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The Weather M frost in east portion In J I, moon 41. a- lit Circulation Average tor 1M0, 5250 Population of Salem irod, uili 1010, 14,094; 1020, 17,T Marion county, 1B20, 4V7.11T Polk county, 14,181 ou rival Member ot Audit Bureau of dilation. Associated Leased Wire r.'iniru . u AT H9 VI Ruin, Claim .1 Hon Says Re- to Agricultural SiMnh. Oct. is EE ,d ruin are mevlta- sU "d to relieve Ue present PSSta as it affects the ,B a reUOll BUUMi"-- McuMra comere.. JE general committee ap ed ,o.tud.v the situation. The TO adopted by the cur- ,rtihout a dissenui.s "" r,mn.ittee blames the fed- reserve system for present resent , It withheld from assisting SS.i.t nf this country to Till (1 'l,v' . meet the cost oi i thut the condition ot i miodof the farm population is DUB Btale of mind can oni ui mFi... a rvswik and fair attl- L ha nart of those in an- gl fUr, teat nf drnmn ot' Oliix WrT? acw. Producer Suffers. ,n aav "it is wronir matter of policy artifically to . i ina nf ri i m mi 1(1 1 1 1 t'S PUWU JJ'ivm vi. - It is particularly wrong to De ntil tiie raw commodities for ' .mmam fnftwltahlV fOrff3S U uiw6mi " 1 the producers the heaviest k D(r...tif,r. nnr npnrl. Cll HI fim,iuu.,uuii HU present situation was brought stag the rate of discount on prouuuw. Bunk Order Ueact9. fcretary of the treasury, the Devil cunsuut'U 10 me ur- that commodity prices, partl rly the price of farm products, too nign ana mat a pre-war or an approximation of a pre s of prices mast be reuch- to cause tflem to withhold ae- mflriilhnrtK hftVi nun ilm Fnn i the security taken would nee (Think Authority Eicecded, m action of the federal re- H member hanks .i nnrt f commercial credit of the banks b"u'iutai iinvicoiD uui Luiiniuuee tppv mi-it tnn y l""UICIli. auu Hit il'U- I reserve avatam kn.,n j j . fwui uavt rAUt'eucu - J BUVK lUf JILiUlUJIV Itroaucts which ..h puvc UCfllUt'S. r-rv.r.uic indist that the ted r w"itciB ctau oitictTS ot , v urijai-niien L snail U1S- inilP :nu il.-it vi "ten- opinion as 10 - atui.uae towara wnd of commercial events." Rend Gets 90 Days In Prison In , . arrested tn Dilllas 8(.vera, a gPjM by Judge O. E. un-' jumice court this murn 'iu.u, nn,-i nt.is , ""6 UHf OmMa i ... . Findlevof .V " '.I.. T1;" viw i ma w -h .i . ... ' '-1 iiu ne J wnuo of "rinnA" . i.t- "vi'c aim a E Portland m,i t.;- .""tinea ;ihoM .. liter of Silverton. ,. C .?.'nc 'aw ind nleartprt N'iIBuCa9e wii' he heard - uwsaay, Octo. litin... Iff . for Month u".iiti- j .i r vnr i. i "WW Wison same 1U Lucia. itiTm?Je3: and eacH- ST 5 -nnke. to hi. "01 t conditio ,- nu-.. . . 01 e nria.n a.. in Mex.co .... . "--en dentists. Coolidge Refuses To Appoint Day for Study Of League of Nations Boston, Oct. 133. A request by the League of Na tions day committee, headed by President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard university that the governors of all states proclaim Sunday, October 24 as "League of Nations Day" to promote a better understanding of the covenant was refused by Governor Coolidge today. School Room Is Need; Board Meet Is Spicy; Mothers Want Action Pupils are jammed, a la saiume, into the grades of tho Lincoln school so that, in the unwholesome atmosphere, they are unable to perform creditable work. Some thing must be done to alleviate the crowded conditions, or an epidemio of disease say result. Mothers of south Salem are ready to tread .upon an Amazonian war-path if necessary to insure the educational facilities to which they believe their offspring entitled. I If some presidential candidate J would step forth and present a so lution for the school housing prob lem, he would receive a tremen dous vote from the belligerent par- I ents of South Salem. The McKinley school, now serv- i Ine as a hosnital. sh mild rn ftlafrvtA4 ' they believe, by the board of edu cation as school quarters. Dialogue Is Witty. Such are some of the outstand ing bits declared, deduced, or inti mated at, during tho course of a highly-spiced trialogrue which de veloped among the Salem school board, a delegation of women and members of the Salem hospital board at a meeting held in the high school last night. Dialogues re plete with humor and punctured with an occasional ironical jab, were staged at the gathering which was something of a cross between fall cleaning, a triangular