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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1921)
THE MORNING OREGON! AN, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1921 SENATE CUTS RED TAPE BOYS! Today and Saturday Only ! Regular $18 and $20 Belted Suits Extra "Knickers" with Nearly Every Suit -a REAL Shirt Sale ! REAL Quality REAL Quantity REAL Reductions THE GREATEST SHIRT BARGAINS YOU HAVE SEEN IN SEVEN LONG YEARS! COME I. HARD IMS CABrXET CONSISTS OF MEX OP ACTION". Senator Stan Held, Honor Guest at Dinner, Says Tariff and Tax Revision Will Come. T)etailfl fit th Ynriiira that ha. fall a newly-elected United States benator Stannejd at a dinner given in nls honor at the Benson hotel by Charles T. Early, president. of the Stanfield Republican club. Speaking of the traditions and customs of the senate. Mr. Stanfield said there is a disposition among leading senators to dispense with the red tape which has made it difficult to get prompt action on departmental matters. He said the cabinet is composed of men of action, who are in thorough accord with the deeire of President Harding and of congress to bring about aft expedi tious amendment of the tariff and taxation laws. During the evening Senator Stan field announced that he would leave Portland next Monday for Washing ton, in order to be ready for the open ing of the special session of congress on April 11. Mr. Early's guests comprised the following: R. N. Stanfield, O. H. F'thian, J. B. Teon, W. L. Thompson. T. B. Neuhausen, A. C Callan, Paul C. Bates, David M. Dunne, Julius L. Meier, T. J. Mahoney, Hamilton John atone. George W. Joseph, H. F. Mc-1 Cormick. John H. McNary, D. C. Ec cles. Guy Webster Talbot, George W. McMath. A. S. Benson. C. M. Thomas of Medford. M. F. Brady, John A. Laing. Hugh. Stanfield and Gerald Stanfield. DEAN HORSFALL IS DEAD Retired' Episcopal Jlinister of Coos Hay Succumbs. - MARSHFTELD, Or.. March 31. (Special.) Dean William Horsfall. for 40 years an Episcopal worker in this district, died today at his home in Bandon, where he had lived a retired life for three years. He was 81 years old. Dean Horsfall was born in York shire, England, and started in early life to prepare himself for the priest hood in the church of England. He came to America in 1870, and prac ticed law in North Carolina, finally being ordained a minister of the Epis copal faith at Miles City, Mont. His work in this section of Oregon was of great importance. He es tablished one parish, the Emannuel church of Marshfield, and a number of missions. His only son is Dr. William Horsfall of Marshfield and there are three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 16s It's a wonderful bargain for your boys. Suits of the same quality, sold last year at $30 and $35! There's a big variety of fabric and pattern from which to select. Bring your boys today or tomorrow and let us fit them out. Other Suits for Boys $10 to $30 SPECIAL Regular $1.50 School Blouses for Boys; 6 to 16 years Second Floor 75, BEN SELLING Leading Clothier Morrison at Fourth TONE PLEDGED TD PEACE!;; BIXG KUVG-BOW LEON'G CHIEFS SEE DISTRICT ATTO-RXET. MRS. HELEN CHURCH DEAD Funeral for Whitman Massacre Survivor Is Today in Albany. 1 ALBATY. Or.. March 31. (Special.) VIm T.I I If. 1. i i - . ...i . - w.rr iiijurcji, wno aiea this week at the home of her daugh ter. Mrs. J. Christensen, near Lacomb, and whosa funeral will be held here tomorrow, was one of the few sur vivors of the famous Whitman mas sacre at the Whitman mission near Walla Walla, Wash. Mrs. Church was a daughter of Judge and Mrs. J. Saunders and ar rived with her parents at the Whit , man mission in 1847,. only a few i weeks . before the massacre. In the massacre. Mrs. Church, then a girl 14 years old, saw her father killed. She and her mother and several others were taken prisoner and held In the custody of the Indians for more than a month. $68,000 FOR ROAD WORK Money Said to Be Available In Douglas to Be Used on Laterals. ROSEBURG. Or., March 31. (Spe cial.) In, addition to funds proposed to be raised in Douglas county by the bonding measure indorsed yesterday by taxpayers, there will be approxi mately $68,000 for market roads. At the November election a 1-mill tax was voted for market roads, which, on a 834.000,000 valuation, will pro Tide 34.000. The state will match this amount, according to a statement made by Charles H. Whitmore. who said the state has the funds for this purpose. In event the voters pass the bond measure in June the 864,000 available will be spent on those laterals not in cluded in the road programme adopted. Delegation Tells Official Tliat Xo Gunmen Are in City, as Far as Tlicy Are Aware. If any Bing Kung gunmen have come to Portland from San Francisco to involve this city in the tong