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6 Tlrf: MOUSING OITECOXT', FRIDAY MAY 7., 1020 JOHNSON BERATES LABOR SECRETARY Wilson's Ruling on Reds Denounced. Is CAUTION ALONE REQUIRED "Radicals May Set Bombs, but Must ,rl' Kot lle Caught Ivlslitins Them, -Says Was-hipgton Man. NEW BILLS AT THE THEATERS r - OREGOOTAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington. May 6. William B. Wil son, secretary of labor, was de nounced in fiery language tonight by Representative Albert Johnson of Washing-ton, chairman of the house immigration committee, speaking be fore the Washington and Alaska so, ciety, an organization made up of former residents of Washington state and the territory of Alaska. Representative ' Johnson's speech was his first public utterance re garding the action of Secretary Wil son in ruling that members of the communist labor party are not dan gerous aliens and therefore not sub ject, to deportation under the act of October 16, 1918. The labor secre tary's ruling sets free 160 alien com- . munists held for deportation. ', "According to decisions of the sec- retary of labor, alien members of i - the 1. W. W. and alien members of , .;; Ihe communist labor party are not " deportable unless caught in overt '"" acto of force and violence against the government," Mr. Johnson began. He continued: ' "The secretary on T January 24 decided that alien mem- bers of the '"communist party were' rt deportable, but Assistant Secretary JJ; Post found a way to avoid the de- cision in most of the cases. S Reds. Must Be Careful. '' "It now remains for Secretary "Wil I 8011 or nis assistant, Mr. Post, to render a decision upholding the right i'.T" of the alien Ludwig Martens to re- main in the Tnited States. Then the alien revolutionists may go on with their damnable work, preaching revo- lution and using bolshevik money for the extension of rthelr plans. They '. may plot and connive with impunity, immunity and impudence.- with open ' expressions of their hatred and con- tempt for the government of the United States, j "They need only to be careful that ' J no one of them is caught in the actual P , f act of touching a lighted match to a dynamite bomb placed at the feet of fc" the statue of liberty. They may plant '; the bomb, but to light the match is the overt act. ' -' ".' "Secretary Wilson In his decision remarks that the communist party wants its revolution by the ballot. 5.'" But the alien members do not vatft. - When they say ballots they mean bul-r.-I lets, and so do the rest of the revolu l tionists, no matter to what party they -- belong. ( H Collyer Case Recalled. Z-.- "Mrs. 'Amy Collyer, a resident of Wellesley,'Mass. but a citizen of Eng-'-' "i land, held for deportation, made that J"; clear In habeas corpus proceedings before Judge Anderson in the United States district court at Boston. She. a citizen of England, Is here in the United States, working night and. day 1 for revolution. - "She says that whether it is to be a bloody revolution or not is a ques tion of Judgment. She says to the court: 'We are living in a time when there is a frightful amount of force and violence in the world, and revo lution has no terrors for me from that point of view.' But deportation from the United States strikes terror to the hearts of herself and her Brit ish husband. "They resist deportation and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, daughter, of the president of the United States, flies to her aid. Mrs. Collyer says in her sworn testimony: 'I certainly expect a revolution in the United States some dy.' She says the communist party is committed to it, and adds: "I think a bloody revolution is very often better than no revolution." She testifies further: y " 'Q. From what do yon expect vio lence na oiooasncp: uo you expact that ' from the .majority or the minority? " 'A. From the minority.' Russian Coarse Approved. "Take the case of Lew Bondar, also before Judge Anderson on habeas corpus proceedings. He Is asked: 'Q. Do I understand you to say that in yoor opinion the same thing ought to be done here that was done in Rus sia r "A. Tea' "Then the wttness, seeing that he is getting tangled up, says, I do not belong to this country. My body is to stay here, but- my spirit stays over there in Russia." "Congress passed an act tn October. 