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'THE MORIXG 'OREGOTA", TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1920 2010 VETERANS N LEG ION RID E Unit Vote Is Beaten First Day of Convention. DELEGATIONS ISSUE UP Fire for Eacli Department and One Additional Tor Each 1000 Members Recommended. CLEVELAND. Sept. 17. A parade of 20.000 ex-service men. witnessed by approximately 300,000 people. In cluding about 50.000 out-of-town vis itors, closed the first day of the sec annual convention of the Ameri can Legion today. After a fight led by Mrs. Julia Wheelock of New York, who declared that "she insisted on retaining her inherent right to think and vote as she pleased," a proposal that the unit rule prevail in voting was defeated. The credentials committee had for its principal question the matter of delegations from states and territor ies of the United States. The report as submitted, recommended that each department receive five delegates at large and one additional delegate for each 1000 members or fraction there of. VotinK Strength lowrtaln. At a late hour today, the correct voting strength of the convention was undetermined. When the morning session ad journed, the national commander di rected that all committees meet at 5 P. M. and remain in session until all business had been completed for pre sentation to the convention tomorrow. One feature which tended to enliv pn the session came when Colonel J. R. McQuigff. commander of the de partment of Ohio, replying to the address of welcome by Mayor V. S. Fitzgerald stated that France was one of the most loyal friend3 of the American Legion. Cheering started and cries of "Francis K. Drake," com mander of legion post No. 1. Paris, brought him to his feet. Cheers Lout Saveral Minutes. At this juncture everybody arose and cheered for several minutes. Mr. Drake is representing the legion posts of France, England. Belgium and the Rhine. Philadelphia sent 125 legion mem bers in three boxcars, inscribed as the cars were in France, "Hommcs forty et Cheveaux eight." The insignia of each division was in evidence in the parade, practically everybody marching in uniform. There were also several hundred Americans in the uniform of Canada. Knsland and France, this contingent having a kiltie band. As a result of the rain storm today the American legion expects to collect $15,000 rain insurance. Crntralia Flag Carried. The delegation from Centralia. Wash., carried in the parade the flag which was fired upon by the I. W. W. on Armistice day, 1919.- The flag was carried by J. E. Murray, the same man who carried it then. Four men marching at Murray's side at the time were killed. The Belleau wood gift box is ex pected tomorrow. This box contains contributions' to be used for a me morial for marines in Belleau wood. The box has been on a journey around the world and was taken from the' battleship Delaware at Sandy Hook today. The reports of the different national officers and the programme for the convention were read and adopted. A telegram of greeting from Mar shal Foch of France was read at this time and greeted with rounds of ap plause. Just before a recess of 15 minutes, while the convention waited for the committees to report, Commander D'Olier asked that any civil war vet erans who were present as members " of the American Legion be escorted to the stand. California reported one such mem ber who was absent, as a member of a committee. M. V. Woods of Idaho was then introduced and escorted to the stage. Mr. Woods served in the civil war and was wounded twice. He stepped down the aisle with the spring of the youngest veterans, amid great cheering. I'ochN Menftace Jm Read. Marshal Foch's message follows: "To the American Legion in con vent ion assembled, Cleveland, Ohio: "Kegretting my inability to find myself among the former combat- ants of the glorious American army, my heart is with them at the moment of the second anniversary of the fighting they went through by the side of the allies for the common cause of right and liberty. I again render homage to the valor and to - the tenacity which they unceasingly showed on the battlefields of France; in the days 'of misfortune and the daye of success: the magnificent en thusiasm with which they answered our call: the great part the took in tly sacrifices of war; the glorious re mtmhram'e of those who fell on our soil will remain a token of the pro found gratitude and the indestructible union of our two countries. 