fleoir the Tonight, at the Qotem Armor, I THE WEATHER The Statesman rffflvM the wire report of the Pre, the greatest and most re liable press 'association la t- world. Unsettled, probably shower and thunderstorms; gentle wester If winds. I SEVENTIETH YEAU SALEM. UUE(iOX. WEDNESDAY MOHNINH, AlUIST 20, 1ITJ0 PRICES FIVE CENTS PROSPECTS FOR EARLY PEACES ML Times Correspondent Says : All Ethnographic Poland Will Soon be Cleared of Bolshevik PEACE DELEGATES MAY NOT KNOW OF VICTORY Many of Red Troopers Are Crossing Over Line Into Prussia LONDON. Aus. 24. -There is not the smallest prospect of the Minsk negotiations resulting In a swift conclusion of peace hut all ethnographic Poland soon will be cleared of the Bolshevlkl. says the Ixradon Times' Warsaw corre spondent. r The Polish government does not know for certain the dispatch adds, that Its delegates at Minsk are aware of the altered military situation. i ? Reds Stop Mewimer. -, ' ' The first dispatch from the Pol ish delegates has just ; been ' re ceived here. The Poles say their wireless is working faultlessly but that the only satisfactory way of communicating with Minsk would be by courier. A Polish courier despatched by the foreign office two days ago -was not allowed to cross the fron tier by the Bolshevlkl. . i Sentiment Strong. ' An ti-BolshevllcV, movements are breaking out in many - parts of Russia, according to statements by Bolshevik : prisoners. A captive soviet captain said the Minsk con ference was only intended as a means of placating th entente and British labor and that 'there was Bo intention 'to make peace until Warsaw was. captured and soviet rule set up in Poland. TOWNS ARE IlECAPTTRED WARSAW, Aug. 24. Lomsea. 7S miles northeast of Warsaw and Elalystok, 0 miles east of Lomza tare been recaptured by the'Pol ' Lh armies, says an official war Of fice communication today. In the remaining occupied sec tors In the north the Bolshevlkl are crossing the Prussian frontier In great numbers. - In this region the eighteenth and thirty-third Bolshlrik ' divisions have been smashed and all of the fifty- fourth have been taken prisoner. Msnv Prisoners Taken. . The fifth Polish army alone, op erating on the northern front, has accoounted for more than 20.000 prisoners, including the staff of the engbteenth and the fifty fourth divisions says the com munique. The military authorities an nounce that the various govern ment districts of Poland, with the exception of Suwalkl and Grodno . have been virtually cleared of the Bolshevlkl, some of whom, In the panic crossed , into East Prussia. Many - red - detachments have ' been cut off from retreat and are gradually being gathered in. Peas-! - ants', armed with hunting clubs, are assisting the Polish soldiers. . Have Hunting Parties. " Between the Vistula and Prus sia where the ', Bolshevlkl nave been cut off from their communi . cations there are organized hunt ing parties of the members of hunt clubs and others, who beat the wooden country In search of reds the same as for deer and wild boar. - - Should Take Prisoners. General Pilsudskl has Issued an appeal to the peasants to aid the i army and urge tthe peasants to ' make prisoners in all cases and tnrn them over to the soldiers. The military authorities declare that since the Polish offensive be gan more than 50,000 prisoners have been taken. ; - Salmon Closed Season nY6 be Rigidly' Enforced ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 24.The state law forbidding the sale on the Oregon side of the Columbia river of salmon caught in the Pa cific ocean during the fall closed season which begins at noon to- , morrow. Is to be enforced strictly. J Such was the statement of Carl D Shoemaker of the state fisheries department who arrived today to remain for several days to assist the deputy wardens in enforcing the law which la effective this rear for the first time. British Are Helping Democrats, Statement CHICAGO, Aug. 24. Charges that $87,500 appropriated by the uritish parliament for entertain .ment purposes at the British em sy in Washington had "found . ,f way Into the democratic na Clonal committee, were made to- by Congressman F. A. Britten. frot of this assertion -will" be , yiht before the senate eam F,2': Investigation committee .Jay, he said. t JOLLIFICATION IS HELD BY SALEM LADS AfiENT FOR WHITNEY CHORUS IH ENTERTAINER. Swimming;, Story-Telling;. Ctmn Are Pastime Picnic: Planned " for "Vlltor Tomorrow The Y. M. C. A. was the scene of a regular ".hall-good-fellow-weil-met" jazz miter when about 200 local boys between the ages of 10 and IX years gathered Mon. day night for swimming, story telling and games. I J. H. Price of Seattle, advance