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TIIE MORXIXG OItEGOXIA WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1920
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HOWELLS
CAREER IS FINISHED
Dean of American Letters
Dies in New York.
LIFE .WORK NOTABLE ONE
71 Completed Volumes Testify to
Activitiy of Poet. Essayist,
Dramatist and Editor.
NEW YORK, May 11. Men prom
iTient in the business and literary
life of New York will gather at 11:30
o'clock tomorrow morning in the
Church of the Ascension to pay last
tribute to "William Dean Howells.
novelist and man of letters, who died
in his sleep at his home here early
today. He was in his 8-tth year. Rev.
Percy Stickney Grant, an old friend,
will officiate.
While at Savannah, Ga.. three
weeks ago, Mr. Howells caught a
severe cold which developed into in
fluenza. He was brought home and
his son, John Meade Howells, and
his daughter. Mildred, were with him
when he died.
In accordance with the novelist's
wishes the body will be cremated
and the ashes taken to Cambridge,
Mass.
At a dinner given in New York in
1912 to do honor to William Dean
Howells upon his 75th birthday, Will
iam Howard Taft. then president of
the United States, lauded the guest as
"the greatest living American writer
and novelist."
He was the dean of American let
ters; poet, essayist, dramatist and
editor, as well as a weaver of fiction.
Beginning his first book, "Poems
of Two Friends," just before the civil
war, Mr. Howells had completed and
published more than 71 volumes at
the time of his death, besides acting
as editor of various publications,
crossing the ocean 18 times in search
of material for his novels and writing
essays, criticisms and magazine arti
cles. Career Beffun on enppr.
Born in Martin's Kerry, O.. in 1837,
he served his literary apprenticeship
as a compositor, reporter and editor
on his father's newspaper.
"Inwardly I was a poet.' said the
eminent novelist in reviewing his
early experiences, "with no wish to
be anything else, unless in a moment
of careless affluence 1 might so far
forget myself as to be a novelist."
When 23 years old he traveled to
Boston to make the acquaintance of
Longfellow, Hawthorne, Emerson,
Irblmes and Lowell. Though a boy
among masters, he became their inti
mate, learning their literary tradi
tions and preserving many of them
throughout his long life.
At the age of 24 he was appointed
by President Lincoln as United States
consul at Venice. He combined his
consular duties with literary work
and produced his celebrated book,
"Venetian Life."
Four years later, in 18G5, he came
to New York with his wife, who was
Elinor G. Mead of Vermont, wiom
he had married in Paris in 1862. For
two years he wrote editorials for the
New York Nation, the Times and the
Tribune and then moved to Boston,
where, as assistant editor, he began
his association with the Atlantic
Monthly, succeeding James Russell
Lowell as editor in 1872. At the age
of 44 he retired to devote himself to
his novels, which he produced for
many years at the rate of two a year.
When 50 years old Mr. Howells
found time to become contributing
editor, and later writer for the "edi
tor's easy chair" department in Har
per's magazine. For a brief period he
acted as editor of the Cosmopolitan.
Socialistic Vlevra A-rovrrd.
Dr. Howells he had received de
grees from Yale, Harvard, Oxford and
Columbia universities though he had
never' attended college was a keen
student of current events. He avowed
his belief in socialism.
"I cannot see," he declared, "that
the remedy for existing conditions
lies anywhere else. But if it is to, be
a remedy it must come slowly. Violent
revolutions do not permaneatly bo1v-
tnese problems.
On the subject of woman suffrage
his opinion was decided:
"It is one of the most important de
velopments of this generation and
one of the most hopeful. The men
have made such a mess of things that
if the women do not come to the
rescue I'm cure I doa't know what
is to become of us."
WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN
YESTERDAY
AUTHOR AND EDITOR WHO DIED
AT AGE OF 83 YEARS.
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WILLIAM DEAJf HOWELM.
ITALIAN MINISTRY QUITS
I'REMIER'S PLEA FOB VOTE OF
COXFIDEXCE FAILS.
Past Year Has Been Troublous One
for Signor N'iUi and His
Cabinet Advisers.
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ROME, May 11. (By the Associated
tss.) The ministry of which -Fre-.jr"
Nitti was the head has re-
gned.
