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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1916)
THE 3IORXTXG OREGOXIAS; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1016. HENRY FORD BRINGS SUIT FOR $1,000,000 3,000,000 NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING AMERICANS BEING MADE AMERICANS. Portland Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications Latest Fall Styles Now Shown STORE OPENS DAILY AT 8:30 A. M. ON SATURDAYS 9:00 A. M. STORE CLOSES DAILY AT 5:30 P. M. ON SATURDAYS 6:00 P. M. Damages Sought From Chi cago Tribune for Alleged V Defamatory Editorial. PACIFIC PHONE MARSHALL 50SO HOME PHONE A 2112 The Most in Value The Best in Quality TERM "ANARCHIST" IS USED Action Based on Statements That Employes of Factory Would Liose Places if They Answered Call on National Guard. CHICAGO, Sept. 7. Suit for $1,000,000 was filed by Henry Kord. the Detroit manufacturer. against the Chicago Tribune, in tSe United States District Court here today. Mr. Ford asks for personal damages as compensation for $ an editorial printed in the Tribune June 23, which, it is charged, called Ford an "anarchist." The bill charges that the Tribune "tribute" sought to brins the p-laintlff Into "public hatred, contempt, ridicule and financial injury," by publishing the editorial. Editorial Arouses Ford. The editorial, it is charged, referred to Mr. Ford as "ignorant," "a deluded human being." and an "anarchistic en emy to the Nation which protects him in his wealth." The editorial 'also charges that employes of Mr. Ford would lose their positions if they went to the border as members of the Na tional Guard. The bill quotes the editorial as say ing: "Ford Is an anarchist. "Inquiry at the Henry Ford offices in Detroit discloses the fact that employes of Ford who are members of. or re cruits in the National Guard, will lose their places. Their wages will stop, their families may get along in any fashion possible, their positions will ba filled, and if they come back safely and apply for their Jobs again, they will be on the same footing as any other ap plicants. This Is the rule of the Ford employes everywhere. Number in Guard Questioned. "Information was refused as to the number of American soldiers unfortun ate enough to have Henry Ford as an employer at this time, but at the De troit recruiting office it was said that about 73 men will pay this price for their services to their country. "Mr. Ford thus proves that he does not believe in service to the Nation in the fashion a soldier must serve it," the editorial continues. "If his factory were on the southern and not the' northern border, we presume he would feel the same way. We do not .know precisely what he would do if a Villa band decided that the Ford strong boxes were worth opening and that it would be pleasant to see the Ford fac tories burn. "If Ford allows this rule of his shops to stand, he will reveal himself not as merely an Ignorant Idealist, but as an anarchistic enemy of the Nation which protects him In his wealth. Ignoranre Is AJIesred. "An American so Ignorant as Henry Ford may not understand the funda mentals of the Government under which he lives. "That Government Is permitted to take Henry Ford himself and com mand his services as a soldier if neces sary. ... If he takes the men who stand between himself and service and punish them for the service which pro tects him . . . The proper place for so deluded a human being Is a region where no government exists ex cept such as he furnishes, where no protection is offered except such as he affords. ... "Such a place, we think, might be found anywhere in the State of Chi huahua. Mexico. 'Anywhere in Mexico would be a good location for the Ford factories." RIDGEFIELD SCHOOLS GAIN Faculty Also Is Increased for Open ing; of Fall Term. ' RIDGEFIELD, Wash.. Sept. 7. 'Special.) The Ridgefleld high and grammar schools opened Monday with n Increased enrollment and faculty. The corps of teachers includes: Professor Albert F. Krohn. city superintendent; Professor A. M. Willis, principal of high school and head of the department of science and mathe matics; Walter Meikle, eighth grade; Miss Gertrude Foley, seventh and sixth Trades; Miss Victoria Thibert, fifth and fourth grades; Miss Edna Richards, third grade; Miss Nettle Thomasson, second grade; Miss Lily Andersen, first grade and primary department; Mrs. Jesse J. Jacobs, head of English and history departments; Miss Thelma Mo.ore, head of the commercial depart ment, and A. Raymond Smith, head of the manual arts department. Pro fessor A. M. Willis will