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THE WP.ATJIER The Statesman recelr tbe lf. m ire . report or IW t Pre.ii. the greatest and most r- lUble press association U world. Rain; fresh' southwesterly irlnds, moderate gales on the coast. , - . i i SEVENTIETH YEAR SALEM. UUKC.OX, SATURDAY MOKXIXC.. Arui'ST 28, ll0 PRICE: FIVE CENTS SUFFRAGE JUBILEE AT TilARION Celebration in Honor of Ratification o! 19th Amendment ' Staged at Senator Harding's Porch PLACES CONFIDENCE IN JUDGMENT OF WOMEN Nominee Will Give Impor tant Address on League Today HUNDREDS OF SHEEP SUCCUMB TO POISON . , , ,. . (JUAXT COUNTY MAN LOSES 400 OUT OF FU)fK OF 7H Animals, , Famished After Hard Day of Travel, Forget Usual Cant km in Browsing BRITISH SAILORS WALK OUT Seamen Expect to Extend Strike to Every Part in United States -Ask for Release of MacSweney J. H. Hlnton, stockman of Ham ilton, Grant county, recently lost 400 out of a flock of 700 sheep from poison caused by eating lu pine, according to Dr. W- H. Yy tie, state, veterinarian, who has retnrned after examining the ani mala. Lupine is a' poisonous weed which .live stock ordinarily will not browse upon, or eat only the leaves which apparently are not harmful. The pod. however. Is WOMFN PlfKFTS START highly poisonous. Hinton. know ViUIUHH riUl 1 3 3 lARa ,n orAh prsenfe of lu,:inf ?ad STRIKE MANY FOLLOW guarding them anainst feeding in grass bordering on the road. Later a pa tin re was crossed from which horses had eaten all the edible hungry after an all day march, rushed upon the lupine which was left, and ate pods as well as leaves with disastrous results. The mon etary loss is about $3o00. RAILROAD OFFERS TO 1 COMMITTEE LOST, ah 1 1 Lt, rOR AlXlULN t PEETZ SEEKS CLUE WOODBI I& (illtli WOl'Ll) AC- i SOLON'S AMK1) to iwa'wTi. t KIT CARRIER'S OFFKK GATE SALARIES xnv. nru-r Mi Mary McGrew Injure! .When I Sherman County Amnot Antio Truck I nun Down at Grade to iU I n t.in.i ih. Croaking and Writes Oleott JAMES COX CONTINUES HIS ATTACK RAINS CAUSE AUTOS NO END OF TROUBLE SHAW RESIDENT CRASHES IS TO HEAR END OF TRUCK IMver, Failing; to Signal, Ran Into Machine Police Tte- port Xameroos Irish Sympathizers on American and Other Ships Follow Suit MARION, O.. Aug. 27. Ratifi cation of the suffrage amendment was celebrated at- Senator-Harding' front porch tonight at a meeting In which, the Republican nominee - and several score of far)on women took part." ' . -Expresses-Pleasure. ' Tbe senator expressed . his pleasure at' the success of the suf Irage cause and told tbe women be Had every confidence that the 'members of their sex would live 'up fully to their "newly Imposed 'obligations. He urged that there be no segregation "ot women in a .'party founded on sex prejudice. ' Senator Harding completed preparation of his address to be delivered here tomorrow elaborat ing on his stand on the league of 'nations. . ' Tomorrow's address Is expected to pe one of the most Important Of tbe campaign. I New York Editor Speaks. Conspicuous among those in 'conference with the nominee to day was Colonel George , Harvey, 'New York editor. It has been stated that his errand had to do !wita the league Issue. Other call ers were Henry P. Davison, a -partner in the Morgan, banking house, IFred Underwood, -president of the 'Erie railway and Gutzon Borglum ,tne sculptor. ' " .". Vote Jor Harding' Plea. ' -At the, suffrage celebration to- , night short speeches were- made ..by Senator Harding, Colonel Har- ,vey, former Senator George Suth ;erland of Utah, and Charles War ren of Michigan. Colonel Harvey described himself as the -one, '.lonely Democrat left eat ot the ' Alleghany mountains," and called on his "sister Democrat" in the -delegation to vote for Harding. i The nominee told the women ; that. he believed they would, not ' be unduly influenced r by the ar gutnent that it was a Democratic state which, completed ratification. ' Had Home Part fn Work. , "I rejoice with you," Senator Harding said, "In the conferring .'of suffrage to the women citizen 'ship of this nation. I do not 'mean. to accredit myself with .very exceptional part in -bringing It about, though I did have the satisfaction to have voted for sub mission, of the suffrage amend '.ment. and in a small way perhaps. 