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P01NDEXTER
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NAME
TO BE
ELIMINATED
Removal From Oregon Pri
mary Ballot Authorized.
COUNTY CLERKS NOTIFIED
Washington Man Withdrawing
From Ilace Here Cirtinot Recover
300 Paid State Secretary.
SALEM, Or., May 3. (Special.)
The name of Miies Poindexter of
Washington will not appear on the
presidential preferential ballot at the
Oregon primary election May 21, ac
cording to a legal opinion given by
Attorney-General Brown at the re
quest of Sarn A. Kozer, assistant
se'eretary of state. ' .
The opinion was solicited by Mr.
Kozer following receipt of an affida
vit signed by Mr. Poindcxter in which
he declared it would be necessary for
him to withdraw from the presiden
tial contest in order that he might
return to "Washington immediately to
participate in the consideration of
important legislation now pending
before congress.
In his opinion Attorney-General
Brown advised the assistant secretary
of state to follow to the letter his
action in the case involving S. B.
Huston of Portland who, after filing
for United States senator from Ore
gon at the 1918 primary election an
nounced his withdrawal from the
race.
Jlunton Cane Uncalled.
The attorney-General held at that
time that Mr. Huston had started to
file by petition, but upon discovering
that lie had not obtained' the number
of signatures required by law, com
pleted his candidacy by filing by fee
and paying to the secretary, of state
the sum of $150.
"While the resignation of Mr. Hus
ton does not come within the letter of
the original primary law," sajd the attorney-general's
previous opinion, "it
is within the spirit of the 1915 act, and
the Oregon electors who are furnished
the ballot by election judges are en
titled to know who are actual candi
dates, so far as can be disclosed by
official action."
In Mr. Brown's latest opinion he
holds, however, that Mr. Poindexter
will be unable to recover $300 paid to
the secretary of state for printing
hree pages of the candidate s litera
ture in the official voters pamphlet.
This money already has been turned
into the general fund, while the
pamphlets, with the exception of
those to be assigned to Multnomah
county, have been printed and are
practically ready for distribution.
County Clerks Notified.
As a result of Mr. Brown's opinion
holding that Mr. Poindexter may
withdraw from the Oregon presiden
tial primary, Mr. Kozer today sent
the following telegram to all county
clerks of the state:
"Miles Poindexter, candidate for the
republican nomination for president,
filed an affidavit withdrawing his
candidacy May 3. Attorney-General
Brown instructs me to advise you to
omit Mr. Poindextcr's name and ballot
number from official ballots at the
primary election May 21, provided
such ballots are not already printed.
Leave other names and numbers as
they are. . They should not be re
numbered.
"If ballots or any part of them are
printed you are not required to re
print them and put county to addi
tional expense."
march in perfect unison. They wear
smart Scotch costumes in this effect
ive number.
Another specialty of Interest is a
haremesque dance, and still another
is a nautical novelty, with a sextette
as girl sailors and a sextette as sailor
lads, introducing the sailors' horn
pipe in a medley of dances. A very
clever juvenile chaD. -unorogrammed.
plays the role of the American jockey
and a girl with a lovely fresh voice,
also unprogrammed, plays the role
of an American newspaper corres
pondent. Housh and T.avelle return on an
other lap of their ""Arizona Desert"
trip. Their motorcycle, a cumbrous,
heavily-packed monstrosity, dieson the
stage and the kewpie-like Housh and
the handsome Diana-like Miss La
velle. a delightful comedienne, too,
unload, preparatory to camping for
the night. They engage in a home
like domestic wrangle over -the trip,
the cycle, themselves and life, and
finally wind up in amicable reunion
over a glowing fire while overhead
the stars come out and a moon rises
in the blue sky. The act is one of
the delights of vaudeville. Mr..Hoish
has a a capital tenor voice which he
uses with skill in two solos, while
the interesting Lavelle punctuates
with comedy. She adds a happy bit
of acting when she locates a bottle
of wine in the kit and proceeds to
imbibe. Her laughter is so natural
she has the audience laughing at her
every' word.
