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THE OREGON' STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNIXO. OCTOnF.R 22. lith v New Mexican Policy Hoped From G. 0. P. DENVER. Colo.! Oct. 21: Re tarn of the Republican adminis tration to Washington; will mean the adoption of an aggressive pol icy toward Mexico and probably the occupation of that country for a;period of five or six years, with 200. 0Q or 300.000 American sol dier on duty there. Homer S. Cummlngs. f-ormer .Democratic national chairman,' told a Denver audience tonight. " Referring to Senator Harding's plea for. the return or normalcy, he declared that "such normalcy" and tn$ electlota of a Republican administration "would mean ag gression toward Mexico, wreckage 6 the peace treaty and the Indefi nite postponement of the re-establishment of friendly relations with other nations, industrial reaction and an immediate amendment to the-federal reserve banking sys- em to re-establish the control of America's finances in Wall street." I He charged that Taft, Root and dther Republican leaders are sup porting Harding "on the theory "that they will able to control Attempt to Set Water Front on Fire Stopped PORTLAND.- Oct. 21. What the police' declare was an attempt to start' a waterfront connagra tfon was frustrated tonight when T9trn1mAn Rlnlpv and Travis dis covered a fire bom's in the wains- ibting' of a frame building on Front street. , , -, . The fire bomb consisted of about - two feet 'Of dynamite fuse. thrust into a package or smoke less poVder.' ' Police put .'a smal quantity of the v powder on fb,e street navement and set fire to It to test Its inflamability, . and re port ed that it': burned with ex plosive violence. .... , -The -police declared' that al though the fire bomb would; 9t cave - exploded with enough viol ence to do much damage." it un doubtedly would have set fire to the building. Splinters from jlry boards had been yiledion top of the fire bomb to fei tne flames. ORGANISTS FILE j AFFIDAVIT. PORTLAND. Oct. 21. Affida vits were filed today In the state circuit court by five moving pic- ure theater organists who bav'e been sued by the Musicians' union for alleged breach of contract, de claring that they had, following a strike against five motion pic ture theaters here, been expelled rrom the union for "returning to their pots, and that subsequently the union re-elected them to membership without, their appli cation or consent, ror theVxpress purpose of bringing tpe present suit in aa -effort to fprc them to leave their places aam." Hearing on the petition' of the local union fb h.;ve the organists enjoined .from continuing their employment at the theaters ia set for next Monday'. The striS? which gave Vise to the , suit Is against the theaters operated here by Jensen and Von, Herberg, and is a 'sympathetic strike, based oh a controversy between the unions and a Tacoma theater operated by the same firm. Mose Sevey Dies Front ' Shot Sent by Mexican DOUGLAS. Ariz., Oct. : 21. Mos Sevey. American cfttzen and foreman of thd Canah'ea-Duluth mine of the Cananea .Consolidated Copper company , at Cananea. So il ora. died today of a 'gunshot wound innicted by Ramundo Na varro yesterday, according to a telephone message from Naco to night. ' Navarro, a Mexican", re mains at large. ... - The Cananea Consolidated com pany and - not the, Sonora govern ment, as first reported, tonight's message said, offered $2000 re ward for Navarro's apprehension. Sevey is declared to have been shot without provocation.' His as sailant fired upon him after the Mexican stepped from behind a building and ordered him to stop. - HILL CHARGES COLRV. BOSTON, Oct. 21. Dr. David Jayne Hill, former ambassador tp Germany, in an address here to night' attacked Secretary of State Colby's statement at Springfield, in., on uctoDer la mat memoers of , the league"of nations were bound not to enter Into discus sion" with Senator Harding .If he should be elected president, with regard to any league of nations. He pointed out that the draff ot a permanent court of. InternafRTnil justice proposed by the league of nations explicitly recognizes the results of the Hague conventions of 1891 and 1907. and makes the members of The Hague court of arbitration the nominating body for the new court. ' planes that met the returning filers. - .... i f . , 