war fare raging in the south, their pres ence is unknown to the Bing Kung- Bow Leong faction in Portland, ac cording to a statement made to Dis trict Attorney Evans yesterday by leaders of that federation of tongs. "The dispatches from San Francisco are merely propaganda, so that if there is any trouble up here the Bing Kungs will be blamed for it," said a spokesman to Mr. Evans. "They put us in the wrong light, and we are cer tain that there are no such gunmen in the city. We are making every possible effort to preserve peace in this city and not to violate the pact which we have made." SEATTLE,. Wash., March 31. (Spe cial.) Motorcycle patrolmen are searching Seattle for a Chinese gun man, believed to be a Hop Sing high binder, who attempted to kill Wo Kim. a member of the Bing Kung tong, in the home of John N. Shaw, president of the Commercial Import ing company, 1226 Twenty-second avenue North, early this afternoon. Kim is cook in the Shaw home. He said thai members of the Hop sing tong had been trying to kill him for three weeks. Thursday afternoon a tall, slim Chines appeared at the front door of the Shaw home. Mrs. Gertrude M. Shaw answered the bell. The Chinese asked for Wo Kim. When told that Kim was not there, he start ed to leave, just when Kim peeked around an inside door to get a look at the visitor. The Chinaman reached for a gun in his back pocket. Kim ducked and ran back into the kitchen to get his own gun. The gunman ran down the steps and darted up the street. Motorcycle patrolmen think he es caped in an auto. This is the first outbreak of the feud between the Bing Kungs and the Hop Sings since a Chinese was shot by mistake here three weeks ago. ' nd Foster Hidden was appointed by ohn H. Elwell, president of the Van couver chamber of commerce, to make the iirrangementa. Professor Nelson or the Washing ton State college will be in charge of the demonstration. The Vancouver Prunarians will co-operate with the chamber of commerce in paying the expenses. I RECALL PETITION TABLED STATE SECRETARY REFUSES TO FILE DOCUMENT. GUARD CAPTAIN RESIGNS Louis W. Segrgel Leaves Independ ence for Job in Portland. SALEM, Or.. March 31. (Special.) Captain Louis w. Seggel of the Ore gon National Guard company at Inde pendence has resigned and will move to Portland, where he has accepted a position as a traveling salesman. His successor will be named at a meeting of the guard unit next Tuesday night. Sergeant Ferguson of the Marsh- field company has been elected cap tain to succeed Ben S. Fisher, who resigned because of his recent elec tion as district attorney of Coos county. This information was received at the offices of Adjutant-General White today. POESCHL TO BE WATCHED Convicted Slayer to Go to State Hospital, if Found Insane. SALEM, Or., March 31. (Special.) Joseph C. Poeschl, who yesterday was sentenced to a life term in the state penitentary for the murder of Charles J. Schnabcl, Portland attorney, will be placed under the observation of prison- physicians following his ar rival here. This was made known by penitentiary officials today. Should it develop that Poeschl is insane, as alleged by alienists who testified at the trial in Portland, he probably will be transferred to the state hospital for medical treatment In this event he will be assigned to the ward for the criminal insane. Attempt to Drive Governor Hart Out of Ofice for Signing Bill Hits Snag. OLTMPIA, Wash., March 31. (Spe cial.) Secretary of State Hinkle this afternoon refused to file the petition for the recall of Governor Hart, which was presented to the secretary today by Joseph R. Manning, 1634 Eleventh avenue, Seattle, and Mrs. George N. (Frances) McLaughlin, Arcadia apart ments, Seattle. Mr. Manning and Mrs. McLaughlin in the petition charged Governor Hart with malfeasance be cause he signed senate bill No. 170, commonly known as the poll tax measure. Secretary of State Hinkle refused to file the petition after he was ad vised by Attorney-General Thompson that the refusal should be made on the grounds that the charges made in the petition were Insufficient to con stitute malfeasance on the part of the governor. Mr. Thompson further stated: "Even though the allegation of the petition with respect to the effect, constitutionality and wisdom of this bill be taken as true, it seems obvious that the action of the governor can not be considered either malfeasance or misfeasance in office. The recall provisions of the constitution do not extend to mere mistakes or errors in Judgment' The recall petition as presented to the secretary of state specifically charges Governor Hart with misfeas- Men's $3 and $4 SHIRTS Men's $2 and $2.50 SHIRTS New fabrics! New Patterns! All sizes for men! Men's $15 Silk Shirts $8.35 Men's $10 Silk Shirts $6.35 11 