'I have bad some part. in bringing . about tbe consummation of rati - f lcation. v . Did What Was Possible. , "I do not think I played the part that some of the more Insis tent friends of suffrage thought ought to play but the part 1 did play I played In keeping with my conscience and the proprieties ot politics .There were those who urged that I insist that the gov . , ernors of certain Republican states call special sessions of their legislatures to act on the amend ment. I could not do that. I do not believe in an 1 trespass of pow er or unbecoming exerion of authority. WAR DEPLETES POPULATION i uicuuai LiU'I in iv jciuu- inK Great Britain to release from ' .- r . t . i . I ' pean lounines oet ai 35,320,000 NEW YORK, Aug. 27. Elated by their tie-up of virtually every British ship in New York, the 2000 longshoremen "who suddenly quit work today expect to spread their walkout to every port in the United States In tbe hope of fore irsunai injuries receiveu i uost one Joint committee, ap by her in a railroad accident when! pointed by the Orocnn unA a motor truck was run over by a house of rirauntativ. . ... A . n . ty wss satd passenger train near Woodburn. "ZT. ? TA. 1 Asserts That HlS Charges sponsible the Southern Pacific railroad com- 8DecU1 cion or 1320 to investi- f A D. smash-up pany,has offered her f 4 00 to re- a,e the aalaries of county offi- concerning rtepuDllCail the pollci lease the railroad company from leers. t'.rtKf'ZV' ; T"' "TTr ' Sh'rn'" contained in a petition to have her unty- ' especially anxious to mother appointed as a guardian I un lUin committee and go up over Tier, estate. She is 17 years up against it. He has written nl.l . . The railroad accident occurred ,-t ,w . ., on July 2i near Woodburn when a "K,,,,e can Kiw Southern Pacific nasseneer train any cIue to lQe committee's collided with a motor' truck fe-1 whereabouts or any Information mrklifl In v It on1 In fllntlft . .KajIIwIa . 4. . ... . . . ..v... H wui7 a, i uruirr 11 nas ever naa a i iu uries 10 iiisa .Mcurew ana me meeting or begun an investig truck driver . t jtion. Judge W. M. Bushey appointed The function 'of the committee Mrs. Lexie McCrew. the mother of as designated by senate coneur the girl as guardian, and also em rent resolution No 2 which cre powered her to accept the $400 ated the committee, la. after In offered by the railroad company, vestlzatlne the lari u. m.k. if such acceptance is for the best J recommendations for their revis- mteresis or tne estate or tne in-Hon and report to the legislature Intermittent rain that fell dar ing Thursday night and Friday by the police to be re for many automobile ps tbat were reported to police station on Friday. Many Camnaicn FnnJ Wair' tne aeeM"1 resulted when a campaign runa Sear skidded Into another car. Proven ar Piffthnrffh Without signalling an automo- " - O IklU harlnv mntnr llrrau 919 abruptly stopped while going west on State street between Lib erty and Commercial streets caused him to run into tbe car was tbe report made at police sta tion yesterday by D. A. Wright. He says tbat tbe car stopped sud denly and be was unable to check his automobile which resulted in smashing his fender. While driving east on State street. A. M. Fiber, of Shaw. coL tided with one of the motor trucks opetated by E.L. Kapphahn at the Intersection of State and Twelfth streets. The truck was driven in the direction ot South . Twelfth and Mr. Fiber says tbat he ran SEPARATE PEACE PRO- P0SAL FIRST MISSTEP Sams Up All Points Made in Thursday's Address in Friday's Talks NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Aug. 27. PARTY ALL FUNDS NEED ATTENTION Former Consul General Miller" 'Declares Lessor Parties Shonld Nof.be SlightetJ by Ccssnittce . NON-PARTISANS