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4 TIIE MORNING OREGOMAX, SATURDAT, APRIL 3,. 1920 i 0SIGELESW0M1 .LEADER IN FIGHT FOR SUFFRAGE AT DELAWARE'S CAPITAL. I IS SHOT BY WIFE Mrs.. Nellie E. Ferguson May Die of Wounds. MRS. L. CONN ALLY HELD i Assailant Calls for Police Auto- mobile and Tells Story ; of "Revenge." ;.. LOS ASUELES, Cal.. April 2. Mrs. 'ellia K. Ferguson, wife of a deputy : eJry auditor, was shot and probably -.'fatally wounded today at her home In r. one of the better residence districts. ."'A moment after the shooting Mrs. X.illian Connally called the police by 'telephone from the Ferguson home, ' and said: -.- . " ' "I have lust shot a woman who has X hfen taking my husband away from me. I am at this woman's residence. !' would come down and give myself -.up, but I have no automobile, so you ; had better call for me." Mrs. Connally is the wife of W. W. Clonnally, a real estate dealer here. , Mis. Ferguson has a chance for re " covery, it was said tonight by receiv 'lng hospital surgeons. Mrs. Connally IT is in the city Jail, where officers said ifhe would be kept until Mrs. Fer- Tuson's condition . indicated what k liarge should be preferred. Z -; Children See Shsotlng. '' The shooting was witnessed by four children of Mrs. Ferguson i james. aged 1$; Charles, 16; Allan. 11, ';'j(Ctid miner, 3.' Six shots were fired, OrJ which four took effect. .Mrs. Ferguson and her children were 'lunching in their kitchen when Mrs. Connally knocked on the rear door, ..according to the police. Mrs. Ferguson ;pehed the door and Mrs. Connally, "pushing her aside, stepped into the '.: kitchen. "You have been trying to take my husband from me," the police quoted .TjJrs. Connally, "and this is my re yt nge." Then she is said to have drawn a revolver from a handbag and to have ,flred six shots. Two ehots went wild, .'Two entered Mrs. Ferguson's breast and two pierced her left arm. The children ran from the house crying for help. Neighbors rushed in. They said they found Mrs. Connally at the telephone. S'.'i Mrs. Ferguson's husband reached home in time to accompany his wife to the receiving hospital in the police ambulance. l Letter Intercepted Is Story. Detectives said Mrs. Connally read lihem a letter -she said her husband '. Tjad written to Mrs. Ferguson and which she had intercepted. A para- graph read: ;",' "1 do not blame you for accepting my attention. But I do blame you for ;s"ekins me, pu,t.. My wife is. the. best ' little girl in the world ami I am going - to be true to her." 1.y - rjtZrTF. - 'lit I - ' & r ? if J St f - ,t ''tY J i r ! 4fr- i f , J - j j ' r 'yZ " I v. 'If 4 r v I ll h;t -r f, . . I t - - t f f - . 4 1 MS CRITICISE .1 GRADE f. WHEA I Difficulty in Meeting. Specifi cations Charged. MEREDITH HOLDS HEARING , Pnoto Copyright by Underwood. Mrs. Victor Ilnpont Sr. of AV llmlnsrton, DrU at Dover, Dr) vrhrre she took m prominent part in efforts to obtain ratification of the suffrage amendment. SHAVES NOT TO GO HIGHER Local Barbers Say Have No Desire to Increase Prices. -Portlanders who have been watch Ing the price of shaves and haircuts go up in New York and other places need have no fear of a similar in crease locally. There is no immediate dangrer of the price of being barbered advancing in this city, according to an announcement last night by Sam . H. Howard, secretary of the master barbers association. Mr. Howard said that even the possibility that the guaranty given to union barbers might be raised in the near future would not affect the price , of shaves and haircuts. The present wage agreement be tween - the master barbers and the union comes to an end early in June. The union has already appointed a committee and the masters will ap point one Monday for the negotiation of -a new scale. At the present time union barbers receive $20 of the first $30 made and 60 per cent of the amount each takes in after that. TOBACCO CHUTES GUARDED - " ' XIGHT RIDERS BUSY BECAUSE I f OF DECXIXE IX PRICE, J MAINE'S ACTION UPHELD Covemor Permitted to Intervene in Prohibition Suit. AUGUSTA, Me., April 2. Chief Justice Cornish of the Maine supreme court today denied a motion for I temporary Injunction to restrain Gov ernor Milllken from, opposing the plea of Rhode Island in that state's action to test the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment In the