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THE WEATHER
Tbs Statesman recetrea theleaied
wlrs report of Us
Press, the greatest aad moat rs-
llabla press association ta
world.
Occasional - rain ; coole r except
n?ir the coast; fresh southwest
ttlf winds.
SEVENTIETH .YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1920
rBICE: FIVE CENTS
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10THING IS
AT
BIG RALLY
EVADED
I KLAMATH FALLS HAS
BIG LUMBER FIRE
BUILDINGS AND YAIUWi ARE
COMPLETELY DESTROYED
Republican Speakers Ex
coriate Democratic Cam-
paigners for Avoiding
Mention of Subjects
CONSTITUTION DAY
CELEBRATED HERE
Loss f i.OOO California-Oregon
I Power "Line Is De
strojcd
Hundreds Clambi' for Hard
I ing-Coolidge-Stanfield
Buttons and Pictures
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Sept.
17. Fire late today completely
destroyed the lumber yards and;
buildings of the I. E. Kesterson
Lumber company at Ivan. Or.,
near the California line. The fire
started from the incinerator.
J. H- Driseoll. local insurance
agent, estimated the loss at f 250.
000. The fire destroyed the California-Oregon
Power company's
transmission line which connects
this city with the Copeo p'snt and
forced all local mills and box fac
tories to be shut town.;
OVATION IS
ACCORDED
STANFIELD
Republican Candidate for
United States' Senate Re
ceived with Stupendous
Acclaim at Salem Armory
FOOTBALL SQUAD GO
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
BUSINESS MK.Y OK EUGENE
FURNISH MONEY
Oregon Men Take Hike a Mncle
Developer and for Needed
Recreation
CONSPIRACY
UN-EARTHED
No outstanding issue or ques
tion haying .any possibility of a
bearing on the present national
political campaign was left un
touched by the speakers who oc
cupied the platform at the Repub
- llcan - rally at the armory last
night In celebration of the 133rd
anniversary of adoption of the
American constitution.
! There were no evasions- in fact
the speakers appeared - to -search
about, for some delicate question
to romp with in .their defiance of
the Democratic campaigners and
eandldates who have made quite a
marvelous record in the , consis
tency with which they evade
things ticklish. - 1
j. Rain Does Not Bar Crowd 1
An armory full of people came
. In the rain from all 'over Marion
and Polk counties to hear what
was doubtless the ; choicest i selec
tion of speakers that baa ever been
gotten together at a public meet
, ing In Salem. The event waa no
tepid affair. It was a rally up and
down. In and out and round about.
with every dimension full meas
ure. Applause was frequent and
universal in the auditorium.
The climax of enthusiasm was
reached after the speakers bad
finished and dismissal , bad bem
declared by Chairman Jamea G.
Heltzel, when so 1 many people
rushed for the : rostrum . in - v
sponse to an invitation from Wal
ter L. Tooze to get campaign out
tons, literature and pictures of the
candidates that an even jdoien
men and women; were kept busy
for half an hour waiting on them.
Moore than 1 GOO Harding-Cool-
idge-Staafield buttona were given
away and hundreds went from the
auditorium with copies of the fa
mous article entitled "Money-Mad
Democracy Amuck! Among the Bil
lions," which was printed and dis
tributed at the expense of Thomas
B. Kay. ' " ;
- Aside from the; four addresses,
a letter was read from United
States Senator Charles I. McNary,
who bad been called to Seattle for
an address. In which the senator
gave bia unqualified endorsement
to the candidacy of Robert N,
Stanfield for the senate, and a tel
egram signed personally by Sena
tor Warren G. Harding, Republi
can nominee for the presidency, in
which the head of the national
ticket urged the Republican voters
of Oregon to send Mr. Stanfield
to Washington to help restore the
health of the nation and bolster
'up the public -weal.
J, . Appeal Made to Women.
Col. James J. Crossley of Port
land, introduced 1 as the! main
speaker of the evening, was the
last on the program. Others who
; spoke were Mrs. F. Q. Northrup of
. Portland, Representative W. C,
' Hawley and Mr. Stanfield. The ad
dress of the latter is covered at
length in other - columns of this
-. paper. . -."!. ;:. t
i Mrs. Northrup's: address was di
rected mainly to the women vot
ers. She urged the women to sttfdy
carefully . the foundation princi
ples of . both the Republican and
the Democratic parties.
