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in a measure, which first caused the police to suspect the former army officer. It led to the theory that he engineered the murder to get possession of the cash.
 The step which led to the slayers downfali, it was declared, was the use of an automatic pistol, borrowed from his cousin, Fred Wanderer, be- cause he thought it could not be traced as easily as his own weapon, an army gun.
 When he had committed the double staying he laid his cousins revolver by the side of the unidentified stranger and told the police his wife had been shot i'll the exchange of bullets which passed between him and the "holdup" man.
 The suspicious of the police were aroused by the unconditional manner in which he related the shooting in cident. As he sat in the police sta ton on the night of the crime he talked of trivial subjects as though the loss of his wife had not affected him
 Apparently the police forgot about the shooting and Wanderer was given his freedom. Actually how ever, the homicide squad continued it's investigation. Wanderers arrest followed a few nights later.
 The homicide squad, under the leadership of Detective Sergeant John Norton then plunged into a complete investigation of his rela tions with his wife and his actions previous to the, mysterious shooting Then States Attorney Hoyne called for the prisoner and the final ordeal began. Wanderer was questioned for hours until, tripped up in numer ous changes in his story of the shoot ing, he made a full confession, of ficials said.
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UPTON CAME IN
 DEFEAT AS EVER
I'm Sorry, But the Best Boa' Won," Challenger's Com
 ment on Race Result

ABOARD THE YACHT VICTORIA, July 28.-'I am very sorry but the best boat won,' was Sir Thomas Liptons comment yesterday evening when the American defender Reso lute crossed the finish line, winner in the deciding race with Lipton' $ challenger, Shamrock ", for the Ameriea's scup.
 "We did our best but skipper, de. signer and crew were beaten fairly and squarely," the famous Scottish sportsman, who has spent millions of dollars in [ is four vain attempts to lift the cup, added. "I shall wait until next year to give others who may wish to challenge, chance and then rechallenge for another series in 1922"
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torney said, that he knew the accom- plice whom he shot to death. The tragedy occurred on the night of June 21.
 q shot my wife" Wanderers al legged confession said, then l shot the bum becouse I was afraid he would squeal I did it because was tired of her. l wanted to go back to the free and easy life of the army. l wanted to get the dough she had. So I figured it all out and planned to make it look like a rob- bery."
 Wanderer seid, according to the officers, that he had forgotten all about the $1,500 in the excitement following the murder. and because oi this, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Charles Johnson, with whom he and his murdered wife lived, found it i'll the bureau drawer.
 It was the discovery of the money,
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Board to Arbitrate Steel
 Workers Demands Uurged

WASHINGTON, July 28. = The mission following an investigation of the recent steel workers strike today suggested that President Will son appoint a special commission to bring about immediate free and open discussion betw cen employees and employers in the steel industry of existing differences The Com mission declared that unless vital change in industry were brought about renewal of the conflict was inevitable
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Shipping Board Plans to
 Sell 9,O00,00O Ton Fleet

WASHINGTON. July 2S. - The Federal Shipping Board has taken up plans for the disposal of the Gov. ernment's merchant fleet of 1,5Ot ships, more than 250 of which are under construction, it was announced here today. The shipping which az gregates more than 9,000,000 tons will be disposed of, to American pur chasers preferably, at definite scale of prices now being worked out
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PALMER TO NAME
 COMMISSION TO FIX COAL PRICE
Agreement Reached at Con- ference Between Attorney
 General and Operators LOWER PRICE CERTAIN
Firms Selling for More Than Committee Orders to be
 Investigated

