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The Weather ,, ()V: T-nl.l Mir "d cooler westerly wlud mrAL MJn. tempc-nitiire 89, mux g0IJS CO. lUlnWl .05 inch, niv- O ri Circulation Average for Six Months Hard) SI, ltM 5259 er 1,8 I" W Member of audit Bureau of Associated Press Full Tort gvSlRD YEAR NO- 174 Elk Herds Gather MiffirflTurd A First Delegations Arrive Early on Guests Special Trains Take Over Tow n -Hello BILL!" - All Oregon moved into Salem today when several thousand more Elks, leaving nothing but dull care, worry, and the localities of their home towns behind them, tumbled off packed trains and o.;0teH in taking over the city for the thrid annual convention. ah Hav long, mobs have arrived by rail and a steady stream of u .. .,! ij: a i.v i automobiles coming uver cvciy iuu reauiug iu tue city nave added to the hosts. But little was done when the flrat session of the lodgemen was held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Re ports of the secretary and treasurer of the state association were heard and were referred to the committee In charge. But few of the various committee chiefs were present at the Initial gathering. " Convention Adjourns Till 2 p. m. Credentials of the various dele gates were received by the' creden tials committee. Carl Y. Lengwald. of Medford was chosen to act tem porarily as sergeant at arms. Short-idows state that it Is the " i.. m n'nlonk the meetlne; ad-I Hotel." journed until 2 p. m. No action was taken toward de ciding where the fourth annual con vention will be held next summer, but all Elks appear to be of the opln Ion that Marshfield will entertain the lodgemen at thefr next gathering. Neither was formal mention made nf likely state presidents, but It la un derstood That R. Alexander of Pen dleton, T. O. Russell of Eugene and Dr. J, R, Rosenberg of Bend . are among the most prominent who are being considered. , Elks Take Over Town Elks have taken up the offer of hotels have been re-named, and the city Is being run to their liking. Sombreroed, cow punching Pen dletonlans, seagoing Astorlans and Marshflelders, fruit munching Med fordians, Roseburgers, and hundreds from Ashland, Eugene, McMinnvlIle, The Dalles, Bend, and numerous oth er localities of the state are In charge of Salem. Commercial street has been christ ened "Broadway", State street Is now known as "Central street," and sev eral large signs on Marlon hotel win- Chandler Hotel, Portland Juice Refreshing A ten gallon keg . of Portland's most inviting "Bull Run" water, sparkling, 'and said to be extremely refreshing, was hauled up and down "Central" street during! the early hours of the morning. A small hose was attached to the keg and "Broth er Bills" on every side were invited by Portlanders to partake. Interest of visitors is at present centered In tonight's parade which will start promptly at 7:30. Delega tions from scores of 'Oregon cities are to complete lor the numerous ' m Good Republican, fl Salem Beautiful City ''HELLO BILL!" 17 Or ...-,:;;; nnuai Vonventt . .TJ-11 DTTT IH . prizes offered, and there will be Mayor Wilson and have taken the scores of decorated automobiles and town unto themselves. Streets and 'floats In line. 1 . "HELLO BILL!" . Railroads Ask Increases To Meet Higher Wages Washington, July 22. An increase of 20 percent in passenger fares and fifty percent in Pullman charges was asked - of Jfce Interstate Commerce Commission today by the Tailroads, to cover part of the $600,000,000 wage award of the Railroad Labor Board. Additional Increases In freight rates ranging from ten percent in the east ern territory, t oeight percent in -the western territory, also were asked. The executives requested increases In the freight rates on milk proportion ate to the increase In the rates on other commodities made in the road's first applications for rate advances. The Increases in passenger, freight and 'milk tariffs, said Alfred P.! Thpin, counsel for the executives, will take cure of the total of $626,000,000,1 which the executives estimate is added to trunKiinrtni;,. i,,. fv,a labor board's awards. Mr. Thorn ex Plained that the additional $26,000, 000 over the board's estimate was ac counted for bV oertjiin ngsrllniiiU charges provided for In the award. "Hello BILL!": Parade Tonight To Be Elaborate Elks Promise ne increases of freight rates,1 asked by the executives today, are in i addition to those previously asked. " the commission' grants all of the nundM, freight rates in the east. wi" be advanced forty percent andi those in the west thirty-two percent.! ' ine exact aAvamu i- n.