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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY. JUNE 8, 1917.
SUIT MAY DECIDE
ROAD BOND ISSUE
Boar dof Control and Highway
Commission Agree On
: V. Friendly Action.
FEDERAL $ID IS FACTOR
Right of State to Make Provision
- "Under Bean-Barrett Bill or
From $6,000,000 Fund
Just Toted la Question.
' .SALEM, Or., June 1.- (Special.) At
a Joint session of the State Board of
Control and the State Highway Com
mission here today. It was virtually de
cided to carry to the Supreme Court,
In a friendly suit, the question of
whether the state can Issue the entire
tl.800-.0a0 worth of bonds to meet the
Shackleford Federal road money as
provided for In the Bean-Barrett bond
ing bill of the last Legislature, or
whether the state can issue only a suf
ficient amount of such, bonds to cover
any deficiency that might exist, after
the hlgrhway millage tax has been ap
plied to meet the Federal road fund.
All sides readily agreed that none
of the $6,000,000 to be derived from
the lg bond issue can be used to
match up the Federal road money,
State Treasurer Kay receding: from his
original position in that respect after
making a more thorough examination
of the law.
Opinions Are at Inane.
The assistant Attorney-General stated
that under the law the proceeds
from the motor vehicle fund are to be
used first for the administration of
the act and second to pay the interest
and retire the principal on any bonds
that might be issued for road purposes,
this including the bonds that might
be Issued under the Bean-Barrett bin,
as well as bonds under the J6, 000, 000,
000 Issue.
Highway Commissioner Adams took
Issue with the statement that only a
sufficient amount of the bonds under
the Bean-Barrett bill can be Issued to
make up the deficiency, stating that
under the $6,000,000 bond Issue act all
'of the bonds under the Bean-Barrett
bill may be issued to meet the provi
sions of the Shackleford law.
His contention also was backed up
by Jay Bowerman and Highway Com
missioner Benson, who were present.
Commissioner Thompson did not at
tend the meeting.
Refusal By Board Suggested.
Assistant Attorney-General Van Win
kle sugegsted, as a matter of expe
diency, that the Board refuse to issue
the bonds and that the Highway Com
mission etart mandamus proceedings in
the Supreme Court to force the issue.
John IL Albert. Salem banker, of
fered a suggestion that bond buyers
prefer that test cases be based upon
injunction rather than upon man
damus proceedings, as the mandamus
proceedings indicate that officials are
"refusing to perform some official act,
while on the other, hand, when they
are restrained by injunction, it is- in
dicated that ' the officials are willing
to perform such act, but are stopped
from so doing by an outside party.
Written Opinion to Be Asked.
The suggestion of Air. Albert was
welcomed as a Salutary one. The
board decided to obtain a written opin
ion from the Attorney General, not as
to the procedure to be followed in the
friendly suit, but as to whether or not
the board is legally authorized to issue
all of the bonds, or merely as many of
them as will provide for the payment
of a deficiency.
Thus the matter rests. The nature
of the friendly suit will depend upon
the ruling of the Attorney-General.
If he holds with the verbal opinion
of today that . the Bean-Barrett bill
provisions rule and tne bonds may be
issued only In such sum as to meet a
deficiency, then the proceedings will
be instituted by the Highway Commis
sion to mandamus the board and com
pel it to issue the full amount of the
bonds or as much thereof as id neces
sary to meet the requirements of the
Shackleford act. On the other hand,
if the Attorney -General reverses the
verbal opinion of today and holds that
all of the bonds may be Issued, steps
will be taken to enjoin the Board of
Control from issuing such bonds.
MRS. M. SCHROEDER, DIES
Resident of Oregon for 16 Years
Succumbs at State Hospital.
. OREGON CITT, Or.. June 7.(Speclal.)
Mrs. Margaret Schroeder, wife of Ar
thur Schroeder, of this city, who .was
committed to the State Hospital at Sa
lem May 24, died at the institution this
morning and the body wap brought to
this city for interment. It will be at
the Holman undertaking parlors until
the funeral services are arranged.
Mrs. Schroeder was a native of West
Prussia, Germany, and was-47 years of
age. She came to America . 25 . years
ago, residing in Oregon for the past IB
years.
Mrs. Schroeder is survived by her
husband, Arthur Schroeder, and three
children, Henry, William ami Elma
Schroeder. . ..
Labor Council Watching Trials.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 7. The Seat
tle Labor Council late last night in
dorsed action "to insure a fair trial to
Hulet M. Wells, Sam Sadler, Aaron FIs
lerman and R. E. Rice, accused of sedi
tious conspiracy. A committee of five
was appointed to take the matter in
charge. Speakers during the evening s
discussion declared that the men were
not given an impartial preliminary
hearing. All are charged with clrcu
latlng anti-draft literature.
