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vVpLf ' KM PJ That QoOem Hp Becoming a Srea Swine y Breeding OenterT I' FIRST SECTION ' 6 PAGES i TWO SECTIONS 12 PAGES Ievestikth year salkm.ohegon. Tiiiitsim mqkxim;, Jtxy is. j2o." riUCB FIVE CENTS TVJENTY-KINE REPUBLICAN I STATESFAVOR it ' V C:fil PrilMiil1?1,ce 8Ut,on frequently as in HarclSz riSl I (qq ag few diva, the nolle A ir...i,nhfinn of the! . .Murepreseniauon oi uw Party V Attitude on Suf frage Question. im REPUBLICAN STATE vuii! ncirrTcn ITI ?e,aiag ino nln,- fw cans ONLY HAS RtJttIr.U It (had to be neglected because the'.of . ': ''" " ,1 ticerls we- away, to speak Sn the " I Senator Hopes Women Will Ha?e Vote Before November. Senator Harding In a statement tonight re tented what he characterized as vper ilstent misrepresentations" bt tho Republican party's attitude towards J woman suffrage and said to mat par ty belonged the credit for that re form ever havinic a chance for suc cess. He deplored, however, efforts to make nolitlcal capiUlout of the sit-J uation. and said he hoped yjtwicauon wnnii hci acromDllshed before .o- vmber no matter whether5' 4 lemv f r.iift or a KeDublican state was the 36th to approve the auffragei a.mena- ment. - . t , Kvftn if a Democratic state shall finish the business, the record will still show that 2 Republican and seven Democratic states made up the roll or honor," Senator Harding said : yie? ilf;t8n sentatlon of the Hep ubi lean party, its state governors and legislatures, m thta matter of woman suffrage. Whe ther It emanates h orn mere mischief makers or from partisan, desires 1 cannot help resenting it. ; We must insist on having fair .treatment ot that party without whose persistent support the great 'reform would never hav had a chance of success. "A Republican senate and a Re publican house submitted tu con tutlona.1 amendment for equal auf f raes. A Democratic senate had pre- Tiously refused to submit it.Twenty- nlne Republican anr six iemocrauc states hate ratffied it. :, sir nmocratic states hale re iected the ratification resolution ui another, Louisiana, nas jusc fern to give it consideration, une epuw- iicaa biic juoi -wmw - has rejected. ine iirsi iwm w Republican states. r ' 'When in isi, me vppuyu. senate finally mustered tne neceasdryi majority .to submit tne amenamem, i there were 36 Republican and oniyi tn rwmwratif' senators votlnjr for it; but there were 17 Democratic and eniy eight Republican senators vol In aalnt It.- . "Whether in the senate or In the hnnaa innerMi or state legislature, the record shows that th Republi cans have been persistent and effect 1 annnorters of this measure, In such -circumstances circumstances that should be familiar to everybody It U srmply amaiing tnat ueraocra-ic . t.miif tinv na.ve me u-1 daelty to be assuming that tney the friends of whom the cause m depend II It is to succeed. . :S Tor myself and the .Rpohiifan party. I earnestly desire inai raun- cation may be accomplished In time to give the whole body of American women the ballot next November. ri am wearied with efforts to make partisan advanUge out of tne . situation. I hope there will be a .ratification and -I do not care atl whether . it U securer mivu -; Republican or Democratic state. I will rejoice if North Carolina win o it," or If Tennessee wiu as I would rejoice if cr lo AtA it. ! do it. Just Republican "There will be glory enojigh fot nnnhllran oarty. no matter whe ther the 36th state is Republican tor .'tint: If anr word of mine could P0S- Blbly be Influential with any Repub- Ucn in the North Carolina leglsla - ture or in the Tennessee legislature that word would he ;vote tor rai.i - cation and don't worry do wot . . . . . . . I MWA.' " aets tne creau lor puuun, "ThreerFingered Jack' Jt is Geared of Charges "Three-fingered Jack" Godwin. (Turiu wba at one time conduct - ed a series of meetings at Leslie Methodist church in Salem; is again In Pnrtimrt. hivinr heen cleared of the charge of arson which was made! against him In a calliornia city. 4UCI case was deferred from time to time and .linally dismissed. r 1 Durinr the war and afterward Godwin wared a cam DaiCV' agalntt the I. W. W., causing many! members to throw away their red cards. The charre aaainst him ,' In California was apparently a frame-up and no semblance of evidence eould be found against him. - , j AXTMAP FEELING STRONG