Truthfully Told Truthfully Sold" BEN SELLING 'Leading Clothier Morrison Street at Fourth $i.95 mAm, , W r ' iff Wi aw u X.rrCr-T. . i : if . il l ance while in office; that he "did on March 14 sign senate bill No. 170 knowing the enactment of such a law was an unwarranted, inequitable measure, tending to burden and dis tress the citizens of the state of Washington." y Oil Company Is Incorported. SALEM, Or.. March 31. (Special.) The Lost River Oil & Gas company with a capital stock of $1,000,000, has been incorporated by G. A. Bellman, Fred R. Goddard and G. A. McCarthy. Headquarters of the corporation will be in Klamath Falls. The Mid-Coast Oil company, with headquarters in Portland, today fnea articles with the state corporation department. The capital stock was given as 3100,000, and the incorporators were E. J. filaser, C. M. Kiggins and C. A. Ins keep. Alleged Beer Mostly Vinegar. BEND, Or., March 31. (Special.) Alleged beer in the home of Lester Bryan in this city showed a high test for vinegar. The case, in which violation of the liquor law was charged, was dismissed. VERDICT REACHED AFTER DE LIBERATING 20 31LXUTES. B. & R. green stamps for cash. Eolman Fuel Co.. coal and wood. Main 153 5fi0-?1 Ad Abraham Kroese Found Guilty of Perjury in Claiming Exemption From Army Service. One of the speediest juries serving in federal court for some time was that which yesterday found Abraham Kroese guilty of perjury after delib erating 20 minutes. The convicted man will be brought before Judge Bean for sentence April 11. Kroese, a Hollander, employed as a bookbinder in a local printery, had claimed exemption from military service in the United States army In his questionnaire in 1918, basing his claim on the fact that he was an alien. He had, however, applied for citizenship eight years ago, shortly after his arrival in this country. In his application for full citizenship last September he made the statement that he had not claimed exemption previously. His attorney, Tom Gar land, said that Kroese had, prior to the time of the questionnaire, twice offered his services to the country, but had been rejected for physical disability. Witnesses testified to his reputa tion for veracity and his attorney maintained that Ignorance of the lan guage caused Kroese to stumble with out Intent or knowledge of the grave charge to which he laid himself open. Lester Humphreys, United States attorney, prosecuted the case. Candy Box Markings Probed. SALEM, Or., March 31. (Special.) Officials of the weights and mea sures department have undertaken an investigation of the marking of boxes and containers used in the candy trade of the state, according to W. A. Dalziel, deputy state sealer of weights and measures. Manufactur ers, wholesalers and retailers of this commodity are required to mark on their containers the net weight or numerical count of the product sold or offered for sale. Mr. Dalziel said he had received many complaints that the law was not being observed. J ORIENTAL CAFE t pxtnlra at Bmiidviy and Wawh. St. Anfrlnn or 4hlnee Dtnhe.. lrn II A. M. lo a A. HI. Why not i:et away from or dinary dishes onco in a while and try our linch or dinner served dally from 11 A. M. to 8 P. M.? Prices runtte from 3 no to 75c, and include soup, vege tables and beverage a la carte service at all hours. Noon ivnd Kteuina MunIc and Dancing From 12 to li.lll, II to 7au, l)i:t)l lo 12. Jerry Heed Jns Orrhewlrii. Sprrtnl Sunday I'lileken or Turkey UlnnerB 75c plate. STUMP-PULLING IS DATED Land Clearing Demonstration to Be Made in Clarke County. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 31. (Special.) A stump-pulling and land clearing demonstration will be held in Clarke county April IS on the Ya-colt-Vancouver railroad. A committee of three M. J. Newhouse, R. G. Black Ex-Service Patients Transferred. SALEM. Or., March 31. (Special.) Raphael Leonard, Ben Y. Lai, Ernest Thompson, Otto Goesch, Dorrance Parmenter and Stanley Comarrow, ex service men, who have been receiving medical treatment at the state hos pital here, today were transferred to the Washington state hospital at Steilacoom. The government recently assumed charge of a ward in the lat ter hospital for the care of men and women who participated in the recent war. La Follctte Agent Barred. MADISON, Wis., March 31. The as sembly today barred Glenn P. Turner, lobbyist for the La Follette progres sive association, from the floor of the lower house for the remainder of the session. J.he famous continental1 mm THE STORY OF MADAME DU BARRY (Not a picture for children, so use your own judgment.) Thrilling beyond description beautiful beyond words a mighty screen epic NOTE: A souvenir for every woman The hundredth woman after IT A. 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