NEW YORK, July 28.-At con ference with representatives of the coal industry here yesterday, Attor- ney General A. Mitchell Palmer agreed to appoint special com mittee to fix a maximum price for bituminous coal. The conference also resulted in agreement that firms selling for profit in excess of the margin to be fixed by the committee should be subject to investigation and prosecution by Department of Justice agents.
 Appointment of the proposed com mittee undoubtedly will have a de- terrent effect upon those inclined to profiteer, accor,i'2g to a slate ment issued by Charles H. Allen secretary of the Wholesale Trade Association of New York, following the conference. Allen said the com mittees price is sure to be lower than present prices.
 Battle for Recognition
 WILLIAMSON, w. Va, July 2S.- The campaign of the United Mine Workers to organize the 5000 miners in the Mingo County bituminous coal fields has precipitated situation which each side declares can only end when it has won complete vic tory. In the conflicts growing out )f this move, 12 or more persons have lost their lives. Wages, appar- ently form a secondary considera' tion, the battle being waged around recognition of the union and the right of mine owners to employ private detectives in and around the mines.
 "The men and the operators could get together and settle this thing were 1t not for the mine guards, said Charles F. Keeney, president of District No. IF, United Mine Workers. who is in command or the forces. But in their present temper these men are not to be fooled with. Right now this situation is powder mill"
 No Mineguards, Claim There is not mineguard III Mingo county and there has not been for years" said George Bausewlne secretary of the Coal Operators As sociation of Williamson. Private detectives are employed as other cor porations employ detectives for i'll teIligence work in and around their
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NEARLY MILLION
 DAMAGES ASKED
 BY GOVERNMENT
Dozen Prominent Lumbermen Of Northwest Accused
 In U. 5. Suit
DUMMY ENTRIES ALLEGED
Title to 22,00O Acres of Val- uable Timber Land Ob-
 tained Fraudulently

PORTLAND, Ore, July 28. "A dozen of the most prominent lum- Der men of the Pacific Northwest are charged with fraudulent prac- tices to obtain title. to vast lumber tracts in Union County in a suit filed here today by the Government against the Grande Ronde Lumber Company of Ferry, Ore.
 The Government asks $70O, ,000 damages alleging that more than 22,00O acres of valuable timber land were secured fraudulently through dummy entries of homesteads and timber claims.
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Navy's Surplus Aircraft
 Bought sfor $2O,OOO,OOO

NEW YORK, July 2S.-The na"j ; surplus aircraft, valued at appr"xi- mately s20.OOOO0O have been pnr chased by the United Aircraft Ehslh- eering Corporation. This was sald to be the second. largest transaction ci it's kind in the world. The Hrd' was the purchase of $50O,OOO'Oo0 or war surplus aircraft from the British Government by a British concern some two months ago.
 The navy aircraft and aircraft equipment that will be declared ob solete this year also have been con tracted for, 1t was stated.
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COBLENZ, Germany, July 2S.- A Polish supply train of 45 cars, 13 of which contained arms and am intuition from France, which left the American occupied area Sat urday evening, returned here last night after German police had halt- ed it and confiscated the war ma terial The train was in charge of one French and five Polish off cers.
 Cars, containing military stores for Poland and supplies TOT the American Legation at Warsaw which were in charge of American soldiers, were not disturbed.
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COX MAY VISIT
 NORTH IN 1921
Democratic Chairman, Close Friend, Says Trip Sure
 Within Two Years

George White, the newly elected chairman of the Democratic Ma tional Committee, is a former resi- dent of the Northland and laid the foundation for the great fortune through mining on Cold Hill in the Klondike in the late nineties. For some time in the winter or 1897-98 and early spring of 1898 he was a resident of SkaSway and Dyea.
 MT Waite was a member of q party of three that came north from Pittsburg. Pa. Upon arriving at Dawson he joined the chechako stampede to the hills near Eldorado creek which resulted, much to the surprise of the miners of the re- zion. in the discovery of rich dig gings on Gold Hill. French Hill and Chechako Hill. Mir. Whites claim was located on Gold Hill. and he worked it for three years and sold out. He then returned home and shortly afterward became interested in oil lands and the oil industry
 fContinued m Pane Rl
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GREATEST ARMADA IN COUNTRIES NAVAL HISTORY WILL MOBILIZE
 OFF PACIFIC COAST IN JANUARY

