The Weather Circulation Average for 1S, MM Population of Salem lean, MM; 110, 14,004; 1M0, lT,ft Marlon county, iao, 47,11; Polk county, 14,181 Member of Audit Bureau of Cir ouradl roN: Tontahf talr. warmer ' oli fio, Wednesday ralr ana , -.V.lo easterly winds. ulnlmntll temperature 10 i .mm 77, mean 46. No ralu- culation. Associated Pleas Leased Wire rYear No. 20ft Salem,, Oregon," Tuesday, August 31, 1920 Price Tw identified Man Found feaa HI vciiicici y iuui ly odayjSuicidels Theory nden y believed Cause of Action; Five U and Pocket Knife Only Clues; Clothes no Marks and Attempts to Trace Gun in Failure suit to have Decome u- rntjuflt tired of living a Ijbout 50 years ' fs. kindly faced, who i r. ' tin,, tn nover UD his was found dead beneath a n the city i.7...; this morning. An, oiu i, Smith & Wesson revolver, k maide of which police found r ,ir-n Tit, inn" Inscribed. lame - found lying in the grass near iwehed right hand. Coroner rClough stated this afternoon the case was obviously a sui and that no inquest will be I plain that the old man that his name wouia be learned. Underclothes Illy purchased, were worn, tne laundry mark was to be his freshed laundered and no scratch of writing i might aid police in discov- relatives, or a motive for rime, were on his person. One I five cent piece, five tooth L and a pocket knife were the articles found in his worn but y kept gray suit. He wore no ride Questioned Officer. leer Brown, night patrolman, tely identified the man this mm as one who acocsted Mm Be corner of State and Corn- Ill atrfets early last evening. bw far does that streetcar run ' he is said to have asked the man. lout two miles," Brown tote! ,"il coes past the cemetery." i man then went on his way, Brown states, and he did not see him again until about 11 o'clock when he was observed in Adolph's cigar store. Man Seen On Streets Officer Victor stated this morn ing that he had seen the man at times on the street, and Officer iMorelock expressed a similar be lief. All stores in the city which deal In guns were canvassed . by police this morning in an effort to discover whether the man had purchased his revolver in this city, but nothing could be learned. "If the mystery is ever cleared up, I expect it to be brought about through newspaper publicity," Chief of Police Welsh said. Hotels and eating houses were visited by police with a hope of finding some clew. Nothing was learned up to a late hour this afternoon. The man's body was found about 7:30 this morning by a grave dig. ger when he went to his work. Roy Bohannon, sexton at the cemetery, was notified, and he called Coroner Clough. The bullet It was found, penetrated directly back of the right ear and emerged about a half inch lower behind the left year. Two Blanks Found In Gun One shot had already been fired from the gun before the man is believed to have turned it on him self. Two empty cartridges and three loaded shells were found in the pistol. The man is rather heavy set. He was freshly shaved. The remains are at the Webb & Clough under taking establishment. apal Secretary Sags IS. Worthiest Place In World To Live Pie. Aug. 30. Monsignor Cer- Wal under secretary of stato ormer representative of the in Washingtun, at a banquet 1 in his honor tonight hv tho kmerlcan Kniehts nf nninmh,u I tare, said he longed to return United States, the worthiest fry in which to live, "although t sone dry." The affair Wt American Catherine ken place in Rome. "MPior Cerretti had supreme f James A. I'lahrf,? nf Phil... P on his right and Edward , general commissioner for of the Knights of Colum i his left. lotir visit to Rome has been a I- Eunshlne in the Vatican," JWw Cerretti said. "T never POPS more satisfied ttinn Lwhich he said was one of the greatest consolations twr him. Rome is now your home. You head the pope wish the knights to establish themselves here, going back to America to impress the necessity of work in the Holy City." Monsignor Cerretti's address m continually interrupted by applause especially when he handed the in signia of commander of the Order of St. Gregory the great to Supreme Knight Flaherty, which Monsignor Kelly pinned on the recipient. Mr. Flaherty was visibly touched and said he accepted the decoration as recognition of the great work done by the Knights of Columbus. At this point the lights went out, owing to a strike of Roman electri cians. Candles were brought in and Mr. Flaherty continued his speeoh. Ten minutes later electric light was provided by the private plant in the Grand hotel. tars Start Final Training P" Harbor. Mich., Aug. 31. " i hour lay off, Jack M and HMi ... hri lit .. 