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of your best attention. For instance you have choice from
Chamberlain and McNary As
. sent to Hearing.
Three Members of Cabinet
Forced to Resign.
ARMISTICE HELD ' PACT
'MARTYRDOM IS THWARTED
Grand Vizier Advocates Employ.
Senators Forestall Efforts of Ore
gon Democrats to Put ex-Postmaster
in Persecuted Light.
ment of Foreign Experts to Aid
In Internal Reforms.
REASONS m MYERS
REMOVAL PROMISED
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT AND MEMBERS OF HOME CIRCLE.
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PROGRESSIVE TURKS
OR EGO NT AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash.
Ington. Feb. 12. All of the reasons for
"- the removal of Frank S. Myers aa
postmaster of Portland, Qr., promise
t6 be made public by reason of a joint
letter sent by Senators Chamberlain
and McNary this afternoon to Senator
Charles E. Townsend of Michigan,
chairman of. the senate postoffice
committee.
This letter advised Senator Town
send that .the two Oregon senators
had no objections to the postoffice
committee granting a hearing on the
removal of Postmaster Myers. This
action of the senators was "partly
forced by what is said to be the ef
forts of one or two democratic poli
ticians in Oregon to make a martyr
of the former postmaster by assert
ing that he was removea irom umco
without a hearing.
Such a letter was sent to Senator
Townsend by H. G. Starkweather of
nrrron Citv. chairman of the demo-
.rtsit. central cbmmittee, and
nthr letters were addressed to mem
hr nr that ommittee bv Gilbert Ha
maker, chairman of the Multnomah
rannt. domnnratic central committee.
The charge was made in the Hamaker
letter that Myers was removed with
out any charges having been filed and
that bis removal was a -nign-nnnueu
piece of work on the part of Senator
Chamberlain."
The letter by Senators Chamberlain
mil McNary to Senator Townsend
read:
Hearing Not Opposed.
"We understand that application
has been made to you that . S.
Myers, who until February 1 was
postmaster of Portland. Or., be ac
. corded a hearing before your commit-
ten in order that he may be luny aa
vised as to the nature of the charges
"which were made against him, and
udoii which his removal was based
"We desire to say to you that we
do not oppose the foregoing request
but are perfectly willing that a near
in be accorded to Mr. Myers at any
tim that suits the convenience of
vour committee to accord it to him,
and we are sure that the postoffice
department will be glad upon appli
cation to furnish to your committee
all the information which it has in
its custody bearing upon Mr. Myers'
dismissal from the service.'
By granting a hearing to the for
mer postmaster it will be possible to
f-iv tha fullest flirlne to all of the
details of his removal which have TENDENCY
been withheld as confidential by the
postoffice department under an es
tablished policy. The department al-
wavs has withheld such information
on the principle that to make it pub
lic could-do no good and furthermore
might place the postal authorities in
the position of being vindictive.
Hamaker Letter Published.
Now that Postmaster Myers Is re
moved the department is willing to
call it a closed incident, but If the
postmaster and his friends desire to
have the lid lifted the postoffice au
thorities will feel that they have no
responsibility in the matter so long
as the request for the papers comes
from an official body like the post
office committee. The question today
was whether the former Portland
postmaster and his friends will really
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 11. CBy
the Associated Press.) The national
ist bloc in the chamber of deputies
scored a decided victory over the sul
tan's old government Monday. They
forced the resignation of three of
the cabinet whom they considered re
actionary before giving a vote of con
fidence in the government.
The grand vizier,- speaking In the
chamber, said:
"Concerning foreign affairs, the
armistice constitutes an international
pact, the terms of which must be ob
served by all parties. The imperial
government considers itself duty
bound not to deviate from the armis
tice stipulations.
"We will exert every effort to de
fend, on the principles enunciated by
President Wilson, our legitimate an4
incontestible rights before the con
ference. We hope that justice will
not be disregarded in our case and
that our national wishes will bel
granted."
The grand vizier also outlined a I
plan of decentralization, giving the I
local governments larger powers and I
advocated the employment of foreign
experts with sufficient power to in
sure reforms in the judiciary, the
financial departments, public works
and police and civil administration.
