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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1920 OUT IN days. One of the speakers, a woman, has already been secured. .. Tickets for the dinner may tee ob tained from Secretary Cochran at re publican state headquarters, 308 Wil eox building:, or from any member of the committee, which is composed of Thomas H. Tongue Jr., Ralph E. Williams, Arthur O. Jones. Mrs. G. W. Mc.Math. Mrs. Lee Davenport. Mrs. Julius Louisson, Mrs. A. M. Dibble, Airs. George W. Stapleton. Mrs. Edith K. Chambers, Mrs. H. E. Northup, Mrs. D. Perozzi, David St. Dunne, John L. Day, Mrs. L. W. TheTkelsen, James J. Crossley, Mrs. Frank L. Ben edict. Mrs. Clara B. French. Walter E. Critchlow, Charles E. Lockwood, Judge John McCourt, Gus C. Moser, Judge Martin W. Hawkins, John T. LUKE CASE Ai PARTY DELAYED Secretary Lane Decides Not to Sign Contractor's Lease. Trains Carrying Several De fendants Snowbound. VETERANS CAUSE ACTION MANY OFFICIALS INVOLVED Raker Proposition for Conditional Contract Approved But Doubt of Acceptance Expressed. Case Promises to Be One of the Most Xotable in Legal Annals of State of Michigan. LEG ON VIS TRIAL OF NEWBERRY BUF ''- ' ' :iiJ1i.s ' '4 J M '111 'v- . IS V . . . .A : N: KLAMATH 1 " ' iteP. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington. Jan. 27. In a letter to day to Senator Chamberlain and Rep resentative Sinnott of Oregon, Secre tary Lane said he had decided not to sign the lease with Doak and Brown of San Francisco for the reclamation of 10.000 acres of government lands on upper Klamath lake. He said that the proposal was withdrawn because of the protests of the American Le gion at Klamath . Falls, but he con tinued: - "In my judgment the stopping of this work will prove an injury to Klamath Falls and to the whole Klamath Falls irrigation project. I was anxious to seo a representative of Klamath Falls and am disappointed that none has appeared, as I can see by the telegrams that they have a misapprehension of the whole situa tion. "Doak & Brown will, I presume, now proceed to dike the private lands exclusive of the public lands. If con gress wishes to appropriate money for the diking of the public lands, this can be done, but 1 have no power to compel this diking to be done by Doak & Brown or tbe power company. My effort has been to do three things: first, secure a dam for the govern ment without expense to the govern ment or to the water users; second, to increase the storage in Klamath lake so that more land could be irri gated; third, to secure the reclama tion of the public lands without ex pense to the public. "The position of the American Le gion will not permit the last of these ends to be accomplished, I favor ap proving the lease as drawn, but I also approve, in view of the protests made, the proposition made by Representa tive Raker that the lease be made with the condition that if at any time the congress compensates Doak & Brown for their actual expenditure in diking the public land plus interest and a reasonable fixed sum as profit, that the public lands shall on one year's notice become open to home stead entry. Secretary Lane closes his letter with doubt as to Doak & Brown ac cepting the latter proposition. ALCAZAR PLAYER. MAKES HIT I.V COMEDY ROLE. X &$&'&t$&"lUAi X ? T 't ' 'J i Lee Daly. "The Red Widow" is being presented at the Alcazar thea ter all this week, with matinees today and Saturday Raymond Hitchcock, the famous come dian, came to Portland several seasons ago, playing the role of Cicero Hannibal Butts. t,he American millionaire corset manufacturer in "The Red Wid ow," which was written for and around this famous comedian. This week in the Alcazar pro duction Lee Daly is playing the Hitchcock role and, although he has had many splendid roles during the season, Cicero Han nibal Butts is one of the biggest and best he has played. Miss Mabel Wilber is seen in the title role, George Natanson as Captain Romanoff, Eva Oli votti as a Parisian dancer, Det mar Poppen as Ivan Socrpioff of the secret police, Edward Sedan as son of the millionaire Butts, and ..iay Wallace as Mrs. Butts. Whalley, Pasquale Tusl, Leonard Krause, Dow Walker, Joseph. Dunne, James S. Stewart and M. Griffin. EUGENE CEREMONIAL PLAN Ashland Potentate