The .decision to resign came when
the chamber adopted by a vote of 193
to 112 a motion by the socialists re
garding posts and telegraphs. Signor
Nitti called for a rejection of the
motion and demanded that the bal
loting be considered a vote of con
fidence in the ministry. The popular
party voted with the socialists.
The Italian cabinet, of which Fran
cisco Nitti was premier and minister
of the interior, was formed March 13,
1920. Signor Nitti, however, was head
of the cabinet from June, 1919, suc
ceeding Vittorio Orlando.
Premier Nitti has been the object
of innumerable bitter attacks in the
past year. The Catholics resented
the policy of the government toward
the socialists as "excessively mild,"
but it was recognized generally that
Signor Nitti and his -ministers faced
an exceptional period of unrest, par
ticularly on the part of labor.
A few days ago the opinion in par
liamentary circles was that Premier
Nitti was running the risk of being
overthrown on account of his lenient
attitude during the recent disturb
ances in northern Italy.
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IGNORE PRUDENC
E".
WILSON TELLS NAVY
Daniels Reveals War Policy
Speech Before Senate.
AUDACITY IS DEMANDED
thing that the other side does not
understand.
"I think that there are willing ears
to hear this in the American navy and
the American army because that is
the kind of folks we are. We get
tired of the old ways and covet the
new ones.
"I am not discouraged for a mo
ment, particularly because we have
not even begun and without saying
anything in disparagement of those
wi-th whom we are associated in the
war. I do expect things to begin
when we begin. If they do not, Ameri
can history will have changed its
course, the American army and navy
will have changed their character.
There will have to come a new tradi
tion into a service which does not do
new and audacious and successful
things."
President in tJrgins Officers of
Fleet to Do Unusual Things
Offers to Make Sacrifice.
DOWNPOUR WORKS HAVOC
HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE RAIL
AXlfWAGON ROADS.
ALL OF CREW BLAMED
(Continued From First Page.)
PASTOR CHAMPIONS I.W.W.
balllmorc, Md., Preacher Urges
New Trial In Centralia Case.
CbMUALlA, Wash.,-May 11. (Spe
cial.) Word was received here yes
terday from Colfax, Wash., that Rev.
H. H. Mitchell, Episcopal minister
there, is in receipt of a letter, from
Ttev. K. Gilman of Baltimore, Md.,
in which the latter refers to a "mis
carriage of justice" in Centralia and
asks lor suggestions as to how pres
ure may De orougnt to bear on
vvasnington autnonues to secure a
new trial for the I. .W. W. recently
convicted ot murder at Montesano.
i do not know what you mean by
referring to mts 'a clergyman of
our church,'" said Kev. Mr. Mitchell
in replying, to Mr. Gilman. "If the
church to which I belong inculcates
the doctrine-of making heroes of an
archists, it Is news to me. 1 heartily
agree with you that the church should
engage in "championing the cause of
the oppressed,' but when I find the
oppressed in Baltimorean language
is me l. w . w. it leaves a nasty
taste in my mouth.
LOSS OF APPETITE
I'lmplea and other Irruptions Mental
and Physical Yenrineaa.
They are all common at this time
of. year and are all indications that
the blood is wanting in the power
to' defend the body against infectious
and contagious diseases, because they
are all indications that it needs
cleansing, enriching and vitalizing.
It is important to give them atten
tion it is in fact hazardous to neglec
them.
Get Hood s sarsaparilla today and
begin taking it at once, regularly
after eaung ana n convenient in
little hot water.
Remember, this medicine has given
satisfaction to three generations, for
the blood, stomach, liver and kidneys.
It builds up the whole system. It
makes food taste good.
For a gentle laxative or an active
cathartic, lake Hood's Pills. You will
like them. Adv. .
meeting place before he allowed his
train to proceed.
Emergency Action Possible.
If the engineer had failed to stop.
I would have pulled the emergency
air cord myself," he testified.
The conductor and other trainmen.
as well as higher Southern Pacific
officials, brought out the fact that
11 train orders must be read and
understood by every member of the
crew. But in the written depositions
of Conductor Pharis and BraTteman
Fisch of train No. 124, a serious dis
crepancy in statements was found.