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A n Extraordinary
Sale of Women's
osiery
Odds and
Ends
Broken
Lines and
Numbers
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Odds and
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Broken
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BREACH OF PROMISE CHARGED
IX SUIT AT BOISE.
TOWARDS GROUP
DOMINATION DESCRIBED.
Governmental "Physical Power'
Necessary to Curb Radicals Says
Cornell University President.
ITHACA, N. Y., Feb. 12. The Amer
ican government is compelled in
self-protection," to use its "physical
power" against the radicals who
"seek to overthrow our government
by violence," President Jacob &
Schurman of Cornell university, prin
cipal speaker on today's "farmers
events" week programme, declared in
his address. The socialists, he added.
ha vp lost their right to present their
care to go so far as to cause the re- policy and programme to the Ameri-
pon oi me inspectors wno neia an I can people because "socialism nas
investigation in Portland to be made eiven birth to communism, the inter-
public. I natlonale. and other revolutionary
The letter written by County Chair- parties who seek to destroy our gov-
man Hamaker to members of the I ernment bv force and intimidation."
enate postoffice committee says: I "Government cannot be main-
I desire to point out that no tained." he added, "by setting up class
charges have ever been filed against differences, so let us be done with all
.vir. Myers, ana ne nas never been in-I this nonsense of permitting one
formed in any manner as to why he
is being removed, and the whole pro
ceeding is entirely ex parte, so far
as Mr. Myers is concerned.
"Further, this attempted removal
meets with the absolute disapproval
of the state chairman of the demo
cratic central committee as well as
myself as chairman of the county cen
tral committee, of the county in
which this postoffice is located. The
democrats generally, of this commu
nity, regard It as the hlfjh-handed
work of Senator Chamberlain to re
move an efficient official who baa al
ways been 100 per cent loyal to the
Woodrow Wilson administration, but
who did not approve of Senator Cham
berlain's New York speech, in which
he attacked the administration.
Justice la Aftked.
"Mr Myers was the only federal
official in Oregon who stood up for
the administration at the time and it
is outrageous that he should be pun
ished for his loyalty and devotion,
and I appeal to you to see that he
gets justice, and what I mean by jus
tice is that a full and fair hearing
be had with the end in view that it
may be said, when this matter is
closed, that Mr. Myers has had his
day in court, as every citizen is en
titled to under our form of govern-
ment."
Mr. Hamaker was especially in
censed at a Washington dispatch in
a Portland afternoon paper which
quoted Senator Chamberlain as saying
group, be it called millionaire or
proletariate, or labor.- to dominate
and exploit 100,000,000 American peo
ple. I see the class war is going to
be carried into politics. All right
only let each class stand up and be
counted. Let us know how many
labor men there are, organized and
unorganized; how many farmers; how
many professional and intellectual
workers; how many of each and every
group.
The last step will be for each of
these groups to get a political party
to carry out its programme The
American Federation of Labor is al
ready in the field. . But it does not
propose to have an independent labor
party. It has instructed its members
to support either republicans or dem
ocrats who are 'friendly to labor's
Interests and to defeat those who
are not. But if farmers and teachers
and professional men and all other
groups adopt similar tactics there
will. I fear, be no republican or dem
ocratic party left for any of them to
hold up at the point of class bayonet'.'
al provisions for profit-sharing and
other benefits for labor.
Clauses Beaten 1y Labor.
"These were opposed and stricken
out at the instance of the officials of
the American Federation of Labor,
presumably because it would tend to
lessen the control of these leaders
over labor."
'The American Federation of La
bor," he continued, "claims the right
to enforce its demands by taking the
control of transportation out of the
bands of congress, where it is vested
by the constituion, and to assume
such control itself."
"If this question is submitted to
the ballots of the farmers, and of
labor Itself, and to all classes of
American people, who in the
analysis must decide it," he declared,
"there is no question that the consti
tution will be preserved."
HARRY SMITH, ON PAROLE
. FROSI OREGON, MAY ME
Ex-Convict With Long Record
Held at Seattle, Twice Attempts
to Kill Self.