Arranges for Shrine Initiation. EUGENE Or., Jan. 27. (Special.) Stuart Saunders, potentate of Hillah temple. Mystic Shrine of Ashland, and George W. Dunn, past potentate of the temple, were in Eugene Sunday and Monday, arranging, with local Shrin ers to stage a big initiation here March 5 and 6 at the armory. P. S. Malcolm of Portland, .sovereign grand inspector general, has promised to be here at that time and will con fer the Scottish Rite degrees, includ ing the 32d. This will enable Masons of Eugene and this part of the state to take the higher Scottish Rite degrees, thus qualify themselves for the Shrine. Mr. Saunders and Mr. Dunn an nounced yesterday that a large num ber of the members of Hillah temple will be in Eugene on those dates and will put on the work on the second night. Yesterday the visitors were dined by local Masons and a confer ence was held to complete arrange ments for the big meeting here. , LINCOLN TO GET HONOR Republicans in Portland to Observe Birthday With Bunquct. Republicans will observe Lincoln's birthday in Portland by holding banquet at the Chamber of Commerce dining room Thursday night, Feb ruary 12. In charge of this gather ing is a committee representing all the republican clubs in the city, well as the state and Multnomah county party officers. There will be accommodations for 5o0 individuals at the dinner and reservations cost $1.50. The principal speakers are now being selected and will be announced by Thomas H. Tongue, state chairman, within a few FLOOD IS WOT EXPECTED AO SERIOUS DAMAGE FROM HIGH WATER THREATENED. Meteorologist Wells Reports Wil lamette River Blay Reach ' Crest-on Thursday. After Eating Play Safe It Is a Wise Precaution to Take a Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet After Eating to Avoid Gas, Sour Risings, Heaviness, and the Lazy, Logy Feel ing So Apt to Follow. The range of food is so great, its preparation varies so widely, that few "Now Its Back to Work and No Chance for and2setioa With Thea Stuart' Dyapapaia Tab! eta." stomachs are strong enough to erap ole with all conditions of restaurants hotels, clubs. deDOts and banauets. The safe Dlan is to be provided with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, that you may cat rich and palatable food served or selected and not be troubled with gas. sour risings or such form of indigestion. These tablets digest lood, they assist the stomacn secre Hons and lor this reason people wh travel away from home and must ea as it is served may play sale oy tax ing one or two Stuart's Dyspepsia Taniets alter each meal. Tou can get these tablets in an drug store anywhere in the United States or Canada, which shows i what general favor they are among those who have learned how to enjoy Although the Willamette river is till rising and the weather predic tion for today calls for more rain there is no danger of the river reach- ng the flood stage in Portland and there should be no serious damage from high water, according to Mete orologist Wells, in charge of the Port land weather bureau. Mr. Wells last night said he did not expect the river to rise higher than the 12-foot mark in Portland, while the flood stage is not reached until t passes the 15-foot level. He ex pects the river to rise slightly today, while the crest should be reached and the river should start to recede by Thursday. Except for a houseboat, which broke away from its moorings and was caught near Linnton, there has been no damage reported fronr- along the river front as a result of the severe rain storm of the past few days. Mr. Wells gives assurance to commission men and wholesalers along Front street that there is no immediate danger of flooded basements unless present conditions show a decided change. The principal damage caused by the heavy rains has been to roads throughout the state, where slides have blocked traffic and made some of the highways impassable. Traffic along Sandy boulevard has been de toured because of a bursting culvert near The Cedars. The culvert was repaired ' yesterday by a crew under County Roadmaster Eatchel. At a point along the Columbia rive highway it was necessary to put up a temporary bridge for a distance of 40 feet where the rains washed ou the pavement foundation under a rock and dirt fill. Numerous slides along this highway were being cleared all day yesterday by crews of workmen under Mr. Eatchel. RADICALS CHARGE BIAS Defendants In Vancouver Cases Ask Change of Venue. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 27. (Special.) Prejudice and bias are charged in affidavits filed in the su perior court of Clarke county today by J. Jv. H.migh. who was here in per son today in the interests of a num ber of I. W. W. who will be tried for violation of the criminal syndi calism law. A change of judges or change of venue is prayed in th petition. The affidavits were filed in th cases of John Gavaghan, R. C. De Autremont, James Evans. C. W. Mor rison and Thomas Rooncy, who are confined in the county jail. In the case of Robert McAdams an Leo Brookshire, co-defendants tried and found guilty and sentenced to from one to 10 years in the etate re formatory by Judge Back, J. F. Emigh. Frank Pierce and ueorge F. Vander veer, attorneys for the I. W. W., to day filed notice of an appeal to th supreme court. The prisoners have already been taken to the reformatory at Monroe. Hospital Drive Dates Set. Definite dates for the campaign which funds will be solicited for the erection of a four-story brick add tion to the Good Samaritan hospital were decided on yesterday by th presidents' council, composed of the heads of leading civic organization March 1 to 10 were the dates desig nated. The Good Samaritan buildfo fund campaign is to be carried on by a committee of 41 prominent ci izens, of which C. F. Adams is chair man. The amount to be raised GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. Jan. 27. Whether Truman H. Newberry, United States senator, and his 123 co-defendants are to face tomorrow the first prospective jurors in their trial on charges of election fraud and con spiracy depended tonight upon the ability of railroad men to free snow bound trains between here. and the Straits of Mackinac. Only an - approximate start was made in the trial today, the enforced absence of six defendants and 25 talesmen halting proceedings after the way had been cleared for ques tioning selected men. The opening of the much heralded trial lacked spectacular incidents. The defendants, attorneys, news paper men, court officers and jurors packed the corridors of the building but spectators were notably absent. There was no room for them in the courtroom and not more than a dozen sed the standing room in an open oorway after the proceedings tarted. Members of the judge's family had seats in a corner near the bench. Six defendants and some two dozen members of the jury panel were still bsent when a tardy session of counj was called this afternoon and ad journment was ordered until tomor row morning. All Defendants Prominent. The importance of the issue in volved, the prominence of most of the efendants and the imposing array f legal talent presaged one of the most notable cases in the legal an nals of the state. Of the 135 men indicted by the federal grand jury last November, ine have entered pleas of nolo con tendere, the case of one has been continued owing to illness, and an ther upon whom service has not een obtained was said to be in South America. Twenty-three pleaded "not uilty" and 101 stood mute when ar raigned. When the indictments mre re- urned November 30, last. United States District Judge Sessions, who assembled the Jury, indicated that vidence obtained by the inquisitors disclosed that between $500,000 and 1,000,000 had been expended fraudu lently in connection with the election. Many Officials Involved. The indicted men included every member of the committee that con ducted the Newberry campaign and state, county and municipal officials virtually every coivity from Lake Superior to the Ohio border. The conclusions of the grand jury were embodied in two blanket in dictments. They charged violation of both federal and state laws by use of sums of money far in excels of legitimate expenses in the campaign, and violation of the federal corrupt practices act, which penalizes pay ment of money to voters. Use of the mails "to defraud all th3 people of Michigan," was further charged against the campaign committee. More than $100,000 of the contributed fund, it charged, was converted to the personal use of some of