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SALEM, 0REQ0N, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920
PRICE TWO CENT3--
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Invaders Within I
Polish Capital
d Steadily Advancing
Russian
25MOesof
An
$ Claim Successes on Southern Front But
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Admit Red bains m IN orth--MIawa and rul-
tusk Captured-Bug is Crossed-Soviet Forces
Creeping Along Prussian Border
Warsaw, Aug. 12. (11 p. m.) Russian soviet forces which
are attacking the Polish lines northeast and east of here, have
reached a point 25 miles from Warsaw. A state of siege has been
declared here by the military governor. Civilians are not per
' mitted on the streets after ten p. m. and cafes must close at 9.
The detennmaiiiui vu me uubiwvuu wi picas uuwaiu io war
saw showed itself at various points along the battle-line today,
there being hand to hand fighting in many instances. The Poles
savagely defended their positions and contested every foot of
ground given up to tne invaaers
Fighting was reuurieu luuuy wimiii
H miles of Warsaw. ; It was said P ul
tir i-hanired bands several times and
jut accounts were that fighting was
, . u .. ... t mka Dnlo. nrnvn
boldlng the west bank of the Narew
river at this point, beating: off the bol
nheviki from the north and hurling
back other enemy forces which were
' trying to cross the river.
Warsaw hummed tonight with mili
tary activity, but only soldiers and of
ficers were allowed in the streets.
Preparations for the defense of War
w were made, and lights burned un
til late ni the war offices and the for
eign office, where affairs of state were
Mil discussed. The terms and con-
jSUwual 0 DQ carneu uy iue x-uiimii uei
egaies who will meet the soviet repre
sentatives Saturday to discuss peace
preliminaries were also being drafted.
Dmft Peace Terms.
K was decided late tonight that two
; American and two British newspaper.
, correspondents as wen as several fol
i ish, Italian and Spanish Journalists,
will accompany the peace delegation.
Just how long the delegation will re
main at Minsk is unknown, but diplo
mats said tonight they expected the
conference would last four or five days
r longer.
The Associated Press will be repre
sented, and an effort will be made to
send daily dispatches either by wire
less or by courier to Moscow.
It was announced tonight that out
sians have been pushing for Lemberg,
are reported in tonight's official com
munique. The Polish cavalry and in
fantry have ousted the bolshevik! from
Radziechoff, Lopatyn, Stanystavezyk
ana Topororx. -These
towns are northeast of Lem
berg and to the west and northwest of
Brody.
Fighting is continuing further south
along the Strips.
In the north the Poles are still fall
ing back, the statement announcing
they have evacuated Mlawa and P.ul
tusk. Russian Statement.
London, Aug. 13. The capture of
Mlawa and Pultusk and the occupation
of Sledlec are announced by the Rus
sian soviet military headquarters to
day. The communique received here
says:
"We captured Mlawa August 10. We
have occupied a number of points eight
miles east of Lukoff.
"In the.Cholrri region we crossed tne
Bus and occupied a line of villages
north of Cholm.
.. "In the region of Vladimir-Volynsky
we occupied Orubiesgoff and Kryloff.
"Along; the River Dniester and the
shores of the Black sea there is no
change.1'
Warsaw, Aug. 12. Mlawa, on the
Warsaw-Danzig railroad about fifty
miles northwest of here, has been tak-
golng personal messages would not be en. by the bolshevik!, according to re-
scceptea at the telegraph offices. This ports tonight.
ill military measure to prevent news! Soviet forces are creeping along the
of troop movements getting out.
I Prussian frontier, and are gradually
workiner their way westward toward
Polish Statement. , v " 'the Vistula river. They are also mak
Warsaw, Aug. 12. Polish successes 'ing. an effort ta reach it Just west of
tin the southern front, where the Rus- Warsaw fom Ciechanow.
France In
Accord with
U.S. Position
Millerand Sends Note
Saying France Reach
ed Identical Conclusion
on Polish Question
Paris, Aug. 13 The French govern
ment is sending a note to the United
States expressing . nleasura that h
French and American , views on the
Russo-Polish situation , are "in com
plete accord" it was learned todav.