5 Captain Street and jhe, other members of the Alaskan .expedi tion were presented with certifi cates of appreciation. They were entertained .informally at the army and navy club later by Gen eral Menoher and his officers. SUFFRAGIST IS Foil COX. M'ADOO CHAMPIONS PACT SALT LAKE CITY, Oct! 21. The league of nations was cham. pioned here tonight by William G. McAdoo in an address to Demo crats. He explained in detail the workings of the league and -told his audience that, in his opinion. failure of the last congress to rat ify the league covenant, was "a colossal blunder." Loud cheers . greeted Mr. Mc- Adoo's declaration that If Har ding were for the. league and Cox against it, he would vote lor Har ding. PLANES COMPLETE-FLIGHT. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. The four army airplanes that made the flight Into Alaska returned here today,, completing--a 9,000 mile trip sinee Jullr 15; General Per Shjng and General March, chief of 8tkfr,;"aw'aitedr,' theht at Boiling field where they'; arrived, under escort of ,75 airplanes vand., the dirigible -Tifodrae, hlch accompa nied them the last lew miles from MmeOla, N. Y. r ". ' : ; General Menoher, chief of, the ! air service was In one ot the scout ST. LOT 1 3. Mo., Oct. 21. In an1 address today. Prof. rvini Fisher of' Yale, made public a letter from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. the sufrragist . leader, in wh'ch she announced that she would accept a vice chairmanship in the pro-league Independents and support Governor Cox. Mrs. Catt stated she had not allied her self with the Democratic party. but she favored the league of nations. '' "I hold there Is but one course for . those who lefleve in the leaguo and its program," the let ter stated, "and that Is to vote for Cox." Professor Fisher Is among a number of league advocates, in cluding Secretary Raker, who ar rived today on the "pro-league special." City Ticket is Named in Meeting at Dayton DAYTON. Or.. 'Oct. : 2 1. At a mas meeting called by Mayor! Snvder of Dayton at the rooms of i the Dayton Commercial club the i following persons,' wre nomlnat-1 ed on the citizen's ticket for mu nicipal officers: Mayor. J. J. Den-, son; city recorder; W. T. II." Tucker; treasurer, A. W. Hat field: ' councllmen. W. 8. C'Ren'. F. H. Herd. J. K. Proffltt.' F. T. Melllnger. J. L. Sherman and K. Daraaray. - 1 MYSTERY KIIRRJVXDS DEATH YAKIMA. Wash.. Oct. 21. nenton county peace officers were In 'Yakima today seeking .the clues to the identity of a man whosd corps with a bullet through the head and a revolver with one chamber discharged, strapped to one wrist, was taken from the Columbia river near White Rlnrfa late yesterday afternooa. - The body .was that of a man of mid dle age and probably had been in i the water for some time. WHITE PASS IS WRECKED DAWSON, Y. T.. Oct. 21. The White Pass line steamer - Wash burn, which left White Horse last Monday for Kirkman to give' re lief to other steamers over Kirk man bar in the Yukon river, was wrecked on a rock in the upper Yukon near Little Salmon Wed nesday and Is reported a total loss. The passengers and ' members ot the erewiwere rescued. The steam ers Nasutlin, - Cases and White Horse were blocked by1 low water at Kirkman bar. 100 miles north of this city last Saturday but the Casca and White Horse succeeded RILLS RETURNER RY JURY.? PORTLAND. Oct. 21. Twenty, three true bills, and six not true bills and seveQr indictment were returned here today by the fed eral grand jury. J. E. Haggerty was indicted on a charge ot using the mails to defraud as, the re sult or alleged misrepresentations cf an oil-burning device. II: H. Huckner. residing near Salem, was among a number ac cused of violation of the prohi bition lw MAYOR IX DELIRIUM LONDON Oct. 21. The prison attendants continue to iorce nourishment on Lord MacSwlney. rrho was still delirious tonight. according to the bulletin Issued in crossing" early today and.,are, ry the Irish self-determination. eh route to White Horse. Passen gers on all river steamers which have been held, up by fceand'.low water are reported safe. " '. league. 