HONOLULU. July 14. Antl-Ja- Panese outbreaks are feared In Korea nd government buildings and the reBiaence ot M. Salto. military ov- ernor, have been placed under heavy fuara, according to Toklo cables to the Nippu JIJI - Japanese f languagel ewpapeT here. ' ! - - POLICEMEN ARE BUSY 'WRANGLING CATTLE Nl JIKnol S COMPLAINTS MADE ABOUT INtlUDIXU BOV1XKS Residents , Simultaneously Elect to Allow 3Itlk Ylelders to Rao at Large on Street. It complaints about Intruding cows continue to be received at the ment wlR"'. "be constrained to come equlpped wlth cow whipa ln8teaa of me omciai "DUlie-ClUDs. ' Judging, .from the reports that have been registered within the last few days, the cow owners of the cltr have simultaneously elected to per mit their milk producers to run at Urge. The officers have been busv parlance of the parlance of the plains, punching cows. Yesterday a report wis registered from residents at Twelfth and Oak streets that a cow had been brown ing In their gardens. Officer Engel was detailed to Investigate. Another call was phoned Into headquarters saying a cow was at large at Leslie and University streets The report also stated that the cow had an obstinate disposition, refus ing to surrender into the hands of the complainants. "Officer Morelock was sent out on a herding expedt tion. Another complaint came that cow was being pastured In the mid dle of North Commercial street. The cow seemed to enjoy the street pave ment, for it persisted in remaining in. the center of the street." An of Ucer was detailed to inform the owner that, the-streets are not in tended for cow pasturing. SEE REASON FOR GAS SHORTAGE Early Report? Indicate Illegal Curtailing in Pro duction. LOS ANGELES, July 14. Re ports of Investigators of the depart ment of Justice on the shortage of gasoline in southern California, in dicate the possibility that certain companies are illegally curtailing the production of oil, J. Robert O' Connor, United States district' at torney, announced here tonight, Mr. O'Connor said he would con fer Friday with these investigators and it information' then laid before him bore out early reports' he prob- ably would proceed against these producers unaer me Lerer act. in. m -M : otOTm Louses vantage .. n r IJl ncglOn OT UCWlSlQn LEWISTOX, Ida., July 14. The ralt hajl and winigtorm developing - pi, a8t eTenine caused rraln, dam- age conservatively estimated at a million dollars in the western half of Asotin county. Wash. The district devastated embraces; what is known as the Asotin flat, upper Peola and Cloverdale districts. ' embracing an area seven and one-half by 15 miles William liouser, a brother of M IL-Houser, Portland grain dealer lost a crop valued at 12a.000. .Two farmers alone lost crops val ued at ngs.QQO. in the Cloverland . i . H it.i i would have returned fifty bushels tn acre. The present Lewiston grain I market Is $2.30. with but little of the new crop being offered at that ngure, Asotin county, on the east . Is bounded by Snake river when Idaho u entered. It appears that the hail zone extended ony t Wfthln a few mieg of the river, for in the grain belt directly ejast of Lewiston In Idaho, no damage is reported by hall Reports from the fruit district along the Snake river, between Lew iston and Rlparia shows heavy dam age was sustained there by waier spouts that followed the course of Ceep re vines from the range of steep bills that crowd close to the river line. The fruit ranches in most in stances occupy bars that have formed ilnrlnr' tlift nar hv the vaahlmr Of l d--Td .baaalt down the ravines. 1 vnltc ; Brothers and Crum. heavy i dealers In fruit throuj throughout the northwest, "suffered aloss of J100- 000.- C ;v s. ; ' k: t ! vet:raxs ciiOSK hki'iox BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 14. Veterans of the Rainbow dlvUion closed their first annual reunion b-?re 1 with a parade in which many of I them marched together for the rirtt I time since they ,Jert France a year I aeo. Veterans of the Civil war and Gold Star Mothers marched with the zna aivision men. At the closing business session of the reunion, , Cleveland was chosen as-lthe next place of meeting and CoTWel Matbew A. Tinley of Coun cil Bluffs, la., commander of ' th 16Sth Infantry, was elected president. SHOOTING IXi A.IEA. X)RVALLIS, Or. July 14 Frank Sites of .Alsca. Or.; was shot today at Ma home and