The note, which is 800 words lone
and is signed by Premier Millerand,
recapitulates the conclusions In the
American note to Italy, saying that
France "reaches an identical conclu
sion." ' it adds that France "never
varied in her intention to support the
principles so closely formulated by the
government of the United States."
The French note says it was with
these principles in mind that France
recognized General Baron Wrangel
and decided not to approve the Soviet's
terms to Poland unless they conform
with these principles. It concludes
that France is "happy to note once
again the most thorough harmony be
twen the sentiments animating the
American and French peoples when
there is at stake the future of civiliza
tion." Premier Millerand says that France
is "entirely in accord with the princi
ples formulated" in the American note.
A copy was given Leland Harrison,
secretary of the' American embassy.
Paris, Aug. 13. Plans are under
consideration for a renewal of the con
ference between Premier Lloyd-George
and Premier Milerand, it was learned
'today. It was said that others might
also attend. -
Governor Names
Committee of 9
on Crater Lake
Dallas Engineer
Burned to Death
In Packing Plant
' Dallas, Aug. 13. Death quickly fcl
lowed the burning of L. T. Ellis at
Ban Jose, Cal, He was burned Tues
day, August 3, and died the afternoon
' the game day. The funeral was
add on the following Thursday.
: Newspaper articles have been re
owed telling how the accident occur-
Ellis was employed as engineer
the Herbert Packing company,
"hen he turned on the oil to heat
engines there was enough heat
in them to cause an exploslonTThe
communicated to ,his clothing.
was not badly burned externat
h and is supposed to have breathed
i flames. This often causes death
"ttout leaving any noticeable marks
evidently possessed much pres.
Uwn.mind under citing condi
Tt ?" the """""-intendent of the
JJSf Sea:d the " of the ex-
CfctV tund Ellis under the wa"
M the ' hlVlns himseIf extinguish-
"""'CO, 1 n wnrar nntl.;.kU
lrie8 were t0 hig h hl0h'day. If the agreement is reopened Jti
re badly burnnd h i.. L-ji .. the central field, new wage scales will
Tf'T tried to be, out the , blaze Tlre to be drawn up for all the oth
ueceaaed was S3 vm 'ler coal producing sections in the
wu Well .. 1 ' e. t.. j
Uw. DartirV tnroueho"t this sec
(Continued on page four)
n r
rem acaie
for Miners Under
Discussion Today
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. 13. At the
request, of President Wilson, th
Joint scale committee of union mln
ers and coal operators of the central
competitive field, ' comprising west
ern Pennsylnavla, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, were to convene today to
consider a change in wages for la
borers employed by the day or month
in the bituminous coal mining indus
tries. The miners seek to reopen the
wage agreement made following the
strike of last fall.
President John L. Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers of America,
who arrive last night; William
Green, secretary-treasurer and Phil
ip Murray, vice president, and thircy
two state or sub-district officers were
to present the miners ' case. Thirty
two operators represent the employ
ers.
The miners were expected to re-
quest that workers in the central
field be given an increase of $2 a day
over their present maximum of $6 a
Prince of Wales
Writes Governor
JtoSTo of recelpt of the
oroLut rgo" "'ended by
tn occmT V e Prince ot WaIe
e5Sl h:ent visit to
received 1 !l Gained n a let
Iut.nh" "ecutive Friday
CtTS,V c?l0Del Grig Prtvate
m. -J' vriiive at aan
"ten. h. 7
ralia t thT J ' up wlth him
"temeni th ."me the acknowl-
einrl." rntten July II. The
p.:-' " acquaint hi-.",:'"."" U
todlr81 whJch- however, he j Preliminary treaty of peace
Gtanr.- n another .hu'iMM Waav mMv Saturdai
United States and Canada.
To Increase, the laborers pay to $8
would be giving them a 22 1-3 per
cent raise, which with the 20 per
The appointment of a committee of
nine members for the purpose of in
vestigating hotel accommodations. at
Crater Lake National park with a view
to ascertain ways and means for im
proving the- present - accommodations
was announced by Governor Olcott to
day as follows: .
J. O. Ainsworth, president , United
States National bank, Portland; H. B.
