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THE MORNING' OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. SEPTE3IBER 2, 1920
44 TEACHERS NAMED
TO FILL VACANCIES
Thirty Assigned to Grades.
Three Are Principals.
MATHEMATICS HEAD QUITS
McMlnnvlllo Take9 Omar 3T. Bitt
ner From Washing-ton High
With Increased Salary.
ating a legal tangle with which the
state department has nothing to do
at this time. Officials said today they
contemplated no action whatever on
their own motion. They would not
discuss legal phases of the question.
The National Constitutional league
announced the appellate court would
be asked to refer the league's suit
against ratification to, the supreme
court of the United States In order
that ginal decision could be had with
as little delay as possible upon the
status of the suffrage amendment.
CHICAGO. Sept.. 1. Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton, vice-chairman of the
repuhlican national committee, today
told & conference of republican lead
ers from Mississippi valley states
that she had been assured by Secre
tary of State Colby and Assistant Attorney-General
Frierson that there
was no way in which the Tennessee
legislature could nullify its ratifica
tion of the suffrage amendment.
This information was given her,
however, she said, before the action
yesterday in which the legislature
voted to expunge from its records its
ratification action.
Forty-four teachers were elected
last night at a special meeting of the
Portland school board to fill the
placet of teachers who have resigned.
Thirty will teach in the elementary
schools, three are grade school prin
cipals, nine are high school teachers
and two are manual training Instruc
tors. The teachers, who were recom
mended by D. A. Grout, city school
superintendent, were elected unani
mously by the board.
The meeting last night grew out of
committee meetings of the board
members and since many matters
were to be discussed the board was
declared in session by George M. Or
ton, chairman.
Mathematics Head Resigns.
The resignation of Omar N. Bittner,
snifcmltted last night for the first
time, caused much discussion. Mr.
Bittner, who is the head of the mathe
matics department at the Washington
High school, asked that his resigna
tion be accepted, since he had just
been offered a position as superin
tendent of the McMinnville schools.
A. C. Newill, member of the board,
moved that his resignation be accept
ed, although Mr. Newill said that Mr.
Bittner was a valuable man and he
desired to keep him if it were possible
to make his salary adequate. Mr.
Woodward objected to letting Mr.
Bittner go, because, he said, other
teachers would be offering their res
ignations late and leaving Portland.
He voted against the resignation,
since he felt that Mr. Bittner should
remain here.
James John Site Next.
The necessity for choosing a site
for the proposed new James John
high school was brought up by George
B. Thomas, member of the board. Mr.
Thomas said that a site should be se
lected soon, so that construction could
begin when the money for building
will be ready in January. Frank L.
Shul! and Mr. Newill were authorized
to obtain options on sites for the ,
building. I
The buying of additional property
for the Franklin high school site fur
nished a topic for long discussion. Ad
ditional land is needed if the building
Is to be completed according to the
original architectural plan, and yet
the land in front of the stadium is
more than necessary, school board
members stated. They hesitate to sell
this extra land because they do not"
wish the view from the building to be
obstructed by dwelling houses, which
would probably be erected there. No
decision was reached.
Two Others Resisn
Resignations from Jean L. Grubb
and Margaret Cunningham-Nissen
were referred to the committee on
educational affatrs. Miss Naomi Arm
strong of the Thompson school was
granted a leave of absence on account
of ill health for the first five months
of school. The Balary of Miss Anne
Mulheron, head of the school depart
ment of the library, was raised from
J160 to $170 a month. The board
pays half of this salary.
The question of the legal tangle
which might ensue if the present
James John high school is used for
elementary purposes, when the pro
posed new high school is completed,
was put before the board by R. H.
Thomas, school clerk, and the chair
man of the board of trustees of the
estate of James John will be asked to
appear before the board to explain
the situation.
Couch School to Be Repaired.
George C. Mason has been employed
to furnish an estimate on the cost of
putting the old Couch school building
In shape for teaching purposes, by
the buildings and grounds committee,
who were given power to act in this
matter at a recent meeting of the
hoard.
