The Oregon Daily Journal from Portland, Oregon • Page 1

CITY EDITION NEWS BY AIR. Is what Journal readers sojourning at beach resorts are netting this summer. The Journal's airplane delivery service la but one more triumph in thla newspaper" determination to be always ahead of the times. -v CITY EDITION ie All Here and If All True THE WEATHER-Tonight and Thursday, fair and continued warm. Maximum Temperatures Tuesday Portland 8 New 01 Chicago ,84, New York 80 1ms '80.

St. 70 VOLT: XIX: WO. 102. Atand Saeond-Oaas PoMofflMt Portland. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JULY 7, 1920.

EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. SoY'Vi cY GRAFT CHARGE COX STRONG ROOSEVELT'S Miss Rockefeller In Portland With dSelopsiih FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ASSISTANT secretary of the riavy and nominee of the Democratic party for the vice presidency. He is a second cousin of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his wife is a niece of the late ex-president, but Franklin Roosevelt has been a lifelong Democrat and a leader of the progressive element in the party in New York state.

He was a strong, advocate of an aggressive American naval policy during the war. Century Mark on Ikrmometer Is Facing Touch of Mercury Column NOMINATION AMD MOVE ill I ill I A. 2 3 for league; Governor Likely; to Prove WorUiy of Progressive Platform of -Party; Ohioans Swear by Himj Roosevelt Popular at S. F. Meet i By B.

F. Irvine (Editor of The Jourraa) San Francisco, July and Roosevelt as a ticket Is easy and euphonious. The second name carries you back to 1900 when the fourth cousin of the new. candidate held the same place on the ticket with McKinley. The present combination is already hailed as a very strong ticket.

Young Roosevelt was one of the most popular, perhaps the most popular figure, in the convention. He was a member of the New York delegation and led the 20 delegates who voted throughout the balloting for McAdoo. In spite of his differences with the other 70 member of the delegation be was ardently urged by them for bis place on the ticket, The speech of Governor Smith seconding bis nomination brought the convention to its feet. COX. POPTJLAB AT HOME Roosevelt, is a clean-cut young man of His great ability was displayed as assistant, secretary of war during and since the war.

It was with difficulty that Secretary Daniels induced him to abandon; a to go to the front rather than remain at bis post at Washington when America entered the war. 1 He was made the nominee amid scenes of the' greatest enthusiams. Half' a dozen candidates had been presented to the convention, but so many delegations seconded the Roosevelt candidacy that one by one the opposing candidates prudently withdrew and the nomination was made unanimous. Governor Cox seems likely to be a popular candidate. He la sound to the core on the League of Nations.

Newspaper correspondents from Ohio at the convention are enthusiastic in commending They say his record will square perfectly with the-very progressive plat form that has been a dopted. tcOJJFIDEJICE IX HIM Tbivlay grat stress upon the tact nai -wruie frurrounaing Tnaustriai states leave oeen in ireaueni inrmoii wiin ia bor troubles Ohio has been in complete industrial peace. They insist that Gov ernor Cox constantly brought; representatives of employers and workers together and Induced them to harmonise their differences. They say that he holds the confidence of 'both sides and through that confidence is able, to lead them into the paths of peace. Govenor Cox led the fight for Ohio's new progressive constitution.

He is the legislature, a workman's compensation author of, and drove through the Ohio law which King ''Albert of Belgium, (Concluded on Face Two, Column Three) HEAD FOR CHICAGO Chicago, July 7. (U. Third party presidential possibilities were increased by two today when the names of Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma and Eugene Debs, Socialist, were mentioned by delegates arriving here. Added impetus was given the boom of Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin by many delegates, who confidently asserted there wasn't any doubt about Lafollette's chances.

Owen's name was given special significance When it, was he was en route here from San Francisco with Howard Williams, vice chairman of the executive committee of the Committee of Fojrty-eight, and Frank P. Walsh, mem ber of the executive committee oTIie committee of rorty-eignt ana tne national Labor party. The National Service party composed of war veterans, meet here at the same time as the other conventions and offer its support providing the liberal parties platforms contain a bonus plank. That the National. Labor party and the Committee of Forty-eight wilt amalgamate to place a presidential and vice presidential ticket in the field was considered "practically certain" today by A.

