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\i ik "1. 0 ft I ssfsMassfes "The Best For Hamilton County Readers 18*7.<p></p>MANY ESTABLISHED FN (By The Associated Press) Chicago, Sept. (!.—Maintenance of the federal prohibition laws is the key note of the Prohibition party's presi dential campaign. \V. !. Calderwood, prohibition campaign manager, said here today, discussing the issue by Ills party. "The position of the party in this campaign." Mr. Calderwood said, "is that the Prohibition party is needed in the failure of the major parties to take any stand on the prohibition question. "Next to prohibition, our candidates will discuss the League of Nations. I think we lake the best stand of any oil this question. We urge immediate ratification of the league treaty to gether with the covenant. We lielleve the quickest and best way to obtain what changes arc needed is to get into the league and tix it front the inside, according as experience teaches, rath er than stand around theorizing to no effect on the outside and so blocking progress." The s|K'aking tour of the Pro' (By The Associated Press) Klamath Falls, Ore., Sept. 6.—From ten to fifteen per sons are believed to have been burned to death here early today in afire which destroyed the Hotel Houston and opera house and other buildings and dwelling houses near by. The police said eight bodies had been taken from the ruins of the hotel which had been filled with people here for the Labor Day celebration. Origin of the lire lias not been as- certaincd. Two entire Mirks of buildings wore destroyed and eily officials say the loss of life may exceed even the estimated fifteen. There is no' way of ascertaining im mediately how many strangers were occupying rooms in homes adjacent to the hotel which were destroyed. Nine Bodies Found. Kumatli Falls. Ore.. Sept. 7.—Nine charged bodies had heeii recovered at dwellings and business houses, bodies have been identified. l-'ive PROHIBITION PARTY UPHOLDS FEDERAL PROHIBITION LAWS 1 itien party's presidential nominee. Aaron S. Watkins of Gcrmantowii, O.. wi'.I be gin today. (September .) The vice presidential candidate, 1). Leigh Col vin, of New York has already been on the road several weeks. He is swing ing through the west and is scheduled to be in San Francisco today. Mr. Watkins' lirsl trip will carry him through the middle west and Soth lie and Mr. Coivin knock off for a couple of days around September 1^1 to attend the International Congress Against Alcoholism in Washington. From there the candidates will go east and south, touring separately for the most part but holding occasional joint meetings in important eastern cities. Campaign headquarters are situated iu Chicago, at national headquarters of the party. W. (J. Calderwood. the campaign manager. Is a member of the prohibition national committee and a resident of Minneapolis. Mrs. Joseph McLaughlin of Chenoa, 111., is in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. It. McCoy, ,'fVTt GOVERNOR COX IN ADDRESS TO LABOR AT MINNESOTA FAIR (Ry The Associated Press.) Minnesota State Fair Grounds. St. Paul. Sept. 0.—Labor and agriculture were the tiuiely subjects discussed here today by Governor Cox of Ohio, noon today Irom the rtiins of a iiro|alHj jjP declared that interests, of both which destroyed the Houston hotel and opera,house and burned two blocks of The governor's address at the state fair was the first of three schedule! today on his visit to St. Paul and Minneapolis on his wetseru tour. Numerous receptions were also ar ranged. Interests of lalw and agriculture. Governor Cox declared to his fair grounds audience, are intertwined and as viewed intrrd,I,(,m,eut Referring to the League of Nations with a statement that it war. not a lit leal question except when turned to partisan use. Governor Cos said* "Millions of men, women and chi dren iu devastated regions of Kurope are literally starving to death when America has the ability and resources to provide for ail of them. Hu! this provision can be made only when re construction of the world lias been undertaken under a definite plan. "Waste and extravagance must con tinue until by the ratllicatiou of tin treaty of peace we and other countries of the world know deliuitei.v where we stand." POURS GASOLINE ON FIRE TWO ARE BURNED TO DEATH (By The Associated Press.) Marslmlltown. Iowa, Sept. 0.—.1. L. Johnson. 