7 tuaay P e final stages of training unetr ten r.w... i i ... iMni,..i " "eavyweight Plonship contest scheduled Bob- nere next Monday P" ; Dempsey nor the chal- P -"unip vneir run Wogram this afternoon. Prs staff L era - . sparring I Z -inCreaSed t0 "ur Iftul LvaI ot Harry Gre. E!!!"hjism heavyweight Police Hunt For Youth Accused of Taking Dad's Car That the 14-year-old son of J. W. Hamilton, of Albany, is believed to have stolen his father's automo bile and then headed toward Sal em, was the telephonic word re ceived from Albany Monday night by Salem police. Local officers were asked to keep on the look-out for the lad. The car was said to have wire wheels. Nothing of the youth has as yet been seen here. The com munication stated that he would probably go on to Portland. Speed Laws Too Liberal Traffic Officers Believe Plans for the slam1.nrrll,nHnn ,.e traffic laws and the reduction of aocidents which cost human life and limb, occupied the major por tion of the time of the convention of the national traffic, nsanrtatinn at San Francisco last week, accord ing to Sam A. Kozer, secretary of State, who returned aa . frnm attending the convention. L. H. isumniun, waraen at tne state pris on and P. M. Varney, state parole officer, also returned from the con vention Sunday. Concensus of opinion among the delegates at the convention was to the effect that present speed laws are too liberal, the returned dele gates state. More stringent restric tion on motor vehicles were also urged. State Exchanges Scattered Land For Single Body The interior department of the federal government has formally agreed to Oregon's proposal for the exchange of approximately 50,000 acres of land contained in scatter ed tracts throughout the various government reserves for a com pact body of land in the Santiam national forest. The contract cov ering the exchange was returned to the state land board here Mon day for signature by Governor Ol cott. The lands involved in the exchange will be cruised jointly by the state and federal forestry departments prior to the actual exchange. Brooklyn Car Strike to Hold Out Long Belief New York, Aug. 31.- Prospects of a long drawn out contest be tween the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company and its striking employes were apparent today. With virtually no increase in service by the subways, elevated roads and tsoileys since the unex pected strike Sunday seriously crip pled the system, both the company and thes trikers declared their de termination to fight to a finish. Meanwhile, Brooklyn's two million residents . struggled with impro vised means of conveyances. Early today a trolley Inspector was beaten unconscious by six al leged strikers, all of whom were arrested. About 4500 policemen were onduty in the Borough. Officials, of the B. R. T. announ ced that 76 two and three-car trains were being operated on the subway and elevated lines at 9 a. m. No attempt will be made to operate surface cars today, it was said. Volleys of stones and bricks greeted a load of 50 men being con veyed to the East New iorK ana Halsey street barns. reater Federal Aid Reclamation Is Now Feded,Says Harding Aug. rp- Ohio, Nth, recl linii"g d con P ,n S natural resour 31. More I desirable development very much as service men did in the after period of the Civil war. There are. of course, differences FN hv c. west. was In condition, and the mountain C'ladd Harding to lands are not so ready to answer! fcmcj n ss nere to a group ! man's call as were the prairies; but t noiri'in goverrlors- with a helpful policy on the part of j tntrv pietured the west-'the governemnt, these lands can be; Wei5 worderland hold- made available for limitless contri-1 t "f1 POR8ihinti. butions tn the sustenance of the j Phf,r,it lhe present period ! public and the compensation of Kutvi, " ' sus;gesied thatihoe who participate In developing them. w t knn,r m,n '"ight be fur on reclaims rThe,,!, "Intensive industrial develop ment nH the pnncent rat ion of pop- ore Roosevelt's re- ulation in rtties cannot go on un- tln-a oI riator Hard-; leas we have an expansion of the ' use im. i "f Seatest ; food supply upon which they de again th " future was nend for sustenance. ratioi- -"iaiion r uur vision oi me uiiiic P can,,, a SInce the Bfea. i " -1 . o - Li an work fostered by j velopment of the mountain