W. Ricker, treasurer and-a member of the executive committee of the. Committee of Forty-eight. Leaders of the proposed third party expressed the belief that the action of the Democratic convention in nominating Cox had strengthened the chances of a third party. The -Committee of Forty-eight will open its convention.

Saturday. The labor parties meet Monday. It Is not expected the two parties will meet in one convention. President Wilson And Cox May Confer Washington. July 7.

(U. Administration officials expect a conference between President Wilson and Governor Cox, Democratic presidential candidate, to be arranged soon, they said today. The conference probably will be held at the White House. The date and other details have not yet been arranged. Durazzo Evacuated By Italian Garrison Rome, July 7.

P. A news dis patch received here today declared the Italian garrison at Durasso had evacu SAY REPORTS HIRD PARTY MEN IS HURLED BY State Highway Commission Session Enlivened When Old Con- troversy Over Eugene-Florence Road Route Is Renewed. Out of the proposals submitted Tuesday the state highway commission has awarded the following contracts: i Deschutes county Bend-Jefferson county line, 24.2 miles of gravel surface, Wickner, Sharp Kindel, $129,850. Douglas county Rosebuf g-Wil-bur, 6.4 miles gravel surface, John Hackenson, i Josephine county Sexton moun tain, T. 5 miles gravel surface, D.

M. Stevenson, $77,610. Yamhill county Newberg-Cheha- lem creek, 1.5 miles, K. A. Palmer, The bid for rocking the Columbia river highway.

In Sherman county be tween the mouths of the Deschutes and John Day rivers was rejected and the work ordered, readvertlsed. The same action was taken in graveling of, the TiUamook-McMinnvtlle highway be tween the Yamhill county line, and Butler's store in Polk county. The bids on other projects were re ferred to the engineer and respective county courts with power to The harmony of the commission was again disturbed at its Wednesday ses sion by the revival of the old contro versy over the location of, the Eugene-' Florence road when Commissioner Booth proposed that' the state cooperate with Lane county on a 50-50 basis in the grading of a 10 mile stretch over the summit of. the Cascade mountains on what is called the "low pass" route, the estimate for which is approximately $180,000. Chairman Benson protested on' the ground of illegality.

He said that in view certain changea made in the location he was not so much opposed to the low pass route as he had been. but be thought if would be illegal for the state and county to cooperate in tewf its apt tvjt the road had been classed by -the legislature as a forest road in which there was to be govern ment cooperation. He -wus further op posed to beginning work on the project at this time, thus committing the state (Concluded on Pag Three, Column Five) IN OREGON JULY 13 Washington. July 7. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Senator McNary plans to leave Washington Thursday, arriv ing in Oregon about July 13.

He expects to visit all sections of. the state during the summer and fall and make several speeches, which will be non-political, He ha4 no plans for political campaign ing, but ,1 wants to discuss national questions, particularly those having an Oregon aspect. McNary's first speech probably will be in Portland on the subject of American foreign relations, in which he will assert that America cannot pursue a policy of isolation and must consider how far It will go in world affairs. He favors ratification of the peace treaty with reservations. In other speeches he will discuss the problem of irrigation, agricultural production and farmers' interests at Washington, waterway development, highways and other subjects, visiting different parts of Oregon to consult local Interests on matters connected with national legislation.

He declares that as chairman of the senate Irrigation committee he intends making a supreme drive next session of congress for funds for reclamation. Robson's Relatives Celebrate Four tit By Being Born Then A succession of birthdnv rnnfrnnttnw Police Lieutenant William Ttnharr complicated somewhat Tuesday when he receivea a caoiegram from Gordon Rob-son, Tils brother, in Shanghai, China, announcing the birth of a babv itanrW, July 4. Gordon Robson for 20 years was empioyea oy tsallour. Guthrie Co, in this city. He is now Chinese agent for the San Francisco firm of Halifax.

Weather bee Christensen. Lieutenant Robson'a littl celebrated a birthday Tuesday and the ponce oii ice nimseu nas a natal anniversary today. i 'Not Guilty' Plea Of David Stein tor W. S. S.

indictment David. Stein. 29 TsTorth Sl-rfh mr. pleaded not guilty to two Indictments in connection with alleged 'traffic in stolen and altered War Savings stamps before Federal Judge Bean. Wednesday morning.

Stein is charged with selling vings stamps which had been altered and with conspiracy. This case has attracted wide attention because of the. indictment of La Salle, member of the Portia nil rnlim K-. reau. as an agent of the thieves in disposing of the loot of Scio.