REDUCED COSTS DEMAND
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100 BUNGALOWS PLANNED
Walla Walla Business Man
Build Homes in Groups.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Feb. U.
to
(Special.) John W. Langdon. presi
dent of the commercial club, today
that if Myers grew obstreperous over I announced his intentions of erecting
his removal he was likely to land in
jail, and on this the county chairman
commented:
"I am inclosing a clipping from an
afternoon paper which tends to arouse
the Americanism of every democrat
as well as every fair-minded citizen
of our community."
ADJOURNMENT IS DESIRED
100 bungalows in. the Green Park
school district to help solve the hous
ing problem In Walla Walla. Plans
for financing the building operations
are now being worked out."
Houses are to be erected in blocks
of five to ten at a time in order to
save construction costs, purchases of
material being made in huge quanti
ties. The district is close to Whitrdan
college campus.
arranged between Mr. Hines and
W. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, but it was
deferred pending the decision of
Wilson.
White House officials' Indicated
strongly their feeling that the crisis
has not passed even though the nego
tiations thus far have been harmon
lous. Developments have come so rap
idly in the last 48 hours that further
changes and any one of several
which might prove serious would not
be surprising.
Counter to this, however, was the
suggestion offered in many quarters
that regardless of the outcome, ru
mora of a general strike of all rail
workers were not to be regarded
seriously at this time because of the
pending legislation.
It was pointed out that federal
wage boards have failed to satisfy
few or the organizations which come
before them with grievances and that
tne railroad employes generally have
confidence in any report which such
a body as. is proposed in the Cummins
Esch bill would make.
"FAIR DEAL" IS ACCEPTABLE
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Harry Smith, an ex-convict
last I wno nas rved In several penlten
Claries, including -Salem, Or., from
which institution he was paroled on
the provision that. he remain Out of
the state of Oregon, attemDted suicide
twice Wednesday night in the King
county jail where he is held in con
nection with several Seattle . burg
lanes.
A bit of broken glass was used by
smitn in an attempt to cut his throat
The wound was discovered in time to
prevent serious results and Smith was
put in a padded cell. Stripping
blanket to shreds Smith was next
found hanging from a bar. He is in
a serious condition tonight.
Smith completed a two and one-half
year sentence at Salem in 1903 for
burglary in Portland in 1900. In 1905
sentenced to six months at Kelly'
Butte, Portland. In 1910 he was sen
tenced from San Francisco to five
years in Folsom prison. In 1914 he
was again convicted of burglary In
Portland and sentenced to two and
one-half years again. He is also
known by the names of George H.
Smith, George Gordon, H. Melbourne
and George C. Melrose.
His present difficulty is due to his
alleged connection with three other
men held as prisoners in two recent
safe blowings.
House Steering Committee Plans- LABOR AUTOCRACY FEARED
for Endinjr Sessions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Passage
or all appropriation bills within the
next week as a step toward early ad
journment, possibly In time for the
June conventions, was decided on to
day by the house steering committee.
The committee discussed the whole
question of governmental economy.
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Salem Republicans In Portland.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
A. number of Salem republicans went
lo Portland today where they attend
ed the- Lincoln day banquet held un
der the auspices of the federated re
publican clubs of Oregon. Among
those attending the banquet from the
capital city were Frank Davey, Louis
Lachmund. Max Gehlhar, James H.
HeltzeL Robin D. Day, A. N. Moores,
Hal.D. Patton, George Weeks, F. T.
Wrlghtman. Seymour Jones, Ben F.
West, Carle Abrams. AI Downing,
William A, Taylor of MacLeay and
J. H. Roland of Jefferson.
ment tribunal for the hearing and
settlement of industrial disputes. The
position of Mr. Gompers is that these
questions must be left to the labor
unions themselves to settle under the
compulsion of tying up transportation
and essential industries.
Consideration Declared Just.
"This would seem to present clearly
the issue of government by due pro
cess of law or government by coer
cion. To claim the right of any pri
vate organization to lay an embargo
upon the people's supply of food and
other essentials of life is to claim
the right of private and civil war
by one class in the community against
the community itself.
"Labor,' as the foundation of our
industrial structure, is entitled to ev
ery consideration perhaps the first
consideration at the hands of the
government and. In general. It - has
received such cosideration. The rail-
Iroad bill; as repotted, contained liber-.