empire. reveals a great region, developed uniforvlm .with regard to all its possibilities. I have 'Is Power. ! a"evljPed moun- variegated Pim t. e the touch n' no,- hoe .hie f , think nf 'recla Pi -irn t,rV' aaid Senator mation' as connecting merely the P of re doubtless ' construction of ditches and dams, rrUd t wa whojand reservoirs, to put water oi: drj L l turn to this most 1 'and." Wrangle Force Is Annihilated London, Aug. 31. Anti-boishe-viki forces landed in the province of Kuban, east of the Sea of Azov by General Baron Wrangel, have been "completely anihilated" says a statement by M. Kameneff, head o& the Russian bolshevik trade delegation in this city. "After defeating General Wran gel's forces," said the statement, "soviet troops cut their communl caions, surrounded them and by a night raid destroyed their head quarters. In the northern part of the government of Taurida, Gen eral Wrangel's army is completely beaten. He r.ow holds only Crimea." He Couldn't Think of Fiancee's Name Coalton, Okla, Aug. 31. Making errors in his bride-to-be's first name proved no bar to J. C. Coughlin, thirty, obtaining the "girl of his choice." After having obtained six mar riage licenses only to find that his memory had played him a trick each time, Coughlin wrote the name on a piece of paper, pinned it to his coat lapel and secured "life sentence" certificate lucky number seven. u The family upon which Cough -lin's affections centered Hurst by name-included three daugh ters His trouble was that he failed to remember whether it was Etnel. Fannie or Mabel when he arrived at the county Judge's office on the six successive occasions. Citrus League Plea Is Denied Washington, Aug. 31. The inter state commerce commission Mon day denied the complaint of the California Citrus league that rates on oranges and lemons to point in the territory between the Rocky mountains and the Atlantic sea board.n orth of the Ohio J""" mac rivers were unjust and dlr m Inatorv. Charges for refrigeration . ... ihnt thev includ" com pensation for the cost of hauling ice were found to be unreasonable and reparation was awarded by the commission. The Oregon public service com mission has ordered an investiga tion of an alleged dangerous rail road crossing at Garden Home. Quota List Nine Slain Fake Says I In Rioting Treasurer! In Belfast is Upham Declares He Further Trouble Nor Assistants Pre-! Expected; Girls and pared Alleged Plea for Money Chicago, Aug. 31. Deniat undr oath that he had ever seen, heard of or ordered made up the list of campaign quotas assigned to vari ous cities, as presented by Governor Cox in the latter's recent speech at Pittsburgh, was made today by Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the republican national committee, in testimony before the senatorial com mittee investigating campaign ex penses. Chairman Kenyon of the committee, caled attention to the list, saying it tallied more than S, 000,000. Never Saw List. "The first time I ever saw the list was in the newspapers the day after the Cox speech," said Mr. Upr ham. "Furthermore no one in my office madeup such a list with my knowledge or consent." Mr. Upham also denied flatly that the official bulletins issued from his office to field workers en gaged in raising the republican cam paign fund wore secret or counse led secrecy. He pointed out that the only prohibiton In that respem referred to publishing lists of con tributions in local newspapers. "Such a list was published in one city," he said, "and several persons objectedt o seeing their names in print." Hays Figure Increased. Seven hundred thousand dollars was added to the proposed repub lican campaign chest figures pre sented by Chairman Hays yesterday when Treasurer Upham revealed that the republican senatorial and congressional campaign committees are to raise independent funds. He testified that the national committee up to $500,000 and the congressional! committee $200,000 to be returned when they cortect their own funds. Mr. Upham explained that only $600,000 of the loans could actually be spent in the 1920 campaign as the senatorial committee was to get only $400,000 before November 2. The other $100,000 Is to be used to finance future campaigns. Senator Reed, cross-examining Mr. Upham brought out the fact that money advanced the two com mittees was on straight loans and was not included in the budget of approximately '$4,000,000 which Chairman Hays told of yesterday. Banks Back Loons. Two banks in New York, one