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j Removal Is Suggested on Un-
denied Charge of Trea
; , sonable Utterances.
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PATRIOTIC FEELING IS HIGH
eduction in Prices
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Petition to Mr. Wilson Is Introduced
in Resolution, Citing- Teaching
of "Peace - at - Any - Price"
of
Ideas to Schoolchildren.
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P. P. Claxton. United States Commis
imissioner of Education, was acused of
i treasonable utterances and of insult to
;the flag-, and a resolution was intro
duced at the opening session of the
National Congress of the Sons of the
-American Revolution yesterday morn
ing. petitioning- President Wilson to
remove Mr. Claxton from office.
The accusation against Mr. Claxton
was first touched upon by President
General R, C. Ballard Thurston, in his
annual report, without, however, defi
nite reference to the name of the Com
missioner of Education. Immediately
after Mr. Thurston's report, Christopher
"W. Horr. of Seattle, senior viee-nresl-
tient of the Washington State Society,
submitted the resolution which defi
nitely directed the attack upon Mr.
Claxton.
The resolution of Mr. Horr was sec
jrmded by Arthur Eugene Johnson, of
Minneapolis, and so strong was the
feeling among the patriotic delegates
t the congress that It would have
carried unanimously had it been put
directly. As it was, the resolution was
turned over to the resolutions com
mittee and at the meeting this morn
ing will probably be adopted in a
form definitely charging Mr. Claxton
with the offenses touched upon in the
report of the president-general and
demanding that he be removed from
office.
Report Deals With Utrran.fE.
President-General Thurston touched
Upon Mr. Claxton's utterances in a sec
tion of his report in which he was
dealing with the effects of the activity
of the American School Peace League,
which was founded in 1908. The re
marks upon which the demand for Mr.
Claxton's dismissal were based were
contained in a report in the Boston
Transcript of July 8. 1910. of Mr. Clax
ton's address before this league.
"One of the shining lights of the
American School Peace League is
quoted as having said. 'After all. the
people of i he world care very little
what flag they live under. A flag
means nothing. It is not a reality.
They can live under one bundle of
colors as well as another.' " read Mr.
Thurston in his report. "This man is
now a high Federal official.
"If the school children are not taught
to love and respect the 'bundle of
colors' under which they liVe, they
are not taught patriotism."
. Watch Teackers, Save Pupils, Plea.
He urged the importance of keeping
in touch with the work of the teachers
in the public schools, pointing out
that in the present day forces are at
work which may bring serious abuses
into the instruction of the youth of the
land.
"Most of our teachers," he said, "are
young, enthusiastic and occasionally led
into traps by faddists, of whose prin
ciples we cannot approve.
"The principal object of the Ameri
can School Peace League seems to be
to get hold of the youth in all of our
public schools and instill into their
minds the principle that no matter
what comes they must not go to the
defense of the Nation and its flag.
"The work of this league goes on.
.Much of its active work is carried on
as a result of the committee on lectures
and readings to make war ridiculous
to children in the schools. The aim
is to have from 500 to 1000 young
women teachers in our schools giving
such readings.
KexultM Found Objectionable.
"I have looked into the pamphlets
containing the by-laws of the league.
It is not the by-laws which are espe
cially dangerous; it is what they are
doing that is objectionable. In that
pamphlet were printed two essays that
had won first and second prizes, the
first of which is about as wild-eyed a
piece of Idiocy as I ever read, and I
cannot conceive of anyone giving first
prize to such an effusion.'
He touched upon the "anti-enlistment
pledge" which is being circulated
by the Carnegie Peace Foundation,
which ie backing the Public School
Peace League. In this pledge the signer
promises under no circumstances to en
list or fight in the Army, not exclud
ing the contingency of the necessity or
defense against foreign Invasion.
- "It never occurred to me that any
human being would attempt to teach
our children principles which to my
mind are treasonable and which, if
lived up to. would make arrant cowards
of our youth and would make our Gov
ernment the football of other nations
and result in practically enslaving us
and our descendants.
"It is our duty to find out how far
this movement has gone and to check
mate its further progress."
