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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather 'mode Houthwt wind-. ,rh- Mln. temperature 48, mo 59 No Unfall- River .7 85, mean &. u feet, stationary. ... 1 Circubticn Average (or Six Month and , . .. March tl, mo 52 59 Member of Audit Bureau of Ctew ' j Ssjsfis m i M$ irfi Associated Press Fall Mued (ED ijYEAR-NO. 163 Wheat And Corn Crops To Be Large Washington, July An ta crews of 28,000,000 bushels In the muntry'B wheat crop us com. 'red wltlUn the lii month with i total forecast of 809,000,000 a nwMiwctlvc oom crop larger than Inst year's and larger crops of nam, baricfy, white potatoes, to bacco, flax and rtoe than were mown a year ao, were the fe. lures of the government's uly corn report Issued Wday by the department of agriculture. Washington, July S. Wheat pro auction this year will be 809,000,000 bushels, the department of agriculture rm-rast today, basing its estimate on the condition July 1 of the combined winter and spring wheat crops. , production o corn was forecast at J 779 000,000 bushels and the area Wanted this year announced at 103,- 648,000 acres. ' 1 ; Other forecasts of production are: Winter wheat 618,000,000 bushels. Spring wheat 291,000,000. Oats 1,322,000,000. Barley 193.000,000. Rye 82,000,000. White potatoes 388,000,000. Sweet potatoes 98,500,000. Tobacco 1,501,000,000 pounds. Flax 14,400,000 bushels. Rice 52,100,000. ; Wnv 84.800.000 tons. Apples (total) 200,000,000 bushels. Apples (commercial) S0,200,000 bar rels. . , Peaches 42,500,000 buslaels. Irish Plank to Face Committee Of 48 Saturday Chicago, July 9. Efforts to secure Indorsement of the committe of 48 for a plank favoring American aid toward "Irish independence will be contlnneo despite the adverse result of a mail vote, it was learned today. Frank P. Walsh, who participated in the unsuc cessful fight before the republican and democratic conventions, is bring ing it for presentation to the conven tion Saturday of the committee of 48 and the labor party. A majority of the 80,000 persons voting on the recent referendum reg istered opposition to planks submitted on foreign relations, particularly the Irish, Russian and Mexican Questions. The rejection by single taxers of Senator La B'ollette as a presidential candidate may result in announce ment of two presidential tickets, La Follette led In the poll taken by mem bers of the committe of 48 but single laxerg here for their meeting express ed strong opposition. The convention will be called to or der tomorrow by Allen McCurdy of New York,vho will deliver the key note speech. Jack Johnson May Surrender Los Angeles, Cal., July 9. Jack Johnson, former heavyweight cham pion, now a fugitive from American Justice, today in a long distance tele Phone call from Tijuana, Lower Cal., effered to surrender himself to federal authorities if he were accorded certain privileges. Pendleton Postmaster Named. Washington. July 9. Recess ap pointments of postmasters announced today at the White House Include Al bert Wile, Ketchikan, Alaska. an , as'er B. Cronin. Pendleton, Or. Polk County Towns Win Contention And Court Declares Independence And Dallas Must to an on?","1' Pf" J"1" According Mn0n hand?d down y Circuit cStCCurt in Multnomah county count, hih w aays ag0 the Polk aIaSyandg,nT T' run throu but this does "Ot prevent ".: Dul lms aoes "wn from mBnway commls- irom Continuing ,i. "hort ait . " tte hK now ignited continuing work on re snort fut - . rts the hihL - des;?n'ted as a part of !. . I '"' eliminating those clt. hot n,nd 1S 38 the comission does a that .?"ey raised on bon" ues court " CUt The decision of bth ,m mS 10 ,ustain intentions KreaTm. 0f the controversy In a Aithouh tne "Pel th? hi mandatnr order to "ence worv g 0mmlsfrton com muting 1!" the Pacie highway. wodelce n. Ufh DalUs and Inde nll be knot-. tnat no roao at did tne Paclf)c highway tmon"0?.!9 those n,BC. and Pent L by oond l8f,uei m" rear Z'o p3rticu,ar route. A cfic hih-l construct the Pa SiTZL a"d t0T that reason the ,ar WsTnent nc8 on that Particu- On ttjnJr flowed band he Dal!; " . payers to enjoin fur- ""n wish e highway com y that n-, arry U out' Provides for money raised by bond ! 