- , LI1C HUUlll HUH lot been computed, but probably will be around fm-tv j -1 triii,, "Hello Bill!" Governor Cox To Be Notified Saturday Aug.' 7 Columbus. Ohio, July 22. Chair '" White of the democratic natio.i M committee, today announced that as Aug,,st 7 had been chosen ,Cm notifitln of Gov-4-ntii h s nomination as presi " '"wi candidate. hfl id'?'"18 yniay A"u!i wEVi; the """Nation of Mh d m,?rseveit' as vice res- takf rnie3 fr ov"nor Cox will dIv? at TralI" En'1- home Uayton, with thos fr h. .. Line of March for Elks Parade at 7:30 p. m. Thursday . Parade forms on north Commercial streetnorth of Center, moves south on Com mercial to State, east on State to Waverly, north on Wav- erly to Court, west on Court to Liberty, north on Liberty and disbands in front of Elks club. .. The line will commence moving at 7:30 sharp, offi- cials in charge declared to- day. ( . X Today 's Program HARRY G. ALLEN, President of Oregon Elks Marching Elk delegations, Includ including many uniformed bodies, from almoat every section of Oregon will participate in the long parade Thursday night at 7:30 for which nearly $300 in cash, two handsome ;Iui city. trophies, and a large mounted Elk Mr. Allen turned for a moment to , . , , c ' explain to somebody that he wasn't will be given In prizes. Scores of.f. ' T ,.,,.. ' , - . , Salem citizens ana Dusiness nouses Salem is one of the most beautiful cities anywhere and the hospitality of the, peoplp is wonderful; it's a ten to one shot the. next annual conven tion, of Elks will be held In Marsh- field, and Governor Cox is going to give his friend the senator by the name of Harding one of the tough est little races ever recorded. So declared Harry G. Allen, king of all Oregon Elks, as he talked be tween interviews with a few hundred Elks who wanted to give him every thing from a. cigar to the town.. "I'm IJ Imlghty good, republican, but I think Governor Cox Is going to show Harding an awfully hard fight' explained Mr. Allen who is president of the state association of Elks. "He defeated Harding for governor of his own state and " here Mr. alien stop ped short and offered the smile which should be worth at least sever al million dollars to him. "But I'm a good republican and I think Mr. Harding will defeat Cox. Hounded at his room, paged in ho tel lobbies, trailed to the committees rooms, followed to geJneral headquar ters, and finally located at the Elks club rooms Mr. Allen was prevailed on to hide for a moment from the mobs. He is a dynamo a live wire with an unlimited number of -volts, and it is a pleasure to converse with him. "It Is a pleasure to meet Salem people they are doing everything in the world for us," he declared. "And this morning I had the good fortune to be a member of a sight seeing par ty over the town. Salem is a beautl -"Hello BILLI'V He finally accepted a cigar, have agreed to enter elaborately decorated cars and floats however. nmg n me Koosevelt hnmo York. Mr. Roose- ceremon- ,he Dayton that if , . Cox id today Park. PSSlble he-J' eo to Hyde Go vernnr ... . faceTnt Wrk on his 8Ppech ork con. 81 Dayton' He plans to be 'he " I?v'. 9 at Dayton he wi" int" eel! " ? hero at a "home com ftovl " Julv 30- hLnfX said he Planned to Hring Some Time' Coos Bay Elk Sdys Thursaav moin, ' "b'e ot Marshfield. r4itin'io p!a "ln as he stood in line fc-ado,,, " Wace 's name on .h. r,,t. brothers. "Whose going to be the next pres ident of Oregon Elks? That's hard to x, ,. , k nrmltJsay- R. Alexander of Pendleton and iu v"'"6 ,T 0 Russell of Eugene,' are strong ted along the line of march, police contend3rs though." stated today. Pedestrians are to be At this point Mr. Allen was dis civen an opportunity of viewing the j covered by a mob. He didn't have a . I chance. Mr. Allen left with the Nobody is barred from the