PORTLAND
The Summer Capital of
America '
While here visitors may rent
a Piano from
Harold S. Gilbert
The Reliable Piano Merchant
384 YAMHILL ST.
Most reasonable terms.
No squares or thump boxes.
EMPLOYES OF NORTH BANK ROAD RAISE OLD GLORY AT
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ON PLATFORM (LEFT) EI'HRAIM BTASS, CIVIL WAR VETERAN AND STATION MASTER, WHO RAISED THE
FLAG) (RIGHT) L. C GILMA, PRESIDENT,
BOND RALLIES HELD
North Bank Employes Hear of
Need for Liberty Loan.
GREAT FLAG FLOATS HIGH
Li. C. Gilnian Urges Men to Take
Bonds and Explains Method of
Installment Payments Ship
Builders Also Addressed.
Employes of the North Bank Rail
road, the Portland Iron Works and the
Columbia Shipbulldin Company yes
terday heard a series of patriotic ad
dresses on the .merits of the l(h.rt-
loan.
The men at these places an -well a a
at all the other industrial plants in
Portland, are subscribing liberally to
the loan.
Lv C. Gilman. Dresldent of the TZnrfh
Bank, addressed a big mass meetlno-
of the road's employes at the company's
Billion,- x entn ana Hoyt streets, yes
terday at noon. The meeting was ac
companied by a flagralsing ceremony
at which Ephrlam Evans, the veteran
stationmaster, was the central figure.
'"J campaign ror subscription among
the employes of the North Bank v.
tem took a spurt yesterday and a total
of several thousand dollars was re
ported last night.
Railroad Canvasses Hen.
-Active canvassing is In progress
aWiong trainmen over all the divisions
in this territory. Under the supervision
of General Superintendent Davidson
conductors and other operatives are
signing up the men out on the line.
Evry foreman of a crew on the road
will report. .
The terras by which the railroad
company will Invest in a block of the
war bonds and turn them over to em
ployes was explained. It was made
clear to the lowest, wage-earner that
it was a combination of patriotic duty
and thrift to put savings in these se
curities. Mr. Gilman said that it was
the soundest of investments and that
he had lived quite . a while and had
never known of a Government bond
that was not good. Every individual,
he ' said, might carry the knowledge
that by lending some of his savings he
would be helping as materially as If
bearing arms. "
Service With Company Not Essential.
Someone asked if an employe left the
service of the company during the time
payments were being made for a bond
if he or she could still continue to
carry the Installments.
The executive promptly jsaid that ha
would make the ruling right away that
the bond buyer would be allowed to
complete his payments to the company
until the bond was paid for and that
it would then- be turned over to the
holder.
A number of questions relatlnsr to
the plan of Installment buying was
answered and the meeting closed with
a stirring display of enthusiasm. A
beautiful new National flag had been
obtained and all arrangements had
been completed to spring a surprise
on the gathering by raising the
emblem to the new pole on the roof
of the building.
To Mr. Evans, a Civil War veteran,
was assigned the honor of hoisting the
flag. Mr. Evans proudly discharged
this duty and as the flag unfurled to
the breeze and went aloft the meeting
gave three rousing cheers.
Vancouver Shops to Be Called On.
President Gilman has speeded up in
structions to his various chiefs to get
the applications for the bonds in by
the ast 01 the week.
Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock there
will be a big gathering of railroad
workers and others at" the Vancouver
car shops when the bond buying
campaign will be extended to that
point. Mr. Gilman will make an ad
dress at this meeting and a liberal
response of shop workers is anticl
pated.
C. A. Miller, manager of the bond
campaign In O. egon. and H. R. xlauvelt.
of the Oregon Life Insurance Company,
addressed employes of the Columbia
Shipyards yesterday.
"The greatest and bloodiest tragedy
in the world's history is now being
enacted and we have entered it on the
side of liberty," said Mr. Blauvelt.
"For almost three years now the
brave men of Canada, Australia, Eng
land, France, Belgium, Italy and Rus
sia have laid down their lives for the
sacred principles of democracy; they
have fought and bled and died in
appalling numbers: their food and
their money supplies have reached such
a low point that the very existence of
the liberty-loving world Is imperiled.
Money and Food Needed
"So great and Imminent is the dan
ger that our President and Congress
have decided that this country of ours
must throw Its enormous weight into
.the struggle so that the world may be
safe for democracy. We . all know
where- our Immediate danger lies, and
it is this the breaking down of Eng
land and France. Aioney and food li
what these allies of ours need now,
and money and food Is what we are
going to give them.
