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jjTEPggRB TOT: TRTBTjyB, ftrEDFORP, OREGON WEDNESDAY, 7vUiTJST "15, ms; KELLOGG PACT IS PRAISED AS j JVou Man Wi Try ' to Swim From the ! Atlantic to Pacific t OAWNOpCE: President Coolidge Tells Le- gion Convention in Wis-; : consin That New Treaty Greatest Step Toward World Peace Ever Taken ' by Man. i 1 VAISA1 V1., Auk. i.v KitciiiK an mitiionr'e if vt:Uniiis of tliu Woiiil Vr nt iho Wisconsin nmu run vent ion of tlio Atwrit'iin J-PKion, I'rwHUli'iU ('oolidKf hold tip loihty ihc H?nilinK Init'iimlionjil niotlntf ouiliiwhiK war u ihe creatcst promise nf nnnri i'Vr Kiwn humanity, lultlitiK that such, a pud in in 1 4 wunM lmve lr vcnieil the rnnflicl which annulled thi' world, Itciii'hitttf Wiuihuu aftor an ovor jilKhL lrli rioin HuiMThir to liml liifuyf If ilio c.-nier uf an onlrrly. hut ln-ariy demons! ration timt wept him from the siatlon to the Plit'fikt'i'H' stand at Marathon park, tho chief executive Hpoko of his government's in tonne. dcHlre for jMfare. ' Applauded by thoiiHundH, ho proclaimed (he United HUUoh' utter lack of awwrpHHlve Intention luvvard any people, etlnjr hlH doi'Henient o Die nnlf-war cove nant a testimony of his wood faith, when claiming for the American military establishment nunc but defi'iinlvo purp"HCH. . Six alrplanen from the first pur Hiiil Kfoup lit SflfridKe J-'leld, Michlnan. circled In battle forma tion about (he city an the official train drew Into Wiiusaii. Tlu-lr mar inliiKleil with the boniniiin f the L'l Kims, the prcHldenllal lllte. At Marnlhon p a r k Governor Vied K. Zimmerman awaited the chief executive on the speakers' .platform, ltehlnd hltn and around the Hpeaker'H rostrum and In the Immense concrete prnmlHUnri was an immense throiiK. , . . Appla ust; J hii renins;. The inuHi deafenlnj; npplntiHO that greeted the prosldent'a ad dress, followed his query: "I wonder how many World ... ...... 1.1 ... ...Illlnrr tf ar veiurann wuuiu n chunKC pltici-H with those who be- camo wealthy through proflteer- At the eoneluslon of his address, the president was made an honor ary llfo Kuest member of tho Tal bot t .Montgomery post of Wausuu nnd wan present oil with a natty blue cap of the J.i'ulon, -which he donned for a moment, In place f bin hiKh hat. -Mrs. iToolhlRO tvns similarly honored by the aux iliary of the post, and wan given several InrRO bompiets of flowers, which she, In turn, nvo disabled veterans, who are guests of the ronventlon. I 'A XA ,l A, A uk. 1 S.--(l'J- Kichurd Hit Hi burton, Ameri can author, has started an attempt to swim through the J'anama canal from the At lantic to tho Pacific, sliKhtly more than "0 statute miles. He will swim during- the day and rest at uik'bt. 'I'he undertaking Is attend ed by Brave dangers, espec ially at (Jatun lake, which is infested by alllBalors. Halli burton will therefore bo ac companied by a boat carrying a Miarpshooter. 1 in li hurt on started yester day from Cristobal buy and after swimming four hours, ended bis day's Journey a short distance from ( ialun locks. He will be locked thro 1 1 i he three steps of the locks In ' fiat tin lake to day and begin bis dangerous swim across that body of water. PRESIDENT OF INSURANCE CO. SCOREDFORNOT: OUTOFSEASON HELO A TIF f L01A FACED WITH LIFE AND BY FLOODS, BUT OBEYING LAWS ENDS FATALLY CHOOSES DEATH i ST. LOl'IS -Mo., AUK. 15. Up) A wan ant cliarslns Hoy C. Toombs, president of the International Life Insurance company, with Brand lur eeny, and Hpecifying a. a part of the W,uii2,WM assi't" which he is alleged tu have removed lrom the com puny, was issued today by Cir cuit Attorney Howiml Sidener. Tlie warrant charges that Toombs "on or about last October 1 did steal, take and carry away with felonious intent to deprive the 'in surance company of their use and convert them to his own use, cer tain bonds to the total amount of SI 0-1 0011." The name of Bee lia relay, as sistant financial secretary of the Intei national Life, is endorsed on the warrant as a witness. t;HICACiO, Aug. 1 't, fP) J. VT.