'I showed the orders to Fisch-and
he knew we were to meet No. 107 at
the .Bertha station siding, stated
Pharis in his deposition.
Pbarls la Contradicted.
"No, I never saw the orders and
did not know what they were," reads
the deposition of Brakeman isch.
Pharis was in the habit of showing
them to me if I was around when he
got them, but there were times when
did not know what they were.
In the actual tests with the air
emergency brakes at the scene of the
tragedy yesterday morning, it was
shown that had Conductor Pharis ap
plied the conductor's emergency air
cord even after Engineer Willett had
passed the siding where the trains
were to have met, his train could
have been brought to a stop before it
crashed into the out-bound passenger.
A special train of the same siuc.
weight and equipment of the ill-fated
train No. 124, was speeded down the
track from Bertha station at a rate
of 30 to 35 miles an hour. Just be
fore the switch was passed, the con
ductors emergency brake cord was
pulled, and the train was brought to
stop within a distance of 29a feet.
and at a point at least 200 feet from
the place where the two trains
crashed together.
25-Mile Spaed la Tried.
At a speed of 25 miles an hour the
train was brought to a halt within 219
feet, and at an estimated speed of
between 36 and 40 miles an hour, the
emergency stop was made within 494
feet.
Each of these tests was accurately
measured under the supervision of
state and federal investigators, and
showed beyond question that the two
trains never would have met head-on
had one of the trainmen applied the
emergency air cqrd when it was found
that the engineer was not slowing up
at tne meeting place.
' xne taking ot oral testimony was
started at 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon ana continued until nearly
o'clock. It will be continued again
this morning, and probably will be
completed today.
Commlaaloner at Inquiry.
Th.e official board of inquiry . con
sists of A. T. Mercier, superintendent;
xi. M. bull, district engineer; Dan Mc
Laughlin, master mechanic, all repre
senting the Southern Pacific; Harry
r. corrin ot the Portland safety first
commission, and Robert E. Smith,
business man.
In addition to the official board,
the state is represented by Fred G.
Buchtel. chairman of the public eerv
ice commission, and Fred Rasch,
engineer and examiner of the com
mission. G. B. Winter and W. E.
Weeks, inspectors of the bureau of
safety of the interstate commerce
commission, also arc in attendance.
All doubt as to whether train No.
124, which disobeyed meeting orders
stopped at Bertha station was re
moved by a great preponderance of
evidence that the stop was made and
that the usual examination of air
brakes was made at that point.
Section Foreman Testifies.'
Andrew Johnson, section foreman
at Bertha Station,- was absolutely
positive that the train stopped and,
that five passengers boarded the train
at that point.
Robert Brunke said he boarded the
train at Dosch station and that he
was absolutely certain it stopped at
Bertha station.
"I don't want to swear my. life
away, but I am as sure we stopped
there as I am that 1 am sitting here
in this chair," he testified.
Brunke also said that the emerg
ency air brakes of the train were ap
plied just a few seconds before the
crash came.
"I am absolutely sure the train
stopped at Bertha station," were the
words of F. A. Thomas of, Buxton,
who also testified he was positive the
emergency air brakes had been- ex
amined at that point.
Speed Averasret Says Brakeman.
George O'Connor, rear brakeman pf
train No. 107, the out-bound passen
ger, testified his train was running
at about the average rate of speed
and under normal conditions. He also
testified that it is one of the cardinal
rules of railroading that all members
of a train crew must be thoroughly
acquainted with the nature of their
orders, as much for their own pro
tection as for their passengers.
"If I had been a brakeman on No.
124 and the engineer had passed the
meeting place, X most certainly would
have pulled the conductor's- emer
gency air cord," ht testified. "1
could dp nothing else; it would sim
ply be my duty and I would feel re
sponsible for what happened if 1
failed."
O'Connor also testified that he felt
his engineer, Dick Bland, apply the
emergency brakes just as the train
was rounding the curve a few hun
dred feet west of the siding which
they were to take. He said he sensed
danger as soon as the air was ap
plied, and that the crash came before
he had time to do anything.
Orders Itrad After Crash.
As soon as I got out of the car 1
went to read our orders," he testi
fied.
Why did you do that?" he was
asked.