in Chicago, one in Boston and one in San Francisco, as well as two in dividuals have contributed to the $360,000 borrowed by the republi can national committee, Mr. Up ham told Senator eRed. The loans were made on authority of the party executive committee and do not constitute a legal obligation on which the lenders could sue the committee members, the witness said. The lenders, and the amount they loaned the committee are: Liberty National Bank, New York, $125,000. First National Bank, Boston, $50,000. Continental and Commercial Nat ional Bank, Chicago, $50,000. Chase National Bank, New York $75,000. Crocker National Bank, San Francisco, $25,000. Walter S. Dickey, $25,000. Fred W. Upham, $10,000. Bayonets are Cheap. Before leaving the stand Mr. Up ham, questioned by Senator Ken yon, entered a catergorical denial to Governor Cox's charge that the "special interests" were financing the republican campaign. "Is any campaign being made among those who seek to control the federal reserve bank?" Senator Kenyon asked. "No." "Is any" campaign to raise money being conducted among people who 'want to put down labor disputes with the bayonet?' " "No, sir." "Have you inquired the price of bayonets?" Senator Reed interject ed. "Yes, they are very cheap." Women Participate in Street Battles Belfast, Aug. 31. Nine persons are dead as a result of yesterday's rioting in this city, another man be ing killed last night and two of those wounded in yesterday's dis orders dying. Since the rioting be gan last Wednesday twenty have been killed. Ominous signs of further trouble ushered in the new day in riot torn Belfast. Employes of Mackie's foundry in the notorious Kashmir Road district were stoned this morning. Women Take Part. Never in the history of Belfast was there such disorders as pre vailed yesterday. Mobs fought with wild fury, women mixing with the men in the melees. Girl workers fought like wildcats in one place, parties attacking each other. Un ionist women charged on a number of nationalist girls in Cork street, while the nationalists made an at tack on unionists in the Fills Road district. There were rumors that martial law wolud be declared but nothing definite was done. Troops Kn Route. Dublin, Aug. 31 Cameron High lander troops the first Scottish rifles went on board special trains here this morning and it was be lieved they were being sent to Belfast. Russians Take Four Villages In Counter Drive London. Aug. 31. Russian Fovlet forces engaged in a counter offen sive against the Poles east of BresU Litovsk have occupied four villages in that vicinity, says a Moscow wire iaoa roiinrt Ismier vesterdav. Near Lemberg there is heavy fighting gJ ing on and in the Vlodava and Gru berhoff rgipns there is local fight ing. . Packers to Sell Stock Yards to Boston Company Washington, Aug. 31. Plans of the "big five" meat packers for dis position of their stockyards inter ests, required under the decree re cently entered in agreement with the dpartmnt of justice, cemtem plete sale of such interests in fif teen cities to F. "H. Prince & -company of Boston. The project was filed today wttn the supreme court of the District of Columbia, as required by the di vorcement decree. It places tne book value of the stock to be dis posed of at between $30,000,000 and $40,000,000. In an accompanying affidavit Frederick H. Prince, head of the Boston company, outlines his pur pose, if the plan is approved by the court, of organizing a holding com pany to take over the interests tn the stockyards and their supple mental railway connections. Properties covered in the tenta tive agreement with Prince & com pany include yards and railroads at Sioux City, St. Paul, St. Joseph, Fort Worth, Kansas City, East St. Louis, Omaha, , Oklahoma City, Louisville, Denver, Chicago, Pitts burgh, New Orleans, El Paso and Wichita. Swift & company, the court was Informed, was still en deavoring to dispose of small yards at Jersey City, Newark, Milwaukee. Portland and Cleveland, to local In terests. Salem Grocers Victimized By Check Artist t.eimirelv nlving his trade on week ends when he has more time in which to cover up his tracks, a ,.h..,-k artist who apparently has a preference for groceries, is victim izing local merchants. Tnree gu corv ati-rPS have thus far contrib ute dto him, but an attempt to pass some bad paper at isisnop s clothing store failed last Saturday. Police are putting forth every ef fort to apprehend him. Twenty five dollars was lost by the People's