1 send my cofdjal greeting to Cleveland, the 'Steel City,' and to the great state of Ohio, which has furnished to America so many illustrious statesmen and to France so many faithful friends. "F. FOCH, "Marshal of France.' saw several men running from an empty lot. firing shots. She then be gan to run south, she said. w hy did you run?" asked Attor ney Goldstein. "Because I was scared," she said. "I thought they were murdering a man." The witness then related how an officer (Woods) had chased her and upon catching her had taken her roughly by the arm and told her to eome with him. "I told the officer that I had noth ing to do with the affair and asked him why he should pick on me," the girl testified, "and he told me, 'cut that stuff out, I'm no fool.' " Cuffed to Lewi. Miss Rappico then testified that Woods handcuffed her and took her to the Hedderly car and there hand cuffed her to another man who, ac cording to previous testimony, was George Lewis, associate of Hedderly. The witness testified that Offrcer Woods, had taken her name and ad dress, 'although she was not called upon to testify at the coroner's in quest. Federal Officer Woods, who wasVin charge of the raid, testified that he saw Officer Morris come down the stairs of the Moore apartments and say "Stick 'em up, stick 'em up." At the same moment he said that the roar of .the motor in Hedderly's car which had been quiet a moment before, drowned out the next words of Officer Morris. CLEAN-UP MADDEN'S Mlf the Day's. Work 'Does You Up' CABINET AS WELL AS WILSON IMPEACHMENTS URGED. "Get Her," Morris Shouts. . "I then heard Officer Morris say 'Bill, there's a woman in the deal; get her.' Just as I started to run after the girl, I looked around and saw the Hedderly car swerve to the left and shoot directly in the direction of Officers Jackson and Biggins." Woods said that he continued the chase for the girl, returning her to the Hedderly car, when he took the names of vitnesses, after learning that Morris had called for an ambu lance and a doctor. He admitted under cross examina tion that he had no warrant for the arrest of Hedderly and that neither Lewis .nor Hedderly was equipped with firearms.. He testified, however, that Hedderly was dangerous, and that had he been in the case of either Morris or Jackson he would1 have shot as they did. Kramer Would Shoot. C. C. Kramer, chief agent in the United States revenue department, was placed on the witness stand by the defense and asked what he would have done in the event that he had been placed In the same position as the officers in the raid under similar circumstances. He testified that he would have fired, as did the accused officers. He admitted, however, that in all his ex perience as an officer he had never been forced to shoot a man. L. A. Harms, police captain, testi fied that he would feci almost justi fied to- shoot a man if a man at tempted to take his life by running him down with an automobile. He qualified this statement, however, by saying that he meant a lawbreak er running him down and not an in nocent and guiltless person. Oregon Chief Says He'd Klre. Johnson Smith, federal prohibition director for Oregon, was the last wit ness called to the stand before ad journment. He contended that the ac tion of Morris and Jackson in shoot ing at Hedderly was Justified under the circumstances. He related the conversation at the . "round table" where Hedderly was designated . a a dangerous individual. The hearing before Mayor' Baker will resume this morning at 10 o'clock. Acts of' Postmaster-General, Attorney-General and War Secretary Cited as Warranting Ouster. CHICAGO, Sept. 27. (Special.) In view of the statement of Represen tative Edmonds of Philadelphia that he would move for the impeachment of President Wilson Tor his nullifi cation of the merchant marine law. Representative Madden, member of the republican steering committee of the house, declared in Chicago today that half the Wilson cabinet should be impeached. "Why limit it to Mr. Wilson?" said Mr. Madden. "Mr. Burleson has Just let a contract for air mail service at 90 times what the law- authorizes. He has insistently refused to carry out the law. In the matter of rural car riers, he took $3,200,000 out of the pay or the men as fixed by law. "Take the case of Attorney-General Palmer. Jn violation of all law he fixed the price of sugar at 