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THE MORNING OREGON IAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2S, 1920 OFFICERS OF ARMY DIVIDED OVER BILLS was fined $25 in municipal court yes terday, this beine'the highest speed ing fine of the day. Judge Rossman levied a fine of J20 against L. C. Shinn for going 40 miles unnu o:u tja 11 1.11c oiiv ci iiuiuc an Hour down Alnsworth a venire. Others fined for traffic violations included: Joe Sim, speeding.. $10; Kd Turrger, passing an auto at an in Alaska tersection, $10; and Samuel Smith, falling to keep to the right side of the street. $10. When F. Williams appeared on a and Men of Temporary Rank Ap peal to Legion. charge of speeding down Union ave nue 38 miles an hour with his motor cycle, it developed that he had only one license plate on the machine. Judge Rossman deprived him of the Jack s use of his motorcycle for 21 days. MEASURES UNFAIR,CHARGE PAYMENT NOT AUTHORIZED ) r i t i Regular Commissioned Personnel Accused of Working for Own Promotions. OR EGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, April 27. Alarmed by the shape the army reorganization bills have taken, temporary officers, ex-officers and others interested in obtaining commissions in the regular army have appealed to the American Legion to use its influence with con gress. It is sought to have the law specify the exact number or the exact per cent of new appointments to be made in each grade in the army from men outside the regular commissioned per sonnel. This refers particularly to officers from the national guard, re serve corps, national army and from the ranks of the army who made good during the war. -Both senate and house have passed bills alike in part, which went to .ioint conference, and each contains a joker, inserted at the wish of regular army officers, it is charged. Under the senate bill the war de partment could promote all regular officers and leave all the several thou sand vacancies in the lowest grades. Bill Malta Promotions. Under the house bill officers ap pointed in the higher grades, if any would have to mark time until the .last graduate of West Point prior to the war had caught up and passed them in grade. This means many of them never would receive a promo tion, and simply would become dead wood, it is pointed out. Senator Sterling sought to amend the senate bill by providing for the appointment of 12 colonels out of BOO, 150 lieutenant-colonels out of over SOO. and 750 majors out of over 2000, from men outside the regular com missioned ranks. This was to incorpo rate into the army officers who had made good during the war. Senator Wadsworth, chairman of the military committee and hitherto champion of democratizing the army, blocked this. He gave as his reason the possibility of not finding a suffi cient number of "qualified" officers outside the regular ranks. BKtrrnrnn Crona Oat. This caused a tinge of bitterness to crop out among the temporary offi cers, who for obvious reasons cannot be quoted. As the senator is advised by a war department board headed by Colonel John McK. Palmer, general staff, it Is charged he has fallen under the in fluence of the regular army officers. Many of the temporary officers now say they feel they have been kept in the service and "used" to handle the mass of war work and to work for a new army. Now that the proposed legislation orfers them little oppor tunity except at the bottom, regard less of age. fitness or experience, they charge it directly to the war de partment, which has officers advising both the senate and house military committees. Original Idea Slay Survive. With the bills in joint conference there still is a chance that the orig inal klea to infuse some new leaven throughout the army's commissioned ranks yet may prevail. Practically all regular officers ob ject to having new officers taken into the army in the higher grades, each officer taking it as a personal matter. The worth or war record of the man does not enter into consid eration. It is regarded as an infringe ment upon their "vested rights." This attitude, it is charged, has been written into both senate and house bills. Nothing in either bill now assures equitable and just treatment for offi cers who might be appointed from outside the army. It is sought to rcmcay mis. under the army plan, which would prevail should either of the bills bo enacted without change, all captains who have had six years" commissioned eervice, all majors except