the cam paign managers. James W. Helme, former state dairy and food commissioner, who opposed Henry Ford for the democratic nomi nation in the senatorial primary, an other clause of the indictment alleged was compensated by the Newberry prganization for rraking the primary race. The alleged purpose was to prevent democratic voters from ining up" with Ford in the repub lican primary. Attache. to the indictments was a list of more than two score "over acts." These contained charges that a number of those indicted had given rewards ranging from promises of a good job" to payments of sums ranging from $5 to $2750 in return for support in the Newberry cam paign. One country editor was alleged to have received a ton of print paper. Prison Terms Possible. The grand jury investigation was conducted by Frank C. Dailey of In dianapolis, former United States at torney for Indiana. It was ordered by the department of justice, Octo ber l s, and was Daseu, it was an nounced, on complaints filed with the department and also published charges of fraud and corruption made by Lieutenant-Governor Dick inson of Michigan and others. Senator Newberry and 13 of the men who directed the campaign work in 1918 appeared before Judge Sessions December 8. and on the advice of counsel stood mute. This was done, it was explained, that the validity of the indictments might be challenged later, should It be decided to attack tnem. ins rigni to raise technica questions, it was stated, would have 1. n i i' " n , . & fc- Smart Overcoats and Suits for the Younger Men I am showing some recent arrivals for late winter wear. Young men will admire greatly their smartness of fabric, pattern and color. They are very fairly priced at $35 $40 $45 The Second Floor LUX X lOWALa-'l-aLUl.A UU1 Ut My Store Closes at 6 o'CIock Every Day- been sacrificed by pleas of not guilty. Senator Newberry and each of the 13 men who appeared with him were held in bonds of $10,000 and $5000 on the first and second indictments. respectively. The maximum penalty for the offenses charged, is a fine of $10,00 and. two years' imprisonment. Sophomores Klect Skeet Manernd. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene Jan. 27. (Special.) Clifford ("Skeet") Manerud of Eugene was chosen pres ident of the sophomore class at a special meeting yesterday and Charles Huggins of Hood River treasurer. Manerud was elected to succeed Eu gene Boylen of Pendleton and Hug gins to take the place of Wolcott Buren of Salem. Manerud came into prominence in football last season. Phone jour want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. L-iiair- ied is Just a Day or Two More watch U FUN HEADQUARTERS IS HERE! lit kS 1 CONSTANCE TALMADGE in "A VIRTUOUS VAMP" PLAYING UNTIL FRIDAY MIDNIGHT ONLY ALSO Earl Alexander Tenor In a Selected Number & MURTAGH AM OI K $50,000 ORGAN LIBERTY NEWS A SCENIC A!l THK PARAMOUNT MAGAZINE Next Saturday CHAS. RAY and CHARLIE CHAPLIN H Bilk . k f . idMhK 1 I H II H HI! B II II i v . , a .'.:- . .-. k 4 - ' ii . -:,' 3 YOU HAVE BUT TODAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY TO SEE MALE AND FEMALE The picture of pictures. Just ask any one of the multitude who has already seen it. Ten days of pleased capacity audiences. COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA Afternoons and Evenings V. C. Knowles, Director AND THE VOICE ORCHESTRA MATINEE DAILY Everything exactly as at night excepting the crowd. Shows Start 11 A. M., 1,3,5, 7 and 9 P. Nt. P L A Y E D T O F U L L C A P A C I T Y H O U S E S E V E R Y W H E R E "SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE From the Novel by RICHARD HARDING DAVIS TILL FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY! Don 't Miss It! PATHE NEWS AND COMEDY I T 'S F U L Li O F l; I F E & s p I R I 3 T When a man will move mountains rescue a girl from desperate cut-throats risk his life as Clay did, there's somethimjmore than just dare-devil spirit in him. Thousands have greeted this wonderful production with enthusiasm, and since its first showing full capa city houses have echoed its popularity. SEE IT NOW Ur , rir CECIL TEAGUE 1 at the Wurlitzer L I 1 y DIRECTION OP JEliiEN. ANO VON HERBERQ HlJJll Phone your want ads to The O regonian. Main 7070, A 6095. Wicir jneais. aov. JJOO.OOO.