NEED WATCHING to jail Terence MacSweney, lord mayor of Cork, and permit Arch, bishop Mannix to land on Irish soil . Tbe women pickets who In amvnTftv Plred the unexpected walkout iui..v v, - m.,n- . -..tor war influence, ten European J .,.. , - i; nations engaged in the world war: "f eel the same way They show a potential loss in popn-J !m;e!i,!!v 6 ,Jll LrLl2i0ZFaZStr rl British shipV they said until L.rVhnAiJ0 tQJf; Great-Britain meets their wishes, search conducted by the Society rMHi- sn n,.t for Studying the Social Conse- 'natu,,M ' nrvtn. nn auences ot the War ot. Copenha-,America. F"renca and Beigian "-u puui.c Voujr y l steamships also quit work during American Red Cross. , whiriini Mmnsim th frt- Causes of the abnormal falling m-arA .in ih -nrh nir eff In popuUtion were attributed wn Viit for Rultlc. i?,n! 8 iouows: A iltue b4nd ot women pickets Killed in war, 9.819,000; fieathi lngpire1 the strike during the due to augmentation o mortality, ancn nour, imey stationed them- economic blockades, war epidem- Ires outside the White Star line ics. 5.301,000; fall In birth rate. pIert to await the arrival of the due to mobHIzaton of 56.000,000 Baltic., from which Archbishop men oejween zu ano is years or Mannix was removed by a British jurea minor gin. ueiore- leaving f Mr. Peetz annamnUT think, .nm.l aiuick. or Republican ram- me coouniy court nouse, Mrs. aic-iof tbe salaries in his. county need! P'gn eoninoutions was reneweaiinio me ivappnann irnci wnen nis Grew expressed the opinioA that revising. I today by Governor James M. Cox. car skidded on the wet pavement, the amount offered as damages! The memhera whn m-r an. Mn a number of addresses opening (The headlights and -the radiator for the injuries of the girl would I pointed on th eommiiiM vrlnls New England campaign. Ion the Fiber car were smashed likely be accepted by her, and re- Senators BeM of Lane county and! That he had proven his charg-lin the accident. No one was in lease the railroad company of lla-lstrvr r n.v.r ,.i. .. t I in his Pittsburgh address last I lured billtles in connection with tbe ac-1 resents t Ives HiIdh Vhir nHln,nt' of ,ne assembling; of a Al Bartlett reports that while cident. , Dodd. I .0nM00 "corruption fund" by the was backing out of the'eurb me KepuDiicans. was assenea oy at 544 North Commercial street. governor tox ana he also ae-ii i. xcmtm oilidMi with hi car Clared be WOUld Continue "rUb-lrMiiltliir in 1lrht tamrtt to uidk mai sore poi uniu eiecueniihA rmiar f hia nr aay. tie wunneia. however, any nrthr evidence in suroort of his cnarges. Peace Plan MIMake The first "break in the Repub- age,' 20,200,000. HARD FEELING IS ENGENDERED Belgians'Boo" British An- them After Olympic Polo Match naval vessel, Tbe archbishop was not permit ted to land in Ireland but was tak en to England and longshoremen said they resented this. f Wnen the Baltic docked the wo men held up a placard reading: ''When Mannix goea to Ireland let the Baltic leave New York." and also displayed other signs. Women Lead Parade. During the lunch hour the long shoremen who had started work on the Baltic decided not to go back and accompanied by the wo men pickets, they went Into the holds i the other nearby liners. Canopic and Celtic, NON-PARTISAN MAN LEADING CONTRACT FOR 16 MORE SHIPS P Senator Dixon Has Big Shipping Board Approves Lead Over Wilson in : Applications Under New- Montana Primary Marine Act lican line" Governor Cox declared in one speech here, was the Re publican proposal for a separate peace with Germany. The second break In tbe lines came last sight at Pittsburgh" he continued. "They have been go ing along - gathering the largest SWEDEN WINS PENTALHLON Takes First Three Places- Americans' Come in 6th and 8th ANTWERP. Aug. 27 Sweden HELENA, Mont, Aug. 27. -Re-l WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Ap- turns from all but 178 precincts! Plications were approved today by j campalgn fund ever known la the in Montana, with a complete ,he tiPPing board