line, of ficials have announced, and many who are not Elks are expected to compete for the prizes. C. B. Clancey, well known Salem, florist, will be among those entering decorated cars. Mr. Clancey will not be In competition for a prize. Fol lowing are the prizes to be given: Largest uniformed body in line first prize, mounted Elk head"; sec ond. $50. Most unique appearing body lodge jewels and silk altar flag. Most original comic stunt first prize $50; second $25. Lodge coming greatest distance, j represented by WJt less than 20 mem-j hers, a trophy, I Largest lady registration, a tro phy. Best decorated automobile first prize $100; second $50. "Hello Bill!" Bryan I'rged to Accept Lincoln, Neb., July 22. Several HelIo Bill!" 3 Officers Will Direct Traffic On State Street 3 Loom for Elks - Chief; Coos Bay Hard After Meet Marshfield will have the honor of being host to Oregon Elks at their fourth annual convention next year, if opinions of .prominent lodgemen from many cities count for aught. President Harry G, Allen of Port land, stated Thursday morning chat he believed it to be a ten to one shot on the Coos Bay city. Most prominent of the antlered lodgemen being considered for the I presidency are R. Alexander of PSn' dleton, Tom u. itusseu or uugen and Dr. J. H. Rosenberg of Bend. Opinions of Elks varied concerning which man would be most likely tg be honored. "Hello Bill!" Exalted Ruler Of AllElkdom May Come Here National Exalted Ruler of Elks William M. Abbott, of San Francisco, may come to Salem to attend the third annual convention of Oregon Elks, it is announced.' Mr. Abbott was invited to Salem shortly after he was chosen as chief of all Elks. Frank Wrightman, well known Salem clubman who tendered the invitation In person, states that Mr. Abbott said he would make every effort to be present but was unable to answer definitely. Exalted Ruler Abbott had not ar rived up to a late hour Thursday: afternoon. I "Hello Bill!" ! Shamrock Goes Into Drydock rrwwT1' Here's the Program Thursday, July 22 8 p. m. Parade. Starts promptly, lodg es forming under general su pervision of Connell Dyer, di rector of parade; 9 p. m, band concert and display of illum inated fountain in Willaon park; 9 p m. dance at armory Friday, July 23 9:30 a. m Band concerts on street cor ners; 10 a. m. state conven tion Elks lodge room; 10 a, m. sight seeing trips about city and state institutions; 1:30 p. m. ladies golf tourna ment, Illihee club; 1:30 p. m. band concert in Willaon park; 2:30 p. m. baseball, Oxford park; 8 p. m. "The Awaken ing of Spring," a beautiful pageant,- Grand opera house, admission to ladies, only, up on presentation of tickets furnished free by ladies re ception committee at Elks building; 8 p. m. boxing con test In stadium at fair ground Saturday, July 24 9:30 a. m, band concerts on street corners; 1 0a. m. state con vention Elks lodge room; 10:30 a. m baseball, Oxford park; 1 p. m. races, sports, vaudeville, music,' danolng and eats at state 'fair1 ground);; 1:30 p .m. gents golf tourna ment, illihee;;clubj 7:30 p, m. band concert In Willson park and display of Illuminated fountain; 9 p. m. dancing at armory and street dancing; 12 p. m. Finis. ' I Sandy Hook, N. J., July 22. The. cup challenger Shamrock IV was towed to the Staten Island Ship-' building company plant early-today to be drydocked and had her under body cleanei In preparation for the fourth race with the American de The Salem police force is ready tOi fender Resolute tomorrow. take care of the thousands who are Captain Eurton, .Designer Nichol lnvadir.g the city. Chief Jack Weisuson an(j Navigator Claude Hickman announced today. j 0f the Shamrock were especially,' Police to direct trairic win iiheiy oe pleased wlth wfcat they aeree was a statlor.ei on State street. High street. . .. f. vesterdav even lowance. "Hello Bill!". commercial uU the challenger lost it on time al- he stated, during the busv hours of . the day. Special police will guard the ..ii, nf aninr.mhiles narked around Marlon s iuare. and othe-n will j Pmfrtpr ReiieWcL be stationed at the fair grounds where VtUtUtg X VtJIttP WCJU. scores of motorists are pitching their caun. i J ; "No cars shall be parked! cn Com- Belfast. July 22. Rioting was re-I merical street between Center and, ewed Jn the Faii9 area of West Bel-' "a.