"Then I am confident most of
you, will line up on the Republican
side' she said, "for the Republi
cans have done more for the wo
men than have the Democrat."
Mrs. Northrup cited the Repub
lican record relative to child labor
legislation and equal suffrage.
' "There are 28,000.000 women
with the right to vote." continued
Mrs. Northrup, "and the whole re
, sponslbility of deciding the win
ning party Is upon us in Novem
ber. I am sure the Republican
women will do their part. Women
bate never failed sin anything yet.
Voting Is no ;ogr a mere privi
lege. It has gone far beyond thai
and has become a responsibility."
Law Enforcement Demanded, f
"Referring to the high cost of
living, Mrs. Northrup said:
i -We have laws which, if en-
7 forced, would curb every profiteer
) the United States. Why is it
not done? Because the Democrats
do not dare enforce tbem lest they
lose Roome votes.' I am confident
that if the Republicans win the
flection action to put down the
, Wh cost of living will be taken at
! From a personal acquaintance
r.u" Senator Harding, Mrs.
"onruD SDoke-of.him as a man
urniing personality whose life
bleated to theservices of all
.v., '- Harding ; has sent word
, .", must elect a Republican
h" States senator." concluded
tUut it. We must , and we
Threatening Letters I Are
Received Warning Cen-
tralia Men
ALL MAIN ISSUES
GIVEN ATTENTION
Nominee Predicts Harding
Will Carry State by Heavy
Plurality
EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 17.
Members of the University of
Oregon football team are to be
given a few "days training in the
mountains previous to regular
practice on the gridiron, which
begins with the opening of the
fall term September 27. Busi
ness men of Eugene are raising a
fund to send the men to the upper
McKenzie river country where
their muscles will be hardened to
some extent by mountain climb
ing and long hikes. It will be
recreation for some of the men
who have worked all through va
cation.
MURDERER REPENTS OF
SIN OF KILLING TAYLOR
! I .
BROKE DOWN AXD KOBBKD AS
HE READ LETTER
Hart to be Confined in Salem Pri
itcatlary Until Date of Execution
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Sept. 17.
Department of justice opera
tives are investigating the receipt
today by a local newspaper of a
threatening letter purporting to
be from "Milwaukee .radicals" in
which warning is given the Ameri
can leglonaires and businessmen
of this city who escaped the arm is-j
tice day murders would be killed
"about October 15." I
Belief that the threatening let
ter, which is signed "Committee of
Vengeance. Milwaukee. Wis..
may be a part of a coountry-wide
terrorist conspiracy which started
with the New York explosion dis
aster, is declared by investigators
to ' be sustained by the fact that
the letter waa written before the
Wall street explosion.
The letter states that the com.
mittee of 24 will visit Centralia
"about October 15 for the purpose
of killing a number of marked
men." The letter further! states
that four of. the "raiders" were
killed in the armistice day; shoot
ing but that that "was not
enough" and : that all American
leglonaires and businessmen who
had any part in the matterl would
be killed. It also states that arms
for the purpose have been secreted
at Butte, Mont. Six local men are
named as contemplated victims
with the statement "and, a few
others not mentioned in this let
ter." i : -I5-'
J. F. McAuley, chief of the bu
reaa of, investigation of the de
partment of Justice, is in charge
of the investigation.
Stupendous is about the only
word that adequately j describes
the ovation that was given Rob
ert N. Stanfield, Republican can
didate for United States senator
and opponent of George E.
Chamberlain, when Mr; Stanfield
waa introduced to a Marion and
Polk county audience by Repre
sentative W. C. Hawley at the
armory last night.
Mr. Stanfield appeared as one
of the speakers at the Republican
rally in celebration of Constitu
tion day, an event under the aua-
Harding-Coolldge-
SHIP LODGED .
IN ICE BERG
Captain Amundson May be
Forced to Abandon
Expedition
PENDLETON. Or.. Sept. 17.