United States supreme court. t The finding was in the suit, of Winfield S. Reed of Bangor, a mem ber of the legislature, who sought to prevent the use of state funds by the governor in the employment Charles E. .. Hughes of New York as counsel in opposition to the Rhode Island proceedings. . FAIR TAX LEVY PROPOSED Measure to Be Submitted to Voters of Polk County. DALLAS, Or.. April 2. (Special.) At the primary election to be held next month a measure will be pre rented to the people of Polk county asking that a special tax levy be made each year hereafter for the sup port .of the county fair. The move nient is .receiving .the support, of heavy taxpayers in all parts of th ounty and the petitions asking that the measure be placed on the ballot are being filled out quickly. The fair has grown in such pro portions during the past several years that the sums provided by the state are inadequate. FRENCH THANK PERSHING Honor Done by Christening: of Transport Chaumont Appreciated CHAUMOUT, France, April 2. Th mayor today telegraphed General Pershing thanking him for the honor done Chaumont by the United States In christening a military transport tne Chaumont." Jen'eral Pershing cabled the mayo the American government's gratitudi to Chaumont for its treatment of the American soldiers during the war. Vienna to Oast Undesirables. VIEXNJk, March SI. Expulsion r.onproduebig and other undesirab 3 Hons, suspended for lack ofTailwa facilities and the rigors of winter, i shortly to be energetically resumed, according to an official statement is sued today. Those to be ordered from the country include some 30,000 GaU ciaus and Hungarians. Citizens and Machine Gun Squad in Kentucky Spend Night Un der Arms Awaiting Attack. MAYFIELD. Ky., April 2. A ma chine gun squad of the national guard was on duty here tonight following a report that a second attack was to be ade on May field tobacco chutes by night riders, as a result of the recent decline in the price of tobacco. A number of citizens spent last night under arms awaiting an, attack. but none materialized. The machine gun squad was asked for by Judge Gardner of the circuit court as a pre cautionary measure and was ordered here from Leitchfield by Governor Morrow. Judge Gardner instructed a special grand jury to investigate the burning last Friday night of the Mayfield to bacco chute by a band of night riders. said to have numbered 200. The sol diers assisted- deputy sheriffs in bringing in witnesses summoned to appear' before the grand jury.. The governor has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of each and every man who took part in the, attack last week. PARLIAMENT MAY MEET COMPROMISE SOT EXPECTED BY SOCIALIST LEADER. Strike, Called for Tuesday,. May Be, Set In Motion 'Tomorrow, ' and Challenge Accepted.' COPENHAGEN1. . April 2, It' is un derstood, that parliament will meet April 14 to pasa ' certain bills which are now pending. . ,' T. Staining, socialist member of the cabinet, whfeh Just resigned, . ex pressed the' belief that a compromise would be Impossible. . "The Liebe ministry, has just pro claimed dissolution of parliament and new elections. Wo socialists cannot possibly accept the proclamation in any other light than a new challenge and breaking off of negotiations," he declared. ' . . Regarding' the labor situation, he said . . "A general strike Is now inevitable. The railroad workers "will probably begin their strike tomorrow instead of Tuesday." EX-KAISER'S COUSIN FREE Prince, However, Barred From Residence in Berlin. BERLIN, April 2. Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia, cousin of former Emperor William and who was re cently arrested and incarcerated in the Moabit prison charged with hav ing fomented an attack on members of the French commission in the din ing room of the Hotel Adlon, was re leased from prison yesterday. The prince has been forbidden- to reside in Berlin. leave the Grant avenue house, and when visitors were expected she was locked in the trunk. She said that when she made an outcry she was fed whisky until stunned, Mr. Lewis said. . Forced to desperation by the cruel' treatment, the girl, according to the district at torney, escaped from, the house and was then picked up by the police. Her motheri he said, died when she was a-child. The stepmother died of influenza in October, 1918. Case