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NormaiColiOatpnt LONDON. Oct. 12. A violent Mult be linred plosion followed.. br .firing wa ; e v "uu,c T1FIJS. Trans-Caucaia. Oct. 21. The Russian olet repre sentative. M. Legrand. today Is sued an altlmatam to Armenia de rnaadlng permUaion to transport Russian. Turkish and ' Tartar troops through Armenia. The ul timatum also demanded, that Ar menia break, with the allies, reject the Wilson demarcation line and accept two provinces occupied, by Tartars. - explosion beard la various parts of Dublin early, thia morning. a y a dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph mmMir. - - ' Nnmeroua Vunjora we're current fa the city, the dispatch said. One report wai-that the government armory had been raided and that a large aupply of arm aad am munition had been captured. The explosions, it was said., were due to the throwing of hand grenades by the raiders who were engaged in a running fight with the police. tl WOMKX ARK MISHIXG PARIS. Oct. 21. Henri Laa drt(. who has . been onder arrest for more than two years charged with conducting the 'disappear- jane of 11 women, to whom he la ; said to hare : promised marriage. ftTTtwt nnt . ' rvt ?i The ws arraigned before a police dominion. government la ready to court here today on several alle- FAlIt MAllKKTlXti MUT.HT. - i . fake steps to insure fair market ing or Canadian heat "should a situation tocbj as last year's de velop again,.- Kit Ceorge .Foster, minister of trade and commerce, declared today. He said the gov ernment was watching purchas ing systems and marketing con ditions fn this and other coun tries. , - . His statement was Issued after receipt of pleas for resumption ot government control of wheat mar keting:. . . COX W ASKKp ,TAXI i . CHICAGO. Oct. 21. Vlrrfl O. tllnshaw, chairman of the prohi bition national committee tonight sent another tetter to. Governor James hi. pox. Democratic candi date for president, asking him II he wonld go "publicly on record to the effect that yon will. If elec ted president, stand opposed to any Increase of th aleholie con tent In beverages or any weak ening of the prohibition laws now In effect." The letter also asked if pub lished stories to the distribution of lienor at the Democratic na tional convention, San Francisco were true. gatlona of swindling growing out of his venture ia the garage bus- nems la ltlS. TbeTe hat 'been absolutely bo trace ot the 11 asUslaa womesv al leged to hare been meads of Lan- dru. KAIN MISTAKE FOR I031 MARSH FIELD. Or.. Oct. 21. Walter. Kala was shot In mlsuki for a deer at dusk yesterday as be was making a shortcut across the ranch of his neighbor. T. VI. Collver, according to rreports .lo local authorities," 1 TCiln 5 was brought to a local hospital para lyzed as a result of a ballet hit ting hi spina. His recovery was reported doubtful. Collver bad b?en annoyed. by deer destroying a young orchard and wss lying la wait when Kala approached wear lag a fawn colored coat. KTTOEXTS TAKE lOEDCE WASHINGTON. OeU 12 Fr , that the declining geld produc tion la this conn try would make it difficult to retain tha nation on a gold standard basis daring the popular campaign for. credit restriction, accompanied by de clining prices, was tx pressed In a fsrmal statement Issued today by Chairman McFadoen. of the House banking committee. Mr. klcFaddea U the aathor of a bill pending before congress under which a tax of S1& an ounce would be trvled oa gold sera In the In doit rial ant. This tax la tarst would be paid to pre durers to stimulate their erferta. In his statement .Mr. VIcFaddea declared that naless some relief was fornlhd the American gold mining indusiry would be com pelled lo shut down soon becau the. legally fixed price of SZO.i" , an oaace for gold was less than current production rovta. ."The contiaaed depletioa at the gold stock by excass exporta tion and industrial tree." Mr. Mc Faddea said. wuj seriously 1 ca pe, ir the sabJie C3nr4ne ia tha nation's finance and currency an tes a -normal gold outpat is in sured. -The UnrtVd SUTcT trilnt oT4 for lndastrlal consucptica d?r; ing 1919 nearly f 22.0oa.OOa to ore gold thaft was produced from the mines of the l a 1 ted States. w?s!l this year the draJa oa the mone tary stock will probafcly.be le M.oee. Siace the ladsstrtaJ cossuraers of gold are the only owes fn the country recrlYlng raw ma terra 1 at the pre-war price, it Is crident that they are being heaey subsidised. Talk 4,100 Mile s Over Telephone LOS ANGELES. Oct. 21. A telephone. conversation over 4000 nil lea of wire anVl wireless, estab