THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1920
5
DLCOTT APPROVES
20 SPECIAL BILLS
Twelve Others Are to Take
Effect Automatically.
FOUR TO GO TO PEOPLE
t..: t-v Aid for Ex-Scrvice
Men, and University and School
Revenues Need Ratification.
and retailers are robbing the public
of amounts that will reach JoOOO to
J10.000 within the next ten days.
There is plenty of the old stock sugar
still in the market in Tacoma. and
it should not sell for more than 14
cents a pound. If new sugar, selling
at $16.25, wholesale, has arrived, the
amount is too trivial for mention.
Mr. JlacLean said a friend paid 20
cents a pound for sugar yesterday to
a dealer whose supply is known to
have been bought at the old price.
Wholesale and retail grocers were
busy today denying charges of prof
iteering. They contend that they are
selling new crop cane sugar. As a
result of the exposures the demand is
said to have fallen off noticeably.
FUN TODAY AT OHPHEUM
FIVE-STAR KILL WILL GIVE
FAREWELL COMEDY TOUCH
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.)
fsr.tve hills passed by both houses
during the recent special session of
r, lpc-islature were filed
with the secretary of state today by
Governor Olcott and automatically be.
came operative at the expiration of
five days from the time of , being
received by the executive
Included among these bills are the
following:
S B. 63. by committee on Judiciary
Providing punishment tor murder in the
first degree.
S. K. 64, by committee on Judiciary
Providing lor enforcement of death penalty.
S. H. 05. by committee on Judiciary
Trovidint; penalty for treason.
S B S. by Porter Providing indemnity
money for cattle slaughtered during 1"
"h 1ja18"fl, by Jones Extending time for
appropriation of funds by United States
ta make operative Roosevelt coast talgn-
li. B 24. b" Coffey Providing for re
peal of law making necessary inspection
of hides offered for shipment.
H. B. 40. by Stewart Providing tor spe
cial election in Alay.
H. B. 77. by llornt Providing tax for
. t.nuim.nt nf itiHtittition for the blind.
S. Si. 40, by Pierce Providing additional
tax levy for financial aid to nnormj u.
.k.rr.nH Ur.Mi,rH. sailors and marines.
II B. 66. by Kuoli rroviainn au'u"
-i fnr llnlverBitv of Oregon. Ore
,-.n Airricuitural college and State Normal
1 1 li 34. bv airs, inompanu ' .'"-",
- - . , aamintBrV
-chools. . .
H. B. IS. by Borne nciaiing
tion of fees due stato by reason i
tion of lactones, mum " '
Four of these bills. Including those
providing a tax levy to establish an
institution for the blind, providing
additional tax levy for financial aid
to honorably discharged soldiers,
railors and marines, providing addi
tional revenue for the University of
Oregon, agricultural college and state
normal, and providing tax levy for
the support and maintenance of the
elementary schools, will be submitted
to the voters o the state for rati
fication at the special election to be
held in May.
Of bills passed by both branches of
the legislature 20 were approved by
the governor today. Those approved
follow:
II B. 76. by committee on roads and
.jy.'.,. p . 1 . 1 1 n i' to use. leasing and
... i f rnvrl rock and sand in beds of
navigable streams.
M B. 62. by committee roads and nign
way' Authorizing highway commission
provi for maintenance of highways, etc.,
ih.uit a rt vert i nine for bid.
H B. 13. by Hughes Authorizing county
.....mr nd deouties to administer oatns.
i -h r.T hv committee on military af
fairs Making unlawful impersonation of
soldiers, sailors or marines, or discharged
soldiers, sailors or marines.
h n 1ft. bv Moltnomah county deleg-
,un rimntlnir to municipal corporations
known as ports" existing or created under
nv snecial law all powers now held by
..niinl enrnnrations known as "ports.
H. B. 70, by Mrs. Thompson Defining
mn nrnvfdinr for licensing public dance
huii nutNirtA incorporated city or town.
SI. B. 37, by ilrs. Thompson Amending
section 037, L. O. 1-., rclaune to uance
balls.
S. B. 50, by ways and means committee
. providing for investigation of salaries of
state and county officials.