Van Duzer, president Portland Cham
ber of Commerce; John B. Yeon, cap
italist, Portland; B. V. Carter, director
State Bank of Ashland; C. W. McDon
ald, president Jackson County bank,
Medford; F. C. Bramwell, cashier
Grants Pass Banking company, Grants
Pass; J. W. Siemens, president First
State & Savings Bank - of Klamath
Falls; C. S. Hudson, president First
National bank, Bend; E. O, McCoy,
'Wasco Warehouse Milling company,
The Dalles. "
"As soon as the members' of this
committee send in their -acceptances," it
is my plan to call a meeting to be held
at Salem for the purpose of discussing
the situation at Crater Lake," said
Governor Olcott, in announcing the ap
pointment of the committee. "The sit
uation'in regard, to hotel accommoda
tions at Crater Lake is an acute one,
and while I have every sympathy, with
the management and the efforts that
have been made to build up accommo
dations at the lake, the accommoda
tions which are furnished do not meet
with the approval of the national park
service, with the railroad officials wno
are advertising the attraction tor tne
benefit of the state, and with a large
number of tourists and others.
tvo nmmittee will have tne proD-
lem of taking care of the Interests of
the present hotel management and de
vising plans for placing the accommo
dations at the lake on a basis which
will be satisfactory to the national
park management and to the thou
sands of tourists who annually visit
this natural wonder.
U.S. Seizes -131
of Czars
Stolen Gems
Famous Jewels of Rus
sian Royal Family Sent
Martens ; Grabbed ' by
Customs, Officials
Washington, Aug. 13. (By the As
sociated Press. )4-More than 100 dia
monds supposed to have been a part
of the famous Jewels of the Ruslsan
Royal family and addressed to "Com
rade Martens" hve been intercepted
by customs officials while en roiit
from soviet Rusiean to the United
States, according to evidence Introdu'
ced at the deportation proceedings
against Ludwig CC. A. K. Martens,
self styled soviet ambassador to this
country.
Details of a regularly established
courier service bdtween bolshevik ag
ents in Sweden with soviet representa
tives in New. York by which large
large quantities of jewels have been
introduced in. the testimony by tn
government, it beqame known today at
the department of Justice. ,
131 Diamonds: Seized. '
The diamonds, numbering 131 in all,
were seized July 22 by the customs of
ficials in New York from a Swedish
sailor, Neil Jacobsen, who attracted
suspicion as he was leaving the Swed
ish steamer Stockholm. The sailor also
was said to have had in his possession
a package containing a large amount
of communist Hterature, including a
"appeal of the executive committee of
the third Internationale at Moscow to
the T. W. W." '..!.
The diamonds were described by
federal official as, plainly "loot," and
they were said to, be perfectly cut and
polished and for this and other rea
sons they are believed to have formed
a part of the imperial Russian crown
collection which the ooisneviki are saia
to have confiscated.
To Aid Propaganda.
The theory of the government offi
cers is that the diamonds were being'
sent to this country to be disposed of
and the proceeds used in furthering
bolshevik propaganda in the United
States. , "
It was learned today that this was
the new evidence which was introduc
ed here recently by the government at
the hearing against Martens and which
resulted in the proeeednigs tjeing Doei-
poned until later this, morning at the:
request of Martens1 council. ;
New York. Aug. IS. Ludwig C. A.
K. Martens, unrecognized Russian soviet-
ambassador to the United States
today disclaimed any knowledge of
diamonds addressed to him which it
was ' brought out at his deportation
hearings had been intercepted in New
York by custom autnorities.
Shown an Associated Press dispatch
rpnrvi Washington stating that these
diamonds were believed by the depart
ment of Justice to be part or tne kus
Clean up of Get-rich-quick
100 Percent ProfH 6 Months
Swindlers Began In Boston
Harding Happy in
Looking Backward
for His Inspiration
. Marion, Ohio, r Aug. 13 Reply-
Ing m a speech today to charges
that the republican party Is "look
ing backward" Senator Harding de
clared that although the future held
promise of new achievements and
progress it would not do for the
nation to forget the lessons of the
past. . i
Without referring directly to the
acceptance speech of Governor Cox,
the republican nominee repeated
criticisms of his party made In that
speech and replied that if M re
member the teachings of the v
thers of the republic was to live in
the past, then he was "happy to
drink of the past for my inspiration
for the morrow."