- I'ORT TOWNSHXD, Wash., Aug ' NEW YORK. Aug. ar.. iJP) A ATLANTA, (la., Aug. 1 !. (PI Wiggins, chairman of the confer-! l ,1. Divergent testimony con-! pair of red dice with n "seven" up, piorldu turned today from, the euce committee of managers of the j ccrnlng u double killing last nishta few poems and a sheet of paper mnK0I. or hurrlcaaes to that of western railway today issued a j on' a hunting party in the unfre- Ion which had been typed "tho tenoriOUH floods as the Lake Okee statement presenting the railroad- iuented liills of Tarboo peninsula Icommamlments of married life" (,.noIl(,(1 roginn gradually became views of tho strike vote now under; near here, confused a coroner's ; told the police today that elBhteen t (numi,lted, , forming a shallow In way by members of the Order of Jury that attempted to solve the (year old Anna Cireen had gambled ; lnn(1 sfa of ,-0portlons. Hallway Conductors and the I'.rolh- j tragedy. j with a career and lost. , Tne Illt0(it of a series of gales erhood of Kallroad Trainmen, fol-' Sheriff .Jack Carroll declared I The young woman's body was'which have ,beaten a&alnst the lowing the failure to arbitrate ' thai he believed Stanley M itton found in a gas-filled room 1 COast line of the peninsula for wage differences. : "nd accidentally killed Prank illrooklyn last night. Dice nnd . HOVen tiliySl was pursuing a dnmns- I'he conductors nnd tralnmens' Walley, mistaiting mm lor a ttoer, papers my on a uioie. inero was ;lnK (,oUl.we through Georgia toward of Ihe pact, the president main tained that by taking u lending po sition in securing tills agreement the Uniled Siates proved its pa cific Inclinations toward all na tions. "We have demonstrated," Mr. Coolidge declared "Hint when we have said we maintained our arma ments for defense, not or aggres sion, but purely for net'emus, wn were niukln.'t a candid statement which wo were willing to verily by our actions." The president told Iho former service men (hat, whllo "It would bo loo much to suppose that war has been entirely banished, yet a new and important barrier, reason able and honorable," has been cre ated to bar il, "ThlH agreement proposes n rev olutionary policy among' natlnnfl," ho bald. "It holds u k renter hope for peaceful relations than was ever before given to the world. If those who are Involved In It having started It will finish It, its pro visions will prove one of the great est blesslngH ever bestowed upon humanity. It Is n flttliK consum mation to the fire decade of peace." As to Its power to maintain peace, Mr. Coolidge asserted that If the treaty had been in force in 1!M4, there Is "every renson to sup pose that it would have saved the I situation and delivered the world" from the ravnges of tho world war. Rule of Law It is for tho purpose of main taining "the rule of law" through out tho world as well as this coun try, to defend ourselves and to Imeet "tho obligation to resist evil" j that tho United States maintains an army and navy, the president j said. Tho country's citizens at home and the world at. large, hu declared, would hold tho govern- j ntent In eontempt If it disregarded j the seienco of national defense. He j added: "It would he an attempt to evade , hearln-T our share of the burdens of civilization. For this renson we maintain, accordlnK to our re sources our population, our post CHICAfiO, Aug. 15. (Jp) Hoy C. Toombs, stock broker and in surance company president, whose financial manipulations have been blamed for placing both his com panies In distressing circumstances, was given his freedom at a hear ing in municipal court today. Toombs financial ' difficulties have utmost doubled within a uay. In addition to embezzlement charges Involving $:i,fir2,000 wheh were brought against