S B. 36, by Senator Pierce Amending
section 2, chapter 431, laws 1919, relating
to market roads.
H. B. 87, by C C. Moore Defining quali
fications of fish and game commissioners.
H. B. 6, by Gallagher Providing pay
ment of interest on district Interest bonds.
S. B. 4B, by Senators Ritner and Shanks
Providing for recording discharge papers
of discharged soldiers. sailorB and marines.
s H. 48. by Lane county delegation
Amending chapter 99. laws 1919, providing
lor erection oy kduui u l . . j
to soldiers and sailor.
H. B. 36, bv Mrs. Thompson Amending
section 1, chapter S54, laws 1917. feeble
minded.
S. B. 28, by Senator Bberhard .Prohibit
ing employment of certain aliens by pub
Bo officials and on public works.
H. B. 74, by roads and highways com
mittee Accepting benefits of act passed
by 64th congress of United States in re
rural post roads, etc
S. B. 3, by Senator Patterson Amending
sections 7 and 8, chapter 127, laws 1911. as
amended by chapter 302, laws 1917. as
amended by chapter 160. laws 1919. relat
ing to sentence for certain crimes.
S. H. 19, by Senator Is'ickelsen Making
It a crime to escape or attempt to escape
or assist any prisoner to escape or attempt
to escape from the state prison.
senator fierce A-menaing
1919, relating to finan-
norably discharged soldiers,
.rlnes.
Senator Norblad Making it
any newspaper In any
an English, unless same
translation in English Ian-
Irene Keith, "The Merry "Widow,'
Scores Sons Hit In '-Ilainbow
Cocktail" Feature Act.
TESTIMONY CLOSES
N
ON MITT MURDER
Marie, Fay, Ted McDonald
Defense Completed.
KILLING STORY ATTACKED
Experiment on Hearing of
Outside of Room Related
structions Given Jury.
Shots 1
In-
Farewell to Portland will be said
this afternoon by the Orpheura show,
which has five stars and which is
regarded as one of the most popular
bills of the season. In the final
show at the matinee today the entire
regular performance will be pre
sented, and as this is an extremely
I 'J
mrrrr
Irene lvelvta.
mm ihe
Orpseum.
widow ait
friendly show Lew Brice, Lyons and
Yosco and Bob Hall, three of the fea
tures, say they will add an extra
comedy touch to each other's act in
bidding adieu to Portland which has
received them very warmly.
The headline act is an operatic fan
tasy called "The Rainbow Cocktail,"
which was originally produced for a
Lambs' club gambol in New York.
This act is built around the power
of a wizard to rejuvenate the women
characters of the old musical plays,
"The Merry Widow," "Piff Pat'f
Pouff and others. The featured
players are Bruce de Lette and Helene
Coyne, and the role of "The Merry
Widow" is taken by Irene Keith, who
makes an individual hit in song.
Helena Coyne appears in a toe-dance
specialty that wins rounds of ap
plause. The other headliner is Lew Brice,
who is assisted by Adelaide Mason,
dancer, and Rube Beckwith, a Pendle
ton boy, at the piano. This act also
makes a pronounced comedy hit. The
other features, all of which "stop the
show," are Lyons and Yosco. favorite
musicians, who sing and play their
own compositions; Ruth Budd, "The
Girl With the Smile," an aerialiet who
sings and dances and has a merry
monologue to accompany her peril
ous feats, and Bob Hall, "The Extern
poraneous Chap, who makes up an
act in rhyme as he goes along.
Mr. Hall entertained the Rotary
club at luncheon yesterday by com
posing rhyme about the various mem
bers. He made such a bit that Dr.
Douglas, the president, found it dif
ficult to hush the applause that the
meeting might proceed.
SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 20. Testi
mony in the case of Marie. Fay and
Teol McDonald, charged with the mur
der of W. H. McNutt on June 23, 1919,
was completed late today in Superior
Judge Blake's court, after which
Judge Blake delivered his instructions
to the jury and Prosecuting Attorney
J. B. Lindsley began his closing argu
ment.