1918, with its intent ciear. Officers of the department oi labor have split hairs over that law until they have ruined its effectiveness. I urge the senate to pass the alien deportation bill which the house passed without a dissenting vote December 20. last. That bill makes clear and plain the causes for which aliens who preach the overthrow of the government may be deported.'" -POLICE RESCUE. VICJJM Man Hurt in Fall Lifted Out by Use of Rope. The police used a 50-foot rope to rescue Robert Lausrhrin, aged 41, who fell 20 feet through a glass skylight " at tho Veriable hotel, 228 Third street, last night, and who landed in the rear of a cleaning and pressing establish- ment adjacent to the hoteL L.aughrln. who works at the Standi fer shipyard at Vancouver. suK.ta.inrd painful bruises about the hips and buck, Jjut his condition was not con sidered serious. Laughrin expljvined that he had dropped his cigarette case out of the window and had climbed out to re cover the case. In the darkness he did not see the skylight, which gave way under him. . Kfforts to" gain entrance into the pressing establishment where the in jured man lay in .a semi-conscious condition were futile, making it necessary to lower Policeman Rock well through the broken skylight. The rope was tied about Laujrhrin and he was lifted back Into the hotel. t Heilig. v BY 'JOSEPH MACQUEEN. THE Sonora Italian grand opera company en tour from South Amer ican cities and Mexico City In partic ular, opened a short season of grand opera at the Heilig theater last night, presenting Verdi's "RIgoletto." It waa a 'successful presentation and won the applause of a large audience. The company is a small, highly ef ficient one. v It contains four real stars, Medina, lyric soprano; Mejia, lyric tenor; Lejarazu, baritone, and Our. basso. The company will nre- sent "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pag- nacci" tonight; "La Traviata" tomor row afternoon and "11 Trovatore" to morrow nierht. when ''the opera en gagement will tie closed. Love, intrigue', retribution and tragedy all live in Verdi's romantic opera, "Rigoletto," the story of which Is built on Victor Hugo's tale, "Le Roi s'amuse." and which was first produced in Venice in 1851. verai wrote the music of "Rigolet- ln 40 days and celebrated experts to" have conceded It to be Verdi's master piece. The opera story pictures Rigo letto, the bufoon of the duke, assist ing hie master in the furtherance of tricked amours., Monterone, one of the duke's numerous social victims, upbraids the duke for abducting two of the women of the-Monterone fam ily. Rigoletto eneers at his fellow courtiers and in revenge they plan to steal' Gilda. Rigolntto's daughter, to be the duke's latest victim. They confide to poor deluded Rigoletto that they are about to abduct Ceprano's wife and he assists them, while in reality the .young girl abducted is Gilda. ' When Rigoletto discovers that his house has been dishonored, he hires Sparafucile. a bravo, to kill the false duke of Mantua. Unknown to the bravo, the latter's pretty sister, Maj dalna. loves the duke and to silence her entreaties the bravo promises her that if any one else comes to the house of doom within a certain time, that ho will kill this visitor, who ever he may be, and hand the body out as that of Gilda. The duke calls on ' Maddalna and sings his famous song, "La Donne e Mobile." The duke is hidden in the house. Meanwhile Gilda has become suspi cious that the duke is about to come to harm in the bravo's house, and. dressed in male attire, as a means to hide her identity, she knocks at the house of fate. The bravo kills Gilda, thrusts ' her body In a sack, and in response to Rigoletto's knock, hands him the sack and contents. He is curious to see what it contains and is about to make an examination when he is astonished to hear the duke's voice sing "La Donne e Mobile." Then he knows that the duka had not been murdered as he had .bargained for, and when he discovers the real truth and Gilda dead, he falls insensible. Slgnorlna Medina, the Gilda, has brilliant shining voice and Jias both vocal purity and plenty of volume. She sings after Melba when Melba was young. When Medina last night sang the famous "Caro Nome." trilled like a lark and sallied away up to E in alt, her audience went wild with delighted applause. Carlos Mejia, tenor, has a pretty, easy-flowing voice which was heard with much charm in "La Donne e Mobile." The baritone, Lejarazu, has a mellow, shining, sparkling baritone. I These three principals say they are Mexi cans who received their vocal train ing in Italy. They sing and speak in Italian and also Spanish. The orchestra contains 14 men and is ably led by Ignaclo Del Castillo. The cast: Duke of Mantua... ...Carlos Mr.Ha Rlroletto Eduardo Lejarazu Sparafucile....... Francisco Crus Gilda Consuela Medina Marullo Rafael TaKle Count of Seprano... Naxctso Alvarado Countess of Seprano Louisa Arlnas Maddana Sperla Castel