The teachers elected at the meeting
lest night were:
Elementary Ancela Canninsr. Mrs. Svra
E. Chick. Mrs. M. V. Dodge, Mrs. Stella C.
Dryer, Anne M. Geenty. Mrs. Janet M.
Orant, Alma M. Hall. Helen B. Halvorsen,
ertna H. Harpole. Nell Hay, Mrs. 'Eliza
beth Irwin, Ruth M. Johnson, Marguerite
Kerr, Inez N. Kraeft. Helen Lewis, May
Xavin. Edith E, Livesay, Harriet McLen
nan. Nonen McDonald, Edna Monahan,
Myrtle A. Murray, Mrs. Lillian Rees. Jo
sephine Cecil Reynolds, Nina B. Riggs.
Hilda Schleunes, Mamie Sanders, Mrs. Ada
L. Shane. Anna M. Slstler, Robena B.
paln and Jessie E. Rice.
Principals A. O. Freed, assigned to the
Alameda Park school; David St North and
Paljl H. Wyman. to be assigned to the
Hudson and Glenhaven schools;.
High school teachers Elmer E. Goehler,
Alfred Skel, Herbert W. Smith and James
G. Tontx at the Benson Polytechnic school ;
Huldt Parr and Esther Silverman at Jef
terson; Nell C. Fletcher, Cecile H. Saeyer
and Eugenia H. Taggart at Lincoln.
Manual training C. E. Perry and Will
Sm F. Pottsmllh.
Elizabeth M. Drummond was promoted
to head of the English department of Ben
son Polytechnic and M. E. Turner to head
of the physics department of the same
school.
COX'S DATA DECLARED
NEVEH AUTHORIZED
So-Called Documents Mere
Plans Later Rejected.
REPLY MADE BY UPHAM
Democrat Said Be Talking About
Something at Xo TJme Re
ceiving Approval.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Leaders of
the national women's party are so
suffrage amendment will be sustained 8,tatement of Governor Cox charging
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. (Special.) To a
that they are not planning an active
campaign for a 37th state. It was an
nounced today at the party headquar
ters. Special efforts will not be made, It
was said, to obtain favorable action
by either the Connecticut or Alabama
legislatures, which have been called
to meet In special session Septem
ber 14.
"Legality of Tennessee's ratifica
tion cannot be questioned," Miss Alice
Paul, chairman of the women's party,
declared.
GOMPERS HITS OPEN SHOP
IXDORSEMEXT OF COMMERCE
CHAMBER CALLED CITXxixG.
Membership, Says President of
Federation of Labor, Is Com
posed of Employers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. The "open
shop" platform recently adopted by
the chamber of commerce of the
United States by a referendum vote
was attacked as a "dishonest docu
ment" In a statement by Samuel
Gompers, made public tonight.
"The entire declaration Is a cun
ning device calculated to create the
impression of fairness while wielding
the favorite weapons of treachery,"
Mr. Gompers said. "It Is calculated
to banieh trade union organizations
while, creating the impression of
acquiescence in the actual desires of
the workers.
That the chamber of commerce
has gone outside of its legitimate
field in launching this attack upon
the trade union movement is not sur
prising because the membership of
the chamber of commerce is over
whelmingly an employing member
ship, a membership long in opposition
to the trade union movement and a
membership not above using any in
strument with which it thinks the
progress of a trade union movement
may be impeded, and its beneficial
work retarded."
The open shop plank of the com
mittee report adopted by the cham
ber and which Is entitled "principles
underlying the employment relation"
was characterized by Mr. Gompers
as a direct challenge to trade union
movement "coming from the heart of
America's financial power."
BELFAST SNIPERS ACTIVE
TROOPS ARE BEIXG HAMPERED
BY FRIEXDLY ONLOOKERS.
Total Death Toll Up to Present Is
2 5 More Than 2 00 Per
sons Badly Wounded.
