Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, August 16, 1920, Image 1

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    The Weather
CircuIctlcD
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wud Tuesday
gentle north-
At rage for Six Months
March SI, 1934
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"b-lAJ aA minimum Afon
ftTi River -1.8, m.
Member of Audit Borean nt i
Associated Pros Pull ImM Win
THIRD YEARNO. 195
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SAT.KTW nH.HnOM. MftKHAV. ATTflTTQT 1 toon . : .
i . - -. " : ; ' - ' -I : ' :etuuta TWO
Britain to
Defy Labor
: : .. - '
Ultimatum
Premier Declares that
Any Attempt to Dictate
, Policy of Government
Strikes at Constitution
tendon. Aug. 1.- Premier Lloyd
1 .m replying to a question in t!ie
I..HM of commons today concerning
. (-"' Ultimatum war uu nur
-l declared tna. any auempi i uiu-
.... th nolicv of the government or
parliament by. Industrial action struck
V . - .. U 1 I...
'lOB Of tne country wiu wuuiu uo r"'oi:
( pd tv all tne rorces ai gu vera
ment's disposal. - '
wrangei w rro. " -
' . T'wd-Oeoree stated that the govern'
roent 'hail ' made ' It clear to Genera!
i,m Wrangei, antl-bolshiki leader
i. mrth Rusia that if he further at
.-tufted' the soviet forces he must do so
..his own responsibility. . ' . '
. nenerar Wrangei ; since , men naa
.opened further operations, the. premier
. ana tne- respunmuiiiiy, vuuse-
Qiiently was his own. ... -
WMhinetoh. Aug. 16. Premier
ijnvd-Georne's announcement regard-
General Wrangei comeg almost on
. . . m n.. AA0nl.trtn anil
tint neeis ui rutuw .....o.v.-..
promise of material, aid to the antr
imisheviki leader.
i gome, diplomats here were of the
innlniort that the situation ' was not
nnlw ea serious as it appearpa.
. Tt was said tnat ureat omain nnu
ben aiding General Wrangei and that
it was entirely possible that the British
'government had decided to withdraw
that aid, because It did not desire any
complications in the soviet-Polish ar
mistice negotiations. v.. .
v ':t'.'-;' ''
Old Pentathlon
Won by Finn at
Olympic Stadium
Antwerp, Aug. 16. Lehtonen of
Finland won the ancient penthlon of
th. Olympic games, contested In the
.stadium here today, scoring 14 points.
Everett L. Bradley, University of Kan
sas, was second with- 25 points. (The
lent .number of points determined the
Miner,)-':', " ,.' .,.
Antwerp, Aug. 16. The classlo
pentathlon five tests of strength,
speed and skill which the athletes of
ancient Greece thought showed the
measure of a man was attempted o-
dya in the Olympic stadium., , -.. .
iit in the Olympic stadium.
These tests were:
run, running broad Jump, throwing the
discus and throwing the Javelin. ' '
:The winner will receive, instead , or
the laurel wreath of the ancients, the
Olympic-gilt medal and statuette and
will have the honor . of having his
tame inscribed on the tablet of the
itatuette offered by the king of Eng
land, which was won in Stockholm by
F- B: Beie of Norway. Bach nation
was permitted to enter six men, of
whom only four ' were ' to be actual
competitors.
The -modern pentathlon consists of
twe entirely different events:
Kapid pistol ire at 25 meters, 300
meters swimming, sword fencing, a
SMI) meter .cross countrv race on
horseback and 4000 meter race across
country on foot. The competitions are
w oegin August 24. . . :
Preliminaries in the Greco-Roman
.wrestling competitions began today at
f me Antwerp zoological gardens. These
j contests are to be held in the evening.
Kach nation is nermitted three en-
:lrantswith only two actual competi
tors in each of ' the fire catagories of
weights. In addition to the Olvmntc
! medals offered for all welirhts. the
heavies are to comneta for the ehal-
lunge cup offered bv the Gold & Silver-
! smiths Corporation, now held by Saar-
: ot (inland.