Monterone.. s Proapero Ponce Borsa Leopoldo Perini ' Hippodrome. ANOTHER pretentious musical com edy done in miniature, form has come to top the new bill at the Hip podrome. It is called "There She Goes,'" and concerns the wild results. attendant on the career of an airo- plane which spills its two passengers, an aeronaut and his mechanician, into the' middle of a lawn party, where a group of girls are making: merry. The dialogue- is crifrp and sparkles and is iuii of new ideas. Music adds its charm to the act, the girls are very attractive, eo, too are their costumes, and the two comedians, Bennie Marx and H. B. La Fleur. are gifted with origrinality and know how to engineer their comedy for laugh results. Danc ing, too, is a feature of the act, which has most aptly been named 'Girls, curls and whirls." 1 A duo who make' for good enter tainment are Montie and Lyons, who have developed a novelturn in which their song characterization ctands out for the real harmony which surrounds them. Comedy, too, of a gcod sort prevails and .emphasizes this meri torious turn. A charming maid named Beryl Gray and her partner, Les Morjan, have a unique playlet called ''Every Day in tile Year,'' which has a surprise fin ish, is . excellently enacted and sus tains interest throughout. A curly-pated maid is Dolly, who helps Calame put across a capital mixture of songs and clever steps which win them xounds of applause. Sedonne Dixon It one of the hits on the bill and scored an emphatic suc cess at every performance yesterday. She has an interesting personality and a big, flexibla. - high-soaring colora tura soprano with Xlute-like notes which is heard in a series of beauti ful selections. The artistic value of her act was highly apparent and ap preciated by th audience. 'Another single is Billy De Vere. a Joyous songologist who made himself a tremendous favorite with his sougs frd chatter. , The photoplay is a diverting story called "Her Five-Foot Highness," fea turing Edith Roberts. STUDENTS EXHIBIT SKILL BEXSOX POLYTECHNIC SHOWS TECHNICAL W ORK. LABOR PICKS CANDIDATES CENTRAL- COUNCIL DECLARES POIITICAJj ATTITUDE. BANK IS SHORT $38,000 N'ight Life and Anto Parties Held t Responsible. NEW YORK, May ft (Special.) A shorta-ge of at least $98,000 in the Long Island city branch of the Amer ican Trust company was revealed to day, when William E. Eldredge, for merly receiving teller and general bookkeeper, was held in $35,000 un der an indictment charging misappro priation of funds. It was intimated that the looting of the bank was in the nature of a conspiracy. It was learned that two other indictments had been found Jy the Queens county grand Jury and other arrests are expected. Reliable information tonight was that disclosures of night life and automobile parties in and near the great white way on the one hand and of worries a an "angel" for a movie heroine on the other will re sult. Eldredge who Is 26 and single, is not charged with having, taken part in any of these activltfes mentioned. The specific Indictment charges that In December, 1919, he accepted a deposit of $3830 from Henry M. Deitz and accredited it to the account of R. M. Dunton. Recommendations Made on Various Measures and Official In dorsement Is Given. The Portland Central Labor council last night declared its attitude on the various measures to be voted upon at the primary election on May 21, and indorsed candidates" for various of fices upon whom labor will place its approval. The report was submitted by C. M. Rynerson, chairman of the committee appointed to recommend action. He took occasion to commend to the delegates the road-bonding measure raising the tax limitation. The council recommended the follow ing vote on the measures: 300, yes; 302, yes; 305, no; 306, yes; 309, no; 310 yes; 312, yes; 314, yes 316, yes. Candidates for the various offices who were indorsed are as follows: Delegates to republican convention from third congressional district, Mrs. F. O. Northrup, Hamilton John stone: presidential elector, John . Y. Richardson; representative in con gress, Thomas A. Sweeney; secretary of state, Sam A. Kazer; justice su preme court, Will H.Bard; state sen ator, C , M. Rynerson, Isaac E. Sta ples; joint -representative, 17th, dis trict, David E. Lofgren; representa tive,. 