E
TEXXESSEE SEXATE REFUSES
RATIFTCATIOX REVERSAL.
BELFAST, Sept. 1. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The troubles in Bel
fast today resolved themselves into
extensive sniping. Only the Bally
micarrett district was not affected.
The worst spot was in North street.
The troops are being hampered by
friendly onlookers who persist in get
ting across their line of fire. Their
unfamlllarlty with the windings of
the streets constituting Millfield and
Carrlck Hill, the latter Sinn Fein lo
calities, also is a handicap.
The Falls Road Orangemen con
tinue In an aggressive mood. A de
scent this afternoon on Shankhill
road by way of Boundary street
seemed proof of this, as the rioters
could have reached the same objec
tlve through friendly quartern
Sinn Feiners of Ballymacarrett
street have almost entirely disap
peared.
An attempt to attack a Catholic
church in Alfred street today resulted
In an exchange of shots lasting half
an hour. several persons were
wounded before the military dis
persed the combatants.
xne total oeain roll in isellast up
to the present Is 25. There have been
more than 200 persons badly wound
ea. ine amouiance brigade has an
swered 245 calls and 216 fires have
occurred.
that through a document marked
"Form 101," entitled "Campaign Plan
Larger Cities," the republican national
committee was seeking to raise sums
ranging from $5000 to 10,000, Fred
W. Upham, treasurer of the repub
lican national committee, today re
plied the democratic candidate was
talking about a plan which never was
adopted, therefore bis allegation was
without basis.
Mr. Upham said:
"Governor C.o-x'n rharrfk fthnnt a
conspiracy to buy the presidency hav
ing been completely disproved be
fore the senatorial committee, he now
bases another false charge on a pro
posed plan embodied in a document
which was never ratified nor put Into
use and which, in fact, was expressly
vetoed.
Plan Never Rattled.
"The records of my office." said
Mr. Upham, "show conclusively that
the statement of Governor Cox with
reference to the plans for increasing
the limit of contributions is based
upon a suggested plan which never
was put "into operation. "The facts
are very simple, and I have the rec
ords to back them up. On June 14
of this year Harry M. Blair of my
office prepared a tentative campaign
fund plan which proposed the aban
donment of the plan previously
adopted by the national committee to
try to keep the limit of contributions
down to 110,000. This was in a docu
ment form. 101 which Mr Ttl n 1 , nm.
pared and which provided that indi-sM
vldual subscriptions of 5000 and
$10,000 be taken. Suggestions were
made in this tentative plan for defi
nitely providing for city quotas.
"Mr. Blair brought this Dlan to New
York, where I was. He proposed It.
and it was promptly vetoed by the
committee.
Plan Hardly Considered.
It was not only not adopted. It
was hardly considered. The commit-
ee was determined to trv out the
$1000 limit plan so far as I have been
able to learn. Only one copy of this
suggested plan was ever sent out of
my office, which was recalled and
promptly returned.
"On July 6, 1920, there was issued
from my office a circular with refer
ence to the financing of the campaign
embodying the plan which had actual
ly been adopted and which was based
on limiting contributions to $1000.
This circular specifically stated, in
keeping with the policy of the na
tional committee to popularize the fi
nancial support of the 1920 presiden
tial election campaign, no single sub
scription to the republican' national
committee of more than $1000 , is to
be solicited (contributions cannot be
accepted from corporations).- As pro
viding that the $1000 limit was ad
hered to, the sworn testimony of
Chairman Hays before the senate in
vestigating committee recited the rec
ords in my office and contained the
following statement:
Names of all contributors together
with the amounts they have eiven
from June 14 to August 26. 1920.
There were 12,389 men and women
contributors to both the national
committee and to state committees.
Through the Joint collecting organi
zation an average of $82 was given.
Of these none have been over the
$1000 rule except eight, which might
have given a total of $13,500. or an
average of $1687.50. The highest of
these was $2500. '
Budget Totnls Around $ 3,000,000.
This announcement was in accord
ance with the budget which had been
worked out on strictly business lines.