The weight categories were as fol-
$1,0Q0;QQ0
,Toledo
Loss
ByDeluge
Heavy Damage by Storm
Which Floats Away
Great Stretches of City
Pavement
Toledo Ohiol Aug. 16.Damage
estimated at $1,000,000 was done here
today by a severe rain storm, which
floated; away great stretches of city
paving flooded cellars and paralyzed
traffic. It was one of the mnt i...
storms that ever struck the city.
. wept in sneets through- the
streets-when crowds wer'e trying to
make their way to work. . Automobiles
parked at curbs either "were flontort
away or stood with their floors flood
ed; . .'.... . , -
Teleohone aervloV a
handicapped and lnterurban cars ran
with difficulty. . , . ; .:
City authorities estimated fhot tv.
damage to wrecked pavements wm.irt
run close to 200,000. a number or
streets are out of - commission, the
block surfacing on one street floating
into the lobby of a building.
Damage was heavy to buildlne-s. one
collapsing. From all parts of the city
distress calls were raeetved nt '
rties were reported.- v
Adjustm
Polish Russian
Peace 'Delegates
j Meeting at Minsk
London. Aug. 16. -Announcement
that the Polish and Russian
armistice and peace delegates had
met at Minsk was made by Earl
Curzon, secretary for foreign af
fairs, 'in'' the house of Lords' to
day; Negotiations were doubtless
proceeding, e; added.
Little Girl U
Injured by Auto
Pacificf Highway
. V' :"''- ' f '
Katherlne Qouley,1!!, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Gouley, re
siding 11 miles north of Salem on the
demands made by the miners, includ
ing the ten cents a ton asked for pick
and machine mining.
The miners received the operators'
reply in a. joint conference : of the
scale committee and unanimously re
jected the proposition. ; - .
Sub-oommtttee Named. .
A sub-committee of two operators
and two miners from each of the four
states was then named and went into
a Joint conference.
Vice-President Miller of the Illinois
operators said the operators'; offer
would give day and monthly men an
ncrease at from 35 to 72 cents a aar
Using the Hocking Valley field as a
basing point the operators' proposition
would mean an increase of an average
of SO cents a day to the day and month
,ly men.
1 The only contention made by the
Teachers who have contracted for limited Mine Workers of America upon
positions in Oregon schools and who i their execution of the present contract
resign without the .consent of the was that the wages of the day men
school boards within sixty days before and monthly men had not been ad
vanced In the same proportion as tne
Mine Wage
ent
Deadlocked
Offers of Miners and Op
erators Rejected t by
Each Subcommittee
Trying to Compromise
Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 16. The bitu
minous coal operators of the- central
competitive field In refusing the min
ers demands- for a $2 a day Increase
for day and monthly men and ten
cents a ton for pick and machine min-
lnfiT tOflflV ftf fOrOfl A ft...AA th r.
lng ineoualities of the nrment ntra,.t ' Pacific (highway "Hvais eriousy In
by advancing the wanes of the dnv JUred Sunday afternoon when struck
and monthly men the equivalent of the y a car. J
ocai commission's award .to the pick I ' Tne . accident occurred near the
miners, giving the day and monthly Gouley. home, When the little girl
man an increase estimated at from 35 went out to meet a relative who was
to 72 cents a day. - expected ,oB"'th8 oncoming Portland
Tho nnafatflmwlll -.,-.l ... 1 . j.J x .. .
w itiu uuiuMuer no uLtier singe. Acwrams- co witnesses sns en-
Cantu Quits Warships
Salazar To Ordered to
PolishPort
BeG
Teachers Lose
Licenses When
Jobs
advance given the tonnage men.
the- opening - of the school term
subject to the-revocation of their li
cense to teaoh, J, A. Churchill, state
sueprlntendent of public instruction.
points out In a statement issued todav.
folowing the receipt of numerous com
plaints from school boards through
the state. . - , .. ... -. .
A teacher's violation of the terms
of her contract la to be deplored."
