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PEACE IS AIM OF COOLIDGE
Visit of Fleet to Australia Expected to
Promote Friendship.
W.J
BRYAN DIE
Events of .Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest, and;Othcr
Things Worth Knowing.
Fred E. WiiiHor of Warren, Pa., lias
been selected as King Petroleum for
the 1925 International Petroleum ex
position in Tulsa, Okla., next October.
Mrs. Anna Cunningham of Clary,
Intl., Saturday was found guilty of
murdering her 10-year-old son Walter
with poison and was sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Two ariplanes hopped off Sat
unlay morning for Moscow, Ilussia
on the first Japanese long dlstanci
flight ever attempted. The flight is
sponsored by Asalil, a Tokio news
paper.
Dismissal of Loron H. Winner's
evolution suit on the ground ttiat the
government employe Is without stund
ing In court will bo asked of Justice
Slddons in the District of Columbia
supreme court. Tuesday by counsel for
the government.
Federal Judge Cliffe of Chicago, lias
ruled that meat packers must open all
their books to the United Slates d
partment Of agriculture. He granted
a writ of mandamus against the
Swift, Wilson and Cudahy companies
The packers gave notice of un appeal
Thirty one men were injured, four
seriously, when a section of the out
door amphitheater on Point Lookout,
Cal , collapsed Sunday night at tin
holding of the soml-anual ceremonial
of the Dramatic Order Knights of
Khorasan, u Knights of Pythias or
ganlzatlon,
W hereabouts of Dr. Harvey J. How
aril of Rockefeller hospital at l'ekiu
China, who ftl taken prisoner by
brigands July 20 while visiting at tho
ranch of Morgan I'ltlmer in Manchuria
Is still unknown. Mr. Palmer was
killed by bandits, but lib ' -iher, wlf
and child escaped.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
nml women's auxiliary, In national
convention in Atlantic City, N. J., Sat
unlay gave enthusiastic approval to
the building of the sanctuary of Our
Sorrowful Mother in Portland and
promised to support the project by
erecting one of the seven shrines.
The World Federation of Education
Associations look initial steps Satur
day to put into operation the organ!
zat Ion's plan for future world peace
and understanding by adopting a ser
les of resolutions recommending
courses of study that will present to
students a full conception of Interna
t lonalisiu,
Conditions growing out of tho nntl
foreign strike in Canton are at dead
lock, owing to demands and counter
demonstrations on both sides. No set
tlement Is In sight. A llritlsb naval
c rew Is manning the steamer Tungon,
which Is bringing supplies from Hong
kong to the foreign colony nt Canton
threc times a week. i
Washington, D. C President Cool-
idge, In greetings sent to Australia on
the occasion of the American fleet's
visit, expressed the hope that the peo
ple of Australia would join those of
the United States in tho purpose to
maintain the peace of the world.
"This, I believe," he said, "can best
In- secured through a full and sym
pathetic understanding between the
nations, through faith in their mem
orable intentions, through their com
mon determination to eliminate causes
of possible dispute and their integral
fulfillment of international obligation
"In questions touching the great re
glon of the Pacific I am sure that our
aims will always be similar; that
with the assistance of the other nu
Hons which look out on the Pacific
peace will be so clearly the establish
ed order that It will become a benefi
cent tradition."
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I STATE NEWS
AT DAYTON, Ml1
IN BRIEF
Great Commoner Passes Sud
denly in Bed.
SERVANT FINDS BODY
A picture of Christ, believed to bo
the work of Era Angellco, famous
Florentine artist monk of the 1Mb
century, has been found banging In
the little Houian Catholic church In
the Indian pueblo of Islets, 15 miles
south of Albuquerque. N. M. Critics
who have examined the picture have
declared It to be the work of a master.
Six warehouses, property of the
United Hallways of Havana, located
in Hegla, across the harbor from Ha
vana, burned Sunday In one of the
biggest fires in the history of the city.
The loss Is estimated at K'.MHI.OOO.
The cause of tho bltue was not deter
mined. The contents of the buildings,
for the most part railway property,
were destroyed.
