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THE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIDAY. JULY 3, 1914. WOMEN CRITICISE WILSON'S ATTITUDE Mrs. Duniway Defends Presi dent for Stand Taken on Suffrage Issue. , MANY DISLIKE "EVASION" Argument Made That Right of Bal lot for Half Population is 01 National Scop and Para mount Political Import. President Wilson's views on woman suffrage, as he explaineo. - - 2?t .2. WhAVuseYast EE Zn b l Lt meet the unalloyed ap oaf of Portlard leader, in th. eaual p " The President dec- Government is severely criticised b8 vie"S the Pacif ic Coast, inclines tr;8hthebeHef SaT Mr. Wilson was "ft Duniway cites that other Usues saIn1 th which have not f""!0 woman's rignis m . 1' ,h f,ct that calls especial attention to the fact tnat fn the West, and especially on the Pacific Coast, woman suffrage has made the stride, it ha, through work In the various states. Alliances Are Oppose. I was favorably impressed by Pres ident Wilson's remarks.' said Mrs. Duniway yesterday. "It : there are difficulties in the way that our suffrage friends haven t taken Into deep enough consideration. If we keen- up our active work in the dif ferent states. I feel that we shall eventually gain National woman suf frage, and that in the near future. "It is generally understood that the Woman Suffrage Association and the Woman's Christian Temperance Lnion Tre pulling together in the East In the Pacific State, we are opposed to this combination of interests. n tw work out here we kept clear of such alliances and were able to Present the issue of woman suffrage clear-cut one for consideration on its ""$1 want-liberty for all the people. I think we should go on with the work in the states as we have done of course, without throwing e water on the efforts of women in the East, but It must be remembered that they have never made the gains i under their pol icy that we have made on the Pacific Coast. Mrs. Evana Takes Issue. "If President Wilson had recognized the Woman Suffrage Association under the circumstances, he would have had to recognize the work of the Women s Christian Temperance Union as well. On the other hand. Mr,. Sarah A. Evans, president of the Oregon Federa tion of Women's Clubs, characterizes President Wilson's attitude as an eva- think President Wilson made a mistake." said Mrs. Evan,. "His an swer to the suffrage delegation looks like an evasion. I would have a great deal more respect for him If he had come out and given his real reason Instead of evading the issue. "The negro gained the right of suf frage by amendment to the Iatlonal Constitution. Of course, that was done by a different party than President Wilson's, but the principle was the same, and I cannot see that woman suffrage is of less importance as State Engineer, and to assign his duties to an engineer to be appointed by the State Land Board, and to repeal an nual appropriations, initiated by W. P. George, and indorsed by Governor West. Amendment providing $1500 tax exemption on homes, livestock and tools; initiated by W. S. U'Ren and others. Amendment making beds of naviga ble waters of the state inalienable and subject to public use for water commerce, and authorizing cities to construct docks thereon or the leasing thereof upon fair rental value to be paid for the joint benefit of the cities and the common school fund of the state; initiated by C. S. Jackson and F. W. Mulkey, of Portland. S-Honr Day for Women Provided. Bill authorizing cities to construct docks on state lands; initiated by C. S. Jackson and F. W. Mulkey, of Port land. Amendment providing universal -eight-hour day; initiated by Jean Bennett, of Portland. Amendment for eight-hour day for J. P. MORGAN CALLS TO SEE PRESIDENT Wilson Hopes to Convey Reas surances in Series of Busi ness Interviews. , VISIT DECLARED 'CORDIAL' REAL FIGHT TO BE SEEN IN FILM AT HEILIG. ITT" National issue than negro suffrage. Mrs. John M. Scott likewise enter tain, the view that the President did not meet the issue squarely. ' "Evasion" Is Criticised. , "If quoted correctly In the press dis patches, I think President Wilson made a mistake in not answering the ques tions submitted to him by the delega tion " said Mrs. Scott. "One would Judge from his action In abruptly leav ing the women and declining any fur ther interview that he personally does not favor woman suffrage. "While I am a great admirer of Pres ident Wilson, I am afraid that his atti tude on this important question will react on him should he desire Te-elec-tion. In this day and generation we expect men