'I wanted to be sure I was right,"
he replied. "I was certain our or
ders were to meet 124 at the siding,
andlf these were not the orders I
knew I would be held responsible for
the wreck, along with other mem
bers of the crew. I just wanted to
make certain I was right."
H. F. Wilde, a Southern Pacific
engineer; R. C. Lohman and C A.
Curtin were other passengers .on
train No. 107 who testified the air
had been applied to the emergency
brakes a few seconds before the two
trains collided.
Joe F. Humphreys, a Southern Pa
cific bridge engineer, was the only
witness w-ho would testify that the
incoming passenger did . not stop at
Bertha station.
Speed Estimated High.
No stop was made there, I am
sure, and no emergency air brakes
were applied," he testified. He also
estimated the epeed at about 45 miles
an hour, which was a higher rate
than that estimated by any other
witness.
His traveling companion, Frank A.
Kemp, a Southern Pacific bridge
foreman, said he thought the train
failed to stop at Bertha station, but
he was not absolutely sure. He also
thought the train was traveling aj
aoout 4U miles an nour.
Miss Kinaian uameron, wno was one
of the few passengers in the forward
part of the first car of the incoming
train to escape serious injury, said
she could not remember whether or
not the train stopped at Bertha sta
tion. ' She said she thought the train
was traveling at a greater rate of
speed than usual. She said she no
ticed the application of the emergency-
brakes a moment before the two
trains crashed together.
Other witnesses employed by the
Southern Pacific testified concerning
the equipment of the two trains. Me
chanics, electric experts. Inspectors
machinists and others declared the
two trains were in perfect running
condition on the day of the tragedy.
It was developed that all cars of
both trains had been completely over
hauled within the past few weeks and
that the two trains had both been
tested for defects last Saturday after
noon. These witnesses all testified
there was nothing wrong with any
part or t. e equipment.
Money Wanted to Buy Sites.
iVAbHi.uiu., May li. Congress
was asked Monday by Secretary Baker
to appropriate $6,500,000 to purchase
the sites of warehouses, wharves and
other property built during the war
at a cost or nt.vuu,uuo.
WASHINGTON, May 11. President
Wilson's "bold and audacious" war
policy for the navy was laid before
the senate naval investigating com
mittee today by Secretary Daniels in
continuing his answer, to charges by
Rear-Admiral Sims against the navy
department's conduct of the War. Mr.
Daniels coupled with this presenta
tion a counter-charge that Sims him
self had opposed and held back execu
tion of the greatest "bold and vigor
ous" naval project against enemy sub
marines, laying of the North sea mine
barrage.
The president laid down his policy
in person to officers of the Atlantic
fleet, speaking aboard the flagship
Pennsylvania in August, 1917. He
told them he was not satisfied with
progress against the submarines be
ing made by the allies and urged
them to abandon prudence and seek
an audacious solution to the problems
at whatever risk. He added that he
was "willing to sacrifice half the
navy Great Britain and we together
have," to crush enemy submarine
nests.
"Forget Prudence"'. Is Advice.
"Do not stop to think of what Is
prudent for a moment," he said. "You
will win by the audacity of your
methods when you cannot win by cir
cumspection and prudence."
Admiral Sims, had refused to ap
prove the navy department's plan for
the North sea mine barrage for six
months, Mr. Daniels told the com
mittee. He added that after Admiral
Mayo had been sent abroad to obtain
the British admiralty's agreement to
the plan, Admiral Sims attempted to
give the credit for the project to the
British.
"Admiral Sims attempted to rob
America and the United States navy of
the credit for Initiating this great
achievement and to give you the im
pression that it was a British project
which our navy just assisted in carry
ing out," said Mr Daniels. "This de
spite the fact that it was originated
in the navy derartment and proposed
and urged by us. for half a year be
fore we could induce the British ad
miralty to approve it."
In opening his address to the of
ficers, Mr. Wilson said:
"Admiral Mayo and Gentlemen:
have not come here with malice pre
pense to make a speech, but I have
come here to have a look at you and
to say seme things that perhaps may
be intimately said and, even though
the company is large, said in confi
dence.
Neat to Be Found.