Lmmett Bancroft, alias Nell Hart,
under sentence to bang Novem
l,r i tor the murder of Sheriff
Til Taylor here, wrote a letter
home today. Earlier In the day
be bad received a letter from his
lather, W. Z. Bancroft, of Denver.
Colo., and after readinr it t
broke down, and sobbed. Later
be indicted an inivr in whirh
be told bis father that be bad re-
peoiea r bis sin in killing Tay
lor and that be bad become eon
verted. Hart Till be taken to Sa
lem tomorrow to be confined in
the penitentiary until the date for
bis execution. " ..
ORIENTAL
OWNERSHIP
IS OPPOSED
Governor Declares if Slate
Objects to .Ownership by
Japanese Should be Ex
pelled From Soil
SPEAKS ON PLATFORM
WHERE NOMINATED
DRY SQUAD BEGINS
i ALASKA CLEAN-UP
TAKE OPIATES AXD WHISKEY
! VALUED AT OOQ
Woman Arretted With Hand Bag
Containing Narcotics by
Officials
Fischer Arrested end
Held Alleged Insane
HAMILTON, OnL, Sept. 17.
Edwin P. Fischer. of New York,
detained by police in connection
with yesterday's explosion In New
York, was adjudged insane today
and sent to Jail. Further" action,
it is said, will await th' arrival
of an officer from New York.
i Doctors said Fischer waa not
responsible tor bis actions.
When taken Into custody
Fischer had a copy of "Soviet
Russia' a pamphlet published in
Vow vnrk and a certificate show
ing he had passed the New York
bar examination. He also bad
Mni Mt curds, similar to
those published, warning of
disaster in Wall street.
Federal Forestry Men
Return from Pamelia
ALBANY, Or.. Sept. 17. Fede
ral forestry service men returned
hr todav from Pamelia lake, in
the mountain near here, where
they bad been Bent to close a vent
n th lake's bottom that bad un
expectedly manifested itself and
which was gradually draining
away the water. The fissure was
filled with , etones ana coverra
with fir boushs. weighted with
smaller stones, and so completely
was it stopped that the water rose
1 4 inches within two aays aner
the work -was done. The cause
nf th leak baa not teen ascer
tained!, but the forestry men at
tributed it to volcanic action.
Astray MUk Bottles
is Cosily to Dealers
. . .
nnnT ln. Sent. 17. Lost
onrf stolon milk bottles are cost
ins the milk dealers of Portland
i:.o 000 a year, according to re-
rt made to the city milk com
mission. A proposal will be laid
i,v th- commission to the city
Munrii fr.r enforcement of an or
dinance prohibiting the sale of
milk bottles except when accom
panied by certificates lesuiymg
that the seller it, the lawful own
er of the bottlea offered for sale.
Miners Gams WiU
be Considered Soon
HAZELTON, Pa., Sept. 17.
Secretary of Labor Wilson to
riicht replied to the telegram of
the " policy committee ot the
United Mine Workers of America,
sent on September 13. He prom
ises tmmediate consideration of
the claims of the miners and Is
ready to meet with' their commit
pices of the
Stanfield club.
"I want you to greet him with
a regular gale and hurricane of
hurrahs." said Mr. Hawley In bis
introduction. The greeting was
all ' that with , a typhoon thrown
in, and In striking contrast with
the whirlwinds that responded to
on Jimmy Cox's efforts when
the Democratic candidate for
president was In town a few days
ago. u
Mr. Stanfield dwelt on the big
issues of the campaign and pre
dicted a Harding victory in this
state by a plurality of 23.000. He
said that the Maine election bad
demonstrated beyond a doubt
that the people of the United
States do not want a league of na
tions in the form offered by Pres
ident Wilson. He showed the ne
cessity of getting back to a consti
tutional basis of- government and
presented an argument for the
tariff of protection.
Democrata Not Celebrating
Mr. Stanfield said in part:
"It is very significant that Con
stitution day is celebrated by the
Republicans but not by the Dem
ocrats. It is quite evident why
this Is M. Tbe constitution of
tbe United States was designed
m a system ot checks and dik
anees, to prevent the executive
power from encroaching upon the
legislative and Judicial authority.