Mr. Horr instantly arose and pro
posed his resolution against Mr. Clax
ton. which was in substance as fol
lows: "Whereas, in the Boston Transcript
of July 8, P. P. Claxton, now a Federal
official, made remarks derogatory to
our Nation and our flag, which was an
insult to the Nation, to the flag, to our
society and to all loyal citizens.
"We therefore request that the mat
ter be thoroughly investigated, and if
his remarks were as reported we re
spectfully request President Wilson to
remove eaid Mr. Claxton from office."
Mr. Claxton was called upon by th2
Army and Navy Journal to deny ll;e
statements attributed to him in the re
port at the time it appeared. He mad-j
no flat denial at that time, saying
merely that he had been misquoted.
Patriotic Keeling Runs High.
Dr. W. T. Foster, president of Reed
College, who has been associated with
Dr. Claxton closely for some time and
who was one of his hosts at the recent
.visit of the Commissioner of Education
in Portland, declared last night that
there was nothing to the accusation
made against Dr. Claxton.
The attack upon Dr. Claxton at the
meeting yesterday was only a part of
a general tone of patriotic militancy
- that pervaded the meeting.
Governor Withy combe in his opening
address dwelt at length upon the need
of taking steps to offset ill-advised
."l.eace at" any price" propaganda and
similar utterances made at different
times during the afternoon brought
forth never failing bursts of applause.
At the opening of the afternoon ses
sion Daniel H. Simmons, one of the few
living sons direct from a veteran of
the Revolution, was introduced to the
Congress by Major V. M. ,C. Silva and
seated at the right hand of the president-general.
Mr. Simmons is a resi
dent of the Oddfellows' Home here,
and on account of his age was unable
.to remain throughout the meeting. As
he was escorted from the hall he
paused and, in a few broken words,
thanked the Sons of the American
Revolution for the honor they had done
him.
Little Howard S. P. Clark, the only
representative of the Washington
Guard who is attending the congress,
was led forward and introduced to Mr.
Simmons and then to the Congress as
"a boy who said: 'I will raise my boy
to be a soldier in defense of his coun
try.' "
The applause for the aged Son of the
Revolution and for the little Washing
ton Guard was long and loud.
Newell B. Woodworth. of Syracuse,
who is candidate for president-general,
made the presentation of the honorary
insignia to the state which has shown
the largest registration of sons of
Sons of the American Revolution. The
insignia went to Rhode Island and will
be conveyed to that society by Colonel
Nathan Warrens, of Massachusetts,
who represents them.
The presentation of the Washington
Guard banner to New Jersey, the state
in which John Merrill originated the
organization, was made by Colonel
Georgo V. Lauman, of Chicago, with, a
stirring patriotic address, and was re
ceived by John Weeks, of Newark, New
Jersey. The banner was given by form
er President-General Herman Fern
berger, of Pennsylvania, and Colonel
Lauman represented him in his ab
sence. Election of Officers to Be Today.
When the flag was brought in Mas
ter Clark accompanied it.
The Washington Guard is a Junior
organization which has been organized
and which is expected to lead into
membership in the larger society and
to serve as a school for the Inculca
tion of true principles of patriotism
in the minds of the boys who belong
to it.
Reports of committees were received
and at the close of the afternoon .
sion Mr. Woodworth gave an illustrat
ed iaiK on me pilgrimage made last
year by officers of the National so
ciety, over the route from Philadelphia
i humuii, Lraversea Djr ueneral Wash
ington in going to take command of
his troops in the beirinnine- of th. r.r.
olution.
Last night the delegates and friends
were guests at a reception at the hnm.
of Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Rockey.
ine election or officers and the
adoption of resolutions will be held
today, practically closing the business
sessions of the congress. A tea will
be held for the delegates at the War
erley Golf Club today at 4 o'clock.
Rev. Mr. Lloyd Ordained.
Rev. Frederick Lloyd, who was for-
SIDELIGHTS ON CONVENTION OF
SONS
CALIFORNIA is preparing for the
delegates to the Congress of the
Sons of the American Revolution
as enthusiastic a welcome in San Fran
cisco as the Portland Shrlners gave to
the delegates to the Shrine council
who were returning from Seattle last
week.