-hj hihi If, '"Bister. ame on the Elks' but "! .S1X Wclal er . ,lr,t Particular ?ai"fora hile. In Belfast Today hundred telegrams and as mnyre:, Qr on gtate between Commrciar fast auring the mllI dlnner hour here letters poured into William J. crd.nB,an4 church during th parade Thurs- today The pogt office was wrecked office here today urging him to ac- day njght .. ch!ef We,sh haa order. and the p0,jce fired on th(f rioter, on cept the prohibition party nomina tion for president. "Hello BUI!" Until tthe car situation Improves . 1 f . M .1.. UnntVi- we are lne opnngiieia mm or . . .. . ' 1 . ' i v i a ivenv Mmnnnr win Haw iuks U 'o th'Sll p.olnt 1:r- Koble moved four days in the week. gIsle--- - "Hello Bill:" Some special police will be attached . several directly to the force and cmei vveisn an were wounded. . expects to add more if he fines It nec-, & t of gangulnary f;?ht. StZ' E'ks who will be sworn In as in between Sinn Fein and rnlontet special police are to serve tr.ree aays "'"".-""-. " without pay, it Is stated. -'Helko BilU" affected areas. j "Hello Bill!" "Hello BUI!" Bryan Expected To Accept Dry Nomination Lincoln, Neb., July 22. The pro hibition party today rearranged its convention schedule pending word from William Jennings Bryan saying whether he would accept the party's nomination, All plans were being made on the assumption that Mr. Bryan would accept. The platform committee, virtually ready late last night with its tenta tive draft, went back into executive session to redraft the platform so that, as i's members said, "there could be nothing in It which would not mot with Mr. Bryan's whole hearted approval." Chief among the planks being re drafted were those dealing with the league of nations, agriculture, prof iteering and commerce. A plank call ing for a world tribunal, but not spe cifically the Versailles league, was adopted by the committee. Members reserved the right to offer amend ments on the convention floor, how ever and indications are there will be a fight, The agriculture plonk pledged the strongest possible support to farm ers and that concerning profiteering was a vigorous denunciation of spec ulation. "Hello Bill!" Railway Union Leaders at Sea Regarding Acts Chicago, July-22. Heads of the railroad brotherhoods this morning were divided In opinion on the course to be pursued as to acceptance or re jection of the $:00,000,000 wage in crease granted by the railway labor board. At the close of an all night session. at which no agreement was reached, six of the brotherhoods, in addition to the masters, mates and pilots of Amer ica, had expressed their decision a& favorable to acceptance of the award in its entirety; seven Tavored rerjrring the question to the unions with recom mendation that it be accepted; two were undecided and one. the Order of Railway Teiegraphei-s. had decided to reject the award and was said to be preparing for a strike ballot. ! It was pointed out that should no igreement be reached by the heads of the brotherhoods, each organization might take Individual action on the award. "Hello Bill:" " While most of the wheat In Mor row county is said to be more or less shriveled it Is believed that practic ally all the crop will grade No. 1. 11U M "" Separate Peace Formed; Nations League Rejected By Candidate Harding Marion, Ohio, July 22. Rejecting President Wilson's League of Nations, Senator Warren G. Harding, declared in accepting thje republican presidential nomination today, that if elected he would stand for establishment of peace by a resolution of congress and then propose an international "understanding" to promote world narmony without impairing American sovereignty. j. um uui uirecuy aavocaie or oppose ratification of the treaty with reservations, and declared it useless "to discuss in detail the league covenant, which was conceived for world suner- ffAVammAnt finJ .aa4-?mJ 1 ...... w,u ucguuaieu in misunaerstanaing. He welcomed a popular referendum on the league of nations, advocated in creased production to cut the high cost of living,, pleaded for obliteration