Twenty five persons were Injured
and damage estimated at $200,000 was
caused when u tor n ado swept over
Sidney, Ohio, ut 3:30 P. M. Saturday.
The Injured wore in the audience at
an afternoon chaulauu.ua program be
Ing given in u tout in Gramorcy park.
The tent collupHod during the 75 mile
gale, burying 1000 to 1200 persons uii
der it. Those Injured were caught by
the fulling Hide and center poles.
Mexican Frljol.
The word frljol In Spanish ennnotes
uluiost any variety of cultivated beans,
but In Mexico It Is applied almost ex
clusively to the brown or spotted
varieties known in English speaking
countries as kidney beans.
Helen Gardener Dead.
Washington, D. C Mrs. Helen
Hamilton Gardener, author, educator
and social worker, and the first wo
man to be appointed to the civil serv
ice commission, died here Monday in
her 72d year. Mrs. Gardener was ap
pointed a civil service commissioner
by President Wilson in 1920 and held
that" office until her death.
Horn near Winchester, Va she was
christened Alice Chenowith, but when
a young woman she took the pen
name of Helen Hamilton Gardener.
She was the widow of Colonel Seidell
Allen Day, U. S. A who died six
years' ago.
Death Caused by Apoplexy, Physicians
Find After Hasty Examination.
Widow Hears Up Well.
Dayton, Tenn. William Jennings
Bryan, three times presidential nom
inee of the democratic party, and
known the world over for his elo
quence, died here Sunday afternoon.
The end came while the great com
mqner was asleep and was attributed
by physicians to apoplexy. He had r,e
tired to his room shortly after eating
a large dinner to take a short rest.
Mrs. Hryan sent the family chauffeur,
Jim McCartney, to -wake him about
4:30, and It was learned then that he
was dead.
Dr. W. F. Thomason and Dr. A. C.
Itroyles, who examined the body, ex
pressed the opinion Mr. Bryan had
been dead between 30 and 45 minutes
before they arrived. Tho death oc
curred in the residency of Richard
Liquor Cargo Gets In.
New York. Tlie 2000 ton steamship
Augusta was captured by customs of
fleers in tin' Hudson river off Dyck-
man street Monday alter the ship bad
run the gauntlet of the rum blockade
and lo r crew had unloaded and (lis
posed of a cargo of liquor worth $250,
000 at bootleg prices, leaving only It
bottles aboard.
The crew of 24 men was arrested
and the captain admitted having turn
ed the liquor cargo over to "retailers'
for distribution.
Horse Hurts Film Star.
Pendleton, Or. -Injuries in the groin
and ribs were sustained by Norman
Kerry, Universal motion picture star,
here Sunday when the cinch broke on
a wild horse and the animal knocked
Kerry down. He was unconscious for
i time and his condition was serious,
but he was improving today. In the
accident the horse charged against
Edward Sedgewlck, picture director.
mil knocked him over, besides upset
ting a camera.
Carrot Strangles Boy
Bend, Or. Jack Murvlu Mayfield,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlon May-
field of the La Pine country, was
strangled to death Saturday night by
a piece of carrot when a rooster
Jumped at hlui while he wus eating
the vegetable.
The carrot lodged in the windpipe
and although the child lived for some
time he died before a physician could
make the 1 1 mile drive from here.
Egremont Castle Sinks.
Manila. The steamer Corregidor
Sunday reported the sinking of the
Hrltish steamer Egremont Castle,
which went aground oft' I'ubhntaha
eef last Monday. The Corregidor
went to the assistance of the Egre
mont Castle In the Sulu sea and found
wreckage of the vessel In the vicinity.
All of the crew are believed to have
I n saved. Th Egremont Castle was
arrylng a cargo of sugar.
War Gifts Disposed Of.
Washington, D. C. Thousands of
little keepsakes and comforts, intend
d lor American soldiers In France
and which never reached those to
whom they were addressed, were
turned over Monday by the war de
partment to the postmaster general
for disposition through the dead letter
office.
Addresses had been destroyed or so
mutilated as to preveut delivery.
Peary, Bowdoin Report.
Washington. D. C. The steamers
Vary and llowdoiii. of the Muc.Millan
Arctic expedition, arrived ut South
Upernuvik, Greenland, late Sunday afternoon.