This budget for the presidential cam
paign, as has been repeatedly stated
amounted to a little' over $3,000,000.
Governor Cox is talking about
something which never a any time
had my approval or the committee's
approval, was never adopted, never
used by men in the field or anyone
else as a basis for the collection of
funds or In any way whatsoever."
duced in 1920 and prior years, the
public service commission has an
nounced. Before the hay season of
1921 the commission will render a de
cision as to grades that shall govern
the crop of 1921 and following years.
Many shippers, dealers and grow
ers had urged the commission to
adopt the National Hay association
grades in this state, but after inves
tigation the commission decided that
the association's grades do not alto
gether fit conditions existing in the
hay-growing sections of Washington,
and expressed the opinion that as
soon as amended to make them adapt
able to the kinds and qualities of
hay grown In this state and that
when they have been made so spe
cific that no difficulties will arise as
to their interpretation, they should
be made effective by the commission.
Their adoption at this time, the com
mission finds, or any other departure
from existing grades, would result In
confusion and possible Injury to the
growers and dealers.
The commission also ordered elim
ination of the differential in smut
ting charges between sacked and bulk
wheat. The smutting charges as es
tablished by the new regulations are:
Wheat containing one-half of 1 per
cent to 3 per cent of smut. 50 cents
a, ton; 3 to 7 per cent, 75 cents a
ton; 7 to 15 per cent, 90 cents a
ton; 15 per cent and over. $1 a ton.
LANDLORDS GN0HE
CITY RENT MEETING
Exorbitant Lease Values Are
Found by Commission.
PYRAMID1 TACTICS SHOWN
Mikado" Charms Last as
Do Oregon's Roses.
Former Alcazar Players Appear
at HelUgr Opera.
"THE MIKADO."
Light opera, in two acts, by Gll
. bert & Sullivan, at Heilig Theater.
The Mikado of Japan
.....Sam A. Burton
Nankl Poo... ....J. Humbird Duffy
-o Ko Jefferson de Ang-elU
Pooh Bah Detmar Poppln
Pish-Tuah Edward Qulnn
Katlsha Marie Horgan
Turn Turn ....... Hanna Shtmozumi
Pittl Sing Lavlnia Winn
Peep Boo . ..... .Eunice Gllman
Action of Lower Honse in Voting
Xonconcurrence Believed to Be
Illegal Procedure.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Sept. 1. By a
vote of 17 to 8 the Tennessee senate
today in effect refused to join with
the house in an attempted reversal of
ratification of the federal suffrage
amendment.
The senate's vote was recorded In
favor of a motion to return to the
house the latter's message announc
ing that it had voted to non-concur In
the senate adoption of the ratification
resolution and had expunged from Its
record the concurring vote of Au
rust 21.
The motion carried an explanation
that the ratification resolution has
1 Vi a inrisdiction of the
senate. Reports were current tonight
that the anti-suffrage members of the
house. Incensed at the senate's ac
tion, would attempt adoption . tomor
row of a resolution officially notify
ing Governor Roberts of their action
in voting not to concur with the sen
ate in ratif ication.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Action of
the lower house of the Tennessee leg
lslature yesterday in voting non-con
rurrence in the ratification of the
woman suffrage amedment is viewed
SUICIDE WITH GLASS FAILS
Laborer, Mentally Deranged, Un
dergoes Operation to Save Life
J. Swaney, a laborer, who lives in
the Neppach rooming house at Third
and Burnside streets, attempted sui
cide late last night. He used bro
ken glass. He was taken to the
emergency hospital in a weakened
condition, due to loss of blood, and
was later removed to St. Vin
cent's hospital, where it was found
necessary to operate in order to save
his life.
Swaney was mentally deranged, ac
cording to doctors who examined him
Investigation by the police disclosed
the fact that he had registered fo
the draft from Pasco, Wash., and
carried an I. W. W. card from Spo
kane. Physicians declared late last
night that his life was not in danger.