"This is an unprecedented war and
therefore, it is a war in one sense for
amateurs. Nobody ever before con
ducted a war like this and therefore
nobody can pretend to be a profe
slonal in a war like this. Here are
two great navies, not to speak of the
bthers associated with us our oi
and the British, outnumbering by a
verv great margin the navy to which
we are opposed and yet casting about
for a way in which to use our au
periority and our strength.
"Now. somebody has got to think
this war out. Somebody has got ti
think out the'way not only to fight
the submarine but to do something
different from what we are doing.
"We are hunting hornets all over
the farm and letting the nest alone
None of us know how to go to the
nest and crush ft and yet 1 despair
of hunting for hornets all over the
sea"when I know where the nest is
and know that the nest is breeding
hornets as fast as I can find them
I am willing for my part, and I know
vou are willing because .1 know the
stuff you are made of I am willing
to sacrifice half the - navy urea
Britain and we together have to
crush that nest, because If we cush
it the war is won. I have come here
to- say that I do not care where it
comes from. I do not care whether
it comes from the youngest omcer or
thi oldest, but I want the otlicers o
this navy to have the distinction, of
savine how this war is going to be
won.
Sacrifice WHUngriy unrrra.
I am willing to make any eacri
flee for that. ... 1- am reaay to
put myself at the disposal of any offl
cer in the navy wno minus nc kuuv
,nw in run this war
T wish that I could tninn ana naa
the brains to thinK in tne terms oi
marine warfare, because I would feel
then that 1 was figuring out tne iu-
ture history of the political ireeaom
of mankind. I do not see how any
man can look at tne nag ot me
United States and rail navtng nis
mind crowded with reminiscences or
the number of unselfish men . . .
who have died under the folds or tnat
beautiful emblem. I wonder if men
who do die under It realize tne dis
tinction they have.
"There is distinction in the privi
lege, and I for my part, am sorry to
play so peaceful a part in the busi
ness as P myself am obliged to play,
and 1 conceive it a privilege to come
and look at you men who have the
other thing to do and ask you to
come and tell me . . . how this
thing can be better done; and we will
thank God that we have got men of
originative brains among us.
Tradition to Be Ignored.
"We have got to throw tradition
to the wind.
"As I have said, gentlemen, I take
it for granted that nothing that I say
here will be repeated, and therefore
I am going to say this: Every time
we have suggested anything to the
British admiralty, the reply has come
back that virtually amounted to this,
that it had never been done that way,
and I felt like saying: 'Well, noth
ing was ever done, so systematically
as nothing is being done now. There
fore, I should like to see something
unusual happen, something that was
never done before; and, inasmuch as
the things that are being done to you
were never done before, don't you
think it is worth while to try some
thing that -was never done before
against those who are doing them to
you? ,
Prudence to Be Omitted.
"There is no other way to win. .
. America is the prize amateur
nation of the world. Germany is the
prize professional nation of the
world. Now, when it comes to do
ing new things and doing them well,
I will back the amateur against the
professional every time. He knows
so iittle about it that he is fool
enough to try the right thing. The
men that do not know the danger
are the rashest men.
"Please leave out of your vocabu
lary altogether the -word, prudent,'
.- . . Do the thing that is auda
cious to the utmost point of risk and
daring, because that is exactly the
Cloudburst Xear Billings, Mont.,
Inundates Large Section Many g
Bridges Swept Away.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 11.
Heavy rains in eastern South Dakota
ast night caused considerable dam
age to rail and wagon roads, accord-
ng to reports from points east of
the Missouri river, in come places the
precipitation bordering on a cloud
burst.
Reports told of 15 miles of track
being washed out on the Chicago &
Northwestern between Blunt and
Pierre. Washouts occurred in other
places. Trains west from Pierre have
been annuled because of the down
pour in that section
BILLINGS,- Mont., May 11. Thou
sands of dollars' worth of property
damage. i believed to have resulted
from last night's cloudburst over the
area known as the Billings Bench
northeast of this city. Persons who
came in from the district affected
and others reached by telephone today
reported that practically the. whole
countryside was still under water this
morning.
No loss of stock was reported, but
irrigation ditches were washed out.
bridges swept away and newly plowed
and seeded fields were badly dam
aged, it was reported.