'mod in . ""ction of roads ot 1SH conn k" ' chaPter 423. lawn ""n. sSJ ? att0rn" 'Of th com-"-"ner ail.K.U lh-re was Plenty Saline fun,!, t 1 t07 "cense and Urtej. continue the work D isunmmaung Clause Prevents Enforcement Merchant Marine Act Washington, July 9. Operation of tne merchant marine act will bring Into- force the section of the Underwood tariff law of 1913 imposing a discrim inatory duty of 6 per cent on oow entering the United States in foreign bottoms, In the opinion of some diplo mats who have studied the new trip ping bill. Application of this section of the Underwood act was suspended by a decision of the supreme court in 1917 because the act provided that the dis criminatory duty should not annlv if 'in conflict with any reserved treaty right. The court held that the section was in conflict with the provision of the treaty of 1815 between the United States and Great Britain. This treaty, along with similar trea-. Restoration of Upper Santiam Toll Gate Riles Clouds are gathering over the Sa'n tlam' road and may break In a storm unless the Oregon-Washington Colon ization company poon takes steps either toward improving the road or toward eliminating the toll gate, which, after having fallen Into die use through having been abandoned for the last six years, has now, with the prospect of state and county high way extension, been restored. Ac cording to travelers returning ironi the gate, which is located at White City, two miles above Cascadia, re port that the company is collecting tolls at the rate- of $3 " for a two horse team, $3.50 for a four horsa team, and $6 for an automobile. It is "claimed that the colonization company has not done one bit of im provement work since abandoning the road six years ago, at which time it is alleged they admitted the toll road to be a liability and an "ele phant" on their hands. Since then the forest service has done all of tha maintenance, and is solely responsl-1 ble for the fact that the road his been kept open from Cascadia near where the county road ends, to Fish lake, according to. Supervisor C. C Hall. -. . i .: ' - Much Money Spent . y .The forest service spent $2000 up on this road last year, has spent $5,- 000 upon, it since the colonization company abandoned it, and Is now doing all of the -repair work while .the colonization company is deriving the benefit through toll collection. it is charged unofficially that the reason for the resumption of the toll Kate is largely a desire on the part or tne .colonization company to hold up -the state and county in case the public should wish to take over the road In order to establish a state highway over the mountains. I tis rumored that the company will ask $200,000 for its rights should the state on county seek to use the road. Taxation as a remedy for this af fliction has been suggested. It is said that if the company should set its price at the $200,000 mark, the price would come down rapidly if this valuation should be entered up on the assessment rolls. Reds Capture Town. London, July 9. The occupation of the town of Staro Konstantinoff, about 40 miles from the Galician border posite Tarnopol, by bolshevik forces, is announced in Thursday's official communique from Moscow, received by wireless today. It states the town was taken Wednesday after fieroe fighting. Be Put on Highway The present plans of the highway commission were to construct the short cut and a stub road to both Dal las and Independence. Regarding this proposition the Judge said: "No road can be properly regarded as the Pa cific highway unless it runs through Dallas. I don't think a stug: is equiva lent to building a road through a city. Apparently for all practical purposes it would serve the city of Dallas 'as well commercially, but the road "from Almity to Monmouth coud not be des ignated, properly, as the Pacific high way. I am strongly of the opinion that the highway commlsison is better qual ified than the legislature to designate the best commercial road, but the leg islature did designate Dallas on the route and the highway must run to that town and from there to the next point -But I do not think tha he commission can be cosmpelled to pave this particular road at the present tin.,, and a writ of mandamus does not prop erly lie. . , As to the injunction, the law desig nates roads to be built first shall be roads of commercial importance, con tributing most to the growth of tm state and deevlopment of. its resources. The highway commission has a right to use available funds to build roads other than Uie Pacific highway, and other designated highways, If believed to-be of first commercial Importance, but it cpuld not use any part of the Pacific highway funds raised by the bond issues