debate, and a Chautauqua session. Mrs. John Harbison and Mrs. Wiliam Everett Anderson were spokesmen for the women, and Charles A. Park, assMed by August iluckestein talked for the hospital board which, they contended"," should not b ejected from the school for at least one yetu. Mrs. Harbison presented te par ents' angle of the dispute very ef fectlvely. Holding to facts and figures she explained that certain of the Lincoln grades are literally packed with pupils who are breath ing bad air and who are disturbed by a "bedlam" resulting from the efforts of two instructors to teach and hear recitations Jn the same room. The school board should take some action, she believed. Sorry for Board. "I was absolutely ashamed of Salem when I visited the school," Mrs. Anderson declared. "It is a disgrace. Children pack the rooms and are crowded around tables up in front. I feel sorry for the hos pital board they've only had 15 or 20 years to build a hospital, but I think its high time that the board utilize the McKinley school for the purpose for which it was built. "It's true that in times of epf demics we need all the space avail able for patients. But that condi tion does not exist at the present time. However, if something isn't done to remedy conditions, we'll have an epidemic, all right." Mr. Huckesteln maintained that, although he favored any measures aiding an educational advance, It was just as necessary to take care of the injured and maimed, as it is the school children.. At this juncture, George E. HaUa vorsen, a member of the school board, spoke up. Matter Meld Serious. "It's all right for the hospital board to talk," he observed, "but we've got to consider certain things- 1 hadn't mentioned it be fore, but I've got three children in that school, myself. And a promi nent Salem physician told me to night that the local hospitals are liable to be full, unless matters are remedied at that school." Paul Wallace, another schojl board member, turned to Mrs. An derson during the discussion. "If we could rtet some substitute for the McKinley school, Mrs. An derson, would that be satisfac tory?" Mrs. Anderson smiled. "No. 1 think not, Mr. Wallace. I under stand your position you're trying to please both sides." "The Restless Sex" A Novel by Robert W. Chambers, his latest and most absorbing romance, will begin in the Capital Journal next Monday, October 18th. The magic of .Chambers is in every line. Its facina tion its action its color its plot and its atmasphere stamp "The Restless Sex" as one of his greatest. The heroine is torn from the shadows of the slums to the glittering parlors of the rich. There are chapters you can never forget ; chapters of exquisite pathos, and yet of such overwhelming dramatic strength that they will stay with the readers for days and days. "The Restless Sex" is the most absorbing and in all ways the best story ever offered newspaper readers. You cannot afford to miss it. Begins next Monday, October 18. Bare Backed Gown for London Dancers London, Oct. 13. In the face of threatened coal shortage, is it to be a bare-backed winter in London's West End? Viola Tree, in the last act of "Her Dancing Master," set tongues wagging regarding the winter's styles' by wearing a gown that was backless from the waist up, and secured over either shoulder by a string of beads. "I think such frocks are ideal in the ballroom," she said, when interviewed, as to whether she was two Jumps ahead of future styles. "Nothing is nicer than see ing the muscles of the back ripple when dancing. AH the dresses I have seen in Paris are backless." . But there's a rift. The West End Vashlon dicators don't agree. ' "Bare backs and a possible coal strike! Not likely"! fcaid one. "Besides, most women found this whim too expensive. It entailed too manv visits to the massuese for polishing and je moulding. for the back needs even more attention than the face." Mr. Wallace turned In his chair. "I think you're doing me an injus tice, Mrs. Anderson," he said slow ly. "I'm not just trying to please both sides. I'm trying to find Mine way to relieve the situation." Board Needs Breath. In the early part of her talk to the board, Mrs. Anderson naa re marked she believed Dr. H. H. Olin ger or W. C. Winslow, both mem bers of the educational board, would be unwilling to have their children attend the