The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 08, 1920, Section One, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 8, riT mnrrvrn III I HI LLUlk ii t i-nuuLn w ' i ihpo nrninniTinsii UUltDNEDIblHIIUII Wilson States Association Has Been Delightful. VOGELSANG MAY FOLLOW V Calirornian Mentioned as Succes tor to Retiring Secretary of In terior; Change Set for March 1. WASHINGTON", Feb. 7. President Wilson today accepted, effective March 1, the resignation of Franklin . K. Lane, for nearly seven years sec retary of the interior. The necessity that after 21 years of publio life he must "think of other duties" was the reason assigned by Mr. Lane for his withdrawal, and in reply Mr. Wilson wrote his hope "that your future ca reer will be as full of honorable suc cess as your past." : Mr- Lane's resignation was submit ted last Thursday, his letter shows, but it had been known for many weeks he intended this action as soon as President Wilson could spare him. In discussion today of his probable successor. Alexander T. Vogelsang, also of California, was mentioned. Lane Gives Reasons. ' Secretary Lane's letter follows: "My Dear Mr. President: It is with deep regret that I feel compelled to resign the commission with which you saw fit to honor me by appoint ine me to a place in your cabinet, now almost seven years ago. If It will meet your convenience, I would sug gest that I be permitted to retire on March 1. "With the conditions which make this step necessary you are familiar. I have served the public for 21 years, and that service appeals to me as none other can, but Imust now think of other duties. ' "The programme of administration and legislation looking to the de velopment of our resources which I have suggested for time to time is now in large part in effect, or soon will come into effect through action of congress. . . Gratitude Is Expressed. "I return this department into your hands with very real gratitude tnat you gave me the opportunity to know well a working force holding so many men and women of singular ability and rare spirit. '1 trust that you may soon be so completely restored to health that the country and the world may have the benefit of the full measure of your strength in the leadership of their af fairs. The discouragements of the present are, I beliewe, only temporary. The country knows that for America to stand outside the league of nations will bring neither pride to us nor confidence to the world. "Believe me. my dear Mr. President, always, "Cordially and faithfully yours. (Signed) "FRANKLIN K. LANE." -' President Makes Reply. In reply the president wrote: "February 7, 1920. "My dear Mr. Secretary: I need not tell you with, what regret l accept fro or. resignation as secretary of the Interior, for our association has been Lrrv delightful. I have admired the SDirit in which you devoted yourself lo the duties of your department, as I am sure that all attentive observ ers have, but the reason you give for -our retirement leaves me no choice but to acquiesce, and of, of course, Accept your suggestion that the res ignation take effect March 1 if it will serve your convenience. "May I not add how sincerely I hope that your future career will be as full of honorable success as your past. My best wishes will follow you throughout all the years that appar ently must now separate us, and I beg to subscribe myself cordially and incerely your friend, (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON." jclpal until 1914, when It was dis continued. n early II eg John Fleming Wilson ws a deep-sea sailor and ship's of ficer in the mercantile marine and lived for a short time in Japan. Aft erward he was educated at Prlnce- . ton university. New Jersey, where he ! won a degree as bachelor pf arts in ! the year 1900. For the next five or i six years he followed newspaper and j magazine work and was reporter and uiftinaui; criiiu xor 1R0 uregonian.ana he also was one ol the assistant editors of the Pacific Monthly, this clt. , and the San Francisco Argonaut. In July. 1906. he married Miss Elena Burt of Newport, Or., and about this period began to be known as a meri torious writer of short stories for big eastern magazines. He found new and racy material for several sea stories by discovering one Micky O'Rourke, one of the crew of the lightship at the mouth of the Colum-, bia river, and Mr. O'Rourke figured in several cleverly told stories print- I ed in the Saturday Evening Post. I Mr. Wilson latterly devoted nearly all his energies to story-writing eastern magazines, particularly the fost, and he has a story in the cur rent issue of that magazine. Mr. Wilson also is the author of these stories: "The Land Claimers." 