141, and bis wife, about the same age. were fatally burned when Mrs. Johnson by mistake poured gaso line into the, kitclien stove to hurry the fire today. Johnson was burned In trying to extinguish the llame which hail envelojMMl his wife's clothing. Both died iu a few hours. Receive $350,000 for a Sugar Plantation (By The Associated Press.) Xapoleonvllle. La.. Sept. (?.—One ex ample of the effect of the increased price of sugar was shown here recent ly when the Himalaya company's plantation holdings were sold for S&iO.OOO. The plantation was bought 11 years ago for $20,000. V5 success of the would lip served by League of Nations. Measuers to increase farm produc tion. acreage and labor supply were advocated by the Democratic presi dential nominee, and he declared again for collective bargaining by labor, lie also peldged himself publicly to in crease salaries for postal employees. v^PTt Iowa. -i 1? Dempsey and Miske both were pronounced fit for their ten rounds by medical examiners of the Mich igan slate boxing commission. Both Weighed. Dempsey stepped on the scales at HS7 about five hours liefore the fight and Miske at 1*9. After weighing iu. the champion and the contender both returned to cards games to while away die time. The figln is expected to liegin .shortly before 4 o'clock, standard time. Two hours before the first pre liminary, tlie cheapest section of the arena was filled in, while the high priced ticket Judders remain ed down town clamorig for sand wiches and coffee from quick lunch booths. A Benton Harbor religions sect, the House of David, sent a band wagon through the streets with ballyhoo men announcing a circus at their own grounds as a counter attraction. Benton Harbor. Mich., Sept. (!.— Jack Dempsey. world's champion heavyweight, today staked his title, won from Jess Willard at Toledo. Ohio, fourteen months ago. on his hard bitting prowess in a ten round no decision bout with Billy Miske. claimant for the honor now held by Dempsey. It is claimed that the champion entered the ring today with a guar antee of a minimum purse of $00. 000. Dempsey Favorite. Dempsey is the favorite, but his followers conceile a hard tight. Backers of the St. Paul man bet frwly that the blows which seven times in the tirst round knocked Willard off bis feet, will uot stop the challenger, and that he will tJ/ICUforMtt DIE BIG HOTEL WEB8TKB CITT, IOWA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1920. County Fair Ready for Big Opening FIFTEEN ARE BURNED TO DEATH AS SEVER AL BUILDINGS One Organ, One Pipe, One Piece of Music! Grant E. Hamilton of Judge. Jack Dempsey Meets Billy Miske in Champ' ionship Match Today (fly The Associated Press.) Ringside. I ten ton Harbor, Mich., Sept. 0.—Tlie sand pit arena where Jack Deiupsoy defends his world's title this afternoon against Billy Miske of St. Paul, was a .steaming vapor hath when the gates opened. An all night rain and a morning drizzle gave way soon after noon to hot sun that rolled the mist up iu hot waves from the sand soaked floo.-. be on bis feet when the last bell rings. Both in. Fine Trim. Dempsey is in as perfect condi tion as he was at Toledo, July 4, fourteen months ago. Miske, also, is in excellent condition. While not as fleet of foot as the cham pion, his backers call attention to the fiict that he is the only man who ever fought Dejnpscy and was not knocked off his feet. They claim he is in better condition tit day than ever. Like Dempsey. Mtske has had the advantage of a long rwt, having had but one fight in the last fourteen months. GENERAL OBREGON IS ELECTED PRES IDENT OF MEXICO Mexico City. Mexico, Sept. 6.—Gen eral Alvaro Obregon, a candidate of the Liberal Constitutionalist party, won a decisive victory in the elections held throughout the republic yesterday for the purpose of choosing a president for the Mexican republic, according to scattering advices. STATE MAY BUY SITE OF "OLD KEN TUCKY HOME' Frankfort, Ky., Sept. fi.—The state of Kentucky has just taken a step to ward purchase of Federal Hill in Nel son county where "My Old Kentucy Home" was written. ApiNlntmeiit of a commission by Coventor Morrow to secure an option on the old Southern home where Ste phen K. Foster wrote the song is an nounced. The commission was author ized by the last Kentucky general as sembly. It is to report at the next session upon the feasibility of acquir ing the properly for the slate and pre serving it The establishment Is a typical ante Im-IIuiii Suthern plantation home. It is owned ami occupied by Mrs. Madge Rowan Frost, granddaughter of Judge Iiowau. its former owner. It is locat ed near Bardstown. a short, automo bile ride from Louisville. BIGGEST OF ALL IIP First Day is Children's Day. —Program Shows big Events. TOMORROWS PROGRAM. .. Free admission to children 1" years or under. 