Now, men of the Northwest Steel
J- i T. " J . . . f I
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Company, step right up and take a bond
you don't need to have a bank account
to buy one and when you have put
your name on that application you can
Join the chorus which millions of your
brothers are ' singing throughout the
land: 'Go on, Mr. Wilson, we are with
you, 100,000,000 strong.' '
' Frank "W. Camp, secretary of the
Lumbermen's Trust Company, spoke to
the men at the Portland Iron works.
. Mr. Miller also spoke on Wednesday
to the audiences at the Eleventh-street
Theater, where the play, "Her Unborn
Child," is being produced. Several men
In the audience declared their intention
of subscribing. Many asked for litera
ture and information.
JITNEYS WIN VICTORY
SEATTLE, "DONATION CARS" ARE
PERMITTED TO RUN.
Court Denies Restraining Order, but
Does Not Interfere With Criminal
Prosecutions Before Jury.
SEATTLE, Wash.,, June 7. (Special.)
Drivers of "donation cars," meaning
the Jlttiey bus drivers, who thinjt they
have found a way to evade the ruling
that they are in conflict with the law.
won a temporary victory in buperior
Court today, .when Judge Ben Sheeks,
sitting in the absence of Judge Ronald,
denied a temporary restraining order
asked by the Puget Sound Traction
Light & Power Company to probihlt the
free buses from running.
Today's ruling by the court elimi
nates the contempt feature in the trac
tion company's fight on the Jitney men,
but does not interfere with criminal
prosecutions, when a Jury will be de
manded in each case. The present ac
tion will now be regularly noted for
trial and come on for hearing during
the Fall term.
- The Supreme Court will hear tomor
row arguments in the mandamus suit
brought by the Jitney men to compel
State Insurance Commissioner H. O.
Flshback to give authority to the Mu
tual Union Insurance Company, organ
ised by the Jitney drivers, to write lia
bility bonds.
OFFICIAL ROSE! FESTIVAL SONG
FOR 1917 CHOSEN.
Above L. Carroll Day. Belo
D. Curtis.
Francis
In choosing the official song for the
1917 Rose Festival, the committee se
lected one which already bids fair to
attain great popularity beoause It is
equally successful as a beautiful song.
a stirring march and a catchy dance
step. It bears for Its title the official
Rose Festival motto for 1917, "Flower
Gowned, Forest Bound, Rose Crowned
Portland."
The verses of the song were written
by Francis D. Curtis, science Instructor
in the James John High School, and
the music, Is the joint composition of
I Mr. Curtis and L. Carroll Day, president
I of tua Modern School of Music
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LIBERTY BOND MEETING.
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Portland -Committee Arouses
Interest in Central Oregon.
MADRAS CITIZENS RESPOND
Itinerant Doctors at Redmond Di
vide Honors Wlth-Campatgncrs.
Bankers of Interior t'rge.
Depositors to Invest.
REDMOND, Or..' June 1, F. A. Free
man, C. C. Chapman. H. H. Cloutier and
Mark Woodruff, who are representing
the liberty loan committee of the state
in arousing Central Oregon to the point
where money will be taken from the
baaka and put into bonds, divided hon
ors at Redmond tonight with a trav
eling medicine company.
The patent-medicine sellers had the
crowd assembled in a local theater
when the bond boosters reached the
city. and. the manager of the show
willingly gave Messrs. Chapman and
Freemand 30 minutes of time to press
for investments in the bonds. The
manager of the patent-medicine show
was glad to 40 his bit for Uncle Sam.
The Redmond district will not make
as great a response in bond, applica
tions as wm some or the districts
west of here through which the lib
erty loan committee passed today.
Redmond is a new farming district
and the settlers feel that they need
the money to improve their farms.
Madras Subscribes S150O.
Madras may be expected to send In
a large subscription. Fifteen hundred
dollars was subscribed yesterday and
today, while at a large meeting held
in the Madras Theater at noon the
people appeared eager for information
as to how the bOnde could be obtained
and handled. They accepted applica
tions and expressed a desire to do
their part for the country during the
present war crisis. The County Court
adjourned and attended the meeting- In
body, the County Judge afterward
volunteering to head a committee to
obtain subscriptions. .
The Bank of Madras reflects the
general condition of the older wheat-
growing sections of Oregon. Its de
posits today are $270,000, as against
$70,0(70 at the same time last year.
Bank Manager C. A. Pearce is encour
aging his depositors to take bonds.
