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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1920)
f ': Twf SL ft OF.K:i: T niisht tuul Fridjy fair, vVr tiat ea--t V Mtlon. warmer Friday wvst portion; moderate west erly wind LOCAL: Min. temperature 45, Max. -4 niean 5- RMfaH Inches. iiWr, 2 3 feet, falling Average ftr Sis Months en,l!r March St, 1920 52 59 Member of Audit Boreas of CiroateaM Associated Press Lras-4 Wins rTTnTV TTTTT?D VEAR. 115 1 . : : IVRl Fire Wipes Out Richter Store Fire starting from an unknown (ource and spreading rapidly from the eack room of Frank F. Ritehter's new and second hand furniture store, 371 373 Court street, so that it soon envel oped the entire building-, caused an estimated loss of $42,600 Thursday morning. The blaze was discovered rtortly before 8 o'clock. The building which has stood for 25 years, h owned by D. F. Wagner, 675 North Cottage street, and was valued at 112.500, all of which Is eald to be covered by insurance. Thirty thou sand dollars estimated damage to the stock of furniture is only partly cov ered, Mr. Richter stated. Source Is rnknown. In the front part of his establish ment when the blaie was first noticed, Mr. Richter said that he could not understand from what it resulted Only a few minutes before he had been talking to customers in the rear of his store, he stated. ; Seven hundred dollars worth of fur niture, sold to local customers Wed nesday night which were to be deliv ered Thursday morning, were ruined by fire and water. Flames, first discovered by Ralph Scharf, who turned In the alarm from his room in the Electric apartments, made a sudden upshoot from the rear I and spread rapidly. Considerable wor-f ry was manifested by business men on either side of the burning store, but neither of the adjoining buildings were (amaged. Mnttressre Burn Quickly. Large stacks of excelsior mattresses near the locality where the conflagra tion started were quickly licked up by the flames. The quick start rained by the fire made it more difficult to ex tinguish, Captain William Iwan of the fire department, explained. Mr. Wagner does not know whether w not he will rebuild at present, it was stated this morning. Today , More Efficient Alarm System Needed to Cope With Fires In Salem ' Need for a less" Involved and" more efficient system of reporting fires in the city was strongly demonstrated in the delay of the Salem fire depart ment in getting water on the blaze which this morning destroyed the building and stock of the Fran V. Richter store, 871-373 Court street, Confusion in turning in the, alarm explains in part the alleged tardiness of the department in getting water c: the fire an investigation of numerous ritlcisms reveals. Reports of the time (lapsing between the sounding 01 the slarm and the time when streams were playing, on the fire vary, be tween six and teft minutes. Msmbers of the fire department place the blame for the delay in the 1 confusion in tly transmission of the alarm through the telephone office, alleging that heir tardiness In get ting into action on a fire only two Mocks from the station was due to the time they lost between the flrat ews of the fire received by them and information as to the location of the blaze. The firemen allege that they waited fully a minute and a half af ter the alarm first sounded before they were advised as to the location. A third factor enters into the de lay, according to W. H. Dancy, man ner of the telephone company, who investigated immediately after the tire. Mr. Daacy blames the person who first reported the fire, stating that the first word received at the i telephone office was from a man who imply said "fire" and hung up trio receiver. The time lost In re-looatlnsr this cull during which time three other nhones " the same, block reported the, blaze,' resulted in confusion and the conse-i quent delay, according to Mr. Dancy. ; Ralph Scharf, who first saw the flames from his room in the back of the Electric apartments as he was &1lng, in reporting his part in turn ing in the alarm, told Chief of Police Jack Welsh that he asked central to t)ive me the fire department," not knowing the phone number of the de partment. The reply, Scharf said, was: "What do you want of the fire de partment?" - "I want to turn in a fire," was his reply. Scharf said that he was then "cat ,ff" for a period of two minutes. "Central made every effort to over come the confusion resulting from the any and tndefinte calls," Mr, Dancy 'This case emphasises the need adequate fire alarm system In "'em. A telephone call can give sat isfactory ordinary