for construe- history -of government In all the rMm 9 o.i f hr ""?" y'.8 8srcsuuS -world. No one ever dreamed ot " - 1295.740 aeadwelzht tons. nnaerlrttin nh anm r.i ir state. Including Silverbow, showed the nrovhiions of the merchant I th rh airman nt lha RnnhlWn I fintBrxl f h flrf thr nlaa In S'k.!", JyS-ETaw-.ii taarlne ct. which .permit ship- committee has set to work a great the modern panthalon finals today ""'" n.wvn, OWBHl ana vpvraiors to itoiu i lorce oi men. aiaie cnairmen. io- Nonpartisan league candidate, for payment -of excess profits taxes J cal chairmen and workers that he me uemocrauc congressional i f0r ten years provided a sum I designates as the money diggers nomination in the, first district in j equivalent to the tax Is set aside of the Republican party." 1 uesday s primary. yearly toward .the buildlngof new! Ridicules Statement Former Senator J. M. Dixon ships. 1 Governor Cox stated that Will had a lead ot 2504 votes over -Fourteen bt the vessels are IL Hays. Republican Harry L. Wilson for the Repub-1 tankers, ordered by the Standard I chairman, had denied the -charge i.ean nomination lor governor. i oil company of New Jersey, of e or a 9i.oo.ooo runa and oe- Complete returns from Silverbow i -hich thr totalinr 45.300 tons. I clared that the fund .would be on county, which put Burton Wat-lap tn ha hniit at Kearney, x. J. I ly $3,000,000. while a few day son ahead of Evans for the Dem-j three totaling 30.300 tons at Oak-M1 tne governor said. Fred W. ocratle ronxressional nomination. I iant fat ihr tntaiinr O ROolDphara. republican treasurer. cut down Dixon'a lead by several tons'at Newport News. Va.. three "mu.t,pJ1ed Mr. Hays by two and nunarea votes. totalinr 35.960 tons at Vancou Watson's nomination over Ev-Ter. Wash., and one of 11,900 Mh.i .i k- -..i,i .w-.,nA ninr (disunce 4000 meters.) t nnn AAA I The catch-as-catcb BORAH YHl ENTER FIGHT Idaho Senator to Work for Republican Campaign in East BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 27. Sen ator William E. Borah left febise today for eastern cities to take part In the Republican campaign. Just before his departure, he raid: i "I am going east to take iart In the campaign. , From Septem ber 15 to November 3.1 expect to spend my time with it. In the Immediate future I expect to be In Indiana and New York and will Mart my eastern campaign at In dlanapolis. - - "Later in the campaign I ex pect to- be sent again to the west. It not to Idaho, though I will probably be In Idaho some time :in October." I have already de livered 20 speeches In this state and. for this reason, the campaign leaders tbink I should be avail able elsewhere. ' "In my speeches I will deal ith the league of nations and - th restoration of constitutional Eoternment. On these subjects . 'Ill present my views. without re- . Sard to strict agreement with the Tiw of any leaded. They (the c&mpaign leaders) are anxious to me oo il '- ANTWERP, Aug. 27. Tbe "booing" of the British national Olympic. anthem at the conclusion of to- where they quickly -Induced hun day'a water polo match, In which dr,ed oI other longshoremen to , - , . . . . join the -walkout. England won a closely fought Forming outside the White Star game from the Belgian team, re- pier, inside of which were offi suited In the1 British representa- clals calling for police reserves. tlves calllnr a meetine of the ret- the strikers began a. parade. -en resentatives of all nations com- gulfing hundreds of longshoremen peting In the Olympiad tonight. Ajat the docks of ther Cunard. An- protest was made over what waslcnor ana otner uruisn lines, ana termed a "national insult" and It Heaving In its wake more than a broueht a promise of the publica-1 dozen steamships with loading tion in tomorrow's official pro- schedules disrupted. gram and in the Antwerp news- A five minute ovation greeted papers -of an apology, which will 100 striking members of the Bal be made on behalf of the Belgian tic's crew when they marched Into Olympic committee, f he Amercan a theatre tonight during a mass representatives attended the meet- meeting protesting MacSweney's ing. 7 ' imprisonment. The gathering. The incident occurred at the which numbered nearly. 