those pro moted -during the war and all lieu tenant-colonels would be advanced in grade. . Some colonels would be less man 4a years old, and some majors wouia ne oniy S3. .ewiy-appointed officers of all ges. former grades and experience, could hadly expect appointments higher than captain except in a few cates, ana probably none higher than major. f SPEED FIENDS PAY FINES Motorcyclist Deprived of Vse of Machine for 21 Days. J. W. Fourmiar, who was arrested y Speed Officer Bert, driving down Hawthorne afenue at 30 miles an hour. the skin-deep kind that soon fades and the enduring kind based upon quality. If you prefer the latter kind in J. Kinds jJSh! Beauty dental we invite your leisurely inspection of stocks se lected by men who KNOW" quality is the first essential of REAL beauty. , Atiyeh Bros. 10th and Alder McCORJIICK CASE REVIEWED BY ATTORNEY-GENERAL,. Statutes Said to Give National Guard Staff No Power to Grant Pensions or Allowances. SALEM, Or., April 27. (Special.) The claim of John McCormick, who under an order of the general staff of the Oregon national guard made in ACTOR AT RiKKR KEKPS TAB OX PEC'S PET DOU. William I. re. Part of William Lee's . work in "Peg o' My Heart," flaying at the Baker theater this week, is done on the stage and part of it was done "outside" last week. The part that was done out side included a scramble to find a dog for Lilliam Foster, the new leading lady, who plays the title role and who has sev eral important scenes with the dog. it tne aog naa oeen too gooa- 4 I looking he would not have done." explained Lee. "He had to be homely and he had to be tame enough to let me handle him at the right times during the action of the play." Portland on July 31, 1919, was pro moted to the rank of major of infan try, allowed one month's pay follow ing his relief from his former position as custodian ol the Multnomah county armory and $25 a month thereafter until the legislative session of 1921, are not .authorized by law, according to a legal opinion given ty Attorney General Brown today. Mr. Cocmick had been custodian of the armory in Portland for more than 30 years and it was in recognition of this service that he was promoted. In hi? opinion Attorney-General Brown states that he has been unable to find any statute in Oregon which authorized the general staff of the national guard to grant a pension or other allowance in addition to those prescribed by law. . . In the light of the attorney-general s opinion, it will be necessary for the state to institute proceedings to re cover from Mr. McCormick the sums paid to him since last October.- The opinion was asked by George A. White, adjutant-general. $206,490 GIVEN BAPTISTS Returns From Eastern Oregon Counties Expected Tonight. More than $206,490 was reported officially yesterday as having -been I i! fe 3 s s I u rt J" j: A y it : ' ) : 'ff. Si MMtm - . f 1 -aM Xs' -JLW . CAROM liffifS A TAHH vitE PRONOUNCED BY THE THOUSANDS WHO HAVE SEEN IT THIS WEEK AS THE SUPREME CLASSIC OF THE MOTION PICTURE ART ITS AN INJUSTICE TO YOURSELF IF YOU MISS IT Saturday "The Fortune Hunter" 1 IDm JEpOT 11 3Q5 It should prove agreeable for one to OS 3f know that a Tunlap Soft Hat will aSjjfc' give a degree of service consistent ieith g&m the reputation of a celebrated hatter. &8f3 faking something different, smart 3K jQS and strictly within the limit of good W&j? form, has always been the 'work of , this store. Dunlap has done this -wonderfully tvell for us for Spring. jf5 H BEN SELLING SOS Leading Clolhier fcfwl; Merrison at Fourth subscribed to the Baptist New World Movement in the Oregon campaign for its quota of $1,000,000. It is expected that tonight large sums will be reported not only from this citv but from eastern Oregon counties. Dr. O. C Wright, state promotion director for Oregon, said that Dr. F. A. Agar. Rev. J. C. Austin and W. T. S. Spriggs, formerly of Medford, will go into Umatilla county this week to help in the drive in that territory, from which 'large returns are- expected. This intensive cam paign will continue up to, and in cluding May 2. JAP FIGHTS WITH KNIFE Hearing Is Fixed for Thursday on Charge of Assault. T. Kishimoto,' Japanese cannery la borer, who was arrested Sunday by Inspector Schulpius after he is said to have used a knife effectively upon the face and neck of Charles Yoko, a fellow-countryman, will be given a hearing in the municipal court Thurs day. His ball was placed at $'-'50. kishimoto is said to have been jealous of the attentions of some Japanese children who were mutual friends of the two men. Toko had recently returned from a trip to Cali fornia and had brought the children some gifts.