1910 "Across the Latitudes,"- 1911; "The Man Who Came Back," 1912; "The Princess of Sorry Valley," 1913; "Ted Sheldon and His Boy Scouts," 1913; "The Master Key," 1915, and others. Senate Passes Watershed Bill. SALEM, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) Telegrams received here yesterday from Representative Hawley indicate that the bill for the protection of the Dallas watershed on Canyon creek had passed the senate. The bill pre viously had been approved Jay the house and Is now awaiting the signa ture of the president. Another bill having for its purpose the protection of the water supplies at Oregon City and Corvallis also has passed the sen ate, according to Mr. Hawley's tele gram. Fire Patrol Heads I'nrl angiil. MARSHFIELD. Or.. Feb. 7. (Spe cial.) The Coos County Fire Patrol- association retained the officials who had served during 1919, and the af fairs of the organization will be con ducted along the same lines as in the past, without any important changes. The report of the association shows that the members of the association who are owners of timber in this county, lost more by fire in 1919 than lor a number of years previously. Recruiting Officer at Salem. SALEM, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) Lieutenant-Colonel R. V. Venable, se nior officer of the Oregon recruiting district, has arrived in Salem in con nection with the recruiting campaign and essay contest recently Instituted to stimulate interest in the various military branches of the government. Lieutenant Venable says there is much interest in the contest and he believes the responses will far ex ceed first expectations. Legion Officers Installed. EST ACAD A. Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) The American Legion post in Esta- cada have Installed the following offi cers:: commander, Sylvester Law rence; vice-commander, R. S. Ludlow: adjutant, Clyde Shock. Both serv ices are represented by these officers. Messrs. Lawrence and Shock being ex army men and R. S. Ludlow a mem ber of the naval reserve. A consti tution and by-laws were also adopted. Training Vessel Promised. SHERIFFS SEEK MORE PIT COXVEXTIOX RESOLUTION jCRGES INCREASE I" SALARIES. t Jligh Cost or Living Assigrlcd as f Reason for Request $3600 I Maximum Set. f-' BOISE, Idaho. Feb. 7. (Special.) JCced of high salaries for sheriffs to nable them to meet the high cost of : : .1.... , I. a nntinimfllll D fl "proval at the sheriffs' and peace of ficers" convention today through the adoption of a section to the report of the legislative committee providing ihat the salary of sheriffs be changed range from $3600 maximum to 1500 minimum. The convention also went1 unani mously on record favoring the enact iment of a statute covering the tak ing of finger prints as a means of 'identification and a statute providing 'that all motor vehicle license fees, whether delinquent or not, be col lected by the assessors of the va trious counties of the state within '.jheir jurisdiction, except where the assessor swears to a complaint. The enactment of a motor vehicle TJaW based on the' Caliofrnia motor vehicle act as recommended by the -national traffic officers' convention theld at Seattle, in October, was also "urged. ' . IX ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 7. (Spe cial.) A naval vessel has been prom ised by the government to Grays Har bor as a training ship for a naval reserve to be organized here, accord ing to advice received by Lieutenant H. A. Delanty, who has been placed in charge of organizing a ship's com pany. The vessel to be detailed will probably be in the destroyer class, Mr. Delanty said. Bootlegger Jailed- and Fined. BURNS. Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) George Downs had a trial before Jus tice of the Peace Patterson for boot legging and was fined $150 and sen tenced to five days In the county Jail. He was bound, over to the grand jury for larceny of the whisky from the county jail, the whisky being part of a consignment confiscated by the sheriff. 1 Spring Suits Topcoats Raincoats a daily increasing array of smart' styles for the new season. unexcelled in fabric, incomparable in work manship. 1 as moderate in price as quality will permit. $40 to $75 Ben Selling Leading" Clothier Morrison St. at Fourth (TODAY .1 AND UNTIL FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT! AT I XJhe Peerless Sterr in a Drama of Tremendous Strength ' the Phenomen as . Siyrtd, the Dancer in TEACHERS' HABITS SCORED RALXIER PEDAGOGCE SMOKES CIGARETTES. Additional Charge of Disrespect to Flag Preferred by School Direct ors of Thurston-County Town. OLTMPIA, Wash., Feb. 7. (Special.) Relative responsibility of parents and teachers in maintaining a code of personal conduct suitable as an ex ample to be followed by pupils became an issue to be decided in determining the complaint filed bv County Super intendent Cassandra Messages against, vidian .T. McGill. a Kainier scnooi teacher. In which .the revocation of McGill's certificate is demanded. - State Superintendent josepmue u. 1;. v,..ti.n tndav heard evidence on ,. inrmil mnvnlaint brought -y the county superintendent alleging im proper conduct on me iian teacher. The complaint aiso McGill's patriotism. ; n.utnii use of cigarettes in the presence of his pupils is alleged as - j T,ftttinsr the teacher to ex- ercise properly his duties as an in . ... nf th voung. It is also .i,.,. that the teacher exhibited disrespect for the nag oy oia-nue, m while he requires tne pupuo iu the flag he does so only because the low rtamanda it and that he Is not in sympathy with the practice and con siders the requirement wrong in principle. v sr,nnrinar the charges contained Phone your want ads to The Orego-l in the complaint, im r . uis, ninn. Main 7070, A 6095. dore Gehrke, George W. Parks and Robert Pettit, members of the board of school directors of the district, and B. M. Clark, principal of the Rainier school, testified at the hearing. Corvallis Farmers Win Prize. CORVALLIS, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) Thrift brothers, farmers on route 4 out of Corvallis, won first place with a 15-months-old Durdc Jersey sow in the . recent combination sale and hog show at Salem, selling the animal to L. L. Reynolds of Salem for $145. Farmer Battles With Prowler. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Feb. 7. (Spe cial.) T. S. Chastine, who has charge of the Midfield farm, 3 miles from Winlock, a few nights ago had an ex citing duel in the dark with an un identified marauder whom he found prowling around the barn. Chastine 1 opened fire with a rifle when the BLittuger icluscu lu naiL, ana tne lat ter replied with a revolver. Neither man was hit, but the stranger es caped. Estacada Juniors Produce Play. ESTACADA, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) The Junior class of the Estacada high school put on their annual play Friday evening. The name of the play was "Blundering Billy." It was originally intended to give the play before Christmas, but the cold weath er prevented, as it was not possible to heat the high school auditorium sufficiently. NOTED WRITER DIVORCED jWIFE OF JOHX FLEMING WIL ' SON OBTAINS DECREE. jjCourt at Toledo Also Grants Attor . ney's Fees of $200 and $130 Month .Alimony. TOLEDO, Or., ' Feb. 7. (Special.) gjohn Fleming Wilson, well-known short story writer, was the defendant Sin a divorce 'suit that was won in rihe circuit court here today by Mrs. tLulu E. Wilson, a native of this county. The' suit alleged that Mr. "Wilson at the present time Is living JVith a woman other than his wife. fThe court also awarded attorney's .fees of J-00 and alimony of $130 a ..month, ti Born in Erie, Pa.. February ' 23, fAKn VLminir Wllsnn la h a rTson of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Rogers f Wilson. Dr. Wilson was a rresby i"lerian minister in the east, and he and Dr. Samuel R. Johnson moved to ithis city and founded Portland S academy, of which Dr. Wilson was ') Joint principal and afterward prin- Mr. Frank Keenan, Care Pathe Exchange. Dear Sir: "The World Aflame" deals with the