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BOLSHEVIKI
BEING OUSTED
> MANY TOWNS
WARSAW, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The official communique to
day reports Polish successes in the
southern front, where the Russians
have been pushing for Lemburg. The
Bolsheviki have been ousted from a
number of towns northeast of Lem
_ burg. Heavy fighting continues.
fvf IW A PLUTUSK CAPTURED
LONDON, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The capture of Miwa Pultusk
and the occupation of Siedlce are an
nounced by the Soviet communique to
% day.
JEWS SETTING UP SOVIETS
WARSAW, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The Polish mission is report
ed to be on its way back to Warsaw
and the reports indicate the delegation
is passing through towns and villages
occupied by Bolsheviki forces. Local
Jewish populations are said to be set
ting up Soviet Communist govern
ments.
WAR DEPARTMENT CONSIDERING
^ WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The war department
is still considering the request of
Prince Lubomirsky, Polish minister,
for permission to purchase war ma
terials in the United States.
FRENCH PLEASED AT U. S. VIEW
RARIS, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The French government has
sent a note to the United States ex
pressing pleasure that French and
American views on the Russ-Polish
situation are in complete accord.
FREAK ELECTION BETS
ALREADY BEING MADE
NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—What is said to be the
first freak election bet in Arizona on
Jhe Harding-Cox contest was made by
residents of Patagonia, a moun
tain mining camp about 28 miles
from here.
Dr. H. J. Chenette and Kent Taylor
have wagered a trip in a peanut cart
from Patagonia to Nogales, Sonora, on
the election. If Senator Harding is
elected, Taylor will push the drug
gist from Patagonia over the dry
mountain road in the cart and buy him
a drink in Mexico, which could not
be legally purchased in the United
States. If Cox wins, the hotel man
will get the same treatment from the
druggist.
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO
BLOW UP CAR TRACKS
DENVER, Aug. 13 (by Associated
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"•press).—Explosives placed under the
rails on the Stout street car line dam
aged the track and crippled the car
service. No one was injured. The
police attribute the explosion to strik
ers or their sympathizers.
HOTTER DAYTHE
MORE BARLEY HARVESTED
YUBA CITY, Cal., Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—On the record hot day
this year a record harvest of barley
was accomplished in the big grain
fields of the Marcuse section by De
Witt Brothers, it was reported here.
With the theromemeter standing at
110 degrees in the shade, the traction
harvesting outfit cut and threshed
3,000 sacks of barley in ten hours.
jU far as can be ascertained this is
Record for Northern California
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#rain fields,
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COL DODDS IN TOILS
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
CALEXICO, Aug, 13 (by Associatec
Press).—Customs officers today ar
rested Colonel W. J. Dodds, a business
m
man, in connection with the capture
yesterday of Ostrlos Ortiz, a Mexican
driving an automobile loaded witl
carbines and ammunition. Ortiz gave
information leading to Dobbs’ arrest
SUFFRAGEWINS
INITIAL BOUT
TWO STATES
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—The senate passec
the woman suffrage ratification reso
j lution today, 25 to 4.
j A motion to table the minority re
port urging no action on suffrage, of
fered as a substitute for the favorable
majority report, was carried, 23 to 10
The vote was the first indication ol
the strength of the forces in the sen
ate. Seventeen votes are necessary
for ratification by the senate.
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RALEIGH, N. C., Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Suffrage won in the
initial battle today when the senate
constitutional amendment committee
favorably reported the ratification res
oluion, 7 to 1.
RALEIGH, N. C., Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Declaring that ""women
should have the first right to speah
when the issue is whether or not the
world will henceforth be ruled by rea
son and righteousness or blood and
iron,” Governor Bickett, in a special
message, urged the North Carolina
legislature, to “accept the inevitable
and ratify suffrage.”
A resolution proposing ratification
was offered immediately following the
governor’s address.
WANT SUGGESTIONS
FOR DEM. PLATFORM
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 13
(by Associated Press).—The “advis
ory committee” plan of framing its
state platform has been adopted by
the Democratic party in Utah for this
year. A committee of thirteen mem
bers has been named and instructed
to gather suggestions from all avail
able soifrces and draft a tentative plat
form for submission to the resolutions
committee at the state convention.
FEAR ATTACKS ON
SAGHALIEN GARRISON
TOKIO, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Fearing another attack by
the Partizans, the chief of the civil
administration in South Saghalien has
officially applied for a strengthening
of the garrison there. Residents are
anxious and nervous, he avers, and the
financial and industrial interests re
cently greatly developed in the
islands require strong protection.
NOTEDMUSicIAN AND
EXPLORER IS DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 13 (by
Associated Press).—Charles Taylor,
who recorded hundreds of songs of the
Indians of Peru and of the Zuni tribes
of New Mexico and Arizona, died here
recently at the age of 84.