him by ex aminers of the international Life Insurance companly of St. Louis, Toombs' Chicago investment firm of Toombs & Dailey today was un der receivership as a result of al legations thai lie made away with $,ihhi,hiiii (r that company's funds. . Two invest iga tors, assigned by Attorney (!eiieral Hlsartol of Mis souri, are searching bank vaults in several small cities of Illinois in an effort to locale the securi ties reported missing from the in surance company of which Toombs is president. Tho Koremnn Trust and Savings bank yesterday was appointed re ceiver fur the Toombs iJaily Co.. al ter Clai cucc A. Stclle, its vice-president, charged Toombs had drawn on the firm for S2,000 0on last year In his dealings to gain control nf'the St. Louis Insurance concern. unions have demanded an increase and" upon nmiing nis companion, a pencineu r noie, ioo, inai reau: . (hp Aliamle in the path blazed by of sevon and one-half per cent tU'ml mul lakt' his own lifo- I ' llftV nothing, aguinst anyone. ,,)e fi).sL sUcn disturbance which which HlBgins said the railways! The bodies were found about 20 j Love to you all Anna. The commandments, apparently ; .p 'exacted a heavy toll in Florida a suffering In the order named. Its worst damage in Florida fro m M ondn y n lg h t's tta te was wrought in Ihe Cedar Keys nrea with Tallahasee, Clainsvllle, Pana cea Springs, and other towns suf fering from power shortage. Isola tion it ml uttfMidnnt discomfort. The Hay view Hotel at Panacea Springs was reported heavily dam aged, although the report could not bo confirmed because tho town was still isolated." Along the west coast, which was struck first, there was less damage and that area was practically nor mal today. At Tampa, however, some I O.ooo cigar makers were out of work because tho excessive hu midity had affected the leaf, ren dering it unlit for rolling. Four persons wero rescued from a sunken dredge in Tnmpa flay, after suffering for almost a day from exposure and lack of food. As the storm crossed over Into Georgia late yesterday nnd last night, it diminished In force. Early today heavy, rain was pelting At lanta. The wind was moderate. and ended Sunday off irr,,,4(1,i , tn 1.rtt.t,i,i n,,..,,!- leei apai'i louay. niiury Hgun lyuiK union rules restricting efficiency ji iiton s arin, w mie ine iai iur s , ' ; the middle Atlantic coast. and economy of operation wereir,f,e Iliy ftW,,y f,'om tho WMM1 !ru !S for lllsl,ccessfnl narrlaffe. .. a,t.limvhlle another moderate eliminated- or an incroase of six' Pvs"'l,,y F- Khanifler. a member "Remcmboi- you are both hu- tl.ollIcu, (iimlmnce blowing and one-half per cent with reten of Ul" ,mply' tertlfIed lhat llS e i mini, you are not perfect, and you , norlhwest. of the coast of euba. lion of ihe present -ulos , rushliiR toward .Mitton. fol-jure liable to error." said one. wos oc(.;lsion nf cnution no- ...lt, ....... u v.," - ., ---- , ices in snipping in mai m-i, iwi Mediation conducted by ' ,, , , v" I tlon. causing him to run not strive to imitate your neigh- away, i nors. relatives or menus, read 'l' W'lllinr.. ilia Cr.i,..ili lunnlhoiv in emsing 10 accept mo error j luinU,ri COrro)mrated his compan-i "Belong to the home of a od or arbitration made by the mil-; i0ns testimony. 'both of you bo active in It and ways, ihe union reprosentorflvcs ; uth saui that none had been " C.od will bless you for it." was tho have act d In disregard of the spirit i drinking, that there were no per-! last. and purpose or the Waisoii-Pnrker H(mal quarrels and that the four: railway lahnr m-t nml hi-. In-ituifil- .. I ing its ust rulne.sH as a means of j The county prosecutor, aciing as I peaceful settlement of wage con-' coroner, stressed the fact lhat Iho, irovcrlcs between railways' and party was hunting door out of tnetr employes,-' Higgins said. ; season. "The Watson-Parker act, passed! 