4000. was conclusion of the gala day of the addressed by . Frank P, Walsh, swimming competitions. The Bel- chairman of the American com gian princess, Marie Jose, occu- mission on Irish Independence, Died the royal box. The British and Eamonn de Valera, "president Black Watch and piper bands of the Irish republic, played. ' Walsh said that 3,000 more Tbe feelings of the spectators men would quit work on British were manifest early in the water shipping here In the "fight tor polo contest, when each adverse ureiana. decision against the Belgian team! "With the cold blooded assaasl- by the. Swedish referee occasionea naiion oi lerence aicawenej ww4 booing from the Belgian suppori-icome aooui me uuwmau ui t-u- ers. This was netgnienea wneniuiauu. . v. fco two Belgian players and one En- be responstDie ior tnis assassina- glishman were disquauned tor uon. ... . fouling. j acsweney aoes noi wiui io The princess was leaving tne aie. saia ae .vaicr. u. u royal box just as the Union Jack knows that on his fortitude and proclaiming tbe English victory, determination more depesMa for was beieng run up and the bana ireiana man me iaie oi an armj v nbvinr -rinA Situ the KInc" Icoorps. It he. flies. It. will not be Those who saw the princess Con-! a suicide as the British contend. tinned their cheering but a major-inui ne win aie mm m roiur iu ui ity of the thousands present, lg- tie and his death will be on the nonng tne attempts oi me ijei-innu m gian officials to quiet the demon-j "England may manacle Mac- stration, booed and hissed even sweney s ooay, conunuea ue after the band had finished. era, "but bis. spirit will triumph over Engilsn nruie iorce. ana win make Ireland s cause trlumpnant. ana apparently was the only one I tons at Oakland. The Pacific lacked by the Nonpartisan league Mail Steamship company applied to maae me uemocraiie entries in l (or one 9800-ton tanker to be the November election ; rolldly J built at New York and the Sun league men. AH other candidates I company ot Philadelphia.' for a running with the league endorse-! 12 goo-ton oil steamer for con- ment had substantial majorities, .truction at Chester. Pa. YANK OARSMEN IRISH APPEAL QUALIFY EASHYI FOR CIHENCY Jack Kelly Defeats Swedish Declare- This to be Last Opponent by Length Openinti for Irish Recon- and riait would be 17.000.000 'In my Pittsburgh speech," the candidate added. "I have demon strated to tbe satisfaction ot ev ery unprejudiced voter that we were Justified In multiplying Mr. up nam a figures by two. Iteiterates Charge 'I repeat that the Republican fund tbe corruption fund will be not less than $15,000,000. will not attempt to match their dollars.' After reading a statement from Mr. Upbam that the 18.145.000 contribution quota list presented by tbe candidate at Pittsburgh was "phony" Governor Cox said: Committee Can Flad Oat 'The senate committee can find out perfectly well who attended this meet in r at which these lists were distributed by the Republi can ' wrest ling championship was won by'the American team with a total of 9 Vi points. Finland was second with b points; Swedr third with V . aviurnina iomo wim and England fifth with 2 points. S RED ARMIES FAIL TO RALLY Commanders Unable to tn- still Enough Courage to Resist Poles PARIS. Aug.- 27. The Poles continue to advance along the East Prussian frontier. Not withstanding all their efforts, the red commanders have failed to Instill In the Bolshevik troops iiW btep invented H Ope because he will die if he doesn't a. !! Iff .1 J?.a- n ieet his liueny. ine spiru oi lO 11 in UieinoaiSZS vver land will still be alive when En Hand's brute force Is dead." New York. Ana. 27 The pub-1 A rsolution which was adopted. lie has had too much iaza and is I congratulating MacSweney "on his turning toward more natural mu- Unnortunlty to win a moral vie- sic." said Paul B. Klngb. presi- torv that would be heard around A . . 