Cash store when a clerk accommodated the man re cently, the C. M. Roberts Grocery company was caught for $30, and a $25 check was successfully pass ed at the Roth Grocery company. When he entered the Woolen Mills store Saturday and present ed a check, however, one of the clerks made for the phone to call up the bank on which the money fwaa to be drawn. Without waiting to ask questions the man escaped before police could be notified. Buddha Worshipped In Heart of Denver Denver, Aug. 31. Almost en tirely surorunded by warehouses a Buddha temple. In which near ly one hundred Japanese wor ship every Sunday, is located in Market street, Denver, in the heart of the downtown wholesale district. It Is believed to be the only edifice in the -United States east of the Rockies where Japa nese services, according to na tive custom, are conducted regu larly, and the spicy odor of the incense pots is in striking con trast to the pudgy aroma from warehouses and market stalls. Fire Burns Over Dried Klamath Marsh, Claim Closing of the Klamath straits through which the Klamath river during high water found its way into Lower Klamath marsh and lake, has left the peat lands in the marsh at the mercy of a fire which is slowly but surely convert ing the marsh into a desert waste, according to A. E. Bolton of San Francisco, owner of 2400 acres of land in Lower Klamath marsh. Roltnn has annealed to Percy A. Cupper, state engineer to use his influence with the federal recla mation service in an effort to se cure the opening of the straits in order to permit bf the natural flow of the water onto the peat lands which are now dried out and threatened by destruction from fire. Lower Klamath lake, a part of which is in Oregon and a part 'n .California, together with Upper Klamath lake, in Lake county, was ceded to the federal government for reclamation purposes in 1905. At the present time the right to the waters of the Klamath river are contested between the Klam ath drainage district, organized for the purpose of reclaiming the lands In Lower Klamath lake, and the California-Oregon Power com pany which proposes to construct a dam for the storage of the water in Upper Klamath lake for the development of power at its plant in California. A contract entered into between the reclamation ser vice and the power company has been suspended through the ef forts of Klamath post, American Legion. Clipper has referred Bolton's' appeal to the secretary of the In terior and members of the recla mation service for attention. 27 Members of Randall Family Attend Reunion A family reunion was held at the home of Mrs. Luclnda Randall, 198 North 21st street, Salem, Aug:. 28-29. Twenty-seven members were present Including Mrs. LuatlMo Randall, and the following named children and grandchildren: Mrs. W. E. Judson and family of Mon roe, B. M. Randall and family cf Salem, R. R. Randall and family of Oakland, Cal., C. Z. Randall of Pendleton, L G. Randall and wife of San Diego, Cal.. K. L. Randall and family of Tacoma, Wash,, Miss Eva Randall, Roland and Burton T. Randall of Salem. The only two who were unable to attend were Donald Randall, who Is at present enlisted in the forestry service, and Mrs. C. Z. Randall of Pendleton, who was 111 Ariitinnal iruests were Mrs. Geo. Sutherland and daughter and Miss Susan Mathers, sisters oi mm. L,u cinda Randall. $10.00 REWARD Is offered by the Capital Journal for stories of the best rotumo iwmved bv an advertiser from a Capital Journal Want Ad, during the present year. First prize $5, second prize $3, third prize 2. Results, not words wanted. Make stories brief and to the point. Contest closes September . CONTEST DEPARTMENT Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Woman Steps To Death In Huge Bread Machine Chicago, Aug. 31. A misstep caused Mrs. I'hllomena Mustacl to fall to her death Monday in the huge bread mixer in her husband's bakery. The police worked two hours extricating the body, nearly every bone in her body was broken. Minneapolis Has New Daily Paper Minneapolis, Minn.. Aug. 31. The Minnesota Dally Star, a new daily newspaper published by a minr, ,i,,ii!,r fornoratlon In which j members of organteed labor and (farmers In the northwest are large !ly interested, has made its appear lance on the streets of this city, j The promotion of the company has been actively supported by the na tional nonpartisan league and by labor unions In the Twin Cities i Herbert Gaston, former general manager of the nonpartisan lea