Lincoln school in its present condition. It later developed that each of the direc tors had offspring in that institu tion. "I'm sure that if Mrs. Anderson would give tne board time to get its "collective breath, it would be willing to take some action," Dr. Olinger observed. Mr. Winslow said he had given the hospital board assurance that they 'would not be bothered at this time, and that consequently he felt a moral obligation toward it. He believed, however, that the hos pital officials should offer the school board some asistance, either by turning over the school, or in tendering some financial aid in procuring other quarters. Mexican Tariff Arouses Interest r-itv Mexico. October 13. There is great interest in Mexi co's proposed new tariff, but little can be learned about it. Several commissions have been appointed to assist the Congressional com mittee and Government officers tn the preparation of the tariff k. but members of these commissions say that they do not know what v,U be done. They are merely ad-,-isorv. they say. When they sub mit their reports, their suggestion mav not be adopted. It is known however, that tne Mexican government proposed to pass a high tariff bil In the hop? of developing industries in Mexico Business men say. however, that the burden placed upon industry bv the new constitution will make U difficult, no matter how high the tariff is placed, to bring fac tories to Mexico. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, October 13, 1920 World Series Replete With Classic Ball Records Smashed and Eaualled at Every Turn; Cleveland Best Club by Far Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 13. With the fifth city of the United States in the matter of population defi nitely assured of being the first city of the basebal universe for at least twelve months, Cleveland to day settled back to the enjoyment of the world's championship nori- i Ors brOUflrhf here hv Jim nnnn' Indians when they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 0 yesterday and captured the anual classic of the professional diamond by five games to two. Cleveland, forty-two years a hanger-on in professional baseball butn ow the official home of the world series winners, turned its thoughts today to devising ttew ouuwiug ailJI eciaiion OX : the prowess of her athletes Celebrate Tonight. The first of a series of celebra tions will be heldtonight, and, ac cording to plans, the wildness of Cleveland throughout the past four days over its club will be tame and dignified compared with the Joy to be displayed. The name of every player is on the lips of every fan, but standing out above all are Tris Speaker, Stanley Coveleskie, Elmer Smith, Bill Wambsganss, George Burns, Walter Mails, Jim Bagby and Steve O'Neill, the men whose individual feats brought the championship here. Coveleskie pitched himself into the world series Hall of Fame bv defeating the Dodgers three times, and also equalled one of the great est pitching feats in history. Only, one man Christy Mathewson has surpassed the Clevelander's werk in the biggest games in base ball. Mathewson pitched three shutout victories in 1 9 0 5 1 Coveles kie pitched three games, allowing two runs, fifteen hits, walked only two men, and what is most remark able of all, threw the sphere plate ward for an average of only 87 times each game. Bill Dineen, Urban Faber, Jack Coombs, Babe Adams and Joe Wood are the only other hurlers to win three games in one world ser ies, .. . ',-..' Cleveland Far Best. Cleveland's superiority over the National leaguers was evident in the series, for the American league champions outhit, outfielded, out played and outguessed their senior circuit rivals. Coming into the series with a pitching staff considered the best in either league and noted for its aces. Brooklyn went out with a batered group of hurlers, only two of whom Grimes and Smith were able to pitch winning ball. And Grimes and Smith both sot their beatings. With the bat, Cleveland hung up a tern average of .244 to .200 for Brooklyn. Fielding figures give Brooklyn an advantage of .976 to .925. However few will contest Cleveland's superior defense at critical moments. The world series, despite the one sidedness of the result, brought out some of the greatest baseball in history. Numerous records of mi nor importance were broken, but