to build any branch road." The court's opinion in the matter seems to be universally pleasing to the people of Polk county and there is no room for long controversy and ulti-j Ch ties with a score of other countries must be abrogated under the section imposing the duty of the merchant marine law. ' In the case of the British treaty one year's notice is necessary and conse quently no discriminatory duty can be imposed on goods entering the United States in British bottoms until the ex piration of that period. Some diplomats believe that it wa the clear intent of congress to reserve to itself the right to impose the dis criminatory duties by future legisla tion but they declare that unless such legislation Is enacted before the trea ties are abrogated the 5 per cent dis criminatory duty imposed by the Un derwood law automatically will come Into force. . . Youth Hurt In Auto Crash Sues Espee Railroad Two thousand, nine hundred and thirty dollars and fifteen-cents is asked by Stanley Lainson, 18, for damages received when tne automobile which he was driving, collided with a flat car letf standing on the tracks of the Southern Pacific company last Decern ber. The suit was filed yesterday against John Barton Bayne, agent the Southern Pacific company. In the complaint young Lainsotv.al leges that the Southern Pacific com pany violated a city ordinance when It allowed a car to remain, standing on the tracks across State street, on Twelfth, where the accident occurred, n-the night of December 28, 1919 That night, he states, was extremelj foggy, and the street was in total dark ness except for the articificial liehts. which he was able to discern a few feet ahead. . ... .. . -. The flat cars were unloaded, accord ing to the complaint, and were of such a nature that they could not be sees through the fog. These things, cou pled with the fact that no danger sig nals or any contrivance which would warn a person of the danger, were in evidence, caused, him to run Into me car, severely bruising and lacerating his body, and breaking some of his bones. Three hundred dollars doctor bill, 1168 for nurses fees,. $8.75 drug bill, $179 for hospital services and $651.75 for special damages are Included in the sum asked ' as recompense. The ear which her was drivinsr was demol ished. - the- statement declares, and $278.40 was paid to have it fixed. Be sides the, $2930,18, tne piainurr. ass for all- costs and disbursements. Germans Sign Proposals of Disarmament Sm Belgium. July 9. Germany's deleeates signed at 11:45 o'clock this morning an engagement accepting the terms of the allied note relative to dis armament presented yesterday.' This action was taken under protest by the German representatives. The allied note demanded that the Germans accept the terms presented by noon today, and stipulated that. If the Germans failed to carry out the provisions of the demands, allied forces -would occupy parts of Ger many. . ' The Germans protested that the Versailles treaty did not oblige them to acquiesce in further territorial oc cupations except for failure to fulfill the treaty terms regarding reparations. The German cabinet unanimously decided to obey the allied demand early this morning. The vote was tak en after a -telephonic-communication with reichstag leaders in Berlin. The German protest was submitted in writing. In it the delegates denied authority to consent to occupational German territory except as provided for in the treaty of Versailles. Women Honor Memory of Late Mission Worker Honoring the late Mrs. Sara Cus ter organizer of the Missionary" so it nf' the Highland Friends church women of the church assembled at the home of Mrs. J una Bnowerma In (Highland, (Wednesday arternoon .Kaarvin? anDroDriate memorial ex- Aside from organizing the . tut Ouster !ile served as president until failing health demand ed her resignation. rt the, larere number of florol of- , i,t in. in remembrance - of the occasion, some werj usw to dec- n,Q,A the grave, small cards attached were sent to the P -o.