Churchill declares, v- .'.'The school law
provides that when a teacher resigns
her positipn without the consent of the
board within the sixty-day period or
during the term contracted -to . be
taught it fec6mes my duty upon due
notice from the school-board to revoke
the certificate of the teacher and to
disqualify her from teaching in Ore
gon for the remainder of the yean"
Last year 17 teachers certificates
were revoked , by Superintendent
Churchill upon complaints by school
.t.:-Vu'l""" Roosevelt said, "and that Senator
uuiupia.iui.ef are uuw reauiuiig Ilia uiLiirc .
terea tne nignwaw from btehlnd a
truck and was struck by a car driv
en, by Frank C, Perry of Portland.
Witnesses' stated, that the occurrance
was .one. of the unavoidable type of.
accidents. -Mr-.: Perry stopped and ten
dered assistance. . -
The little ' girl, who was . injured
about the face and head was rushed
to the Deaconess hospital, first re
ports indicating that sne would not
live. However,: at Monday noon hos
pital reports "Assured recovery. The
injuries, consisting plainly of a' brok
en chin and ' jaw bones, are said to
have been caused by the fender of
the machinA.
Mr. Gouley "reported the f?S!tefcfc
to the police immediately as requir
ed by statuU. P.1 VanDatta, driver f
the Portland-Salem stage and D. V.
Gamble, of , Portland witnessed the
accident.
overnor
Rebellion in Lower Cali
fornia Peaceably End
ed by Negotiation-
Insurrection Over
Mexlca City, Aug. 16. That the re
bellion of Governor Esteban Cantu,
Lower California, against the provis
ional government has been BPttiert .
officially confirmed today, according
to Mexloo City newspapers. . '
Bl Universal yesterday quoted an
official announcement In which it was
stated that-Governor Cantu had agreed
to surrender office to Luis M. Salazar,
Who recently was appointed governor
of Lower California by Provisional
President De La Huerta. - .
- Mexican, Lower California. Aur. 16.
Conclusion of negotiations looktns
toward a settlement of the Insurrection
in the northern- district of Lower Cali
fornia awaits the arrival of certain
formal papers from. Mexico City, ac
cording to a statement made toda.y by
uovernor justeDan uantu. '
,f Unofifcially it was admitted that ne
gotiations had been .closed and that
General Luis Salazar would . succeed
Colonel Cantu as governor in about a
week after the arrival of his commis
sion to that office., ' ..
Uncle Sam To
Sell Steel Ships
Also Wood Ones
Roosevelt Talks
on Party Issues
Fargo. N- D., Aug. 16." Making his
first address In North Dakota, Frank once, Chairman Benson of the ship
lln D. Roosevelt, democratic candi
date for vice president, today declar
that the'aj6rnd,eratic party, if elected,
pledges itself , to "seek" a solution of
the problems that will serve the best
interests Of the- producer and (the
great consuming public. .
"I am, particularly glad t reaa
that the 'porch' campaign of the re
Dublicans is breaking down," Mr.
Cruiser and Destroyer
Sent to Protect Ameri
can Interests in Baltic
Care for Americans
Washington Aug. IS. The armored
cruiser Pittsburg and a destroyer have
ben ordered to the Baltio sea to pro
tect American interests there.
: The vessels are now. at Cherbourg,
France and it was announced today at
the navy department that they would
proceed immediately for Ruslsan wat
ers. ...
The vessels are under orders to
proceed to Danzig; The threatening sit
uation in Poland has jeopardized the
lives and interests of a large number
of Americans in various parts of Po
land. Many of these already In Danziir
and others are" endeavoring to '- reach
that port. ' " ..' --
It was . stated - at the state depart
ment today that a few Americans were
at other points on the Baltio and' that
the nearness of bolshevik activities in
the Baltic states had made it Import
ant that - some protection be 1 within
their reach.
Red Forces
InVarsav
Says Kovno
Heavy Battle Rages b
Final Defense Lisa
Radzyonin Again in
Polish Hands :
:
London, Aug. 1. Russian r
soviet troops have entered
-Warsaw, tne fousn capital, ac
cording to the Kovno, Lithuan- '
Ian, correspondent of th Lon-
don-'Ttmes. "-,' . .'. ;.','.- .