service, but a tire tion, once in action, never hangs up It fails to get the location of the Naze in the first call." n witness to the fire said that he in the capltol building when he Jeard the alarm, that he walked one block. Jogged three blocks on his way the scene, and that his watch show- nine minutes had elapsed between Ue time he heard the alarm and the "me when the first stream was play "g on the bUze. "I do not wart to blame the fire n. for I am reliably informed that here was a hitph ln reparting the lre," said the proprietor of a busi ,"w hoKe near the building that wis -rned, ' but it was at least eight ..nutes after the alarm was turned' the mi department arriveu. in meanwhile our rooms had been aim tea'u" ctireIjF clare of their con- Chambers Succeeds Paulus As Head Of Commercial Club m, 7, ambers was last night unan- mercial club president, made vacant by the res.gn.Uion of Robert C. Paulus who tendered his resignation at a meeting of the club directors Wednes day night. Mr. Paulus, who is president of the Oregon Growers' Co-operative associa tion, explained that other duties made it necessary for him to resign as this is to be a very heavy fruit year. . Mr. Paulaus had headed the Com mercial club for nearly two terms. He expressed regret at being forced to give up the office. Harding Plans Conferences With Leaders Washington, June 17. Senator Harding, the republican candidate for president, soon will inagurate a series of informal conferences with leaders of the various party groups. This decision is understood to have been reached yesterday. Friends of Senator Harding said to day that it was the plan of the nomi nee to keep in mind the views of party leaders when he prepared his speech formally accepting the nomination. The usual number of callers were expected today. Motion picture men who for the most part have had to satisfy themselves with chance "shor at the nominee, had prevailed on him to set aside a few minutes at his home before going to his office today to al low them to get some "real" pictures. Parts Prices Drop Paris. June 17. Prices of various commodities in every day use con tinue to decline in this city, and news papers state that coffee costs less in Paris than in Brazil. Cotton, which for several days was firm, has again undergone an important' decline in Havre. , One witness to the blaze declares that 16 minutes elapsed between the time the fire was discovered and the playing of the water on the blaze. Huge Sea Going . Raft Ready For Sea At Astoria Astoria, Or,, June 17. A sea going raft containing 500,000 linear feet, or nearly 95 miles of piling will go out of the Columbia river today on its way to San Francisco. The raft, which has been built by the Ham mond Lumber company on Wallace slough in the lower Columbia, Is the first of two which will be sent to San Frmsisco by this company this sum mer. The second is to leave during August. Though this raft is considered a small one, its dimensions are 720 feat long and 65 feet wide In the middle. It draws about 26 feet of water. Rafts containing as high as 0,000,000 feet of timber have been sent out M the Columbia and towed down the coast successfully. Water Power And Other Bills Still In Wilson's Hands Washington, June 17. President Wilson's action on the water power bill and ten other measures passed at the close of the last session of con gress and which Attorney General Palmer ruled "could be signed within ten days" was expected to be announ ced today. The time limit on the water power bill expired last Friday midnight, but inquiries at the White House, state de partment and capitol have failed to disclose the action taken by the presi dent. It was learned that the bill still was at the White House. Assassination Attempt Proves False Alarm Santiago, Chile, June 17. Investi gation of the alleged attempt against the life of Arturo Alessandri, presi-, . ...... IIKamil nllf-! laentiai canuiuaie ui w,c lance, early this week, has established I the fact that the shots were urea oy a policeman1 and were not directed against Senator Alessanan. The officer, who was in civilian clothes, was seized from behind and had his pocket picked. As he was re leased, the officer drew his revolver and fired twice in the air to summon help. Student Slayer Held For Murder Hanover, N. H., June 17. Robert T. Meads of LaGrange. III., the Dart mouth college student whose liquor smuggling traffic is alleged to have led to his killing Henry E. Maroney, of West Medford, Mass.,' a fellow student, early yesterday, was a prisoner today : awaiting action by tne grana juit " (charge of murder. His companion m flight, Crile Nicely Wise of Akron, Ohio, was held a material witness. SALEM, Harding to Ask Aid of Whole Party Washington, June - J7. Senator Harding formally announced - today that his campaign as the republican presidential candidate would not be a one-man affair; that the aid and ad vice of every republican leader would be sought He declared that this would be his policy, not only during the cam paign but later, shoud he be elected president. :." . :'--.