STRIKE BREAK EXPECTED
5 000 Brooklyn Carmen Authorize
Acceptance of Wage Terms.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. First Intima
tion that a break in the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit strike may soon be in
sight came today, the fourth day of
the walkout, when 5000 carmen au
thorized their leaders to seek negotia
tions for settlement on the basis of
the "voluntary Increase" in wages by
the company. ,
For the first time since Sunday
trolleys were operated today' on
Brooklyn surface lines.
Sporadic clashes occurred today be
tween, strikers and non-union carmen.
NE of the famous roses of Oregon
the everlasting rose. It blos
soms again and again, year after year,
and - always has fragrance and new
charm.
Thev English opera "Mikado," by
Gilbert and Sullivan, bears a marked
resemblance to this everlasting rose,
for the "Mikado" belongs to that stat
ed class. It has stood the test of
popularity, and will never grow old.
It is a mixture, of satire, amusement
and sweetness. "Mikado" was pre
sented last night, before an audience
that taxed the seating capacity of
the Heilig, under the auspices of
the Royal English opera company.
John J. McArthur and Lawrence A.
Lambert, managers. The company Is
an able one, finely trained, and con
tains excellent singers and actors. The
chorus is not what one would call
large, but is adequate In numbers,
talent and willingness to work. The
orchestra numbers 16, and is under
the cultlred, musicianly direction of
Max Bendix.
The company has arrived at the
Heilig for a stay of four nights and
one matinee and if the other perform
ances are as good as last night's "Mi
kado, a strccession of light opera
treats Is In store.
'Mikado" is unique among current
light operas, because for nearly one
half hour after the curtain first rises
men characters interpret the story.
with chorus and men principals. What
a wealth of pleasurable remembrance
gets new vision when the .male chorus
dressed in Japanese costumes, sings:
If you want to know who we are.
We are gentlemen of Japan.
On many a vase and Jar,
On many a screen and fan.
The Nanky Poo, son of the Mikado,
was brilliantly sung and acted by J.
Humbird Duffy, a New Yorker. Mr.
Duffy has a strong, clear beautiful
tenor voice, just suited to opera, and
carefully trained in placement, style
and diction. He makes a likable, sym
pathetic hit.
The Yum-Yum is attractively sung
and acted by a real Japanese prima
donna,' Hana Shimozurai. She has a
sweet, flute-like lyric soprano of ap
pealing, sugary beauty, especially in
the upper register. She is petite,
graceful and lively and made a pretty
stage picture.
Three former Alcazar stars of this
city who formerly made good at
Eleventh and Morrison streets. Marie
Horgan, Detmar Poppen, and William
McLeod, appear in the "Mikado" with
credit to themselves. Miss Horgan. is
Katisha, and she wears a most gro
tesque make-up. She makes her part
stand out for originality and force.
Ma. Poppen makes the part of Poo
ISah a dignified, commanding one. He
has a fine basso voice, of mellow, or
gan-like quality which he uses with
impressive effect.
Jefferson de Angelis as Ko-ivo dom
inates the stage for fun, and draws
laughter every time. Edward Quinra
sings well as one of the noble lords.
Sam A. Burton as the Mikado makes
hit. Misses Winn and Gilman, as two
of the little maids from school, are
graceful, and sing with skill.
Tonight. The Chimes or Norman
dy"; tomorrow. Friday, night "Mi
kado: Saturday afternoon " Pinafore"
and Saturday night "Bohemian Girl."
Apartment-House Managers to Be
Porcedi to Give Testimony
In Open.
Five of the six landlords of apart
ment houses summoned to appear at
the meeting of the fair rental com
mission at city hall last night ignored
the call and as a result they will be
Interviewed during the week by a
team composed of members of the
commission. Thev will be required
to appear at the meeting next Tues
day night and to give their testimony
in open meeting. The Ire of the mem
bers was aroused that its request
should be treated with such dis
courtesy, as the five who failed to
appear sent no explanation-or excuse.