' The dispatch says the staff
of the fourth bolshevik army1
entered Warsaw Sunday. -
he state;!, among these one from Wil
liam Woodward, a member of the
Portland board, who protests the resig
nation of ten teachers who had been
elected to - positions in the Portland
schools for. the forthcoming term. , . .
Rioting Resumed"
Belfast, Ireland
Belfast, ' Ireland, Aug." 16. Rioting
was renewed last night, but no fire
arms were used, hort Strand, a na-
tionist area in East Belfast, was the
battleground, and contending parties
threw stones at each other.
Four nationalists were arrested, and
Washington, Aug. 18, Preparations
for the sale of , government -, owned
steel merchant . ships will begin at r". ",.
v, . m ti- , i, . . ivwj amsi. ween..
Srf Gt.,,.,cti l.lV UllU-
Ping board, stated today. Plans for an
extensive advertisMicampaigm. to place
the vessels on "the "-market-wre under
way. - It also was stated that an active
campaign to sell the wooden ships
would be launched. .
Washington, Aug. 16. Terms on
which the shipping board leet.of more
than 1200 steel vessels approximating
5,000,000 deadweight tons is to be sold
to private interests ' under the new
merchant marine act, were announced
today by Chairman Benson.
Bids will be entertained, the chair
man said, at minimum prices of fiat,'
a deadweight ton for coal burners ana
1170 a deadweight. on for oil burners
tmilt on the Great Lakes, to $175 foi
coal burners and $180 for oil burning
vessels of over 10,000 deadweight tons.
Terms call for' ten per cent of the
Hardlnar has now condescended to
make five whole speeches away from
home.
"The theory of the democratic cam
palgn is, of pourse, just the contrary
Our candidates are trying not mere
ly to carry the campaign to the. coun
try, but to find out what the country
Is thinking.
This it-iftorenriA in- attitude -of
mind extends to the way in which I purchase price In cash upon delivery,
Salem Has Survlus
k ofLabor; Work To
Be Plentif ul Soon
There is at present a surplus of labor
in Salem, and employers may easily
find men through the free employment
bureau conducted in the city hall, Po
lice Judge -Earl Race stated today.
The surplus is unusual. Judge Race
says, and he expects it to dwindle soon.
Pear and blackberry picking will call
forth a large ' number of men. It Is
thought. ... .' . ';'
"Farmers are exchanging work this
season to a larger extent' than they
have for years," Judge Race stated.
Thirty-thre persons were placed In
eight different lines of work by Judge
' "T ' Northern Paclfio .railroads, Involving
i, .v I . ' , I """ farm crossings near 8eapoos. , i
?e..wr!r8i " common laborers, Warrenton, -August l.-.Robert B
Z.r X'rX i11"' 0o,e v- Beattle. Port-?-1hr.ilnlt.
? k 3l g Ian1 & Spokane railroad involving prl
This is the smallest number to be gtv- warrenton. i
en employment over a period of sev- j - cOKatn ftt warrenton. f ,
eral weeks. ,, -.. I - . . , ....i' "
Extension Policy :
of Power Company
To Be Investigated
A conference which, promises to at
tain statewide Importance in Its out
come is that set by the public service
commission . for Carnaham station,
Clatsop county, on Friday, August 27,
at which time the extension policy of
the Pacific Power & Light company
will be given a hearing; on complaint
ui raciuc uranse no. tij. ins exien. northeast, it Is Indicated- from Sua
sion policies or Hgnt ana power com- day's oficial statement from Moscow,
panles in Oregon have been the source They report the capture of Radzy
of much complaint on the part of Jmln. in this sector, and the continua
prospective patrons for some time past Hon of tho battle alon this trnnt .s
it is said and it is believed that a well also near Novo Georgievsk to the!