-.-.- "I wiU see every republican; all re publicans look alike to me," said he.! Asked if he had seen Senator John son of California. Senalni- HaHinn said: ' "I hope to see all of my colleagues. Our relations have always been very cordial." Invitations were sent out today to a large number of republican leaders and particularly those connected with the so-called progressive wing to meet the senator. The list was said to in clude virtually every republican lead er. Harry M. Daugherty, manager for the senator in the pre-convention cam paign, will arrive here tomorrow for conference. "We are going to try to decide defi nitely what the plans are to be," Mr. Harding said. Callers of Senator Harding's office today included R. B. Strassburger of Nnrlstown, Pa., who was one of the principal managers at Chicago for Senator Johnson. "The selection of Senator Harding was a party nomination and I'll senna by it," Mr. Strassburger saiq. Leighton Taylor, secretary to Sena tor Penrose of Pittsburgh, also called to present to Senator Harding the sen ator's personal congratulations. Senator Kenyon of Iowa, one of the supporters of Senator Johnson in the pre-convention campaign, sent a tele gram saying: "Congratulations. Iowa will give you 80,000 majority that ought to be, enough." War Wounds Win Light Sentence For Check Raiser Philadelphia, June 17. A year for each wound was deducted from the sentence of Anthony Telensky, form er soldier who was convicted of rais ing $10 note to 5. Telenskr was wounded -feurteen times and Instead of Imposing the maximum penalty of 15 years. Judge Thompson said ho could not overlook his fine war rec ord and would sentence him to one year. Berry Prices Are Perplexity Cause As Season Nears "What are loganberries forth to day?" This inquiry is heard frequent ly these days in Salem fruit exchange circles and as the market season ap nrnachen these Inquiries from grow ers representing acreages unprotect ed by contracts carries a strong shade of anxiety. For the berry that has placed Sa lem on the map of commerce Is cut ting some mighty queer antics these days, according to veteran market ob servers. A variety of reports and ru mors are available from many re sources. Prices .Vary r. ma-em and distributors are con fident that a fair percentage of the niiamntia iflriiBa has been disposed of but recent sales are shouded un der the cloak of mystery. One large .! made recently has excited much comment, several hundred tons of the logans being reported by dime rum or to have been released at 12 cents per pound, Both buyer and seller have declin ed to give information as to the fur rh nrlc involved. Two local pro duce concerns are reported to have made recent purchases at ten . ana eleven cents per pound. One of these firms reports a number of contracts at this flgure.'Thls firm has made several recent contracts at 12 ocnta, and has received several offerings at 12 V cents but has declined the high er berries because of the condition of sugar and other markets. Just what the final market price will be Is a matter of much perturb conjecture as many contracts carry a nrovlso In relation to the ultimate market condition. ' Cherries are also occupying the con ninxern attention at this nme The recent turnover of a large val ley pool is estimated by one orcnara owner to have been made at 12 cents per pound. This crop is in a rainer uhkuicu condition on the local market due a the fact that The Dalles branch of the Llbby, McNeil and Llbby concern hid taken a large number of contracts ;tt around 15 cents. Local growers have been holding off the contract mak ers In an attempt to force the adop tion of this precedent scale. One View Given One Salem resident who is gener ally Interested in the berry industry has summed up the situation in the following sentence: "The present un certain market condition may be trac ed to the condition of markets allied to the industry. Sugar. labor and eco nomic uncertainty take an important part in this. There Is also the attitude of the grower who adopts radical Wall street methods In order to estab lish an artificial price schedule. An open slate market will be seen again only when the grower drops offens ive market methods. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE WMay mince Wool Growers Chicago, June 1. Establishment ot a fund of 196,80.90 to extend finan cial aid to western wool growers, awaiting the re-establishment of the woo market, was considered at' a con ference here today of western bank ers and sheep ranchers. Chicago bankers were asked to displace the Boston tanks in financing the annual ' wool clip Of the country, which plan, if successful, would make Chicago tne nation's wool center. ... . . Chicago bankers were inclined to view the proposition favorably today, provided they were given the support of the western bankers. Boston has been forced to relinquish its hold on this financing because of the present tight money market, speakers said. Today's conference was held at the suggestion of W. P., G. Harding, gov ernor of the federal reserve board, and was attended by western bankers and sheep ranchers. Senators Walsh. Montana; Plttman," Nevada; King, Utah; Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Cham berlain, Oregon, called the meeting. Campbell Talks To Graduates at Commencement Education and religion are the vital factor which chiefly wll make for na tional progress, according to President P. L. Campbell, of the University of Oregon, who talked at the 78th com mencement exercises ot Willamette university held Wednesday morning at the First Methodist ohurch. Forty-two students received diplomas. The relationship ot the school and church should be close. Dr. Campbell declared. A nation, he said, thrives according to the Ideals encouraged by its young men and women, and it be hooves all America to give proper at tention to its Institutions of learning. Dr. Campbelt declared that the fu ture of American democracy depends upon the emphasis laid on religion and education, and that ho life work offers such monumental tasks as do teaching and preaching. Degrees are Conferred After the recommendation of Geo. H. Alden, dean of the college of.llb eral arts, immediately following the commencement address, President Carl G. Doney conferred the degrees of Bachelor of Arts upon the follow ing graduates In accordance with tha laws of Oregon and requirements of the university. Lelahd A. Austlrf, "Woodburn; Grace Bagley, Salem; Velma M. Baker, Hartllne, Wn.; Hazel A. Bear, Tur ner; La Verne K. Bowersox, Wenat chee, Wn.; Bernard W. Brewster, Centralla. Wn.; Freda L. Campbell, Salem; Bryan H. Conley, Nampa, Ida; John F. Kramer, La Grande; Harold A. Dlmick, Aurora; Paul H. Doney, Salem; Millard B. Doughton, Leba non; Blanche P. Drake, Salem; Mary K. Findley, Salem; Evelyn Ooidon, Portland; Rita C. Hobbs, Walla Wal la, Wn.; Charles Sf. Keefer, Salem; William W. Kelty,' Clatakanle, Or.; Dwlght A. Kloster, Portland; Bernlce Knuths, Brownsville, Or.; Kenneth, C. Legge, Salem; Robert W. Maul den, Toppenish, Wn.; Rose C. Miles, Salem; Merrill D. Ohllng. Albany; Eva F. Parrot, Newberg; Horaio G. Rahskoff, San Francisco; -jEstelle Satchwell, Shedd, Dr.; Dorothy O. Savage, Salem; Myrtle A. Smith, Port land; Fern Wells, Salem; Vera Wise, Granger, Wn.; Genevieve L. Yannke Salem. Law Students Graduate The following received degrees of Bachelor of Laws: Carl G. Becke. Salem; Miller B. Havden. Salem; Paul Hendricks, Sa lem; Gordon W. Sammons, Falls City Or.; Roy H. Wasson, Salem; Gordon E. Watt, Aurora. The recipients of dinjomas in mu sic were: Loa Ellen Briggs. Heppner, Or; K. Evelyn DeLong, Salem, and Lucille Ross, Salem. Man Found Dead In Stall; Paralysis Is Believed Cause . Found dead In a stall by the side of his horse In Jefferson early Thursday morning, William Morgan, 75, a Jef ferson resident for many years, Is be- - . , . ft.. a sir r.Uu rf Va 1 1 eve a 10 nave buiti - . . . i nr. JtAntr n If tit Pnmnpf A. ! M clough . earned thta morning. Mr. Morgan, who had been subject to paralytic strokes in the past, hMj b-tZX:Zr::i RZ apaiemiy ju .vo" - barii When he dropped over. It is be lieved that he died early In the even ing, as his horse had not ben tied. Mr. Morgan is said to have no rela tives In Jefferson. Excursionists Names Desired irr'Jf A f" 1 WlthOUt Delay Unless - procrastinating Cherrians immediately turn in their lists oi names of car owners who will be In the Portland-Salem Shrine excursion Wednesday. June 23, these motorists mux hve difficulty In procuring gaso line for their cars. It was stated at the Commercial club Thursday. Placards on which will be all In structions to drivers will serve as a permit to get necessary gasoline. It is explained, and It is these that officials wlah to issue soon. Due to the fact that reservations for Salem people will be mailed directly from Portland, al! excursionists are urgedto communicate their needs to officials at once. In the Condon warehouse at pres ent are (04,090 pounds of wool bein held for the next wool ssile. 