Serious Consideration Promised to
' Proposal . of Wilson.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 12. "Any
fait , proposition" . put forward by
President Wilson in the railway wage
controversy will receive the serious
consideration of officers of the Bro
therhood of Maintenance of Way and
Railway Shop Laborers,- it was an
nounced at headquarters here tonight.
The statement was also attributed to
President Allan JS. Barker that a more
conciliatory attitude would be adopted
with President Wilson if the presi
dent reopened negotiations with the
maintenance of way men, who have
been ordered on strike next Tuesday.
"We will try to do the right thing,
as we always have, with the presi
dent," Mr. Barker said. "If he puts
forward any fair proposition we will
aocept it. We only ask a square
deal."
Auto Driver Is Acquitted.
THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Bert Conklin, on trial "before
the circuit charged with driving an
automobile while intoxicated, was
found not guilty. It was one of the
swiftest verdicts ever rendered In this
county, the jury being out juBt long
enough 'to- ballot and sign the verdict.
Conklin was the driver of the machine
from wnicn wiiiiam McDonald was
thrown and killed last autumn on the
Columbia highway east of the city.
CaH Club to Buy Animals.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 12.
(Special.) W. G. Cordiner left today
for Iowa and Missouri to purchase
registered Shorthorn calves, which
will be sold to members of a calf club
to be organized here. A similar club
last year netted the members an av
erage of $102 each.
Bolivian Cabinet Resigns.
LA PAZ. Bolivia, Feb. 12. The Boli
vian cabinet, of which Dario Guttier
rez is the head, today presented Its
resignation. ..... r ; ,
STAR WITNESS RESERVED
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two weeks after the shooting in
field near Centralia. The state has
contended that it was this rifle that
fired the shot which killed Grimm
and that it was fired from an upper
window of the Avalon hotel. The de
fense has denied knowledge of the
rifle, has asserted that it was
"planted" by the prosecution and has
declared that no rifleman ever fired
from the windows of the Avalon.
KoDerts confession, tiowevir, re
lates that a man named Davis, yet
uncaptured, carried a 38-55 caliber
rifle to the Avalon on the day of the
tragedy. The testimony of Clark and
other witnesses has been that bullet
marks on buildings on the other side
of Tower avenue point directly to
the windows of the Avalon.
Objection Is Overrated.
The Roberts confession was intro
duced as evidence over the objection
of the defense, which alleges that
Roberts is insane and was when he
uttered the confusion. Judge Wilson
denied the request that an alienist be
permitted to testify at the time the
confession -was -introduced and ad
vised the defense that such testimony
must await the opening of the case
for the defendants.
The state expects to close some
time the coming week. It is calling
its witnesses in sequence so that the
case may be built chronologically, and
will soon summon to testify members
of the American Legion who were in
the parade.
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Woman Prominent in Minneapolis
Social Circles Alleges Defend
ant's Father Is Rich.
BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 12. Mabel R.
Wde, a business woman, prominent
in Minneapolis social circles, brought
a breach of promise action in the fed
eral district court today, alleging that
Guilford Morse, employed in the of
fices of a local lumber manufacturing
company, formerly a resident of Min
neapolis, broke off their engagement
and marriage arrangements which
had been agreed upon in detail. She
asks for $50,000 damages.
The suit was filed by Ithamar Tracy,
an attorney of Minneapolis, who was
today admitted to practice in the fed
eral court for Idaho on certificate
from Minnesota. The papers were
served on the defendant. It it fur
ther recited in the complaint that "the
father of the defendant is a very
wealthy man. prominent in business
and social affairs, residing In the city
of Minneapolis, being worth not less
than $1,000,000," and that the "defend
ant is worth , in his own right and
name in the amount approximately
$25,000."
The father of the defendant Is said
to be the owner of a string of valua
ble warehouses and is prominent in
business and social circles.
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Your Wife
Spends 47c
Pick out some trifling; ar
ticle that you do not consider
in your household expenses
say, flavoring extracts.