The present Democratic adminis
tration has allowed the. executive
power to encroach seriously upon
the rights of the legislative branch
of the government. As our splen
did leader. Warren G. Harding.1
said today in an address at Mar
lon. Ohio:
'Our people must set them
selves to the task ot ending the
attempt to subject the legislative
power to the control of the ex
ecutive,, and of restoring the sub
stance of constitutional govern
ment under which tbe several de
partments are separate but co
equal, answerable not one to an
other,, but each to the people from
whom alone it derives ta power
to be or to act at all.'
Washington Gives Warning.
"A single quotation from the
Constitution of the United States
will remind you of the fact that
the executive has Invaded .the
rights of the legislative branch
of our government. The consti
tution says:
"'The president shall have
power, by and with the consent
of the senate, to make treaties.
provided two-thirds ot the sena
tors present concur
"We all know that the presi
dent did not ask the advice of the
senate in regard to the .text 'of
the treaty of peace. It la now a
matter of history that he jen
deavored to force the league of
nations' covenant upon the United
States senate without giving the
senators the right of changing
a single word of its text.
"With such an example ever
present before them aa a lasting
reproach. It is small wonder that
the Democrats are averse to cele
brating Constitution day. It is
equally appropriate that . this
great anniversary should be com
memorate! by the Republican
party. It may not have occurred
to you but it Is an' interesting
fact that Washington's farewell
address mas delivered on the same
date (September 17) on which
the constitution of the United
States was signed nine years 'be
fore. Referring to that famous
i document. Washington said:. i
" "It Is Important, likewise, that
the habits of thinking In a free
country should inspire caution In
those entrusted with- Its admin
istration to confine themselves
within their respective constitu
tional spheres, avoiding, in the
exercise of the powers of one de
partment, to encroach upon an
other. The spirit of encroach
ment tends to consolidate the
powers -)f all the departments in
one, and thus to create, whatever
the form ot government, a real
despotism. Let there be no change
by usurpation:' for though this.
SKATLE. Sept. 17. Captain
Ronald Amundson. whose polar
expedition ship. ' the Maud, is
wedged In 'the Ice 20 miles oft
Cap Serge on the Siberian coast.
Is in danger of losing bis vessel
and may be forced to abandon
his attempt to reach the pole, ac
cording to Dr. James H. Condlt,
superintendent of Presbyterian
missions in Alaska, who arrived
here today on tbe steamship Vic
toria, from Nome. Alaska.
The Victoria brought In a col
lection of curious skins collected
by Amundsen during bis voyage
through the- Northwest passage
from Norway, which the explorer
Is whipping to his brother In
Christiana.
ur. condlt said word waa re
ceived ot the plight of the Maud
just aa the Victoria sailed from
Nome and that the residents of
that Icty are1 greatly concerned
over the fate of the explorer. The
vessel Is tightly wedged between
ice floes and the rockbound Si
berian coast, and is in grave dan
rer . of being ground to pieces.
Dr. Condlt said. The first news
of tbe Maud was brought to Nome
by a fishing vessel.
On leaving Nome. In July. Am
andten sailed Into . Hehrlng
Ftraits, passing Cape Prince of
Wales and tbence into tbe Are-
tic sea via East Cape. North
werterlv winds which have pre
vailed during the summer, carried
the great Arctic Ice fToea to tbe
east coast of Siberia and the Maud
was caugnt in tbe ice pack, ac
cording to information received
at Nome.
Dr. Condit spent considerable
time with Captain Amundsen
while the explorer was at Nome.
"Amundsen Is gray but In ex
cell en t physical condition. said
the doctor. "He waa ruggy and
optomistle. When be left Nome
en rout to Wranxell Island to
rick' up tbe Arctic current which
he hoped would carry him to the
pole, he had five years' provisions
on the Maud. He has a crew of
four men and a few Eskimos."
AMERICA MUST
RffilAINFIRM
We Must Stand for Ameri
can Constitution or Drop
it for League
MARION. O SepL 17. Araln
assailing the league of nations.
Senator Harding declared in an
address here today that tbe par
amount Iwue waa whether the na
tion wonld choose to stand by the
American constitution or abandon
It for tbe league covenant.