-ess hos,- ial. Let 'Em Probe Is Palmers Attitude On Investigation Portland. Or., July . "They're welcome to investigate me until the cows come home," declared Attor ney General A. Mitchell Palrer, i,p nn his way home from the dem ocratic national convention when in formed that the (Senate committee investigating pre-convntion cam paign expenditures proposed taking up his campaign next. "None of my money was spent," the attorney general said. "What Is the use of investigating now?" he said. - ... ..... Mr. Palmer saia ne couiu nui the proposea lnvesugauuu SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, Bargain Day ForBenefii of Consumer With practically every store in Sa lem co-operating inthe movement and with nri HA ulnjiheil tn onn K u - c. , , , . success of Salem, anual Bargain Day ,..,lwu. assured oe- yona question, . . . . . Profit margins are to go strictly by the board in the sales to be staged Saturday by the business houses par ticipating' in the movement and "bar gains" in the truest sense of the word, are to reign supreme. . . - . "Bargain Day; Is not ; an event In which" profits to the merchants are to be considered," is the announcement of those in charge of the Affair.-. "The sole purpose is to create a closer un derstanding between the merchants and the consumers and to acquaint the public with the lines of merchandise handled by the dealers in their com munity." ; .. it . '-- "I will extract teeth free on Bargain Day, and will give the best of dentis try at the lowest prices," says Dr. C. A. Bldridge. ' "The West Fur company will give a 10 per cent discount on-our entire made up stock of fiirs," stated the manager today, "and more than that, we will givo 20 per cent discount on some specials.", s - "We will go the past three years' records one better this year, in crock ery, kltchenware and glasware," says William Gahlsdorf. ... Mr. Perry, 'of Perry's drug store, says: "For Bargain Day we are offer ing some excellent values In station ery, toilet articles, soaps, rubber goous. etc."-' . '... - "Our market will be full of bargains In stood. meats.-on Bargain Day. Let us all enter into the spirit of thia n- nual affair," stated the manager of the Steusloff market this morning; The stores UHted below will give genuine bargains on Bargain Day, Sat urday, July 10. Shop early and get vnun nick: v ' Tom Cronise, Vtudlo, photography McDowell Market, meats. . ' The B. & C. Motor Co., Auburn, Lex tnertnn and used cars. The Salem Electric Co., electric goods. Dr. C. A. Eldridge. dentist. Salem Baking Co., bread, cakes, etc C. S. Hamilton, furniture. ' Vlck Bros., tractors, trucks, auto mobiles. Anderson & Brown, sporting goods. Welch Electric Co., electric fixtures and supplies. Paris Shoe Store, shoes. 1 Perry . Drtig tori. ,: (The RexaH Store.) -:" ;; . Cherry City hotel. Salem Variety store, millinery, no tions, etc. Shafer'a Harness store, leather foods, robes, brief cases, etc. Buttercup Ice Cream Co. Cross Meat Market, meats and deli catessen. U. G. Shipley Co., ladies ready to wear. - Ray Ii. Farmer, hardware, paints. Salem Hardware, hardware, paints. Portland Cloak & Suit Co., ladles Dan J. Fry, wholesale and retail Irugs. "'-.-,,.,.'. Max O. Buren,- furniture. R. D. Gilbert & Co., groceries. West Fur Co., dealers In furs. (Continued on Page Four.) Huerta Assures Protection Of All Oil Rights Mexico City, July 8. Articles 27 of the Mexican constitution, which na tionalizes petroleum deposits, will be sustained theoretically, but all decrees lsued hv Former President Carranza prejudicing prior rights of petroleuni owners will be abrogated by a presi dential decree to be issued shortly. Provisional President , Adolfo De Ia Huerta made this statement to foreign norresoondents last night. - OH men will be given the right to preempt petroleum claims within fivt! years, but once premeption is made, they will have an indefinite time with in which to drill, the provisional presi dent said. "While the national will tell oil men that it owns the petroleum in the sub soil," he said, "what difference win) It make when the government cedes to onerators the right to extract this olH and dispose of it at Ifaeir pleasure? It is merely a Question of name. The EUbstantial rights of owners will De safeguarded. The nrovlsional president received eight North American and British cor respondents and spoke from his sick bed. It was the first interview he has given since during a banquet to foreign correspondents. He was tak en ill while giving a dramatic recitai of his break with Carranza. , Couple Arrested For Selling Booze To Indian Braves Klamath Falls, Or., July . Oscar Sanders and Ehnor May Gordon, who say Petaluma, Cal.. Is their home, are in jail here on a federal charge of in troducing liquor into the Klamath In dian reservation. Walter West, reser vation superintendent, alleges Sanders posed as a buyer of worn-out horses for Petaluma