnson. she liked pretty clothes, she ' wanted Many needle marks on her arms told money and Jewelry. - There, was only the story to Deputy Coroner FaJk and this way to get them.- Motorcycle Patrolmen Stiles and TuOyt "Well have to send you to the Juve- Apparently the girt had destroyed all nil court because you are Just 17 years papers or letters which might lead to old" said Captain Circle, "but you have her identification. F.- W. Tubbersuy, been, given every chance In the world 1 the manager . of the hotel; missed her to make good. Ton have stolen enough j and becoming alarmed when he .found loot to . onng an- ordinary burglar a I her door locked after not seeing her for sentence or 20 years. I cannot under stand your case. What do ; you think we ought to dor !";- . . But the (Irl looked out of the window. some time, called the police. The door was 'broken open. The defeated little dressmaker lay half dressed on her bed. She had been dead for several hours. Injured, as Train . Crashes Into Auto Yamhill Speed Cop, Despite Injuries, Quits Bed, for Trip Newberg. v Sept 29. Fred Patterson. new Tamhill county traffic officer, sur prised doctors this morning when, de- Yakiraa, Wash Sept 29. Esther Plt an injured leg and .possible alight Schlien. aged 13. was killed and her I fracture of .the skutt. suffered Wed' vnninf Rnu tw Te etK,- I " urai,u. . . - a wunivw w aus eui mwsv enve. aassa va. were senous.y uiiuren aa uie result or a he got out of bed and went to Portland. grade crossinff accident at Buena about ostensibly to recover hia damaged ma- mldnleht Wednesday. August C Schlien. I chme. . v 7jnh firm.r i vif. aru ft .iiiUMii I Patterson had been in Portland Wed' were driving home when the automobile 1 hesday to receive the high powered mo- died on the track. ., jTjorcycje. .n route some - ne crashed Th. mother and tha vnmnrMiiUnn Unto a truck at Ti gar d, when be seem got out and the others were . following 1 Infly tost control of his machine through when a special freight train strack the. i experience in its operation. automobile squarely tn the, center. I late auto nus picKea up the Injured of- Schlien'p leg was broken and his left fleer and he was brought here for treat forearm and two ribs fractured- His 1 ment Doctors declare that In spiU daughter Rose has a broken leg and face I of r his trip to Portland; today .he badly lacerated. Both are at St Ellxe-1 badly injured.1.; Patterson was formerly beth hospital here. a - -t a Jitney driver here. - UP: LOOT SMALL Every indication pointed to the great est day in the history of the state fair this morning,' when four special -trains and numerous automobile caravans left Portland for Salem to attend Portland day festivities at Oregon's biggest ag ricultural show. Passenger officials of the Oregon Electric and Southern Pacific estimat ed that they handled In excess of loft) people out of Portland early this morn ing on six trains, four of which were specials. The major part of the southbound traffic moved in automobiles over the Pacific highway, however. Commercial activity slowed' up in Portland today as the majority of busi ness men left for 'the South. A special excursion sponsored by the Royal Rosa- rians and the commerce department of the Chamber of Commerce was a part of the fair-bound movement This del egation was headed by the Royal Roea- rian band and uniformed ranks. Three special delegations from the railroads were in attendance. The first delegation was from the S. P. 8.. and was headed by W. F. Turner, president and W. D. 8klnner, traffic manager; the second from the Union Pacific was beaded by- H. M. Adams, vice president In charge of operation, and William Me- M array and - H. E. Lou n bury of the C-W. ; while a Southern Pacific delega tion was present with F. L. Burckhalier, assistant general manager at Its head. Although a lone, bandit worked hard and fast in the central West Side apart ment 'house section shortly after ' (Bid- , night this morning and held tip two cou ples, within five minutes, his net pro ceeds for -the trouble was only S2.4. - The midnight bold-ps taught one lea- son. and that la that women, even with - their eecorts. are not free from attack ; by the street prowlers. - At eight minutes after midnight Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hoi comb of the feLewlcr , apartment Fourteenth and Clay etreeta. were confronted by the lone hlgbwayanan Twelfth and Clay. From Holcorab robber obtained . ILtO and from hia . 