of sectional and class conflict, and de clared for industrial peace "not forced but Inspired by the common weal." Prohibition he gave only a passing notice, saying that despite . divided opinion regarding the eighteenth amendment and the statutes enacted to make it operative, there must be no evasion in their enforcement. He de clared it his 'sincere desire' that rattfi cation of the suffrage amendment be complete to permit women to vote this fall in every state. ' . Reviews Platform. ',. Reviewing the commending briefly many other planks of the party plat form, the candidate declares for col lective bargaining for farmers, re pression of the disloyal, "generous fed eral cooperation in rehabitatlng the railroads, intelligent deflation of the currency, enlargement of government aid In reclamation, a genuine expres sion of gratitude to veterans of the world war and maintenance of an am ple navy and a "small army but the best In the world." In his promise of a "party ; government" Senator Hard ing reiterated his belief that the vice president should have a part in the af fairs of the chief executive's official family and declared there also should be a "cordial understanding and co ordinated activities" between ,the ex ecutive and congress. "No man," he said, is big enough to run this republic. "Our commltal Is the restoration- 'of representative popular .government, under the con stitution, through the agency of the republican party." ' . . " ' . Promises Peace... j Promising restoration of peace ftftj soon as a republican congress should send a peace declaration to a repub lican president for his signature, the candidate assailed the league cove nant as brought home by President Wilson but declared the war's eacri flees would be "in vain, if we cannot acclaim a new order, with added se curity to civilization and peace main tained." ! "We republicans of the senate," he continued, "when we saw the structure of a world super-government taking visionary form, Joined In a becoming warning of our devotion to this re public. The republicans of the senate halted the barter of Independent American eminence and influehce "We do not mean to hold aloof. We do not mean to shun a single responsi bility of this republic. We were re solved then even as we are today, and will be tomorrow to preserve this free and Independent republic. Let those now responsible, or seeking responsi bility, propose the surrender, whether with interpretations, apologies, or reluctant-reservations, from which our rights nret o be omitted. We wel come the referendum to the American people on the preservation of Amer ica. Foreign Policy. "With a senate advising as. the con stitution contemplates, I would hope- fullv approach the nations of Europe and of the earth, proposing that un derstanding which makes us a willing participant in the consecration of na tions to a new leadership, to commit the moral forces of the world, America icluded, to peace and , international justice, still leaving America Tree, in dependent and self reliant, but offer ing friendship to all the world." Declaring railway employes ougnt 10 be the best paid in the world, the can didate emphasized the responsioiiuy of such service and added: The eovernment might well stamp railway employment wun me. sanctity of public service and guaran tee to the railway employes mm jus tice which voices the American con ception of righteousness on the one hand and assures continuity of service on the other." In his reference to pronipmon ana law enforcement he said: "People ever will differ about the ...lurinm nt the enactment of a law- there Is divided opinion regarding the eighteenth amendment and the laws enacted to make it operative but there can be no difference of opinion .hA.it hnnKst law enforcement. Modification or repeal is the right of a free people, whenever the deliberate and intelligent public sentiment com mands, but pervorsion and evasionl mark the paths to the faiure of gov ernment Itself." "Hello BHK" Medford Elk Census Wrong; Now Is Being ReTaken "Medford's census? It was the bunk.; They missed lots of people. We're having it re-taken now," declare i. ... 