poultry food factories, while "bootlegging" among the In diana The tribesmen airerly bought the liquor, one trading 60 horses for an old auto and a few quarts of whiskey, it is said. According to .Stiitt Veterinarian Lytle thousands of cattle from west ern Oregon are being shipped into Idaho and Montana to . replenish herds of those states. JULY 9, 1920 Boy Stowaway To Get Trip On Palatial Liner New York, ' July 9. After having crossed the ocean five times hidden behind bales and boxes. Mike Gll hooley 14 year old "champion stow away"' may win a few months travel luxuriously aboard ft ' trans-Atlantic liner bound for Europe for a tem porary visit to promote his educa- i tion i xnis Ncvne Known wnen jura. Msrle c. Curry who adopted . the Irish-Belgian war orphan, mascot of American troops, said that she had asked Ellis Island officials what she would have to do if she wished to take the: boy to Europe on a , trip which she Is contemplating "The boy has been good as gold," said Mrs. Curry. "He has Just com pleted school and is now going to a boy scout camp -for the summer." Goltra Paid Expenses Says O'Neill St. Louts, Mo. July 9. Checks signed by Edward F. Goltra, demo cratic national committeeman from Missouri, were, given to delegates to pay their expenses to the democratic state convention at Joplin, according to testimony given today by members of the St. Louis democratic commit tee before the senate committee In vestigating presidential campaign ex penditures. -- The convention was Instrumental In ousting united States Senator James A. Reed, democrat, Missouri, from his national convention , seat, Senator Reed, a member of the sen ate committee, which resumed hear ings here today, took no part in to day's session other than to be pres ent in order to complete a quoruirr O'Neill Gets , Expenses Patrick O'Neill, member of the democratic city committee, and a del egate to the Joplin convention, told the committee he was given a check for $150 signed by -Goltra, to pay expenses to the convention, Lawrence P. Daly, chairman of the city committee . gave him the check, he said. Wren O'Neill declared he was "against Goltra," Senator spen cer asked If it "wasn't unusual to a& cept Goltra's check - then ?" ' "No,", answered O'Neill, "I thought the' money - was subscribed. Why shouldn't the democratic party pay my expenses?" r . Henry Streutker.' another citycom mittee man, said his check for $150 was given him at committee head quarters. He asserts the money did not pay all expenses and the dele Kates had hoped they iwould get more. "Goltra was against Reed, but most of the delegates who traveled on his money were for Reed," Streut ker declared. Other Money Accepted Tony Stuever, another delegate to the state convention, also gave him 11 00 Streutker said. Stuever was a friend of Senator Reed and faored Cox for president, he added. "In other words you got $150 from the Goltra faction, and $100 - from the Stuever faction when you knew these factions were antagonistic?" asked Senator . Kenyon. "Well, I thought the money nad been subscribed and was to help the democrats," Streutker replied. "Goltra made it plain the money was for expenses and told the dele gates he was sorry he couldn't get more." . Streutker then declared that while "making it plain" the money was for expenses, Goltra told the delegates there were no strings attached to the checks. . . "Was there a wink in his eye?' asked Senator Spencer. "No." ' ' McKenzie Pass Open to Autos The first car over tne Bummt of the cascades by way of the McKenzle party of peopie from central Oregon made the trip in fair time but report ed that their car had to be towed a short distance east of the summit be cause of a very bad stretch of road torn up by construction work. The snow did not interfere in any way. they said.