He was a noted musician, composer,
writer, explorer and humanitarian. His
friends were said to have included
Liszt, Jenny Lind, Dom Pedro of Brazil
and Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
OHIO EDITORS
ADDRESSED BY
SEN. HARDING
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1 MARION, O., Aug. 13 (by Associated
■ Press).—Replying to charges that the
Republican party is “looking back
ward.” Senator Harding declared today
that although the future held promise
of new achievements and progress,
it would not do for the nation to for
get the lessons of the past, speaking
before the Ohio Republican Editorial
Association. He advocated a forest
policy that would insure an adequate
| supply of print paper and pulp, and
also urged an editorial policy not par
tisan but patriotic.
EEKPR
IS ATTACK D
AND WOUNDED
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PARIS, Aug. 13 (by Associated |
Press).—Premier Venizelos of Greece;
was attacked and wounded yesterday
as he stepped on a train bound for
Neice. Two men who fired revolvers
were arrested.
Venezuelo’s assailants were rescued
with difficulty from a mob. Both
were severely manhandled.
! SACRAMENTO FLAMES
DESTROY 4 BUILDINGS
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—-Fire today destroyed
a rooming house and three other build
ing here with a loss of $300,000.
TWO OFFICERS KILLED
IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—Captain Thomas L. Ed
wards of Baker City, Oreg., and Lieu
tenant James G. Bowen of Baltimore
Avere killed in an airplane accident at
Taiti, August 9, the marine corps an
nounced today.
AHERN IS DISMISSED
FROM OLYMPIC TEAM
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ANTWERP, Aug. 13 (by Associated j
Press).—Dan Ahearn of the Illinois
Athletic Club, holder of the Avorld’s
record hop, skip and jump, has been
dismissed from the Olympic team on
charges of insubordination.
Ahern defied the committee’s rule
requiring athletes to be in quarters
1 at 10 o’clock. He will be returned to
America on the first transport.
TO STAGE REGATTA
FOR ADMISSION DAY
IN GOLDEN GATE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—A rowing regatta is
being arranged for the California Ad
mission Day celebration here Septem
ber 9 and the Pacific coast crews will
be invited to participate.
James Cronin, secretary of the Pa
cific Association of amateur oarsmen
has invited clubs in Oregon and Brit
ish Columbia to send representatives
here and it is understood San Diego,
Cal., will also be asked to send a crew
to the regatta. Clubs about San Fran
cisco are to enter also.
ARMY AIRSHIPS
ARRIVE SAFE
AT HAZELTON
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PRINCE GEORGE, Aug. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—After several days’
delay here caused by non-arrival of
necessary parts for repairs, the army
planes in the flight from New York
to Nome hopped off again on their
flight. Their next stop is Hazleton.
ALL ARRIVE AT HAZELTON
HAZELTON, Aug. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—The first army plane ar
rived here at 12:10 today, followed
within .a few minutes' by the others,
and all landing safely.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 13 (by
Associated Press). — Nine additional
warrants were issued today for the
arrest of men charged with profiteer
ing in coal. It was announced that
the ic^al number will reach more than
a hundred before the investigation is
coincluded.
RUMANIAN PRINCE
VISITS SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—Crown Prince Carol
of Rumania arrived here yesterday on
a tour around the world. He was met
by Samuel Hill of Seattle, who carried
a message from King Albert of Bel
gium.
LORD MAYOR OF CORK
PLACED UNDER ARREST
CORK, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The lord mayor and ten as
sociates were arrested yesterday by
soldiers while attending a session of
the Sinn Fein court and taken to mil
itary barracks.
BODY OF MaTgORGAS
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Simplicity marked the return
to the United States of the body of
Major General Gorgas, who died in
London last month. The casket was
met at Hoboken by a guard of honor
and will lie in state in the Pennsyl
vania station until departure for Wash
ington. •
IRISH MISSIONARIES
ON WAY TO CHINA
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—Bound for Han Yeng
which is 600 miles inland from Shang
hai, 12 Catholic priests left here re
cently for missionary work in China.
The priests belong to the Chinese
Mission Society, an organization that
plans to place 1,000 priests im China
within ten years.
The priests, now en route to China
from Ireland, have been preaching in
America for about two years. They
are the Reverend Fathers Dolan, Ran
aghan, McHugh, O’Doherty, Quinlan,
Leonard, Crossin, ..Tierney, O’Flymn
McGuinness, Dawson and Ferguson.
