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6 BOND I TV GOVERNOR UPHELD 0UTL00K.F0R i MriMr. ;Drr-Ti inr. O n BY NATION'S HEAD SSUE IS DUB i i 1 1 m . :i t ; m riiHiiiiiniiiiiiiij;i!it!i!iiiijiiiii Treatment of Alien Enemies Should Be Confined to Pres ident's Proclamation. Tacoma Voters Seem to Be Roofm Averse to Taking on Heavy Loads Mow. LOYALTY BASIS OF ACTION PRIMARY VOTE INDICATIVE and Shmles --Sss Employment of Allen Enemies in Public Positions Held Matter or Individual Treatment. Based on Loyalty of Employer. FALJ3T. Or.. April 7. tfipeclaX) The matter of National loyalty u well that of citlsenshlp U considered by Governor Wlthycombe In determining whether or not he believes a man should B retained la public service. fiecftui comment, based upon mis apprehensions have caused considerable contusion In certain source.", aa to the altitude of the state administration to ward a petition recently filed with Uov em or Wlthycombe and Secretary of Stat Olcott. of the Stat Hoard of Con trol, requesting the Immediate discharge of ail alien enemies holding state posi tions. Governor Wlthycombe today made puello correspondence relating to the matter which passed recently between r Is office and the Department of Justice at Washington. The letter of Governor Wlthycombe waa written nearly a month ago, and the reply to his letter indicates that hi policy is like that of Federal depart menu, and In substantial accord with the Ideas of the President. Following Is Governor Wlthycombe: letter to lb United States Attorney General: AtloraeT-Oeneral Oreetry, eartmeat et Justice. Weatli-ie-ten. I. C Vy Bear Vr. Uruo-: A eeMtiA to mv before the aothorttles ef this etate as te whether or aot ma who are tecaah-allr termed "aUa eaemlee" eae!4 be retained la public eerelce and therefore lake lb liberty of aafcinf yea for J qf ctmjiMi taaemucb as la a i A n enetn amblems have Nation-wide aspects whlrh perhaps should be handled oa a uniform beak la the varlOBS stele. I ana frmak to say that t do not know whether er aoc there Is a einste allea enemy emptor by the state or Or.eoa ev.n a minor poeltloa. Wo have been operatlns ea the premise that any wi who Is loyal wltaoot qi- wn to hta country, who rendertne: faithful srrvlco and who has fflvea so InUlrattoa of personal frlendablp t an enemy nation, taal ae abouia bo nl lowed to osatlauo la his coarse of loyalty SM sertrleo. la a few Instances soefestlons have come te this office that men la the employ of tao atate anve naale remarks wblck do aot rvflect a full spirit of loyalty to this coun try la the matter of the war. and each of thoe has bine handled promptly by this office la a manner whk-a satisfied the parties niilnt the complaint, la fact, sent word qulftly te the seat of difficulty that If any remarks crlticlains; this Nation's staad In the war should bo repeated. Ibi the matter would be reported Immediately to tao Federal authorities and that party would be at once discharged. Accord lac t the. information wblrh came te me. these parties whose loyalty was questioned, were aot allea enemies, merely solas; to show that It is not ai wars a man who is technically aa alien enemy whe must be eatrael la matters of this kind. As snotner Inataaco of this matter, aot loaf sco a resident of this county who under ths lechslcal laterpretatlon of law re. aarded ss aa aiten enemy beseeched me for aselstaace In havlns the stlcma of th paraso allea snemy" removed from his name, lie Is undoubtedly a loyal American rltlsea. Ho fought valiant r In ths Clvl! War and one of his sons has already been given to the cause of liberty la ths present conflict with lermanv. yet because he vrj bora la Germany and has not been estab lished as a cltisea here, ho Is obliged te ra- tala ths title "ailea enemy." Will you kindly rivs ms the benefit ef year advice as to bow this general question should bo handled in the states? la this connection 1 think It wouid bo helpful te me to know In a general way the procedure that is being followed by the traders! uovern- meat In dealing with technically termed "alien enemies' engaged In minor work for the Government who are trying to establish their loyalty te this Nation, w hat I Interested la particularly Is te receive your opinion aa te whether or not you favor general rule In treating this matter whether yoo. believe each Individual Instance ahoald be governed ea Its ewa peculiar merits Thanking yea la advenes for your counsel aad advice la this Important mattsr. X am, salthtully yours. JAMES WITITTCOMBs!. tleveraor ef Oregon. The reply received fron-u Washington Is as follows: - TRoBorable James Wtthyeombe, Corernar elate of Oregon, ealsm. Or. Jlr: Ths De partment boss te thank yoa for your com maaloatloB ef March 1A ISIS, relating (o the treatment ef allea enemies, particularly thoos la the poblle service. The executive departments of the National Government have ne settled, concerted er senststeat policy regardtas; allea enmlee ta thetr respective service. Tbs District ef Columbia has by Preatdsatlal proclamation. Taeeei aaade a sons from which nil Gormen sliea enemies are uncondltlonnlly barred, bat so far as men la the field are con cerned, different departments have differ ent policies aad, generally, each individual alien enemy la considered ss SB Individual rase. In the opinion of this department, the dtscrtmlnatloos sgalnst sllen enemies should aot go beyond tasoo specified ta the Freoi-ioat'e alien enemy proclamations la fact, the President expressly enjoins friendly. that la, boo -discriminatory, treatment of those alien enemlee who remain loyal and ablrie by the alien enemy regulations, la eo far. therefore, ss the esses of sllen ene mies In ststs aad local public service are concerned. It la a matter for Individual treatment, based oa ths loyalty of tbs In dividual allea enemy. Whether the loyelty demanded te aa active or merely passtvs loyalty would be a matter far each Governor or ether state er local superior officer to deride. Respectfully, foe the Attorney-Oea-Sral. JOSHUA A. DUIN. L peel a I asststsnt ta the Attorney-GeaersA TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Star Ann Pennington. "Sunshine Nan"; Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Xottoand. "Ills Diving; Ucauty" Sunset "The Price of a Good Time"; Charlie Chaplin, la -Work." Llberty William a Hart. "The Tieer Man"; Mack Bennett' -Athletic Girls." Majestic Mabel Taliaferro. "Pa cifist or Traitor." Peoples "The Kaiser, Beait of Berlin." C o I u m b I a Pesile Barrlseale. "Those Who Pay." Clobe Marguerite Clark. "Mis George Washington." that has ever been accorded a theater offering- In Portland. Sennett Girls on Parade. While Blir Fill Hart dominates the new LJberty Theater photoplay pro gramme In bis latest Western picture. "The Tiger Man." he doesn't by any means monopolize Interest. Mack Sen nett's beauty squad. In the two-reel comedy, "Those Athletic Girls." run Hart a close second for honors. Tho.e Sennett beauties have more to do In "Those Athletic Plrls" than they have had heretofore, a-id It need hardly be said that they are fr from uninter esting. In fact the girls supersede the "Rag" In this picture. The Inventive genius of Sennett or his under-dtrectors Is apparent only In spots, save for the end of the last reel, when Teddy, th remarkably clever dog. Is Introduced. Louise Faienda Is janitress of a girl' boarding school in the picture. ih has a pretty hard time catering to the needs, trying to please the principal Sunset. T Jl PATIIETIC, tear-compelltng And uproarlons slapstick i and keeping her husband away from ea drama comedy form the entertaining the perfect specimens of feminine pul photoplay combination an tha Sunset I chrltude with which the school is Theater's newest bl'.L The Price of a Good Time." the seven-reel Jewel picture made by Lois Weber and fea taring Mildred Harris, on of the tereen meteor of last year, and Charlie Chaplin, the king of slapstick comedi ans. In that excruciatingly funny Es sanay two-reeler, "Work." are the stellar subject presented. A human story, well told and strong. preying heavily upon tbe sympathies and entertaining from th very first, sums up "The Price of a Good Time." picture which, by the way, does not realize the suggestion of a sex muddle In tha title. A year ago. or at the most a few months longer, Mildred Harris, the star of -The Price of a Good Time." was doing "kid stuff." Her rise ha been rapid and her work in thla new Lois Weber production is such as to lift her to tbe ranka of stardom. Not only Is Miss Harris responsible for an un usually fine characterization, but her support, including Kenneth 'Harlan. Helens Kosson. Ann echaefer. Alfred Allen and Adele Farrlngton, have been selected for role Into which they fit with perfect ease. "The Price of a Good Time" Is based on the Marlon Orth story, "Th Whim." and advance the theory that home en vironment forms the predominant In fluence in a young person's future life. To score this point, two girls are in troduced, one from a happy home and the other from one of most contrasting urroundiBgs. The picture deals with the latter girl. Linnte. a department store worker. She Is given a taste of happiness by the son of the store own- and such is tbe criticism and sus picion to which she Is subjected at home that the girl commits suicide. Columbia. "Thoes