1 i.lblno a rrnnn nf his Wn ohlnErton. D. C. JUlV Z. JOltt. home town visitors at the Elks' club Grant and Josephine counties of Ore- TV,rflv ' I iron have lost population sinm m. "That's right," two or three other1 according to figures for 1920 announ Medford lodgemen Joined In. "Theyced by the census bureau today, in overlooked a lot of citizens, t was figures follow: - one of em." - Grant county. 54969: decrease from Mr. Young stated that this is his' 1910 of 111. or 2 per cent, first visit to Salem. He admires thej Josephine county, 765 5; decrease town very much, he says. j from 1910 of 1912. or 20 per cent, r Says "Hello BILL!.": Notification Puts G.O.P. Campaign Under Full Sail Marlon, Ohio., July 22. The r publican campaign attained full speed today with the formal notification here today of Warren G. Harding, the party's nominee for the president. The 'notification ceremonies, which brought to Marion most of the big leaders of the party and many thous ands of Harding enthusiasts, included! an acceptance speech by Senator Harding interpreting the Chicago plat form and declaring the principles on which he expects the campaign to too fought out. . -i V v i .,- The acceptance speech came at th end of a long program In which high pitched enthusiasm ruled the day as t.Vln vtnHinn. ci alpffn t fnnn mnrrhnil nn lha Harding residence in unbroken suc cession to be received by the candidate and to pay their respects in the coin of tumultous political emotionalism. A feature of the day was a luncheon given by Dr. E. C. Sawyer at 'his farm on the outskiiits of Marlon, to the members of the republican national committee and of the notification com mittee appointed by the "Chicago con-' ventlon. Will Hays Presides. Will H. Hays, the national chairman was the presiding offiper at. the notifi cation, for which the city had refitted its Chautauqua pavilion. The program Included ah invocation by Bishop Wm. F. Oldham of the Methodist Episcopal church, the formal notification speech by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts; Senator Harding's response and a be nediction by' Father Joseph M. Denn ing, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church here. A glee club came from Columbus to lead the assemblage to singing The Star Spangled Banner an America. , Members of the Hamilton club of Chicago came up "Singing Good Morn ing, Mr. Harding," fashioned after th army marching song "Good Morning Mr. Zip," and presented the candidate, with a resolution giving him honorary membership in the club. In response he declared there ought to be a simtlar republican organization In every great city. Urge More Interest. "We do not give enough attention to our politics," he added, "for goo government ought to be the first busi ness of every citizen. And I think we do not pay enough attention to party; in this coutry we have had too much of the rule of the individual and not enough of the rule of the great mass es I am especially proud to be a member of your club because it bears the name of the man who to my mina was the greatest constructive Ameri can statesman that etver lived." -"Hello Bill!" Prohis Turn To Selection Of Vice rresiaeni Lincoln, Neb., July 22. With the nomination of its presidential candi At -nmnletad. the prohibtlon nation al convention today turned its atten tion towartV selection of a vice-presidential candidate, the adoption ot a. platform and election of a new nation al committee. Adjournment tonight was cosidered possible. . ,..., The convention nominated William J. Bryan for tis presidential candidate, over a protest made by Charles Bryan, his brother, through New York dele gates. Early today no word had beee. ,eceived from Mr. Bryan concern, his attitude on the nomination. Score, of messages were handled by a tele graph company last night directea to Mr. Bryan at Pony - and Bozeman. Mont., where his brother saia ne w--scheduled to deliver chautauqua ad dresses. Reports 'm Croksto Minn., however, insisted that there taking a brief rest after a lecture engagement. r As a running mate for vWHiam J Bryan, the name of Miss Marie Brehm of Los Angeles stood out In discussions among the delegates. "Hello Bill'." Josephine and Grant Counties Show Decreases