Dayton and Harrisburg banks, blown by yeggs. SMONBENSON NARY TO ARRIVE Notable Party of Eastern Visitors Mr. and Herbert A. Pratt of New York clty are at the head of a. party of prominent visitors who are In Portland on a tour of the Pacific coast.

Pratt la vice president of the Standard Oil company, and his party precedes that due here Friday in which Mr. and Mrs, John D. Rockefeller 1 and Mrs. Fred B. Pratt, formerly Miss Caroline A.

Ladd of daughter of the late W. S. Ladd. are members. In party here now.

its members guests at the Hotel Portland, are. aside from; Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, Miss I sa belle Rockefeller, daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr-i the Misses Harriet B.

and Florence G. Pratt, Herbert A. Pratt Master F. R. Pratt, William 11.

neater jr. ana miss Few plans have been made for entertaining the members of the Rockefeller party as yet because -their plans lor tne time in Portland nave not been made known. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbett will give an informal dance Thursday night at their home in Rivera for Mrs.

Herbert Pratt and Miss Rockefeller, wno arrived Wednesday morning. Mrs. Pratt and Miss Rockefeller will be taken to Mount Hood lodge Thursday for luncheon. They will leave Friday, after meeting the main Rockefeller party upon its arrival in Port land. 5 Following a bitter discussion that threatened to disrupt Portland post of the American Legion into factions, Tuesday night at Central, li brary, committee of 1 2 men was appointed to present at least two plans for reorganization at the first meeting in' August.

Henry TV Boyd attended his second meeting of "Portland post and, as on the first occasion, when he charged that the Legion was dying of tated the 'row that -developed Tuesday night. Boyd admitted he had attended but two meetings, had never accepted any committee work and had never been active in Legion work. HEADS WOTTLD BESIGTf James M. Bain, vice commander of the post, presiding, said the resignation of James O. Convill and himself, had been in the hands of the executive committee for several weeks for acceptance if members of the post were not satis fied with their acts.

Boyd suggested that the post be sub divided into groups, each working separately, but all contributing to the generalwelfare of the central organization. which should remain intact. Bain made heated reply to Boyd's statements, pointing out that the Le gion's progress in Portland' was due to the hard work of a few men. At the Legion picnic last Sunday, Bain said. 10 men did all the; work and of-the more than 1700 persons attending, about ISO belonged to the Legion.

'Bain was sup ported by A. Ekwall and Dow V. Walker. I TO ELECT DELEGATES After this discussion was concluded. delegates for the Astoria convention were They Frank S.

Sever, Oeorge A. White. G. L. GoodelL Wilbur Henderson.

H. T. Boyd, Dow -V. Walker, J. J.

Crossley, Thomas R. Mahoney, Prescott W. Cook-ingham, Thomas Sweeney, Ben Morrow Frank Moore, James rfe-Bain, W. A. Ek wall.

Jay Coffey, Arthur M. Geary. Barge E. Leonard, James F. Alexander, Jerrold Owen, Clarence R.

Hotchklss, W. H. Maguire, A. A. Murphy, Milton R.

Klepper, Harvey Black, Joseph Hammond, William Bent, R. E. Norton, George H. Lewis. Hal H.

Rasch, Sidney J. Benedict. George Hoban. Cassius R. Peck.

W. J. Morris. Edward J. Eivers.

Lynn L. Davtes, Walter B. Gleason, F. M. Phelps, James O.

OonviU, William Harrison, Charles Gedstead. John Kennedy, Merle Campbell. Fred W. West. Jane V.

Doyle. Alfred J. Monteith. Creed C. Hammond, John.

Mowry, Orton Goodwin, Earl R. Goodwin, -Anne Schneider, George L. Rauch, L. A. Bowman.

Franklin K. Korell, Mary Cronin, Jane Kenney, Margary Bell, F. A. Walton, Leonard J. Kaufman.

Dr. Alfred Schilt, James Ml' Vraniran, Harry C. Brumbaugh, Henry Aiken. John Abele. J.

Guy Strohm.H. M. Green and Percy Allen. The delegates will be elected July 19. Twenty-three men will be named.

The election of Frank S. Sever to the position of post adjutant was announced. Sever succeeds James W. Crawford, resigned. F.