agent for the Whitney) Hoys chor us which will appear1 in concert here tonight wa. the originator tf the idea and had complete charge of the affair. Mr. Price came Into town Monday afternoon and. rinding that he must remain over for a few days, decided to make good use of hi time by en tertaining the boys of. Salem with a rousing big rally on six hours' notice. ; He was assisted by sev eral of the Hoy Scouts and some of the older "V" boys. The affair really became a "travel-on party, minus the refresh ments. The older boys played basketball upstairs, while the lit tle fellows had their swim, and Mr, Price told stories to the middle-sized boys. K Then the youngsters had their turn at story telling while the big ger boya enjoyed a swim." Then the whole crowd got together and kept the leader telling weird tales and ghost stories till It was time for the boya to go home. Every boy from ! the oldest to the youngest expressed his appro elation of his good time and asked that the "Y" have some more of these get-togethers. Before leaving they planned to entertain the Whitney boys with a J a picnic A large number of them signed up to bring lunch for two. planning to meet 'the visitors at the train and escort them to the picnic grounds. . , Mr. Price Is giving his whole time to helping boys. He knows 50 or more Salem boys by name and has been In the city only a day and a half. In Seattle be es tablished a Sunday school for newsboys starting with 30 to 40 boys and now the class has v members. r He has two other classes Of 150 each. It has been said that he knows more boys in Seattle than any one other person. F.VRIGHTYINS TOURNAT.IENT Only Man to j Carry Off Honors Twice in Ameri can Trap Shoot CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 24. Frank. S. Wright of Buffalo, champion of New York state, won the American amateur singles championship, of the Grand Amer ican Handicap Trapshooting tour nament today, from thirty-nine ex pert marksmen of the United States and Canada. At the end or the 200 bird event he was tied with Oscar Hansen of Nebraska. In the 25 target shoot-off. both nowdered the first seven targets. On the eighth Hansen got under, a clean miss, and on the twenti eth, shot wide again. Wright,-is the only man in the 21 years his tory of the grand American to win the singles championship twice. The shoot was delayed by an incident. Three negroes who were f Uhint? onoosite the trans, were diimned into the lake by tne nign waves when their boat oven urn eu ami two were drowned. The Junior charaplonsnip ior youths under 18 for 60 targets from tne 16-yara line, meouoro Beem. West Frankfort, III., won ftr shootinr off a tie with M. L. Bonta. Jr, Wilmington, Onio. The contest -between tne ten men teams from the east and west was won by the west. Albanians Cain Big Victory Over Seibs LONDON. Aug. S 4. A Reuter dispatch from Rome quoting the Temoo. savs that! the Albanian command has issued the following communique: ! "The Albanians ! have gained victory over the Serbs in the Dibra region. The Serbs lost 2000 men The Serbs have been driven back to the frontier which they crossed on July 16. ; "Pending a communication from Belgrade, the Tirana government has ordered its troops to halt at the demarcation 1913." line fixed in MINERS GET INCREASE TERRE HAUTEi Ind., Aug. 24 A supplemental contract by which the day and monthly men employed in Indiana receive substantial increase was signed to day by the joint wag scale com mittee of the Indiana Coal Oper ators and miners to be In effect from August 18. Telegrams or dering the men to return to work were sent to all officials and mem bers of all local unions of district No. 11. 1 TIMBER FALLER KILLED ASTORIA Ore.J Aug. 24, Ed ward Johnansen Wilfors, a tlm her falter employed , In the Mult nomah Lumber and Box com pauy's logging camp In the Grays River. Wash- district, was in stantly killed yesrday afternoon when his skull was crashed by falling snag, according to word brought here today. , PONZI WILL PAY 50CENTS ON DOLLAR Dodge Declares Assets Not Worth Three Million . Officials Estimate Liabil ities at 7 Million HEARING BECOMES STORMY AT TIMES Ponzi Tells of Big Loans to Officers of Hanover Trust Company BOSTON. Aug. 24. A payment of less than 50 cents on the dollar to the creditors of Charles Ponzi. It official estimates of his liabili ties are correct, was Indicated, by his statement of assets at the re ceivers' hearing today. Assets Below Estimate. Assuring the federal receivers that he had disclosed alt he knew, Ponzi told of assets which Rob ert G. Dodge, counsel for the re ceivers declared were "not worth anywhere near 13,000,000." The officials estimate of his liabilities - . a A AA AAA ' fft . ft stands at 17.000.000. Ponzi claimed that he was solvent and had nearly four millions oi assets to meet his liabilities, which he set at 13,000.000. Attorney Gives Services. ? The. hearing was stormy at times. Daniel H. Coakley, counsel for Ponzi surrendered to the re ceivers, to assist in meeting cred itors' claims, checks for $25,000 each which had been given him and to an associate counsel as re taining fees. He said that when he took the money he thought Ponzi was a millionaire. He called the receivers and their counsel to join with him In working without fee, but his challenge was not ac cepted. 