The argument that seems to appeal to
farmers is that concerning taxes on
moneys in bank or invested otherwise
than in Government bonds. When they
learn that bonds are non-taxable they
amounts Instead of taking the small
denominations.
More Speakers Are Kceded.
The committee stopped its automo
bile In Shaniko, Metollus and Culver for
sufficient time to call on the bankers
of those towns and invite their co
operation. It should be recognized
that the bankers of Central Oregon are
doing everything in their power to
interest their depositors.
"If the liberty loan bonds are going
slowly it is because the people do not
understand bond investments," is the
Judgment of F. A. Freeman. Tonight
he telegraphed the committee at Port
land to get out all the speakers they
can commandeer.
Friday morning the committee now
working Central Oregon will meet the
mill workers at - Bend, to which city
they drove tonight after the Redmond
meeting. In the afternoon a meeting
is to be held at Prinevllle, and in the
evening the speakers will return to
Bend for a night meeting.
MUSTER TO BE TOMORROW
Ambulance . Corps of Eugene Soon
Will Be on Way to France.
EUGENE, Or., June 7. The Four
teenth Red Cross Ambulance Corps will
be mustered into the reserve service of
the United States Army In this city
Saturday at 9 o'clock, according to an
announcement made by Captain J. Eb
erle Kuykendall. who today sent tele
grams to the various recruits of the
organization over the state.
The corps will be sent to Allentown,
Pa., for training as soon as It Is called
into the regular service and thenoe to
France. There will be 88 men in the
corps. -
LABOR INVESTIGATES RIOTS
Mayor Declares- Jfegro Influx to East
St. XjouIs si Cause.
BAST ST. 1-OUI3, M, June Pres
ident Walker, of the Illinois Federation
of labor, and John H. Harrison, of
Danville,-members of the Illinois State
Council of Defense, today began an in
quiry into the recent race riots here.
Mayor Mollman testified that in the
last six months from 6000 to 6000 ne
groes have settled in East St. Louis
and in some instances have taken the
places of white factory workers. This,
he said, he considered the cause of the
recent riots. -
HKS BUY BONDS
Portland's
Sport
Oxfords
$1.9S
Sale Ladies'
Street and
Party Pumps
$1.98 and
$2.48
For Ladles Strap
Pump a. plain
P u m D s or Ox
ford s. These come
in patents, viols
or white, light
turned Or welted
soles, all shapes
of heels. This is
the greateetr value
ever of-ered. Spe
cial prioe for these
$3.00 and $3.60
low cuts now
S2.48 and
81.&8.
Mens($2.00)White
Canvas Shoes or
Oxfords
Men's 2.00 White Catrvai
Shoes or Oxfords, leather
or rubber soles, tylish and
comfortable walking ahoe.
All sizes "
$1.48
JflL&II. OBDBBI riLLXD
BASIS DAT AS aECEITEP
SHOE FINDINGS
f Tor Men's and X.adies' Ooxk
DC Boles.
gj -pox any lOo Shoe Polish,
OC black, white,
17c TS;
any BSo Cboa Ssess.
qq ror reg-ruar iLNanaBup.'
yOC ports.
Man's
Seels.
and X41eB
SnTbeer
18c
any else
BANKERS WILL MEET
State Association to Be Guest
of Marshfield.
DINNER IS GIVEN AT EUGENE
Special Train Will Reach Coos Bay
This Morning for Two Days
of Business Sessions and
Trips to Ocean Beach.
MABSHFIELD, Or., June 7. (Spe
cial.) The State Bankers' Association
delegates arrive here by special train
tomorrow mornlnsr at 7:80 for a two
days' session, including- business and
entertainment. One hundred and
twenty-iive are expected, 20 of whom
are women.
Besides the regular business sessions
at the Moose Hall, there are beach,
olnh And other entertainments and
If you want something fine, make a
sherbet with LOJUI It's one of many Summer
treats to which the crisp, "tangy" flavor and
ruby-red color of LOJU bring new delights.
Everywhere, LOJU is being welcomed as a
healthful, refreshing- Summer drink. Order some to
day. AH size bottles, 10c up Ask for Recipe Booklet, free.
LOJU SHERBET DELICIOUS I
ft pnna ermam. 2 ctros Lota Beverage. 1 cod of soaar. Mai
Loju and aoar by bringing to a boll, 1st oool, add cream, stir vlraixmi
y. Add juice t larnona if yon want it very tart. This will mat
tivsa d plots of LJu Sherbet. Larger amounts In proportion.
Northwest Fruit Product Co.