Assume that your wife
spends only the average
amount spent by all house
wives in the country 47
cents a year. Surely this is
a trifle, and yet, even at this
rate, Delineator families
spend $1594 a day for flavor
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or small, if it is a good article
used in American homes,
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One Million Homes
One-Half Regular Selling Prices
Included Are All Silk Stockings-Silk Lisle Fibre Silk
and Cotton Hosiery in Black and Many Popular
Colors All Are of First Quality
Prudent women will turn eagerly to this great Half-Price Sale of Ho.siery
as an out-of-the-ordinary opportunity for unmatchable savings in the pur
chasing of stockings of FIRST QUALITY for both present and future needs.
Remember, this is not a sale of "Sub-Firsts," "Seconds" or "Damaged"
Stockings especially purchased for sale purpose. . But it is a stock adjustment
sale, at which we have decided to dispose of all broken lines, odd lots and dis
continued numbers at a uniform reduction of One-Half Regular Selling Prices.
Included are hundreds of pairs All-Silk, Silk Lisle, Fiber Silk and Cotton
Stockings in black, popular plain colors and novelty patterns. All sizes in the
assortment, but not all sizes in each style.
We have made extraordinary preparations for this event and we propose to
make it the most comprehensive Hosiery Sale ever held in this city. Special dis
play tables have been provided and everything arranged to servo you promptly.
Regular Prices Run From Sale Prices Are From 23c
45c Up to $4 a Pair Up to $2 a Pair .
Don't let anything prevent your attendance at this sale! Our prices always
attractively low and NOW CUT IN TWO will be even more appealing in
this sale, because of advances which have taken place since these stockings were
purchased and because of further advances which are looked for at any moment.
Our only advantage at this sale is immediate stock adjustment and a host
of new store friends. Your advantage is a worth-while saving COME AND
COME EARLY!
NONE EXCHANGED NONE SENT C. O. D. NONE SOLD TO DEALERS
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Beautiful Novelty Ribbons
One-Third Off
Bags, Vestees, Hat Trimmings, Fancy Work
FOR MAKING
Broken assortments and short bolts in neat and
attractive patterns and rich color combinations to
go on sale Friday at the above great Price Reduction.
High-grade 7 to 12-inch Novelty Ribbons in beautiful pat
terns and color combinations especially desirable for bags,
vestees, hat trimmings and fancy work they come in gold
and silver effects metal fancies silk embroidered novelties,
etc., on black and colored ground. All are on sale.
Bargain Friday at ONE-THIRD Less Than
Regular Selling Prices
Bargain Friday Sale of
Embroideries
at 35c Yd. Widths Up to 12 Inches
Imported Embroidery Skirtings in widths up
to 12 inches and a fine line of patterns they
come in fine Swiss, Cambric and Long Cloth.
Bargain Friday Sale of
Handkerchiefs
at 5c Each Or 50c a Dozen
Women's fine sheer Handkerchiefs in plain
styles also embroidered In white or colors, with
roll edge and hemstitched.
Here's a Wonderfully Important
Sale Women's and Children's
Garments
Is Friday's Special Price for Children's Bloomers, Pinafores
and Dresses; also Women's Off ice Aprons, Bandeau Brassieres,
Drawers, Corset Covers, etc. all from regular stock lines.
Have Von Tried
A Delightful New
Confection
Price S Cents
Russell & gilbert Co.
A visit to our Undermuslin Section Friday will
many wonderfully attractive values at the above 10
Children's good weight black sateen and Cham
bray Bloomers in sizes 2 to 14 Children's Pina
fores .and Dresses in Ginghams and Percales, in
sizes 2 to 6 Children's Overalls in fast colored
striped materials in sizes 1 to 6 Girls' Slip-Overs
of fine Ginghams in smart styles with bloomer
legs in sizes 2 to 6"
prove mottt advantageous, for we have arranged
w price. It is a closing out of broken lines. Including :
Women's Percale Bib-Aprons in light and dark
patterns; also black sateen office aprons Ban
deau Brassieres in fancy Brocaded and Mesh in
sizes 32 to 42; also Muslin Drawers and Corset
Covers all these and many other interesting
items priced for Friday's Sale, at, YOUR CQ
CHOICE ONLY y. "Jl,
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Now Opens
at 9 A. M.
The Most in Value The Best in Quality
Store Closes
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