have charge of the music classes. THRESHING IS RESUMED Crews " Hasten Harvesting Near Kelso Before Rains Begin Again. KELSO, Wash., Sept. 7. (Special.) Threshing machines. which were stopped by the recent heavy rains, have resumed operations in this vi cinity the past two days, and heavy yields of oats are reported by all the crews. Washburn Bros, are operating In Diking District No. 1, and the oat yield from newly-broken land has been averaging better than 90 bushels an acre. The Davolt machine Is busy on the west side of the Cowlitz and the Jlolbrook separator at Lexington and the .Lano-Jabusch outfit at Shanghai sirs extremely busy. Other machines are also rushing work to get the threshing finished before rain sets In eguin. ! Width of Sidewalks Reduced. KELSO. Wash.. Sept 7. (Special.) Provisions for the building of four foot cement sidewalks with a parking strip on each side within the resi dential districts at Kelso, are incor porated within a new ordinance being prepared for council action. The council last night went on record in favor, of this new regulation. Here tofore all walks had to be at least six feet in width. The old regula tion will be continued within the business district. ' Astoria Firm Gets Concession. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Sept. 7. The trade depart ment of the British Embassy notified the State Department today that after much discussion it had granted per mission to the Union Fishermen's Co operative Packing Company, of Astoria, to ship salmon to Earl A. Jensen, of Christianla, Norway. Read The Oresoniaa classified ads. 5 - -of-, vvt- , - I k S&lK'- ! - i , 4T7"- u Of-rv " in ii mum i Jm 9 CANDIDATES FOR CITIZENSHIP AT SCUOOU On September 1 the United States Bureau of Education began Its Nation-wide campaign to make better citizens. The slogan of the campaign Is to be "America First." Their first and most important step is to Induce 3,000,000 non-English-speaking immigrants to attend night schools. The Commissioner of Education has designated men deal ing with every branch of the Immigrant problem to serve on a committee of one hundred to further the purpose of the campaign. American employes throughout the country are volunteering their services to. act as teachers to the foreigners. The photo shows a large Industrial establishment employing thousands of Immigrants with its English teaching school assembled. The factory itself has undertaken the task of enlightening its immigrant employes. The teachers seen at the blackboards are some of the employes at the factory. BOMB THREAT MADE Governor Johnson Gets Black hand'Demand for Money. TONE OF LETTER ALARMING Secret Service Men Arrest Italian, but They Have No Clew as to Whether Organized Gan; Is Concerned in Plot. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Sept. 7. Fol lowing an investigation by police and Secret Service detectives for the last several days C. Anapoli, an Italian, was arrested today on suspicion of having written letters to Governor Hiram W. Johnson threatening to dynamite him if he did not deliver a large sum of money. - The demand that he pay over a large sum of money or else suffer the penalty of death was received by the executive in . a letter through the mall. Im mediately upon receipt of the threat the United States Postoff ice, Inspectors and the local police were notified. Tone of Letter Convincing-. The police and Federal Secret Service men are without any clew as to whether the letter was sent by some organized blackmailing society or whether It was sent by a group of anarchists who hoped to scare Gov ernor Johnson Into paying them money. The tone of the letter, however, was so convincing that no time was lost by the Governor in notifying the police. Many May Be Involved. In regard to whether the letter was sent by a regular blackmailing society or not Chief of Police Conrad said: "We have made one arrest, but I do not know how many other persons may be implicated. There may be only a couple, of men back of the plan, or again there may be more and Investiga tion may develop the fact that many more axe mixed up in the plot, as there were in the San Francisco bomb affair, which resulted in the death of several persons." Governor Johnson received the letter last week and despite the threat against his life he has been a regular visitor at the. State Fairgrounds. CHS SHOOT WELL NORTHWEST NAVAL PILGRIMS ARE GIVEN RIFLE PRACTICE. Range at North Inland, San Dieso Harbor, Is Used Oregron Pastor II.iM Second Hish Score. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Sept. 6. (Special.) Fog covered this city this morning, and the sun tried in vain to pierce the gloom, but succeeded after breakfast. Nearly-all the naval pilgrims are away sight-seeing,, on shore. The cruiser New Orleans swings quietly in the harbor. -Not only have the naval pilgrims from the Pacific Northwest won honors in shooting the big six-inch guns, and one-inch sub-caliber guns, but tlrey have given evidence of re markable proficiency in firing at 200 yards, using the Springfield rifle. Four positions were used by these riflemen standing. kneeling, sitting and prone. The targets were perma nent ones, 6n North Island, San Diego harbor, Cal. A detachment of half the naval volunteers shot at the rifle tar gets one day, and next day worked at the butts as scorers. The surprise of the shooting results was the success of marksmen who had never previously fired a rifle. Take for example, the case of Rev. H. W. Davis, Baptist preacher, of Eugene, Or. Mr. Davis was a raw "rookie" when the rifle squad received trots, the officers first Instruction la rifle practice. The highest possible score was 200. Tet Mr. Davis won second place on the rifle team with a score of 170. Those men who qualified as marks men are: C. S. Thompson, 177; Rev. Mr. Davis. 170; W. G. Peters, 163; C. W. Conrad. 161; C. Rantz, 160; A. W. Talbot, 160; C. C. Woodworth, 153; Roger Newhall, 153; L. W. Jones,- 152; J. C. Robeson, 152; J. IT. Ivey, 151; H. H. Brooks. 150; L. L. Catterlin. 14!; James G. Eernise, 149, and F. W. Haynes, 146. The shooting included both slow- fire and rapid-fire, and the course was that of the American Rifle Association. GUARDS FIND JOBS ENDED California Employers Do Not Re gard Service as Patriotic. BERKELEY, Cal., Sept. 7. California National Guardsmen, returning from the border, are finding the jobs they left when the call to arms was sounded several months ago gone, according to a statement credited today to Mrs. T. H. Larke, president of the Home Com forts Corps for Company C, of ' the Fifth Calif.ornia Infantry. This regi ment was ordered mustered out bv the War Department. Mrs. Larke and other women have interested themselves In the cases of several guardsmen returned under the order releasing married men. She said some employers refused to look upon the border service as a patriotic duty and have' refused to re-employ the guardsmen who entered it. DUFUR LOSES ITS PASTOR Rev. W. E. Kloster Is Transferred to AVoodlawn Methodist Church. DUFUR. Or., Sept. 7. (Special.) Rev. W. E. Kloster, pastor of the Dufur Methodist Episcopal Church 6ince Jan uary, 1915, was transferred from the Columbia conference to the Oregon con ference and stationed at the Woodlawn Methodist Church. Portland. Rev. Mr. Kloster and family have moved to Port land, where he commences his pastorate at the Woodlawn Church September 10. Rev. Louis Thomas, who has been pastor of the Woodlawn Church for the past four years, has been transferred to the Columbia River conference and it is expected that he will be stationed at Dufur. SMUGGLER'S TERM SHORT Previous Voluntary Exile Was Pun ishment, Rules Judge. LOS ANGELES. Sept. 7. Ed Hall, soldier of fortune and confessed smug gler of Chinese, was sentenced today in the United States District Court to three months In the county jail when he pleaded guilty to an indictment re turned in 1911. Hall was arrested in San Diego recently, when he disem-barked-from the refugee ship Glacier after five years In Mexico, where he fled. Judge B. F. Bledsoe, in imposing sentence, said Hall's voluntary exile was punishment for his offense. Hall's wife, Ethel, was caught and served a term In San Quentin peniten tiary. She died recently, soon after her release. Aged Woman Found Guilty. ROSEBURG. Or.. Sept. 7. (Special.) "It is nobody's business what was said," declared aged Mrs. Lucy David son as she left the witness stand while being quetioned by the City Attorney here today following her arrest on a charge of rising profane. Indecent and abusive language. Despite the urgent demands of the lawyers that she an swer their questions, she remained firm in her refusal to talk. She was con victed, but because of her age she was fined only $3.50 and the costs Incurred in prosecuting the action. The com plaint against Mrs. Davidson was filed by L. L. Mathews, proprietor of a local stage line. Centra 11 a Enrollment Larger. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. 