THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 7, 1919. 11 SKIERS ARE MERRY VII Pnifinr who 're t keen about s I I 11 hnfiliillP l"nd who "'ded theJoggln I Lit UIInllUL the nr'hwest with offer ME Whole City Laughs at "Chorus Girls" Joke on Pastor. "LEWD WOMEN" ARE MEN craft material justified the allotment. In this particular, .aid General Disque. the spruce production corpo ration had experienced difficulty with the Sicms-Carey-Kerbaugh company, soldier labor g camps of m of higher pay. General Dlsnue said this robbing of the industry of labor was halted by himself and other officials who Inssited that the Olympia peninsula contractors receive their quota of soldier labor. Re la tire D(c la Service Briefly, and without naming- the prin cipals. General Disque replied to the charges that relatives of his had been given preferred positions and promo lions in the spruce division. One Instance, he said, was that of his brother's advent into the division. He came as a first lieutenant, served throughout the entire operation, and left the service with the same grade, though hundreds of Juniors received Protect Gravelv Presented and Heard ! promotion. . kuusIii. rejected from regular serv- Before Explanation Is Made by State Convention. LA GRANDE. Or.. Sept. S. (Special.) With 400 Shriners present to attend to the trimming of 68 novices. La Grande today entertained the largest gathering of Shriners ever assembled in Oregon, outside of Portland. The Shriners put on their own show and made the amusement for the citi zens of eastern Oregon. One of the big attractions was the dancing "girls" under the personal di rection of Robert Krohn. and tonight the em tire city was laughing at the joke on a minister who made formal protest to the city commissioners against the appearance of those "lewd and vicious women" from Portland. JKlsiiMcr Aroised by Pietnres, The' minister had read the stories sent out by the press bureau of AI Kader temple, had seen the pictures of the posing beauties of the harem and had determined to keep the Shriners from producing "such an immoral .fhow." In the name of this fair city and for the protection of the young men of eastern Oregon, he asked ghat the dancers be prohibited from ap pearing in public and that they be not allowed any liberties while in the city. After the protest had been gravly presented and heard, the minister was informed that he need have no fear, for the danoers were not as they seemed, but that under the paint on their faces would he found a stubble of regular beard. The Shrine special arrived here -early today, with 13 coaches jammed with passengers. Parade la Held la Rain. Al Kader temple is putting on the ceremonial and initiation with Its famous marching patrol. Its Bedouin band and its chanters. During the day a concert was given at the Morman tabernacle for the gen eral public;. Later an Inspection was allowed of the rich and magnificent stage settings used in the first section at the Arcade theater. A parade was staged in a drizzle of rain at 7 o clock tonight, preceded by dinner for which the women of the Christian church were the hostesses. The second section is being put on at the Kex hall tonight. - Candidates are here from Pendleton. Baker and other eastern Oregon cities, the Baker nobles bringing a number of their novices as a rube patrol and scoring one of the hits of the day with liieir burlesque drill.- Dalles Joins la Pfla-iimaa-e. Last night at The Dalles a dancing party was attended by the Portland ex cursionists and SO nobles of The Dalles Joined the pilgrimage. Two more cars were picked up at Pendleton. Staid and, sedate business and pro fessional men of La Grande who at tempted the hazardous journey over the arid wastes to shrinedom are pleased that the Al Kaders are leaving town. Men prominent in local affairs suffered ignomtniously. Handcuffed to telephone poles, and fantastically j daubed with paint, many of the can didates stood -the gaff and merciless Jeers of passersby for hours at a time. The shriners came, captured and cap tivated in a hilarious manner. I'otentate A. H. Lea engineered one of the best ceremonials in the history of Al Kader. Harvey Wells. Frank Grant, Charles Mensenger and Hugh J. Boyd were in charge of the train and ce remonial. ice by physical disqualifications, hold ing the rank of major in the national guard of Pennsylvania, was transferred to the spruce division and died whjle in that service. Kaowledge of Promotion Denied. A nephew, 20 years of age, rejected because of flat feet, .had been sent to the spruce division as a limited service should some point arise. that indicates the necessity. The committee will resume its ses sions In the federal building, Sixth and Morrison streets, at 10 o'clock Monday morning. It is probable that the Port land spruce probe will come to an end J Friday of this week, and that the com mittee and party will make arrange ments to leave for Sacramento, op .Sat urday. f The Sacramento investigation will touch upon another phase of aircraft expenditures, as will -the subsequent visits to other California points, deal ing with aviation fields. SHERIFF AVENGES BROTHER . Charge of Murder Filed Against Minnesota Suspect. BEND. Or., Sept. 6. (Special.) As the reward of four weeks work spent in the east this summer in the endeavor to bring to Justice the murderer of his brother. Deputy Sheriff Anderson of Deschutes county received a telegram last night