many respects, chiefly in that they will afford the first actual mobili- zation of the bulk of the new American Navy. Before the war the forces were always more or less scattered and a shortage of several types of vessels, particularly of de- stroyers submarines, light cruisers, aerial forces and fleet auxiiaries made it impossible to concentrate a well rounded out fleet although the major portion of the battleship force met each winter at Guantanamo, Cuba. for target practice and drills.
 During the war the shortage in most types of small vessels, notab- ly destroyers and submarines. was overcome but the entire fleet was never mobilized. due to the use ol practicaIly all light craft in the war zone, the detail of cruisers 10 escort duty and the fact that a con siderable portion of the battleship force was on duty abroad much of the time.
 Mark in Naval Progress
 The January maneuvers will sci new mark in American Naval nrogress. For the first time in the history of the new navy the bat tleship fleet will be supported by a reasonably adequate number Of
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i" "AffectionateIy, Villa,"
 Says Wire to Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, July 2S.-An- swering the Governments reply to his recent offer to surrender un- conditionally, Gen. Francisco Villa, bandit leader, signed himself, "Af- fectionately, Francisco Villa" ac- cording to Government bulletin issued today.
 The Government reply ordered Villa to place himself at the dispos- al of Gen. Martinnez and to repair railroad lines damaged by his men. Villa replied that he had completed regarding and repairing of the road bed and rails.
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Freda Lesser's Slayer
 Is Denied Another Trial

LOS ANGELES. July 2S.-The ap- peal of Harry s. New. Jr., now sery- ing an indeterminate sentencS of from ten years to life Imprisonment for the murder of his sweetheart. Freda Lesser, has been dismissed by the District Court of Appeals. The motion for a new trial was based on alleged misconduct by the prosecu- ton attorneys during his trial and alleged wrongful instructions to the jury by the trial judge.
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New Exchange Rates on
 Foreign Money are Fixed

WASHINGTON, July 2S-The eX- change value of foreign money 10 DC followed in estimating the value oi merchandise imported by the United States during the quarter beginning July 1 has been announced by Secre tary David F. Houston. Estimates of the director of the mint, which will be followed. fix the exchange value of the British pound at sS.995 the French franc at S.2 cents. the Belgian franc at SC cents. the Italian lire at 6.2 cents and the German mark. which normally is worth 23.Sz cents, at 275 cents.
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US. CHARGES HUGE LUMBER FRAUD
Kills Wife in Fake Holdup
Ex-Army Officer Confesses
Tired of Married Life and Wanted Her Money" Is
 Slayer's Explanation

CHICAGO, July 28.-Lieut Carl Wanderer in a new confession which the States Attorney has just given admits that he shot and killed his wife to get rid of her and to get possession of her money. He ad' mitted, officers said, that he planned frame up" robbery with the man he killed on the same occasion in the doorway of their home. He was also quoted as saying that he had tired of married life and had de- cided to return to the easy life of the army
 Wanderer denied, the States At
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WAsHINGTON, July 2S. - The greatest concentration of sea power in the history of the American Navy will result from the junction of the reorganized Atlantic and Pacific fleets of the Pacific Coast next January under plans now be- ing prepared by naval operations The great naval spectacle probabl will be staged in the vicinity of tn. Gulf of Panama
 Officials of the Navy Depart ment say the proposed mobilization will in no sense result in ''grand" maneuvers. No effort will be made to concentrate all of the nation s naval strength and only ships reg ularly in commission with trained crews will participate. The exer- cises and drills will be simple and mainly of a competitive nature, in cluding unofficial athletic competi- tions between representatives of the two fleets and of individual ships The main object of the mobiliza- tion will be to give officers and men an opportunity to compare notes and meet for a few weeks of good-natured rivalry.
 Admiral Wilson In Command
 Admiral Henry B. Wilson, com mander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet, will be senior officer of the combined force, with Admiral Hugh Rodman, chief of the Pacific Fleet second in command.
 The maneuyers will be unique il
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Canadian Lines to Grant
 U. 5. Rail Workers Scale

OTTAWA, July 2S.-The schedule of retroactive wage increases grant ed the railroad workers of the Unit ed States will be applied to the Grand Trunk system throughout Canada within the next two weeks, according to the Ottawa Journal.
 VANCOUVER, B. C., July 2S.- The Canadian National Railways will accept the award of the Ma tional Railway Labor Board of the United States granting wage in creases to railroad workers, J. D Reid. Minister of Railways, an nounced today. The increase will be met by increased passenger and freight rates.
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Radio Service is Planned
 For All Mexican Capitals