defined policy, possibly more liberal northeast of Warsaw,
than that now In effect may develop I The capture of Soldau, 12 miles
out of the forthcoming hearing. 'northeast of Mlawa, also Is announced
Other hearings set by the commis-1 Sundays Polish statement conceded
sion Saturday were as follows: 'the capture of Radygmln. but adde
Scappoose, August 25. Alex Bonser that the town was recaptured by tha
vs. seaiLie, ruriianu c opunaiif uiiu
Washington, Aug. 16. Information
reaching the state department dirent
from Poland was. that th Polish gov
ernment was preparing for a prolons
ed siege of Warsaw. . ; . -. -,
A dispatch today front Hetalngfoiw
said that Finland and soviet Russia
had concluded aft armistice last n-rt-
day night. The old frontier betwetm
Finland and Russia with certain minor
exceptions, was agreed -upon and Rua
sia was not to have navigable access;
to the Gulf of Finland. '
Warsaw, Aug. 15 By the Assoclstfr-
ed Press.) Fighting at various points
on the Warsaw front is reported is
tonight's official communique. Ra-
rymln, to the northeast of the capita,
is again in Polish hands after an an
day fight. The Ruslsans attacked on
both sides of Radzyrmn at Zegrezl ana
ta Okuniew, less than 15 miles duw
east of Warsaw, :'.);. j , - :
London, Aug. 16.- The Russians aro
pushrtng their fight for .Warsaw with
in a dozen miles of the capital on th-
the leaders of the two -parties handle
all public Questions,
Inter-Family Row
Settled by Police
Officer Verden Moffitt : ended a
children's negiborhood row Saturday i
one constable was taken to a hospital. I with a lecture and a few admonitions. e
a nartv or binn reint?r leiuiiim
from
countv Armgah, yesterday was
upon, one person Deing Kiueu anu uu
other dangerously wounded.
( ...nTlmAnta nf tixra no- POnt T I
111 BWIIHt.ll.a V, -" - 1' ' - " 1 , ,
. . .1 anA tnrantv.fniir SireCl,
LWt'lVC ttllU ClBlUBoi. O...V. vww..-j---.
months thereafter and the remawing
70 per cent in equal semi-annual in
stallments over a period of ten years.
Deferred payments are to carry five
per cent interest. Deduction for de
preciation is allowed at the rate of six
Der cent for the second year of the ves
sel's age and five per cent for each
succeeding year up to the date of pur-
Upturned Car
, Found On Road
. Near Salem
Alongside a cut on the Turner road
near Salem, an . automobile' was up
turned Saturday, according to a report
made to police by Robert Cole. No
particulars - concerning . the accident
have been learned.
According to the license nvtmber, po
lice said, the' machine is owned by
Howard Estille, 555 South Nineteenth
Campaign Canard
Refuted by Cox
. lit 1. - fA Aa.
a sports meeting near xurgnu, ''""" .., w...,.. w j ..,. all re venUes derived from opera-
Iirea mat mree ol ner cnimrea were iigui- ; . ,ia((rt B,untS . from
ing with other memoera of the neigh-,""" icfred .nstaiiments are
She said she ,.. t mint
. . . iJ j to he nald.
naa trieat O atop tneir iigni ana as a. - ..l,M. rinjwra r nprmitted aLlcv
result they had "sworn at her." .i ments Purchasers a permi ,body was injured
AttV, thfmka 8T,rv ;h?f".an amount not exceeding fifteen per,
Truck Damaged In
Crash With Auto
The steering gear of a truck driven
by A. F. Richter was damaged Satur
day afternoon when It collided with an
automobile, driven by Clifford Wilson,
acocrding to a report received at police
headquarters. -
Richter, it Is said, was driving out
of the alley by the Bligh theater and
Wilson was proceeding west on State
street, when the accident occurred. No-
ficer Moffitt sent the youth to their
respective homes.