Declared Atrocious. Callander, it is said, has married for the third time. In con'uding the recital of the alleged crutities. Dis trict Attorney Lewis said: "This is the most, atrocious case of alleged in human treatment to a child that has ever come to my attention. The thought of the treatment alleged to have been received by this girl makes the blood run cold. "In the extent of this cruelty it is the work " of degenerates. Needless to say that the charge will be vig orously prosecuted, and I am certain that, in the event of a conviction the judge will mete out the full punish ment allowed." Mr. Lewis added that the elrl hari a brother. Jack,, in the army in Texas and three stepbrothers and a step sister, Anna. 14; Albert. 13; Lincoln. ii. aim wimam, . Her father, Mr. Lewis said, placed the girl's step brothers and stepsisters in a- home. FIREMEN MAY QUIT SOON SB Resignations in Chicago Await Re suit of Conference. CHICAGO, "April 2. The resigna tions of 1100 Chicago firemen, effective April 7. would not be presented until a committee representing the fire men's organization conferred with Mayor , Thompson, tomorrow, officers announced tonight. The firemen are asking a wage increase of $300 a year. ine committee, however, said it did not have power to arbitrate with, the mayor's committee. The committee would present its demands, it won announced, and take the answer back to , a meeting of the firemen, who would then take definite action. While settlement of the firemen's dispute was in the balance, the city nan toaay Duzzea with activity in every department, as the 1000 clerks ana, stenographers, who had been on strike since Monday, returned to work. Unfairness Alleged by Growers Who Request List of Modifica tions; Ratings Too Severe. CHICAGO, April 2. More than 200 farmers, commission men and millers today attended a hearing conducted by Secretary Meredith, of the depart ment of agriculture on alleged un fairness of specifications for wheat grades. Farmers asserted that speci fications for No. 1 wheat,, m which most of the trading is done at present. called for a grade ao perfect that it was difficult to fill orders. Harry N. Owen, who represented spring wheat growers in Minnesota, and North and South Dakota,' read a list of modifications requested by the states he represented. Mr. Owen e&id farmers were becoming discouraged because of high grain standards Ratlna; Held V Severe. "The qualifications are far too se vere." he said. "Unless something is done this year the farmers will plant only 60 per cent of the-former acreage." E. D. McDougal of thef grain com mission of the Chicago board, of trade denounced the request of the farmers as unfair. "If the government grants these requests it will result in favor itism to the" spring wheat grower, and confusion and disorder in trad ing will follow," he eaid. A. L. Goetzmann of La Crosse, Wis., president of the National Millers" federation, charged that the present grading of spring wheat was low. Any Change Is Protested. F. O. Pollock of the Toledo produce exchange Introduced a resolution from the board of directors of that body protesting against any change in federal wheat grades. E. A. Beeson of Oklahoma, C. G. Doherty of the corn exchange of Buf falo, and R. O. Clark of St. Louis also said they were against any change. Secretary Meredith promised to give the question careful consideration, but said it was too early to give any indication of what his decision might be. LABOR'S CAMPAIGN DISCUSSED Farm and Railway Employes Join Federation In Meeting. WASHINGTON, April 2. Farm and railway employes joined the Amer ican Federation of Labor today in a three-cornered discussion of labor's plan for the coming campaign. The national farm council and the rail road brotherhoods were represented in the meeting with Samuel Gompers. president of the federation, and other federation officers, but the result of their deliberations will not be made public as yet, it was said. While refusing to disclose the sub jects) talked over, Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation, said that everything was harmonious. Easter Cards 5 Cents and Up Woodard, Clarke & Co. Wood lark Building: Alder at West Park S. at H. limn in i m y y Trading Stamp Talcs Assorted Pure Candy Easter Egg's 39c Lb. SOAP SPECIAL One dozen cakea of the excellent PALM OLIVE