standing above all were Wambs ganss' unassisted triple play and Elmer Smith's home run with the bases full. Two great pitching battles were included and terrific Klling when long hits were needed to win the game Cleveland bats. came from the 1920 ATTENDANCE AND GATE RECEIPTS ABB SHORT Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 13. Fig ures for this vear's world series, given out today by John E. Bruce, secretary of the National Baseball commission show that neither the attendance nor the gate receipts were as great as in last year's con tests. They place the 1920 series well toward the top in the record for all years, however. The approx imate figures for 1919 and 1920 follow: 1920 1919 (7 gamesl ( S games) Ttl. attendance 1 78.737 236.928 Total receipts $564,800 $722,414 National com mission's shire $ 56,480 $ 72,241 Each club's share $246,718 $194,911 Players' share ( from first 5 games) $214,932 $260,349 Winning teams share $ 96,697 $117,157 Losing teams share $ 64.465 $ 78,104 Each winning players share$ 4.204 $ 4.881 Each losing players share$ 2.387 $ 3.154 Purse for sec ond and third place teams of each league $ 53,770 $ 65.097 The figures vary slightly, from from previous unofficial totals given out and stil are subject to correction, Mr. Bruce said, as errors in check ing may develop. The national commission pointed out that the league and club officiais lost at least $100,000 because the series.,, nrohibition were the paramount did not go nine games, as thejjasue (n thl eiection. Fortunately, Brooklyn club already had sold ! . , , the cl8. Besides my tickets to mat amount tor te tv unpia.e.i ga.n.. - - refund the money. La Grande. Window displays) and advertising boosting ureguu products were indulged in October 8 and by the merchants of this I .. 71 -.. .,, s home nrod- city ln carrying out ucts week. Pupils at School When They Should Have On Nighties Salem students stay up aj iate as 11 o'clock and sometimes mid night at the high school building. Which is entire'y too near the next day for boys and girls to be awake who would be 'it for wo'k at the coming dawn. (.uJ Uesiies, when they're in the school liuil.lmg they 're burning first class electricity. Such was the school board's re action to these facta, which it dis cussed at its Tuesday night meet ing, that it instructed Superintend ent Hug to Instruct Principal Nel son to instruct the students not to do it, except on special occasions. Board members said they had noticed lights burning in the build ing frequently at night. Salem Gets Date for Grid Clash With The Dalles What will undoubtedly be one of the hardest-fought interscholas- wiU be seen , Salem on Nov(!mber liArtni.tie day when Coach Thief" F,lluic Gal Egbert's Salem high school eleven lines up opposite The Dalles high school warriors, tutored by "Bad" Bill Steers. Announcement that the date made with McMinnville for No vember 11 will be transferred to some other time in November, was made this morning following re ceipt of a telegram from Manager Willey of The Dalles squad, which stated that Armistice day is his only vacant date. With November 11 a holiday, it is believed that a large crowd of Salem fans will witness the t,u..e. Support of the city in order to de fray expenses incurred in bringing the team to Salem, is expected by officials at the local school. Nightly scrimmage is now being held by the local eleven which ap. pears to be in excellent shape. League Seeks Full Report On Vilna Situation London, Oct. 13. The league of nations has sent a telegram to Colonel Chardtgny at Kovno, whp is in charee nf the Imbiio nf hicms commissionvthere; asking Klftr'hojans Mol, over Battling Levinsky u report luuy oa trie vnua situa tion and as to what treatment the members of the commission have been given and assuring him of the support of the league. The Poles unofficially have been informed that the league consider ed the iV'.na situation extremely grave and a violation of former Premier Paderewski's statement at the Paris meeting of the league council that theintgrity of Lithua nia would be respected. The case will be considerew at the Brussels meeting of the coun cil October 20. Pendleton Minister, Asked to Back Harding Tells Hays He 's for Cox Pendleton, Oct. 13. Rev. R. L. agers imported $4000 worth of li Bussabarser of Lhi3 city, on re-; quid