- Consequently he was mo mentarily the mofe popular of the two. Yoko, who is employed, at the home of J. A. McPherson. 47 Summit. drive, received a bad gash on the Jaw and another on the neck,. The case had been set for hearing yesterday, but when it came up it Was again post poned. Deputy District Attorney Deich agreed to the lowering of the bail to $250. Thone your want ads to The Orego- nian. Main 7O70. Automatic B60-95. -YOU HAVE BUT A FEW DAYS MORE to SEE THIS GALVANIZING, FASCI NATING PRODUCTION. UNTIL FRIDAY ONLY OILIDSSU WES7 TTTTTr it I t I MI M ' WW Xn-4vI ,'M4II ! N OFFICE SEEKERS GALLED WHAT WILli YOU DO FOK PUB LIC HEALTH? ASK DOCTORS. City and County Medical Soeicly to Hold Open Forum for Can didates May 5. Candidates will have an opportunity to tell what, they can and intend to do for the medical profession and for the public health. The City and County Medical society, which in eludes most of the physicians of the city, will hold an open forum. May u. at the Multnomah hotel from S to 10 P. M All candidates for legisla tive, judicial 1 and law-enforcement offices in the county are invited to appear and each will be allowed five minutes in which to explain his case. The society la going into politics this campaign, since according to Dr K. Mackay. the president, it has 1 ' ID in : - II: a a "Alaska Jack." a very interesting character of the Yu kon, is now appear ing in person in the foyer of this theater and will be glad to answer all questions pertaining to Alaska and the filming of "The Spoilers" and "The Silver Horde." Alaska Jack is the father of the first white child born in Alaska staked the town site of Nome was one of the main characters oh which Hex Beach based his novels "The Silver Horde" and "The Spoilers." Coming Saturday- DOWN ON come to a realization that If proper health laws are to be passed and en forced, and if the people are to be .,.ia,tail aa"jnict medical frauds, the hviriat,. must take an active in- terest in candidates for office. "The Portland City and County Medical society proposes to give each candidate in the field an opportunity to state how he stands on matters relating to public and private health," says Dr. Mackay. "From those can didates who are interested enough to avail themselves of this opportun itv, the society proposes to carefully select a ticket and each member of the organization will be pledged to u WHY CHANGE YOUR WIFE?" Ask any of the delighted thousands who have seen this. An absolutely finished production a picture sen sation. . COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA Orchestra Matbee at 2 P. M.' " Afternoons 25c v Evenings 35c and 50c NOW P L A YING Saturday. April IT. marked the opening of "The Silver Horde" at the Majestic. From the beginning the popular ity of the picturization of Rex Beach's famous novel packed the thea ter at every showing. It is the first time in several years that the public has approved to such an extent that we have been forced to hold a picture over for two weeks. Crowds are still coming and we must ink that you do your . part and please coma early. THE FARM" do his utmost to secure the election of those selected." Firemen Indorse Bond Issue. HOOD RIVER. Or., April 27. (Spe cial.) Members of the Hood River volunteer fire department last night adopted a resolution indorsing the bond issue of $45,000 which the coun cil will submit to vote at a special election to be called May 11. The fire men declare that the city is in dire need of a motor fire engine and home for the apparatus, purchase and con struction of which are provided for in t he- bond Kg le. jr .. fi. 1 - . : . ; . - , ,- 1 . N.y...'V. In Mark Twain's immortal atory the joys, disgraces, pleasures and dreams of typ ical boyhood are portrayed. There is all you have ever loved or cussed in a boy in HUCKLEBERRY FINN If you have ever seen "Tom Sawyer" or "Huck and Tom" you will not want to miss the third one. If you. did not se the first two you will not want to miss the last of Mark Twain's im mortal picturization of boy hood days. COMING SATURDAY CONSTANCE TALMADGE "IN SEARCH OK A SINNER" Would you go back once more to your boy hood days if you had the chance? ( fife 4 J" ' .- ALSO -News Weekly -Mutt and Jeff Prologue WITH ALBERT GILLETTE BARITO.ME AD MURTAGH OX OIR $50,000 ORG AX a 1