or CRKSE OIL SOAP $1.00 12 Cakes 12 Choeelate Cream Easter E((i 5 lO Rabbits to Be Caady-Fllled 20 to Sl.OO Special Easter Bexed Candies SO? 111 I" p. EASTER EGG DYES 5c Extra Candy Specials for Saturday Facy " Fresh Made O. V. B. Jordes Gam Drops Peaut Bstter Chews Chocolate Oeaaas Alms-ads 39 LB. 39 LB. ' 49 LB. 49 LB. MILK CHOCOLATE MT BARS, WHILE THEY LAST, 5 Does Your Car Need Refinishing? Do it yourself at home! Tou can be sure of good results with Sherwin Williams Auto Enamel. Hundreds of people all over the country are doing it. Eleven good colors give you what you want or you can originate your own combination. Flowers of Paradise Talc at 25 Mavis Talc 25e MAVIS JWECIAL Large 15-ox. size...$1.00 Woodlarlc Borated Talc, pound can ........ .125 $1.50 ' Hair Brush 98c The well - liked Hughes "Ideal" hair brush, so easily kept clean. No. 50 size usually sold at $1.50 (roes at 9SC $1.75 Ivory Buffer $1.35 Large buffer with top and handle of composition Ivory will make a very impress ive addition to your ivory set. $2.50 Hot Water Bottle Offered for $1.79 An extra good bargain. All rubber moulded Hot Water Bottles in one piece the most durable type. Equipped with non-leaking stopper. At small extra expense these can be fitted to use as fountain syringes. Rubber Sponges 25c to $1.50 Each Fresh stock, just opened. Good assortment of sizes; especially fine in finish. SPRING CLEANING IS DONE MORE THOROUGHLY AND MORE EASILY WITH Jewel Floor Wax, lb. 59 2-lb. size H1.09 Wiley Waxine. pt. 55 qt. 90 gal. 81 .50 Wood-Lark Silver Polish 25 Feather Dusters.... 49 and SI. 19 Brilliant Shine Brass Polish 25 35 oO 85 Iah-ka-bibble, for cleaning carpets 59 Zip, for cleaning chimneys 25c Brighten Your Home With Sherwin-Williams Floor Paint, 11 colors, qt. Sl.lO gallon S3. 75 Alabastine. wall tint. 16 colors; 6-lb. pkg. 80 Jap-a-lae varnishes and colors. All sizes and full stock of colors at Woodard-Clarke. Liquid Veneer, 4 -ox. size 22 2-oz. size.. 46 Quarts 92 gallons S1.70 r Preseat This Csapoa Saturday, April J 3, aad Secare In t Extra S. & II. c IX) Green Trading (J Stamps wan tne ursi n oi your purcnase. I mi DOUBLE 7 Jm J & ,- A " stamps m with the remainder of the purchase. ROOSEVELT IS FOR WOOD FEARLESS, DETERMINED BUT CONSERVATIVE MAX SEEDED. W. B. AYER TO AID HOOVER Ex-Food Administrator Goes East to Conference on Campaign. W. B. Ayer left last night for the east to attend a conference called by J. F. Lucey, temporary chairman of the Hoover national republican club Mr. Ayer, who was the food adminis trator for Oregon under Mr. Hoover, has interested himself in the Hoover campaign. Mr. Lucey has summoned representatives from every state to form a complete natibn wide organ ization for Mr. Hoover- which will function as a unit Instead of by separate states. Mr. Ayer before leaving made the following statement: "Mr. Hoover spent his boyhood days in Oregon; his - home was in Cali fornia; the demand that he become a candidate for the republican nomina tion for president comnes from the men and women of the" entire country. He knows the people; he knows the re sources and he knows the needs of the Pacific coast. The people of Ore gon trust him and, I believe, he will be their choice for president." THIEVES TAKE LAST DROP' Sixteen Visits Made to Most Robbed Whisky Warehouse. GRANTSVILLE. Va., April 2. On the 16th visit to the warehouse of the Fair Chance Distillery thieves took the last drop of 45 barrels of liquor Colonel Points to Administrative Successes of General in Island Governmental ' Work. DETROIT. Mich April 2. (Special.) Formal Indorsement of the Wood candidacy was contained in a tele gram received here today by F. M. Alger, Wood chairman in Michigan, from Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, addressed to the voters of Michigan. Roosevelt s telegram reads: "We are approaching the election next autumn of a presidential candidate. We of the republican party are going to be successful. 