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ATIYEH'S
Of highest
quality and di
rect from the
Masters in the
Orient ! Two important things
that are characteristic of any
thing: you find here in
(dental
It is the infinite care in
choosing colors and the
tribal pride of the weavers
that mark an Oriental Rug
made by a Master as a
"creation" distinct from a
"product." And you are
most welcome to see them
at your leisure.
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DELEGATIONS GET SEATS
SPACE IX REPUBLICAN COX.
VKXTIOX IS ALLOTTED..
Some Stales Elect More Men Tlian
Allowed According to Call of
National Committee.
CHICAGO. May 11. Delegates to
the republican national convention
from Connecticut, Arkansas. North
Dakota and Colorado will sit in the
front row of the coliseum at Chicago
in June, according to drawings made
today by the committee on arrange
ments. The rear row will be occu
pied by delegates from North and
S'outh Carolina, Hawaii, Montana and
Florida.
Several oi the delegates at large
from Illinois, Iowa, Nevada and other
states, where more were elected than
the states were entitled to, may have
difficulty in obtaining seats.
"The convention committee had only
9S4 seats to dispose of in today's
drawing," A T.THert. chairman of the
committee, said. "I don't know where
tho extra delegates will be seated.
We are following strictly the call
sent out by the republican national
committee on December 10."
Wherever additional delegates have
been elected the vote to which the
delegation is entitled was split among
those elected.
FLEET USES U. S. MEATS
Reports of Purchases From Orient
Declared Unfounded.
WASHINGTON, May 11. Reports
from the Pacific coast that the navy
department was purchasing meat
from Australia. Japan and China, are
unfounded. Senator James D. Phelan
has been advised by naval officials,
he announced today..
Pacific coast business men supply
ing the Pacific fleet had made the
complaints. It is the policy of the
department to purchase all supplies
for the fleet at Pacific ports. Mr.
Phelan eaid. . ."'
or the mobs in the northwest, or any
body else. I want democracy, not the
dictatorship of the president.
Ballot Revolution Urged.
"Why, outside of Milwaukee and
New York's east side, nobody knows
anything about a proletariat. May
be the steel trust and Sammy Gom
pers knoV about it. but the. people in
general haven't got any proletariat."
Municipal Court Justice Panken of
New York roused the convention to a
demonstration when he declared for
the democratic "ballot revolution,'
such as, through election of Presi
dent Lincoln and an abolition con
gress, had ended slavery in America.
Cameron H. King of San Francisco,
advocating the Hillquit declaration,
urged the socialistic tactics of Victor
L. Berger and the party in Wiscon
sin, because of their demonstrated
successes.
Berger Well Supported.
The minority in offering its sub
stitute platform is "trying to put
eggs under a rooster," declared Os
car Ameringer of Milwaukee, known
as the Mark Twain of the socialist
movement, in opposing the Bngdahl
measure as "useless and out of place."
He received an ovation.
Ameringer declared that if con
gress continued to deny Berger his
seat the socialist party would elect
him governor of Wisconsin, with a
majority membership in both houses
of the legislature.
"The road prepared by the Illinois
delegation leads only to the peniten
tiary," he added. "I am willing to
go to the penitentiary if necessary,
but I believe I can be of more use
on the outside."
Living up to an
Ideal
One must live up to it con
stantly in letter as a well as
spirit, without ever a com
promise. Our ideal of correctness in clothing-
and to sell at one price the
year around is practiced in that
very manner. Properly groomed
Portlanders know our policy and
rely upon us for interpretation of
their preferences in fabric, pat
tern and model. Prices begin
at $40.
YET III DOUBT
CANDIDATES ALL ACTIVE
SCRAMBLE FOR VOTES.
IX
State Law Requires Majority to In
struct National Delegation and
M'ood Only Has Plurality.
RED SOCIALISTS DEFEATED
(Continued From First Paee.)
such democracy into an absolute
autocracy."
Victor I j. Berger, unseated repre
sentative In congress from Milwaukee,
unden a 20-year sentence lor viola
tion of the espionage act, urged
adoption of the Hillquit platform un
changed. He declared that for 40 years the
socialist party had not talked a
language the people of the country
could understand.