to have opinions of their own on all important questions, irre spective of their party affiliations." Mrs. M. L. Therkelsen, who belongs to the National Woman Suffrage As sociation, is another who condemns the President's attitude. "President Wilson had the same op portunity to carve a niche in Amer ican history that made the beloved Lincoln famous," declared Mrs. Ther kelsen. "It seems to me that the eman cipation of one-half of the American families should be of no tardy consid eration for any political party. I think that such an important question as granting the right of suffrage to sev eral million women is most certainly a National issue, and one to be decided by National action. Issue Declared Paramount "It is of such moment to the Amer ican Nation that it should be para mount to every other issue." "Though we certainly should not abate a whit of our activity in the dif ferent states, and can no doubt do some of our most effective work in indi vidual states, nevertheless I think Con gress ought to recognize the question and settle it," said Mrs. A. E. Borth wick. president of the College Equal Suffrage Association. "I disagree with the President when he says it is a mat ter to be worked out by. the states." "I have heard much discussion about the President's interview with the suf frage delegation," said Mrs. J. D. Spen cer. "Really, I "have heard so many opinions on both sides that I don't know what to think about it." 29 MEASURES ON BALLOT (Continued From First Page.) county officers; Initiated by B, P. Ras mussen. Bill reducing the salaries of the of ficers of Hood River County; Initiated by Park Grange, No. 601. Bill to provide for a commission to draft a tax code; intiated by the Non Partisan League. Bill to regulate the practice of den tistry and to abolish the State Dental Examining Board, Initiated by John T. Cochran. Abolishment of Boards Is Plan. Bill to abolish State Desert Land Board and transfer its powers and duties to the State Land Board; to abol ish the State Water Board, and the of fice of Superintendent of Water Di vision, and to assigb their powers and duties to a state water commissioner, who shall be appointed by the State j. and Board; to abolish th office of -r-. , , . X : I f -, y C William Ftranm tn "The Spoiler." In the production of "Th'e Spoilers," which was made under the careful guidance of Colin Campbell, of the W. N. Sellg Company, armies were employed to bring about the completion of this great story. One of the interesting Inci dents that occurred In the mak ing of "The Spoilers" came in the fight scene between Glenister and McNamara. William Farnum, who portrayed the character of Glenister, said to Thomas Sant chl, as they were about to play the fight scene which occurs in Struve's office at the conclusion of the picture: "You're not afraid to get a real good whipping, are you?" "Mr. Santchl replied that he was not, and at the same time asked Mr. Farnum if he was willing to make this a real fight. Mr. Farnum replied that he was only too anxious to do so. With a battery of five cameras focused on this fight, they were able to get every interesting in cident of the battle from start to finish. Those who witness this' great picture at the Helllg Theater next week, beginning Sunday, will readily realize that this fight is realistic in every detail. women; initiated by the Eight-Hour League. ' Bill to provide a non-partisan judi ciary; initiated .by' W. M. Davis, of Portland. Other measures for which completed petitions were not filed were as fol lows: Bill prohibiting conduct of business and amusements on Sunday; proposed by Washington County Christian En deavor Union. Several Measures Not Filed. Amendment to simplify the Intro duction of Initiative measures by abol ishing circulating petitions; proposed by A. M. Crawford. Amendment consolidating and abol ishing certain offices and commissions, and limiting appropriations; proposed by William A. Carter while candidate for nomination of Governor. Bill licensing itinerant dealers and peddlers; proposed by Retail Traveling Men's Association. Franchise qualification amendment; proposed by Socialist party of Oregon. Bill to revoke franchises of the Port land Gas & Coke Company; proposed by J. I. Tucker and others. Bill authorizing 6 per cent differ ential in favor of Oregon-manufactured products on public contracts; proposed by Manufacturers' Association of Ore gon. " EIGHT-HOUR BILL OX BALLOT Prohibition Also Will Be Voted Upon in Washington. OLTMPIA, Wash.. July 2 (Special.) Petitions, said by the filers to con tain 