M. Phelps succeeded Sever, on the executive commlltee. Daniels on Warship Leaves for Seattle San Francisco, July 7. (I. On board the battleship New Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels left today for Seattle: There he will be joined by John Barton Payne, secretary of the interior, and Governor Riggs of The party will proceed to Alaska On a destroyer to investigate the possibility of the navy securing Its coal and oil supply from Alaska.

All on Deck Flee as Huge Python Escapes Victoria. B. C. July 7. U.

A gigantic python escaped from the on the steamship Bolton Castle, and usurped the bridge for half an hour while all on deck fled to shelter, shortly after the vessel left Singapore. AMERICAN LEGION WILL REORGANIZE G.O.P.SCANDAL William r- Loeb Admits at Senate Committee Hearing That Wood Campaign Was Underwritten Jor Million by Big Financiers. Chicago, July 7. (I. NT.

8.) The biggest sensation sprung' thus fair In the "slush fund" scandal involving the. campaign of leading Republican candidates for the was cracked wide open In" Chicago to-dayj when William Lob, Eastern manager of the campaign of General Leonard admiue-i' before the senate committee Investigating- the fund charges that the Woo campaign, had been underwritten for 11,000,000 by some rpf the country's biggest -'---j Just prior, to this a statement by T. W. Hukrled, a Missouri Lowden cam-palm manager, admitting that he had received from the Lowden camp, was placed In evidence before the committee, SAME8 THREE bio ONF.8 I Among the alleged' contributors to the Wood) fund named i by Loeb J. fi.

the tobacco king. who. Loeb contributed a substantial sum the late Oeorge V. Perkins, -who handed over $10,000 somebody and IT. If.

Rogers, the oil magnate, who gave 150.000 to the Loeb testified. I received altogether J4O6.OO0." said Loeb. "The; campaign was underwrit ten for $1,000,000, however, by George Whelan, Colonel WDliam Copper Procter and a Colonel Monnell. Each agreed to be responsible for and It was decided to try to get the fourth by popular subscription." MONET BISTHIBCTED Of the $408,000 received. 'personally by him, Mr.

Loeb testified $225,000 went to the Chicago of the campaign. $180,000 to, the "Eastern Tiead-Quarters, $45,000 to the New York headquarters and the remainder, about $6000, was sent1 to Colonel Proctor a few days ago. "I was' asked to take charge of the campaign, said Mr. Loeb. "and John T.

King selected to manage the general: campaign, i' He was scheduled to advance General. Wood's Interests among various organizations. But dissatisfaction with King's developed and we decided to change managers and transform our policy to 'a direct appeal to the. public I was' suited as to the' amount of money it would take to carry the appeal to the (Concluded on Pace Three, Column Three) PROSPECTSGOOD By Hyman II. Cation Heppner.

July 7. All through Morrow county there is today promise' of the biggest crop' of wheat that this section has ever produced. Such uniformly good stands of wheat have never before been seen In Morrow 'county, although there have been times when individual fields have probably shown the prospects for a crop that are today in evidence. Through the Hardman 'section, through flight Mile and similar districts the prospects are practically the same as when county produced its biggest crop, back In 1907. In the lone and Lexington sections the showing is perhaps the best known.

While there Is a liberal percentage of spring grain: in both districts, still the outlook is far above the normal. Taking Morrow county in general it would be difficult to find a more optimistic situation than exists Alfalfa crop this season Is well above the average and the same is true of other hay crops. Livestock conditions are practically Ideal so far as quality is concerned although holdings through the county are somewhat less a few years ago. There has been little contracting of wheat In this section to date, although contracts were freely offered by buyers a short time ago. Harvest is perhaps 10 days later han normal but present weather conditions are favorable.

No hot winds have been encountered and this is a most hopeful sign. I -m P. S. First to Be Settled With for Time of U.S. Control Washington, July f.

(WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)-The railroad administration announces final compensation adjustment for the period of federal control with the Spokane. Portland railway, first road of all to be settled with. It will be paid $1,600,000. which represents all fSeftns and counter-claims including al-Vwance for deferred maintenance and government guarantees. Drowned but Still Able to Do Shimmy Spokane.

July 7. (U. Being drowned is all In the day's work for 17-year-old Victor Clutch. Vic went under three times at Newman lake Tuesday, was hauled out and pronounced dead. Three hours later he was shimmying around the lake dance hall he strains of "How Dry I Am." MORROW COUNTY til BOLSHEVIK! TAKE London, July 7.