'If you thought this man had a million dollars 'left, do you sup pose anybody thinks you would have got only 125.000?' "Yon are a liar when yon sug gest-anything like that, exclaim ed Mr. Coakley, jumping to his feet. . " Has Outstanding Loans. Ponzi tolL of loans of $20,000 each to Henry Chmlnieskl, president, and William S. McNary. treasurer of the Hanover Trust company, which was Ponzi's prin cipal depository and wblcn went to the wall with his collapse. He announced that he had loaned $10,000 to Daniel P. Dem ond. treasurer of the Lawrence Trust company of Lawrence and this was followed by Demonds resignation later in the day. Jap Terminal Will Not , be Mooed to Vancouver TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 24.- The Osaka Shoshen Kalsba fleet at Jananese steamers will not transfer their terminal from u rnmi in Vancouver. II. C. It was definitely states hers today by S Hashimoto, new manager or me trans-Pacific line who arrived on the steamer Manila Maru from the orient. It had previously been re norted that the - company, with other Japanese shipping concerns, were preparing to cease opera tions in the tnltea states. ir. Hashimoto assumes his duties here after two years in charge of the London.. England, office and his statement is taken here as au- thorltatve coming after a confer ence with officials in Japan while en route from London here. The Paget Sound-New York service via the Panama canal vould also be continued, Mr. Hashimoto stated. Wilson More Popular Than Is Governor Cox EAST LAS VEGAA N. M.. Au?. 24. President Wilson's name brought a greater demonstration at the Democratic state conven tion here today than the mention of Governor Cox and. Franklin D. Roosevelt although the candidate were generously cheered. Women were admitted to mem bership in the state central com mittee.' FIRE THREATENS HOMES. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 24. Fire tonight threatened destruction of the large yards and plant of the Northland Pine Lumber company Fears were expressed that the tlaze would spread to a residence section nearby. It -was estimated the loss to the lumber company would be more than $500,060. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Aug. 24 Fire tonight destroyed the plant and yards of the Northland Pine Lumber company In North Minne apolis; with a loss estimated at more than $500.000.. Eight mil lion feet of lumber, five million shingles, several warehouses and other buildings, spread over an area of six blocks were consumed. Late tonight the fire was under control. Several residences ' ad joining were damaged. M'NARY TO INSPECT CRATER LAKE HOTEL REPORT OX HKSORT MADK TO! SECRETARY INTERIOR - rotibility of Highway From Klamath Fall to Ijftke to Ito Studied on Trip United States Senator Charles L. McNary left last night on a trip through southern Oregon which will include au inspection of the Crater I.ake hotel which of late has been much In contro versy. This is a government tf.urixt nostelry. and a report of ti Senator's findings will be made to the secretary of the In terior. cVnato- McNary went to Eu gene lat night and with a dele gation from the Eugene Cham ber of Commerce will g today to Crescent lake where a delega tion from the Klamath Falls Com mercial club will be added to the party. They will go to Crater lake and 1ack to Klamath Fall, inspect ing timber resource? relative to a possible obtaining of federal aid for the construction of a high way from Klamath Falls to Cra ter lake. , YILL ELMNATE FORCED VOTING : ! Gompers Declares Some Employers Try to Fright en Workers f niXGHAMPTON, S. Y.. Aug. 24. Employers of labor .must make no further attempts to force the working people to vote as they want them to. by fright ening thtm by the shutting down of factories and the reducing Of wages, declared Samuel Gompers at the opening of the annual con vention cf the New York state Federation ot Labor today. . "Some corporate interests are trying to scare the man of labor" ne said. e round