The constitution and the cove
nant, he asserted, "are Irreconcil
able' because the one authorises
congress to decide questions of
peace or war. while the other
would transfer that prerogative
to the leigue. To follow Wilson,
be aaid. would be to desert the
teachings of Washington. The
large front porch audience gave
the speaker a prolonged demon
stration.
It was only by "being true to
ttaelf. be aaid. "and by serving
the purposes for which It came
Into being, that the United States
could play its part in the world."
Senator Harding also attacked
the administration policy toward
smaller American republics and
declared tbe, executive bad over
ridden the constitution by taking
into ms own hands the power to
mete war on Haiti and San Do
tal n go.
In this country, be said, a mili
tary domination had been enforc
ed without the knowledge of con
gress anl under cover of a "cen
sorship no less strict than It was
Curing the secret conferences and
conspiracies In Paris."
His stand on the league was
further outlined in a letter to
Jacob Gould Schurman, former
president of Cornell university,
made public today, declaring "an
association of nations" waa con
templated by the Republican pro
gram. "Tbe Democratic nominee." he
wrote, "has declared In favor of
going Into the covenant. I op
pose going into that league. I
lavor participation in a world as
sociation of nations with an in
ternational court or Justice, a tri
bunal that shall be governed by
definite principles or Internation
al law."
Refers to Senator Harding
as Having "Chameleon
Policy"
KETCHIKAN. Alaska. Sept. 17.
In a clean-up crusade to rid
this city of "dope" peddlers and
Illicit liquor operators. Mayor
Dale W. Hand and Police Chief
Hendriekson. heading tbe local
dry squad, seized opium, mor
phine and cocaln valued at SSOtO
and 17 case of whiskey la raids
conducted early today. Mrs. Wil
liam Hudson waa arrested on tbe
street, said to have had in her
possession a band bag containing
a supply of narcotics. Tbe w Bis
key was seized in a local hotel
bidden behind a falje partition.
Mayor Ituad declared he would
continue tbe raids until tbe town
was "cleaned ur. '
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. IT.
From the Auditorium stage where
his nomination for president was
RECOMMENDS
! RECLAMATION
announced at the Democratic na- CanvT fWrlar IT (
tloaal convention last July. Gov- OugTCIS UCClSJet USe 01
And Lands HCL
ernor Cox tonight to an audience
of thousands delivered the party
doctrines and. : contrasting the
Democratic and Republican con
ventions, arrayed the choice of
Senator Harding, his opponent, as
a selection of a group of reaction
ary leaders.
Jan problem Enters
Governor Cox also discussed
Japanese question, a burning lo
cal issue, declaring for co-opera
tion between California and the
federal government "whereby she
(California) excludes the Oriental
settler." He charged Senator
Harding with changing front on
the Question UDon the sign of
Governor Stephens of California
Solution
SEATTLE. - Sept. 17. Resolu
tions reconynendlng that congress
adopt a national reclamation pro
gram, to be carried nnder the di
rection . of the Interior - depart
ment, and that S2&0.000.000 be
appropriated to begin tbe work.
were before the northwest Irri
gation and development congress.
iq session here today.
The resolutions came In the
form of a report of the commit
tee on organization and resolu
tions. Another rv-eommendatlon
Tbe league ot natlona. progres- of tl-e report was that the West
sivlsm. and non-partisanship also
were preached and the governor
reiterated bis "corruption fund"
charges and evidence against the
Republican leadership and "big
business.
Pays Jolmnoa Tribute
The governor opened bis flve-
ern States Reclamation assocla-
tton create aa educational and
legislative committee of seven
members composed of three mem
bers from the Western 8tates Re
clamation association, and one
member each from the Southwest
League of States, the American
to a large crowd this aiternooa
on the city plaza at Sacramento,
the old home ot Senator Johnson.
Republican, whom be praised as
"another modern progress I re. al
though a foe, but a frank out
sooken one. of the league.
Senator Harding's nomination.
Governor Cox asserted here, was
a "ratification' br the "senator
ial oligarchy." The ensuing Re
publican campaign, be aaid. las
been Ta sickening farce
to deceive the public."