I'he navy department was advised
of the arrival bv radio.
J.
WILLIAM
BRYAN
Rogers, which had been assigned to
the liryans during their stay here.
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed, but Mrs. IJryan indicated
interment would be in Arlington ceni
etery.
Mr. IJryan. who was a colonel of
the Third Nebraska volunteers during
the Spanish-American war, on several
occasions had expressed a desire to
lie buried in Arlington.
Mr. Bryan's death came on the eve
of another crusade he had planned to
carry before the American people a
battle against modernism. He return
ed io Dayton Sunday morning after
having made addresses Saturday at
Jasper and Winchester, Tenn., and
alter having completed arrangement
tor the early publication of the speech
hi' was to have made in the trial of
John T. Scopes, who recently was
found guilty of violating Tennessee's
nntl ovolutoin law.
Despite the strenuous program Mr.
BryM had been following as a mem
ber of the prosecution staff In the
Scope's case and as leader of the fun
damentalists he appeared in excellent
health.
Shortly before Mr. Bryan entered
his room to rest he told his wife he
had never felt better in his life, and
was ready to go before the country to
wage his right In behalf of fundamen
talism. About 4:30 o'clock Mrs. Bryan said
slue felt her husband had slept long
enougn, so she sent the chauffeur,
who also was his personal attendant.
to wake him. McCartney shook Mr.
llryan twice before be noticed the lat
ter was not breathing. The physiei-
iiia and A. 11. Andrews, a neighbor.
lie n were summoned hurriedly.
.Mrs. liryan accepted the shock
bravely and remained calm.
"I am happy that my husband died
without suffering, and in peace," she
said.
"Vou know he was a colonel in the
Spanish-American war and since It
was his wish to rest In Arlington we
will probably place him there."
In nil the history of American poli
tics there are few names which carry
that brilliant luster of spectacular ef
fort which has become a part of the
memory of William Jennings Bryan.
Ilis lire lor almost 30 years was a
panorama of national sensationals,
piled one upon the other. At 36 hen
became, almost overnight, not only
the leader or his party but the idol of
millions. Three times he carried the
party standard as Its choice for the
highest of rice of the land; in another
presidential year 1912 he reaned
much of the credit or placing Wood
row W islon in the White House and
in almost every other national denio-
crtalc convention In a generation he
was In the very center of every storm
that came.
Farmers Face Deficit.
Washington, P. C Farmers failed
to earn a fair return on the capital
invested and a fair wage last year, al
though they fared better financially
Walla Walla. A permanent fair than In the preceding year, the dfr-
hoard to control the handling and partment of agriculture declared Ktl-
stuglug of a county fair for Walla 1 day in an analysis of the agricultural
Walla county was organlied Friday i balance sheet.
night at a meeting of representatives On the total capital Invested in agri-
or civic organisations in Wlala Walla culture, the return tor the year v.aa
and representatives of the county estimated at 4.(5 per cent, compared
farm bureau uud farmers' union with 3 3 the year before.
Albany. Albany college will be
housed in the new administration
building on the new campus by Janu
ary 1, according to specifications upon
which contractors for the first build
ing will work.
Salem. There was one fatality in
Oregon due to industrial accidents
during the week ending July 23, ac
cording to a report prepared here by
the state industrial accident commis
sion. The victim was Virgo Stanko
vich, a trackman, with headquarters
at Deer Island.
Toledo. In spite of last year's
freeze Lincoln county will harvest an
enormous crop of evergreen blackber
ries this year. Harvesting will start
about September 1. Several firms
are contemplating establishing can
neries here to handle blackberries and
other fruits and vegetables
Albany. Travel on the new bridge
over the Willamette river here will
be permitted by November 1, Superin
tendent Wheaton said Saturday. All
construction work will be completed
early in October but the concrete deck
will be allowed to "set" for the re
quired period before being put into
service, he said.
Condon Harvesting operations will
be on in southern Gilliam county this
week with a fair crop, considering the
year. Farm hands have been told at
Arlington that there is no crop and
that low wages are paid here. This is
not so, as farmers here are paying
the highest wages in the county and
can't get hands at that.
