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TITi: MORXIXG OREGOXr.VX. TUESDAY. JANUARY 28. 1f19. RED FLAG MEASURE IS DELAYED IN HOUSE Objections Made to 'Defiance' Provision of Bill. HEATED DEBATE FEATURES Representative Cordon's Proposal to Curb Bolshevism Referred to Ju diciary Committee Again. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jan. 27. Spccial.) Oratorical fire flashed for the first time in the House, when Rep resentative Gordon's bill prohibiting the waving of the red flas for the pur pose of inciting disloyalty came up for Tinal passage in that body today. The Mouse seemed to bo in accord against the Bolshevik element and the waving f the red la"g, but differed as to pro visions of the bill, and reported it back Xo the judiciary committee for amend ment. This action was not taken with out a fight, however, in which the va rious elements of the House appeared to be pretty well lined up. Provision in the proposed law re sardine the waving of the red flag "in defiance of the laws otthe state of Ore Ron and of the t;nita States" was the Jock on which the House split. Smith, of Multnomah, offered the first objection to this provision, de claring that he was not particularly Jn favor of the bill in any degree, but would be compelled to vote against it s long as the "defiance" provision ;was retained. "I object to the measure on the ground that the bill, as reported by the committee, is not sufficiently amended to protect the liberties of the people of the state." asserted Mr. Smith. "I object to the use of the word defiance' where it refers to the laws of the state of Oregon and the United States. In time to come we will look back on these days and reach the con clusion that we are a little bit hys terical right now. I take it that the place the flag of the United States holds in the hearts of the people does not rest on legislation of this sort. Many laws of Oregon and of the United States, seemingly good at the time of their adoption, have been found other wise and necessity has arisen to agi' tate for their repeal. "The very class of people who wave rod flags were brought here and placed into peonage by the same class of peo ple who are crying, aloud for this kind of legislation. You don't remedy one ill by this legislation, nor will you win one red flag over." Representatives Gordon and Bean both' came to the support of the meas ure, Gordon declaring that he believed- the flag of the United States sufficient emblem vfor any loyal citi Een of this country. Mr. Bean declared that he failed to eee how any true American could be In fear of prose.cuUoYi under the act ss it stood. "I am not sure that this legislation will get the results which all of us are seeking," continued Mr. Bean; "but we cannot go on allowing the Bol shevik! and I. W. W. to wave the red flag in the place of the American flag. This may not be the remedy, but no other method has been suggested." He pointed out that with the prospective repeal of the espionage act, Oregon will be left without a statute to cope with Bolshevist and I. W. W., and de clared: "Whether this act will stop them' I do not know, but it will serve notice on them and on that element that we don't intend to tolerate their lawlessness." Mr. Gordon, taking the floor again, asserted that he Tailed to understand how labor could be against the meas ure, which was designed to protect la bor. "Mr. Smith, and his friends have made the remark to many lately that their very organizations are in danger of being disrupted by the class of people this bill is directed at? Representative Richardson, of Mult nomah, declared he could not vote for si measure which would make a crimi nal of a man "for defiance of the laws of the state or United States. "I favor a bill to stop waving the red flag." he asserted: "but defiance might mean fair and honest criticism. 1 say that the law as drawn is not Jionest and fair to an American citizen." The bill was referred with instruc tions to strike out the objectionable features. flight to the .Pacific Coast early' last Summer has been confined to the Tombs on a charge of conspiracy to commit treason, was. placed on trial In the Fed eral Court today. Co-defendants with him were Adolpb Stern, business man ager of Bull, an anti-Britfsh magazine, and the American Truth Society. OXeary'a writings In the periodical, since suppressed, and in pamphlets of the society form ' the basis for the prosecution. Before selection of a jury was started Thomas B. Kelder, counsel for O'Leary, moved to quash the indictment. The entire day's session was given over to argument on the motion. Mr. Felder contended that the es pionage law was unconstitutional feven if it had been valid during actual hostilities, he added, its effectiveness ceased with the signing of the armis tice and no trials for its violation could be held after that date. The argu ments will be continued tomorrow. HOUSE CALLS SOLON FROM STRIKE DUTY LANE MAN ANSWERS MM SKWTOR JO.NES IEFEXTS AC TION OX ItEMKI MKASIRE. Member of Ways and Means Com mittee Takes Exceptions to Criticism Offered. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. :T. (Special.) Chock full of "dynamite" and vitriolic language is a reply sent tonight to Mayor Baker, of Portland, by Senator Jones, of Lane County, who answers a published statement issued" by the Portland executive last week, concerning the controversy which has arisen over the $100,000 appropriation for returned soldiers and sailors.. Senator Jones is a member of the Senate ways and means committee and was one of the members who succeeded in having the original appropriation of $250,000 cut to $100,000. He also en deavored to have this latter amount reduced to $sn.000 when the amended appropriation bill was before the Sen ate last week: Senator Jones' letter to Mayor Baker was made public tonight: 'While I fully realize that Senator Smith Us capable of defending mmseir in xne tirade made against htm, I consider you, as a puhllc official, have attempted to cast reflection against the state of Oregon and its Representatives in Salem assembled. I would suggest Mr. Mayor. If cuir actions do not suit you, that chloroform might prove a more painless and safer method of handling the situation. "As one who opposed handing over $2.0, 000 without a protest. I did not at the time realize that you were classing your self as a Moses, leading us out of the wild erness, but I had it figured that we we're a Joseph being sold into captivity. "I also will be compelled to plead ignorance to the fact that you ars a pros pective candidate for (Jovernor and that you had taken this method of shouting to the galleries. Tour ambition is a worthy one, even if the method employed is not. "With $R400, In blues, did you ever sit in a hand where you drew down $100,000 more easily or quickly than you did in this matter? "When you get to he Governor (?) you will have my best wishes ond the state of Oregon will have jny prayers. "Regretting very much the tirade against Senator Smith and certain other members of the Senate ways and means committee, of which I am a member. It has every appearance of being the legitimate off spring of an abnormal brain, the father hood of which Inveigles the Mayor of Fort land. I am most sincerely, "WALTER B. JONES." I'ROCEDCRE CHANGE WANTED Badge Carey's Bill Aims to Revolu flonlie Judicial Process. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 7. KSpecial.) Two bills aimed at ma terial changes in judicial procedure rwere Introduced in the House today by Representative Hare. One. sent' in by request, is the bill o.f Judge t"arey for revolutionizing judicial procedure which has been commented upon frequently by the press. The other is by Representative Hare "himself. It authorizes the Supreme Court to fix such procedure for the Circuit Courts from time to time as it tees fit, and suf h procedure would dis place statutory provisions relating to ti.it t subject. EX-KAISER RATHER CRUSTY Jr.xile Has Little to Say and Hi Friends Are Deserting Him. "LrOXDON. Jan. 27. William Hohen fcollern has grown very surly and rarely wpeaks a word to his servants and guards, according to the Mail's corre spondent at Amerongen. His last recorded remark was made a few days ago. when he said that hi: 'time at Amerongen was nearly up." The correspondent says: "The formt r Emperor is being gradu ally deserted by everyone. He receives practically no visitors and his formerly voluminous correspondence has become very small." SENATOR J. G. SMITH REPLIES Case of Mistaken Identity Develops in Relief Bill Controvert . Senator J. C. Smith. of Josephine County, has written a 'letter to Mayor Baker, of Portland, explaining that op position to the soldiers' and sailors' re- ief bill, to which the Mayor took ex ceptions, was led by Senator I. S. Smith, of Coos County. The Mayor had writ ten a letter to the former, criticising opposition to the measure as having come from the Josephine County Sena tor, and his reply follows: Hon. J eo rgf Baker, Mayor of Port land -My Iar Sir "Some men are born great ( like yourself and some have great -noun thrust upon them." Unfortunately, I happen to be tn the latter elnsfi. Your sor row as regards the fact that the legislature contains men of no "greater vision, consid eration or ability to see and correctly In terpret problems" than myself Is timely and does great honor to your heart, if not to your head. The remark attributed to me by yourself that has roused your Ire and brought on my Innocent head the vials of wrath of your erratic and theatrical eloquence were