Mrs. George Peters ne:m 7" cnargea wua n.n "V"" ""I taR . wa d by V J t - .nd 11 6". Mrs Peter, ta . ,Mow "d wu u u Slough to hnve bee on frlegdly terms with Sites until recently. YOUTH KILLS LEONARDI IN SELF DEFENSE Coroner's Jury Finds that Shooting of Italian Maniac Wit NM Al nJ N V v r'r'lshootlne at hawks and had taken th Crime Committed. DYING MAN ADMITS HE FIRED BUILDING onooung lakes riace on Farm East of Salem When Fugitive Is Run Down. While resisting capture and threatening the life of one of his pursuers, John Leonard!, escaped Italian Inmate of .the state insane hospital 'farm, wits shot and fatally wounded on the farm of A. J. Pat ton, 12 rules east of Salem yester day. He; waa.shot by Ernest II. Pat ton, son of the owner of the farm, while Leonard! was rushing upon young Patton with a pitchfork which he bad carried since his escape late last 'Sunday night. While dying in the receiving ward of ; the hospital yesterday. ; a few hours after the shooting. Leonardl confessed that he aet fire to the large ,brh on the hospital farm hlch was entirely destroyed, to gether with .300 tons of hay, early Monday morning, with a total loss of about $26,000. Two Wound Inflicted. (Leonard! was shot twice by Pat- ton. ' One bullet pierced the left lung land passed through .'the body. The other penetrated- the right side at the ' front ' of the body, possibly passing through the liver. At ? coroner's inquest at the hospital last night, conducted by Coroner A; M Clongh and James G. Heltiel, deputy district " attorney, a Jury returned a verdict - that Patton : had acted " in self defense and that no crime had been committed i Investigation showed that be first fired into, the ground as a warning to the maniac, then fired twice, ac cording to Patton's testimony, with the intention Of wounding the insane man la the feet, tat missed his mark. His next two shots were aimed at the middle of Leonard!'? body and were fatal in their effect Stelner Cautions Party. Information ' that a man believed to-be Leonardl had been seen about three miles, easfof Macleay reached the hospital " yesterday" forenoon. Supervisor Simpson of the Cottage farm. R. A. Bleyins, an attendant. and another attendant named Ennis Immediately left to brthg him in " if ttAlhlL- RororA IoavTne the farm I they were Instructed by Dr. R. E. L. rpltal, to have plenty of help before risking injury at the hands of Leon ardl and to avoid Injuring the insane man if possible'. Upon arrival at the Patton farm the hospital employes found a number' of farmers on the scene, among whom were Patton, N. O. Taylor, J. O. Martin and others. Approaching Leonard!, who was in the middle of a summer fallow field. the attendants attempted to reason with him i and to persuade him to throw aside his weapon and accom pany them. Bepldes the pitchfork he was armed with a large harrow tooth. Leonard! refused. "I will die first." he la said to have told the attendants.: l will leave my spirit here. Give me that gun and I wilt kill myself." , Leonard! Tries Jo Kticape. Patton was the only member of the party who was armed with a gun, a 25-30 calibre Winchester. Some of the attendants had pitch forks and rocks with which they hoped to harass Leonard! so that they might close in and overpower him. When the Italian refused to surrender the attendants decided to call the hospital for help: Blevtns was driven to the Patton home, a quarter of a mile away, in an auto mobile, where be phoned for help. Hd bad just left the house when he heard the shots. . Inquiry showed that while Blev- ins was -at the house Leonardl bad attempted to 'escape. Ennis and Simpson -attempted to intercept him. Leonardl started for Simpson. The attendants and other, members of the party started , to run. Patton recently suffered a broken hip and other injuries and was 1 unable to run. Leonard! then directed his at tack at Patton and was rushing at him with the pitchfork leveled when he was shot. Patton told the jury that be first fired Into the ground while Leonardl was 30 or 40 yards away and that he did not fire di- krectly at the man until he was with In 20 feet- Wben Leonardl fell. Patton testified, he was about 1 0 feet awav. This testimony was borne out by that ot other witnesses. brother at San .Luis Obispo. Cal. What disposition will be made of his body has not been determined. " Many Wltnewse Heard. .The members