MEXICO CITY. July 2S.-A project for the establishment of radio ser vice in the capitals of all the Mex ican states has been approved by Provisional President de la Hucrta, according to the newspaper Excel sior
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12,000 Go Without Milk
 As Result of Ordinance

KANSAS CITY, July 28.-Four of the largest milk distributing companies in Kansas City refused to deliver milk to 12,000 customers today because of provisions of the new milk grading ordinance which the companies claim are unreason- able.
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Gov. Harding Reappointed
 To Federal Reserve Board

WASHINGTON. July 2S-Presi- dent Wilson today reappointed Gov w. P. G. Harding executive officer of the Federal Reserve Board. Ed mund Platt, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. was named Governor.
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Lord Byng to be Governor
 General of Canada, Report

LONDON, July 28.-(By Canadian Press. )-Lord Byng will be appointed to succeed the Duke of Connaught as Governor General of Canada soon, according to reliable information in official quarters today.
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Bailey Leading by $500
 In Gubernatorial Race

DALLAS. Tex, July 2S.-With two-thirds of the vote in the Demo- cratic primary counted today. for mer United States Senator Joseph A. Bailey was leading Pat w. Neff in the race for the Democratic nom ination for Governor of Texas.
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Sitka Votes to Incorporate
 As First Class Alaska City

SITKA, July 2S.-At an election held here yesterday to determine whether Sitka would incorporate as a city of the first class or not the vote was 134 for incorporation and against
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Wheat Prices Again Fall
 At Kansas City, Chicago

KANSAS CITY, July 28.-Wheat prices dropped thirteen to fourteen cents a bushel yesterday on the To- cal grain exchange.
 CHICAGO. July 2S.-Wheat closed twelve to fourteen cents a bushel lower and corn four to five cents below the previous days quotations on the Chicago grain exchange yes terday
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Germans Take Steps
 To Disarn Civilians
Cabinet Approves Bill Confscatng Arms in Hands of the Population. Reichstag to Consider Measure at Session Today. Polish Supply Train is
 Halted, Stripped by German Police

BERLIN July 2S-The Cabinet yesterday approved bill providing disarmament of the civilian population of Germany which scheduled before the Rechstag today.
 bi accordance with the demands of the Allies contains abolshiug compulsory military
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-20
Everything Set
For Opening of
Elk Convention

Everything is in readiness for the
third annual convention Of the Oregon
State Association of Elk Lodges, which
is to open here for a three-d day session
with a social session in the Salem ar
mory Wednesday evening, with Cover
nor Olcott and Mayor Otto Wilson
greeting the visiting lodgemen and
their friends.
Arrangements have been completed
for their accommodation and comfort
has been arranged. Under a special
policing arrangement worked out by
the committees the state fair grounds
andsthe city auto camp, where scores
of motor parties will make their head
quarters during the convention, will be
guarded day and night.
Through the cooperation of Salem
residents the committee has secured
sleeping quarters for all who may at
tend the session and the restaurants
and hotels announce their readiness to
handle the meal question.
The largest crowd of the three days
is expected Friday night when two Pa
cific coast boxing titles are to be de-
Tended at the state fair grounds audi
torium. Joe German is to seek the
retain the featherweight belt against
Earl Baird in a 10-round go, and Alex
Trambitus will try to lift the welter-
weight title from the shoulders of
Johlnie McCarty. A fifth bout has
ben added to the aready attractive
card, with Carl Miller of Salem and
frankie Critics of Newberg as the prin-
cipals in a four-round curtain raiser.
So insistent has been the demand
that special arrangements have been
made to accommodate ladies at the
bouts.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-20
NOn-PartiSan
League Claims
He Was WYOnged