gue dallv and weekly publications. Is president of the publishing com , pany and editor of the Star. Thomas-Van Lear, former labor union : mayor of Minneapolis. Is vice pres , ident and has been among those j actively engaged in the promotion of the company. The Star has the j full leased wire report of the In- ternatlon News Bervlce. It will i print five editions dally. Cox Brands Hays' Denial Of Subscriptions Above $1000 Per Head False Republican Chairman Caught in Own Trap b Claim of Democratic Candidate; Clain Preface to G. 0. P. Campaign Fund Plea Called for $5000 Donations Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 31. Gov ernor Cox, democratic presidential candidate, Tn a statement today de clared as "absolutely untrue and false" statements attributed to Will H. Hays, chairman of the republi can national committee, before the senate sub-committee investigating campaign expenditures, that it was not the policy of the republican committee to obtain contributions in excess of one thousand dollars. Governor Cox referred again to what purported to be an otneiui document issued by the republican committee to prove his assertion. The document referred to by UK governor is alleged to have been issued two days after Senator Hard ing's nomination at .Chicago by Treasurer Upham. Quotes 6. O. P. Bulletin. The document, Governor Cox said, showed by its preface that subscriptions were to be sought in excess of . $S000, that the "quota" should be "sold" and that a mini mum of three hundred thousana dollars was to be sought In cities the siae of St. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit. Contrasting this official docu- "ment from the republican national headquarters. Governor Cox said, "with the statement Mr. Hays yes terday made under oath, I cannot believe a single word he says oh the subject. That he has been caught in his own trap is evident." Mr. Cox's statement in part fol lows: Bays Badly Mixed "I have read Will Hays' testi mony before the senatorial com mittee. For months he has said to the public that the campaign funds were to be raised through individual subscriptions not ex ceeding one thousand dollars. In the fact of accumulating evidence, he admits that in a number of in stances, subscriptions were made running as high as nine thousand dollars, but in the same breath he says that it was not the fixed pol icy of the. national committee to secure the money in allotments exceeding tone thousand dollars. This Is absolutely untrue and again I $l1! Into evidence a docu ment from the republican nation al committee. "Two days after Senator Hard ing was nominated, a. communica tion was sent to the men whom Treasurer Upham himself char acterized "as the 'money diggers.' The document Is headed 'Campaign plan larger cities.' The very first advice Is this: $5000 Minimum Set " 'Secure as chairman for the campaign a man widely known and of commanding Influence. Have him appoint a strong, representa tive executive committee of at least twelve men. It may tequire two or three days to secure such a committee, but It must be hand picked. The time has arriv ed when some prosper should be asked for subscriptions rang ing from $5000 and upwards. In any case It is absolutely necessary, first of all to sell' to this commit tee the quota, and the campaign plans.' "The very preface of the doc ument shows two things. First, that subscriptions were to be sought from five thousmd dollars upwards and 'that the 'quota' should be sold. " 'In a city the size of St. T.otils, Cleveland or Detroit, a glltdg-e Hat of at least three thousar.d names should :e secured. This I'st should contain only the names of pros pects able to contribute from $100 up.' This would make at th low J t est calculation practically one It of a million dollars in cities ot the given size, . 