8 a. m. Judging in the ling classes will start. Boys' and girls' judging contest. :1:00 p. m. Band concert. 1:15 p. in. Results of boys' and girls' judging contest. Presenta tion of prizes. 1:30 p. m. Boys' and girls' ath letic contest for boys and girls 1," years old and under. 1st 2nd :ird Tug of War, for toani_$r.()0 $3.00 $12.00 Sack race a. 1.00 .50 .23 30 yard dash ,7" .50 2:00 p. m. Full free vaudeville program lasting two hours. 3:00 p. m. Judging in the pony classes will start. 4:00 p. in. Opening baseball game, Webster City Monarchs' ser ies oil ground. Free. Evening. 7:30 p. m. Band concert. .S:00 p. m. Free vaudeville pro gram. The gates of Hamilton county's an nual county fair and exposition swung open this noon on what will be recog nized by all as the largest and best fair ever held in the county. Today is merely a preparation day, however, the formal opening being set fur S o'clock tomorrow morning when the judging in the hog classes will start. The Hamilton county fair this year is a miniature state fair. Among the features on the three days' program are a Farm Bureau exhibit, a wool ex hibit, an orchard demonstration ex hibit, a tuberculosis exhibit, forage crops exhibits, e!c. C. W. Hunt, presi dent of the Iowa Farm Bureau federa tion. and Judge Lawrence DeCralY, Republican candidate for the state supreme court, are among the. speakers. There will also be a number of speak ers among the old settlers Old Set Hit's day, which is Wednesday. The. closing feature of the fair will be a revival of Webster City's famous Watermelon day. staged by the Webster City Cliam l»er of Commerce. All stores iu the city are asked to close that day not later than I p. m. Schools to Close. Beginning tomorrow, all roads iu the county will lead to Webster City for every day at the fair is to be a big day. Tomorrow is featured as Children's day, when every child under 15 years of age will be admitted to the grounds free of charge. All rural schools will close all day ami the city schools here will close at noon. A monster crowd is looked for tomorrow. Attractions Clean. Besides the hosts of other attractions on the grounds, the midway will at tract many. The shows are all clean and cvcnini and a two hour \amle.\ille |ul program on a rais.nl platform after-1 uy noons and evening. This plaitorm. as well as the grounds in general, is elec tric lighted. Much is to lie made this year of the evening programs. Cars may be driven into the grounds and parked. Kverything is all set this fj££1tftttt FAIR OPENS TOMORROW Gates Swung Open This Noon on Preparation Day.—Formal Open ing Tomorrow. MONSTER PROGRAM Vf .jij» 3 EXTRA! FIVE KILLED AND THIRTY INJURED IN INTERURBAN WRECK (By The Associated Press.) Denver. Colo., Sept. 0.—At least, five iH'i-sons were killed and more than thirty injured in a crash of iuterurhun line electric cars at (iloheville, a suburb of this city this afternoon. Both cars are said to have been miming 50 miles an hour when they collided. The. accident occur red near 50th and Washington streets. The injured ate being brought to hospitals here. All city ambul ances were called to the scene and tiie task of removing the dead and injured began. The cars collided on a curve and were practically telescoped. Latest information from the scene of tlje wreck estimated the death at ten and the injured at fifty. ANOTHER CHARGE BY COX IS DENIED BY J, K. DERING Chicago, 111.. Sept. 0.—Replying to the charges by (iovernor Cox that au attempt had been made to levy a Re publican campaign assessment of $80, oott on certain coal operators. J. K. Dering. named by the governor as one of the principals, in it statement today said: "We never held any such meeting as (Jovernor Cox described." SELL GOVERN MENT BUILDINGS TO INDIVIDUALS These houses, Mr. Sherman remark ed, supply an instance of war salvage, made use of in the reconstruction period owing to the housing shortage. They were located in l!7 cities which were large producers of munitions and war materials. Millions Immigrants Enter United States (By The Associated Press.) Washington. D. 0.. Sept. B.