(I. N. Bolshevik forces have captured, the fortress of Rovno, east of Lutsk, from the Poles according to a.state-meotysent out today by the soviet wireless. One thousand prisoners were captured and much booty taken. i London, July 7.

(I. N. A gigantic battle is raging between the Poles and Russian Bolshevik! on a wide front in Ukralnia, northwest of Kieff, it was announced by the Polish legation today. The Poles, assisted by the reorganized Ukrainian army, are attempting a counter offensive. A news dispatch from Berlin said that the Russians had launched a terrific drive against the Poles and Ukrainians with five divisions.

A report said to nave been cabled to the United States that the Poles capitulated in the face of the Russian Bolshevik advance was officially defied by the Polish legation today. Ohio De mocratic Delegation Visits City En Route Home 'k. Tired but in a happy frame of mind over their victory at the San Francisco convention, between 25 and 30 Ohio returning home from the Democratic meeting. arrived Wednesday morning and spent the day touring the Columbia' river highway and other points of interest around "Portland. The Ohioans had a long struggle to obtain the nomination of their governor for president.

Unlike other parties of delegates returning from the convention, the Ohio-party did not travel in a spe cial car. They are scheduled to leave for the East via the O-W. at 11 p. m. 'Babe Ruth Narrowly Escapes Death When Auto Loops the Loop Philadelphia.

July L-ri t. N. S-.) Babe the slugging' outfielder of the New York Yankees, came near ending his sensational baseball career, a mile from Wawa, Pa today, His new touring car looped the loop on the Baltimore Pike and landed with ail four wheels in the air with Ruth and his party beneath it. The his wife and three other persons whose names could not be learned, were in the machine. All es caped serious injury.

Leaguers Prepare To Enter Douglas Roseburg, July 7. The Non-partisan League of North Dakota has sent a representative to Douglas county to prepare campaign for1 the operations of the league in Oregon. Hause, the representative, cornea supplied with litera ture of the league. The outlook for the league here is not considered V'Y FORTRESS OF ROVNO 7 I 'i'" Mopping Wednesday morning's collective perspiration from its brow, Portland saw visions of a record breaking summer temperature as- the official thermometer, atop the custom ho ise, mounted to 80 degrees at 10 a. thus presenting a heat record for the year, at least.

Tuesdays maximum, reached at "5 p. was 89 degrees, the hottest day of the year, thus far. The temperature at 10 a. tn. Tuesday was 69 degrees as compared with: 80 degrees for Wednesday.

The official thermometer was rapidly ascending as the day advanced. Although records are due for eclipse the peak of the heat Is not-yet, weather bureau figures indicate, and the record of July 14, 1919 when 100 degrees were registered, is about to be shattered." Only two days of the present year approached Tuesday for heat They were May 7 and June 3. when the official thermometer registered 87 degrees. Tuesday's temperature ascended from 75 degrees at noon to the 5 o'clock max imum. i' "Fair and warmer," as the forecast for Thursday and a comparison of Wednesday's temperature with that of Tuesday seems, officials say.

to testify to me propriety orv the prediction. At 5 a m. Wednesday the- official thermometer registered 65 degrees and between 9 a. tnt and 10 o'clock Eraiiwtd 7 degrees. Temperatures were: 6SI12 (noon) m.

i. 731 p. m. 0 m- K. 80 2 p.

m. 1 a. m- 84 93 JOURNAL SEAPLANE SERVICE IN THRILLS Good fortune and thrills a-plenty attended the seaplane delivery of to Seaside Tuesday in spite of. it all, Vic The Journal afternoon, but tor Vernon, manager i of the Oregon. Washington Idaho Airplane company, forced Ito.

alight in Young's bay, Astoria. Baw to the speedy de- livery of the! paper at beach Aerlai storm and heaw foe hid Sea side when Vernon attempted to put Into Necanicum as usual Tuesday afternoon. vritn a passenger and the cargo of Journals he was forced to return to Astoria and alight In the bay. Before he however, he had soared through the fog and storm over Seaside for some braving every element and risking a forced landing In the Pac'fflc in his energetic attempt to deliver The Journal, according to eched- ul'- WI3fS DESPITE ODDS Although the elements conspired against the doughty pilot The Journal was delivered to Seaside readers long miore omer arternoon Portland papers, proving the efficiency of the seaplane delivery in the! face of sometimes alzriost overwhelming odds. Vernon left the landing basin at Lewis and Clark field about 1 :30 Tuesday afternoon in a CUrjtiss F-boat.

carrying The Journal and la passenger. With the added weight, however, the boat refused to leave the jriver and Vernon, after reaching the S-. P. bridge at St. Johns, turned back.