greatest problem of the present day in a manner which is intensely inter esting throughout. It is a mighty good pic ture for every employer, employe and pub lic official to see. Very truly yours, GEORGE ROSSMAN. Municipal Judge. G V"VTU0 . " SPECIAL SALE A Really, Truly Valentine an A ronson Diamond! Here's a wonderfully beautiful array of dia monds, too, beginning; with the dainty, simply mounted little gem at $10, and rising; gradually to the magnificent, flashing solitaire at $2500. You will find that prices are lower here; Our unusual facilities for buying permit us to sell for , less. ' , . ..." Expert Service for the Eye by a Skilled Optometrist AR ON SON'S Washington at Broadway Used Piano Bargains Most pianos listed have been exchanged for new instru ments. Each piano has been, through our shop and is in first-class condition. Our one-year exchange plan guaran tees each and every one. This sale is for FEBRUARY only, as we must dispose of the pianos to make room for a shipment of new pianos. You can save money by coming in now and looking over our line of used pianos. SCHUMANN, Mahogany Case. . . 5Q9PI Plain case, practically new tDOD GILBERT, Mahogany Case. C9QK Plain case, good condition tDOD WHITNEY, Oak Case. K9 This piano has had very little use I tj KOEHLER & CAMPBELL, Oak Case. Fairly plain case, good standard instrument. KROEGER, Mahogany Case. Very latest style, used few months., BAILEY, Mahogany Case Fairly plain case. A good buy. ........... DURAND, Ebony Case. 'Good tone, small size RICHTER, Oak Case. Very latest style. Used short time....... HALLETT & CUMSTON, Rosewood Case. Old style but in good condition............ IRVJNG, Oak Case. Good standard instrument. Fine tone..... PLAYER PIANO BARGAIN . UNIVERSAL PLAYER, Walnut Case. Latest style. A real player bargain...... Agents for: Haddorff Hallett & Davis Clarendon Lexington Players, Upright, Grands From $475.00 and up. Bonds Accepted at Full Value. Terms Given. $435 iti -r "T W-H 1 Z?k I 125-127 4th Street, bet. Washington and Alder. thanM As Segrid Fersen, Nazimova has a part that ranks with her Nora in "A Doll's House" and her Hedda in "Hedda Gabler," two Ibsen plays that established her as the fore most actress in the world today THIS IS PRESTIGE! ! ! The Liberty's Pro grain De Luxe This Week Includes Num bers of More Than Ordinary Interest 1. LIBERTY EDUCATIONAL WEEKLY CHOICE NEWS. BITS COMPILED AND RE EDITED BY THE MANAGEMENT. 2. SELECTED COMEDY 3. MURTAGH AT THE CONSOLE PLAYING "FUJI." BY OLIVER G. WALLACE. 4. LIBERTY REVIEW ODDS AND ENDS OF INTEREST COMPILED BY THE MANAGEMENT. 5. PROLOGUE TO THE FEATURE THE HIGH PRIEST OF VISHNA CALLS UPON THE GODS OF FATE TO PASS UPON HIS ACHIEVEM ENTS I NTRODUCI NG M R. EARLE ALEXANDER AS THE HIGH PRIEST OF VISHNA. 6. NAZIMOVA IN "STRONGER THAN DEATH" SHOWING HOW LIFE'S BIG MOMENTS ARE LIVED IN A CRUCIAL HALF HOUR. 7. EPILOGUE OF THE FEATURE DURING THE ENACTMENT OF THE SEVENTH REEL THE CHARACTER OF THE TEMPLE SCENE IS BROUGHT TO LIFE ON OUR STAGE AND DANCES THE DANCE OF DEATH. THE DANSEUSE ALYS MAY DROWN AND TODAY AT 12:30 MURTAGH- And Our Mighty $50,000 Organ Overture to "Zampa" Her old "Waters of Venice" (valse lente) Edwards "Ah, Moon of My Delight" : Liza Lehman (From "A Persian Garden") Bouquet of Irish Melodies Arr. by Murtagh "River Shannon," "Wild Irish Rose," "A Little Bit of Heaven," "Tumbledown Shack in Athlone." "Fuji". Oliver Wallace A Concert De Luxe- n MAKE USE OF YOUR OLD CARPETS AND CLOTHES FRAYED FLUFF RUGS (There's a Difference) ' More durable, serviceable and sanitary. All sizes. No order' too small or large to receive careful and prompt attention. Have you seen our Smyrna Fluff Rugs? Something new. All branches of carpet cleaning, refitting and sizing given careful attention. Our salesmen will call and show you. Showroom and salesroom at the factory. Wholesale and retail. Visitors to the factory are welcome. PORTLAND RUG COMPANY, 1672-4 East 17th Street WRITE OR PHOXE US. AUTOMATIC 313-24 LI i-H 17 11 ; n.ii i -75 I r I I HAM I "LJBILRTY CORNERS V"" I I s?;cnott op jEMstx? v 1 ii I I i 1 Next Saturday Portland's Funny Farcical Favorites Douglas MacLean and Doris May in 'What's Your Husband Doing?' Phone Your WANT ADS to The Oregonian Main 7070 A 6095 M J ft 1 1 II I SH SH r