T. A. Perkins and the other mem
bers of the California delegation issued
a general invitation yesterday to the
delegates to arrange to leave for Cali
fornia on train No. 13 over the South
ern Pacific, leaving at 8:15 P. M.
Wednesday, July 21. This will bring
the delegates into San Francisco in a
body on July 23, and they will be the
guests of the local society there for
two days.
Headquarters are to be at the Palace
Hotel and the reception committee will
take care of the baggage of all vis
itors at that place.
Oakland will receive the delegates
on Monday, July 26, and will give them
a day of entertainment in that city,.
Saturday. July 25. is Sons of the
American Revolution day at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition.
All who have not made reservations
on train13 may change their reserva
tions to that train at the Southern Pa
cific office at Sixth and Oak streets.
J. C. Stinger will be there this morn
ing to attend to such, reservations at'
9 o'clock.
Washington state has won the trav
eling banner of the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution for the greatest in
crease In membership in the past year.
The increase in this state has been 31
per cent.
The banner will be presented to the
Washington delegation with impres
sive ceremonies at the opening of the
meeting at the Masonic Temple at 9:30
o'clock.
Samuel C. Park. Mayor of Salt Lake
City and head of the Utah delegation,
is the only candidate whose name has
been brought out prominently aa yet
4 SJiBl. If. '.Ill - -
I'.r, (V.' '
1 Newell II. Woodworth. nt Syracuse,
a Candidate for Hresldent-Oeneral.
2 W. O. Uustln. of Minnesota, Act
Ins: Delrarate With Massachusetts
Section and Direct Descendant of
Hannah. Dun tin. .1 J. R. -Verk.,
Heading the fsmpalsn of Newark.
New Jersey, for the 191" Congress.
4 Mrs. A. Hownrtl Clark, Honorary
Vice-President for Life of the Daugh
ters of the American Iterolutlon.
Representing the Hrcsldent-Urnernl
Here. rV W. I. Atlanta, of Hoqnlam,
With the Washlna-ton Delegation.
6 K. M. Tirana, of St. Paul. With
the Minnesota Delegation. 7 Kaaurl
C. Park, Mayor of Malt Lake. Who
Is a Candidate for Vlce-I'resldent-Orneral.
merly appointed bishop coadjutor of
the Protestant Episcopal Church for
Oregon, but who on account of dis
satisfaction over his election never
filled the office, has been ordained aa
priest in the "Old" Catholic Church at
Chicago.
Rev. Mr. Lloyd, after leaving the
Episcopal Church, became an "Old"
Catholic, but again returned to the
Protestant Church. He is thus a priest
in what is known as the "Old" Cath
olic Church, which is founded on a
separatist sect that seceded from the
Roman Catholic Church In 1870. and
Is in no way a part of It. During the
recent campaign in Chicago Mr. Lloyd
was prominent in the "wet" ranks.
Centralia Throngs Greet Colonel.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. July 19. (Spe
cial.) A crowd of nearly 1000 greeted
Theodore Roosevelt when he passed
through Centralia today on his way to
the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
OF AMERICAN
for vice-president-general of the Sons
of the American Revolution.
The entire Utah delegation began his
campaign as soon as it reached Port
land, and it is probable that he will
be elected today without any opposi
tion. s
To prove the accusations made in
several speeches yesterday against P.
P. Claxton, Commissioner of Education,
there was displayed at the meetings of
the Sons of the Revolution yesterday
a copy from the Boston Transcript of
July 8. 1910. of the report of the ad
dress in which Mr. Claxton made the
remarks about the flag which were
regarded as objectionable.
The report was apparently printed
either from a shorthand report or from
a manuscript submitted. This is be
lieved by the accusers of Mr. Claxton
to offset his assertion that he was mis
quoted. . s
R. C. Ballard Thruston, of Louisville,
Ky president-general, and a great
many of the other delegates from the
East who had never visited the Pacific
Coast before, found some trouble in
getting their tongues around local
names. "Willamette" was persistently
accented on the last syllable.