'Rarely, if ever, in Its history has the country been in a more critical condition. Shaken by the strain and turmoil of the great war and de baucheuvby eight years of the Wilson administration, we are the prey of violent oscillations of thought. The trend given to our actions dur ing the coming four years will shape our country for many decades in the future. We need a man who will com' bine two principal characteristics One, the fearless determination to pre serve law and order and the Ideals of this country; and, two, the ability to conceive and put into operation the fundamentals of same, construc tive liberalism. "General Wood is this man. He is not a man that we have to take on trust, for he is a man with a record which is his recommendation. He has handled the most difficult adminis trative work with consummate suc cess, as his record in Cuba and the Philippines Indicates. There he pre served order under trying circum stances with Justice and wisdom, and In such a manner that order did not collapse when he left, but remained as a testimonial of his success. He handled economics in such a fashion that general prosperity and fair deal lngs contributed to the good of all peoples concerned. "Above all. General Wood is a big man. He is big enough to desire to have around him only the best men. He -is not afraid that the work of subordinate will overshadow his achievements. We want Wood at this time." tary-treasurer of the Indiana Bitumi nous Coal Operators' association. EAST LIVERPOOL, O., April 2. Dissatisfaction with the wage in crease authorized by President Wil son's cos.! commission was claimed by 400 Columbia county coal miners, who refused to go to work today. Their action crippled operations at three mines. AULT TRIAL IS MONDAY Seattle Labor Editor Accused of Libeling Centralis Victims. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 2. Trial of E. B. Ault, editor of the Seattle Union Record, a labor dally, charged with criminally libelling memories of the four ex-soldiers killed at Centralia Armistice' day, will start here Mon day. Superior Judge Mitchell Gilliam to day denied a request from Ault s at torneys that 98 witnesses be sub poenaed for the defense from Cen tralia. George Vanderveer. attorney, who defended the 10 alleged Industrial Workers of the World charged with the murder of the Centralia ex-serv ice men, will represent Ault, it was announced. DENVER COAL GOES UP ADVANCE DUE TO INCREASE IS WAGES, SAT DEALERS. Ohio Miners Quit Work Because of Dissatisfaction With ' Agreement. DENVER, April 2. Prices of coal in Denver are rising. Today bitumi nous coal is being sold at 9, $9.1 left at the distillery at the time I and $9.40. with the leading companie wartime prohibition became effective It is believed the distillery was the most robbed whisky warehouse in the United States. It is located in a rather lonely spot. The whisky taken is valued at between "$30,(H0 and $40,000. Delivery Car Driver Arrested. Bert Dolbeer, driver of a delivery car for jU. Mayer & Co., was arrested on a charge of reckless driving by Motorcycle Officer Scott - yesterday morning after Dolbeer had a collision with a vegetable truck driven by C. Amato at the intersection of Broad way and Hall street. -According to the report of Officer Scott the vege table truck was almost across the intersection when it was hit in the rear by Dolbeer's machine. Man Falls From Truck. L. U. Camp, 212 East Sixty-third street, injured his back and head yes terday afternoon by falling from a truck of the Alaska Junk company when the vehicle made a sharp turn onto East Water street from the Haw thorne bridge. He was taken to the St. Vincent's hospital by the Arrow ambulance. The truck was driven by Fred Koschurtz, 6027 Fifty-fifth ave nue Southeast. BRANDING GIRL CHARGED (Continued From First Page.) Her teeth were broken off at the gums, she said, and drawn out with machinists' pliers. She said she was never allowed to Club Remains Non-Partisan. SEATTLE, Wash, April 2. The Herbert Hoover presidential club of Seattle today decided to remain a non partisan organization, notwithstand ing the fact that Mr. Hoover recently definitely aligned himself with the re publican party. A motion to rename the club the Hoover Republican club was voted down. HUGHES IS RE-ELECTED President of Italy-America Socie ty Retained in Office. NEW YORK, April 2. Charles E. Hughes was re-elected president of the Italian-America society at the annual meeting today. Baron Romano Avezsana, Italian ambassador to the United States, and Robert Underwood Johnson, newly appointed American ambassador to Italy, were elected honorary presidents. Lithuanians Want Peace. BERLIN, April 2. A message from Kovno, Lithuania, says that as