Flax Yield to be
Near 1,800 Tons;
Acreage Growing
From 1200 to 1800 tons of f?a
which will bring from 335 to $50 a
ton win pe harvested near Salem this
season, authorities predicted today.
Although nearly all of the crop has
oeen taicen care of, figures are not
yet available.. ; ,
Approximately 100 acres, morn ai
in. flax this year than last, it is esti
mated. While many acres, it is Mid
will yield more than three tons to the
acre, an average yield will, be in the
iiuiguuumuua or two tons. '
Three hundred acres of flax wah
harvested at the penitentiary, and an
other 300 acres near Turner.
Forty dollars at ton cut, and S50 a
ton pulled, have been the average
prices paid, it is said, while other vields
brought $35.
Interest of flax growers Is at present
turned toward the arrival of Lyster H.
Dewey, botanist in. charge of fibre in
vestigations, bureau of plant industry,
Washington, D. C., who expects to be
in this vicinity August 28.. Mr, Dewey
win look into ftax conditions.
GovernmehfFlax
Expert To Probe
' Conditions Here ;
Lyster H. Dewey, botanist In charge
of fibre investigations for the bureau
fot plant industry, Washington, D.. C,
expects to be in this vicinity Thurs
day, August 26, it has been learned
through a letter received from Mr.
sian crown jewels, Martens, express-1 Dewey by P. E. Thomason, who resides
ing indignation at the department, -.ott a fam near turner. ' ,
serted that all confiscated jewels were,. . .
dustry In this vicinity.
A telegram, askmg Mr. Dewey to ar
range if possible to arrive here Mon
day, August 23, in order to speak be
fore local business men at their noon
luncheon, or not later than Wednes
day so that he might address Salem
Rotarians, was sent this morning to
Washington by T. E. McCroskey, man
ager of the Commercial club.
Hopes that Mr. Dewey's speech,- If
made, might be heard by all those in
terested, were expiessed.
Snsnect Not Bergdoll
Oneonta. N. Y., Aug.. 13. The
young man arrested near here yester
dav bv state troopers is not Grover
weauny aran.
. . . i.- .rt:i rMavAiana sersauii.
cent increase grauteu vj ; - Af
commission appointed by President evader, a department f U8"C8 f
T,r. i a t,m th rrmxi- ficial declared today after his visit
mm demand sought in their con- ing Oneonta Jail were the suspect was
vention last September. held.
Polish Peace Envoys
To Leave Warsaw for
Battle Front Saturday
"ntrT in 1.
Lthe nea- futu
"Ucer,
Warsaw, Aug. 12. Polish commia-
laioners with authority to negotiate a
expect to
Visit to this leave Warsaw early Saturday to meet
1 high mZ . Iulu.re- He er-'aoviet delegates comewhere off the
of the 162nd r ! i"? a?d road .between Warsaw- and Brest-Ore-
V.ln Lmted States In-T.itat . 1nre.,m office announc
ed today. The meeting will take piae
between five and seven p. m.
After meeting the soviet delegates
the Polish commissioners probably
will be taken to Minsk, where the
peace conference la .expected to take
place. - .
The two man mission that went to
the front to Inform the bolshevikl
that Poland wished to send peace
tacStr?ops' itn whom.ne
k. "use contaot in
PltCnXt Wt the
hellion Aeaini
Rebellion
?Zth Uion' oG delegates returned today and ther, , is
of or the
Kti
a more confident feeling than has;
has been quoted at 170 for $1 rose
to 175 today.
'Air raids over the soviet lines are
a daily part of the city's defense, av
iators flying from the Warsaw aer
odrome every twenty or thirty min
utes for the front.
One airplane caught ' fire when
starting on a raid, the pilot and ob
server being killed and four civilians
were killed and six Injured by the
explosion of bombs when the plane
struck earth.