70,000 signatures, were filed with Secretary of State I. M. Howell late today, requesting that the eight-hour labor measure be placed on the ballot, under the Initiative act next Novem ber. . The filers. W. H. Kingery, Socialist member of the Legislature from Mason County, and James A. Duncan, of Se attle, admitted that probably 25 per cent of the signatures were not certi fied as registered voters, as required hv law. but assert that at least 60,000 are valid signatures. Thirty-two thou sand signatures are sumcient to in sure it a place on the ballot. Agents of the "Stop, Listen League" are prepared to file numerous with drawals of signatures, but admit this measure probably will have a suffi cient number left to go on th ballot. The eight-hour bill is a Socialist party measure indorsed by the State Federation of Labor. K establishes eight hours as the maximum working day for all classes of labor except ag ricultural labor, for which 10 hours is allowed. Tomorrow is the last day for filing and the soialled "seven sisters" measures, backed by the Federation of Labor, State Grange and State Farm ers' unions, will be filed then, though it is still doubtful whether these measures will have sufficient signa tures remaining, after all deductions are made, to go on the ballot. Of 13 Initiative measures filed, only the prohibition measure and the eight hour law are certain to have places on the ballot. The "seven sisters" are still doubt ful, while the legislative reapportion ment bill, the State Good Roads As sociation good roads bill and the drug less doctors' bill have fallen by the wayside. The single tax bill is to be Initiated to the Legislature instead of to the voters. Paper Mill Labor Issues Settled. NEW YORK, July 2. After a five months' dispute, representatives of the International Paper Company, which employes between 8000 and 9000 men in 30 or more plants situated In a score of cities in the United States and Canada, and the committee represent ing the employes unions arrived at an amicable adjustment of their differ ences today. Financier Spends Hour In Public Gallery of Senate, Unrecognized, and Travels Home In Demo cratic Kail-way Car. WASHINGTON, July 2. For nearly an hour today President Wilson dis cussed business conditions with J. P. Morgan at the first of a series of conferences which will bring to the White House men foremost in industry and finance. Tt was one of the few occasions dur ing the 16 months of his administra tion that .the President has received nna nf the lenders of "bis: business." Officials said that while the Adminis tration's greatest legislative projects were under wav the tariff act, the currency bill and while the trust pro gramme was Deing perieeieu, ihb ir i ev ident felt there should be no oppor tunity for a chareethat they were receiving inspiration'from business or financial centers. Now that two of the Administration's reforms have been completed and a third is in a final stage, the President i, said to feel that an exchangV of thought and in formation with captains of industry will be conducive to the business re vival he expects to see along lines which the Administration holds to be legal. Rest Promised Business. Henry Ford, the Detroit manufac turer, will confer with the President next week and after that a delegation from the Chicago Association of Com merce, including representatives of six corporations with nation-wide in terests, will come for a conference. Out of these exchanges the Presi dent expects business men to learn that lawful enterprise has nothing to fear from the Administration, that the trust programme having reached a point where he foresees its successful com pletion, business shall have the rest many of its leaders have been asking; and that under the "constitution of freedom," as the President has christ ened the trust programme, commerce and finance respecting the laws will not be harassed by the Federal Gov ernment. Visit Cordial, Says Mr. Morgan. Mr. Morgan ran the gauntlet of a rapid fire of questions as he emerged from the White House through a small sea of correspondents. "My visit with the President was very cordial. You will have to ask him what we talked about," was his re sponse to all questions as he drove away. Later a persistent questioner pressed Mr. Morgan a little closer. "Mr. Morgan," said he, "has the President sent for you and other busi ness men of the country, or are the business men coming here to talk to him?" "Don't you think we ought tor' re joined Mr. Morgan, with a suspicion of emphasis which might be interpre ted