there are now no Russian soldiers in Lith uanian territory the Lithuanian gov ernment is ready to enter into peace negotiations with Russia. The most important condition of peace put forth by Lithuania is said to be uncondi tional recognition of the independence of Lithuania within its ethnological frontiers. SUFFRAGISTS TOUR STATE presiding, then declared a mistrial and ordered the case retried on May J. The foreman stated that the Jury had stood 10 for conviction and 2 for acquittal since last night.' The defendant was apparently un moved by the result. Author Heads Theosophists. LOS ANGELES. April 2. Announce ment of the selection of L. W. Rogers. author and former newspaper man, to succeed A. P. Warrington as national president of the American section bf the Theosophical society, of which Annie Besant is International presi dent, was made from the Krotona Institute of Theosophy here today. The retiring president had been in office since 1912. Crew of Lost Ship Arrives. NEW YORK.- April 2. Chief Offi cer Collins and 39 men of the crew of the steamer Natenna, lost off Casa Blanca. Morocco, March 8. arrived here on the steamer Black Arrow from Constantinople, Smyrna and Madeira. The Natenna was bound from Brest for Casa Blanca with coal when she foundered. For Sour Stomach Bloating, Gas, Coated Tongue, Sick Headache. Bad Breath, Bilious Bees, Indigestion or Constipation take FOLEY CATHARTIC TABLETS They cleanse the bowels, sweeten the stomach and invigorate the liver. Do not gripe or sicken. P. S. Meehsa. Elm St.. Hncock. 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Measures for the promotion of closer economic and cultural relatione between the United States and Poland were taken up at the first formal meeting- of the Polish-American society in Warsaw, March 25, according to telegraphic advices received today by the Polish legation. It is proposed by the society to bring about the exchange of profes sors between American and Pol'sh universities. announcing that $9.15 for standard grades and $9.40 for the best will be the prevailing prices through ApriL ' Lignite is ranging from $6.25 to $7.80 today. By the end of the week. according to dealers, the price on the best average grade will be $7.15 a ton. An advance of from 65 to 90 cents a ton. wholesale, in the price of bi tuminous coal at the Colorado mines and a new wholesale price of $4.25 instead of $3.60, an increase of 65 cents on the standard grades of lig nite, is the result of the recent wage Increase granted to miners, according to announcements by Denver dealers. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 2. frhe price of coal at the mines will be af fected only to the extent that wages have been increased as a result of the wage scale signed at . New Tork Wednesday, according to a statement issued today by Phil H. Penna. secre- SPAIN TELEGRAPH OPEN Communication Is Resumed After Three-Week Strike. LISBON. March 31. The postal and telegraph activities were resumed to day with the end of the strike of the workers in these branches of the gov ernment service, but it will require strenuous labor both night and day to bring to normal the situation that has existed for three weeks. Today there was an accumulation of 20.000 foreign mail bags to be assorted. MURDER JURY DISAGREES I, II Sill Si Case Against 16-Year-Old Girl Is Ordered to Be Retried. ST. LOUIS, April 2. A mistrial was declared tonight in the case of Ursula Broderick. 1 years old. charged with first-degree murder for killing her stepfather. J. F. Woodlock, who was shot to death in their home here. April' 14 last. After deliberating for more than 24 hours the foreman of the Jury reported that the body was "hopelessly deadlocked." Judge Klene, Rns&lans May Emigrate. WASHINGTON, April 2. Russians who wish to return to their native country, will hereafter be permitted to depart on affidavits of identity, the state department announced to day. Danish Minister Rejects Offer. COPENHAGEN. April 2. The Polit iken today said that ths Danish minister to Great Britain, H. Degrev- lr nr. C a mt I rl A Vi 4 Price on our best domestic coal un- ! accept the portfolio of foreign min changed. Edlefsen's. Bdwy. 70. Adv. ; ister in the Liebe cabinet. Best Treatment for Catarrh S. S. S. Removes the Cause From the Blood. 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