At 2 :10 he took to the air in 'the Seagull, a heavy cross wind blowing horizontally to the line of flight all the way. For mahy minutes" he flew back and forth near Seaside, deliberating on whether he would take the chance, which, In the; event of failure, would mean a forced landing in the Pacific Finally he "descended to Young's bay and tied up at one of the docks. The papers were placed in an automobile and rushed to Seaside. In the meantime, employes at Lewis and Clark field were notified that Vernon had passed over Astoria, headed for the seal This was soon after 4 o'clock. About 6 o'clock excited residents of Seaside wired the airplane field that The Journal seaplane had not yet appeared.

FEARED OCAIT LASDISG 5 Officials of the company were notified and were much alarmed, for it was feared that Vernon had been forced to land In the Pacific and was at the mercy of the waves. Another "Wat" was being manned for the flight to the coast, when Vernon came gliding up to the landing field In North Portland. He had flown back in an hour. Pilot Waltet A. Lees will take The Journal to Seaside Wednesday afternoon.

Pilot F. sj. Harding returned Lewis Clark field Tuesday afternoon with one of the boats from a several days trip to South Bend, Wash. After taking jThe Journals to Seaside Saturday, Harding flew north to. Wll-lapa harbor and South Bend.

Over the double holiday he carried 117 passen Among them was John A. Gel-latly of Wena tehee. Republican- candi date for governor of Washington. GeUatly was! so much impressed with air travel that he completed arrangements for ani airplane from the Portland companyl to be used by him this summer in his campaigning. Osteopath Doctors Buy Burr ell Home For New Hospital The Walter F.

Burrell home at S28 Hawthorne avenue has been purchased from the Security Savings A Trust com- and H. P. Moore, os teopathic physicians and proprietors of the Moore sanitarium. Consideration was not announced, but the property is valued at approximately $100,000.. The Burrell house Is large three story structure and the grounds comprise- two entire blocks.

The property will be used for hospital purposes. 4 Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Is Progressive, Popular With Navy Men, Foe of Tam- many; Career Like Colonel's. By David Iawrence (Oowrrlitbt, 1820, br Th Journal) San Francisco, July 7. Picking a vice president ordinarily is about as Interesting as inaugurating one he la indistinct In the picture. But the selection of Franklin D.

Uoosovelt. assistant secretary of the navy, to go along with Governor Cox on the Democratic ticket, was an episode in national politics of no small importance. Under the rostrum where nominating speeches were being made cf or a half dozen vice presidential aspirants. Charlie Murphy of Tammany Hall, George Bren-nan of Illinois, who is the successor of the late Roger Sullivan, Jim Nugent of New Jersey, Fred. Lyncn of Minnesota, Wilbur Marsh of Norman Mack of New York, and Ed Moore, the campaign manager of Governor Cox, gathered for a conference and in full sight of onlook- ing correspondents held 'an informal de- i bate on the merits of Edward Meredith of Iowa, secretary of agriculture, Victor Murdock of Kansas, member of ie federal trade commission, and Bull of 1912, and Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state and also Roosevelt progressiva TAMMANY FAVORED COLBY Governor Cox wisely left the choice to the managers here.

Mr. 1 1 curst would like to have seen Colby named and there was some thought that the support of the Hearst newspaper would be easily assured If Colby were chosen. But while Tammany favored Colby and gave Indication of burying the hatchet with Hearst in the coming effort to reelect Al Smith governor of New York, the leaders argued with Murphy that Roosevelt's name would be worth votes to the ticket throughout the country and that his selection would please the McAdoo forces which had been led by Roosevelt. EAST 18 HOHTISO OnODHD The western "men, Meredith and Murdock. Were eliminated when it was decided that on account of Cox's wet leanings the campaign had -better be waged In the east.