SsTatn, Oregon
Crushed from Big Ripe
Oregon Loganberries
Greatest SHOE STORE'
Kisses and. Cklllrt n's
Wnite O a a a s Snmmsr
Shoe,' best quality canvas,
foot form last, delivered to
you-Sizes to 4....B9r
Klsa S to t TBs)
Mlsses and Children's lat
ent Xrtathsr or Gun Metal
Mary Jane Slippers, aaXLe
strap, delivered to youi
Infant's ilm as b--l. a to 4..Ta
CbiUtrni's sums, spring aeel. S to
ft SS-j
ttilktrra's sum. 8H to 1U.....S1.X3
CBlldrvlTS slam. 11 to S. 11.48
Lmdfea' sums. S4 to 7 $!.
Sizes 8H to 11.. 98C
Slses 11H to 3.91.25
Ladles. 1 44 to7I.4S
BEST
$2.48
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MEN'S AND BOYS'
OUTING SHOES
Very durable. In tan or
black with elk soles.
81sea to 11. 81.48
Sizes 1$H to 1. SI. 79
Sizes 1 to 5, J.OS
Men slses t2,48
The World's Best Makes of Men's
and Boys' Shoes Are Here
the greatest assortment on the Pacific Coast.
They come In blacks and tans, also the newest
combination In blacks and colored tops, as well
as the plain patterns. We have the new guar
anteed rubber, fiber or leather soles a style for
every man and boy. Plenty of the new English
shapes. A complete run of sizes and all widths
from A to EE. The following special prices
prevalli
Men's 4.00 Black or Tan Shoes
Men's i$. 00 Black or Tan Shoes
Men's 6.00 Black or Tan Shoes
Men's 7.00 Black or Tan Shoes
Boys' 3.50 Black Shoes
Boys' 3.00 Black Shoes
Boys' 3. SO Black or Tan Shoes
Boys' 5.00 Black or Tan Shoes
GREENFIELD
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C03UTES 4TH .a-BTD ALUEB
TOTnt.AKD. OB
several sightseeing trips on the pro
gramme. Many prominent men of the state
are included in the list of those en
route, now at Eugene, guests of bank
ers In that city, where a "prosperity
dinner" is belnr Riven tonight.
GRAIN RULES IN PROSPECT
Oregon and Washington Commis
sions to Adopt Standard.
SALEM. Or., June 7. (Special.) The
Publlo Service Commissions of Wash
ington and Oregon, working in co
operation at a series of hearings to
be held in the near future, expect to
establish grain standards which will
control the movement of grain through
the Pacific Northwest. -
Idaho and Montana have no grain in
spection laws, consequently the action
of the Oregon and Washington com
missions will govern.
The commissions will hold hearings
at Portland June 18, Tacoma June 19,
Spokane June 20 and Pendleton June 21.
$2000 IN LIQUOR SEIZED
Drivers of Auto Carriers Fined $250
Kach at Vale.
BAKER, Or.. June 7. (Special.)
Claude and Frank Turner arrived in
Baker following: their arrest with two
illlSlMP
..rmmo" mil lit T
pj3C ; ' vf i-Sirc-2r-LA
fcJ.'?ft I ataMli
BAREFOOTS 59c
BLACK OR TANS
Infants' sizes. S to 3.
at 59c
Children's sizes. 5 to S,
at Te
Misses' and Cys
sizes 9 to 3, 98c
Ladies and big
boys' sizes, per
pair . ...81.-4S
OPEN SATURDAY
UNTIL 10 P. M.
2.98
3.48
3.93
4.98
1.43
1.98
2.48
$3.48
Special Notice!
, THIS IS OTTO Ojn.Y
1STO&E DONT QEI
rACTOBT BEIT.
nrst-Claas 8aos Jt pairing-.
Rubber Heefs 25c Pr.
rat on In 10 KOnntsa.
All other shoe repairs at rea
sonable prices. &uc mechanics
at your service.
Island City men at Vale on the charge
of importing liquor into dry territory.
They were arraigned at Vale and fined
(250 each, which they paid.
Traveling in two automobiles. In
each of which was 250 quarts of liquor,
valued in all at 1000. the four men
were apprehended late Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff Noe at Harper.
The consignment was on its way to
Baker. It was confiscated.
GRADUATES BAR FLOWERS
Vancouver High School Sets Prece
dent for Exercises Tonight.
VANCOUVER, Wawh., June "7. (Spe--clal.)
On account of-he scarcity of
flowers this year, there will be no
flowers at the annual commencement
of the Vancouver High School. The
seniors this year have set the precedent
of requesting their friends not to send
them flowers. No presents will be giv
en at the exercises.
The exercises will be held at S
o'clock, Friday, June 8, In the audi
torium of the Vancouver Hie-h Pf-honl.
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