Who Pay Is strong sex pbotodrama, written by C Gardner Sul livan, directed by Raymond B. West for Thomas H. Ince, and la addition to Bessie Barrlseale as the star th cast Include Howard Hickman. Dorcas Mat thew and Melbourne McDowell. Which summing up of author, producer, di rector, etar and cast should be suf ficient to place th brand of succsss crowded. Ethel Tear. Glen Cavender. F. B. CoopPr. and Laura La Varnle are named In the cast supporting Miss Fazenda. Tower of Babel Shown. The Tower of Babel" Is shown I Metro's patrtotlo photoplay special; "Pacifist or Traitor." which Is provin an unusually popular film offering at the Majestic Theater. The structure was erected at great expense, two weeka being required for Its completion, and it was torn down after being In actual use for less than half a day. ' Elephants, donkeys, camels and goats were used In these scenes, not to men tlon a thousand players dressed In the costumes of the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, Jews and Romans. Every phase of the varl-colored life of Asia Minor In' th days of 1227 B. C. Is plo tured. Many natives of the old world were secured for these large scenes. and when the time came for the show Ing qX the ''confounding of tongues, where all were supposed to speak dlf forent languages, many of the players unconsciously began to apeak their native tongues, adding to realism of th spectacular scenes. SOLDIER HUT DEDICATED KNIGHTS OP COLCSBES BUILDING AT POST. OPES Large Crowd Present at Ceremonies Held at Vancouver Which Mark Completion ef New Hall. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 7. (Spe cial.) With a large crowd of soldier and civilians and prominent men of both Washington and Oregon present, the Knight of Columbus hut In Van couver Barrack was dedicated and thrown open for use today at 3 P. M The nut. near the tennis court, and In the center of the post, accessible to the cantonment and old post pon any picture If particularly I weU, j. th same as buftt In France CORVALLIS MAN IS CALLED Sergeant Denis Hayes Named Cap tain In Headquarters Company. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallla, April 7. (Special.) A tele gram from the office of Adjutant-General MoCaln. at Washington, announces that Sergeant Denis Hayes has been commissioned Captain In th headquar ter company of th regular Army. He will leave within a few day to report for duty at Camp Wadsworth. South Carolina. Captain Hayes ha been assistant commander at Oregon Agricultural College atnc 1114. Durlfig his stay here be has had charge of purchasing supplies, has taken care of a large part f the effee work and has been In peetor and Instructor la drill and tar get practice. HOSPITAL FUND OBTAINED Money to Be V'sed to Send NWoi6en Abroad to Help Refugees. NEW TORK. April T. The American women's hospital had obtained a total f i:t.l2S last night when It ended Its campaign to raise K00.000 with which to send abroad the "battalion of life" to aid women and children be hind Pei-ehlng line In Franoe and the wounded and refugee along the Ital ian and Balkan fronts. Additional pledgee Indicated that tha fund might reach f Ivv.oaa. rue In the case of "Those Who Pay, for this seven-reeler Is full of action. dramatlo moments and delicate situa tions which are handled so skilfully as not to offend the sensitive and at th same time preserve th strength of the story. Another thing praiseworthy In "Those Who Tay" la the departure from the Illogical happy ending. The woman really pays, as she so often does In real life, and there's no 11th hour accident which relieves lover of wife and permits him to claim hi aoul mate. Miss Barrlseale play the role of Dorothy Warner, who la trying to sup port her little sister on $10 a week. She meets Senator" Graham th night before Christmas and th same night the sister dies. Graham employ Dor othy and the two fall In love. Steve Mc.N'ott, political bos, covet th girl. Dorothy and Graham are caught In a storm, seek shelter at a farmhouse and pose as man and wife. Graham In form the girl that he 1 married, so cannot wed her, and then install her In an apartment. McNott notifies Mrs. Graham. She asks Dorothy to call on her and they come to an agreement whereby Dorothy glvea up Graham. The girl will not stoop to McNott' schemes and she 1 left alone to live out her life as best she can. Kaiser In Prison. John C Stills, manager of tbe Peo ples Amusement Company, put over a publicity stunt on Saturday which con tributed to record-breaking crowds at the opening of tbe sensational photo play. "The Kaiser. Beast of Berlin." at the Peoples Theater, and enthused thoussnds of Portlanders