from Minnesota state offi cials stating that a man known as "Blackie" Frnakes, a suspect, has been bcund over to the grand Jury charged wfh the murder of Carl Anderson. The Bend official's trip to Willmar, Minn., the scene of the crime, was made COUPON To Committee of Arrangements, Portland, Oregon: Wishing to hear the address which will be delivered by the president at the auditorium in Portland on September 15, I am inclosing here with for your use in connection with the drawing of seats and standing room a coupon carrying my name and address: Name Street and No. City County...... Mail or bring to auditorium, Portland, Oregon. IODOI IOB01 IOE30E locaoioiaoi IOE30Z I0E30X IOE30X WORK IS CALLED CRIMINAL (Continued From Page 10.) General Disque that in his previous tes timony he had referred to these same men, with reference to the first con tract they offered, as profiteers and crooks. When it had been remarked to him that W. T. Butler, banker of Everett. Wash., was highly reputable and was the brother of Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia univers ity, the witness had said: "The brothers of a lot of prominent men are the worst crooks in the world." ... f Dlsqne Withdraws Assertion. "The suggestion here is that he is a crook." charged Chairman Frear. "Well. -I will withdraw that." said General Disque reflectively. "I don't know Mr. Butler." "I thought that you should be given the opportunity to withdraw it," com mented the chairman. Respecting the allocation of soldier labor in spruce and fir camps and mills, and on railroad construction.. General Disque told the committee that the policy had been to send the men Impartially to every operation that needed them, where the output of air- yvrr one man. General Disque said he never met him or heard of him thereafter, save when the boy's mother wrote a letter of complaint, saying that her son was shoveling mud in construction work. Later, through merit and with out his knowledge, said General Disque, this soldier received promotion to the rank of second lieutenant. Chairman Frear asked the witness what his theory had been in recom mending certain spruce division offi cers for the distinguished service medal. Among these there were 20 in all were Colonel Stearns. Colonel Reardon. Colonel Bull, Colonel R. C. Hill and Captain Harmon. "Was Major Leadbctter recommend ed?" asked the chairman. "I don't think bo," answered the gen eral, after a momentary reflection. Sacrifices Are Contrasted. General Disque said that the provi sion for distinguished service medals had been made by an act of congress, in order that men who served at home might be Bhown that there was ap-' preciatton of their loyalty, efficiency and zeal such men as stood forth from all others by reason of these distin guishing traits. Such appreciation had actuated him, said General Disque, in making the recommendations. Many had made great personal sacrifices. i "That's true m a way," was Chair man Frear's comment. "Yet thousands of soldiers who were fighting in Fance never received any. crosses or distin guished service medals and yet they were making the supreme sacrifice." "When was John D. Ryan here?" questioned Chairman Frear. "The latter part of July, 1918, an swered General Disque. Ryan's Words Recounted. Chairman Frear asked the witness if Ryan did not at that time attend a banquet, given in his honor by the of ficers of the spruce division. General Disque said that was true. The witness was then asked if Mr. Ryan, in his address on that occasion. had not told the -assembly that he would attempt to obtain a brigadier- general's grade for Colonel Disque when he, Mr. Ryan, returned to Wash ington. "1 think so, yes," answered General Disque. "Pursuant to that, a short time after, it was done?" queried the chair man. "Yes." answered General Bisque. General Coaclndra Testimony. At noon yesterday General Disque had concluded his testimony. It is un derstood that he may be recalled. in August, after a coroner's verdict of suicide had been returned. Refusing to accept this report, Mr. Anderson inves tigated the case first hand, and then employed a Pinkerton operative, whose findings checked with his own. Finger prints on the handle of the razor with which Carl Anderson's throat had been cut, were identified as belonging to Frankes. Robbery was the motive for the crime, the Bend deputy declares. FAIR BUILDINGS RUSHED 6 Indications Are That There Will Be Fine Displays at Gresham. GRESHAM, Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) The grounds where the combined Multl nomah county fair and land products show will be held ane being prepared for the big exhibit which will be held September 15 to 20. inclusive. A new building for Industrial club exhibits is rapidly nearlng completion, as is also an addition to the already large stock barns. The new building will house the livestock entries of the industrial club members. The new barn is 40 by 90 feet and will be divided into 60 pens. More than 600 entries have been made in the poultry depart ment to date, Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks predominating. Dr. N. L. Smith of Portland has charge of this department. Rains Make Road Impassible. KELSO. Wash., Sept. 6. (Special.) The Pacific highway north from Kelso, which was closed much of the summer owing to construction work, was made impassable by the heavy rains this week. 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