One landlord sent a courteous reply
with the data requested and has the
thanks of the members for a disposi
tion to aid in a work dictated by
public spirit in the interest of fair
ness and justice to all. Mayor Baker
presided and nearly all of the mem
bers were present.
The next and future meetings of
the committee will be open to the re
porters and the commission was
unanimous in the decision last night
to rely upon the power of public sen
timent to aid In correcting inequali
ties wherever they exist and sense of
fair play to do no injury to those who
are not collecting excessive rates
from tenants.
Padded Values Exposed.
The commission has gone on rec
ord as being unequivocally opposed
to the pyramiding of leases, which
has grown to be a lucrative industry
of a certain class of operators. Re
ports have been received of one deal
wherein advances have been from
$5000 to $13,000 in Eeven months, on
the furnishings and lease of a room
ing house, with only a year for the
lease to run. Estimating the value of
the furniture at $5000, as the owner
does, it will be necessary to realize
$16,000 from tenants in profits in or
der for the buyer to break even. An
other instance has come to attention
in which the advance was from $9000
to $21,000, the pyramiding having
been accomplished in four or five
turnovers. The commission last night
decided to ask the better business bu
reau of the Portland Ad club to
utilize its authority to -advertise and
warn intending buyers to consult the
ommisslon as to the correct value of
furnishings offered for sale with
leases on rooming houses and apart
ments. '
Data to Be Requested.
A questionnaire has been prepared
which is being mailed to landlords.
t contains questions as to the loca
tion, character of construction and
type of building, assessed valuation of
real estate and of building, value of
furni:ings and in short complete
data that will enable computations as
to what should be the return to the
owner. Full data is also called for as
costs of operation, overhead
charges and expenses of every char
acter, with detail statement of in
come earnings and total expenses. In
cluding taxes, insurance, interest, de
preciation, vacancy allowance.
The commission Is composed of
eight members appointed by local, or
ganizations at the request of Mayor
Baker, so that its membership rep
resents the sentiment of these bodies
and the members elected the mayor
as chairman of the commission. The
membership is as follows: C. C. Colt,
Portland Clearing House association;
D. E. Nickerson, Central Labor coun
cil; Mrs. Josephine E. Othus, house
wives council; Herbert Gordon, realty
board; A. L. Veazie, circuit court
Judge; R. W. Price, presidents' coun
cil of civic clubs; Miss Harriett Mon
roe, Federation of Women's clubs;
E. B. McNaughton, Chamber of Com
merce.
Clothes
Sell
lug Policy
An efficiency plan through which our patrons save from $5 to
$10 on the purchase price of a suit or overcoat in comparison with
prices charged by other stores for clothes of equal, value. You
should care to make the saving.
We propose meeting the high priced conditions by giving better
values than ever before, and will hope to make up for the profit
sacrificed by getting increased volume of business and the
boosting good will of every customer. We ask you to
Compare Gray's
Compare Gray's
CUMMINGS QUITS RACE
Democratic Aomlnee Says He Is
Out ot Harmony With Leaders.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1. Campbell
Cummings, democratic nominee for
congress for the 10th Missouri dis
trict, today withdrew from the race.
In a letter to Secretary of State
Sullivan, Mr. Cummings pointed out
that he was for the repeal of the
Volstead law and against the 'league
of nations and believed himself "out
of harmony with the leaders of the
party i Missouri."
by state departmen officials as ere- lnch
ASTORIA AUGUST DRY
Slight Rainfall Experienced at
Month of Columbia.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept 1. (Special.)
Excepting for one day on which there
was an inch of rainfall and another
on which the precipitation was slight
ly over half an inch, August was a
dry month in Astoria. The records in
Weather Observer Rosenberg's office
show the rainfall for the month was
1.76 inches. There were 15 clear and
16 either cloudy or partly cloudy days.
The maximum temperature was 86
degrees, while the minimum was 49
degrees.