Roosevelt. It was contended, would give assurance lo westerners that the ticket was progressiva Furthermore. It was suggest- '(Cotwltidxd on Page Two, Column Three) SUFFRAGE APPEAL IS MADE BY COX By Herbert W. Walker Dayton, Ohio, July 7. (U.

dovernor James M. Cox today fire the opening gun of his campajfn for the presidency by appealing to the Democratic legislature of Louisiana to ratify immediately the woman suffrage amendment and thus make it effective. N. P. Wheeler Estate Has $1,000,000 in Oregon Timber Land Kelson P.

Wheeler of Kndeavor, who died at Pasadena, March 6. left timber lands In eight counties in Oregon and more than $8000 on deposit in Portland banks, according to a petition filed Wednesday with the probate court. In which Nelson P. Wheeler a son, asks for probate of the T. II.

Ward is named administrator for ths Oregon portion of the estate. The timber lands are stated to valued at approximately $1,000,000, sml are located in Tillamook, Clataop. Columbia, Washington, Yamhill, Lincoln-and Polk counties. The total value of the estate Is placed at not (less than $5,600,000, of which is personal property and Is real estate In Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Kentucky, Ohio and New York Wheeler wiifin uncle of R. and 3.

E. Wheeler, publishers of the Portland Telegram, and was associated with them in many timber land Investments. Eastern Democrats Will Tour Highway Four special cars, carrying Democratic delegates of Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts and Maryland to their'homea from the San Francisco convention, will arrive in Portland, at. 7 :20 Thursday morning, according to arrangements made with the Southern Pacific company. Some of the delegates will make totirs of the Columbia river highway.

Sen. Robinson Will Be Portland Guest Senator Joe T. Robihson of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic national convention In San Francisco, will reash Portland Thursday morning and be the guest of J. i. Bronaugh.

Arrangements were being made by a number of Portland Democrats to tender Senator" Robinson a luncheon Thursday noon. A trip over the Columbia highway la also Bend, Jaly 7. A fire which broke out from an unknown cause at midnight Tuesday night in the frame building occupied by Che Pioneer garage, destroyed the Central Oregon Motor company building and the Pioneer garage building, owned by L. Fox. Doyle's restaurant, the Loyal Order of Moose club, Estebenet Stokes' confec-tloneryj store and Armstrong's second store.

I'- i The total loss has not. been fully completed, but It is estimated that it will approach $80,000, only a small part of which is covered by Insurance, The heaviest loss is sustained by L. L. Fox, owner of the two garage buildings, estimated to be about 325,000 i H. 8.

Royce of the Pioneer garage, whose loss rests largely in the destruction lot used automobiles, parts and accessories, and E. P. Jech and J. L. Vanhuffel of the Central Oregon garage.

whose entire stock of parts and accessories and automobiles was destroyed at a loss of about $25,000. The other small buildings destroyed will aggregate a loss of $30,000. The Pioneer garage building burst Into flames in a moment's time, and; the fire was beyond control when the entire force of the Bend volunteer ire! department responded Immediately. A heavy south wind bearing to the east menaced two blocks In the business district, and at one time eight business houses were on fire, but were saved from destruction by the cooperation of citU sens in quelling the blazes, H. A.

Hess, a volunteer fireman, was badly burned while stationed on the roof of the Wright hotel, where he fought at great odds to save that structure. An unknown volunteer was removed from the Central Oregon Motor company building, having been found by firemen unconscious. 'u Non-Partisans Lead Opponents by 5000! In N. Dakota Contest Fargo, N. July 7.

(U. Governor Lynn J. Frasier today continued to increase his lead over William Lan-ger for the Republican nomination for governor. The Non-partisan league In cumbent! with 200-5 precincts tabulated. was 50H5 ahead of his opponent.

The vote was Frasier 68,417. Lariger 63.322. The Non-partisans, were alfo fucceu-ful in naming a candidate for "United States senator. Dr. K.

Ladd maintained his lead over Senator Gronn a. Incumbent. Candidates of the Independent Voters association were successful in two of the three congressional districts on returns to date. Young Girl's Courage Prevents Robbery of Bank by Six Bandits New York, July 7. N.

Six armed bandits were foiled in a daring daylight attempt to rob T- the Corona branch of the Manhattan bank today by the cool courage of a 17-year-old girl clerk. The- robbers fled when the girl. Dora Stadtler, braved their leveled guns to telephone for the police, even after one of the bandits had wounded Cashier Fred Althouse, the only male employe present. being arranged. ated the city.

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