- as most of it except m shaded places, has disappeared. While the trip can be made with out a great deal of difficulty, the mem bers of the party declared that It was no pleasure trip and would not advise anyone except experienced drivers to attempt it at the present time. The highway east of the summit is being rebuilt and after the contract is fin ished that portion will be in good con dition for travel. The west slope near the summit is still quite rough, the travelers said. Mad Poet Loses Grip; Followers Repudiate Him Flume, July i. Repudiation of Ga briel D'Annunzio's authority as com mander In Fiume was voiced by a group of influential Fiumians who sent a protest today to the national coun cil. Dr. Antonio Grosslch. the presl dent of the council, promised to take up the matter with the poet. TSe; bearers of the protest answered: ( gament at Milwaukie. near here, to "'So far as we are concerned you are ! night. The affair will be a ten rounl t n. nn Mnnvn va i t;VolVi' Democrats Plans Dayton Dayton, Ohio, July t. The first important conference to arrange , democratic party campaign plans will be held here Tuesday, July 20, according to a telegram received by Governor Cox, the presidential candidate, from Homer 8. Cum mlnga, chairman of the national committee, today. ' Mr. Cummlngs telegram notifying the governor of the proposed confer ence" follows: - " "After consultation with Moore (E. iH. Moore,' national committee man for Ohio and manager of -the governor's pre-conventlon campaign) and others, I have called a meeting ot the democratic national commit tee to assemble at the hotel Miami Dayton, at 11 o'clock in the fore noon of Tuesday, July 20. This will enable us to ' proceed in a body to iran s tana it tnis accords with your wishes. A few of the committee will probably arrive in town the day before. I expect to follow that course as there are various matters I would like to have an opportunity to take up with you personally. Please let me know whether this is in accord ance with your wishes or whether you have any modifications to sug gest. Wire me care of Palace hotel, San Francisco." : . , ' ' . Cox Satisfied Governor Cox Indicated that the arrangements were perfectly satis factory to him and that he would so advise Chairman Cumminga. Governor Cox stated today that me, personal campaign headquarters will be in Columbus. He would not com ments on reports that national head quarters may be established there. "That Is a matter for the national com mittee to determine," he said. There probably will be eastern and western headquarters. The candidate arrived at his news paper office from his home at Trail's End at 10 o'clock and immediately saw newspaper representatives. A large stack of telegrams awaited him. One was from D. S. Ewlng, chair man of the democratic state central committee of Ohio, saying it will be easier for the democrats to carry Ohio this year than in 191. Another mes sage was from Joseph W. Folk, former governor of Missouri. Another J. M. Cox. ' "Let's kill ten horses, instead of one," it said. The democratic candi date learned today that Texas has a James M. Cox. The Texan, whose home Is at Tyler, wired as follows: . "Congratulations. I know you will be elected. You have a good name. . A letter highly prised by the gover nor came from the Jefferson Masonic lodge at Middletown, Ohio, of which the governor is a member, it com mented on the fact that the Middle town lodge has furnished Ohio two governors, the democratic presidential nominee and former Governor James E. Campbell, and concluded: "Now, our Jimmy haa received the highest honors of the democratic par ty and he Is going to win." Two congratulatory messages were reeclved by Governor Cox; today from women's democratic organizations. They came from the Toung Women's Democratic league ot new iom and the Englewood . Jane Jefferson club women's democratic organization of Arapahoe county, Colo, aoin pledged the democratic candidate their hearty support. Turks Alarmed Over Advances Of Greek Force Constantinople, July . Turks are beginning to realize the critical situa tion created bv the triumphant Greek advance Into Anatolia, and what they regard as a complete rupture of peace All newspapers lament the aepari- ure of Turkish peace delegates irom Paris and urge a discontinuance of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's military op erations in Asia Minor. There is much speculation as to the measures the entente powers will take after the Greks dominate the Bagdad rail WAV- It is feared that the Greeks will be Kiven the mosque of Saint Bona, oi even Constantinople. Brnssa Occupied. Athens. Greece. July 8. Brussa, an imnnrtant Asia. Minor city, 67 miles southeast of Constantinople, has been occupied by Greek forces, according to reports reaching here. Lewis to Address Business Men at Monday Luncheon "Horticulture of Crop Conditions In Oregon," willbe the ubject on which C. I. Lewis, of the Oregon Growers' Co-operative association, will adaress Salem business men at their regular luncheon at the Commercial club next Monday noon. "Mr. Lewis Is an excellent