4- two years ago, was drafted by rop- ' re.seniin.lves of all railway labor j organizations and Iho majority of the railways and its passage was j urged by both groups.. Persistence 1 by cndii('tiirs U1( trainmen t Heir refusal to arbilrate would . amount to repudlaiinn of this law." : CLOSE FIRE CALL WKSTmIlv.T M'H"ug C,HCACOrg-15.--An (Pi Search fur Ihe bodVs of fdur'hoilr nfU'r HnTW I,atP' 2fi HllW"'' young m-n who were .Irowne.l h, t his Wi,y froni Jail toda' lle H Fbdiers Island sound Sunday night when their Hi-funi sailboat cap sized, continued through lasi night without success. hot to death by detectives. The youih, who was held under $JMi0, OiiO lionds on sixty charges of burglary, was captured near htsi which the fire started TACO.MA, Wash., Aug. 14. (P) Scores of army officers and their families residing in iho t!reene Park' Inn at fcort Lewis, wero driven from their betis late lust night by a fire of unknown origin which destroyed two nearby busi ness blocks with a loss roughly estimated at $3(1,000 nnd for sev eral hours threatened tho inn wtiii destruction. When it was found impossible to save the building In Ihe fort j no storm warning was issued for Florida. South central Florida's shallow : inland sou was draining slowly into Lake Okeechobee from the north and west through three chnnnels Taylor's creek. Kissimee river, anil . Fish ating creek. These three 'streams had spread until the flooded network of their tributar ies had joined each other, with Kissimee, tho central and largest drainage artery, overflowing its j banks .'10 miles north of Its mouth. ' Iil all tho affected urea, only Okeechobee City on Taylor's creek I a few miles cast of the mouth of the- Kissimee, was" entirely sale, t Tiler the Red Cross, with a nit j lional disaster worker cooperating, i was attempting to rearh isolated 1 refugees by boat with supplies and ;fnod, all of the R0 Inhabitants of Cabbage liluff. a trapper village, , wero brought here when tho town was washed away. All territory ; between Okeechobee City and lias ;senger, 20 miles to the north, was Inundated today. : The Kissimee meanwhile hud A ool Jden! piTTsmnuin. Aug. 14. wv- Increased uso of dally newspapers for advertising In the future' by K. 1. JJuPoni NeMourn. eonipnny was announced here today by Matt Denning, assistant advertising director. u'.n.. ..rt. nwnnn iin-i.i..- .1 i-.i i ... cut a second ciiannei into jjiko Ikiakpt Ls Killed. ! teetives had placed him in their I to protection of the big frame I Okeeciioboo which, wider than the PORTLa.mj. lire . ... if,. autumubiio and were on route ....,.,., i.ullillnir bousimr manv l,!l,'om wtmini, wandered through (A) tJeorue Chriftianson. 411. died back to jail when Pnte suddenly officers of, the Third division nnd hospl;al todav from Iniuriew . leaped from the motor car. The received late yesterday In ap nccl- o; fleers fired and he fell. He was dent at the East Side Logging, dead when they reached , a hos compan'y at Yroniq, Ore. (pitnl. their families. TtA IXIER. Lower highway being repaired. a district of fertile farm lands. Damage in this' territory was estimated at between 5200,000 and $400,000 with rnilroads, roads, crops, industries and home owners HELPED DURING MIDDLE AGE Woman Took Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound Denver, Colo.' 'T have taken six bottles of Lvdia K. Pinkliam's Vege table t Compound anil will take more. I am talc ing It us a tmiiit lo h e I p tn o t h r 0 u (i li the Cluince of Life and I am telling many of my friends to lake it as I found noth ing before thin to help me, 1 luul so inanv hail feelings at- nilit that I could nuf sleep and for two wars I could not e;o down town lieemi-i' I was afraid of falling. My mother took the Vege table Compound years ago with pul results and now I am taking it dur ing the Change of Life and recotn' mend it." Mus. T. A. Mili.kr, Hill Adams Street, Denver, Colorado. trn to Suuerlor