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Newspaper Page TextTm? MOnXTNG OITEGON'IATT. WEDNESDAY. APRIi; 5. 1016. J. H. LEWIS WANTS MR. GAME OUSTED Lack of Harmony Pronounced Since Deputy's Powers Were Limited by Court. PLEA MADE FOR ECONOMY Stale Engineer Tells Highway Com uiishion That Iielatively Small , Amount of Road Work in Pros ( pect Necessitates Trimming. -MALKM; Or., April 4. (Special.) For the sake of "harmony', economy and efficiency" JohriV H. Lewis, State En gineer, today requested the State High way Commission to dispense with the services of E. I. Cantine, chief deputy ttate engineer, and former head of the Jritate Highway Commission. The Com mission has the matter under advise ment, but opposition to the proposal is expected to come from Governor Withycombe, with whom the appoint- ment of the chief deputy engineer is vested. In asking for the removal of his chief deputy, Mr. Lewis said that owing to the small amount of money available lor road work this year as compared with previous years. It appeared neces sary that some readjustments of the present reorganization be made. ' .Mr Cantine is receiving $250 a month for his services. Since Engineer Lewis took charge of the department after the Supreme Court's decision that he Fhould be in control of state highway work, he has kept his chief deputy exiled in Cooa County on road work. Mr. Cantine returned to Salem Satur day after about two months in the coast county. Need of Subordinate Atnerted. Explaining his position relative to Mr. Cantine s dismissal Mr. Lewis told the Board that the vast amount of field and office work in connection with the settlement of outstanding contracts for work heretofore performed, makes it desirable, if not essential, that the field men in subordinate positions, who are familiar with all the details of this work, and whose services will be of value to the public in the settlement of the claims, toe retained so long work can be provided. "To accomplish this," Mr. Lewis says, some saving in overhead expenses must be made. Since assuming charge of road work under the Supreme Court decision, it has appeared unnecessary under present conditions to have two administrative officials. I have ac cordingly assigned Mr. Cantine to work in Coos County. This work is now fin ished. There appears to be no other assignment for him of advantage to tne state. I, therefore, recommend that the further services of the chief deputy state engineer be dispensed with. "Even though this step were not essential as a matter of economy, it would still be necessary from the standpoint of harmony in the organ- :-atlon, with the resulting increase in efficiency which will come through favorable action on this recommenda tion." Court Siixtalns Mr. Lfwls. Mr. Cantine was appointed chief dep 11 ty engineer in charge of the State Highway Department by Governor Withycombe, succeeding State High way Engineer Bowlby. His appoint ment was made under a law passed by the last Legislature abolishing the of fice of highway engineer and placing it under the State Engineer. Follow ing Mr. Lewis' attempt to take charge of highway work, objection was reg istered by Governor Withycombe and State Treasurer Kay, of the Highway Commission. They contended that the law intended the chief deputy to con tluct the orrice. When the case was carried to the Supreme Court, on man damus proceedings brought by a con tracting firm to compel Mr. Lewis to furnish an estimate on some road work In Clatsop County, the court held that Mr. Lewis was the man who should have charge of state rpad work. Since then Mr. Cantine has been as signed by Mr. Lewis to aiding South ern Oregon counties in road work. A short time ago he was offered a. posi tion as roadmaster of Douglas County, but refused it. It has been current gossip that he hoped to etay with the department until the next Legislature convened, believing that the present law will be altered and he would be restored to power. EMPLOYERS BUCK BILL FIR ST-AID AMEHDMEST TO INITIATED IX WASHINGTON. treatment for a maximum period of 90 days at a maximum cost of $150. the cost to be divided between the employ er and employe. Two plans of pro cedure would be provided. Under the first, intended for small employers, tlje employer would pay 2 cents daily to the Industrial