sel the buyer will be required to exe
.lows: Raleigh. N. C. Aug. 16. Governor jVA, I V IXttdUHUt cute a preferred mortgage to the ghip-
Featherweiehta nn is nmindsi: .James M. Cox. the democratic presi- . r ri 'ping board, after which the vessel win
"Shtweights upt o 148 5 pounds; mid- dential nominee. In a telegram to suf-' AttaCKS KJU U. KJ. r. be released from the supervision ana
d'ewelehts n tn 1SR r,,fl. nht fraee headouarters today, emphatlcal- ' .'control 6f the board, except as to main-
nevyweighto up to 181.5 pounds, and ly denied reports that he had sent a" Celumbus. Ohio, Aug. 16. Governor ,talning ltg berth and route,
vyweights above that figure ("private emissary" here to work Cox today prepared to press his on-, Satls(actory evidence of the finan-
wntvin which America Is also&bi(& against ratification of the federal suf- slaughts against his republ.can opposi-clal abmty of the buyer to carry out
e catch-as catch-can wrestling f rage amendment by the North Caro-;n in inree aauresses jhIs contract and proor or nis n-
vents In whinv, ..t i .. linn losristatiirw , 13 to speax nere tomorrow m tne uerao- it U be insisted upon, tne cnna
'tmleltecAu message, sent in re-'cratic state convention, at South 3end,-U ble t0 foreiger. is permitted
' AUSucl .... I O ... . am JnA TV. 1 1 .-till U t tl fhft f H PTO HTTA t i f - ... T anf An when the
sponse to queries sent mm oy suumjo unaer u ' .. ' ,.
leaders reads- (editorial association and next Saturday board ..after dilige. t effort" has been
"There Is not a word of truth In the at a Cox day celebration at Canton. !unabIe to-eell to citieens of the United
report that I have sent a private emis- Governor Cox's remarks tomorrow !gtate9 Teg8eis not deemed necessary to
sary to work against ratification In are expected to ouh. tuiuu. lhe promotion ot an emcieni.
North Carolina." '""""""'
cent of paid up installments as a divl- Plans are being made at Pendleton
dend on the investment. On payment to entertain 300 delegates to the an
of half of the purchase price of a veslnual convention of the State Federa-
Cootie Hunting Is
Pastime Of
Mm In Salem Jail
0nW 1 1 .... a
tins ka., ln-f morning they're t-
Uo"m. heM iHT1 ,Turner S- Mc
when n) h clty 1ail tor Iar-
"in, hi hr"T. Harr" Row hand
in, .. Rm breakfast Vfnr,
'nMehln PointeTVo"aow of
"'of paper ? arrayed on a
; Each . .
'Msn, .i McLaughlin takes In-
:ory of th. 'l.usnl
"Ports th Z . on nls Person and
f" Sr've h h.cat,;h to I
the nn uns, ne says,
to police.
V. -
hWer ?n "Hy becom
.. Mrr. L'.n number.
; So anZhWa3 arreel - severa,
iW1uath th -eny
He Drank Root Tonic;
She Used Spiked Board;
Police Picked Him Up
HitbyCarJs
"waged; No Hurts
ai rcl ridden h v., -c- ,.
' " eollL ffturday afternoon
KZ"n a ven by
Bloody, beaten to a semi-conscions
condition by his wife, who is said to
have wielded a spiked board on him.
C. R. - Wilev. 1835 Front street, was
taken into custody by police Sunday
morning about 2 o'clock and spent tne
remainder of the night in the city Jail.
Charged wtih being intoxicated. Wiley
put up $10 bond Sunday, wnicn ne
forfeited Monday morning when" he
failed to appear before Police Judge
Earl Race. -
Investigation of officers, after they
had been called to tne b ;fhj, te orotect herself and her
hood by persons residing in tnat Auehtt!T. police said that Wiley ad-
About midnight, however, Mrs. Wil
ey said,' Wiley awoke in a belligerent
mood. This time it was necessary to
chase him from the house where, in
the rear yard, the board was found
and applied freely tdWUey-s person.
She then oalled police. When found,
one officer ' stated, Wiley shirt was
badly torn and he waa breeding copi
ously.