15 Vx cents a pound to the Louisiana plant ers and kept the price of sugar up toS and 30 cents a pound. "Secretary of War Baker Is even more culpable. Take the case of the Fort Sill school of musketry in Okla homa. We had 55,000 acres, the property of the government. When Baker said we needed more land we had 56,000 acres next door. But Baker abandoned Fort Sill and bought nearly a whole county In Georgia, in violation of the law and without any authority whatever. After he was ordered by congress not to buy up the Georgia county he went right on and spent millions. "If we are 'going to set up an im peachment court in the next congress why not go dead- down the line and take "in all the autocrats and nulll-flers?" Try Cantilever Shoes. Cantilever Shoes are so comfortable that they afford great relief from the "done up'.' feeling that follows much walking or standing. Cantilever Shoes are restful be cause they are built to encourage correct carriage. The heel is slightly higher on the Inside than on the out side. The we'ght of the body. Instead of faljing on the weak point of the arch. Is shared by the heel, the ball and the outside of the foot. This proper balance helps to prevent fallen arches. At the Theaters. There is plenty of toe room, toes point straight ahead In normal easy position. The their I-'KDEUAL COl'KT IS TO ACT I". S. Prohibition Officers Not I'nder Circuit Court Jurisdiction, j Three members of the federal liq uor squad, indicted for their alleged share In the recent killing of R. W. Hedderly, suspected bootlegger, will not be tried in the circuit court. By the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus applied for yesterday after noon by United States District At torney Humphreys, the offlcere will be tried in federal court before Judge Wolverton. The three federal officers are W. R. Wood, James J. Biggins and Del azon C. Smith. In company with E. M. Jackson and William D. Morris, of the police bureau, they sought to ar rest Hedderly. He was shot by one of the five while attempting to es cape and all were subsequently in dicted by the county grand jury on the count of involuntary man slaughter. One of the older ,acts of congress, enacted in 183 :, provides that any indictment of any officer while serv ing under the revenue laws of the United States, shall be removed to the federal courts for trial. In ac cordance with this statute a petition was filed by Deputy United States District Attorney Humphreys, before Federal Judge Wolverton, asking for the writ of removal, which will be served upon County Clerk Beveridge. Removal of the case, against the three federal officers to federal court. will not affect the status of the two members of the police bureau, also under indictment, who will remain under the jurisdiction of the state. Pantages. THE Elm City Four, a group of ex cellent vocalists, are thj big spot on the new bill at Pantages. They are recent recruits from t e New York Hippodrome, where for the last three seasons they have been fea tured in song demonstration. Each of the men is well groomed, person able and of pleasant demeanor. Their voices are well trained and of excellent quality. They have taken songs that have possibilities for vari ation and have made little runs and trills and unexpected harmonies. A big basso, a baritone, a lighter bari tone and a high tenor make up the quartette. One song that captures Is "Rum-te-tum-tiddy-iddy-um," which provides opportunities for many mu sical maneuvers. They add charac terization and individual ideas to each song interpretation and put a punch and vocal charm in each number. At the matinee yesterday they were re called a dozen times. Coleman and Ray return with their clever walking do'.'.s, which talk whenever the keen versatile Coleman throws his voice into them. The act is entirely new, Mr. Coleman sustain ing his reputation for originality and new material. A pretty maid. Miss Ray. adds color and life to the clever ventrlloquial novelty and she sings a pretty song delightfully. On Saturday six lucky little maids who hold the winning numbers will receive handsome walking dolls. The Four Hursleys, acrobats, have capital gymnastic act, full of new adventure of an athletic sort. Two of the agile men turn marvelous twisting somersaults and leaps onto the shoulders of a partner. Their work is reaily sensational and marked by ease and skill and good humor. They all dress smartly