A branch of the American legation
has been established in Posen, where
it will await developments, jonn wmp
bell White, secretary of the Ameri
can legation, will remain In Warsaw
as long as possible.
vAararit Nobis of Boston.' Mass., a
in the Russian soviet national treas
ury. ...
Canto Proposes
a Compromise
Mexico City, Aug. 13. Esteban Can-
tu, governor of Lower California, is
willing to - abandon his revolution
against the government if he Is per
mitted to remain in office until De
cember, when he agrees to surrender
office to the successful candidate, ac
cording to advices received by the gov
ernment. His proposition, it is believed-,
will not be accepted, because it
would give him a chance to benefit
from the export taxes from the new
cotton crop and from the salmon and
gambling concessions. .
uaniu nan utarawu wjr,..s - i-, v. i,j i.,i, ,.i.. i,u
Chinese and Japanese to Joir his foro 0". d Linn
counties.
Promoters of Old Colony Foreign Exchange Com
pany ArrestedPonzi Surrendered by Bonds
men. Now in Custody of U. S. Marshal--40,CC3
Victims Contributed 35 to 40 Millions
Boston. Auff. 13. Raymond Meyers and Charles C. Meyers;.
described as secretary and manager, respectively, , of the OI
Colony Foreign Exchange company were arrested today chargedr
with conspiracy to defraud as a result of the investigation of sen
sational financial methods which started with the inquiry into
operations of the Securities Exchange company of .which Chariest
ronzi was the leading figure. ' ." ,
The Old Colony Foreign Exchange
company recently began business with
offices In this city and branches In
many parts of New England. It fol
lowed the lead of Ponzl in promising
unusual returns on notes, the offer In
this case being 100 per cent in six
months.
Pons! in Prison.
Ponzi, who was arrested yesterday
.by federal authorities charged with us
ing the malls in a scheme to defraud
and later was taken into custody by
state authorities and released on ball,
was surrendered - hv his bandsman.
'Morris Rudnick, today. Rudnlck had
given bonds of $25,000 in the federal
action and $10,000 In the state court.
Ponzi was turned over to the custody
of United tSates Marshal Duane.
Ponzi, acocmpanled by one of his
counsel, reached the federal building
about 3:30 p. m. The attorney said
that Rudnick had withdrawn his Sure
ties for business reasons. ; - ;
A blanket warrant' including- fifty
counts of larceny, against Ponzi ..was
issued by Judge Bennett in the munici
pal court. Thet Otal amount Involved
is $24,000. " -
A third officer of the Old ; Colony
Foreign Exchange company, Charles
S. Brightwell, the president, was ar
rested on ta charge .similar to that pre
ferred against the others.
, $40,000,000 Secured.
Boston, Aug. 13. New England
awaited with interest today new devel
opments in connection with the crash
of Charles Ponzi s dream castle of fi
nance to the building of which forty
thousand investors are alleged to have
contributed from $15,000,000 to $20,
000,000. Federal and state officials
continued wtih renewed vigor their in
vestigations. . , ' . t
Ponsl was free under ball ot $35,000
of which $26,000 was for his appear
ance hefore the federal government on
and $10,000 for his appearance befor
the municipal court on a three count
larceny charge. 1
Edwin L. Pride, auditor of Poncisn.
accounts, said that Ponzl's liabiliUestt
already are shown at $7,000,000. Ponmtu
clalmed assets of not more than $4,
000,000 Other Arrests ExpOcted.
Other arrests are expected within S4v
hours as the further result of the In
vestigation of . spectacular financings
which began when Charles Ponzl's Se-
curities Exchange, company fell -under:
suspicion. :.
Attorney General Allen today turned!'
his attention to other money maknuR.
enterprises which it is claimed haver
been conducted In violation of the law
and to the loss of too credulous in
ventors. - . " - i
'-: Ponzi remained at his home In Lex
ington today denying himself to inter- -
viewers. A score of men, supposed tot
be government agents and policemen
were in the vicinity of his residence.