A keen character artist is J. C.
Mack, whose work Is well known in
Portland, and who has established
such a following that applause
greets his entrance and he Is recalled
a dozen times. He puts on his famous
"Mother's Boy," in which he perfectly
portrays a peculiar loquacious and
uninformed old lady, hesitant of facts
and figures, but valuable in philos
ophy. Mr. Mack's creation is life
like and he stays fight in the role.
He is ably supported by a company
of two. Mack's vampire dance pro
voked a riot with its comedy in
tricacies. Frank ' Morrell, the "California
Boy," returns to sing pleasing melo
dies in his high tenor, and tell hu
morous stories and engage in repar
tee. The opening act Is a gay and
diverting turn in which Sterling and
dainty Marguerite dance and wind
up in acrobatic adventure which delights.
Jack Dempsey is in his ninth' round
still fighting and holding interest In
the photoplay serial, "Dare-Devil
Jack." which precedes the "vaudeville
bill at each performance.
JUDGE RAPS AUTO THIEF
GEOItCiE HUGHES SENTENCED
TO YEAR IX JAIL.
BOURBON CHIEF OUT
COMMITTEEMAN
Washington Chairman
Foil Candidates.
May
RIVER COUNTIES APPROVE
At the Theaters.
A
Pantagcs.
MUSICAL' comedy with a real
story told interestingly is top
ping the list of attractions at Pan
tages. It is told in three episodes set
to music and backed by a group of
pretty, youthful girls. The first
scene is in a hotel court in London,
where the plot develops to rule an
American jockey off the English turf
because a certain villain wants to
wed the American heiress who is en
gaged to the jockey. The second
scene is on a steamer's dock where
the story speeds up, and in the last
scene with the boat pulling out of the
harbor, the climax of the story ar
rives. A capable cast tells the story,
partly in clever dialogue, partly in
song. The dancing by the chorus is
much applauded. One of the special
ties is a military drill in which the
dozen well-trained girls step and
ctrink. it
by the
cup, so-
McCourt Tells Prisoner It Would
Have Been Penitentiary Ex
cept for Recommendation.
"I want to" impress on boys who
think it is a lark, that the theft of
automobiles does rot entitle them to
medals," commented Presiding Circuit
Judge McCourt yesterday in passing
sentence on George Hughes for lar
ceny of an automobile.
"The farmer from whom this auto
was stolen bought it for his farm
equipment. He had as rnuch money
invested in it as the cost of five
horses. If you had stolen five horses
ydu would have been in the state
penitentiary long ago. In giving you
a sentence of a year in the county
jail, I am acting on the recommenda
tion of the district attorney's affice!
Otherwise it would be the peniten
tiary." Hughes has been sought since July
13. 1919 He stole an automobile,
drove two yoOng men to a lonely
street, where several persons were
held up. Hughes, who has a." wife
and child 5 years old, disclaimed any
part in the holdup. The highwaymen
were sentenced to six and eight
months in the county jail last year.
Columbia Fishermen Jubilant.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 3. (Spe
cial.) Fishermen in the Columbia
river are jubilant over the unusually
large run of big salmon this year.
They are getting 13 cents per pound
at the boat and salmon are selling
at local fish markets for 25 and 30
cents., a profit of 12 and 1" cents
per pound. This is over 100 per cent
profit on an average and the fish
are landed at the dock in Vancouver
and have to be hauled but a few
blocks.
Inside Story of Split at Saturday
Convention of Democrats
Comes to Light.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 3. (Spe
cial.) George E. Harroun and
Charley' Fullen manuevering around
to attract the attention of George E.