Insurance Commission for each employe, 1 cent of this to be deducted from the employe' wages. Under the second the employer would be permitted to contract with hospitals or physicians for care of employes, the cost to. be divided in the same way. Transportation of injured employes is to be borne by the employers in either case. If the contract plan beaccepted the Industrial Commission would have general supervision over the hospital system. The new measure, it was explained, would be in opposition to the measure supported by organized labor, which was criticised as being too drastic, in that it placed the entire cost on the employers. Resolutions were adopted by the con ference supporting the proposed con- GOVERNOR MOVES FOR HONOR SYSTEM Increasing Cost of Guards on State Work Draws Fire of Executive at Meeting. SCHOOL FASHIONS CHANGED SINGER WAS TOIXGKST RUS SIAN" PRIMA DONNA. If 1 t -' I - . T ! Institutions Report Emersrc'nc.v I'und Will Soon 'Be Needed."" as Gain in Population Was Not Pro vided For by Legislature. ...x' Mnie. Dlakarenki, Mme. Makarenka, the Russian prima donna who is attracting so much attention at Pantages this week in the spectacular musical production, "A Dream of the Orient," was the youngest prima donna of her own land when she made her debut. For several sea sons she was prima donna of the national operas at Warsaw and Dresden. Later she was featured at the Palace, London. To Mme. Makarenka goes the credit of de signing one of the most spectacu lar acts in vaudeville. stitutional amendment barring all but taxpayers from participating in bond elections and supporting the seven measures passed by the last legislature, against which the referendum has been Invoked. VERDICT KEPT SEALED SECOND OF" TWO SIMILAR CASES TO END BEFORE OPENING. BID Resolutions Adopted at Spokane Con ference Favor Limiting Vote at Bond Issue Elections. SPOKANE, Wash.. April 4 An agreement to initiate at the state elec tion next Fill an entirely new first-aid amendment to the workmen's compen sation law was reached here Monday at a -conference between committees rep resenting the Employers Association of Washington, with headquarters at Seattle, and the Employers' Association of the- Inland Empire, with headquar ters in Spokane. The proposed measure would give in jured workmen hospital and medical atornity! The Vord of Words ft !s written into life's expectations that motherhood is the one sublime accom plishment. And If there is anything, no j natter how simple, how apparently trivia it may seem, if it ean bid, help, assist or in any way comfort tho expectant mother. It is i a blessinp. And such Is a remedy called 'Mother's Friend." You apply It over the Btomach muscles. It is gently robbed OB the surface, and, makes the muscles cliant : this relieves the strain on ligaments, natural . expansion takes place without undue effect upon the ' nerves. And as the time ap proaches, the mind has gone through a pe riod of repose, of gentle expectancy, and this has an unquestioned influence upon the future child. That this is true is evidenced by the fact that three generations jt mothers have used and recommended "Mother's Friend." Ask your nearest drupsrfst for a bottle of this splendid remedy. He will get it for you. And then write to Brad field Reg ulator Co 407 Lamar Bldg Atlanta, Ga, for a most interesting book of information to prospective mothers. It is mailed free, ff'f'M UUsy. Jt ja boot you will enjoy. Women Injured by Machine Driven by A. J. Chance, Ask Total of SSO.OOO From Keats Auto Company. Although xthe damage suit of Mollie Albright against the H. L. Keats Auto Company went to the jury yesterday the verdict will not be known until after a similar suit has been tried be fore Circuit Judge Gantenbein today. It was agreed by the attorneys yester day that, as the suits involve the same incidents and testimony, the first ver dict shall be sealed until a verdict in the second case has been reached. Mrs. Albright, in the suit tried yes terday, asked $10,157 damages, and Mrs. M. Merriam Houston, in the suit to be tried today, asks J20.000. Both women charge they were ser iously injured when struck by the auto mobile driven by A. J. Chance at Larra- bee street and Broadwuv. August 1 1915. Chance had been selling second-hand automobilesfor the Keats