gathering to witness ins nuge tnira liberty loan parade. With a 14-plece band accom paniment he paraded an Imprisoned Kaiser through tas streets for an hour from 1S:S0 to 1:30. "First Buy a Liberty Bond. Then See Th Kaiser. and Tou Will Buy Mora Liberty Bonds," Mr. StlUe's pet patriotic-publicity slogan, and other banners in harmony with the spirit of ths day, were displayed on the Kalser-Jall con structed oa a motor truck. Within the Jail sat a uniformed and helmeted Impersonator of the Emperor of the Huns Hoots, Jeers, and oat-call greeted th parade. At the theater capacity crowd wild ly yelled and cheered during the un folding of the private life of the "Beast of Berlin." the demonstration being one and In other large cantonments throughout the United States by the Knights of Columbus. It Is admirably appointed for the purpose for which It was built, comfort of the soldiers. and a big sign over the main entrance reads, "Everybody Welcome. Frank J. Lonergan, of Portland, was master of ceremonies. Bishop John E. O'Dea. of Seattle, but formerly of this city, delivered the dedication address. Among others who spoke were George L. Baker, Mayor of Portland, Mayor G. II. Perclval, of Vancouver, and W. O. Drowley, president of the Van couver Commercial Club. Miss Lurllne Williams with Miss Louise Laokaff accompanist; and Miss Goldle Peterson, with Miss Helen Flynn, accompanist, sang solos. The weather waa Inclined to be sprlnkly. so the programme was held Inside. The greater part of the orowd was on th outside, however, and the threatened rain did not materalise, Th seating capaolty of the hut is about (00. YAKIMA GRINDS POTATOES Mannfaotnre of Floor From Tubers Now 30 Barrel Dally. YAKIMA. Wash, April 7. (Special) The Taklma plant of the Lewlston Milling Company, which began grind ing potato flour a few days ago. ha shipped its first -carload to Sound cities, and la booking order to th limit of It capacity. Th mill Is equipped to turn out SO barrel of flour dally. Th potato are dried In the plant of tha Washington Evaporator Com pany, operated by Ira D. Cardiff, and tha output will continue until the po tato supply is exhausted. Tbe com pany. It 1 understood, has a contract for supplying Army and Naval camps. Mill to Ran Night and Da jr. I ABERDEEN. Wash, April 7. (Spe cial) Wilson Bros.' mill, engaged largely In th cutting of ship timbers, will go on. a night and day basis on Monday, adding about 100 men to lta crew. Thla mill la th seoond large one In Aberdeen to go on a double-shift basis. This lncreaa In th Wilson Bros. mill, together with the contem plated addition of 700 men at the two Aberdeen shipyards, will add another I o th noisiest aad moat enthuslastlo ttO mn ta th city population, j Defeat of Proposal to Take Over TClmfrlo. Car System Shows At titude of PeoDle Race for Mayor Excites Some Interest. TACOMA, Wash, April 7..-(Speclal.). tv-hnt will haDoen at lacomao municipal election on April 16 cannot be conjectured save in one particular. The doom of the proposed $4,000,000 bond issue Intended to provide for the acquirement of additional power plants , n meet irrnwlnir lnrjuntriai nr-cus That prediction Is based en tlrely uponwhat happened at the pri mary election last Tuesday to the I5.200.p00 bond Issue proposed for the purchase of the etreetcar system of the Tacoma Railway At rower ompaiij. The vote waa decisive. Of the 16,731 citixens who went to the polls 11,080 were niralnst the issue, while .3471 favored it. The bond Issue causes most discus Inn and the race for Mayor Is next. A. V. Fawcett. Incumbent, and Major C. Mi Riddell are opposed. Mayor Fawcett developed more strength In the preliminary than he was -.thought to possess. He conducted a quiet cam paign, and wfth a. certain class of citi zens he is strong. "The old man may be a bit headstrong at times." they rumin ate, "but he's honest and he will go through for the little fellow." Organised Labor Displeased. With manv others he has lost pres tige. Frequent squabbles with City Commissioners over trifling matters have not added any glory to his record, and he lost with organized labor wnen he took a hand In the street railway bond Issue. In opposing the proposi tion he declared the labor leader were working with the Stone & Webster in terests to unload the unprontaDie trac tion property on the taxpayers. They took umbra Ke at his remarks. Later they put a ticket in the field and one of their candidates. H. Hoy Harrison. was second high man for Commissioner In the primary and may win in the finals. Major Riddell Is of the newer school and hitherto has not been identified with politics. He Is a lawyer. He. too, opposed the bond Issue, and