refreshments for Washington ! ceipt of word from Will Hays re- I questing information as to how Mr. Harding's candidacy could ! het he fnrthRi-erl in Uretron. re- ! plied to the republican chairman I that he was not only not active! Mil iinm-l in ir Mr Hiajviitiff. bur. thai he was going to vote for Mr. Cox. Oo ,hUr . nni,l,caii. declared the supreme Issue is the league of nations to prevent war, and that he is going to vote for the candidate who will enter the league. His bitter to Chairman Hays follows: "We are pleased -to acknowl edge your letter of Sept. 27lh Willi inclosures and cheerfully submit the following suggestions: "First as a liberal non-partisan in local affajrs I have gladly sun. .tuted several progressive re- nnhlirans (or hish of nice, but I have never knowingly given my .private or public support to a re-, publican of the standpat or re-1 lactionary type. This brings us to the second item, namely, by what mysterious process of reasoning j can any progressive be induced to j help deliver the reins of govern- j ment Into the hands of Senator' Boise Penrose and his senatorial colleagues ? "Personally. I have talked itn 1 progressives from eaAtern states. , 1 heard Theodore nooseveit Senator Beveridge in 1912 payj their respects to Barnes and Pen-1 rose in no uncertain terms. And a fellow minister in this state en dorses every statement concerning their reactionary conduct.. How then can I give my support to i Senator Harding who publicly de clares that he will be guideo oy such men? "The letter you enclosed pur porting to show that Governor Cox is being supported by the wets would be damaging evidence JJ contact with the leaders of the re ! publican party during a six years Dublcan party j residence ln Maine does not incline me to belike those gentlemen are any more temperate than demo cratic leaders. For Instance, to de- . i - .1 ..1 . ,n f .- : leat tne progressive '"' 1 congress ln 1913 in Maine, tne regular republican oampi.gn uu- Peking Government Overthrown and Monarchy Substituted by Governor Of Feng-Tien Says Shanghai Report Skunks Want an Education Denver, Oct. 13. Patrick the Second Is at work in Col orado. When a plea reached State Labor Commissioner W. L. Morrissey from residents "of Yuma county begging for aid in ridding the schoolhouse in that district of snakes, he turn ed the task over to J. H. Mitch ell, state factory inspector. Incidentally, Mitchell will attempt to eject a flock of skunks from the school house to make room for the pupils. This is the urgent appeal that came ito Comtmisslonpr Morrissey: "Help! The school house ten miles southwest of Yuma is ' full of skunks and snakes. The school curriculum is arranged only for boys and girls not for felines and reptiles. Impos sible to open school until pres ent tennants are evicted." "St. Patrick has nothing on me " Mitchell remarked as he accented the assignment to drive out the snakes and skunks Levinsky Falls Before French Champ's Punch Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 13. Georges Carpentier, European heavyweight champion, today holds the light heavyweight cham pionship of the world, as the result of scoring a knockout in the fourth round of his scheduled twelve round bout against Battling Levin sky here last night. Levinsky who held the American light nen weight championship was badly punished while Carpentier did not show a mark. French Rejoice. Paris, Oct. 13. "Now for Demp sey" was the comment of the Paris boulevard today on the victory of na-ldeorees Carpentier, the r rencn in -Jersey City, JN. J., iasi nigm.. No boastful expressions were heard but "may the best man win and we think Carpentier the better man," all were saying. The fight created less interest than'the bout between Carpentier and Joe Beck ett, the English heavyweight, but many Parisians set up all night to await news of the result. The Dalles. Three thousand bar rels of maraschino cherries were put up this year from Oregon rruit by the Libby plant in this city. The company has 325 employes. county- alone. Since that time 1 have decided that if Governor Cox or any other democratic candidate uses more liuuor his campaign is simply bi- than republicans it f capacity than And I may add their opponents, that my experi ence in the Maine legislature in 1917 tended to confirm the con clusion. "No, I am not going to be mis led into casting my vote this year I against Governor Cox on tie false issue of 'wet' and 'dry. "All candid men. Like .ludg.