A Chaaeleo Policy
Tbe governor also accused Sen
ator Hardinr of having a "cham
el eon Dolicr." charging him with
revervina- his Dosltion upon " the
MYSTERY
SURROUNDS
EXPLOSIOK
Circular Letters Gitc Be-
Uef.That General Plot of
Anarchy Exist Wall
Street First Offensive
ALL EVIDENCE POINTS
TO BOMBING PLOT
Judges, Detectives, Chem
ists to Assay Cause of
Destruction
days California campaign, sport I legion, the Sacramento Valley De
velopment association and the
Northwest Reclamation- associa
tion..
Reclamation of Idle lands
throughout the country under
great national program will solve
the problem of Increasing food
proaucuon ana enable the gov
ernmeat to pay Its debt to for
mer service men aad women, the
"Peakers at today's session of the
congress declared.
With food reserves of the world
depleted as a. result of tbe wsr.
sddltional land must be placed
under cultivation aad more men
must be placed on th farms If
normal conditions are to be re-
arf nrs 1 m a M a 4 W a-v
Japanese question as well aa upon '."VJ,-J,-theleegms
U.ue. Tbe senator's I dr5'firf the Inlted State. R-
Judge's Decisions
Under Walker Law
NEW YORK. Sept. 17. Boxing
with decisions In accordance with
the Walker law. was revived here
tonight at Madison Square Gar
den and in the main bout Joe
Welling, formerly of Chicago, re
ceived a judge s decision over
Johnny Dundee of this city.
Following the bout tbe state
boxing commission and the license
committee Issued a statement that
"after careful consideration we
have decided that It la for tbe
bert Interest-K of boxing In this
state not to hold on the dates set
the Derapsey-Krennan and the
Carpentier-Levlnsky matches."
"We do not believe." the state
ment added, "that they offer the
best means ot a trial and test of
the new boxing law at the present
time."
Washington Miners to -
Receive More Wages
SEATTLE. Sept. 17. Wage In
creases at the rate of II. SO a day
for men and 82 cents for boys
employed by the day In coal mines
of Washington became effective
today as the result of negotiations
wtth operators, the executive
board of district No. 10. United
Mine -Workers of America, an
nounced. The board is continu
ing conferences with operators'
representatives on a. demand that
the advance be made retroactive
to August 1C. The wage scale af
fects approximately 3600 mine
employes, district officials said.
Tiro Are Sentenced and
Farcied From Bench
Following indictments returned
by tbe Marion county grand jury,
Lloyd Parker and George Sptker
were sentenced yesterday to terms
in me uregon penitentiary and
were later paroled.
rarker. who pleaded guilty to
a charge of stealinr a trunk from
the Baker hotel at Turner, was
sentenced to two years at the
state prson but upon recommen
dation Of District Attorney James
G. Heltxel. was paroled to State
Parole Officer Percy M. Varney.
Albert Asher. Indicted with Park
er, is serving a sentence in Mult
nomah county 'or another offense
committed in Portland.
George Spiker. confessed
check forger, was sentenced to
four years In the Oregon peniten
tiary and later paroled to the su
perintendent of tbe state training
school. Spiker broke his parole
from the state training school,
by passing several rorged checks
upon Salem merchants.
I... i- h rfiri I ciamauon service. Mr. Da via.
made a total of ten' variant posW h1'0 behalf of John Bar-
tlons assumed.
Denouncinr the Chicago con
vention proceedings In scathing
terms. Governor Cox said:
"From that hour until thla the
small group of men that, made
tbe nomination has been tbe cus
todian ot the candidate. - spon
sored and censored bis spoken
word and outlined his whole
course, la grateful recognition.
ion rayae. secretary. of the In
tenor, pledged the complete co
operation of tbe depsrtmeat la
the work of the congress.