attributed by the reporter to Smith of the benighted land or Coos and Currjf, and if you in your abundance of profound wisdom allow yourself to go off half-cocked on this matter of small importance, wouldn't It be reasonable to suppose on matters of "greater vision" you might not In your theatrical way be mistaken? Really now, Oeorge, wouldn't it be a good Idea for you to know what you are talking or writing about before you try to enlighten the world 7 As to what you say about me personally, T care very little, but would at least like to assure you that I am afraid the electorate of the benighted rural districts will feel deeply humiliated to have their Ignorance and stupidity thus publicly proclaimed by such a high and mighty source as the the atrical Mayor of the great city of Portland. very truly, J. c. SMITH. Bill Would Legalize Labor Unions. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) Labor unions would be declared lawful . organizations and courts would be inhibited from grant ing injunctions against organizations of persons endeavoring to settle their labor disputes, under a bill by Repre sentative Home, of Multnomah, intro duced in the House today. ALIENS' PLACES DEMANDED WINNIPEG SOLDIERS INSIST ON" OUSTER OF ENEMIES. Washington Legislators Say Miller Should Appear. ALL COMMITTEES ARE BUSY Senator. Eatror Eight-Round Box .Inp Law; State Printer Given Right to Charge More. OLTMP1A. Wash.. Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) Further leave of absence from legislative duty was today denied Rep resentative Alfred K. Miller, of Seattle. He has not attended since the opening day. January li, when he remained long enough to be sworn in. which placed him on the state payroll. The next day his colleague from the Forty first District asked that Miller be ex cused on account of his wife's Illness. Speaker Fred A. Adams had the cleric read a letter from Miller today to which the latter asked for indefinite leave of absence, explaining thaft hi presence is demanded in Seattle dur. ing the shipyards strike. He is chair man of the conference Committee of the Seattle Metal Trades Couhcfl. now in active charge of the strike that la threatening the Puget Sound shlpbuild ing industry. In his letter to the Speaker Miller cited his duties as con ference chairman in support of his re quest foT further relief from legisla tive attendance. Strike Activity Displeases. Representative Pliny L. Allen, also of Seattle, satirically noted Miller's strike activity as possible evidence that illness is not entirely responsible for his abse'nee from Olympia, moving that further leave be refused. He warn sup ported by a unanimous vote, and a sim ilar vote on Mark E. Heed's motion instructed the chief clerk to immedi ately notify Miller. This action makes Miller an illegal absenteeunless he returns on receipt of notice, but there is no present in-J aicauon or nummary action II he re fuses to come. It is understood -that the police power of the House will probably not be exercised to compel Miller's attendance, any action In the matter remaining until he feels him self relieved of obligations he con siders more important than those to which he was elected am' sworn. Case Called I nlqnr. So far as can be observed the House does not care to make a martyr of Miller because of his devotion to strike duties, although not even a labor mem ber contends that the state is paying him a legislator's salary for services in directing a paralyzing strike. It Is said to be the first case of the kind the Washington Legislature has had to deal with. As the result of an afternoon in spection of Capitol building property and plans, the half mill levy for ad ditional buildings will in all prob ability be continued two years longer for the purpose of erecting a state ad ministration building and possibly a central building for legislative ses sions in addition to the present temple of Justice. The executive mansion will also be newly roofed and otherwise repaired! on an understanding that Governor, Mxter will resume occupancy of it. The (Jovernor this afternoon accompanied the House and Senate capitol building committees and the state capitol com mission on a general inspection of the propert y. Three Armories Favored. This evening the House military com mittee reported favorably on appro priations of $100,000 each for armories at Everett, Walla Walla and Ellens burg. A favorable Senate committee report was also reached upon the Wray bill to legalize eight-round boxing matches. Its author. Senator William Wray. be lieves this bill will pass both houses and receive executive sanction. It pro vides for strict medical examination of all contestants before entering the ring and bars the fly-by-night promoter of "meal-ticket" matches. By House committee