THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, 3IAKCII 31, 1920
ICI
FAVOR
WOMEN
POLITICS
Old Democrats of South Can
See No Good in Invasion.
MONDELL REALIZES HOPE
Early-Day Advocate of Suffrage Is
as Pleased at Result as
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Leaders of Women.
OREGOXTAX SEWS BUREAU,
"Washington, March 30. Women will
be in the front ranks of the struggle
between the two major parties in the
national campaign this year. They
will enjoy considerably more promi
nence on the republican side than on
the democratic side for the reason
that a. deep-seated prejudice still ex
ists anions a large element ol demo
crats against bestowing the voting
privilpgo on women.
democratic leaders in the south
for example, are frank in saying that
they object to the women in politics,
holding firm to the archaic contention
that her place in in the vicinity of
the kitchen and the nursery.
Probably the most sincerely happy
man over the progress made by wo
men toward nation-wide suffrage is
Kepresentative Krank V. Mondell of
Wyoming, republican floor leader of
the house. Mr. Jlondcll can say
truthfully that he favored suffrage
long before it bocame popular. He
raised his voice log ago in congress
for equal rights for women, and at
the time when it was common to
sneer at the thought of giving wo
men the ballot.
Commenting on the recent suffrage
successes in many states. Representa
tive MondclJ said:
"Much credit is due to the faithful
and earnest women who, through all
manlier of discouragement, have
teadily and without faltering fought
the good fight and labored unrcniit
- tingly for the triumph of the cause.
America will be better and. through
America's influence, the world will be
better for this extension of the fran
chise. Not all the reforms and
changes hoped for by some, through
the influence of this new body of j
voters, will be accomplished or real
ized. On the other hand, those timid
souls who fear extreme and radical
action through the influence of the
new voters will be disappointed.
"Women are idealists; they are
sympathetic, but they are conserva
tive rather than radical, and their
Influence, while constantly exerted
in the right direction, will, in my
opinion, be exerted with Judgment
and reason and conservatism. Amer
ica's new voters will have a powerful
Influence in promoting the enactment
of good laws and in aiding in their
enforcement,"
Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, widow of
the celebrated humorist who made the
Kurlington Hawkeye world famous, is
likely to be the republican candidate
for congress in the 9th California
district, which is now represented by
Charles H. Randall, prohibitionist.
Mrs. Burdette has lived in California
for several years and took a lively
interest In politics as a republican
long before women got the ballot in
that state.
She has been prominent in fed
rated club work and as chairman of
the legislative council of the State
Federation of Clubs. Mrs. B.urdctte
spent much time in the state capital
during the legislative session promot
ing measures in which the state fed
eration was particularly interested.
Pasadena is the principal city in
the 9th district.
cording to estimates by tbe national
woman's party.
With the 1910 census as a basis, the
woman's party estimates the number
of men eligible to vote at 29,577,690,
and the possible woman voters at 26,
883.566. In 1916, however, the actual
vote cast for all various presidential
candidates was 18, 528, 743, omitting
ballots thrown out for cause, which
leaves over 11.000,000 possible votes
unregistered. If as large a proportion
of the men voters remain indifferent
in the coming election; women politi
cal leaders here say that the eager
ness of women to exercise their newly
acquired privilege may more than off
set the disparity in numbers be
tween the sexes.
In five of the states, moreover,
women- of voting age outnumber the
men. Massachusetts has the great
est preponderance of women "vot
ers," with 58.264 more women than
men; North Carolina is next with
a women's majority of 15,288, and
South Carolina, with 10,307, is third.
In Rhode Island women of voting
age outnumber the men by 3196, and
in Maryland by 1292.
LEADER
15 SENT TO PRISON
Mrs. Edith Mair Meets Fate
of Common Felon.
PROBATION' IS DENIED
JITNEY SERVICE PLANNED
CORVAILIS-EXGEVE BUS LINE
TO START APRIL 1.
Passengers and Small Parcels Will
Be Carried Announce Promoters
of Project.
CORVALLIS, Or., March 30. (Spe
cial.) A jitney service between Cor
vallis and Eugene is to be established
shortly by the Oregon Jitney com
pany of Kugene, which now operates
a number of cars from the university
city to outlying districts. A. L. Ka-
anquln, owner of the service, ana
Thomas Aycrs, driver, were in Cor
vallis today and completed arrange
ments for instituting the service by
arranging with the Hotel Julian, Ho
tel Corvallis, Klines & Wallingford
company to use these places as sta
tions.