Bandon. The port of Bandon com
missioners have authorized work to
begin at once on reconstruction of the
Shipyard plant and ways at Prosper,
which were partially destroyed by
fire. The building housing the ma
chlnery, a portion of the ways and the
wharf were damaged to the extent of
$3000, fully covered by insurance.
Toledo. Two weeks of cloudy and
threatening weather was broken Sat
unlay, aid with the sun shining again
Lincoln county farmers are jumping
into the biggest hay harvest they have
had in years. So far no hay has been
lost or damaged from rain, a thing
quite uncommon on the coast here.
Less hay will 1m? shipped in this year
Hum ever before.
Hood River Joseph E. Dunne, pres
ident of the Oregon State Motor asso
elation, will be at the meeting of the
Tuesday Lunch club at the Columbia
Gorge hotel Tuesday to give an ex
planation of his recent criticism of
Hood Biver county officials because
of an alleged overstrlct enforcement
of traffic laws, which has been indig
nantly denied here.
Pendleton. Rules governing the in
tercollegiate farm crops judging con
test November 2 at the northwest
grain and hay show in Portland as a
part of the Pacific international expo
sition, have been mailed to the varl
ous agricultural colleges expected to
compete by Fred Bannion of Pendle
ton, chairman of the committee in
charge of arrangements.
Hood Biver. The Hood river valley
winter pear tounage this year is esti
mated at 270 cars, the bulk of which
will be d'Anjous. The bulk of the
pears will be handled by the Apple
drowers association, winch lias es
tablished two pear pools. The Apple
Growers' association has contracted
its Bartlett crop, estimated at 500
tons, to The Dalles canners.
St. Helens. Four of the principal
buildings at the new fair grounds are
Hearing completion and all buildings
will be ready for occupancy when the
fair opens September 9. The buildings
are located in a semicircle and a 50-
foot driveway from the north entrance
to the grounds runs close to each
building and intersects the paved
highway at the south end of the site.
Salem. There were a total of 276
traffic accidents in Oregon, exclusive
of the city of Portland, during June,
according to a report prepared hero
by Thomas A. Rafferty, chief Inspec
tor for the state motor vehicle depart
ment. Of these accidents ten were
caused by reckless driving and 72 by
carelessness. In 19 of the accidents
tho drivers failed to give proper aig
nnls. Fifteen of the accidents were
caused'by the drivers' speeding.
Salem - With the loganberry season
at a close, estimates Saturday fixed
the 1925 yield handled in Salem at be
tween 2500 and 3000 tons. Return
from the crop probably exceeded
$275,000. Practically all of the logan
berries were sold on a cash basis,
wtih the result that the growers re
ceived their money within a few days
after they arrived In the local mar
ket. Of the money received from the
sale of the loganberries approximately
$100,000 went to the pickers, who av
eraged H, cents for picking.
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By F. A. WALKER
THE PLEASING VOICE
A X NO period of our existence does
the pleasing voice with Its mu
sical intonations and lucid articula
tions fail to vin un audience and re-
CHARLES DANA GIBSON
QHARLES DANA GIBSON Is prob
ably the most popular black and
white Illustrator In America. He has
several other distinctions among
them, that of having created a type of spect.
girl that stood for all American young There is a compelling charm In Its
womanhood, and of having received accent, its deliberative sweetness and
more money for a single pen and Ink enunciation which Is Well-nigh Irre
sketch than any other American artist, sistlble, whether It praises or con
He was born September 14, 1807, demns n carrying, Impressive quality
In Roxbury, Mass. His taste ran more which sways the hearers at will. .
to light, humorous Illustrations, than An,i yet with all the subtle power
to the producing of Immortal works of invested In the organs of speech, men
art. So he began bis career by con- nnd women in their oral intercourse
trlbutlng some drawings to Life. He with one another are habitually care
became a favorite almost at once. The 'ess-
"Gibson Girl" was all the rage; the They have a few set words and
Gibson shirt-waist and skirt were worn phrases which go round and round
by every one; and people tried to look their dial of conversation like the
like the pictures. His type was an at- hands of the clock, Incapable of do-
tractlve, healthy sort, sninire-shoul- lnH anything else, or of stirring a
dered, well-developed arms and a slim single new pleasurable emotion,
boyish grace the sort of girl that Such voices narrow and dampen
Is a delightful chum. the spirit of expectant hearers until
So much In demand were bis draw- they wish they could go suddenly deaf
ings, that a large weekly magazine or vanish In the nlr.