lishing - what was said to be a world's record, was held today be- ptween Alavon. Santa Catalina Is land. 30 miles off Los Angeles harbor, and the steamer Glouces ter. 200 miles off Philadelphia, according to statements made here tonight. The conversation was between S. W. Mitchell, chier radio oper ator of the Gloucester, and E. E. Spicer. chief radio operator at Avalon. ' f. LODGE BLOCKED LEAGUE, ALBUQUERQUE. X. M.. Oct. 21. Senator A. A. Jonea of New Mexico in an address here tonight charged that Senator Lodge as Republican leader In the senate and chairman of the foreign re lations committee, had deliberate ly blocked ratification or the league of nations corenant "to maintain the solidarity of his Party at the expense ot his coun try." Narious criticisms and mis ejatemenu have toeen made as Part of the campaign of the Re publicans to "put fear Into the hearts cf the people tor the sole purpose of getting votes In the next election." Senator Jones de clared. A great demonstration fol lowed when Senator Jones de clared, that history, will etab- llsh th right of Wood row Wilson to be numbered among the great est of our presidents." EUGENE. Or.. Oct. 21. Over 100 students or the University of Oregon today acknowledged their debt to the state at the an nual pledge day ceremonies to day. The pledge, which has been taken by the students each year for the past' tea years. was read by Governor Ilea W. Oleott, Th? students arose aad pledged them selves to give the state their best endeavor toward good citizen ship In acknowledgment ot theirJ dbt to the state for their oppor- tnaities ot education. r. OF, Y. READY FOR O. A. C. SEATTLE. "Wash.. Oct. 21. Coach Leonard AUUon'a Unlrer- slty of Washington football elev en will meet the team ot the Ore gon Agricultural college' oa Unl versity field hre Saturday. The drubbing given th Sun Dodgers by the Montana eleven last week has caused Coach All I sen to call In help from former stars of Washington and the local men nave been coached .through a wjek cf hard practice Tor the Or;goa game. - FOLICFJtEX AM lit'SJIKD WW a Waul Ad is Wcrldnj; Fcr Yea TonU aot Bred to be anxious about whether or sot that far BJsbed room la to continue to be a source of tacoma to yoa for the vast ad. will Quickly brinx yota am affirms tire tuv awer. Koi ma ay desirable tec acts ever seek or rest aay tat AT SKinnEREEN. Ireland. Oct. 21. Three "black and tan" po licemen, returning to trtrracks. were amousaea . loaay and snot and wonnded at Leap, seven miles) east of here. ; The men are not expected to reeorer. STATESM r JOB OFHCE We print eTerythirig, from ' caHiBg card to a book or' oe'nripaper Beat equipped plant ia Ore- fon onUide of Portland We solicit the printinir "of faitaen f Statesman bcildisxt SaJea, Orfffoa TROOIK nt'RX CITY MKX KIRK HOP HOU8EK. YAKIMA. Oct. 21. Two men driving a high powered automo bile set lire to threo hop houses near White Saan two night ago. Deputy Sheriff J. E. Kenny re ported today on his return from Investigation of the affair. The houses were owned by F. L. Hart welt. Lee J en ka and Moses Sam eon. About 40 tons of hops stored la the .houses were burned. No motive for the. crime Is known to the officers. WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. Troops of the Kwangsi faction In China recently burned the city of Tbangkan and the International pentecoatal mission at that place, the state department was advised today ia a dispatch from trrs Am erican legation at Peking. All mlssijnarles attached to the mis sion escaped, the dispatch said. BRIDGE LAIiORKK K1LLF.D PORTLAND. Or.. Oct. 21. Thomas. Ulrchard. 4. a laborer, was killed while working oa a Willamette riter bridge today, when a stringer struck a. crowbar in bis handa. knocking It against his head and fracturing his skull. TRUCK KILLS CHILD PORTLAND. Or., Oet. 21. Pe ter Kuhn. aged 11, was killed by a truck as the children of Albina hrtnrsUad .scbooL. .tm being called in from recess today. NORTHWEST POETRY JOURNAL Oldest, largest aad best ef tbf Pacific Coast Poultry and Pat Stock Magazines Telia you all about Incubation, brooding;, feeding, culling, housing and earing for poultry aad pet stock generally. How to succeed with a back-lot or commercial eg plaat. Only 75 cents per year, years for $1.00. Tel Northwetf Poultry Jonrxiaj Statesman Office . 8ALEM :: OREO ON 9)