In white blouses and black trousers. The Revue de Luxe teatures a clever little toe dancer named Mildred La Zeliere. A talented man musician, Harry Sigman, gives a series of brill iant interpretations on the piano, an organ symphony, the chimes and an imitation of an old-fashioned music box. Four other maids, all keen little dancers, flit in and out of the picture, Venetian scene. An unusually clever act opens the bill, in which La Rue and Miss Dupre execute pictures in colored sand. They dexterously throw colored sand on a flat surface and cunningly contrive faseinatg pictures while the audi ence sits spellbound. The act won applause for Its novelty and charm. A striking girl is Miss Gray, who wears gorgeous clothes and is herself beautiful and talented as a vocaliBt and an instrumentalist. A man named Page is her partner. The Pantage- scope features episode number seven in "The Lost City." with Juanita Hansen. The flexible shank, allows the muscles -which surround the bones of the arch to exercise and keep strong. Cantilever Shoes thus preserve the natural strength of the foot arch. By wearing these shoes you protect yourself against a widespread ail ment weak arches. And In combination with all these features for comfort "and health. Cantilever Shoes pgssegs good looks. The trim lines are 'graceful. Sold in Portland only by ' 336 Alder Street HEDDERLY KILL, WARNING 'Continued From First Pas.) CAR STOLEN, BOY PAROLED .Sentence of - to- 10 Years In Re formatory Suspended. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 17 (Special.) Marcil Morsette, 18 years old, today was sentenced to from two to ten years in the state reformatory at Monroe by Judge R. II. Back of the superior court of Clarke couaty on a charge of stealing an automobile from Orville Evy. The machine was driven to Chehalis, where the lad was ar rested. The sentence was suspended and the boy was paroled to the chief of police of Tawma, his home. If he breaks parole he will serve sentence. A 15-year-old boy with Morsette was given in custody of. his parents. from home Just now I haven't de cided yet." Keen interest was exhibited by em ployes of the United States forest service when it was found that, de spite the fact that they are In the federal service and closely associated in the postoffice building with staunch democrats, the vote was split ting evenly. Comments were few and practically every one Intends to vote, although 15 have still to make up their minds. Harding started off with a good lead when heads of the de partments, encountered in conference, voted 5 to 1. The next office stacked up- for Cox and final results showed the vote split, 26 to 26. "Harding and Cox are both punk," declared one man, "but I suppose I'll have to stand by and show I'm a good republican." There is a farmer element in Port land in the group of American citi zens who have stalls in the public market. There are two solid blocks of them sandwiched in between the Japanese anl Italian and Austrian truck gardeners, and they are keenly interested in the outcome of the elec tion. Thirty-one favored Harding and 16 were for Cox, while two held out for Debs and one for Erickson. The woman next door to the land and labor party advocate didn't quite agree. "I'd rather see Bob Lafollette get it than anyone else," she said, "but I suppose the nearest to him is Cox." "Debs is as good as either Harding or Cox," another announced. "I've never voted, yet," said a third, "but 1 would if we had a Washington or a Lincoln running." "I usually vote, but can't get up any enthusiasm this time," declared an other. Practically all of the undecided folk on the market gave as their reason for this state of mind that they were disappointed in both candidates. There were some staunch Harding and Cox enthusiasts, each equally sur his H E R E Men of Portland: You Can Buy Overcoats, Suits and Raincoats at Lowest Prices ? - Every garment new! Every garment guaranteed for satisfactory service! Every garment trenchantly reduced! Investment prices for you! $40 Overcoats and Suits $32 $50 Overcoats and Suits $38 $60 Overcoats and Suits $47 $70 Overcoats and Suits $55 $80 Overcoats andSuits$60 $90 Overcoats and Suits $70 Men's Suits, Main Floor . 