The total rainfall during the 12
months ending last night was 69.64
Inches, the heaviest precipitation dur
ing any single month being in De
cember, when the rainfall was 10.61
LEGION POSTS CONVENE
Xational and State Bonuses, Had
icals to Be Discussed.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 1. .Ques
tions of national and state bonuses
for ex-service men, Americanization
of aliens and suppression of radical
organizations, are expected to engage
the attention of the state convention
of the American Legion which opens
here tomorrow.
State headquarters for the legion
and the women's auxiliary were
opened here today and supporters of
various candidates for state com
mander became active. Among pros
pective candidates mentioned today
were three Seattle men, Stephen Chad
wick, Thomas Swaile and E. S. Gill
and C. D. Cunningham, commander
of the Centralia post.
Withdrawal of Everett as a con
tender for next year's convention
favor of Hoquiam, was announced to
day. Pullman still is in the contest.
I. W. W. SUSPECTS CAUGHT
Men and "Women, Alleged Anarch
ists, Arrested at' Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Fifty-four men
and four women, alleged anarchists
and members of the I. W. W., were
arrested tonight. Literature and Rus
sian newspapers were confiscated.
The ponce maae tne arrests. In an
abandoned church where the group
was said to have been meeting
recently.
1920 HAY GRADES KEPT
Washington Commission Decides
Xational Rules Xot Suitable.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) Existing rules and standards
in relation to hay grades will be con
tinued in force as applied to hay pro-
$50,000 BALL SUIT FILED
Borton,
Alleges
ex-Vernon 6tar,
Libel by Essick.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Sept. 1. W.
Baker "Babe" Borton, former first
baseman of the Vernon team of the
Pacific Coast' league, today filedsuit
for $50,000 damages for alleged libel
against William .bsslck, Vernon man
ager.
The suit is based on statements as
serted to have been made by Essick
regarding Borton's charges that Ver
non players contributed to a fund to
aid their team win the 1919 pennant
Revenue Collector Appointed.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 1. Ed
A. Christenson, San Antonio, wa
given a recess appointment by Presi
dent Wilson today as collector of In
temal revenue for the first district
of Texas.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
FEDERAL LETTER FOUND
DEMOCRATIC CHRISTMAS AS
TO BE GLADDENED. '
Million Subscribers Sought
1920 Campaign Fund Throu
Jj. S. Malls.
FOR U. S. SHIPS
AMERICAN BOTTOMS MUST BE
GIVEX PROTECTIOX.
Abrogation of Commercial Treaties
Favored Though Extent Is
Not Announced.
MARION. O., Sept. 1. Commenting
today on the proposed abrogation of
various commercial treaties, under a
provision of the shipping act. Senator
Harding declared his belief that "some
adjustment" in favor of American bot-"
toms must be made If the present re
quirements oi ine trade are to he en
forced.
"I am not prepared to discuss the
effect of the shipping bill on existing
commercial treaties, said the repub
llcan nominee.
"The bill was' enacted while
was Involved in the pre-conventlon
campaign. I voted for the measure.
never resisted the policy of favoring
American bottoms and It Is my own
judgment that the only way we can
ever fairly promote an American mer
chant marine Is to take cognizance
or tne speciric requirements of our
shipping, which competing nations do
not require and adjust ourselves to
that situation in favoring contracts
for the transmission of mails and
other public business.
"If the Lafollette seamen's bill rep
resents the conscience of America as
I think it does, we cannot make ex
actions on our merchant marine with
out some adjustment to meet the sit
uatlon."
ELECTION RETURNS CLOSE
Sonth Carolina Democrats May
Have Made Nomination.
COLUMBIA, S. C. Sept. 1. Add!
tional returns from yesterday's dem
ocratic primary in South Carolina
compiled tonight by the Columbia
State gave Senator E. 13. Smith only
a few hundred votes less than a ma
jority over his three opponents.
This indicates that a second pri
nary, may not be necessaray.
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peace in the midst of the war and yet
was willing to make a separate peace
with Germany two years and a half
after that speech was made and when
all our allies had left us and had
themselves made peace with Germany.