18th district. B. W. Sleeman, Walter G. Lynn; judges district court, department No. 1, J. A, Mears; depart ment ro. 2, Joseph H. Jones; depart ment No. 3, W. B. Kauffman; court of domestic relations, Jacob Kanzler. For the office of sheriff the council eliminated. John E. Culllson and left the membership of organized labor to take their choice between Thomas M. Hurlburt and Mark W. Petersen. County clerk, Arthur W. Jones; county coroner. Earl Smith. THEFT SUSPECT IS HELD Man Caoht Stripping County Ma chine Held for Auto Theft. Frank Shaw, 30, was busily engaged in taking a tire off a Multnomah county automobile . at Fourth and Main streets last night when Police men TDrennen and Rex of the auto theft bureau caught him at work. After arresting him for the alleged theft of the automobile tire, the policemen started an investigation which, they say, resulted in disclos ing that the automobile used by Shaw is one which had been stolen from E. L. Waldale, 689 Spokane ave nue, on April 28. Shaw was said to have confessed to the police that he stole the ma chine. He was lodged In the city jail, charged with auto stealing and tire stealing. Operation of Every Department Is Explained to Vlsitors Novel - Miniature City Erected. At the Benson Polytechnic school last night the student body, held its annual technical show following closely the text of their slogan "Tech nical machines, explained in a non technical way." Exhibitions were held in every department and interesting explanations and in some instances short lectures and illustrations by picture slides were made for the en lightenment of - the visitors. "Industry avenue was a trail of in teresting events. ' The engine room, boiler room and 'the heating plant, the electrical shop, machine shop and blacksmith shop, all were in complete operation. .In the automobile - shop cars in every state of repair and con struction were to be viewed, the foun dry, the woodworking room, the pat tern 'shop, and the sheet metal and plumbing shop, all held diverting demonstrations. In the plumbing shop, . a miniature city with a lake. a waterfall, a windmill and a perfect water system Installation occasioned general applause. In the new part of the building amtutmrat features in the form of a complete vaudeville show featuring clever '. boys in specialties, a motion picture of Industrial subjects and a Chinese tea garden planned by Chi nese students of the school all claimed attention. To make the tech nical show a success the energy and resourcefulness of the boy students had been called upon and the result was gratifying and worthy of -praise. Each department helped the others to makex fine showing. For instance the electrical depart ment put in all the special lighting effects and made all- temporary in stallations, the architectural and me chanical drawing departments made he dozens of clever posters advertjs ing the show and indicating depart ments, the woodworking and plumb ing departments" also aiding special exhibits for other departments. . . One of the exciting demonstrations of the evening was a wireless busily sending message's and sending music over its lines. Tonight the entertain ment will be repeated with the ad dition of a Jitney dance. More than 2500 visitors called last night. The proceeds go toward a fund maintained by the student body for general ath, letica. U. S. CONSULS TO GATHER Efficient Raiidlinar of American Affairs in England Aim. LONDON, May 7. All American consuls in the British Isles will meet in London May 18 and 19 to work out plans . for the more expeditious and efficient handling of the affairs of Americans in the United Kingdom, The meeting is deemed necessary by Robert P. Skinner, the consul-gen eral in London, owing to problems arising from the enormous Increase in American shipping coming into United Kingdom ports, export restric tions and other affairs which . have fallen on the consuls as a result of the changed conditions since the armistice was signed. ' IfTT CLOSED CROTCH. . - ' ZUNION SUITS I j!' fW .PATENTED OCTOBER 61912 SHOE DECLINE PREDICTED Footwear Price Peak Reached, Say Tanners' Council. ' ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. May . The peak of prices in ' footwear has been reached, but 'it will take three to four months for any reduction to reach the consumer, , The executive committee of the Tanners' Council of the United States made this report at the council's an nual meeting here today. . FOOD CONTROL IS UPHELD Federal Judge Rules Lever Act Constitutional. ' ' JACKSON, Miss., May 6. Federal Judge Holmes today upheld the con stitutionality of the Lever food. con trol act. ie refuses to lsue nn injunction Foxr Solid Summer Comfort Richmond Union Suits SOUND, sensible garments that absorb the per spiration; that allow the pores of the skin to breathe in a natural way; that enable your top clothes to fit perfectly, because the founda tion is right. That's .Richmond the personaMiberty under wear! Richmond Union Suits trace the lines