what effect that will have on the race cannot be foretold. What the 49 per cent of the voters who failed to go to the polls are thinking worries prognosticate. They will not hazard a guess as to the re sult. Mayor Fawcett has few sup porters among business and profes sional men. They feel that he is too old for the place and has outlived his Public opinion hasHi made Certain-teed a product of international prominence and use. That erreat force has built up business from nothing, 14 years ago, to the world's largest roll roofing industry now. In every community under the sun, Certain-teedWooi-ing is giving longer and better roofing service, at a lower cost, than other kinds of roofing. Certain-teed costs less to buy, less to lay and less to maintain than any other type of roof. It is weatherproof, water proof, spark proof and fire retarding. It cannot rust or corrode. It cannot melt under the hottest sun. It is not affected by gases, acids, fumes, smoke, etc. Certain-teed is established everywhere as the most advantageous and economical roof, . - for factories, round houses, elevators, garages, ware houses, hotels, farm buildings, stores, oat-buildings, etc. In shingles, red or green, it is very popular for residences Certain-tied Roofing is guaranteed 5, 10 or 15 years according to thickness. It is sold by good dealers, everywhere.' Certain-teed Products Corporation Manufacturers of Certain-teed Paints Varnishes Rooting Offices and Warehouses ia the Principal Cities ef America "V va"rr r'Tr...;- the Cw-WxKa V---.il 1 1" If 'm usefulness. They argue that Tacoma Is growing rapidly because of the Army I Edward Meath and Calvin J. Carr will post, shipyards and kindred industries, I ,hm h.n e onn,n,iUir,.r uv, and that it should have a man of for- tw tn k rhri r Atkina ward vision and modern ideaa at its and James c Drake. Incumbents, were oeau. i eliminated. Shoemaker has been CItv Silent Tote Counted On. Controller for two years and quit that Mayor Fawcett's strength lies. ap- place to make the race for Commis- parently, among the voters who arelsioner. Shoemaker proved an efficient little heard. In the arimary two of I accountant in the Controller's office. the newspapers were -Riddell cham Dions, and two others espoused no can dldatea. Three were -opposed to the bond Issue, another was for It. It is presumed that this situation will pre vail in the final contest. Hamilton F. Gronen, Commissioner of Public Works, fathered the power bill In the Council. He contends that Tacoma cannot hope to attract more Industries unless it is in position to furnish plenty of cheap power. It is about up to its high peak at present, with the shipyards becoming greater customers constantly. It was on his suggestion that the Council decided to put the ?4, 000,000 bond issue up to the people. The action of the capital bond issues committee of the Twelfth Federal Re serve District in the first instance may affect the proposal up for consideration now. Tbe committee declared It would not take a hand in the matter, aa it did not wish to be involved In local eleo' tlons, but that it did not approve any issue not vital in war time when euch municipal securities would be thrown on the market In competition with lib erty bonds and other Oovernment paper. Fred Shoemaker, H. Roy Harrison, He takes an active Interest In church affairs and the strictly church rrowd is with him. John F. Meads, ex-City Controller, and John M. Roberts are the strongest contenders for the Controllershlp. All the candidates are claiming a majority of the vote which was not cast at the primary. Tbe elimination of Edwin W. Eeedle, labor candidate for Mayor, may have some effect also. His strength may go to Riddell or it may be divided. Tacoma has become strongly unionized during the last year, and the union vote may cut some figure. The women are strong for Riddell, say his managers Broadway at Stark Continuous 11 to 11 NOW PLAYING Thorn, R lnce WILLMMSHKX An ARTCRAFT Picture WITH Mack Sennett's Athletic Girls GO! EEING HIM THROUGH He's over there perhaps pawning his life to win a fight, so that you may find the world a safe place to live in. And what are you doing to see him through to clothe him, feed him, arm him so that he might come back with VICTORY for you? Are you going to stand by and double the duty of your neighbor? This is the whole Nation's duty yours as well as every other man's. Stint? YES In extravagances, needless expenditures, in everything that's not helping your country to win this war. Stint in buying Liberty Bonds? No! This is the call you must heed and "heed it now. . Buy a Liberty Bond today! This apace donated by R. If. Stanfleld. L