such con ditions recently existing In a number, of plants and particu larly the woolen mills of New England and In the Pennsylvania railroad com nany's affairs. , "The shutting down is for the obvious purpose ot repeating the eld policy of the corporations and big buriness to frighten the peo ple by telling them If they vote one way they will be kept eat 6? work." VHITAKER WINS IN RIFLE MATCH Sergeant Makes Individual Score of 289 Oat of Possible 300 CAMP PERRY. Ohio. Aug. 24. Sergeant Henry Wbltaker of Company L. 21st United States Infantry, today won the national Individual rifle match with 28 out of a possible 300. The match was shot from the 200-yard rapid fire and the 600 and 1000-yard slow fir ranges. Cat.t. P. E. Ramee or the Phil ippine Scouts, was second with 27. and E. R. One. NVvada civil ian, third with 2K6. Othnr winners of the gold med- tvls were: 11. Everett. Washing ton. D. C. 284: Sergt. Simon Panpialen, Philippine Scouts 284; Scrgt. If. F. Stadie. 44th Infan cry. 23: W. A. Andrews, Ohio, civilian, 283; MaJ. J. F. Doane. Onited States engineers. 283: Sergt. Glenn Williams. United States Infantry. 283: Sergt. A. F. Frederick. United States M. C. 183; V. K. Iodge. Kentucky civil ian. 2Ji3. and Sergt. J. P. Lyons, Camp Devens. R. O. T. C. ,282. Gunnery Sergt. J. M. Thomas V. S. M. C. won first place in the national individual pistol tvateh witn a score or 219 out or a poa- sible 300 over the SO-yard slow fire. 2-yard rapid fire and 23 yard quick fire stages. Aero Club Commends Name Fliers on Trip NEW YORK. Aug. 2 4.The contest committee of the Aero Club of America tonlzht wired the following message to the fliers who today completed their trip from New York to Nome. Alaska: "Congratulations on your won derfully successful flight. It is a splendid demonstration of how the mot remote part cf the conn try can be brought Into close toucn witn tne , federal govern ment. The flight is a forerunner of mail and commercial routes. which we hope will soon be estab lished." IjOXG FLIGHT PLANNED OTTAWA. Aug. 24. A trans Canada flight from Halifax to Vancouver, half way by seaplane and the other half by airplane. Is contemplated by the Canadian air board, the latter part of next month, according to a atatement tonight by Hugh Guthrie, chair man of the board. It Is proposed to make stops at Sanlt Ste Marie. Winnipeg. Cal gary and other places. PERCENTAGE OF AUTO ACCIDENTS LARGER ONE PERSON KILLED EVERY W MINUTES Sugxeu Xatk-wklr Traffic Or dinanct Unrrriif Kftred or Motor Vehicles SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. The percentage or automobile traffic accidents throughout the country la on the increase except where "safety first" campaigns have been inaugurated. David Van Srhaak, president of the Na tional Safety council told the Na tional Traffic Officers association convention today. One person is killed every minutes from this cause, he said, while In New York City the au tomobile, death rate is 1 00 a month. A traffic ordinance limiting the speed of motor vehicles to Hi miles an hour in the bssiness sec tions of cities. 15 miles in the resldental districts and 20 miles In outlying portions was recom mended for nation-wide adoption by Frederick P. Vose of the Chi cago Association ot Commerce. PROCLAMATION WILL BE ISSUED Certification of Ratifica tion by Tennessee Mailed ' to Colby WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. Is suance of a proclamation by the slate .lepartment formally an nouncing ' ratification by three tourths of the states of the suf frage amendment Is expected by suffrage leaders within 24 hours. Their prediction was based on Secretary Colby's recent an nouncement .that he was prepared to issue the proclamation as soon ar. he received the of fir's 1 notifi cation from Governor Roberts of Tennessee, which, disnatehes from Naahvilla said, was placed In tho bails todsy. NASHVILLE. Tenh.. Aug. 21. Certification ot Tennessee's sali fication .or the federal suftrag amendment was en route by mail tonight to Washington. On Its receipt there by Secretary of State Colby late tomorrow or Thursdav si f frags advocates etpect Issu ance of the formal proclamation msking the amendment a part of the organic law of the land and placing 22,000.000 American wo men on an. equality with .men at the ballot box. ; ' Governor Roberts placed . the certification in the mall today after receiving from State Attor- tey General Thompson &n opinion mat a writ of certiorari and su persedeas.' Issued last night by Chief Justice Landsen of the Ten nessee supreme court, in effect s.t acids an order temporarily re straining the governor from tak ing such action. The injunction was obtained Saturday by citi rens. Next Olympic Meet Will be in Brazil ANTWERP. Aug.. 24. -At a meeting today of the International Olympic committee, it was decided mat the intermediate Olvmnic rame or I9ZZ should be held In Brazil. They are to be known as the South American Olympic games. The next meeting of the com mittee will be held In Geneva la June. 1921. when applications for the holding of the 124 Olympic garws win be received. Applies tions already have been received from Atlantic City. Chicago. Pas adena. Calif., Rome, and Chris tiania. Atlantic Boats May Raise Freight Rates WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Steamboat lines operating on the Atlantic coast. Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico were authorised to night by the shipping board to in crease freight rates from twenty percent to forty percent and pas senger charges from 20 percent to 33 1-3 per cent over existing levels on all water traffic. The board a decision followed a hearing here last week on the ap plication of the water carriers to put into effect rates correspond ing to the joint rail and water ad vances recently authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission. REDS START TO RALLY. LONDON. Aug. 25. A dispatch t the Exchange Telegraph com pany -from Berlin says the news papers there published a report that the Russian northern arnry has commenced a counter often slve which appears to have partly succeeded The dispatch adds that the Poles have beed forced back In the "corridor" between Mlawa and Chozek. while in the neigh borhood 'of Neidenburg a de clslve battle Is tn progress. VIOLATE FIRE ORDINANCE PORTLAND. Or.. Auc. 24. Warrsnta for the arret ot six lodging and apartment house man agers were iwued today at the in stance of Fire Marshal Edward Grenfell. The marshal alleges that all violated existing fire or dinances. FLAX HERE FOUND GOOD BY EXPERT ? Lyster 1L Dewey, of Feder al Department of Agri culture, Says Quality Produced is in First Rank LINEN Mia URGED TO BOOST INDUSTRY Washington Man Will be Guest of Rotary Club at Noon Luncheon Today Salem should, have a linen man uiacturins plant to gel the best results from its flax Industry, and iOOO or 6000 acres, instead ot 500 or 600 should be devoted to flax growing in Marion county. So says Lyrter H. Dewey, bot anist in charge of fibre Investi gation for the United States de partment of agriculture, who is now In Salem and who Inspected the flax plant at Turner yester day and visited the several fields where that commodity is being produced this year. Superiority Noted. Mr. Dewey is connected with a government department that teaches its employes to speak In conservative terms. Mr. Dewey speaks conservatively about flax growing in . Marlon county lie says that in some respects flax frown here is superior to that grown anywhere else In the United States and that, compared with other places, the prettiest and cleanest flax Is grown here. There la a golden tonch In the color that he likes and which he says is Indicative of superior quality. The fibre he pronounces of excellent quality. There Is a big opportunity for Salem in flax production. Mr. Dewey asserts. That Is why he urges the linen mill and the de votion of a greater acreage to flax production. VVhUa the Washing ton expert believes a good quality of flax could be grww on !ocl soil every year, he advises against this and suggests that be.ier ie- sults would be obtained by plant ing a fi?ld to flax every fourth vear. and using other crops in the Intervening years. The Inter vening crops would pat a quality Into the soil. ' he explains, that would be beneficial to the flax. He scouts the theory of some un knowing persons that flax Is det rimental to the soil, and every grower he visited yesterday was told by Mr. Dewey to have no fear ot injury to the gTound by flax growing. ItiM.n Plant Goal Today. The opportunity in flax pro duction in this section Is en hanced, in the opinion of Mr. Dewey, by conditions abroad. Russia. ie thinks, will require 25 years to get back to the flax- growing standard that obtained In that country before the war. Mr. Dewey is hopeful that a rantlons regulation in the dis tribution of flax seed may be es tablished. At the present time flax in this country, he said yes terday, is entirely free from dis ease, but flax disease, once In the soil. Is hard to eradicate. He telieves that regulation and cloe Listtectioii would Insure a perma nent freedom from Infection. Today Mr. Dewev will inspect the flax plant at the state peni tentiary. At noon he is to be a guest of the Rotary club at the Marion hotel luncheon. This af ternoon or tomorrow he will go to Corvallis. DIXONLEAlK IN RACE. HELENA. Mont.. Aug. 23 the face ot return from yester day's primary election, gathered from 111 precincts from 23 coun ties in various sections of Mon tana, former United States Sena tor Joseph M. Dixon was leading Harry L. Wilson of Billings, his nearest opponent for the Republi can nomination lor governor, by more than 800 votes. The vote stood: Dixon. 