according to point of view of the interviewer. Doorkeeper Bars Way. When he went to the Senate a taci turn doorkeeper barred the way to the private gallery used by guests of Sen ators. Mr. Morgan, hat in hand, tried to pass in. "Got a ticket to get in here?" de manded the sentry. . "No, but I am acquainted with Sena tor Root," ventured Mr. Morgan. "Can't help that." responded the guardian of the door, with an air of finality; "go around to that other gal lery door where they let anybody in without a ticket." Mr. Morgan found a seat in a sprink ling of such men, sightseers, tourists and idlers as they find their way to me day. Senator Cummins was making a speech on the Administration's trade commission bill. Unrecognized by anyone in the gallery or the Senators on the floor, Mr. Morgan listened an hmir iiTiin2 forward fre quently as if to catch more clearlly a point that Interested him especially. He retunred to the railroad station some time before the hour of his de parture, took a chair in one or tne pud llc cars and started back to New York. Buy Today--Celebrate Tomorrow Here's a great sale for the boys; hundreds of clean, crisp wash suits every one spick and span and ready to put on and wear; come to day and buy them by twos, by threes as few or as many as you want. Half Price Today for All Boys' Wash Suits $1.00 Suits. $1.50 Suits. $2.00 Suits. $2.50 Suits. ...50 ...75 .$1.00 .$1.25 $6.50 Suits. $3.00 Suits. $3.50 Suits. $4.00 Suits. $5.00 Suits. .$3.25 .$1.50 .$1.75 .$2.00 .$2.50 White, blue, tan, gray; stripes or solid colors. Every cool, light fabric that's wanted. Sailors,' Russians, Middies and Oliver Twists; splendidly made and genuinely reduced from the normal price. The Boys' Shop, Second Floor - Open Tonight Until 10 o 'Clock BEN SELLING The Ladies' Smart Clothes Shop Leading Clothier for Men MORRISON at FOURTH 2500 fttlHEBS STRIKE American Consular Agent at Cananea Is Prisoner. WORKMEN GIVE ULTIMATUM Increased Wages, IiOwer Prices In Company Stores and Daily Pay-. Day Among Demands Situ ation May Be Serious. NACO, Ariz., July 3 A telephone message in which C. L. Montague, American consular agent at cananea. Hex., requested that President Wilson be notified of the serious situation resulting from the strike of 2500 miners employed by the Cananea Consolidated Copper Company, was re ceived here today. It was sent by Montague, wno De clared that he was in a house which , a y.v HAvftral hundred strikers, who gathered to prevent the departure fom uananea. uy of George Kingdon, superintendent of the mines or tne company m""" Miners Present Ultimatum. The strikers presented to the com nonv an ultimatum, to which a reply was asked in five days. Pending the reply, the miners, it was saia, oraireu to resume worn, the mine, uo to a late hour today, had not decided whether to permit them to do so. m The principal demands of the striK- ers were a 20 per ceui mui ... wages; a 20 per cent reduction in the prices asked for various commodities at the company's general store; changes i v- .n-riiiotlnnq sroverninff the com pany's hospitals, and a daily payday. Protests were maae asiui -fohitohTTipnt of a so-called labor bur eau and the maintenance of a black list. . . Railway Refuses rrrigoi. The situation at Cananea is con- an anrious that the South- and idlers as tney unu men way iv mi giQered so serious mai mo Congresslonel grallerias on a Summer western Railroad has stopped taking ji .. cno.A,. Pnmmlnfl wan maklnr a I . : . .3 . ; fnr Punsnpa thoutrh WCttlt u - - . tostiriAri for Cananea. tnouen ..in.i riisiorfler. other than the DOUGLAS, Ariz., July 2. Constitu tionalist officials here saia toaay tney were making every effort to have the striking miners at Cananea withdraw the ultimatum they sent to tne 01 ficials of the Cananea Consolidated Copper Company. They said there were 400 soldiers in the Cananea garrison. BALDWIN TO STAND TRIAL Girl's Stepfather Held for Trial on , Serious Charge. GOLDENDALE. Wash, June 2. (Special.) Charles A. Baldwin was ar raigned today before Justice of the Peace Putman on a statutory charge. Baldwin entered a plea of not guilty and his bonds were placed at $5000. He was unable to give bonds and is being held in the county jail awaiting trial.. Baldwin is charged with an at tack on his stepdaughter. A reward of 100 was offered for Baldwin's apprehension alive and $50 for the finding of his body. Just one week after the affair, when it was thought Baldwin haa made his way through the mountains and out of the country, he was found under his home in Goldendale, where he claims he