Christensen, democratic state chair
man, in an effort to have him recog
nize their rival democratic delega
tions to the Spokane convention in
order that their fight for national
committeeman may be furthered; and
W. R. Rust and A. R. Titlow, who
similarly, are backed for national
committee men by contesting delega
tions from Pierce county and who
likewise seek the favor of Chairman
Christensen have found that Chair
man unnstensen wants mat commlt
teemanyship job Ifimself.
Purthermorc, Chairman Christensen
has the unqualified indorsement of
Columbia river counties, which will
have 111 uncontested votes in the
Spokane convention. Christensen
earlier in his political career hailed
from Adams county and at last re
ports he was headed up river to line
up as much support on the east side
as is possible.
Now, it may tie possible, that dur
ing the busy moments that Chairman
Christensen will have between now
and the time the Spokane convention
meets on May 17, he will find time to
stop and settle the rows of his op
ponents. But it isn't altogether prob
able that Mr. Christensen will be wor
ried much about pulling any of his
rfvals from the big counties out of
the mire.
An inside story of what led up to
the big split in Saturdays conven
tion came out today, when the tell
ing of the details would not hurt any
body.
It seems that "a little, bird" flew
into the office . window of F. W
Phelps and whispered to him that the
special platform committee of seven
which. County Chairman Fullen had
been authorized to appoint and which
never had been announced had al
ready held three meetings and drafted
a platform urging amnesty or some
thing of the sort for political pris
oners. The kindly-disposed bird was
thoughtful enough to leave a copy of
the proposed plank on Mr. Phelp's
desk.
Up to that time Mr. Phelps chiefly
had been concerned' in laying the
foundations for a fight for an in
dorsement for the presidential candi
dacy of Attorney-General Palmer and
an effort to elect himsef as a dele
gate to the democratic national con
vention in San Francisco. He had
devoted ten days or more to thought
ful contemplation of the different
angles of ttje situation.
But the news from the Fullen camp
put a differentvcomplexion on the
situation. It1 occurred to Mr. Phelps
that it had been a long time since
his fellow democrats tendered a din
ner to Alfred Battle and that Thurs
day night would be a propitious mo
ment to show their respect of the
leading King county warhorse. So
Phelps and some of his friends gath
ered at the New Washington to honor
Judge Battle.
It happened during the course of the
evening that talk veered around to
politics and that everybody seemed to
be of one mind, that the Saturday
convention should not be controlled
by Charley Fullen without a fight.
Then Phelps sprung the story of
the contemplated plank providing for
freeing political prisoners. Some say
that be had the text of the plank vir
tually as .finally adopted on. Saturday.
Anyway 'he told the story circum
stantially enough to arouse the fight
ing blood of those at the dinner table.
The federal brigade was brought
into the fight on the" ground that the
resolution and the general tenor of
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the proposed platform would not be
construed as highly complimentary, to
President Wilson. All day and night
on Friday messengers were busy call
ing the faithful into conference with
the leaders of the federal brigade and
on Saturday morning the storm broke
over the unsuspecting democrats who
were not in the deal and who subse
quently became known as the "regu
lars" when rival conventions were
held.
In the excitement no mention wae
made of Attorney-General Palmer.
It Is a bit of unwritten history that
some of the regulars planned to
spring a resolution indorsing Will
iam Gibbs McAdoo for president and
see whether the motion would take
Also there was a movement afoot
to indorse William Piggott for na
tional committeeman, but 4his was
forgotten in the excitement of the
moment.
A check of the rival delegations
today showed that about 30 of the
prominent bourbons of the county
are named on both slates. Whether
they wish to affiliate with one fac
tion or the other the fact remains
that these delegates at least will have
full-fledged voting power in the state
convention at Spokane.
LAKE DRAINAGE NOT UP
Clarke County Residents Disap
pointed by Postponement.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 3. (Spe
cial.) The question of -draining Van
couver lake, which was to have been
decided today by the Clarke county
commissioners, did not come up for
action at the regular meeting today.
There is keen disappointment over
its postponement.