2784: Wilson. 1912: Ford. 1289; Hlg- gins. 193; Clinton. 1S5; Slayton. 120. SILVERTON GROWS. SILVERTON. Or.. Aug. 23. (Special to Tbe Statesman.) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Strand and fam ily of Henning. Minn., have come In Sllverton with the expectation of makinpr it their futrue home For the preient they are living In an apartment at the C. M. Wray t evidence. Mr. Strand reports that upon his recommendation of this country five mere fmilie from his section of Minnesota will move to Oregon. REPORTS KXCOUI. Gl NG. PORTLAND. Aug. 24. Re ports todar cn th Oregon fire Muation continued encouractag The Mae which had threatened tre Hull Run watershed in Clack- amis couity, was said to be prac tlcally extinguished. In the San tlam reserve district and that around Med ford fires were said to be greatly lessened. MRS. PINCHARD AYERS RATIFICATION UNFAIR LEGISLATURE ACTION PICOPLk-S DF.S1RE NOT Relieves Rat I r lea t Urn of Amend meat Mean' Defeat of People of Nation . MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Ang. 24. Charging that votes were offer ed for sale in connection with Tennessee's ratification of the fed eral suffrage amendment. Mrs. James S. Pinchard. prenident of the Southern Women's Rejection league, in a statement hre to night declared tbe recent action by the Tennesaeo legislature "would make a black pape In tbe history or politics of that state. "We were beaten, not by the will of the people but by forces which ran rough shod over- the people, asserted Mrs. Pinchard. "The ratification of this amend ment means tbe defeat of tbe peo ple ot the nation by methods of corruption too disgraceful to be chronicled here, put over by wo men who assumed to enter poli tics for the purpose ot purifying It. "I had personal knowledge that votes were offered for sale. I was told of two men said to have been bought with money .to the other side, who would for a little more money leave Nashville on a night train and not be present to' vote the next morning. SUBPOENA IS UNNECESSARY Promises to Prove State ments in Address at Pitbburgh DAYTON. O- Ang. 24 A pro mise to prove la bis address at Pittsburg next Thursday, his charges that the Republicans were gathering a $13,000,000 campaign fund was made by Governor Cox, prior to his departure tonight on a speaking tour in Indiana. Governor Cox also sent a tele gram to Senator Kenyon. chair man ot tbe senate campaign Inves tigating committee, assuring him of assistance in bringing ent the facts. "In addition to my statement in Pittsburg. said Governor Cox's message. In response to one from Senator Kenyon. requesting Infor mation. I will send to yoar com mittee- such leads for inforrnauon as I rtossess. -It will be my par- pose to assist you ia every posslole way. ".. - The governor tsld friends that he stands ready to appear be ft) re the committee if It should desire personal testimony but doubted If It would be necessary. . I don't need a subpoena." he said, "if they want me, IH go. SPOKANE BANK ROBBER TAKEN One in Custody and Anoth er Hiding in Nearby Grain Field SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 24, With one man who gave hia name as John Casper. In custody, and another hiding in a wheat field cn a farm a few miles east of Pine City, Wash., with prospects that he would be captured by a posse of officers and cltitens. residents of the Palouse country of southeastern Washington to- right believed they had accounted for two men suspected of having attempted bank robberies at Rockford. Waverly and Pine City, as wen a a naraware store at Plaza, All tbe towns are wlQia a rew miles or each other. The two men were reported to fcsve been found in the Pine City State bank by Cashier Henry Smith, when- he went to open the institution for business. Through his dllatorinesa In opening the sfe. tbe pair became alarmed and left hastily, to be followed to a wheat flld by a hurriedly formed posse. Although the alleged bandita were armed, one of them, said to be Casper, surrendered when shots were fired at him. The other kept on Into the grala and disappeared. Rash of Wool Shipments Over for This Season PORTLAND. Ore.. Aur. 24. The ruh of wool shipments Is over, dealers here said today tvery grower who Intended to consign his clip