I was right on both occasions and en
tirely consistent."
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CHICAGO, 111- Sept. 1. (Special.)
A Christmas-tree" letter sent out in
December, 1919, to thousands ot me
democrats by W. D. Jamieson, direct
or of finance of the democratic na
tional campaign, was the leature oi
sensational testimony given before
the senate sub-committee investigat
ing campaign expenditures tonight.
This was one of a series of letters
sent out by Mr. Jamieson in an effort
to secure a million subscribers to tne
democratic campaign funds of 13-2').
Mr. Jamieson testified that letters
were sent to teaerai empiojes
sn.clal delivery through the postof-
fice, to their homes and not to their
offices In the federal building, with
the idea that in so doing there wouia
Vin rn violation nf the law. tie tesu
fled that so far as he knew this had
never been reported to the civil serv.
ice commission.
Mr. Jamieson further testified that
at meetings between himself and as
sociates certain amounts had peen
suggested as proper for federal em
ployes to contribute to tne aemocrauc
campaign fund. The testimony of Mr.
Jamieson also revealed that a huge
force of employes had been employed
at his offices in Washington to help
secure contributions from the mil
lion subscribers. According to Mr.
Jnmlraon'i testimony, he would se
cure a list of what certain democrats
were worth and what their income
was and would then write them and
tell them the amount they were ex
pected to give. This information was
to be held as coniiaentiai.
Mr.-Jamieson. in one of these let
ters, asked that If any names given
were federal office holders or if the
recipient himself was one to be sure
to note that fact. One letter Intro
duced in evidence was addressed to
G. W. "Walker, Andrews, N. C, sug-E-estintr
that he send in $270. "which
would be used to make more demo
crats and more dollars."
Sewing Machine firm Sued.
OREGCN CITY, Or., Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) Charles K. Randall fi'.sd suit
Wednesday against the Singer Sewing
Machine company, asking $2999 dam
ages he alleges he suffered when
attacked by two agents of the company.
commission, notified President Wilson
today that he did not wish his name
considered for reappointment to the
commission at the expiration of his
term September 25. In his letter to
the president Mr. Colver said ue de
sired to engage in private business.
Commission Chief to Quit.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. W. B. Col
ver, chairman of. the federal trade
UNDESIRABLE ALIEN LOST
Dr. Paul D. Altendorf Disappears
for Second Time in 2 4 Hours.
EL PASO. Tex., Sept. 1. Dr. Paul
B. Altendorf, ordered expelled from
Mexico as a pernicious foreigner and
refused admission to the United States
as an undesirable alien, disappeared
tonight.
This is the second time within 24
hours.
Ill
Burleson Discharges 11.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Postmaster
General Burleson today ordered the
removal of 11 clerks in the Chicago
postoffioe.
Action resulted from soliciting, or
causing to be solicited, sums of money
from the public and for publishing,
or causing to be published, false and
slanderous statements relative to the
postal service." ,
POLICE SEEK CHAUFFEUR
Man Disappears With $59,000 of
Bank's Collection's.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1. The po
lice tonight were searching for
Charles W. Hayes, a chauffeur em
ployed by the Anglo & London-Paris
National bank. who disappeared
in the downtown district today with
his automobile, said by bank offi
cials to have contained $59-,000, repre
senting the afternoon's collections.
Hayes had been employed by the bank
about a "week.
Hayes was well recommended and
bank officials were inclined to tne
belief that he was kidnaped.
LODGE AVOWS CONSTANCY
Democrats Accused of Unlimited
Misrepresentation ot Facts.
CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 1. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, speaking today
before the Merrimac County republi
can club, accused the democratic
party of "unlimited misrepresenta
tion of well-known facts," In its plat
form reference to alleged inconsisten
cies in his attitude on the making of
peace with Germany.
"1 am charged with inconstancy,"
said Senator Lodge, "because in an
address I disapproved of deserting
cur allies and making a separate
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