1 "Further proof of ccncenln of fa.i'. is afforifcd by these wo " '!jxix-! subsci 'i"ns well b jteported plerenreal dt'fl at h ; luncheon, ach liberal scription -Leing rt-lKrte witaa the name of '.'a i n,b rrlber.' Whole Procedure Secret That the whole procedure been an affair intended only the eye of the money digging: chine is thoroughly established another precaution as to It is couched in these terms: " 'No instructions to team ca tains or workers should be prlafct ed as oarc must oe used tnat I ing is ,left on tables at lunette or dinners that might fall into hands of any one that might publicity to such material.' "The senatorial committee should summon without delay 0N state chairmen who have been 1st charge of raising money. Tfaey shoul dbe asked to bring all doc uments with them and they shonlJi be compelled to submit as welt the names of the chairmen In tbe) large rcltles, and the names of the contributors, both principals dummies. The spotlight should thrown on. the activities of all lltical parties, and it sbould kept there Intensively until tion day. "Enough Is known now, thus) records from Mr. Hays headquar ters to convince the public, that as the head of a great organisation), he has deceived the people and an official hearing defied the trots-. Unless the republican leaders In sist on his retirement at onoe must accept the consequences." Soviet Forces Successful In Counter Drive London, Aug. 31. Russian bet ' shevikl forces, fighting against Polish forces north of Breet-Itt tovsk, have occupied a number of villages from 10 to 20 miles soutst east of Bialystok, says a wireleo dispatch from Moscow. Heavy fighting which is declared to be favorable to the soviet arnv les, continues In the vicinity of Lena berp and Przemysl, In Oalloleu while in the Oriekhov region of thai Crimea the bolshevikl have beea successful, it said. Further north, near Vladimir Volynsk, soviet troopa have oecst pied thet onw Bielz and a number of villages north of there. j- SV',;i London, Aug. SI. Representa tives of both the soviet and Polish peace delegations at Minsk have been sent to thelf respective capi tals to consult their governments regarding any proposed transfer af the negotiations to another place-, according to a wireless dispatch tro ceived today from Moscow. Ponzi a Hobo? Boston, Aug. 31. When Jetf Davis, New York's "King of tbo Hoboes," called to see tSrsrteo Ponzi, the "get-rich-inlck-oon" wizard, in Jail at PJast Cambridge. Sherif Falrbalrn refused to let him se the prisoner, who had Just fin ished a meal in which broiled squab ioh riuubt told Falr- W.XH j bairn that Ponzi once belonged to the no Does iran-muy. Thirty Branches of Standard Oil Amass Huge Profits, Claim Bandit Shoot Merchant. Chicago. Aug. 31. H. B. Rhn Chinago drv god merchant. w" ihot and killed bv an unidentified j beldnp man Mondav while he wa' driving from Bvanston to hl of ft Rhode refused to stop his i-ar at the order of the bandit. By Floyd MacCriff, (International News Service Staff Correspondent.) New York, Aug. 31. While the United States has been heading to ward an oil and gasoline shortage with the latter's scarcity but em phasized by a price of 35 cents a gallon In some sections the Stand ard Oil companies have been piling up tremendous profits. Authentic figures obtained by the International News Service show that thirty branches of tin parent Standard Oil company, 'dis solved' In 1912. have amassed pro fits of 18(8,145,500 during the past eight years. The capitalization of those companies totals $503,535,310 to be Increased shortly by $150. 000.000 when the stockholders of the Standard Oil company of New York vote that sum to themselves in new shares. The above figures also omit both , V. nrofitpreri Kfnr-lr it " il f h .- divi dends thereon of the Standard Oil I jmpany of New Jersey, amount-1 Ing to tl(t.f,600. half of which i was only issued eleven months ago. j Tho New Jersey company controls ! the foreign business of the Stand rd OH companies. The data show that seventeen of! hese thirty Standard Oil "suo I iaries" have earned profits amount ing to more than 150 per cent OC their c ipltaMzation since the parent company of New Jersey was "dis solved." Moreover, nine of these compeat ies earned profits amounting to 2SS nt to 436 per cent since ind twelve of them have cut i on" running from 20 to aue . r.t nitallxation. ' does not include huge allotment in 13J2 and 1913. following the re organization of the "OH Trusts a branches, such as the 2,108 per eena "meien" of the Standard Oil com pany of Indiana, the S8 per cent dividend of the Continental Oil company, the 600 per cent "melon of the Vaccum Oil company, r h 400 per cent "divide-up" of tbw .Standard Oil company of New Yorfe The smallest eight-years' tetadl ned by any one oi i-te thirty "branches'1 was 7 pes .nt mi: q jite 9 per cent yearly---; iketi in bv the Crescent Pips LiOO company, which merely operate m. trunk pipeline in Pennsylvania. The Ohio OH company has piled up the highest profit percessssoo during the pan eight years, earn ing amounting to 50 percent. Cap it ,l:z.itlon is $15,000,000. and a ot ( Continued on Page Sir.) y-a