It is the plan for a big jitney bus
carrying a trailer, to leave Kugene
at 9 o'clock each morning, arrive in
Corvallis at 12 o'clock, leave at 1:20
JL and arrive at Monroe at 4:30
P. M. The bus will carry passengers
only, but tbe trailer will deliver
freight and exrpess and will make de-
iveries of small packages to any
point on the line, charging-a rrgular
fee of 10 cents for delivery of the
small articles.
The new service will charge about
cents a mile foe any . length trip,
making the service from Corvallis to
Monroe cost about $1. The Eugene
men said the service would start
April 1.
Ex-Portland Artist Pleads Guilty
to Grand Larceny Third Hus
band in Penitentiary.
IDAHO WILL INVESTIGATE
State 'Wan!, to Know How Grand
Jury Got Results.
SPOKANE. Wash., March 30. Miles
Cannon, Idaho state commissioner of
agriculture, arrived here today to in
vestigate the mode of procedure
adopted by the recent federal grand
jury which returned a report con
cerning the United States Grain cor
poration. The gjrand jury declared
that the affairs of the corporation
were being conducted In such a man
ner as to render a profit to its offi
cials. Mr. Cannon stated today that Idaho
interests lost $5,000,000 last year on
their wheat crop of 17,000.000 bushels
because of the operation of the wheat
guarantee act.
Mrs. Fosseen, chairman of the re
publican women's committee of Min
nesota, has practically completed the
organization of women of the state.
"Political work is the patrlotlo
wervice of every woman," declared
Mrs. l-'osseen. "The Minnesota wo
men are taking it up through their
schools of instruction in the city and
through their clubs and churches in
the town and country districts. I
expect the women of the northwest to
make a (strong ebowing this fall."
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Although women have had the bal
lot in Kansas for many years, the
tate now has its first woman legis
lator. Mrs. Minnie J. Grimstcad,
teacher, preacher and lecturer.
"l:ooseve!t gave me my inspiration
as to how politics and domestic ac
tivities might b intermingled," eaid
enacted in time to permit women all
over the country to participate, ac-
Mrs. Grimstcad. He was never too
busy with affairs of state to be a
real father and comrade to his chil
dren, or to plan or advise with his
wife about domestic affairs.1
Box Company Is Incorporated.
ASTORIA, Or., March 30. (Spe
cial.) Articles of incorporation of the
United Box company have been filed.
The Incorporators are W. F. McGreg
or, W. P. O'Brien and- 3.' A. ' Prou'tj',
the capital stock is $100,000. The
company plans to operate box fac
tories. Headquarters will be in As
toria, but the factory will be located
at Alameda, Cal. The officers are:
W. P. O'Brien, president; E. S. Prouty,
secretary, and W. I. Clark, treasurer
and general manager.
OAKLAND, Cal., March 30. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Edith Mair, distinguished
as a musician and an artist, descend
ed from an elevated position in the
social life of Portland, Or, and Sac
ramento, met a felon's fate when Su
perior Judge James G. Quinn denied
her probation on her plea of guilty
to a charge of grand larceny and sen
tenced her to the penitentiary at San
Quentiii. Realization came to the de
fendant as the court pronounced sen
tence. She wept audibly, became hys
terical and collapsed. She was car
ried from the courtroom.
Mrs. Mair admitted the charge of
grand larceny in having obtained
coat from a department store by
charging it to another person. The
coat was valued at $97.50.
As a debutante, Mrs. Mair occupied
an enviable position in Portland,
where her parents were pioneer set
tlers. She achieved distinction
through her music and paintings, sev
eral of which were sold for large
sums for charitable purposes. Her
first marriage was to Walter Buffing-
ton, Portland merchant, and her sec
ond marriage was to William G. Mad
ison, wealthy owner of the Sausalito
waterworks and a resident of Sacra
mento. Madison died in 1907. Mrs.
Mair's downfall developed from her
third marriage, with William Mair,
who was sentenced to San Quentin,
while she was granted probation for
working a confidence game upon a
youn;r woman of San Diego.
Mrs. Mair was alleged to have or
dered articles valued at $2000 in Oak
land and San Francisco stores, to
have caused their delivery at the
place where she boarded, and to have
charged the articles to East bay so
ciety women.
MHS.MAIR'S FAMILY PIOXEERS
First Marriage In Portland Re
ported to George Buffinglon.
Mrs. Edith Mair, according to for
mer acquaintances in ortiana, was,
before her marriage. Miss Edith
Cason, a member of an early pioneer
family here. Married sisters are said
to be living in Oregon at present.
Mrs. Mair's first husband was not
Walter Uuffington, it was stated, but
George Buffington, who is a brother
of W. Q. Buffington, president of
the Union Safe Deposit & Trust
company. George Buffington moved
from Portland more than 13 years
ago and the divorce was effected
about 10 or 12 years ago.