re turned the first day. Baldwin was dis covered under the house by Karl Selle, who had been employed by the family to guard the house nights. Baldwin lived on a homestead for a number of years in the Cedar Valley country, and later was a rural mail carrier in the Spring Creek country. At one time he was a candidate for Councilman at Goldendale. He married the widow of Willis Bullock, a Spring Creek farmer, a few years ago. PROGRESSIVES ARE IM FOLD Coalition With Republicans Is Ef fected at Davenport. DAVENPORT, Wash.. July 2. (Spe cial.) At a meeting of Republlcans-and Progressives called ior me jjuijjuoo patching up past differences and effect 7 i j uannhllpan Tin r t v in Lin ing a Lin lcaj. . v. - , . coin County, resolutions were adopted calling for but a single KepuDncan ticket Progressives who wish to file for office will do so as Republicans. The resolutions also provide for the selection of an executive committee for the coming campaign to be made up as nearly as possible of an equal num ber of Republicans and Progressives. Nearly every part of the county was represented at the meeting over which xm,. rronai. Progressive, presided. On the resolutions committee were five Progressives and two Kepuoiicann. Centralia Marriage Annulled. CENTRALIA, Wash.. July' 2. (Spe cial.) The marriage of J. W. Schorer, a prominent resident of Centralia. to Rose Schorer was annulled by Judge Rice In the Lewis county oupenur .nan the . nv on the srrounds that practical imprisonment of Consular the woman was already the wife of A ff-ent Montague and Superintendent w wood at the time of her mar- mj-n naa Vtpp.n renorted. I . GVia o-a A.1U&UU . i- n shnrsr. She srave as her side of the story the fact that she was ig norant of the Washington divorce laws and that Schorer took advantage-of her ignorance. She charged that Schorer turned her and her child out of the house. Why I warrt 400 to aoom me Wear Admiral for 1be big Salmon stona rimorfs. I'll bnnrf alond adorer imStfTOS.and believe me.ne will jaribc piling and maKe mem Know we've. r .,..,.A,i I Admiral Metschan came almost having a vacancy upon his staff at Astoria if it hadn t been for Bill Spivens' foresight and promptly stepping into the breach, at the same time helping out the Regatta with musicand- f uwith the Xrz&sto that, proved the greatest ever. When it comes to furnishing entertainment, enjoyment and education for $5 a month, the proposition of the old Eilers House is certainly it. ROfilC E IS ENDED Former Belle of Many Cities Divorces Poor Laborer. NO ALIMONY ASKED FOR Daughter of Millionaire Syrup Man Rues Romantic Attachment. Erratic Conduct Follow ing Fall Recalled. SAN FRANCISCO, July 2. (Special.) The romantic marriage of Mrs. Adah-Long-Vlncent-Klttredge, daughter of James Long, millionaire syrup manu facturer and successively a belle of San Francisco, St. Louis, Denver and Paris, had an unromantic sequel today with the entry by Judge Dunne, sittiiiH for Judge Graham, of a final decree ol' divorce against Albert E. KittredHe. Her marriage In 1907 to Klttredi?e. who at the time was a laboring man. caused a sensation in society circles of San Francisco and Paris. In her divorce suit later she charged him with having deserted her in 1908. Klttredge is now living in Contra Costa County In straitened circumstances and Mrs. Klttredge does not ask alimony. Adah Long, famed for her beauty and wit, was married to Joseph Vin cent, freneral manager of the Colorado Syrup Company, at St. Louis. In 18P9. They were divorced after several years of troublous married life. Mrs. Vincent fell from a polo pony In June, 1908, and after that became erratic and was finally sent to a sana torium. She was discharged from the Napa Asylum in 1913 an cured. FERRY PASSENGER DROWNS Homestoader, 111 on lloat, Proim From Stern Vnnotlced by Crew. ABIIXfiTflV (If. Jlllv I Snclml.l While crossing the river from Roose velt to Arlington, a homesteader namra McGowan, living upon wht la known as "the burn." In Washington, fell from the ferryboat Into the Columbia and disappeared without brins; iftn by any of the crew or mpklnn any alarm. McLiowan was 111 when he entered the ferry and went to the stern of the boat. A friend left Mm there. As lha hnnt nparprl the Oreiron Bide the man went to get McGowan and found he had disappeared. It Is supposed lie became faint and fell overboard. Kearch haa not yet been made for the body. GIRL SAVES0WN LIFE Ish of Flour yucm-hcn Fire S-t by FjkKlon at Twin Fall. TWIN FALLS. Idaho. July J. (Spe cial.) 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