7. (Spe cial.) The total enrollment in the Centralia schools on the opening, Tues day, was 1585, which is an increase of 40 over the opening day last year. The high school enrollment showed an In crease of, 2Z, HIGHER PAY ASKED Western Roads Consider Re quest of 25,000 Shopmen. THREE TRADES INVOLVED Machinists, Sheet Metal Workers and Blacksmiths Demand 5 Cents Increase Per Hour and 8-Hour Day 2 2 Lines Affected. CHICAGO, Sept. 7. Railway execu tives of 22 Western lines today resumed negotiations at Chicago. Kansas City and elsewhere with representatives of 25,000 shopmen who are seeking higher pay and reduced hours. The shopmen are negotiating with the roads simultaneously, but not collect ively. The trades represented include machinists, sheet metal workers, black smiths and their helpers. The demands, according to railway executives, are for an Increase of 5 cents an hour in wages and for an eight-hour day. The increase and time reduction, according to railway offi cials, would total perhaps 3,0OO,(K0 a. year. Where the open-shop policy ob tains, the railways are dealing with the shopmen, not as unions but as rep resentatives of the employes. Contracts with some of the railroads expired Last May, while others did not expire until September 1. The shop men, it is stated, agreed to delay their negotiations until the trainmen's strike peril had reached a. head or been elimi nated. Among the railroads affected are the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Colorado & Southern; Colorado Midland, Denver & Rio Grande; Fort Smith & Western; Vabash; Trans - Mississippi Terminal Railway Company; Texas Pacific; St. Louis & San Francisco (Frisco Lines); St. Joseph & Grand Island; Missouri Kansas & Texas; Missouri Pacific & Iron Mountain; International & Great Northern; Kansas City, Mexico & Orient; Kansas City Terminal and the Missouri & North Arkansas. Railway officials here said they did not believe any Eastern railroads were negotiating with the shopmen at this time. ' PORTLAND MAN NAMED D. M.iHAFFIB IS SOLICITOR OP INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. All High Offices In That Branch of Government Are Now Held by Pacific Coast Citizens. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Sept. 7. With the appointment today of Charles D. Mahaffie. of Port land, as solicitor of the Department of the Interior, the Pacific Coast for the first time in its history obtains com plete control of the principal offices of that department. Secretary Lane and First Assistant Secretary A. T. Vogel sang, recently promoted from solicitor, both hail from San Francisco, and As sistant Secretary Sweeney from Seattle. The solicitor is the chief law officer of the department. The position until recently was called Assistant Attorney General for the department. Mr. Mahaffie's appointment Is credit ed primarily tp Senator Chambecjaln, although both Senators joined in in dorsing him. Mr. Mahaffie was here in August, appearing before the Inter state Commerce Commission in the in formal hearings on the proposed new transcontinental freight rates. Logging Resumed afr Bucoda. CENTRALIA. Wash., Sept. 7. (Spe cial.) The Mutual Lumber Company resumed operations in its camp at Bu coda on Monday, following a brief sus pension of operations caused by an over-supply, of Ipga, . lililffimi These Underpriced Specials Will Arouse Keen Interest and Will Result in Large Sales If You Wish to Participate in These Savings, an Early Visit Will Be Most Satisfactory mil m fe&$ Important Sale Women's Muslin Might Gowns A Clearance of Broken Lines Samples and Surplus Lots at Cost and Less About 1000 Garments, Including a Complete Variety of Styles $1 to $1.25 Qualities, at This ib housecleaning- time, prior to Fall busy days, and stocks must be immediately readjusted therefore we have determined to close about 1000 Women's Night Gowns at cost and less. Included are broken lines, samples and gowns slightly soiled or mussed "from display. All are strictly high-grade gowns, well made of the best materials. Styles with embroidery and lace trimmings, embroidered initial pat terns fancy tucked yoke, etc. Gowns of splendid value at ?1.00 to $1.25 on sale for Bargain Friday at , f OC Haip Bow Ribbons Plain and Moire Taffeta Ribbons in All Wanted Shades, 3 to 4-inch Widths in 15c and 19c Qualities, on Sale Friday at foil (SI An enormous assortment to select from both plain and Moire Taffeta Ribbons of standard oualitv and in the popular 3 and 4-inch widths. They come in black, white, brown, navy, Nile, gray, maize, cream, light blue, pink, red, etc. the kind in great demand for hair bows, sashes, millinery and trimming purposes. Regular Q 15c and 19c qualities, on sale Bargain Friday at Ol FOR FRIDAY Crepe Kimonos at 66 Best $1.23 Grade At this