In his instructions to the jury
Judge Blake said one of three ver
dicts must be returned: First, mur
der in first degree; second murder in
the second degree; third, not guilty.
The court further held that if any of
the three defendants killed McNutt,
all three were equally guilty.
He further instructed that if Will
McDonald, fearing McNutt intended to
kill him or his sister. Marie, as the
defense has alleged, struck in self-defense,
a verdict to that effect must
be found.
Flight Disesinsed by Court.
The court also held that flight of
the defendants under fear of the con
sequence might be considered in the
light of guilt.
Prosecuting Attorney Lindsley will
continue his argument tomorrow.
No signs of bullet holes were found
in the apartments where McNutt Is I
alleged to have been killed, accord
ing to the testimony of Sheriff George
L. Reed and Deputy Sheriff J. S.
Bradley, who testified they conducted
an examination yesterday at the re
quest of the prosecutor, in an ef
fort to refute testimony of the de-
fense that McNutt, before he was
struck down with a hammer in th
hands of Will McDonald, a brother of
the defendants, who has not been ap
prehended, drew a revolver and fired
several shots.
Experiment Is Related-
Counsel for the defense, on cross
examination, sought to bring out the
fact that the rooms had been reno
vated since the killing, but the offi
cers declared they were uninformed
on this point.
Other officers testified to an ex
periment conducted at the apartment
house yesterday in an effort to de
termine whether shots fired in the
building could have been heaid by
persons outside the rooms or outside
the building. Testimony showed th
shots could have been heard.
One of the witnesses, A. J. Frost,
who conducts a machine shop nearby,
testified he had heard no shots on
the evening of June 23. when the
killing is declared to have occurred.
On cross-examination, however,' he
admitted that his machinery might
have drowned the sound.
SHOWING suits for
young men; the new
English double-breasted
types, tailored from
smart, colorful fabrics;
new garments now ar
riving almost daily; a
price range that per
mits a pleasing choice,
$30 to $70.
-Second Floor.
IterriscnStreetsiiourw
Young Men's
Overcoats
$35, $40, $45
Young Men's
Leatherette Coats
$14.50
My Storm Closes at
o'Clock Every Day
GOVERNORS BACK HAWLEY
PRESIDENT URGED TO PliACE
IDAHO MAX IX CABEVET.
BLAME PUT ON GERMANS
INFORMATION" CITES PROPA
GANDA IX MEXICO.
Rifles to Be Used as Evidence Teu
tons Tried to Pit Mexicans
Against Americans.
Four Executives Sighting Letter AM
Republicans Hope For Wilson's
Recovery Is Expressed.
OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Jan. 20. Governor D. W.
Davis of Idaho called at the White
House this afternoon and delivered a
letter for President Wilson urging the
appointment of ex-Governor Hawley
of Idaho as secretary of the Interior
to succeed Franklin K. Lane, who
is soon to retire.
Although ex-Governor Hawley Is a
democrat, the letter was signed by
four governors and one former gov
ernor, all republicans. The signers
were: Governor Campbell, Arizona;
Governor Larrazola. New Mexico;
Governor Carey. Wyoming, and for
mer Governor tfpry of Utah.
After explaining the presence of
the governors in Washington, the
letter, addressed to "Honorable Wood-
row Wilson. President of the United
States," said:
"It has come to our notice, through
the press, that Secretary Lane of the
department of interior is soon to ra-sign.
"With our Intense Interest in tne
Intermountain country, we are pre
suming to suggest as bis successor
the name of one of the men who nas
bpen a great factor in the develop
ment of the west and who Is fitted
both by experience and character for
the honor former Governor James
K. Hawley of Idaho.
"In making this recommendation
we realize that each of us la a mem
ber of the opposing political party,
but it Is a distinct pleasure for us to
be able to say that no party distinc
tion couljd reduce our Intense admira
tion for Governor Hawley and our.
honest belief in his fitness for the
place.
"We are hopeful, Mr. President, that
you are rapidly regaining your health
and voice, and express the feeling of
the west in wishing you a speedy
recovery."
President Wilson, owing to his Ill
ness, could not greet Governor Davis
personally, but the letter was received
bv RudolDh Forster. executive clerk
of the White House.