of the coroner's Jury were W. W. Powell, foreman; F. W. Edgar. J. N. SkaRe. W. W. Paulson. M." 8. Perlirh and J. H. Moyer. Among the witnesses called were Dr. (Continued on page 5) OLD MAN ACCIDENTALLY KILLS SELF WITH RIFLE PI LLED UX TOWARD HIM WITH MIZZLE FOREMOST Had Hern Prarticlnjr Khootlnir ' lfawkM and Had Taken Jun to Ilia Hunk In Yard. - ' J ROSEBURU, Ore.. July 14. ThomAs Alexander, an aged resident of Dillard. was accidentally killed at his son's ranch near Dniard SSnX S'w bSS SftdK; Alexander had been DracUclne gun With him to a bunk he had fixed under a tree in the' yard. No 'one was present at the time of the accident, but Indications were that he bad pulled the gun toward him with to muzzle foremost. Chinese Premier Tries to Resign Three Times PEKING, July 14. A striking ex ample of the office seeking the man. or rather pursuing him, U afforded by the present cabinet situai'.on: Premier Chin Yun-Peng, who became leader of the chlhli" political fac tion after the death of former presi dent Feng Kuo-chang, wants to re sign his post but the president won't let him. - I The ostensible reason of his de sire to quit is the difficulty the gov ernment imas in iinancing useii. The real reason is said to be found in a contest which is in progress be tween the "Chihir and "Anfu" fic tions, the latter being the militar group. Jbevth.lritJ.m-e.t.!,f It-fv! tendered his ' resignation and three times the president has refused to accept It, offering in lieu a leave of absence, each resignation bringing forth a new extension of the leave In the meantime Atlniiral Sah Cheng pen g, minister of the navy is reluct antly filling the post of premier. " Much political .maneuvering Is ko- ing on under the surface. and at tne moment it is regarded as probable Chin Yun-peng 'will eventually re sume his post f possibly with some cnanges in me ministry upon wnicn he is said to be insisting.. GIVE HINT AS TO CATtlPAlGN PLAN Democratic Candidate Will Get Oat and Try to Know People. SALT LAKE CITT. Utah, July 14 -Hints at campaign plans of tho Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates were given in a statement today by Homor ri. Cu minings, chairman of that party's national committee, while here on nis'way east rrom San Francisco. "I am sure both the Democratic candidates will get out and get ac quainted and give the people i nanc.e. to get ciaaloted wit them.' I e saia. I Preparations fot 9000 Mite t light Lomplete MINEOLA. N. Y., July 1 4. Prep arations for the 9000-mile flight to Nome, Alaska, and return, which army air service airplanes will at tempt at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, virtually were completed here tonight. Kelectlon of an 'observer for one mai-hlne only remains. The planes were "tuned up" and inspected late today, completing a weekjs careful grooming for the journey which ha been officially termed the Alaska flying expedition. With the placing of emergency ra- tlons and water bottles on board. officers " In charge-tonlght said the expedition was "ready for'the gun. r r r fir f. rrencn experts uotk CLL,aIii- Oil ouuuuuic but uoj PARIS. June 30. France's x penditure abroad ot 1.500.000. oooiof the Polish army on the condition francs last year for gasoline has aroused parliament and the newspa - pers to a point wnere tne govern- ment has renewed efforts to bring about industrial use of alcohol. Experiments here have proved to the satisfaction of investigators tfcai automobiles ana otner internal com - oustlon engines may be operated satisfactorily npon varying mix- tures of alcohol and petroleum prod- ucts. SPOKANE SUFFERS LOSS. PPOKANE, Wash., July 14 Crop damage estimated at from $2o0.000 to $400,000 was the result of a se vere wind and rain . storm which swept Whitman county. Wash., and Nez Pe'rc county, Idaho. Tuesday eveninr. it became apparent as re turns came into Spokane today. In addition there was much material damage to buildings, railroad lines and! telephone and telegraph lines. CHIEF CHAPLAIN "NAMED. NEW YORK. July 14. Secretary pt War Baker has appointed Major John T. Axton of Hoboken. N. J.. Lchiet chaplain of the United States army. according to Information re- reived here .today. . NEW SWIMMLNG RECORD NEW YOR. July 14. Miss Ethel da Blelbtrey. today made a ' - new world's swimming record ' of four metre sirim for women. In the finals nirmnl, Irvmilt at Manhattan hpnrh.''niercuurw, w.j m.,.. 