1 t I J...lln. I .... ' ucut. vi iue music luuuiii ico i it,, wnria cnamoer ot commerce, in an aa- dress before the National Associa- ' rblbr Won't Meddle. tion of Masters of Dancing last WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. A nignt. - I nmhr of women who have been A slow, graceful step named the -n.t inn with the Wesleyan was evotved by the dan- t . fr,dom movement here. leaders. It Is a matter that ran BRUSSELS. Aug. 27. The Am- T nviv .t "t. t. I be got at In a perfectly simple erican Olympic oarsmen qualified . . . way earily . in all the preliminary uoya George at Lucerne is being "Another thing I don't under- events Jn which they were en-1 bombarded with appeals in behalf 1 stand is why Mr. Harding ana tered.'in the initial day of the(0f Lord Mayor MacSweency of pWr- Hays are not coming forward! enouah courage or energy to re Olymplc regatta. Jack Kelly of c k wh , hunzer strike In P?.1" on,P1J,OB ot w.h slst the Poles, who. after a few prison here. I Nominee la Cheered The general tenor of tbe ap- I Almost from the moment of his I , V . . , I . , . . . , . I " v u.. l'i ta u m snow oi ciemencj i amvai ntre uuirrnor vox. uanuki...... in me case wui open me gaieia uay oi uusumj mpiKuiaK, icr reconciliation with Ireland.! started hammertnit at the Repub- while a refusal would have the! lican finances. He made four effect. A st ronrlv addresses. He spoke at a large Philadelphia, the American single sculler champion, defeated L. Junglot of Sweden by rne and one half lengths in the single sculls, and Kelly and Paul Costello. In the double sculls without eox- w.in wnn fmrn ITo.o n1 Vth of Holland, by ZU lengths. The 0Dp08,,.e time in these events was the fast est of the day . The American .midshipmen eight defeated the Belgians by fcur lengths, leading all the way. The English eight won its heat in seven seconds faster time than the midshipmen. The Swiss team had a copd chance to win from the Enclish until the coxswain swerved from the course while the oarsmen were suprting near the finish. worded letjer from James! public meeting at a theater to eing masters with the avowed hope that it will receive the ap proval of the Methodist church. the antl-danclng edict - of which ; the convention has deplored each i day. failed today In their effort to lay before Secretary- Colby a protest against, the continued imprison ment of Mayor MacSweeney of Cork. v . The group was headed by Mrs. Gertrude Corless. who said that a cablegram had been received it... ev..!.. c?ir.rr; tAaV. .."Vi.. m ton. Ireland's first woman Jurist. -r,;.!r, i tm,ii. i arking the newly enfranchised :r.T:'"sr.rV-ffne women of the United States to haired merinos made we bi urje kuu v Bhowins. i Aiacaweeuey. . WOOL AUCTION HELD Japs Fitted Violate ' City Fire Ordinance PORTLAND. Aug. 27. Fines aggregating $175 were imposed on three Japanese lodging house managers In 'municipal court to day for violation of the city ordi nances regarding fire protection. The city has been conducting a campaign against lodging house owners since a fire in a hotel here several weeks aao in which four lives were lost. Cases of two1 other Japanese arrested on simi lar charges were postponed. O'Grady. member of the house of commons, has been received. "The test of your sincerity In desiring a reconciliation Is on- conditiopal." says Mr. O'Grady's letter. "Release MacSweeney. If yon refuse this, then be damned to you and your government. Timothy Healy. former mem ber of parliament, in a letter to the Dublin Press, angrily accuse Premier Lloyd George of over riding the king's desire to show clemency in the cae. nixbt. At all he was received with enthusiasm. hours of almost desultory fight ing, took possession of the Osao- opened a passage Bobr marshes and reached the Augustowo lakes east of the East' Urnssian frontier, thus ' gaining ' command ' of the whole southern