Mrs. Wiley said that she employed
T. .. Nobody n. !! ,
.v " "u was ridin- """. - nooo dv persona i.iU...B V."", 'daughter. Police said tnat Wiley ad-
erofi Htah J n Court- At ity- "Closed the fact that Wiley had "S'J " drinking Wtter
r h Kreet he was struck 'first arrived home about 10 ojclock. '" n a
: -UP v-
. w-r . t i
- -n- was nrnr-PwHiriff ir rht tin,, nfficra urere tola, ne aia
'r bZ.V r. forks 'not craTs Tmuch of a disturbance., and,. Minor injuria ,
- to poller- - Viari wrey.r 'ht Ti ciat'aa
root tonic
Minor injuries.
Including several
mapphant marine,
Purchasers must agree. Chairman
Benson said, to maintain such routes
and services as the board considers
desirable.
Police Might Soon
:: Open Store;
Many Things Found
" tthI owners of lost articles began
to call for their property at the police
station. Chief JaCK v.eisn
of general merchandise ir view that
ould greatly agumeni tn line ui "j
shopkeeper.
One good gold watch, one sack of
flour, two bicycles, one purse with
money in it, two loaves of bread, and
one broom are among the article?
found during the last two days.
"Somebody got away with a bottle
of catsup which we had." Chief Welsh
sighed as he looked over rus stock.
The flour and bread was found in
front of Weller Brotners' store, ana
the broom in front of the Peoples
Cash 8tore. -
James H. Owinn o Pendleton has
been elected supreme master of arms
supreme lodge Knights of
tion of Labor, September 19.
Blackmailers
Under Arrest
wnite Kutneman division and that a
desperate struggle was continuing.
. , Fliktllla on Vistula. '
Warsaw, Aug. Id,- An armored flo
tilla Is patrolling the Vistula river be
tween- Warsaw and Thorn to prevent
the bolshevik! from crossing to enclr
cle thin lty Many of these boats aav
servlce along the Pre pit amd, nnaiiuw
rivers, some, having i been captures?
from the bolshevlki. .
Soviet cavalry is working westwarS.
and was reported at several polntar
west of Warsaw. s ......
Chicago, Aug. 16. Eforts of black-! Trains leaving the cUr contlnu
mailers to obtain $2000 from Mrs. crowded, but Warsaw is really qulatasr
Marv Coleman, widow of Edward J. . man a ws ag.
Coleman, Chicago labor leader who
was murdered - last April, were de
clared - by police today to have been
frustrated through the arrest of a man
and woman, the latter colored. -
Demands for the, $2000, it was stat
ed, followed the announcement that
Russians Repulsed. -..
Warsaw, Aug, 15 - . Bolshevik!
launched their first attack against
Warsaw's defenses today but were re
pulsed. . Early today, after light artiC
lery preparation, they attempted -1
Coleman left his entire estate, more break tnrougn tne ronsii lines ne
than $75,000 to his widow. To extort Kaazymin, Tne poies not only Kinev
the money, police said, the writer of many who neared the barbed wire ew
the letters threatened to kidnay the tanglements, but took prisoners,
five-year-old daughter of Mrs. Cole-' East of Cholm, 40 miles east oC
man, to kill the widow or to blow up Lubly, the Poles broke through th
her home. enemy line at Ignatow and pursue
Tho man. who is a foreltrner. srave the bolshevik! to the right bank of th
his name as Samuel Newchalr and fur- Bug, says an official statement tonight.
nished the police with the name of tne rne roies occupiea jjoronouaK us
negress. She was booked as naien owm-nuui.
Wesley.
Harding Working
On Porch Speech
Marion, Ohio, Aug. 1. Work was
begun by Senator Harding today on
his next front porch speech, whlcii
will be delivered Thursday and which
is expected by his. advisers to be one
ot his important campaign utterances.
Americans Victors In
Many Racing Events at
Olympiad at Antwerp
Antwerp, Aug. 16. American
hurdlers running first, second, third
and sixth In a field ot six In the final
of the 400 meter, hurdles in the
Olympic games here today scored 17
points for the United States.