aboard the cars ahead of the freight advsnce and now quietness has settled down on the market. It is estimated that about nine million pounds ot Ore gon. Washington and Idaho wools have come to Portland warehoases on consignment and about five million pounds were sent east. About one million pounds, accord ing to dealers figures, remain stored in the Interior. Bend has the largest quantity, some 300,000 pounds. Condon has about 200, 000 pounds and there is some wool held st Heppner sad Baker. The Klamath wools are cleaned up also those of Lake IVew and Pilot Rock. The Wallowa . wools were quite generally moved. Ot the 1920 Oregon dip not much over two million pounds were sold outright. STARS STAGS JAZZPARTY FOR HARDING Delegation Presents Re gard and Pledges. Su port to HartHni in Sac cession of Stunts : 1 CHARLES E. HUGHES MAKES BRIEF. TALK Senator Says Change of Bill . NeeaV-Elininitfi One , ' Lead Actmties MARION. O- Ang. 24. A group ot theatrical folk brought a touch of Broadway to Seaator Hardfng'a front porch today and la a day filled with 'ass pledged their sspport to the Republican nominee. ' ' ' Actors Pledge Rapport. About 20 actors and , actresses were In the delegation and they presented their regards to Marlon and the HardJngs In a succession ot characteristic fetes. In a short Croat porch speech, the senator ex pressed his appreciation and sug gested that in the drama ot Amer ican. politics the country wanted a change of bill to do away with "one lead activities" and te let every citlxen plsy his fair part. ' Heches Make Speech. Charles Evans Hashes was an other guest at the Harding horse and he made a brief talk at the front porch session, predicting Senator' Harding's election. In a conference of several hours witli the nominee and Colonel George Harvey ot New York, Mr. Hughes talked over many aspects ot tfcs campaign. He declined afterward to make any statement. Brtag J ax Orrbrstra, The theatrical delegation came here under the auspices cf the Harding and Coolldge theatrical league. They brought their own Jaxs .orchestra and a band ot a hundred pieces besides, and began thett day- with av parade, through the.downtowa section. Shortly be fore noon they arrived at the Harding Corns' and were cheered along to the front porch through the biggest crowd that had gath ered on the lawn since noUHcatioa day.- - - Al Johasosi IVesidee. . . Al Johnson, president, of the Theatrical league, did the honors -permanent chairman. He sang a Harding campaign song, in. trod need nine or ten others who put on character atuats, and thta turning to the nominee, said: "And now Mr. President-to-be, what have - you to say for your self?" Asks High Standard. Senator Harding's reply was de- voted to a serious discussion ot tbe influence of the stage. He pleaded for a high standard for the American theatre and In addi tion to suggesting the elimination ot one lead politics, be declared against the tendency to forget American eltlxensalp and to losg to become - to "cillxens of the world" Mast Man of Cowrace. Mr. Hughes said the American people did not want for president a'trtckster or a shrewd politi cian nor one who would be Iso lated from the currents of popu lar thought, bnt a man of cour. age. possessed of sound common sense and who has an appreciation ot American Institutions. "There Is . no hope . for the world." said Mr. Hughes, "nnless American can protect and main tain her own lastim tions. The world cannot survive unless Amer ica survives." Stars Give Clever Program. Tbe entertainment protract kept the crowd cheering and the nominee bowing for an hour. There were stunts or speeches by Henry Dixey. Blanche lag. Leo Cartllo. Zen a Keefe. Esgene O'Brien. Helena II oyer. Texas Cai naa. Lew Cody and Margaret Na mar a. with many Impromptu cap ers by Al Johnson and others. Afterward tbe entire party en joyed a chicken dinner aad lawn party at ths tana of Dr. C E. Sawyer, near Marios, FISHERMAN IS SHOT. COUER D'ALENE. Idaho, A nr. 24- William Sutton, a fisherman, was shot aad fatally injured near Chatcholet, Idaho, today by Cap tain Ell Laird, commander ot a tugboat on tbe St. Joe river, fol lowing a struggle daring which Sattoa. according to the stories ot the captain and crew of the boat, attempted to board the vessel amid thtreats against Captain Laird. Sutton, against whoa charges bt Illicit llqsor selling are said to have been made by Captain Laird, which caused the trouble today, died la a hospital at Harrison. Laird surrendered to the sheriff at St, Maries. GIBSON L IX PARIS. PARIS. Aug. 24. Haga C lb son. United States minister to Po land, arrived last night from tt United States en route to Warsaw, t