"I don't believe in any dictator
ship," Berger said. "I don't believe in
the dictatorship of Attorney-General
Palmer, Postmaster-General Burleson
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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 11. Chief
Interest in the republican state con
vention, which convenes tomorrow
morning for two days, centers in the
decision as to instructions regarding
the delegates to the national conven
tion. "Although Major-General Leon
ard Wood received a plurality at the
,(ut..ii-IHi nrimarv election last week.
he led Senator Hiram W. Johnson of'
California by less than 6000 votes,
while Governor Frank O. Lowden of
Illinois and Senator Warren G. Hard
ing each polled a large number of
votes. The state law requires a ma
jority vote to make Instructions bind
ing on the delegates.
A spirited contest is expected be
cause Senator Johnson had a plurality
in four of the 13 districts of the estate
and a majority In one of the state
tricts. Indiana has 26 delegates and
four delegates-at-large. all with one
vote each, to the national convention.
The keynote Epeech will be made
by United States Senator James K.
Watson, temporary chairman. Ad
dresses will be made also by United
States Senator Harry S. New, perma
nent chairman, and Will H. Hays, na
tional chairman.
tional Fur exchange today amounted
to $2,000,000. Alaskan natural blue
foxes brought the highest prices,
ranging from $170 for a lot of 1OU0
to, $225 for a lot of 11, extra fine.
Prices are showing a general de
cline of from 20 to 35 per cent under
thA. naiH nt H Yt',.liTita rv H3 1 1 1 1 1
maintain about the average of 191!. I
Couple, 60 and 57, Remarried. '
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 11.
(Special.) Dennis O'Connell, 60. a I
native of New York, and Mrs. Clara
Rose Winters O'Connell, 57, of Ore
gon, were remarried here today.
They pave their uddress as 14R Thir
tieth street, Cortland. O'Connell is
a builder. The marriage ceremony
was performed by Cedric Miller, jus
tice of the peace.
Everything About
Cuticura Soap
Suggests Efficiency
Fur Prices on Decline.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., May It. Sales at
the spring auction of the Interna-
$15,000 Room Rent
Suppose you could hire a Gargantuan hall, fill
it with a million and a half housewives from all
parts of our country and arrange with these
prospective buyers of your goods for a brief
hearino; all of this at a cost of say $15,000 per
convention.
Supposing; that you had arranged such a con
vention and were in eearch of a speaker to ad
dress this gathering of 1,500,000 what would
you pay for the world's most interesting and con
vincing speaker ?
If you could afford one cent per woman to
assemble an. audience, what could 3Tou not afford
for the presentation of your story to that audi
ence? When you advertise in The Delineator and
The Designer, you have the ear of 1,500,000
housewives for a brief period.
For profit's sake, employ the best advertising
brains available to plead before such a supreme
court of opportunity.
Butterick Publisher
The Delineator
($2.50 a Year)
Everybody's
- Magazine
($2.75 a Year)
The Designer
($1.50 a Year)
What Do You Know
About Pianos?
Assuming that you can "tell a good tone." can you judge
the hundred and one things which enter into the making
of a piano the things which have their part in making
and maintaining a good tone? Do you know the differ
ences in plate and scale design? Are you familiar with
the various actions? Are you a judge of the wood, the
wire, the felt, the veneers and all the other materials
which enter into the making of a piano?
Probably not not one person in a thousand possesses
this expert knowledge. After all, when buying a piano,
you depend greatly upon the expertness and the integrity
of the dealer or house. Let your greatest care be
the selection of the piano house. Tell that
house what you would like and what you can afford,
and they will guide your selection of a piano with expert
judgment and a sincere desire to serve you well. Beware
of a "cheap piano" in the end it is the most expensive.
Avoid the alluring statements of some dealers they are
but pitfalls to catch the unwary. Protect yourself by
going to a piano house with a reputation for integrity
and fair dealing and you will never regret it.
Dealers, in Steimvay? and Other Pianos. Pianolas and
Duo-Art Pianos, Aeolian Player Pianos. Player
Rolls. Vclrolas and Records, Music Cabinets, etc.
Shermanlay & Go.
Sixth and Morrison Streets, Portland
(Opposite Postofficc)
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