Frank Loomis of the Chicago A.A.
winner of the event, established a
new world's record of (4 seconds
fiat for the distance, ' beating the old
record by one second. Had he con
tinned less than two yards farther he
would have broken the world's record
for the 440 yards hurdles.
- Loomis led safely all the way and
won by three yards from J. K. Norton
of the Olympic club, San Francisco,
the second man. A. G. Desch, of
Notre Dame University won third
place by Inches from Georges Andre
of France, with Carl Christenssen of
Sweden and Charles D. Daggs of the
Los Angeles A. C. close up in fifth
and sixth positions, respectively.
Antwerp, Aug. 16. Frank Loomis
of the Chicago A. A. won the final In
the 400 meter hurdles today. The first
three placea all went to American
competitors.
Charles W. Paddock of the Los An
geles A. C. won the final of the 100
meter event, with M. M. KIrksey of
th Olympic club, San Francisco, see
Polish cavalrystrengthened by In--
fantry, is fighting near Radzlzhow an '
Chatojow, west of the Styr, with -th
bolshevik cavalry, which out-numbera
the Poles, the statement says.
The Polish command, to shorten th
Jlne, has ordered a retreat ta the Bus
and in so doing the Poles have agau.
evacuated Brody. . On the southenr
wing, the atatment declares, bolshevia
attacks were repulsed.
Forest Service
Issues Folder Map
of Oregon Roads
Washington, Aug. 18. A handsome
ly illustrated folder which includes s
map of the principal highways for th
unHrA mtnta nt Oregon has lust been tsW
ond. H. F. Edward of England " wis d b th. oreat service. This is thsr
third, Alikhan of France, fourth, J- ffirst time this branch of the United"
V. Scholz of the University of Mis- states department of agriculture hat
sourl. fifth and Loren Murchlson oi issued a map of an entire state. Th .
the New Tork A. C. sixth. The time new publication should prove of Ira
was 10 4-5 seconds. mense value to all persons, particular
All four American entrant. In the Iy motorists, seeking recreation in thi
100 meter Olympic running event .region endowed with such a variety of
qualified for the final , the semi- CVooktef ntit.ed "Road an
finals this morning. They were, J.-V. Ma , d
Scholz. University of Missouri; Loren tains descrlptioIul of ncntion .pot. ,
Muehison, New Tork A. C; Charles (ne national fore3ts of that .tale.
W. Paddock, Los Angeles A. C and The9e picturesque areas, many of then
M. IKrksey. Olympic club, San Fran- heavliy forested, are "ia every sens
Cisco. free recreation grounds," says th para
The first semi-final heat of the 100 phlet, "and no trammels are put o
meters was won by H. F. Edward of yoUr enjoyment. All the forest service
England and Schols and KIrksey of 'asks is that you be careful with fir
America second and third respective and that you look to the proper easi
ly The time was 10 4-5 seconda tation of your camp."
The second heat waa won by Pal- Notable among the recreation place
dock, America with Alikhane of mentioned are the Siuslaw resorts i
France second and Murchlson third, the national forest bearing that name.
The time was 11 second flat All the "?e Eagle creek mP 8'"" mTZ
men named qualified for th. finals. bla George park Lehman and Hid.
.i. . ,m .. , - way springs, the Anthony lake regloa.
S . ' . .T a f Crater national park. Dead Indian soda
5000 meter run. Falk of Sweden fin- gprm(f Qngoa cavea waha spring,
ished first; H. C. Irwin of England. and McKenlle brldge. The latter ia a
second; Hans Kolehmalnen of Fin- mecea for tourists and is the outfitting
land, third and C. Furnas of Purdue point tot many campers and hunters
university, fourth. All qualified fortn tbe north end of the Cascade ns
the final. Thomas Towns of Canada tional forest. Persons desiring eopte.
was distanced. The time was 15 min-0f this pamphlet may obtain there hr
utes 17 seconds. -adressing a request te the district fee-
(Contlnued on Page Six.) ' - ester, Portland, Oregon.