-: I Llndsey and Mr. Taft, know that! I the league of nations to prevent I wars, is to be the real paramount j issue. And I believe Theodore j Roosevelt was semi inspired whet I I!he declared in nis name against , the same forces of rerction now opposing Governor Cox. "We of America tutW in nurj hands the destiny of the ages, the j hope of the coming years. And I shame and disgrace sha'l be ours, j if in our eyes the-lignt ;f hign re-! solve dies out, if we twl in Ihe dust the golden hopes Of men." Three Convicts Shot and Guard Beaten In Riot Baltimore, Md., Oct. 1 3 Three prisoners were shot and a guard was badly beaten ln a r8ot at the Maryland penitentiary today. None of the wounded were dan gerously Injured. A squad of po licemen subdued the calcontents. The shooting was done by two of the prisoners who knocked down two guards and disarmed them. They then used the guards pistol to shoot into the other pris oners. The trouble lasted about 15 min utes. thorough investigation of the it fatal hotel fire at Roblnette A recent in Baker county will be made by the s'nte fire marshal. Coup Engineered by General T.s a o - L i Thought Effort to Restore Former Emperor to Throne; Commander of Federal Troops is Suicide by Shooting, Declares Report Shanghai, Oct. 12. General i fact may be noted that last night Chang Tsao-Lin, governor of Feng- a message was received from th Elen, has overthrown the Peking Associated Press correspondent hi government and proclaimed a mon Peking dated October 12, the same archy, according to a rumor cur-j date-as that on which the Shane rent in this city. This rumor hashai cablegram was sent. Tho R not besn authenticated, and no de-1 king message contained no hli tails have been received here, but, uninese oinciais nave Deen pro foundly stirred by It. General Chang TsaoLin was probably the strongest military leader during the recent Chili-.mfu conflict, and was accused of being a tool of the Japanese. It is the supposition here that the reported coup, is an effort to restore to tho throne former Em peror Hsuan- Tung, son of Prince I Chun. I General Lishun, commander of Chinese government troops in the provinces of Kiangsu and Klangsi, and leader of a powerful political clique, committed suicide at Nan king today by shooting himself. The text of his will declared his ac tion was due to development at Peking. His death, it is believed, will have far reaching political re sults. Report Unverified ' In connection with the lack of authenticity of the Shanghai rum or of the Peking overturn, the Suvar Substitute Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 13. Claim that an effective substi tute for sugar can be manu factured at a cost not to ex ceed four cents a pound and can retail at eJight cents a pound has interested local consumers who went through the recent alleged sugar fam ine and its attendant high quo tations. This substitute Is made from corn. It is said to be four fifths as sweet as cane or beet sugar But only a relatively small amount of imagination need be added, it to claimed, to make it an effective anl popular sub stitute. Wife Of Labor Secretary Dead Elmlra. N. Y., Oct. 13. Mrs. Wiliam B. Wilson, wife of the sec retary of labor, died at 2 o'clock this morning in Washington, D C. She was born in BlosBburg, Pa., and the body is to be taken to that place for burial Sunday. Grand Jury Is Asked to Probe Coast Baseball Los Angeles, Cal Oct. 13. j James Irving, foreman of the Los I Angeles county grand jury today j received a telegra mfrom W. H. Mc I Carthy, president of the Pacific ! Coast Baseball league, requesting j that the grand Jury cooperate with I the district attorney's office in in- vestigating charges of alleged cor- games. Mr. McCarthy asked that "a full, complete and searching in vestigation" be made, and offered his assistance. Consul Prefers Federal Prison to Deportation Washington, Oct. 13. Eckhart Von Schack, former German vice consul general at San Francisco, has been granted a parole from Leavenworth prison but Is averse to leaving the prison because a de portation warrant awaits hini. At torney general Palmer said today in explaining why Von Bchack had not left the prison. Franz