Walla Walla, WASH July 20.-E. r.
Ormsbee, non-partisan league organ
izer. whose departure from WalIa Wal
IA was suggested by delegation of
ex-service men, in letter written on
stationery OF a Spokane hotel, denies
that he made the statement that he
believed the /. w. w. was right in
shooting down American Legion men.
The letter, which was received by the
Union. says, in part:
I'm response the questions in pri-
yate conversation | stated it as my be-
lief that the /. w. W., as much as the
most deprayed criminals, are entitled,
under the spirit OF our law, to fair
trial; that thought they did not get
such fair trial at Centralia or at other
places, and that in Centralia thy shot
In self-defense, as evidenced by the
testimony of a man hostile to them,
Dr. Frank Bickford. further stated
that believed the /. w. W. wrsng in
what they are striving for and wrong
in the way they are striving, and that
4 do not believe in the use of force to
effect political or industrial changes In
our country"
He also stated that he did not be-
lieye the bolshevists are as black as
they are painted. He said he believed
In his own country and that it has the
hest government in the world ,oday.
Ex-service men said today they do not
believe 1t advisable for Armsbee to re-
turn here.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-20
In May, 1919, reports Of Robertson's

In May, 1919, reports of Robertson's
activities in Lake, Harney and Crook
counties began to reach Governor OIL
colt with pleas for revokation of his
parole and his return to the state pris.
on. On June 27, 1919, Governor re
voked his parole and since that tiu.
efforts have been made to capture him
which have been futile until Saturday
when Cherokee James, posing as a
stockman in search of sheep and cattle,
located his man in sheepherder )
camp on the top of Black Butte noun
tain in northern Harvey county, and,
with the cooperation of federal tim
ber cruiser, effected his capture.
Although Robertson bore reputa-
tion as a bad man and few officials
relished the prospect of an encounter
with him he carried no gun nor was
any to be found in his tent at the time
of his capture, James stated on his
return here. Friends among the stock
men had kept Robertson informed as
to the movement of officials who had
attempted his arrest before, enabling
him to evade capture and it was only
by a ruse that James was enabled to
carry out his mission at this time. W.
Robertson is 40 years of age and un-
married.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-20
Strawberry Crop
Light This Year

Hood River, Or. July 2O.--The HOOD
River Clark Seeding strawberry crop
car lot shipments Of which have ceased
with So carloads, reached only about
SO per cent of last year. Dee flat and
upper valley districts, where the berry
acreage is now heavier than other sec
tions Of the valley, were disappoint
jng. the long continued late cofo ~c1tf
err of the spring having seriously af-
fected the crop. Shipments to Gamers
ii is stated by the Apple Growers as.
scciation. will be ended about next
Tuesday.
While no announcements of definite
prices have been made. shippers state
that the sale of this season will set a
record for high figures, and the total
return on Strawberries, despite the
small yield, will be larger than for
my former year, with the possible ex-
ception Of 1919.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-20
Constitutionality
of Rabbit Bounty
Act Questioned

Inquiry into the constitutionality Of
the 1919 act of the state Legislature
comforting upon county courts author
ity to call an election for theo purpose
of voting Jack rabbit bounties, is made
of Attorney General Brown in let
ter received from T. S. Mckinney, lis
trict attorney for Lake county, Mon
day. Mckinney points out that a sim
liar act pasesd in 1916 was subsequent
ly held to be invalid in a case appeal
ed to that body. The attorney gem
eral has not yet expressed his opinion
relative to the 1919 act.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-20
Lane County Has
Prospect of Big
/ Yield of PruneS

Eugene, Or, July 20.-The largest
crop of prunes in the history of the
fruit industry In Lane county is pre-
dicted by ]. o. Holt, manager of the
Eugene Fruit Growers association for
this year. Mr.. Holt is urging every
one who has a dryer to place it in
readiness to operate at full capacity.
He predicts that every dryer will be
Overtaxed this year and he doubts If
the entire crop can be handled by
fhep 1Ants now In existence.
The evaporator at the local plant of
the fruit association is being enlarged
and when the improvements are COM
pleted the capacity will be one-third
larger than at present, but even with
this addition. the manager says, 1t now
appears that the association will be
unable to care for all the prune that
come in.