17, 1920. Government I Jr.-- J I inaorsea oy Laoor Federation mier Heated British Rfled At Failure to Protect Persia London, June 17. Sharp criticism of the decision reached by the cun cil of the league of nations to post pone action on the plea of Persia for defense against the bolshevikl is expressed In some quarters here, and ne section of the press openly attacks the council for Its action. Some of those present at the meet ing of the council, it Is declared, were given a bad impression and It Is un derstood Prince Mirsa Flroux, Per sian foreign minister, though outward ly acquescing was considerably dis appointed The Times captions its editorial on the subject: "A pompous farce" and calls yester day's proceedings "humiliating." "This body (the council) was pledg ed to the furtherance of open diplo macy" complains the Dally News, "but threw no light on the text of the correspondence which has passed between the Persian and soviet gov ernments and certain conditions al leged to have been Imposed. This 1b one way of killing the league." A Copenhagen dispatch to the Her ald refers to, the unpublished corre spondence between Persia and soviet Russia and, - championing the latter, claims Persia has not answered the soviet government's protest against what it calls Persia's violations or in ternational law." Newly Formed Party Factor In French Chamber Paris, June 1?. A new party recent ly formed ln the chamber of deputies, comprising 260 votes, Is one which it is expected any future premier will have to -take intp acacunt ln prevers ing his majority In the chamber. The party has been recruited from remnants of the radical party and ele ments of the national bloo holding seats in the center and right center ot the chamber. The new party la called The alliance republican-democratic of social action and national reconstruction." The party organ as outlined by Sen ator Jonnart ln his speech accepting the presidency ot the party Includes a declaration against a dictatorship no matter from what quarter it might come; a policy of reconstruction of France by unity and hard work; ihe substitution ot the solidarity of the classes for class hatred, and law and order with abolition of the right to strike except for special reasons. Airplane Carries Kiwanis Delegate To Portland Meet T.nm. wah.. Jun 17. Kenneth W. Hood, delegate, to the Kiwanis in-1 temational convention In Portland, I left this morning for the session In an alrnlajie. Th. Dlans left Tacoma at.saia ne u" j " 10:38 o'clock, and was scheduled to arrive ln Portland shortly before noon. The plane also carried a special Klwan lan edition of the Tacoma Ledger which will be distributed to the dele gates. Portland, Or.,, June 17. Two busi ness sessions, besides numerous forms of entertainment, were on today's pro gram for the International Klwanlan eminent control more was accomplish convention here. Dr. J. Berg Esen- ed for organlied labor than In all un weln of Springfield, Mass., was the der private ownership. Private man prlncluiil speaker at the morning ses- jagement has broken down. Millions slon, and Dr. M. 8. Barnwell was to be of dollars unjustly have been put Into the principal speaker ut the afternoon the pockets of the railroad bankers, gathering. Automobile trips, .banquets, 1 Are we going let this continue? dances and sln'.ilar features were in-'Are we going to let the country be ex eluded In the entertainment being pro- plolted by the pirates of Wall Street? vrtded for the visitors. , . I Let's get out of the rut and support pi.unn nf officers and selection of government ownership." , the 1921 convention city wa. to take place tomorrow. Winner Loses Ascot Race But Is Disqualified Ascot.. Eng., June 17. Viscount Astor"s Buchan finished first In the Ascot gold cup race run here today but was disqualified for foullne and the race awarded to Sir W. Nelson's Tangiers, which "tlrlished second. 