side of that fron tier-as far as Angus tn wo The reds, driven back on the iuida hi eritlriam of the Re-Mne of Auxustowo-Grodno. are In nubHcan contributions the cover- oa: aetenstve position on ac npr In all his addresses urged vlg- count of the forests and marshes orously the entrance of America Into the league of nations and to an audience at Savin Rock' he made what his auditors regarded as a reference to the question of Irish freedom, the first -of his campaign. In pleading for the league Gov. ernor Cox stated that It was nut MacSweeney I forward by President Wilson In the latter's delineation of tbe Mayor MacSweeney condition J "fourteen points." one of which free SIHNGLF. MARKET HAD PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. 27. A break of from 40 to 60 cents a thousand In the price of shingles occurred today when advanced freight rates became effective. Both Portland and Seattle were affected by the break, according to West Coast Lumbermen's as sociation officials. . The market was said to be demoralized and shut down of the mills was said to be possibility. . was unchanged tonignt. tie was very weak and a relative remain ed almost constantly at his bed side Bishop Daniel Colahan of Cork his written a strong appeal to the London Times urging the re lease ot Lord Mayor. MacSweeney of Cork, saying iis imprisonment offends all sense of justice 4 "The offense charged to the lord mayor has no substance. tays the bishop's letter. "The sentence has no moral sanction and is a manifest injustice. "It Is now a familiar and true expression that government in Ireland is government by impris onment, by deportation, by arson and by murder." he concluded. SPARKS START FIRE PORTLAND. Ot.. Aug. 27. A fire, orlrlnatlng from sparks de stroyed the plant f the Pacific Stoneware company In the Indus trial center, here early today, for wo hours endangering several mills In the vicinity. The dam age Is estimated at $100,000. was "seir-determlnatlon or people. lraXae Not Ret raining "The league, of nations." he continued, "does not abridge the right of any racial entity to deter mine Its own destiny. The league was never intended to be. and un der Its administration. It never will be. an agency that will re strain or discourage the same kind or emotions of any people." The statement was cheered. Irofeftors Favor l aioa The Irish question also was en tered into the arrangements for the governor's speaking program An announcement that Professor Irving Fisher ot Yale university. a strong league advocate and one of a group which once memorial ized congress to refrain from act ing in the Irish freedom dispute. would speak tonight brought ob jections-from Irish sympathizers. Profesor Frsher offered to strike his address from the program to avoid possible unpleasantness, but announced that many college pro fessors and other "progressives (.Continued on Page 2.) which cover It. Consequently It Is difficult for the Poles to at tack frontally. owing to. the na tare of the ground and the fact that the Hanks of tbe enemy rest on the west on the German fron tier and cn the east on the Nlo man river. The soviet forces are concentrating with the object of stopping the Poles from extend ing their line easrward. COUNT 3IVST STAXT Should Investigate Rnzncr That Bolshcriks Are Aiding Socialists CHICACd. ' Aug. 27, James Martin Miller, former Lnltei States consul . general to Nx' Zealand, tonight sent a letter to Chairman Kenyon of the senaia campaign-Investigating committee asking that tbe committee look Into the campaign finances and methods or the minor political parties as well. is of the Republi cans aad Democrats. "The Socialist party is raising a bigger fund than ever Before.' -the letter sald.."and the Nonpar tisan league is raising enormous sums for propaganda aad politi cal campaign purposes, and the Farmer-Labor party also is rais ing, a campaign fund. . v ; Were Branded As Spy v "The Socialists are great tchem era and ft has been persistent! reported