20 cents. A search was made for and Jewelry, but the couple had ' left aU valuables at home. Mrs. Holcomh said that the . man's hands were soft when he searched for rings and that his voice was well roods- ( la ted. She asked him why be practiced highway robbery and be re-plied that be was hungry and had to eat Ua waa described sa being t feet S tnches tail. ' 125 pounds tn weight about 21 years of age and wearing a black suit and bat He bad a red bandana hsTtdkerchW , over his face. ' At 10 minutes after midnight J. SL Halt 1KB MUwaukte street, was stand- tar la front of the borne of MarJorW discontinued. Hundreds of auto- Burr. 4 IS Market street bidding the rlrt mobiles were parked along the roadside good night when the same lone stick -z and vacant lots for several blocks a boat I man approactoed and OemanAed opener . the fairgrounds. One enterprising I .nd valoablea. He obtained 4 cents ' rancher with a vacant tract adjoining I from Hall Neither had any lewtlrv. ORTLANO DAY DRAWS IMMENSE CROWDS FROM METROPOLIS TO FAIR W because of it the crowd was a good natured one and no untoward incident occurred .to mar the day. DAT WITHOUT ACCIDENT . Traffic officials patrolling the high ways in all directions kept the situation well In hand i at all times and not a single accident of consequence was re ported throughout the day, although, aa actual check kept at the gates showed that more than 1500 ears passed through the, gates tip to noon when , the check the fair grounds filled his parking space at M cents per car. It was a great crowd and everybody Motorcycle Officers Fleming and Powell bad departed on the first call when the second came in. Inspectors seemed to enjoy the situation. The shows I Sebum and Powell are making aa ta- on the midway, which for the first two I veetigaUoo. days of the fair showed meetly to empty seats, did a thriving kwsineas aU day and evening with capacity attendances PORTLAND DELEGATION . MET BT SALEM CHERRIANS 8alem. Sept 21. Portland came to the state fair for Portland day today by train- and automobile tn such numbers that early estimates Indicated a throng in excess of that of Wednesday, when 25.000 passed through the gates. Early this morning the crowds gath ered at the fair grounds and by noon the place was packed, with people pour ing in In undiminished streams. The Portland delegation, .headed by the Royal. Roearians and bend. In uni form, was met at tbe fair grounds sta tion by the - Salem Cherrians- and wel comed officially by King Blng Knowt- and of the Cherriana, . t Salem day. Wednesday, proved a big drawing card witn perfect weather. "It was unquestionably the biggest crowd that has even been on these grounds,? declared J. E. McCHntock, veteran treasurer of the fair, and whose position enables him to keep -close check on estimates place the total attendance at 13,000, which, exceeds the Wednesday attendance of last year by approximately 5000, unofficial guesses of 40.900 on that date to the contrary. : la spite of. Its nunbersstv perhaps, Oa) Injured Wife Whips Young Manicurist S. P. Freight Train f Seized by Tramps f Near Los Angeleis Lea Angeles. Sept 29 L X. S. The Soothern Pacific company reported ts Tulsa. Okla-. Sept 29. TJ. P.) Mrs. I the police and sherirrs Office this aner- BUly Dafley. .20. raanlcurlat, recenUy dl- I noon that IS tramps had eelxad Torcea was enticed to a lonely wooded spot near hers Wednesday Bight tied to tree, her clothing stripped from ber back and whipped by Jhe wife Of a local merchant according to a complaint filed with the county attorney late today. freight ti Jn north of the city and threatening tbe train crew and asked that all possible speed be reads Is reaching Los Angeles. A force of US polios officers and deputy sheriffs ar ranged to meet the train outside the city and round up the vagranta. Tbe offi cers prepared for a pitched battle' with the tramps. If necessary. - . i - Pays Taxes on Laiid ' 12 Years: Not Owner Taklma, Wash, Sept 29. After pay ing taxes on IS acres of land In the Tie ton for 12 years, and seeiag.lt hot twice KerrsdTsSkbar 1 ,Uita Um- Andrew UcPhee, a miner.; finds that he does not own tne land at all hut owns another it acres of little BASEBALL RESULTS AMERICAN B. -W. B. iee- tee be 9 n 1 iee eo ee a. a Winn .annsrie ao4 rvtiaick; vTsnera, i . .. ; At Cki B. M. E. e . a 9 ....020 eoi ii is a At rkOadelijUa 1. R. C New Tor S3 1 SAO S 4 phiiadetpeie 00 see see s 4 31 valne. He paid SiOO aa acre for the rwsies- ........ . . . . I uiu. v unnani m mmumm ui,.urvusa'AJca NATIONAL ' I firm he bought the lanC was lost be- As St. Leu ifme bm ntw k I eanae he sieDt on his StrtiLs. Both rmabaiw ... soe eet see 4 ie z I bers of the firm are dead and the as- nana sad raiii Dni i ' - . . . 1 l.vt - . . f ' ' '' ' '--t i ' til 1 -