company and the point upon which the suits hinge is whether or not Chance was the agent of the automobile company. The defense contends that he was in busi ness for himself and was not acting as the agent of the automobile men. There is no attempt made to deny the reck less driving by Chance, who is said to have been intoxicated. CHINA PROUD OF ITS NAVY Suggestion That Japan Should Pro' tect Foreigners Resented. HANKOW. China, March 25. (Corre spondence of The Associated Press.) Suggestions in Japanese newspapers that Japan - should send warships to China for the protection of foreigners alone: the Upper Yang-tse Kiang, have raised a storm of protests in thev Chi nese press. China has 27 gunboats, cruisers, torpedo-boats and destroyer on the Yang-tse and Chinese news papers are insistent that this fleet quite capable of protecting all foreign interests. Many of the ships are old and poorly equipped, but the Chines hold they are quite sufficient to cope with revolutionaries, who have few large guns. . In addition to the 27 ships which th Chinese have in the Yang-tee valley, the American Government has S ship available for the protection of foreign interests. At Chinkiang the United States has the Monocacy, which stand ready to afford refuge for the. larg foreign colony at that point in time of stre.ss. At Hankow, the Palos and Quiros' are stationed. The Villalobos is at Nanking and the Elcano is at Chinkiang. Three ships, the Helena the -Cincinnati and the Galveston, are at Shanghai, where Admiral Winter halter makes his headquarters. All these ships are in communication with Shangkai by wireless and con sequently are well advised as to the actual conditions on the river between Chungking and Shangkai. , SALEM. Or., April 4. (Special.) Vith expenses for -convict labor and uard hire mounting at an alarming rate. Governor Withycombe today ad- ised the other members of the State Board of Control of his intention to ry to devise some system whereby the convicts doing state work might placed on their honor, thus ellmi nating the high cost of guard hire. The executive will .place the matter efore the parole board at its next meeting. The present system of employing guards every time a gang of prisoners sent out on some work is proving far too expensive, all members of the Board agree. The honor system es tablished by Governor West was abol- shed when the new administration ook charge. Numerous Guards Surprise. The matter was brought before the Board today when, it was shown that 1100 had been paid out of the flax und last month for convict labor and guard hire. The latter item of expense amounted to $700. Governor Withy- ombe, who has taken r especial in- erest in the Max work conducted by the state, and other members of the Board, object to the depletion of va- ous funds to employ so many guaSds when it does not appear absolutely essential. "It surely would seem that there are a few men at the prison who can be trusted to work without guards," declared the Governor when his atten- ion had been called- to the $700 bill for guard services. "I dislike to see our flax fund depleted so rapidly, andi will take up with the parole board the question of devising some trusty sys- em. Institutions Itun Short. The Governor expressed surprise that t had been found necessary to have wo or three guards inside the prison where the men were engaged in work- : on the retted flax. Ho declared that the wage the state was paying its convicts. was too much compared with the amount of work accomplished. Free labor could have done the same work for less cost," remarked the ex ecutive with some heat. Convicts employed on state work are now paid 25 cents a day. Within the next few months the ne cessity of calling the emergency board together to provide funds to carry on he work of the penitentiary,. State Training School and tuberculosis sanl arium will arise, according to reports filed with the Board of Control today by heads of the institutions. The de pletion of funds in all three institu tions is brought about by the unex pected increase in population since the Legislature made appropriations for the biennial perjod. Boys' Suspenders Abolished. Because of difficulty in obtaining blue denii which will not fade, the Board authorized Superintendent Hale, of the State Training