that they are financed ly the Bouhev ikl In , Russia. , TfcU report should- be - investigated. . Some years? ago this party seat Simon N Uren. a lifelong Social ist, to Oregon to Join the RepuU lican party Sad socialize it from within. "He Inspired the writing of ' the Oregon state Republican platform and was praised by th Republicans. In reality -he wat a spy, and this work was consid ered -by the Socialists as one ot their greatest coups." "One rr the other parties wUl furnish a'Wall Street troker wit a $100,000,000. This broker will meo'xnnonncLtsat He -will bet 1 to 7 that, a certain candidal Is elected. Immediately a -lot of -voters think that Wall Street knows Its buainera and that this candidate Is certain of 'election. This -draws votes to him." Ak foe Answer. 'Mn closing. Mr. Miller asked: "Are third parties often assist ed, by interests Jn a financial way. - f either or both or the twd blg partiea. fa order to draw enougav votes from one or the other In certain tectiona to defeat the op ponent oarUM? - Will Inform. Commit tew. Mr. Miller says he will place all available ' lnformafion before . the committee if requested. The committee meets here Monday. - x Ktatesnent Is ItaeL . National Socialist headouarters later l4Jaed a statement declar ing it was true that the Socialist Prty was raising the largest cam paign fond In. Its history, but de nying that It received funds from Russia, "alt h ouch the Tarty la in sympathy with the Rasslan So- eialisls." The statement, signed bv Otto Branstetter. national secretary. said In part: . . Will Pabllah Name. "It has long -been the Socialist custom to publish In 'our organ the name of every contributor to our fund. This will be dona this year aad will show that our money comes from' small contri butors. J 'mtt "The ides that we are trying to eocialUe the Republican party- is absurd. ' Are KaUlnjr Big Fund, "We are raising the largest campaign fund In our history, but" we are enabled to do so because ot the overwhelming discontent that pervades the workers or Am-' erica. - Our books are open at all times to any committee and we ask that It be brought on at aay time." Mr. ,nradftUer saM that Mr. l"Ren. to whom be presumed Mr. Miller referred, was "not a ofm ber now of the Socialist party and o far as be knew never has been a daea-paying member. KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Aux 27. The government census fix ures for Klamath Falls. 4801. will stand. W. A. Torrtl. state super visor of census, announced here today after two days . Investtxa tion. The chamber, of commerce had requested a recount, claiming the city had a voting registration of 4000 . Under actual count 2700 registrations were shown. On re ceipt of this information the cen sus bureau at Washington wired Torril to abandon plans for re- coounting. -!. CHRIST1AXK KILLFJ1 CAIRO. Egypt. Aug. 2. One hundred and fifty Christians have been killed at AJlun. sr village about 50 miles northeast ot Je rusalem by a band of Bedouins, arcordinx to a dispatch from Haifa. Palestine. Another dis patch states that In a recent Bed ouin raid on a train near Damas cus aa Italian naval officer was among the killed. l-Besi Iemlew Charge. PORTLAND. Aug. 27, W. 8. U'Ren. Pert land attorney.' tonight characterized the statement of James Martin MlnneL consul gen eral to New Zealand, that a Bt mon W. U'Ren had been sent to Oregon as a spy' for the Socialite party as "fiction, pure and sinv ' PIM . . "I am not, and never have been a member of the Socialist party," declared Mr. ITRen. -I hav3 lived In .Oregon since Ha. Twenty years ago when I was In- . tf rested In putting through rer-. tain measures. I mixed with all -parties, but have never been t-. nanced by the Socialist party nor have I been af muted with them In any way." - Merely II age. " Joke. "In regard to the-, statement that I Inspired the. writing of tie Oregon state Republican platrom I consider that a Joke. In lio Lwben I was trying to get the ii'- ( Continued on Pr -