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! RODGERS SHIPBUILDING
CO. DISINCORPORATES
SEATTLE, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press). — Disincorporation of the
■ David Rodgers Shipbuilding ^ Dry
dock Company with $2,000,000 capita
stock was accomplished in the su
| perior court yesterday in accordance
; with the decision of stockholders at
a meeting June 1.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—More than a hundred
j diamonds supposed to have been part
of the famous jewels of the Russian
royal family and addressed to “Com
I rade Martens,” have been intercepted
i by customs officials en route from
Soviet Russia‘to the United States,
according to evidence introduced at
the Martens deportation proceedings,
i Details of a regularly established
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J courier service between Bolsheviki
! agents in Sweden and Soviet repre
i sentatives in New York, by which
j large quantities of jewels were trans
I ported in the last six months, also
! diamonds numbering 131 seized in New
j York June 22 from a Swedish sailor,
! are said to be in possession of the
i department of justice. The Swedish
J sailor is also said to have carried a
large amount of Communist literature,
including an “Appeal of the Executive
Committee of the Third International
: to I. W. W.”
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MARTENS’ DISCLAIMER
NEW YORK. Aug. 13 (by Associated
j Press).—Martens, self styled Soviet
j representative in the United States,
I today disclaimed any knowledge of
| the diamonds mentioned in the pro
ceedings at Washington.
Martens charged the-department of
justice with trying to incriminate him
in something which would tend to cre
ate sentiment unfavorable to Soviet
Russia. He denied a roundabout
courier system through Sweden and
declared that for 18 months he had
been in direct touch with Russia.
SCARCITY OF SECTION
HANDS RETARDS WORK
MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—Maintenance work
on the Rocky mountain division of the
Northern Pacific railroad is being re
tarded considerably by a shortage of
section hands, according to officials of
the road, who say that the shortage
is greater than ever before.
The gangs in this division are de
clared to be 400 men short of their
usual strength.
| GROUNDED STEAMER
HAS BEEN ABANDONED
HALIFAX, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The American steamer Mon
tara grounded near Louisburg and has
been abandoned by the crew, who
landed safely.
FISH QUOTATIONS
KETCHIKAN, Aug. 13.—(Special to
the Daily Times).—P^ces August 12:
Halibut—Firsts, 9c; seconds, 5c.
SEATTLE, Aug. 13.—(Special to the
Daily Times).—Prices at noon Aug
ust 12: Halibut, 17%c; chickens,
10%c; sable fish, 5c; red and ling
cod, 2c.
PONZIFLEECES
THOUSANDS OF
INVESTORS
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BOSTON, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press). — Forty thousand investors
intrusted a total variously esti
mate at from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000
to Charles Ponzi in a money making
scheme which postal authorities de
clare impossible of fulfillment. Ponzi
has been arrested charged with using
the mails to defraud. He was ar
raigned and held in $25,000 bond pend
ing a hearing x\ugust 19. Later he
was rearrested on a state warrant
charging larceny and released on
$10,000 bond.
MORE ARRESTS MADE
BOSTON, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Raymond and Charles Mey
ers, secretary and manager respec
tively of the Old Colony Foreign Ex
change Company, were arrested today
charged with conspiracy to defraud
as the result of an investigation of
the sensational financial methods
which started with the inquiry con
cerning Charles Ponzi. The company
recently began business, operating on
practically the same lines as Ponzi.
j GOV. CANTU WILLING
ABANDON REVOLUTION
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press). — Governor Cantu of
Lower California is willing to abandon
his rebellion if permitted to retain
the office until December 1, according
to advices received here. It is not
believed the proposition will be con
sidered.
REBELLION AGAINST REBELLION
LOS ANGELES ,Aug. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—A rebellion against the
rebellion of Governor Cantu has
broken out at Ensenada, according to
Eduardo Ruiz, representative here of
the Mexican federal government.
ROOSEVELT TO STUMP
FOR REPUB. TICKET
CHICAGO, Aug. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Senator New announced to
day that Theodore Roosevelt will take
the stump for Harding and Coolidge
early in September and will cover
practically the same route as Frank
D. Roosevelt.
ARRESTED YOUTH IS
NOT BERGDOLL
ONEONTA, N. Y., Aug. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—The man arrested
here yesterday is not Grover Cleve
land, the draft evader, department of
justice officials declared today after
visiting the prisoner.
IDAHO ADOPTS PLAN
FOR CONSERVING FISH
POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 13 (by
Associated Press).—Saving the fish
is the basis of a new plan being put
in force in this section by George
Isaacs, state game commissioner, and
Will Hayes, district game warden.
The plan consists simply in the build
ing of - small dams at convenient
points in shallow streams. The deep
er water confined behind a log hastily
thrown across a small stream and
backed with gravel makes a safe har
bor for fingoings that otherwise have
a hard time fighting off natural ene
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