7 BRITISH MAY REOPENTRADE WITH RUSSIA yester-(Proposed Armistice Between Soviet Russia and Poland Hostilities to Cease and Both Armies to Withdraw. ANXIOUS TO RESTORE PEACE TO ALL EUROPE Suggest Conference under League Auspice s for Powen Affected. LONDON. July 14. The note of he Britten,' government to (soviet Russia, agreeing to continue- nego tiations for a resumption of trade relations and proposing an armis tice between soviet Russia and Po land; also between the soviet forces and General Wrangle, anti-Bolshe- vtlr rnmmanHor In th frimni vm read in the house of commons to- day, by 'Andrew Bonar Law, the gov ernment spokesman. The note , takes cognizance of the acceptance- of the , Russian soviet government of ; the . principles' laid down in the British memorandum of July 1 and -agreed to a resumption of negotiations for definite trade relations as soon as the Russian del egates -return ' to England. Then; proposing an armistice with Poland, the note said: ' "The British government is anx ious to restore peace throughout Europe' add therefore proposes the following arrangement : . "That an immediate armistice be signed between Poland and soviet Russia, under which, hostilities shall be suspended. That the terms of this armistice provide on the one hand that-the Polish army shalV im mediately withdraw to the lines pro visionally ' laid down last year by the peace-conference as totlw-east ern boundary, to which Poland is entitled to establish a Polish ad ministration. "On the other hand, the armistice should provide that the army of so 1 viet Russia should stand at a dis tance of 50 kilomtters east of this line. In eastern Galicia each army rill stand on the line they occupy at the date of the signing of the armistice. "That as soon as possible there after a conference sitting under the auspices of the peace conference shall ".assemble in London to be at tended by representatives of soviet Kussia. roiana. utnuania, Letvia, and Finland, with the object of gotlatlng a final peace between Ruir,nnt,, , ,h ani,i ,rtvntin of Ui a and its neighboring states. Rep- reseniaiives oi eastern uaucia also would ' be Invited to London to state their case.? The note said the armistice with General Wrangle should be on the basis t fiat Wrangle retire Immedi ately to the Crimea and that during the armistice this must be a neutral zone. Wrangle would be invited to London to discuss the future of his troops and of the refugees under his protection but would not be a member of the conference. "The British government has bound itself to give no assistance to Poland for any purpose hostile to Russia and to take no action itself hostile to Russia. It is. however, bound under the covenant of the league of nations to defend the in tegrity ot Poland within Its legiti- I mate ethnographical frontiers. -if, therefore .soviet Russia, de spite its repeated declarations, will not be content with the withdrawal of a mutual armistice, but Intends to take action hostile to Poland, in Po- land s own territory, the British cov eminent and It allies will feel bound (to assis the Polish nation to defend it, existence with all meana at their dtanoaal 1 -Th Pniuh rnvmmni ha At-. ci-r-d it- willtnrness to make a Deace wfth gOTlet Kus8,a and to negotiate f arTnlBtlce on the ba.Ig .et out i above directly it is informed that the soviet government also agrees. 'The British government would therefore beglad to receive a definite reply with a week as to whether soviet Russia is prepared to accept the British government's proposals to put an end to further unnecessary bloodshed and restore peace to Eu rope Mr. Bonar Law, replying to a question, said the note had been sent with the approval ot the allies. Mr. Bonar Law's statement was accompanied by a memorandum giv Ing In detail the conditions upon which England would agree to trade with Russia. These provisions, which already have been made public In outline form, comprise renunciation lot propaganda, mutual release of na- Jtlonals and recognition of the prin- cipies oi compensating pniw uw zens who supply eoods or service. The memorandum further declared the British government had no In tentton of debarring any Russian on the ground of his communist opin ion, provided the agents ot the Rus sian government comply with normal conditions of friendly international