School, to garb the boys at the school in khaki. Suspenders were ordered abolished and the inmates will now wear belts. The suggestion of Superintendent Minto that all officials at the peniten tiary wear uniforms was frowned on by Governor Withycombe. who Bald he did not believe in putting on such "fol de rols." The warden contended that under present conditions it was hard to distinguish the employes from prisoners. The matter was taken un der advisement. at the State School for Girls at Grand Mound; Dr. F. D. Tuttle, chairman of the State Board of Health, and W. B. Hall, superintendent of the State Sehool for the Blind, at Vancouver. Tomor row night a public reception . will be held in the Commercial Club rooms. Mayor Galvin, "J. M. Layhue, superin tendent of schools, and Mrs. C. C. Bee son delivering addresses of welcome, and Mrs. C. E. Beach, of Olympia. pres ident of the state association, respond ing. A fine musical programme has been prepared. Thursday morning Mrs. Beach will make an address and Mrs. Goldie Rob ertson Funk, corresponding secretary, will report Mrs. Dowe McQueston, of Tacoma, Superintendent Layhue, of this city; M. E, Ourham, of Seattle; Mrs. Alexander Coutts, Miss Almina George, Mrs. Harriet R. Owen, Mrs. V. L. Bevington and Mrs. El well Hoyt will speak at the general session Thursday afternoon, following which the visitors will be shown over the city and surrounding territory in autos furnished by the local automobile club. Claik V. Savidge, State Land Commis- MAYOR OF ATHENA IN RACE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY; OI'' L MAXILLA COUNTY.. CENTRALIA HOST TODAY STATE PARENT-TEACHER CONVEN. TIOV TO OPEN. SB Have You Ordered One of These American Blue Serge Suits at $25.00? If you haven't, don't put it off another day! Already we have taken dozens of measurements for Suits to be made up. Just 10 bolts 800 yards of this famous serge, that we bought at last year's price to be delivered now. Since then the price has nearly doubled. Siiits-to-Measure Of American Woolen Mills Serge This Week 3 p) g.OO Only fessf A wonderful all-wool, fast-dye blue serge. You can't duplicate it anywhere in a custom-made -suit under $35.00 ! Come in today and be measured for one of these fine Blue Serges at the extraordinary price. Brownsville Woolen Mills J. L. Bowman, President Third and Morrison B K sJ4 tm hum 1 ::: - ? ' it Homer I. Watts. ATHENA. Or., April 4. (Spe cial.) Homer I. Watts, of Athena, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for District Attorney of Umatilla County, to succeed Frederick Steiwer, incumbent, who has an nounced that he will inot seek re-election, has been a practic ing attorney here for several years. - Mr. Watts is at present Mayor of Athena. le is a grad uate"of the University of Oregon and of Harvard University, where he got his legal education. sioner. will speak Thursday night on 'The Responsibility of the Church in the Welfare of the Child." Officers will be elected Friday morn ing. It is expected that there will be many candidates for the presidency. It is known that Mrs. J. C. Todd, of Tacoma, will be a candidate, and it is expected that Mrs. K. E. Campbell, of this city, will also be a candidate. Others probably will be announced on the arrival of the delegates. The con vention will close with a general ses sion Friday. The delegates will begin arriving on the early trains tomorrow. They will be met at the depot by a committee and directed to their rooms. It is expected that more than S00 delegates will be in attendance. ATTORNEY IN CONTEMPT FINE OF 30O AND JAIL SENTENCE IMPOSED ON CRfTIC BY JUDGE. ter are- rounding Into shape. At a meeting last night in the campaign to raise funds to, build this Summer an executive committee, Roy liitner, Charles Bond and Henry Collins, was named to present the project to the Commercial Association. James Welch, who is at the head of the movement, declared that about half the funds necessary had been of fered voluntarily, and that there was little doubt that the rest could be ob tained with a few days' campaigning. The theater is to cost about $-0,000. and will probably be built on Garden street with a Main-street entrance. Kead Th Oreeontan classified ads. J. Delegates Expected to Number 300 and Sessions Will Continue Un til Friday. CENTRALIA. Wash.. April 