—Thirty four million immigrants have entered the raited States iu the past century. In the same time the population of the country has increased 97.000,000. Cntil the world war the effect of immigration on the jtopulation in crease was very marked, amounting to and high class and will furnish much ,l)0r0 Hum ,*io cent in the decade innocent amusement for all who attend. There will also 1h a free ball game on ending in lit 10. It exiveded 40 ict cent in the ten years ending with the the grounds each afternoon at 4 clock.| j,n.son| year and immigration bureau beside band concerts each afternooir affit .iais „IV of i„. op Wj|J I1||( j„ion that had the percentage |hjs ||(|vt jgreater than that of the last. ,l(vn afternoon and all exhibits placed. Kver.v detail lias liecii attended to and tomorrow morning the fair will start with a bang. Hamilton County's Oldest Newspaper NO.<p></p>FIRE TOLERANT ATTITUDE Defends Esch-Cummins Bill Against Misunder standing. (By The Associated Preen.) Marion, Ohio. Sept. 6.—Senator Harding. Republican presidential can didate, was the speaker of t]He day here this afternoon at Marion's big an nual Labor day celebration $°H!g ad* dress was a plea for a better- under* standing between labor aud capital, increased production, a more tolerant attitude by both employers and em ployees, each toward the other, arbitra tion of all disputes and a defense oC the Esch-Cummins bill, whose operation is widely misunderstood. Said the senator, in part:. Ladies and Gentlemen, my Country men All:—Life is labor, or labor is life, whichever is preferred. Men speak oC the labor issue as paramount or Im perious or critical—it is always the big tiling, because it is the process of all progress and attainment, and has been since the world liegan. The advocato of excessively reduced periods of labor simply proposes to slow down human attainment, because labor is the agency of all attainment. If by some miraclo of agreement we could reduce tha hours of labor to four per day—I speak of labor now in the sense of that which is employed for pay—the live, progres sive, civilization-creating, progressive labor would have to go on working twice or thrice, that time, because labor is the ferment of human development. Xo one will challenge these general truths, but we do have a conflict of opinion as to how labor shall be. em ployed and the measure of its compen sation. No Party Indifferent. Do not let. any one ever tell you (By The Associated I'ress.) Chicago. Sept. f.--Over ,0(i0 houses!ji,at any political party is insensible to built by the government for industrial war workers have been sold by the gov ernment to individual home holders on time payments, according to Leroy K. Sherman, former president of the l'nit ed States Housing corporation. Mr. Sherman, who recently resigned also as director of industrial housing of the de partment of labor, has returned to his home in Chicago. the cause of labor. Parties are the ageucies of government, and men who assume public responsibility are deep ly anxious about, the common weal. Demagogue or ngitator, most of whom are agitating for the profit therein, "Red" or reactionary, all of them belie the high Intent and genuine con cern of parties and government for the highest good fortunes of all the people. Frankly. I do not think any party is indifferent or unmindful. The only difference is in the program for the greatest good. I want you to under stand me definitely. So far as 1 can bo helpful, it .shall be along the line of promoting the good fortunes of all the 'American people, because ill common good fortune, made secure, we have tlio tiehl in which to work to adjust tho distribution of rewards to the highest conception of fairness and justice. Never Back to Old Order. Let. me renew that public utterance (Continued on Page Five). MOTHER DIES OF LIGHTNING SHOCK WHICH KILLED SON Des Moines. Iowa. Sept. B.--Mrs. E. Meyer, mother of Frank Meyer who was killed by lightning Saturday night, died early today from injuries revived at rlie same time. Mrs. Meyer was staudiug at the side of her sou holding his haud when he was struck. They had just left the circus tcot. 'W-f Kl f" 62. HAROHG URGES LABOR AND CAP ITAL ARBITRATE The Republican Presidential Nominee in Labor Day 4* 1 t. Address at Marion Celebration. 1 '*4 13 II