'Henri iiaisan s juviesneur w in second place and Lord Deri s Henri Halsan's Juviegneur was glv. "'" Martins Case Hearings Are Resumed Today Washington, June 17, Hearings In deportation proceedings aganst Vutt wlg C. A. K. Martens, soviet agent In the United States, were resumed today before Immigration Inspector Shell at the department of labor. Counsel for both sides expected to complete the presentation of testimony today. The case then will be referred to Assistant Secretary Post. Labor department of ficials have announced that final de- cision wilt rest with President wll - Ownerships of Railroad I 1 n 1 Debate; Delegations Spli Montreal, June 17. Government ownership with democratic operation of American railroads American - Federation of Labor convention here after a bitter fight. Roll call showed that government ownership was indorsed by a vote of 29,059 to 8,349. When Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation, took the floor and an nounced that he would support gov ernment ownership of the railroads, there was a demonstration by the ralj workers and their supporters. Secretary Morrison declared he was only supporting the federation's re construction program and the exec utive council's report to the last cor. ventlonventlon. Charles P. McGowan, of the boiler- makers declared "we would be trait ors to our trust If we did not urge government ownership. We are under Instructions tot our great member ship." Resolution Oppoxed John F. Frey, who spoke against government ownership, told the dele gates that ln his address yesterday he had been misunderstood and had riwt Intended to put the stigma ot "made in Germany" on government owner ship. "The railroad workers know what la good for them," said William Green, secretary of the United Mine workers, "and they are not going :o let Mr. Frey or any one else tell them what to do." Green declared that con ditions "could not be worse under government control." When Green announced that tho United Mine Workers ot America Would vote for government owner ship, there was another outburst of applause. "In doing so," he added, "we are only following the teachings of the American Federation of Labor fav oring government ownership." Roll Call Interrupted . Disorder interrupted the roll fall several times when delegations of the various crafts divided on their votes. Charges of "steam roller" were hurl ed at the chair by James Duncan of Seattle and other delegates when it denied the right of roll 'call to dele gations that split on the question. Applause and "boos" and hisses al ternately greeted delegation votes. ' The building trade delegations pre sented almost a solid front again-it government ownership, suppnrtlnd Uompers and administration farces. The railroad workers were support ed by the great voting power of the United Mine workers, machinist un ions, textile workers, garment work ers and the metal trades craft. Curpc liters ftpllt The first class on the roll call oc curred when W. L. Hutchinson, pres ident of the carpenters union announc ed that his delegation cast its 8319 votes against the proposal. J. A. Ross, of the carpenters denied Mr. Hutch inson's statement and asked permis sion to cast his 414 vote for govern ment ownership. More than a doxen delegates pro tested when Gompers 'barred the Roia vote, counting the entire carpenters vote against the proposal. . Uomuers' ruling resulted In the molders delegation casting Its entire vote for the proposal, despite - the fact that John Frey, of their member ship opposed the proposal. Definite Flan Jtaoklng Prior to ths voting Matthew WOll, vice president u the federation, de clared that neither' "government con- trol" nor "government ownership ' had been "sufficiently defined" fjr him to decide which he favored but would Indorse the Plumb plan. The proposition for government ownership before th convention does "not favor any particular plan," de clared H. Johnston, International pres ident of the machinists union. "The proposal," he added, "repre sents an idea which the overwhelming majority of the people.of the country tavo- Under the three years or gov. tiompers uin rw-iK-n Samuel Gompers, presiaent oi tne federation, demanded of the signers of the report fr government, owner ship If It was an Indorsement of the Plumb plan. They declared It did not indorse "any particular plan." When there was another demonstra tlon Gompers announced "delegate Gompers Is now recognised to ad dress the convention." , He declared he had not Indorsed the report of the executive council for government ownership. The accenting of government own- ershlp, Gompers declared, would not pogng recognition of the present Rus only pluce the railroads under gov-,,ian government, as was erroneously rnmtni ownership and control, but would also "by necessity" be exten l ed to all the "tributaries to the rail way service, making all of the work ers government employes.' Too Much rower J enrea He warned the convention of ths activities of the government