low price we place on sale a fine lot of Women's Crepe Kimonos. They come in all sizes in pretty floral patterns on grounds of blue, pink and lavender. Kimonos made to sell regularly at $1.25 to CCr close Bargain Friday at OOC Nearly a Third Saved at This Sale of Men's Blue Ch am bray Shirts With Military Collar They Are Guaranteed Fast Color and Are of 75c Quality; Fri- CQ day's Price Will Be Don't fail to profit by this important sale of Men's Blue Cham bray Shirts. They are perfect-fitting shirts, guaranteed fast color they come with military collar and one pocket. All sizes. A quality and make sold everywhere at 75c on sale for CQ Bargain Friday at ,JZfC FOR FRIDAY Standard Percales, Yd. 9 Best 12 '2c Grade A special underpricing of standard quality percales. Shown in light and dark-colored patterns for shirts, aprons and dresses. They come 36 inches wide, and in a quality regu larly sold at 124c a yard on sale Bargain Friday at IL Decided Bargain in "Women's C lie else d. Dress SIsirts A Variety of Popular Models to Select From. Regular $5.00 to $7.50 Lines, to Close do OO Friday at . pO.OO Here is an unusual opportunity for you to secure a separate Dress Skirt at about one-half real worth. Included are several different models in black and white check materials all-size checks and all sizes in the assortment our regular stock lines selling at $5.00 to $7.50 to close out on Bargain Fri-tfo oo day at only pO.OO FOR FRIDAY Feather Pillows at 95 Best $1.25 Grade A limited number about 100 fine Feather Pillows, full 3J3 pounds in weight and covered with best qual ity fancy stripe art ticking. Our regular $1.25 grade priced QC as a leader Bargain Friday f JC Children's Handkerchiefs for 3o Best 5c Grade. Prudent parents will not miss this saving oppor tunity to purchase Children's School Handkerchiefs. We have underpriced 200 dozen fine Cotton Handkerchiefs, with embroid ered initial in white or colors. Best 5c grade on sale Bar- O n gain Friday at Stamped Gowns at 49 Best 75c Grade Ready-made Stamped Gowns of fine quality crepe. Shown in styles with round, square and V-shaped neck and kimono sleeves. All sizes and a va riety of pretty designs to select from. Regular 75c grade JQ Bargain Friday at rIC Mesh Bags at 9S $2.50 to $4.00 Values An extraordinary price reduction on a fine lot of German Silver Mesh Bags. - Styles from four to seven inches long, and in either fine or coarse Bailey mesh. Regular $2.50 to $4.00 values while they QQ last Bargain Friday at OC i TEXAN HEADS FARMERS HEXRY N. POPE ELECTED PRESI DENT OP NATIONAL BODY. Resolutions Adopted Approving Stand of President of Union Aralnt A tl unison S-IIotir Law. NEW QRLEAN'S, La.. Sept. 7. (Spe cial.) Henry N. Pope, of Texas, was elected president of the Association or State President" of the Farmers' Educa tlmml and Co-ODerative Unions of America, an organization of State Farmers' Union presidents, wnicn nas Just closed a three days' session in this city. There are 30 states organized in the Union with a following of 6.000.000 farmers. The- association: affirmed President Pope's stand in opposing the eight-hour law recently enacted by Congress and adopted resolutions ap-rxr-vi-no- i1a TriAflsaees sent President Wilson asking that the entire labor controversy be arbitrated. An agricultural transportation com mission was created for the purpose of studying the transportation problem from the standpoint of the farmer. The commission . was Instructed to appear before any tribunal having authority to deal with matters of transportation and to represent the farmer. The keynote of the convention was co-operation. All agencies seeking to aid agriculture were Invited to work through farmers' organizations. The Berlin military authorities are award ing an Iron cross to all choolmter who Induce 10i ichool children to subscribe to the wTir loans. Some Fighting Parson DUSTIN FARNUM 3 in "The Parson of Panamint" PEOPLES SUNDAY Henry B. Walthall 'Pillars of Society' An Ibsen Drama of Society's Shams "The Mummy and the Girl" A Two-Act Triangle Gloom-Chaser Picturesque Havana Beautiful Scenic COLUMBIA SIXTH AT WASHINGTON ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. orr. -.r- II INTrtls , .BLOCK N926 YOU MAY FOOL l'Ol'RSELF by buy ing a cheap pair of glasses, but you cannot fool nature your eye sight will pay the penalty. My prices are as reasonable as they possibly can be I give you the best. -PRICESi Lenses Sphero in your own frame .$1.00 Lenses Sphero in aluminum ... ' . .- frame 11.50 Lenso Fphero f curved in G. E. 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