action tonight the state printer Is given a 20 per cent increase in the legal scale of prices, on account of increased cost of labor. English Language Boosted. On an argument oy Senator J. H. Smith that only the English language should hereafter be legally recognized in this country, the Senate today voted down a motion to permit use of other languages in drugless healer exami nations, after which the bill to license the healers passed. Spokane is heavily represented by prominent business men at a hearing tonight on the Uassett bill to appro priate $100,000 for preliminary surveys of the Columbia basin irrigation proj ect. City attorneys and street car com pany representatives are also attending an open hearing upon Phipps' bill, which would empower City Councils to increase street car fares above the statutory five-cent limit. Land for Farm Sought. A delegation of Prosser citizens, in cluding Alexander McNeill. H. C. Ben son. Joseph Wampa. C. J. Alexander and Len Uolf, arrived at Olympia to day to support an appropriation of When, it comes to passing on the fit and fabric, most men, or rather married men prefer to leave it t the wife. If she approves Happy! Happy! If she disapproves Good nigfrt! Unless, of course, the dealer's guarantee of sat isfaction means he wants to please them both. That's us ! Exclusive Agents for "Sampeck" Clothes for Young Men and Their-' Fathers, Too. Washington at Sixth $".0,000 for the purchase of 100 addi tional acres to the State Irrigation Ex perimental Station, near Prosser. to be operated under Washington State Col lege direction. Business men of the Prosser dis trict have already cleared 80 acres In cluded tn the original site, and sub scribed (3000 to its development. Hepresentative E. W. Fawley, of Douglas, today Introduced a blue-sky law patterned sfter the Kansas statute. INSURANCE LAW VIOLATED San Francisco Men Arretted for Working Without License SALEM. Or.. Jan. 27. (Special. ) Two men giving the names of A. B. Cohen and M. M. Stark, of San Francisco, were arrested by Chief of Police Var n eye Cor soliciting accident and health insurance without an insurance license from the Chinese In Salem, and were taken to the chief's office, where they returned the money collected from the 'hinese. They were ordered to appear before the Insurance Commissioner at 11 o'clock today, but failed to make their appearance, and It is understood that Insurance Commissioner Dells will file a complaint against the insurance company for permitting these men to solicit business without a license and will ask the court to assess a fine against the company. The Insurance Commissioner warns the public against these men. as they are not authorized to represent any oempany. HOUSE SEAT GIVEN SOLDIER Canadian Veteran Takes Place of Late J. R. Stannard. 8TATK CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) Oeorge D. Chenoweth. a farmer of Denmark. Curry County, ar rived here today to alt for Curry County in the seat in the House of Representatives made -vacant y the death of J. I. Stannard. Mr. Cheno weth will have all of the courtesies of the House except the right to vote. He was designated for the place by County Judge Wood, of Curry County. Mr. Chenoweth was wounded in France as a member of the. Canadian army. He endeavored to enter the service of the United States, but was rejected and jwent to Canada, where he enlisted and saw active service in France. Repeal of Measures Asked. STATE CAPITOL Salem. Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) In order to pave the way for the work of the consolidating committee, the repealing bug hit the WRITER COMMITS SUICIDE O.i- I Turned On After Failure to S;oor Artery. SAN" FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. A note addressed to the Coroner by Mrs. N'ita Plerson, former newspaper writer and poet of Chicago and New York, found beside her body in her apartment here today, told how she had cut an artery In her arm, in an attempt to end her life. and, failing in this attempt, turned on a gas jet- O'LEARY TRIAL IS OPENED First Day Occupied With Arguments on Motion to Dismiss. Packing Concern Is Given Three Days in Which .to Discharge Alleged Undesirables. WINNIPEG. Man., Jan. 27. Re turned soldiers today agreed to give Swift & Co. three days to discharge enemy aliens employed at the Swift plant at Elrhwood. a Winnipeg suburb. The decision was reached by the men after they had gathered and marched to Elmwood with the announced inten tion of ejecting from the plant all men believed to be enemy aliens. The sol diers were met at the gates by Brigadier-General Ketchen, Mayor Gray and the manager of the plant, who told the men the foreigners would be dis charged to make room for returned veterans. Before going to Elmwood returned soldiers today