In federal court today another bank-
ruptcy petition -Was filed by three peti
tioners. " .' '' "' '' " : ff
The belief was expressed at Attorney?-
General Alen'a office today that It will
be possible 'to compel persons who. ..
cashed their Ponzi notes with interest
previous to the crash to return the
money for pro-rata distribution amour
all the creditors, 0 -
The attorney general also is expect
ing to find legal means for proceedings
against Ponzi's agents, of whom toe
believes there were hundreds In New '
England. The prevailing rate paid ta
agents is said-to' have -been , ten per
cent of the amount of the note sold.
Upwards of 00 ' letters contalninafi
unpaid Ponzi notes or information con
cerning them were delivered to tne a&-
a charge of using the mails to defraud, 'torney general this rdrmnyHg." -
Ponzi Did Time In
1910 for Smuggling
Italians Into U.S.
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. IS. Activ
ities of Charles Ponzi, of Boston, de
veloped a local angel when Rocco
Florenza of Sacramento, an ex-service
man, declared Ponzi owes :- him
$300 which he loaned Ponzi while in
Jail with him In. Plattsburg, N. T., In
1910.
Bullet Taken
From VenizeJos
Left Shoulder
Institute Bates
for Teachers
The Marlon county teachers- insti
tute will be held in Salem, November
22, 23 and 24, this year, according to
a schedule Just completed by J. A.
Churchill, state superintendent of pub
lic Instruction, The Marion county in-
fearing the displeasure of the United
States.
A chartered steamer, the Mexico,
and the Mexican gunboat Progreso are
en route from the east coast to Mazat
lan by way of the Panama canal, per
mission, for their transit through the
waterway having been obtained from
the United States government. The
boats will carry the second expedition
against Cantu from Mazatlan and will
probably debark the troops at Ensena-da.
Mrs. Olcott Thinks
Politics Bisease
Caused'By Bug
The Polk county Institute is sched
uled for November 17, 18 and 19 as
also is the Yamhill county institute.
The annual convention of the state
teachers' institute will be held in Port
land on December 29, 30 and 31. -
Paris, Aug. 13. Premier Venlzeloa.t
of Greece, who was wounded herer
yesterday . when fired upon by two
young Greeks, spent a good night in
hospital and is in no . danger, it was
announced today. The bullet which
lodged in his left shoulder will be .re
tracted this morning.
Georges Thyrlakis and Apostolosv
Iserppis, his assailants,, acted through.
purely personal motives, according to
Ponzi, according to Fiorenza, was, the Greek legation. After the tn-r of
rormer lung voiwi.tuii.mts, mo wwiw
ana.'.
arrested In 1910 when he attempted
to smuggle Florenza,: his father and
two other Italians into this country
from Montreal, Canada, without pass
ports. '.
According to Fiorenza, officials of
an Italian bank in Montreal inform
ed them Ponzi would take them safe
ly across the border into the United
States for $60 each, which money
they paid the bank.
When the train reached the bor
der, said Florenza, an immigration
official arrested the five of them. A
removed from the Greek army
navy by the Venizelos government b
cause of their open pro-Oerman senti
ment. It is said.
Police officials have found docu
ments in Greek, German and French lu
the men's rooms.
The bullet which lodged in his left
shoulder was extracted this morning.
Attending physicians issued this bul
letin: . . ,
"A ball which was broken into fouf
narts and lodged in the muscles of the '
rear wall of the arm pit has been ex
trnntftd under the X-ray. The con--
charge of smuggling was placed !,i0n of Premier Venizelos is very sat-
but absolute rest is neun-
agalnst Ponzi, he said, while the oth
er four were held In the same New
York Jail with Ponzi as witnesses.
While in Jail, according to Floren
za, $300 was given to Ponzi on the
promise he would get them out of
Jail. Ponzi was convicted on- the
smuggling charge, said Florenza, and
sentenced to serve two years In a
prison at Atlanta, Ga.
Women Have Right to
Ask for Peace Declares
North Carolina Excutive
"Mrs. Ben W. Olcott and I were
talking about politics recently," says
Fred Lockley in the Oregon Journal.