SENIORS LOSE DEBATE
Junior Class . Forensic Team at
Willamette University Is Victor.
WILLIAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa
letn, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) In the
first debate of the interclass series
yesterday morning, the seniors were
eliminated from the running by the
junior team, composed of Ina Moore,
Seaside, and Paul ' Day, Bremerton,
Wash. The senior debaters were Ha
zel Bear. Turner and LaVerne Bower-
sot. Wenatchee, Wash.
The teams from the two under
classes will clash tomorrow in what
promises to be a more spirited fight.
Sheldon Sackett, Sheridan, and Bernar
do Caput, Salem, will uphold the af
firmative for the second year class,
while the froh debaters will be Ber
nard Ramsey, Prin-eviHe, and Howard
George, Wenatchee, Wash.
Gould to Run Wood Race In East.
NEW TORK, Jan. 20. Itepreswnta.
tlve Norman J. Qotild, of Seneca Falls
N. Y., has accepted appointment as
eastern manager of the Leonard
Wood national campaign committee.
t was announced here tonight.
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VETERAN FIRE HORSE DIES
"Pat," Walla Walla Pensioner, In
Service 2 0 Years.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 20
( Special. )-r-Pat, veteran fire horse, is
dead at the age of 26. Pat has been on
a pension since automobiles made the
horse-drawn equipment antiquated.
Pat served 20 years with the depart
ment and would work single, double
or triple on the apparatus. For a num
ber of years he was Chief Metz' fire
horse. He had a leisurely gait while
being driven about the city, but Chief
Metz found it difficult to hold hlra
when the alarm was sounded.
Pat had been kept in the city stable
at the park since being retired. Sat
urday he was walking around the
stable when he fell over dead.
DEALERS ACCUSED OF PROFIT
EERLXG OX SUGAR.
Beet Product Declared to Be Sell
ing at 18 to 20 Cents Which.
Should Go at 14.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.)
Tacoma grocers are at war. A. R.
JlacLean, president of MacLean Bros.,
wholesale and retail grocers, charged
grocers with profiteering on sugar
bv openly selling beet sugar for 18
and 20 cents a pound, while the high
est legitimate price Is 14 cents.
"The newspapers have prepared the
ceople for the advance In price." said
Mr. MacLean. "Without excuse for
raising sugar prices, some jobbers
Spo-
INTIM1DATI0N IS
State Introduces Evidence in
kane I. W. W. Trial.
SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 20. Test!
mony concerning alleged Intimidation
of labor agents here who were warned
not to employ "sub-cats" for work In
the woods, and of beating of a for
mer service man by alleged members
of the I. W. W. because of his refusal
to join the I. W. W., was offered by
the state in trial in superior court
here today of 44 alleged members of
the organization on charges of crimi
nal syndicalism.
A part of today's session was de
voted to the reading of propaganda
matter of the organization by state's
attorneys.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Jan. 20.
German propagandists had begun to
set the Americans and Mexicans
against each other in the first vear
of the world war, according to infor
mation It was expected would be pre
sented to the senate sub-committee to
morrow. Judge Valla, in whose court
few riders from Mexico were tried,
has been summoned as a witness and
evidence, it was said, he would sub
mit to the committee inc'udes a part
of the record of those trials at which
it was shown a part, at least, of those
Mexicans who participated In the in
cursions made under the "plan of
San Diego" were Mexican government
soldiers and were acting- in obedience
to orders received from superiors
high in the government service.
One short session was held by the
committee today at which Mrs. F. M.
Parmalee told of the murder of her
husband by Mexicans while he was
carrying money to pay off men at a
sugar mill near Brownsville. Texas,
and J. R. Blocker, a ranchman, who
corroborated the testimony of many
others regarding the existing inse
curity of life and property in Mexico.
That phase of the committee's in
vestigation here has been practically
comDleted and the witnesses now will
lllplbe summoned with the intention of
I developing the truth or the falsity of
the charges that the Carranza gov
ernment was actually in complicity
with the plan that had for its slogan
the return of Texas and other lost
territory to Mexico and the apparent
intention of causing a revolution in
the United States. There is in posses
sion of the committee information
that will tend to show German agents
Incited the Mexicans to carry out the
plan and a part of exhibits to be of
fered in evidence is a collection of
German-made rifles and ammunition
taken from raiders on the American
side of the Rio Grande.