Hart and Black to be
Election Opponents
rov-
ernor over bis nearest opponent,
t?tl..l IT T I . t . . .
himself. l i.ow,y
j wmni iciuiai i rum
marr
201
Senator Harding, in his speech ot of cmor Lo-T. p. It.
tmjm wl n -a SAV. . ... - .
c"l"lT- Trvf...'" V- o.. "cpuwican nomination for
f rnrarni in (vmriuHuvu w I ernor a
conscience and personal responsl-1 Rol4n
bllity ot we presiaeni ninwii. today i
The performance ai TuesdaV. .t.fwi,.
throughout the weeks has been . w
the greatest political farce in ine M - of la the atata.
history of the country. Certain I th"7en0. ""JV-
types or men are sent lor. ana as .... . ,: ..,.. 7, 271
ther leave the front porch pre- AT1 "J?"iK il'
wwlln Tmr.trcVoX.t,on for
1 n?e7lnlca1 T precision The nir tbe same number of
nanToVt mast U supreme Sknc'54"r"Bfn W:'
and tbe one objective Is to de- " " "'.V? J;
celve the public as to what Is ac- MtD ' 9 PcIdcu that
1H1X NELLY WINS SIKMrT.
-ATLANTIC CITV. N." J. Sept.
17. B. S. Donnelly of New York,
member of tbe American Olympic
team, won the Westy llogan ama
teur championship today -at the
annual .-hoot here, breaking 99
out of a possible 100 t arrets. -
C..G. Spencer of St. Louis was
high professional with 156 out of
League to Assist in
Civic Work Organized
PORTLAND. Sept. 17. Organ
ization or the Portland Service
league was effected tonigbt. The
league, when at full strength, ac
cording to plans, will have a mem
bership uf approximately 60.000.
Tbe ultimate purpose is to assist
the mayor and commissioners and
civic bodies la various forms of
civic work wherein it is desirej
to reach all the people of the city.
tually going on behind
scenes."
Give ItemorraUc Aim
Governor Cox read the Demo
cratic platform plank, pledging
support to a policy of "non-admis
sion of Asiatic Immigrants ana
said:
"My Interpretation of that Is
California objects to land owned
within ber borders by Orientals.
the are missing are small and scat-
lerea.
Bonds to be Issued
for Better Highway
THE DALLES. Or.. Sept. 17.
Following a movement com
menced In Dufur some time ago.
The fundamental principle of the citizens of tbe county are elrcu-
Democratic party is that states i uting a petition asking the coun-
shall exercise the very rignt in i ty court to submit to the voters
the determination of their domes- at tne next regain- ute election
tic policies which they may pro-ilne qaetIoa of Issuing bonds to
perly exercise within the constltu-J proTi,. for
the construction nf
t Ion of the United Slates. To the permanent roads In th eonntv
United States is reserved ( the fo tQe ,mount of ,0.000. Tbe
treaty-making power establishing, . . reallred from th.
CHARLES lOX7.I OUTDID
BUTTE. Mont.. Sept. 17. That
Chartes Ponzl. of "get-rlck-qulck"
fame, wss a "piker" when com
pared with Mrs. Mary K. Phillips,
or. Fort Worth. Tex.. Is the belief
of Chief or Police Jerome Mur
phy of Butte, who today arrested
Mrs. Phillips on a charge of oper
ating a "confidence game."
"Mrs. Phillips offered S00 per
cent profit in 10 day on an in
vestment of $100. Ponxl's best
offer was p0 per sent In 90 days,"
th relations of the nation as a
whole with friendly nations. Cal
ifornia should not ask. and. I am
sure, does not ask for any pro
cedure In the Oriental settlement
problem which cannot be accom
modated to the general policy or
the government In harmoniously
workinr out snch asreement as
must be made with friendly na
tions. At the same time. It Cali
fornia does not desire to come
into the possession of Orientals,
she may expect in consonance
wtth the established Democratic
principle, the" genuine co-operation
of the national government
In the working out of a plan
whereby she excludes the Orient
al seitler. There Is nothing evas
ive about this. It constitutes a
flat offer of co-operation In any
decent settlement ot this ques
tion." Recalls Nomination
In opening his address tonight,
prefacing bis attack upon Sena
tor Harding's nomination and
sale of tbese bonds is to be used
as part payment In the cost of
grading and paving The Dalles
Calif ornU highway between The
Dalles and Dufur.
TIME HOm EXPLODKD
LONDON. Sept. 17. A time
bomb was exploded at tbe stock
exchange In Genoa today, says a
dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph from Genoa. Some damage
was done, but there were no cas
ualties. Tbe authors of the out
rage were not apprehended.
MATCHES SCHEDULED.