Of the ex-Portland woman's subse
quent life little is known to friends.
though it was understood that she
had since been twice married, they
said last night.
FLOUR PILED0N DOCKS
Astoria . Reports 15,000 Tons Are
Awaiting Sliips for Export.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 30. (Special.)
There are at present approximately
13,000 tons, or 130.000 barrels, of
flour stored at the port docks ready
for export and flour is arriving at
the rate of about 4000 barrels a day.
'rW-1
The character of service ren
dered by Dun lap will prove
satisfactory and refreshing. At
this shop one may select a Spring
style. under expert and interested
guidance, and incidentally
get a soft hat or derby distin
guished for its quality and style.
BEN SELLING
Leading Hatter
Morrison at Fourth
Sufficient flour is on hand now to
make nearly two full cargoes.
One steamer, which will take 73,000
barrels, is expected to leave Seattle
for here tomorrow, but when the
next flour steamer will come has not
been announced.
CITY TO RM MARKET
Berkeley City Council Passes Ordi
nance Providing Operation.
BERKELEY, Cal., March 30. The
Berkeley city council by ordinance
todtay established a municipal market
which it is proposed at once to put
into operation.
All sorts of foodstuffs will be han
dled by the market. It will be under
the control of a market director and
answerable to the department of
finance of the city administration.
Lumber Concerns in Litigation.
TACOMA, Wash., March 30. (Spe
cial.) Actions involving more than
$o00,000 have been brought in the
superior court here by the Sacajawea
Lumber company against the Skook-
um Lumber company. E. . winter
mote, J. C. Buchanan and James
Buchanan, ail of Tacoma, and T. H.
Mcl.afferty and w illiam Tucker of
BLLX VOTERS EXCEED WOMEN
Enthusiasm of Newly Emancipated
May Offset Disparity in Numbers.
"WASHINGTON. March 30. Ballots
east by women in the coming presi
dential election will fall short of the
potential men's vote by over 2,500,000,
provided the suffrage amendment is
ratified and state registration laws
There are
other ad
vantages besides
quality and
low price
in c o m i ng
here to buy
Oriental
Every one of our salesmen
has spent a lifetime in the
study and handling of Ori
ental Rugs; and they can
speak from experience and
with authority concerning
any rug you like.
ATIYEH BROS.
10th and Alder
, 'Ti Mix & MssSi $1$
Tenino. The plaintiff company sues
for alleged failure to execute a con
tract for supplying timber for a mill
near Tenino and for foreclosure of a
mortgage on property in Thurston
county.
BAD CHECKS NET $600
Aberdeen Firms Victimized by
Clever Workers.
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 30.
(Special.) Between J600 and $700
was obtained from local merchants
Saturday afternoon and evening by a
man presenting worthless checks on
the Aloha Lumber company printed
forms, made payable to C. Martin,
and signed by K. J. Hubble. Eleven
checks have so far been traced. The
firms victimized are the Marlalt
Shoe company, Grays Harbor Trunk
factory. Westenhaver Brothers, Ilei-
Great Easter Sale
BOYS'
KNICKERBOCKER SUITS
In line with the policy of this store always to give the best
values in Portland, I have decided for this season at least to
reduce my margin of profit and give same to my customers
hoping to increase the volume of my business and thus keep
down the overhead expense. For this week I place on sale
500 Knickerbocker Suits
which include my entire new stock selling today at $20 and
$22.50, at the astonishingly low price of
$1(8
Every one of these suits is of this season's make and includes
such splendid makers as SKOLNY and WEARPLEDGE In
sured Clothes which are to be had only at this store. I feel
justified in saying that nowhere can these values be dupli
cated. I urge my friends to take advantage of this excep
tional opportunity. MAIL ORDERS FILLED.
BEN SELLING feSS
Morrison at Fourth
kel's drutr store. Shafcr's clothing I company forms, but were printed on
. .1 11... 0. 11. hnL " ..In. 1
store, the Golden Rule department '"'" ..' -i...
store and Hodge & I'rcblc.
The Aloha company, it is said, has
That tne bad check artists were
criminals of no mean caliber, even
printing their own checks, is the claim j
made by the police. The checks put
out in Aberdeen were Aloha Lumber!
never carried their account at Hayes
& Hayes and has never used checks
printed on Hayes & Hayes bond.
A woman of San Rafael. Cal.. left
her goldfish bowl on the porch over
night and in the morning found tho
two goldfish and four minnows in
cased In a Folld cake of Ice. .She placed
the howl near the rnnuo and in la
minutes the six fih wore leaping to
tho surface of tho water for their
morning meal.
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