Bopp, former German consul at San Fran Cisco, indicted and reconvicted ith Von Schack. left Leavenworth on parole several weeks aftO. Slayer ofBa by Cannot BeTried On Charge of Murder; Body Lacking Philadelphia, Oct. 13. Satisfied state police, confessed that he that the mystery surrounding the j smothered the child while making kidnaping June 2 of Blakeley his escape with it under his coat. Coughlin, the 13 months old sonand threw the body in the Schuly of George H. Coughlin of Toms- j kill river, legal authorities here to town, has been cleared up by the j day said he could not be tried on confession of August Pasqualc, the i the charge of murder because at authorities today began prepara-1 the absence of proof of a "corpaa tibn of their case against "the ; delicti," or "body of the crime. -crank" for presentation to the Pasqual- also will be charged i Montgomery county court. Mr. Coughlin also said he felt the ease had been cleared up. "I am very much relieved that the ten-'the house for the purpose of sion is broken." he declared. "The'bery and had killed Mrs. Asher suspense of living the rest of myjith a piece of slate. Until life without the sure knowledge of i confession was -made public the fate of my boy is now settled. I am glad it is over." Although Pasqualei according to Major Lynn G. Adams, head of the Price Tw any governmental complication The president of the Chinese i public is Hsu Shih-Chang wk was elected in August 1918 inaugurated in October of that year. The' cabinet formed Augaat 1919 is headed by General Chin Yun-Peng as premier and minis ter of war. rf Washington Unadvised. Washington, Oct. 13. Neither the state department no? the Chi nese legation has received any ports that the Peking governmes has ben overthrown as rumored tat Shanghai. The last dispatch received at th department from Charles R. Crane, the American minister at Pekina was dated last Monday' and otil cials said it contained no intima tion of any untoward happening ln the Chinese captial. This dispatch was sent the day before the asso ciation press dispatch was sent from Shanghai. 7300 Voters In Polk Under New Registration Dallas, Or., Oct. 13. The regis tration for Polk county has neen tabulated by the county clerk and shows a registration of 7300. The November ballots are being print ed and samples will be ready fr the public by the first of neat week. The clerk called for bids on printing the 17,500 ballots, the. number required by law, and the lowest bid was made by M. L. Boyd, editor of the Itemlzer, who was given the Job for $225. W. B. Summerville, auditor tor the industrial accident commission completed the task of auditing the county clerk's reports yesterday and left for Falls City where he will resume his work with the mills and other business firms. Bomb Planted In Newspaper Shop Fails to Explode North Bend, Or., Oct. 13. Fail ure to burn of the fuse attached t a gallon syrup jar filled with dyna mite probably prevented the de struction of the plant of the Sun day Morning Bee, a newspaper published by Frank B. Cameron. Mr. Cameron resides in the build ing. He found the bomb ln the basement of the Bee office yester day. Examination of the bomb by the police showed that the fuse which had been run through the top of the jar had been squeesed together and this Is believed te have extinguished the fuse after It had been set afire. No clew to the identity of the bomb's marker has been found, the police said. Trial of Salem Woman Thursday Mrs. Alva Urundridge, Salem, woman who Is charged with the I larceny of household goods said to) be the property of Mrs, L. A. isar rlck of this city will be tried Thursj day afternoon at 1:30 before Judge G. E. Un.'uh In the Justice court Mrs. Barrick, who had a search ! warrant issued, stated "that she first saw her property through a. window in Mrs. Krundridgo's home. 1 She claims that th goods was stol en about one year ago. Oldest Wowau Dead. Waterloo, Iowa, Oct. 13. Mrs. Isaac Spoors, aged 109, or Water loo, said Lo be. Iowa's oldest resi-. dent. ii..,i last night. Prior to an Illness of eight days she was able tn it-, all household work. i with tne muroer in t-nnaaeipm June 1 oi .Mrs. Kose Asnerman. ne told Major Adams that he went to. killing remained a mystery, He also Is said to have conf. to the killing of a man in a salo here nine months ago.