speaker and will offer comparative figures on Salem's fruit crop which will pleasant ly surprise many local men," T. E. Mc Croskey. Commercial club manager, said. O'Dowd and Ortega To Battle Again Portland. Or., Julv Mike O'Dowd former middleweight champion and Biniing uraari wm ngm i reiurn i-n- mntMt. ThA flair TOIIaTht. tn fOlinaSl Wo a draw at MUwaukie two week, ago J PRICE TWO CENTS To Outline of Campaign At Next Tuesday Poles to Abandon Warsaw As Seat Of Government London, July 9. It is the in ; tentlon of Poland to move her seat of government from War saw, according to statements -printed by the German press, quoted In a wireless message from Berlin - today',- . - - - i a ' , Cox Asked for Statement On Liquor Stand : Dayton, Ohio, July 9. Governor James M. Cox, the democratic presi dential candidate, has received a tele gram from Richmond P; Hobson, Anti Saloon League leader in Alabama, ask ing him for a strong statement oppos ing any effort of congress to; modify the Volstead act to permit a greater alcohollo'content in liquors. The gov ernor stated that he would answer thw Hobson telegram in "due time." ' The Hob3on telegram follows: ', "Dry forces are restive. Republi cans amongst ' them are applying to Harding for strong statement. t Do not let these forces have cause to crystal lize the highest republican candidates. Democratic convention, declared near ly two to one against plank favoring even home manufacture of mildest al coholic , beverages., Ninety-five' per cent of population "of America live in states that have ratified eighteenth amendment without reservation. They are jealous of its integrity. , Supreme court in unanimous decision warned congress against authorizing increase in alcohollo content. National officers of Anti-Saloon League here have ask ed me to get statement ... from you. They cite trat Harding voted for Vol stead act. Couldr you give me clear statement of your being opposed to federal authorization- of increasing al c&holtc content ? This would save to democracy millions of voters who hold this question above party success. , Poles to Make ; Stand on Old German Line Warsaw, July i9. The bolshevikl In their advance In Volhynia have reached the Klewan railroad junct ion northwest of Rovno. The Poles are withdrawing before the north westerly drive of General Budenny'a cavalry. In some places reaching the Old Russo-German. fighting- line. The banks of rivers along this line are cobwebbed with barbed wire and the hillsides are zigzagged with trenches, while various elevation's are dotted with German built steel and concrete pill boxes. It Is expected ' that the Poles will make a stand along this line. Northwest of Rovno a train . to which was attached the private 'car of General Wiart, chief of the Brit ish military mission was shelled by Budenny's artillery. Five Polish ref ugees on the train were killed and . the British general's car was dam aged but none of his party was in jured. Squadrons of the Polish second army, Including the Kosoiuszko aer ial squadron commanded by Ameri cans, are taking a prominent part la fighting Budenny's cavalry from the air on the Ukraine front, where the Poles withdrew In the face of repeat- t j -'"" The American flyers repeatedly at tacked the horsemen in the effort to stem the westward sweep of the bot sheviki. Jurors To Try Communists Seated Today Chicago, July 9. -The Jury to m-f William Bross Lloyd and 19 other members of the communist labor par ty for alleged conspiracy to overthrow the government by force was complet ed today. ' Just sixty days were Bpent in selecting the Jury. Lloyd, millionaire seregeant at arm of the communist labor party, and hl asoclates were arrested last January during the nation-wide round up of suspected radicals. Rail Business of Mills Grows Seattle, Wash., July 9. For the first time in months, new business) in what is called the rail trade, book ed by the Douglas Fir mills of the west coast district during the past week has exceeded, the shipments over the transcontinental lines, ac cording to the West Coast Lumber men's weekly review. Actual production Was 66.064.931 feet. Or 23 percent below normal, cur tailment having been caused by ear ly cessation of operations in prepa ration for mid-season re'pairs. New business totalled S1.0S8.S37 feet, which was 23 percent below produc tion. Water shipments were unusual ly heavy totalling 19,250,659 feet, evenly divided between coastwise cargoes and overseas cargoes.