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The straw vote of Oregon will be reported to the Owl company in Portland and from time to time the vote as taken throughout the nation will be telegraphed to the Portland store. board conducted a rummage sale in the Presbyterir n gymnasium yester day -for the benefit of the library. About $135 was cleared. This will be used In purchasing new books. HAY FARMERS ORGANIZE Boardman Growers Plan to Unite With Those In I'malila County. BOARDMAN, Or., Sept. 27. (Spe cial.) Thirty hay growers of this vicinity met Saturday night to de velop plans for a hay association. The nlan i sr 1 1 rt wa affiliation and co-operation with an organiza tion now being fostered in Umatilla county. A. W. Cobb of Boardman re ported on a recent trip to Yakima to investigate methods employed there. Another meeting is called at Hermiston, Tuesday October 2S. to see if harmony of view can- be brought about. With most growers the mar keting end demands the greatest con sideration and unless this is empha sized more the present attempt to organize on the basis of reducing cost of production will fail. Those present also organized a permanent fair association with C. H. Dillabaugli as president: A. I. Larsen, vice-president, and M. H. Signs, secretary-treasurer. Kuginccrs to Inspect Cowlitz. KKLSO. Wash., Sept. 27. (Special.) United States engineers will inspect the Cowlitz river between Ostrander and the mouth October 16. according to advices received by K. L. Stewart, who has represented the Kelso club in this matter. The trip down the river will be made In the United States tender Woodland and in the afternoon a hearing will be held In Kelso. Kelso Has Rummage Sale. KELSO,-Wash., Sept. 27. (Special.) -The women of the Kelso city library HARDING LEADS IN VOTE (Continued From First Pase.) ing. Another announced that she was going tt vote for Cox because her father had been appointed postmaster under the Wilson regime. "I'm for Cox," said one man, "or any candidate that shows any earmarks of bringing back our liquor." . 'I'm for Cox, for no reason at all," said another. "I'm a democrat." "I'm for Cox," declared a third. "I don't think much of either candidate." "I don't know which way I will vote," said one woman, 'puzzled and be'wildered. "My husband is away ute and gave me money to help me over my financial difficulty. I will pay then) back and they know it. Thp attorney's fees were paid by Mrs. Hedderly. who has resources of her own." "Do you know who these men were?" Inquired Attorney Watkins. ame! Not Recalled. - "I know that one was Oscar Lund, who some say is a terrible criminal. 1 might know the others if I heard their names, but I I'an't recall the names at this time." Following the upheaval on the! "league of bootleggers'" fund, Attor-, ! ney (ioldstein summoned Lulu Rap pico to the stand. Miss Rappico was the young woman who passed at the time the shooting took place and who sought to run away from the scene, but who was caught and returned to the Hedderly automobile by Federal Officer Woods. Miss Rappico testified that ?he was walking from the home of Dr. and Mrs. J.; J. Rosenberg, where she is employed, to the room of her. sister, at Union avenue and Morrison streets, on the night of the shooting. She said that she first noticed an automobile and the next moment she heard a man say "Stick em up, stick em up." Sliols Put Her to Flight. Almost at the same moment, the girl testified that she h&rd shots f irud. Looking across the street she Large Class to Be Initiated. HOQl'IAM, Wash.. Kept. 27. fSpe cial.) Hoquiam lodge, Knights of Pythias, will have for initiation apr proximately 250 candidates on the occasion of the visit to 'the city in November of. . the officers of the grand lodge. The local lodge will at the same time be host to lodges of Aberdeen. Montesano. Klma and McCleary. The committee having charge of arrangements consists of Frank H. Smith, chairman; Clyde Brown, Kd Protheroe. Robert Storey, Roy (iibbons and K. 1,. Lawrence. c c . ( Cantrell W Cochmnes) .Ginger Ale - Wrie the importers SHERWOOD CO. 56 Beale SU S. F. with name of your dealers ir they cannot supply you. 100 Seriously Injured and 4 killed in 827 accidents in Portland during August. WHY TAKE A CHANCE? Phone Marshall 2391. W. R. McDonald Co. General Insurance with Service. HE SHOULD WORRY DRAW ING $50 PER WEEK. He carries an Accident P o J i c y with us. Better phone Mar. 2391 before the accident occurs. . NOW PLAYING f Clsie erusoni "Lady Rose's Daudhter WITH DAVID POWELL. POLLARD COMEDY. 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