President Thruston's prize effort at
pronunciation was his introduction of
"The gentleman from North Tah-kee-ma"
(accenting it on the second syl
lable). John R. Weeks, state secretary of
the Sons of the American Revolution
in New Jersey, is leading the campaign
for the 1918 convention to be held in
Newark, which is his home city.
The convention has not been held In
Newark for about 14 yeafs. The strong
talking point of the Newark delega
tion is the fact that In 1916 it will be
celebrating an important historical
event, the 230th anniversary of th
founding of that city in the colony of I
c w jersey.
'Dr. Hemy Waldo Coe appeared as a
WOMEN FEEL 'SNUB'
Action of Revolution Sons
Causes Indignation.
MR. M'CAMANT BLAMED
CharRC Is Made That Slight Wan
Given In Naming- Advisory Com
mittee to Assist In Kntertaln
Inc Convention Delegates.
While Portland's Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution are winning honors as
the hosts of the National . convention
of their organization. there la a
smothering storm of Indignation in
their sister society, the Daughters of
the American Revolution. It Is caused
by what the Daughters term a flat
snub of themselves by the Sons, or by
some of their officers, and It found
vent yesterday In several pointed
statements.
The trouble lies In the failure or the
Sons to recognize the officials of the
women's society in naming an advisory
committee to assist In the entertain
ment of the National gathering. When
the personnel of this committee was an
nounced recently the name of not even
one officer of the Daughters of the
American Revolution appeared on the
list. Both the officers and the lay
members of the organization pronounce
this an Intentional slight.
The advisory committee named to
help with the National convention is
made up of Mrs. II. C Cabell. Mrs. W.
D. Wheelwright. Mrs. A. E. Rockey.
Mrs. W. C. Alvord and Mrs. Wallace
McCamant. All of the Daughters who
talked about the matter yesterday said
that this was an excellent committee
and they had not the slightest criti
cism of any member of It. Hut they
did criticise sharply the action of the
men responsible for leaving off of the
committee all officers of the women's
society.
The Ire of the Daughters Is directed
especially at Wallace McCamant. sec-
REVOLUTION
special envoy from Theodore Roosevelt
to the Congress of the Sons of the
American Revolution at its meeting
yesterday afternoon and launched the
following message, which aroused a
great burst of enthusiasm:
"Mr. Roosevelt said for me to tell
you that there would be no Sons of
the American Revolution today if the
men of the Revolutionary time had be
lieved in peace at any price or if the
women or 17i6 had gone about singing
I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Sol
dier. "
-
Electloa of officers, which will be
neia today, has aroused little excite
ment in the congress of the Sons of
the American Revolution except for
the office of president-general.
Wallace McCamant. head of the Ore
gon society and the man who was
largely responsible for getting the con
gress here this year, is beinsr mrnnclv
backed by the Western delegations, and
it is expected-that he will make a close
fight against Newell B. Woodworth. of
oyracuse. M. y., who Is the other can
didate Tor president-general.
Mr. Woodworth's campaign is being
handled by a general committee under
tne leadership of Charles P. Wtrtman,
of Syracuse, vice-president of the New
York society. With him are Judr. "VI
Remington, of. Rochester, president of
me rtocnester society; John M. Hund
ley, of Louixville, Ky.. and Henry F.
Punderson, of Springfield, Mass.
David L. Plerson. of East Orange. N.
J., historian-general of the Sons of the
Revolution, while unable to attend the
meeting this year, sent a most inter
esting exhibit. including the pro
grammes and printed products of all
the societies for the past year.
The collection consists of historical
monographs, pamphlets, photographs of
memorial monuments and tablets that
have been unveiled In the past year
and innumerable programmes of natri-
otic celebrations.
It Is to be on display at the Masonic
Temple throughout the convention.
M1CHELIN
TIRES
Effective July 19
One Quality Only the Best
retary of the Oregon society of Sons.
Mr. McCamant. they say. first asked
them to assist the hosts In making the
big National gathering all that it
should be. The Daughters say that Mr.