It is said that at least 90 per
cent of those living in the" district
are strongly opposed to building the
dikes.
KENNEDY APPEAL HALTS
ATTORNEYS REFUSE TO IN
TRODUCE EVIDENCE.
Hearing On Dismissal of Former
City Stenographer Comes
to Abrupt Halt.
The hearing on the appeal taken by
Mrs. Laura Kennedy, who was dis
missed by the civil service board from
her former position of stenographer
in the city attorney's office, which
was held before Mayor Baker yester
day, came to an abrupt close when
attorneys for Mrs. Kennedy refused
to introduce evidence or place wit
nesses on the stand.
Chief Deputy City Attorney Tora
linson announced at the outset that
the burden of proof ws on Mrs. Ken
nedy and said that her attorneys
could present their evidence.
, Wilson T. Hume, associated with
Edward Glos, announced that the city
had made no specific charges, hence
there was nothing to disprove.
Whereupon Attorney Tomlinson an
nounced that he would prepare a re
port containing such information for
the signature of Mr. Hume.
The case probably will .go to the
circuit court for review, attorneys
for Mrs. Kennedy having announced
that they will lose no time in carry
ing the controversy into the courts
for settlement.
SHOPLIFTING IS ADMITTED
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Woman Confesses lo Taking Ar-
tides From 'Department Storel
A confession to the theft of a silk
dress, silk sweater and other goods
from a local department store was
obtained by Deputy District-Attorney
Dempsey from Ella Skogset, he an
nounced following her arrest on a
shoplifting charge. It was asserted
that the woman, who lives at 4435
Forty-first avenue Southeast, said
she knew where she' could sell the
goods at a fair price.
H. P. Accetta and F. C. Germans of
Parkrose may both - face assault and
battery charges in the district court
as the result of a quarrel last Sun
day. Accetta swore to a complaint
against Germans yesterday and the
latter announced he intended making
similar complaint against Accetta.
TAX MEASURES APPROVED
Unanimous Indorsement Given, by
Washington County Farmers,
HILLSBORO, Or., May 3 (Special.)
The millage tax measures and the
road amendment were unanimously
Indorsed Saturday evening by 40
200,000 Parade in "Warsaw.
WARSAW, May 13. Two hundred
thousand persons participated in May
day parades here. Several banners
carried by socialists on which were
printed "Down with "war; we want
peace! Down with militarism!" were
destroyed by the crcwds.
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H MURTAGH on the
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WasWngton county farmers in Ilin
ton school house, about 10 miles from
Hillsboro. James S. Stewart, author
of the 4 per cent road amendmeht,
addressed the assemblage on both
road and .'school measures. - W. B.
Dennis, candidate for the legislature,
also spoke for both bills. County
Commissioner Hesse of Washington
county presided.
In the afternoon, in the same school
house, Hinton grange, after listening
to an eloquent address by Mrs. Cast
ner of Hood. River, adopted resolu
tions in favor of the higher education
and elementary school bills.
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SPECIAL
LADIES' AFTERNOON MUSICAL
WEDNESDAY AT 3 P .M.
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PEOPLES SYMPHONIQUE ORCHESTRA .
PHILIP PELZ Conducting
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LAST TIMES TODAY"THE FORTUNE HUNTER"
i Aiir.HS! LAUGHS!
A glorious festival of laughs and
thrills, with an - All-Star Sennett
Comedy' Cast romping through the
five big reels of corn-fed comedy
and milk-fed mirth.
Your greatest chance o taste the
joys and thrills of rural life without
having to put on overalls. '
OTHER FEATURES: .
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Cecil Teague in .Wurlitzer accom
paniment renders a side - splitting
musical interpretation that is worth
.the price of admission alone.
Galli-Curci, the Prima Donna of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., in her first
screen appearance,. 'The Madonna
of the Slums.
Special pictures of the "Smelt Run'1
on the Sandy.
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