at 12 noon, nniln tin- rimr ir 21 KUim flrort by Hi'1 tirtllloiy. HIh tli-imrttiro wis n even two Iioui-h after ho nrrlvod. ' WAUSAU.Tvis., AlW. IS. (PI ComplBtlnR IiIb ovornlKlit trip from Superior, President Coollilce'a !i' clal train arrived lioro today at 10 a. m. met by lariso crowdn and a reception committee and city offi cials and officers of tho American Lotion convention In session here. . President Ooolldno, accompanied l)y, Mih. CoolldKo and their son, stood on tho rear platform of his car and acknowlod wd tho applause of bystanders while hands played and banners and Hons wore waved enthusiastically. As the train was pulled into Ihe city 21 (tuns were fired In sulule. Deluyed but a lltllo at the sta tion, Mr. CoolldKo was driven off In nn open car at tho head of' a pa rade. In tho car followlnn was Major (ieneral Paul H. Malone, commander of the sixth enrp area at Chlcaiio: Kverett Sanders, sec retary to the proaiuBitt, and Mrs. CoolldKo nnd John rodu with the president. Ovations followed from Iho sta tion over Kuyly decorated streets, reaching n climax at tho speaker's stand erected for tho purpose. There thousand of persons Kavo cheer after cheer lor Mr. Cooildite. who stood bareheaded until Iho ex citement died down. ids five-car train left Superior at S o'clock last nlKht Drlvlnir direct In their special , ,in .. .. ,.,,i Hinsihilitles. a mod- train at the station, the president ,.((, nrn)y nnd nnvy based on what and his party bopm their return jw0 0i1Vo to ho our requirement!! for national security. While tho speech was siKnlflcant liannnun lt tlif t tniO lllVPlI tit t llO I discussion of the KpIuikk pact nnd I Its relationship to American de fense reitulromenta, the president also devoted a shnre of his address let recltitiK the knowledKo that had come from tho war. The Rewarda of War "Adequate defense meant tin.1 proper functlonltiK of tho entire or ganic llfo of Ihe nation The foundation of It all rests on the extermination of waste und the waster, and on tho elimination of slackness nnd tho slacker. It means tho co-ordination of national effort IhrouKh an adequately trained cill j.enshlp, which will result In a scientific production and dlstrlhti-j Hon of commodities lhat will raise the standard of llvlnn mound every! fireside In the html "Another fact which shines forth : with a renewed brilliance Is that j many of Ihe most precious rewards ! of life do not lie on tho sido of j material Kaln. Vc have had n Kreat j deal of discussion coucernliiK the Injustice of ono person roIuk Into'j the service tit a very small re- j numeration, while another remain-: od at homo In the enjoyment of , very hlKh wn-'joR. Hut I wonder . how many of you wiio ptit on tho uniform nnd went into action over-; seas would now be wllllntf to ex-, chnnKO that experience for the few j dollars of extra compensation Hint wllh the , ., , ; parly InchidlUR Secretary and Mrs. i . which one Is now In nos-! ?'''1-,'B;.('"!,"1P'0",,"':,.,0.,:!!.',)S' sessllm of Hle'lt vairblo trcas-. me pres . ., ......- .,.,,, ,, ...... ,..,. . trm , Coupal, bis iihyslclun, and Cleneral Malone on lxiard. The CoolldKos lioarded the train Inter at Hnw trono and the trip hcxan at lo: 3fi p. m. I'or four hours the train was side tracked In nn Isolated spot or the country to permit the president to got a ood sleep, nnd tho trip was resumed at daybreak. Crowds nt Cross roads were witltlna as the train whixne'd by for a Kllmpso of the president, but Iho largest nnm-1 her was nt Mnrsaflold, where a I atop was made to put aboard ice and water. Here several thousand , cheered the President and Mrs CoolldKo as they sat nn the rear i platform. The president went to the back nf the platform as the : train pulled out and waved Rood bye to Ihe crowd. or the one who wns secnrlntt high wases? lly reason of tho draft, both wero doing the duty assigned to them nnd both lived up to the full