gave him $50,000 a year for a double- Whether the rasping discords come
page drawing every week. A Series from the Hps of vestals or scullions,
of them, the "Adventures of Mr. Plpp," the effect produced is always "creepy"
created so much amusement, that they and depressing to the refined,
were made Into a play. They showed And this would seem to show the
the trials of a hard-working father of Importance of a pleasing voice at the
a family whose wife and daughters fireside, the desk, behind the counter,
tried to make him live the same life everywhere, In fact where tired ears
their society friends led. are pausing on tip-toe for a soothing
Mr. Gibson made one attempt at sound to assuage their pent-up nerv-
more serious painting, and went abroad ousness.
at the height of ids popularity to If 'u would succeed beyond the
study color and oil work, but found his mediocre, you will find that It be-
old medium the best, so gave up the hooves you to cultivate the pleasing
voice, not one that is marked by af
fection, but by sweet soul-strains at
tuned to discriminating and delicately
adjusted enrs accustomed to pure ac
cent and undue emphasis.
Nothing Is more destructive to a
salesman's success than n loud, course
and brazen enunciation, with a touch
of authoritative command In every
vowel and aspirate.
And this applies not only to the
salesman but to every man and woman
in all walks of life, and especially to
those who are dependent on others for
a livelihood.
The discriminating employer natu-
to him or her
who habitually uses a pleasing voice
In company with a kindly smile and
courteous manners. In all kinds of
weather and In all sorts of business.
((c) by McC'lure NVcvppaper Syndicate )
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painting.
( by George Matthew Adams.)
( I
1PHO SAID
"For he who fights
and runs away
May live to fight
SI again another day." c
THE rest of this quotation, of which
Oliver Goldsmith is
THE YOUNG LADY
ACROSS THE WAY
the uuthor,
rends :
' But he who Is In battle slain,
"Can nevpr rif Hnrt rtuht nu-nln "
Oliver Goldsmith was born In Ireland rnIly Blv"M Preferen
In 1728. His father, pastor of a small
church, earned barely enough to sup
port his little family, but succeeded In
sending his son to Trinity coHege, Dub
lin. In 1749, shortly nfter his father's
death. Goldsmith left college and pre
pared to enter the ministry. He was
about to enter tlie clergy when the
Bishop of Elphln, who was his exam
iner, refused to pass him probably be
cause of his knowledge of the youth's
wlldness.
Goldsmith now became tutor to a
wealthy family, but soon lost this po
sition through a dispute with the mas
ter of the house over a game Of cards.
Following this episode he was ready
to sail for America when he changed
his mind and allowed the boat to sail
without him. His uncle came to his
rescue and gave him 50 pounds, about
$250, with which to go to Dublin and
study law. He went to Dublin, but
never studied law there as be lost the
money his uncle bad given hlin In
gambling.
Despite his repeated Imprudences, he
was again rescued by bis uncle and
sent to Edinburgh to study medicine.
Here ne remained for IS months and
acquired some knowledge at medicine,
but never took a degree. From there
ae went to Leyden. where he continued
his studies at the expense of his uncle.
His best known works. "The Vb-nr
of Wakefield" and "The Deserted VII
lafe" achieved Instant popularity, and
brought him a considerable return. He
hesitated a long while before ncceptlng
his royalty of $500 for the "Deserted
Village" for fear that the publisher
would not make sufficient to cover his The young lady to ross the way says
expenses! Goldsmith died (n London, another reason why no one should
April 4, 1774. In debt more than $10.- drink now is that It Isn't safe and
000 but the best loved literary man of you're never sure you're getting the
his generation. Wayne D. McMurray. genuine synthetic article.
(6 by Our. M.ttta.w Adami) ( by McClur. Nmpapw Bmdlcl.
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