and curves of "your bpdy as accurately as bark follows the tree. They fit, yes sir TIT Consider7 one point, for instance the wide, semi raglan shoulder-strap extending all the way across the garment. This allows maximum give and take, keeps your sleeves from sagging "and removes su perfluous wrinkles under the arms. The man that sells you underwear will explain the other seven exclusive features of Richmond Union Suits. Just ask him. THE ATLAS- UNDERWEAR CO. PIQUA, OHIO restraining T. J. Locke, federal fair price commissioner for Mississippi. from enforcing pric lists. observance of. fair CASH WHEAT BRINGS $3.02 Sales at Record Figure Reported .in St. Louis. , - ST. IXHJIS, May 6. Cash wheat eold about $3 In St. Louis today for the first time since the government took over control of wheat in Jhe summer of 1917. Red River wheat No. 2 sold on the Merchants' Ex change at 13.02 a bushel. The price was said to be due to a strong export demand In a market containing but little grain, because of the yardmen's sti-ika. n am He's Coming! Tomorrow! HAROLD LLOYD in "AN EASTERN WESTERNER" on the same programme with LEROY 'SCQTT'S famous novel "PARTNERS OF THE NIGHT" BB Bill I 1 H I o - tMJCM AND ' um - a nu am , um B3 - I int.. i ifmm TiTTi I 1 ' I IS H'tf i ' of the Northwest's Great Banks" Idle Money Becomes a- & Liability MONEY that is not work in? is ant to be foolishlv spent or carelessly invested. It is not the asset it should be. Thousands of thrifty workers carry Savings Accounts here at the United States National Bank where their money is ac cessible when needed, but working for them in the mean while at good wages ' in In terest," May tve help you succeed by helping you save? VON FfC United Slates National Banlo Sith and Stai-1 Our Trust Department PIDUCl ART affairs are handled for persona and families, firm and 1 n a t i tu tlons, associa tions and or- ' g a n 1 z a t Ions, under special ised direction. To Fathers and Mothers of Soldiers and Sailors It now becomes, civic duty to call the Voters' attention to the de linquency, in a matter of patriotic service, of Jos. W. Beveridge, candidate for county clerk. Obviously, to know the truth is to be convinced that Mr. Beveridge has forfeited his right to be again selected as the republican nominee for the office he seeks. Claiming membership on a local draft board, Mr. Beveridge demanded pay for his alleged services and drew several hundred dollars on a basis of $7.50 per day. What are the facts in connection with this matter? Selective Service .Regulations prescribed by the President under au thority vested in him by an Act of Congress, provides under Section 193: "The duty of members of district and local boards and other persons appointed to perform duties in th execution of the Selective Service Law, is patriotic service of so high and important a character that a great majority of those acting in this capacity have felt that they should render it gratuitously. The Government desires to accept such gra tuitous service wherever it can be rendered without great hardship to the individual. . . . Whenever members of local or district boards feel that they can, with justice to their families and themselves, decline compensation for serv ices, the. Government will gratefully accept their patriotic tender." Disregarding the Government's appeal in its hour of stress, Mr. Beveridge, without warrant, without sacrifice, dipped into Uncle Sam's pocket and took several hundred dollars. The arduous' work of the draft board was performed by clerks on Government pay. Mr. Beveridge's alleged services consisted in the main of attaching his signature to the records. All the while he was drawing $4500 a year salary from Multnomah county. Suffered no hardship sustained no loss. Mr. Beveridge is a bold man in the face of all this he would ask a third term. Mr. Beveridge cannot dismiss this matter by going abont making a personal explanation that he gave the money so taken to some charitable or patriotic institution. Every good citizen did that much in war-time and most of them without the advantage of a fat salary of $4500 a year. To give approval to such an unpatriotic.act would be unfair. Unfair to the boys who went overseas. Unfair to the Mothers who with grief and anguish in their hearts re mained at home to pray. Unfair to the Fathers who struggled and skimped to buy a Liberty Bond to support a just cause. The truth shall be known and on Primary Day the voters will send Mr. Beveridge into retirement. ALLAN nrJOT, Chairman. 710 Salmon St. . - AMOS MOORE, Secretary. 1 ni 4 S4. Ct '(Taid Adv.) Committee. Phone Your Waul Ads to The Oregoniau 0