McCamant wanted a committee made
up exclusively of society women and
that he had his way.
Mr. McCamant, around whose head
the trouble is brewing, declined to dis
cuss the situation.
"Do you wish to reply to the criti
cism of the D. A. R. that you omitted
their officers from the committee?" he
was asked last night.
"I have nothing to say." he answered.
and to all similar queries he was
equally unresponsive.
"I think the Daughters of the Revo
lution have been slighted." said Mrs.
John F. Beaumont, retiring state re
gent of the Oregon chapter. Mrs. Beau
mont said that before the convention
was assured for Portland Mr. McCam
ant wrote to the state regent asking
her. In case the gathering came,
"would the daughters assist In enter
taining the visitors?"'
"I took the matter up with various
chapters." said Mrs. Beaumont, "and
they all voted to co-operate. Accord
ingly. I wrote Mr. McCamant to that
effect, and also wrote him a letter
promising my own assistance. After
our election was over and It hadn't
gone as Mr. McCamant wished, we re
ceived another letter from him saying
he didn't care to accept our offer.
Womra Were Aannsed.
"As he had requested our co-operation,
we were somewhat amused at his
second message."
"I consider Mr. McCamant's action
in not Inviting our stale regent or any
of our chapter regents to participate
In the receiving and entertaining of
the delegates a most unkind act." said
Mrs. A. H. Hreyman. a prominent mem
ber of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Mrs. J. H. Bagley, regent of Wlllm
ette chapter, declared that person
ally she was not hurt. "But." said Mrs.
Bagley. "I never heard of such treat
ment of the order of Daughters of the
American Revolution. The committee
chosen Is r. splendid one. but I regret
that our officers were slighted."
Mrs. W. C. Wltsel. former historian
of Multnomah Chapter and an active
worker, declared that she was Indig
nant. "Why should our officers be
left out? They are fine women and
capable and were not even Invited to
attend the reception at Kockholm, or
to take any part In entertaining the
visitors. It was an exhibition of bad
manners such as no man of Mr. Mc
Camant's standing is supposed to give."
Mrs. John H. Hall, a membr of
Multnomah Chapter, said she "felt hurt
that her chapter regent had been
snubbed."
Mrs. W. H. Chapln said she. too,
"felt that Mr. McCamant had deliber
ately slighted the state and chapter
officers." Mrs. Chapln is a charter
member of Multnomah Chapter.
X Officers Committee.
The officers of the Oregon State or.
g&nlazation. Daughters of the American
Involution, none of whom appear on
the committee of women who are act
ing as advisory to the men's commit
tee, are: Retiring regent. Mrs. John
F. Beaumont: state regent. Mrs. Isaac
Lee Patterson, vice-regent. Miss F.
liuth Quppy. dean of women at the
University of Oregon; recording sec.
retary. Mrs. Hubert Ferris; correpond.
ing secretary. Frank K. Clements
tieasurer, Mrs. Anna Flynn Hunt,
of Albany; auditor. Miss Amy Dunn,
of Eugene; consulting registrar, Mrs.
J. K. Weatherford; historian. Mrs. J.
Thorburn Ross.
BOY LOSES LIFE IN RIVER
Hoy Neville Sinks While Attempting
to Swim Across RiTer.
While attempting to swim from the
east share of the river to a point on
posite on Ross Island. Roy Neville,
aged 16. of 937 Division street, waa
drowned yesterday at 1 o'clock near
the log boom that lies about half a
mile above Wlndemuth's boathouse.
Two boys swimming nearby gave the
alarm.
City Grappler Brady was dispatched
to the scene as soon as possible, but
the body was not recovered until
o'clock.
Roy Neville leaves a father, mother
and two brothers. The father Is In the
employ of the Southern Pacific Com
pany at the carshops In Brooklyn. One
brother, W. J. Neville, is a clerk in
the store of William C.erretsen in
Brooklyn and Harry O. Neville la an
other brother.
In every IOA musle d.vnt... nni .
bald headeri. hlle In every other protaa
alon the percentage Is 1U
AS USUAL"
Get Reduced Price
From
Nearest Michelin Stockist
Michelin. 327 Oak St.