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avoid the night
crowds.
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Evf ry eczema sufferer should know
Just how greatly Poslam is able to
benefit this stubborn trouble; how
iUiikly It brings relief, stops itching.
,.1-;. :.-(othfs and comforts. To spread
1 .'- ..:tu over an angry affected surface
j,! to feel that here, in reality, is just
the healing Influence the skin de
mands. Treatment is usually surpris
ingly short and Improvement" noticed
,very day. Poslam is harmless. Use it
for pimples, rashes and all eruptlonal
disorders.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West 47th St., New York City.
Urg your pkin to be!'me clearer.
!. ' use of I 'ox lam
fejuy, iiiuuiuaivii wilii I'oslanii Atft
Lewis County Enumerator Adds to
Population.
CHE HALTS, Wash., Jan. 20. Spe-
clal.) Don G. Abel, Lewis county cen
sus enumerator, through whose ef
forts a week's extension in complet
ing the enumeration was secured, to
day did his part in adding to Chehalis'
population, his wife presenting him
with a fine pair of twins, one a boy,
the other a girl. Both mother and
little ones are doing splendidly.
Until he opened law offices in Che
halis recently, Captain Abel, formerly
of Hoqulam, was with the 91st divi
sion in France. He is a University
of Washington law graduate and son
of Judge George D. Abel of Grays
Harbor county.
Oaliville Masons Install Officer's.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 20. Spe I
cial.) The Oakville Masonic lodge at
Its last meeting installed the follow
ing new officers for 1920: E. P. Smith,
master; C. L. Armstrong, senior war- I
den: D. A. Drew, junior warden: M. J.
1 Murphy, secretary, and Albert Moore,
treasurer,
Broadway at Stark
LUNCH
12 to 2
Fifty Cents
An appetizing menu for
crisp wintry days. Bring
a friend.
Table dHote Dinner '
5:30 to 9, $1.25
Music and Dancing
NOW
PLAYING
Since the first
show last Sat
urday morning
this picture
has played to
capacity
houses at the
Comfortable
Columbia
So you see that
it is really a
big picture
one of the
greatest.
The LIBERTY'S
DE LUXE
PROGRAMME
1. T.lberty Educational
Weelcly News from
the Jour Corners of
the World compiled
by the management.
Mnr tnmm'n Concert.
Playing T-t ike
R e a t of the World
Co By." introducing
his original Innova
tion. "The combina
tion that speaks the
words."
1. Saytnam of Wtt.
4. Mr. Earl Alexander,
tenor, a I n g 1 ng the
Aria from "P a g
llaccl." with light
ing effects.
6. Liberty Pretoria!
RrTlnr Odds and
Ends of Interest
compiled by the
management.
(. A SrlM-tea1 Ca4r.
T. faol E. Tobte pre
sents "Faatlmea
Aboard the V. S. H.
O r r a. a Sailor
JazK Orchestra and
8lngera; 10 people.
. Tne Liberty presents
Wm. Karnum In Zane
Grey's triumphant
novel. "Tie Last of
the Dwuri."
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TRERE ARE JUST
TWO THINGS FOR
YOU TO DO:
Visit our D e Luxe
Matinees and avoid
the tremendous
crowds at night.
OR
Come just a. little bit
earlier than the other
fellow at night.
Next Saturday
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
in
'THE VIRTUOUS VAMP"
ALE and FEMALE
One of the few best pictures ever shown in Portland.
The cast includes Thomas Meighan, Gloria Swanson,
Lila Lee, Theodore Roberts, Bebe Daniels and others.
SHOWS START AT 11 A. ML, 1 P. M., 3, 5, 7 AND 9 P. M.
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
Afternoons and Evenings.
W. C. Knowles, Director
Augmented Orchestra Special
Score
The
A GARDEN
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UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
JENSEN & VON HERBERG
WILL REOPEN
IN JUST A FEW MORE DAYS
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