4. (Spe cial.) The state convention of the parent-teacher associations opens at the high school" auditorium. The morningi will be. . devoted to the registration of delegates, and a meet ing .of the board of managers will be held early - in the afternoon. At the first general session tomor row afternoon addresses will be made by Miss Mary Campbell, matron E. MIIlls, of ChehallH, Punished for Distributing Derogatory Roolt In Courtroom. CHEHALIS. Wash., April A. (Spe cial.) Thi3 afternon J. E. Willis, a Chehalis attorney, whose 28-page book let attacking Judge A. E. Rice, of the Lewis County Superior Court, issued Friday, created a locai sensation, was haled before the court on a charge of contempt. He was rined 300 cash, which is the cash limit, and sentenced to three months in the county .tail, which Is halt the imprisonment limit that may bo imposed in a contempt proceeding. The particular offense that o'-ra- sloned today's action by Judge Rice was the distribution yesterday in the courtroom of copies of the Willis book let by the latter, and has no direct relation to the contents of the publi cation. Mr. Willis, according to spec tators, was greatly taken aback by Judge Rioe's action at first, but soon recovered somewhat and indicated a desire to address the court. Judge Rice, however, cut him short, order ing Willis into the custody of Sheriff Foster- Mr. Willis declared his inten tion to appeal, and Judge Rice granted his exception. Mr. Willis spent most of the after noon in the Sheriff's office, pacing the floor. About 5 o'clock he was released on 1000 bail, his bond, signed by John W. Alexander, a Chehalis banker, and W. J. Vaughn, a liveryman, being ap proved by Judge Rice. , XNIOV BOY WINS APPOINT MENT TO ANNAPOLIS. BLACK TAN WHITE jfcl my OLD 0 Applying ShikmA CLOTH Polishing SaumA 1 If it's soft and dry with a bos of ShixoiA and - you have a shoe shining outfit that can't be beaten for efficiency. Of course the IS mQRE CONVENIENT j VOiAfiA -PHYSICAL WRECK Tells in Following Letter How She Was Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Milwaukee, Wis. "Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound I was a phy sical wreck. I had been going to a doc tor for several years but hd did me no good. A friend told mb about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound, so I decided to give it a fair trial.and itgava me relief from bear ing down pains which had been so bad that I would have to lie down. I also used the Sanative Wash and it has done me a great deal of good, and I am not troubled with a weak neas any more." Mrs. P. L. Brill, t 299 Booth Street,, Milwaukee, Wis. The most successful remedy for wo man's ills is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table. Compound. It has stood the test for forty years, which would be impos-' Bible if it did not have genuma merit. For special advice, free, write to Lydia K. Plnkham Sledicino Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, reail and answered by a -woman, and beld in strict confidence. (1l!lll!!ll!!l!!lllllll!lllll - v ' - . V S -v- . vv..,- V - I : CITY TABOOS FREE CREAM Only Substantial Foods Will Handed Out In Cleveland. Be CLEVELAND, O.. March SO. Con densed cream distributions at the city outdoor relief department ar to be discontinued. This decision waa made by Mayor Harry L. . Davis when he learned of the practice from Purchasing Commissioner Edward fihattuck. "I don't believe the city should grlve these things to destitute families." said the Mayor. "Families in ned of food ought to be given such things as flour, potatoes, tomatoes and oat meal. "We did not have cream at our home when I was a boy. Coffee la not a thins a destitute family la most in need of. Those families should be given the things that can be used in making soups and nourishing food." Maik Crooler. UNTOr, Or.. April 4. (Spe cial.) .Mark Crouter has been no tified by Representative Sinnott that he passed with the highest tanding in the examination held recently for appointment to An napolis. Mr. Crouter is a member of the senior class of the Union High School. He Is 18 years old. the eon of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Crout er. of this city, and was born and reared here.. The examination for entrance o the academy will be Jiela at Vancouver April 18. E PUN LOSES EUOEXE VOTKS DOWX AMA.O.V ' SLOUGH PIlOPOSAli. Balloting; Is LiRht and Only Interest Shown ia Waiter Board Con- v teat In Fourth Ward. EUGENE. Or., April 4. .