Mrs. Olcott should be able to talk with
has lived in Salem all her life where !ments """"""f IZfL , T
the very atmosphere Is saturated with I favorably reported a ratification reso-
Ralelgh, N. C7, Aug. 13. --Suffrage men," the governor continued, "that
won the Initial battle in the North this country is no longer an assocla-
Carolina legislature today when, by a'Uon of but a nation. whatever
of i, " ul 'ne northern-- " " . .. . . i,.... .nf in th Koaciuszko sauad
o ai -fornia, has brnk.,een prevalent during me paw. ,ri- ,h(
C'l.HPnaii. i i . j nov rnn rnn or ivutwisi D -
by Eduardoi-idered the faU of the city now -. .hI hlehest -"-'.-U mmune , tvo t
politics. Moreover her husband is gov
ernor of Oregon and her sister's hus
band, ex-Governor Oswald - West, is
'some politician."
"Tell me," I said, "what you think
of politics." "I try at all times to be
a perfect lady," said Mrs. Olcott, "con
sequently I cannot tell you what I
think of politics. I have come to the
conclusion, however, that the disease
is very contagious. - Most anybody can
catch It. I believe its ravages are
spread In various ways. People talk
about being bitten by the political bug
and I have almost concluded there
must be some invisible form of bug
whose bite does carry the contagion,
for often the most estimable and high
ly respected people suddenly develop
the disease. Some scientist should dis
cover a preventive Just as we vaccinate
a majority of the people of the nation
want is going to be the supreme law
of the land.
."There is another and far deeper
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 13. Declaring, reason for not delaying the movement
that women should have "the first were powerless to defeat," he said,
right to speak when the issue is wheth--xhe big. question that is eoing to be
er or not the world shall henceforth , settled in the next six months is wheth
be ruled by reason or righteousness orjer this nation shall enter an alliance
by blood and Iron," Governor Bickett, with 29 'of the most powerful nations
in a special message today caned upon; on eartn lor me purpose oi rorever
the North Carolina legislature to ac
cept "the inevitable and ratify the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment."
The governor warned his democratic
friends that the most they would be
a hie to dn bv defeating: the ratification
roanlntion would be to delay forixiequal suffrage
months a movement you are powerless Governor Bickett said:
delivering humanity from the burdens
and horrors of war. On that question
the wornen have a eecred right to be
heard, for when cannon roar the wo
men furnish the fodder."
DlHCusstng the possible effort oft
isfactory
sary."
Oregon Editors
In Annual Meet
at Astoria Today
Astoria, Or., Aug. " 13. The 1920 .
convention of the Oregon State Edi
torial association opened this morning;
when CC. E. Ingalls, president, called
the body to order. Addresses of wel
come and responses and the registra
tlon of delegates was the principal
business. '
A large number of delegates arrived
oh a late train last night, but other
made their first appearance in Astoria
this morning, having come down th
river on a night boat from Portland.
This afternoon the editors are to b
shown the salmon canneries in opera
tion. From the canneries they will be
taken to the port terminals and shown
the mammoth bulk grain elevator,
cargo loading machinery and other
things of Interest there.
Heavy Purchases
oi Oregon Lumber
Portland, Or., Aug. 13 According
to the weekly report of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association, lumber buy
ers made unusually heavy purchase.
list week, the mills In western Oregon
taking on the greatest volume of busi
ness booked since the first week in
April, this year. The report ascribe,
the heavy buying to anticipation of th.
ooicrht-ratu Increase and. says a con-
. . S k...!naM r1nnt
on the race relation .smerao.e ""V', -r
lis apparently w ire iui
to defeat." He urged them to accept I "f or imny-nve years aiier me civu
it as the sart "of wisdom and of war all political energies of our people
grace." adding that within the period i were absorbed In the struggle to main-
rar months "some other state will 'tain in our borders a whit, govem-
ooen the door and women will enter'ment. I greatly fear that woman suf-
to August It. providing cars can be !
cured.
Hvisim,., . In Los Aneel of of the question.
exicaa government, Tb. Polish mark, which
The Hood River county court ha
nassed an order prohibiting danclns;
;,r..v. ' 1. .mt .iswhere n
to captain and awarded the bighest.few men are rea.l
recently Polish military decorauon, ravages of me oreaa rauaoj- " j