In the past In preventing federal employes from "exercising their rights" and participating In political activities. "No man Is more loyal to the gov ernment than I," said Gompers, "but I would not give It more power over the individual citizenship of our coun try." "In casting my vote on this ques tion." he added, "I would not want u enslave my fellow workers under gov. ernment authority In their efforts fof 'industrial freedom. Let the future tell the story of wno is rigm or wrunj, PRICE TWO CSNT3 II? 4fi ... i was indorsed today by the those who stood for freedom or those who stood for the submission of their freedom to government." The chair was overruled during the voting when T. W". MeCirllough voted the typographical delegation as for Hi for the proposal. Secretary Morrison opposed the vols and demanded a roll call on the ground that McCullough had no au thority to deliver It. The roll call showed the tyographical vote as J3i for and 352 against, cutting 11T vote from the total announced by McCul lough against the proposal. . First Vice-President James Duncan of Seattle was the only member ot the granite cutters organisation to vote against government ownership. Census Figures On Most Large Cities Complete - 4 Washington, June 17 Great Falls. Munt., 24,121. - Wenatchee, Wash., 4324. ' Increases: Great Falls 10,- 173 or 72 percent, Wenatchee 2274 or percent. . v Fairmont. W. Va 17,861, In- crease 8140 or 82.8 percent New Bedford, Mass., 121,- 217. increase 24,56 or 1.4 per cent. Northampton, Mass., 11,161, Increase 2620 or 19 percent. Lansing, Mich., 67,327, In- crease 26,089 or ti percent 4c Bristol, Pa 10,173, In- crease 10 IT or 11 percent Washington, June 17. Co- lumbus, Chin, 237,031, Increase 4) 65,520 or 30.6 per cent. Lawrence, Mass., 94,270, In- crease 8978 or 9.8 per cent. Indeiiehdence, Mo.,, 11,686, 4c increase 1827 or IS 6 per cent. Ashland, Ky., 14,T2, In- crease 6041 or 89-6 per oent. .. . . ,!?.''!.. ,- .. Washington, Jtlns 1. The 119 population of 168 Of ths 128 cities and towns which In 1919 had more than 25,000 people has been announced by the census bureau. Good progress also has been made ln total population of the states. Of the fifty cities which had morw than 100,000 population In 1914 only 12 remain whose 1920 figures have P been announced. These are: Philadel phia, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Mo Providence, Rochester, New Haven, Birmingham, Richmond, Vs., Omaha, Fall River and Grand Rapids. Twelve cities huve advanced Into the 100,000 c!ns of those thus far an. nounced. Arranged In the order efr their slse they aret Akron, Bun Antonio, Dallas. Hart ford. Younirstown, Ohio; Springfield,, I Mass. Trenton. N. J., Salt Lake t-liy, Cnmrten. N. J Norfolk, Va.: Wilming ton, Del., and Kansas City, Kan. Of the fifty-nine cities having from 50,000 to 100,000 population In 110. the I'20 population of all but 11 aa been announced, Twenty-six cities announced have advanced Into the 50,000 to 100,009 class. Population of only 36 of the 120 cities having between 26,000 and 60, 000 In 1910 remain to be announced and 47 cities having less than IB.OOe ten years ago have thus far advanced into the 25,000 to 60,000 class, while pne. Clinton. Iowa, has shown a de crease and dropped buiow 25,000. Washington, June It. With a nla crease of more than 15 percent dur ing the last ten years, New Bedford. Mass.. has advanced Into the 100.00 class of cities with a total population of 121,217, according to the censue bureau's announcement today. In the ten years New Bedford which rs. , as 63d most populous city in 1910 haa outstripped half a dosen cities. Tree ton, N. J . Nashville, Tenn., AlBany. N. Y I-owell and Cambridge, Mass., and Spokane, Wash. Committee Of '48 Denies Support Of Russ Soviet Detroit. Mich., June 17. The Mich igan branch of the committee ef 41 ln its state convention here June 1 ,k no action on a resolution pro- reported immediately, after the con vention, according to the state exec utive committee. It Was explained today that the mis understanding apparently grew out of the debate on a rea'jluilon iteclarlnar against interference In ihe domeetiu affntrs of fareign nations. "The committee of 48 platform la a domestic platform, on Amerteai economic affairs and has not yet con cerned Itself with International affaire In any way," the executive committee ststeirent said. The committee certified 43 dele gates to the national convention. Bantiago. Chile. June IT Railroad are seriously handicapped by a lack I of coal as a result of agitation among .Chilean miners. Tr;.n, Anda trana- poriauon nam uubh