INVESTIGATORS SAY JAP SITUATION CAN BE MET FAVOR SOLUTION AYOII; THE It.U K PROBLEM Can't Have Two Million People in Conslajnt Fear for Tlwir Irj erty Is KtatenienL SACRAMENTO. Cal.. July 14. nve members of the Immigration and naturalization committee of the bouse of representatives declared luemseives tioaay as in lavor o a (Solution of the immigration question on tne.facmc coast that would avoid a race problem as far as pos sible. Their statements came at the close of thre days of hearings on Immigra tion problems in California and were made at a dinner given by Chairman Albert Johnson of the committee In honor of Governor Stephens and other state officials. Ve are going to try and recom mend a solution of the question that will be agreable to the empire of Ja pan but will keep all of the United States for the kind of . people who made it." said Chairman Johnson, j who is a member of congress from Washington. "Some good legislation is coming out of this investigation. "We will have to meet the Issue by diplomacy." said Representative Seigel of New York. "It ought to be settled now. The solution must be found and there is no use saying It can't be. ' can't have two million peo ple on the Pacific coast In constant fear that they and their possessions will twi wiped ouL . . CUE COURT BEING FORMED Organizers Complete Work of Writhig Principles. THE HAGUE. July 14. The first part of the conference of purists who are organizing a permanent court of International justice oil the invita tion of the league of nations, was fin ished ' today. The. principles on . all Important subjects, including the se lection -of judges, the competence of the court, the law to be applied and the procedure of the court, were agreed upon at the first reading. ' . Democratic Platform Nearer Labor tDi WASHINGTON, July 14. Weighed against the specific demands of or ganized labor;, the - democratic plat forjm adopted at San Francisco "more nearly approximates the desired dec larations ot human rights than do the planks found in the republican plat form." Samuel Gompers, chairman of the' special committee appointed by the American Federation of Labor to present labor's demands to both par. ty conventions, said today in report ing the ., result of the committee's work. . . f WRh tho report .was made public an analysis of the labor planks in LEA ne-!... . tIwl "... nrriram adopted by the annual convention of the federation In Montreal. "In summarizing, it is but fair to say that the democratic platform marks a measure ot progress not found in the platform ot the repub lican party," the report asserted. "The men and women ot labor in the United States and her liberty-loving people must judge between the dec larations of these parties. The Im pending campaign is upon us and the citizenship of our coountry must de- trmine is own course in electing those candidates who are most friendly dis posed toward labor, justice, freedom, democracy an d to defeat those who are less friendly or more hostile to these principles. "Labor of America is not partisan, to any political party. It is partisan' to principles, the principles of Jus tice and freedom: It undertakes neither to dictate nor control the choice of the workers or the citizen ship generally for which party or candidates tney snouid vote, nut would be palpable dereleetion of duty did we tall to place the facts before the voters of our country upon the records of both parties apd their r- spective candidates for public of fice. WOMAN FOUND DEAD. SEATTLE. July 14. Tolice to- night were attempting to solve the mystery surrounding the death-' of a woman, believed to be Mrs. Clemen tine Cash. 33. of Ashland. Ore.. whose body was found In a room in hotel here today. Analysis of the drugs In three bottles found in the room has been ordered. The woman registered at the hotel Sunday under the name of Mrs, E. W. Jacobs, police learned. A man wbo registered with her. is reported to have left the room Tuesday morn ing, asking that "Mrs. Jacobs" be not disturbed, as she was feeling 111. Late today the door to the room was broken in and the body found. AMUCANS ARE MARKSMEN BISLEYCAMP. England. July 14. The South African ream of marks men today won the historic Kolapnre cup. Great' Britain was second and Canada third. The South African team established a lead at the first range 00 yards and maintained its advantage at the other ranges 500 and 600 yards finally winning. THE WTLVNIER: Thursday, fair; moderate winds. 