NEW YORK. Sept. 17. The
uempsey-lirennan match was
scheduled to be held In Madison
Square Garden October 1. and the
Carpentier-Levlasky match at Eb-
beta field. Brooklyn. October 12
Tlx O'Rourke declared the latter
bout probably would be held in
NEW YORK. SepL 17. Tba
exact cause of the explosion which
in the twlngllng of aa eye yester- .
day noon transformed Wall street.
near Broad, from a scene of bast-
ling activity to one of dreadful
carnage, remains tonight a mystery.
Official opinion, as expressed by
William J. Fiyna. chief of the bu
reau of investigation, department
of Justice, and Fir Commissioner
Thomts Dreanan, is that tbs dis
aster was caused by a time bomb.
loaded with nigh explosives and
reinforced with metal slugs. The
early theory that tbs blast was
caused by a 'collision between an
explosive-laden wagon and another
vehicle, seems to have been dis
pelled by subsequent Investigation
although It has not yet been en
tirely discarded by official inves
tigators. Chief Flynn declared aft
er leaving J. P. Morgan's office
late today that "from evidence ob
tained within the last few hoars
it has been definitely established
that tbe explosion waa due to a
time bomb.. . ' - -
Bomb Browgbt la Wagon.
"The bomb waa taken to Wall
street," he added, "in the waron
which was blown to pieces. Tbs
Infernal machine was timed to yo
off at noon and apparently was
placed la the wagon by a person
who was within four blocks ot
WaJ aad Broad streets when tbe
explosion ocurred.""
Six more deaths tinea mldnlrbt
brought Us death total tonlrht ta
2S. Tbe aamber of Injured, in
cluding those te rated at tbe scsae.
In hospitals and at their h Omea
was approximately 200. Nearly
100 of these are still la hospitals. .
The property damage is variously
estimated at from 11,000,000 to
12.500,000. ,,. '
InTrstifatiost IWd.
Eight separata Investigations of
tbs explosion were aader way to
night. They were being made by
the department of Justice, under
supervision of Commissioner En
right and Chief Inspector Lahey.
the fire department, tbe building
department, the September grand
Jury, tbs medical examiners' of
fice aad two private Inquiries by
insurance eoompaaies and J. P.
Morgan A Co,
The key to the mystery appar.
ently lies In the Identification ot
the rickety old wagon drawa by
aa old horse, left standing at the
curb In Wall street Bear tba
United States assay office and
across tbe street from the Morgan
bask before the explosion, Tbs
horse was killed aad the wagon
blown to bits, Tbe driver Is . be
lieved to have escaped. Federal
and police authorities tonight
were centering their activities on
this phase.
Every livery stable la Wing
canvassed to determine whether a
horse and wagon are missing. Ex
amination of the horse's body dis
closed that it aad been newly
clipped and shod. This and a mark
on tae horses shoes furnish tba
only clues. -
IVsrrlpOon vary.
Conflicting descriptions ot tbs
wagon Itself have been received by
tbe police. All available bits or tbe
vehicle hare been taken to police
headquarters where efforts are be
Ing mads to reconstruct the vehi
cle sufficiently to determine Its
exact type. A cursory examination
Indicates It wss of unusual
breadth, which leada Detective
Chief Coughiin to believe that It
waa ot the type ased in transport
ing crates or eggs. Otnclal opin
ion is almost unanimous that it
was not the regular type of wagon
used la the traasportatloa of pow
der or explosives through city
streets.
lve Beat DeM-riptiost.
One of the best descrlnUons of
the mysterious vehicle was fur.
alsh by Lawrence Serbia, who
with bis partner was engaged la
selling chocolates to the noon dar
crowd from a wagon at the corner
of assau and Wall streets less
than 300 feet away.
He declared the cart came from
New street and was driven by a
man who spoke with a strong
Scotch sccenL
Just before 12 o'clock Thurs
day. Serbian said that be aad bis
partner were doing business on
Broad street where the new stock
exchange addition la being built,
when they were ordered away by
a man in civilian clothes whom
they took to be an officer. He
added that they turned their
horse around, passed the Morgan
bank and went to the corner of
Wall and Nassau streets, where
they resumed tiualness.
"My wagon was on the right
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Murphy explained.
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November.
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