requirements of their eltlien ship, bul I think the conclusion must bo lhat the one who was In (bo place of greater peril Is really In possession of tho Rrealer reward. What we found In war we shall continue to find In peace." Kt'ORNK, Cui-don . ns nNMstanl ore.. Auk. IS. nT Vo!l., who reslKnotl prosecuting nllnrney WAl'SAV, Wli., Aug. IB. (P) Within a fortnight of Iho date on Inst week, hss asked for n Kran I which the International treaty for Jury Investiu.ittnn t rlmmc iivule outlawing war Is lo be signed, ncnhist him In" HuroM ,. I.ee, President CoolldRa declared before ; county Jailer. 1N nskeit thut the Wisconsin Slate American Le-ilic be permitted to testify, glon here today that the Kelloug j Molvln Turnimll. who reslKneil pact "holds a greater hope for Ins deputy sheriff In connection peacoful relations than was ever! with the same cbai-Kes, annmmrc,) given lo the world." he would be niniliil.uo f.,,- sheiirr - In giving his sentiments, regard- nt the November election. Turn ing Ihe forthcoming treaty Ihe lull- jliult. In a statement, declared be est expression since Iho Inception i was Innocent of the i ll. .! -. MANN'S THEBEST GOODS FOR THE PRICE; N OMATTER WHAT THE PRICE MANN'S Tomorrow ---MANN'S Offers Some Unusual Thursday Bloomers and Stepins Tliese ft-nnnonts arc niado of it fine' quality rayon; well tailored, all shades and 95c sizes, value 1. (Ycpe liloonievs, voile chem ise and siepins; all shades; K'ood quality materials; while they last, each 39c mi: Mid-Week Money Savers That Thrifty Shoppers Cannot Afford to Overlook Tie Special .New Windsor Ties, in Dlack ami all pastel shades. Regu lar price (i!)c; clean- CH. up sale, each OUL Novelty Velveteen 27-inch novelty velveteen; suitable lor the loni' coat or short jacket; conies in three color continuations; black and RTV. tan and brown and brown ami tO QC black, yard P.iJ Tissue Ginghams IW-inch fast colored tissue fjinjrhant, in novelty checks nnd 'plaids; just the thhur for school dresses; oflc yard. Special, 4Qr yartl tVK Wash Dresses Group of wash droses in organdies, voile and batiste; lace trimmed and dainty combina tions; sizes 14 to J0. Regular so.OO values $2.95 Linen Prints illt-inch fast colored linen, in prints and plain colors; suit able for dresses, smocks, art work, etc., uS Women's Hose Women's Theme pure silk hose; full fashioned, all colors, $145 pair Fancy Aprons Women's fancy aprons; stamped on fast, color prints in attractive de signs; requires little em broidery to finish; sev eral patterns to choose J'T; $1.25 each M'e v Just arrived, new laces in val. venise and several other at tractive kinds, prices from to 95 ' yard Children's k i c k e r n i c k combination suits, with elastic knee, m pajama t heck, in sizes up to :14 years. Special, each $1.00 Gloves Women's cham oisette gloves, with novelty trim cuffs; in beige, champagne a n d grev. Values up to 1.93. QQr Sp'l, ir. New Fall Merchandise Is Arriving Daily C' "THE STORE FOW EVEPYBODy- i J OtONf-48o-487 I cakes Dona Castile soap; regular 10c value; given with one long-handled flesh brush, a regular tLAe $1.00 value, all fr.:..,.C Sweaters at 20 Discount All our summer sweaters will be discounted 20' to clean up; only a few of each price. These arc Maronettc, Natti Knit and other re liable makes; all go as a Thursday special. Nets and Marquisettes Cream .ami white rayons and cotton nets, for living and bed rooms; 36 inches wide. Regular values to 59c. August clearance, OC. yard Charm pf Youth treasure box; contains face powder, cream and rouge. A $1.73 value. Special CQ Thursday C Lunch Cloths 4ox45-inch, pure linen lunch cloths; come in green and rose floral patterns; $1.25 value. Special, each 81x99-inch Golden Gate sheets; made of a fine grade of sheeting; taped edge. special, each 95c $L85 MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED POSTAGE PREPAID AGENTS FOR BUTTERICK PATTERNS