4 westerly 3 SENATOR REED CENSURES THE LEAGUE PLAM Will Support Democratic Can , didate Because of Party j Principles But is Against Foreign Policy. UNITED STATES MADE TO LEAD ON THIS SIDE Ordinarily Not More Than Six Votes Would Be Cast for League ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. July 14. Reit erating his opposition to the cove nant of the league ot nations as It. is now framed and declaring that he will not recede one.lnch from the po sition he has previously taken. Sen ator James A. Reed of Missouri,: ad dressing a. meeting here tonight .c ciared. that he intended to support the Democratic candidates in the coming election, notwithstanding the declarations ot the party in re gard to the league of nations. - "In" intend to support the Demo cratic candidates." Senator Reed as serted "because the great, principles of the Democratic party which baa survived the vicissitudes of the-Century still live. 1 ' ' ' . ; . "Upon the league ot nations, the platform of neither party suits me. But there is something greater than the platform 'of a political conven tion. It Is the platform ot Ameri canism. . That platform - was ' pro claimed in . the declaration of inde pendence. It was baptized In th Dlood. of the revolution, and it was formulated ' by George Washington. ' "As an official." be continued. "I have never violated a 'Democratic platform or failed to support Dem ocratic policy.", . . One of the principles which he as serted was one of "the very cardi nals of Democratic faith" is ?that this government should i const It dte he leading power on this7 side of the lea tic; shielding ' and - protecting against foreign aggression the weak er countries - of the western 'hemi sphere and that it' should forever keep itself free of entanglement with ' European and Asiatic powers, refusing to take part In their wars, controversies or intrigues. . except where our interests -were - directly concerned.". , . Senator Reed outlined the his tory of the treaty negotiations, say ing that the president took back tho first draft of the league of nations covenan because it contained defect so serious as to the insuperable In America and obtained revision. It required every effort ot the administration,-be asserted, to prevent ratification of the covenant 'with th Lodge reservations. . ' "if there had been no Interfer ence by the executive department," I Senator Reed declared, "there would not have been three senators who would not. have voted radically to amend the treaty. I also unhesltat tnly state that if it had not been for an Immense propaganda financed by international bankers plua th in fluence of . the White House, there would not have been a halt dozen senators wbo would have- voted for the league In any form." Even the lemocratle platform, the senator added, "recognized that res ervations or amendment are neces sary." . ... ; V ' STATE COUNCIL1 IS DISSOLVED nin r g I aciCu5C urgaoizaaOU 'Li.: VJJt, - M'J I. IV. : banded by Governor. - Because it is no longer A necessary organization in the state, ' Governor Olcott has dissolved the state council na a.wIltt.n lUer to W. F. Woodward of Portland, chair. man, and to each of the other mem bers of the council, advising them that they are relieved of their duties. The, governor's action Is In response to a letter from Mr. Woodward, ad vising him that the council ha com pleted its work. The governor writes: "la advising you in this retard it gives me extreme pleasure to eomplt- ment t?very, member of the state council of defense upon the remark able manner in which your work was done. The -task -you were set to do was one of extreme Importance. In volving, as It did. practically every phase of war development work In the state. This work was. I know, attended at many time with diffi culties, -some of them seemingly insurmountable.- but, regardless ot these difficulties. It was carried on ' to a successful conclusion and every citizen is proud of what Oregon ac complished. The members' of the council of defense are to bo highly congratulated on' what tbey did ant I am certain that their deepest re ward lie in the fact that at, a criti cal' time they accomplished' some thing for their country when their country -needed their services th most." - - , . '