VOLCANIC CINDER LIKED
CLOSE ISSPKCTIO.V OK HIGHWAYS
MADE BY AOVISOItr BOARD.
Kathaaiaasa F.irrjTi here Reported Over
Pres-oaed aiO.000.000 neaal laasr
and Sappert Sore.
BEND. Or, July 19. (Special.) En
thusiastic over the possibility of build
ing good roads with the volcanic cin
ders found In this section, the advisory
board of the State Highway Commis
slon. consisting of S. Benson. Leslie
Butler and J. H. Albert, accompanied
by State Highway Engineer Cantlne.
left here early this morning on their
return to Portland. They expect to
reach The Dalles tonight. With them
were A. A. Rosenthal, of The Portland
i-ress Club, and Clark Williams of
ine Uregonlan.
The advantages of these cinders as a
road material was first pointed out to
the members of the board during their
siop at Kitmttli Kalis, but It was not
until they reached Bend that thev
found streets and roads on which they
nai teen used, the material having
neen put on here In the bummer of
1914.
During their stay the members of the
party made a careful lns;-ctlon of the
roads so treated and visited the pit on
the side of Pilot Butte, near town, from
which the cinders are obtained. As a
result of their examination. Including
one cindered city street which has re
cently been oiled aa an experiment, the
board and Mr. Cantlne were agreed that
a seemingly desirable material had
been found to solve the question of
road building In this section.
The party arrived In Bend Sunday,
coming by way of Laplne and Cres
cent, where they spent Saturday nttrht
on their way through from Klamath
Falls and Crater Luke. A delegation
from Bend, Including County Commis
sioner Overturf and Manager Wallace,
of the Tunmlo project, met them at
Lava Butte, about ten miles from town,
where another deposit of cinders ex
ists. Later In the day Commissioner
Blanchard came over from 1'rlnevllle
and an Informal discussion of the needs
of the Crater Lake route followed.
From Bend the party expected to go to
Culver to meet officers of Jefferson
County Court. Commissioners Blanch-
OILS Z GREASES
BED CROWN
GASOLINE
i)ciTt f'rancs'co
The Exposition gave highest
honors to these Standard prod
ucts made from California
crudes, in competition with other
gasolines and automobile oils.
Standard
Oil Company
(California)
BREAKING OUT
ON BABY'S S
In Pimples. Skin Red and In
flamed. Scratching Irritated.
Cross and Fretful.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT
"My little boy was Are or six months
old when he took a gat baric In hla bead.
bn It burnt It roramenrwd running
sad caused hla ear and aids of his face
to break out and swell up. Tb break
ing out was In pimples, and hla akin was
red sod Inflamed. He waa cross and fret
ful, and arratcned and irritated the affected
parta
"I had him treated without any relief.
The trouble lasted three wtssks when I
coratneiaced to uae Cutk-ura Soap and
Ointment. I bathed the affected parts
with Cutlcura Soap and then applied the
Ointment and let It at ay on nrtot-o minutes,
then bathed again with Cuttoura Soap and
warm water. The first lime they were used
begot rener and In a abort time be was
completely healed." (Plgned) Mrs. SaUie
Yarborounh. Suaanvtlle. Cal.. April S. IB15.
Sample Each Free by Mail
Whh S3-p. Skin Itook oa request. Ad-
oress poav-card "fa.tic.are. Ir,,. x.
taaai. So.d throUK'aoul thc world.
ard and Overturf. of Crook County.
nd It possible. County Jurlce inrinirer.
who Is living on his Jefferson County
1 arm.
From Culver the itiner.irv called for
stops In Sherman and Wasco counties.
ewxr." P-r reports of the proposed
J10.o00.onn bond Issue for a system of
state lituhwsys. as outlined by he
board on th.-ir trip through the Wil
lamette and Hosue River valleys, pre
ceded, them here and plodr-s of sup
port were received from all with whom
the members of the party talked. For
several of the party the trip to Crater
Lake was the first, and their delight in
he wonderful ste,-tacle was unbounded.
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