completed the destruc tion of a store, which they partially destroyed yesterday. The store was owned by an alleged enemy alien. Four men, none of them soldiers, today were arrested and charged with participating in riots which yesterday prevented Winnipeg Socialists from holding services in honor of the mem ory of the late Karl Ltebknecht, a Ger man Spartacan leader. Children Cry for Fletcher's 8 V THINK IT OVER These Great Shoe Values! Staig-er's known policy of honest, straig-ht-forward dealing- seeing that you are satisfied makes this Stock-Reducing- Sale a real Shoe Opportunity. This store boug-ht Shoes for two seasons ahead because of the unset tled market conditions and now finds it must sell them' all in one. War made it necessary to prepare for the future a long time ahead. But the end of the war reversed conditions in a day. Our customers get the benefit. Our money back for this great overstock is all we seek. The profits are yours. SALE WILL CONTINUE all this week, and many more of the prices have again been lovnered. Not a clearance of a part, but all of the stock, so you save no matter what shoe you buy. W w ' W BBS' Men's $5.00 to $5.50 Calf Shoes, button or blucher styles. Sale price $3.SO Men's $10 to $11 Shoes, tan or black: English or medium lasts, $8.40 Women's $5 to $7 Shoes. Broken lines. $2 Women's $6 to $6.50 Shoes. All sizes in the lot, $3.SO Women's $6 to $10 Shoes. Black and tan. Good styles and sizes, $4.8Q Men's $6 and $6.50 Shoes. Button or lace. Regular lines, $4.80 Men's J. & M. $12.50 to $14 Shoes. You all know what they are $io .40 Women's $6.50 to $9 Shoes. Regular lines ; all sizes, $5.40 Men's $6.50 to $7.50 Shoes. Kid, calf, tan. During sale. pr. $5.40 Misses' $4.50 to $5 Shoes. Button or lace. Sizes 11 Vz to 2, $3 Women's $7.50 to $10 Shoes. Black, brown, tan and two-tones $6.4Q Men's $7.50 to $8.50 Shoes $6.40 Women's Ml to ?1 :?.50 Shoes. Regular lines. Black, gray, mahogany and com binations, $9.80 Children's $4.50 Shoes Sizes 8i toll, $3.40 Men's $3.50 to $9.00 Shoes. Kid. calf or tan calf. English or me dium shapes, $7.40 Women's $9.50 to $14 Shoes. Black, brown, grav and t wo-tones, $7.SO STAIGER'S t - BY C. W. SH1VELY 292 Washington Street Between Fourth and Fifth House today, and a number of meas ures to do away with present com missions came into that body. Includ ing bills to do away with the commis sion to license sailors' boarding houses, I'mpqua River Board of Pilot Com missioners, Board for Kxamination of Vancouver Man to Wed. TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 17. (Special.) Marriage licenses were issued in Ta-c-oma today to C. E. Wilson. Vancouver. 1 Wash unH Pearl "oa Iv T-..- ....... .. i N'EW TORK- , Jan- 27. Jeremiah to Ed .Nelson, Tacoma. and Clare Kraft O'Leary, who. since his sensational I Hoyuiam. T5.?VT P ?asb the Iga- , . . t A ie-vi uus ueen uuuue under Ills personal supervision for over 30 years. 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Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are purely a vegetable compound mixed with olive oil; you will know them by their ohva color.- Take one or rwo -""err night for a week and note the effect. 10c and 25c per box. All druggists. Adv. Votinc Machine. Oregon Conservation CommlftMlon and Board of Irmntg-raf ion Commissioner. (egislutors Ciet "Bid!-." STATIC ('APITOU Salem. Or.. Jan 27 (Spet-ial. The biennial invitation from the University of Oregon and Oregon A(trluUural College to visit those UsaCltU tlOttS were reccivrd by the legislature today A tentative date rVhruary I. at Kiigen... and February S.-at Corvalli. wVre et. KEKLl -MEAT CAUSE OF mc rinoi nuunu iimin t I Comforting Relief From Pain Makes Sloan's the World's Liniment. This famous reliever of rheumatic aches, soreness. stiffneae. painful sprains, neuralgic pallia and most other external twinges that humanity suffers from enjoys its great sales because It practically never fails to bring speedy, eomfortlng relief. 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The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the chan nels often get sore and irritated, oblig ing you to seek relief two or thres times during the night. To neutralise these Irritating acids. . n.- the kidneys and flush off the body's urinous waste, get four ounces of Jad Salts from any pharmacy here; take a tablespoonf Ml in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and J your kidneys will then set fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with lithla. and has been used for genera tions to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralise the acids in urine, so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salt: Is Inexpensive: cannot in jure, and males a delightful efferves cent lilaia-watcr drink. Adv. 3 1 10.2