THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 7, 1919.
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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
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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
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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."
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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
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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. Autoiste now must take the
west side highway between Kelso and
Castle Rock. Just north of Rocky
Point, where dirt fills-were made, the
steady downpour has converted the
roadway into a veritable quagmire
Many autos were mired Thursday night
and had to be pulled out.
Divorce to Go to Supreme Court.
ALBANT. Or., Sept 6 (Special)
D. C. White of this oity, defendant in a
sensational divorce case tried in the
circuit court here recently, has filed
notice of his appeal of the case to the
state supreme court. The trial her
resulted in the wife. Bertha K. White
getting a decree and one-third of hei
husband's real property.
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Table d'Hote Dinner
Sundays and Weekdays
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Service a la Carte
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