(Special.) The proposed amendment to the char ter of the city of Eugene providing for the creation of the Amazon drainage district was defeated by a vote of 1032 to 369. An unusually light vote was. polled. The charter amendment as proposed made provision for the issuance of bonds to pay the cost of draining a slough which runs between a great portion of the city and the new. high school building, and which, causes much annoyance in time of high water. The only other contest was in the Fourth Ward, for member of the Water Board. B. B. MoKinney. incumoentwas defeated by E. K. Wheeler, the vote standing 405 to 119. Outside of this ward little interest was taken in the election. Councilmen were re-elected as fol lows: First Ward. E. B. Parks; Second Ward. E. Koppe; Third Ward, C. P. Devereaux; Fourth Ward. B. F. Good The SsikoiA Dauber applies ShikosA properly and the Lamb's Wool Polisher brings the brilliant shine. Because SkihoiA is wax and oils it is good for leather, does not spatter or spill, sheds moisture and will not come off on garments in wet weather. Try ShixoiA on handbag or automobile. AMERICA'S HOME SHOE POLISH BETTER n MY IT! PENDLETOM RAISES FUNDS Plans Tor Krection of Theater This Summer Progress. PENDLETON', Or., April 4. (Special) -Plana for Pendleton's proposed thea- Get a 10 Cent Box of "Cascarets" for Your 'Liver and Bowels. -Tonight sure! Remove the liver and bowel poison which Is keeping your head dl"y. your tongue coated, breath offensive and stomach, aour. Don't fitay bilious, sick, headachy, constipated and full of cold. Why don't you get a box of Cascarets from the drug store now? Eat one or two tonight and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleans ing you ever experienced. You will wake up feeling fit and fine. Cascarets never gripe or bother you all the next day like calomel, salts and pills. They act gently but thoroughly. Mothers should give cross, sick. bilious or feverish children a whole Cascaret any time. They are harmless and children love them. - EASY TO DARKEN YOUR GRAY HAIR With Q-Ban. Harmless. No D'ye. Makes Hair Healthy and Darkened Evenly. y Jlake this experiment. Look in the glass and see your gray, faded, prema turely gray, dry or streaked with gray hair. Now apply Q-Kan Hair Color Re storer to hair and scalp like a sham poo. Do this for only a few times. Then look In tho glass and see how all your gray hair and entire head of hair has turned to an even beautiful dark shado with not even a trace of gray showing. Q-Ban has acted on roots and scalp, making all your hair, whether gray or not. wavy, fluffy, soft, thick, free from dandruff, and radiantly, beautifully. evenly dark and fascinating. Q-Ban is a wonderful. absolutely harmless, ready-to-use hair color restorer. No dye or sticky mess, and sold on a money-back guarantee. Try it. Only 50c for a big 7-oz. bottle at Huntley Drug Store. Portland. Out-of-town folks supplied by mail. Adv. Item Welcomed by Many Men This will prove a welcome bit of Information for all those who are overworked, gloomy, despond ent, nervous and have trembling limbs, heart palpitation, dizzi ness, cold extremities, insomnia, fear- without cauje. timidity in venturing and general inability to act naturally and rationally as others do, because the treatment consisting of grain tablets can be obtained and taken without the knowledge of any" one. If the reader has any of the symp toms, und derides to try it just go to any large, well-stocked drug store and afk for three grain Cadomene Tablets, and then take according to directions which accompany each sealed tube. The tonic - invigorating power is soon felt and tho joy of a healthy body experienced. These tablets, originally dis pensed by prominent physicians and pharmacists, now are packed with full directions for self ad ministration, so that it is wholiy unnecessary to pay a physician lor prescribing thein. ME.IAL POLISr-t m Clean more brnas sign x'mc eioros. bra km railing, door knob tanr rtonr Elate than all other polishes com incMi, bfcaune it is lha quickest and nAfo-ft to ue. SoM by all Cxrocery. Hardware uud Drug Stores.