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TIIE SUNDAY' OREGOXIAN, PORTLAXD, 3IAY 8, 1921 9. IDAHO REPUBLICIS WJUTING FOR PLUMS Mew Surveyor-General Takes Office This Week. OTHER JOBS NOT YET RIPE Commissions of Democratic Incom bents All Hare Some Months to Kan, Some MoreThan Tear. BOISE, Idaho, May 7. (Special.) Idaho has a new surveyor-general who will take office du.ing the com ' lng week. He is Virgil Samras of Pocatello, a graduate of the Uni versify of Idahoi who for the past few years has been assistant en gineer for the Oregon Short Line railroad with headquarters at Poca tello. Mr. Samms will succeed Ed ward Hedd'en, who for four years has been surveyor-general and is a hold over, his commission having expired last September. This is the only appointment so far made for Idaho. All others are likely to be pending for some time, judging from information that has reached Boise. ' . Commissions Ram Some Time. The commission of United States district attorney McClear does not expire until the close of the present year. Leroy C. Jones, United States -marshal, has another year. His com' mission expires in May. 1922. Com missions of Idaho land office of ficials run into the latter part of the present or the early part of next year. Internal Revenue Commis sioner Williams has served two years. It Is said to be customary to permit the collector to serve four years tin less removed for cause. Williams Is a prominent democrat. The post of prohibition commis sioner was created recently and is held by a Moscow man, E. C. Boon. It Is numbered with the "big four" im portant federal posts and is looked upon as a choice plum. The commis sioner confines his duties almost ex clusively to dealing with druggists who handle alcohol in various forms and seeing that the percentage stipulated by the government for use la medicines ls maintained. Leaders Are Not Talking. State Chairman Thomas and Na tional Committeeman Hart are back from the Washington conference with Senators Borah and Gooding and Congressman French, but are saying nothing for publication and little In formation can be secured from them, closest friends say. The long list of applicants will continue to remain worried for an Indefinite period while democrats In office continue to draw down the salaries. Democratic leaders say they are not worrying over the distribution of federal patronage. They are satls- teacher in the high school. City School Superintendent Cannon announced the faculties for the city schools for the coming year as fairly complete. Mr. Cannon announced the following list: High school B. H. Conkle, princi pal: R. C. Goodman, E. E. Fleischman, Emmet C. Forsythe, Malcolm D. Brode, Mabel Phillips, Ethel Bickford. Bertha Hunter, Grace Smith, Francis E. Baker, Mrs. Charles H. Henney. Ju nior high school C. C. Newhouse, principal; Mrs. Harriet Blashfield, as sistant; Mrs. Charlotte Kinnaird and Gertrude Foley. Park street Bessie Goyett, principal; Beatrice Pogue, Sarah Kealeigh, Velma Wilkinson Emma Schiemeskamp, Edna David, Ethel Callaher and Mrs. Eilna Cramer. Coe primary Mrs. Henrietta Corne lius, principal; Marian Howe. Pearl Gladden, Mrs. Margaret Campbell and Wanda Sain. Teachers who have resigned are: Celia Hunkins, Evangeline Husbands, BOWES Sunday K Dyive jP VOTERS TO DECID E FIVE MEASURES Bonus and Marriage Tests Among Issues June 7. PASTOR OF FIRST NAZARENB CHl'RCH RE-ELECTED. ;;;;; V;? I tSSiil ? M J - iftk,i)iiiihiilitriitniiii iiiim' -,iL Rev. A. M. Bowes. At the annual meeting of the First Church of the N'azarene, East Tenth and Weidller streets. Rev. A. M. Bowes was re-elected pastor for another year's serv ice. He was nominated by a unanimous vote of the church board and elected by a unani mous vote of the church on the first ballot. The Rev. Mr. Bowes came to Portland about a year ago from Takima, Wash., to accept the pastorate of the First Church of the Nazarene. 3 AFFECT CONSTITUTION Lucretia Rodell and Mrs. E. Walker, high school; Mrs. H. G. Bark lage, junior highj-Vera Olin and Alice Tompkins, Park street, and Daisy Crocker, Coe primary. FARMERS MAY GET WATER Relief Measure Put Thro urn, Sen ate by Sir. McXary. THE OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, May 7. Farmers fied with the manner In which they! on government irrigation project thrived during the eight years of democratic control and appear to be content to hand the offices over to the republicans. They are more con cerned over the political situation within the state Just at the present time. Democratic Party In Bad Way. The New Freedom, official mouth piece of the bourbons in this state, commenting on the situation, said this week: "It is highly significant and en couraging that the democrats of Idaho have well under way a move ment to cover the entire state with an association of democratic clubs. This movement is In the hands of young, progressive members of the party. It is proposed to have a central organization at the state capital with a branch in every county. It makes little difference Just what the nature of the organization is, or Just how it will work. The essential thing is organization. "As a result of the ' machinations of the Non-Partisan league In recent campaigns, coupled with the stam pede that swept the whole nation last year, the democratic party in Idaho is in a bad way. While the in dividual members are Just as loyal to their principles as they ever were, the organization as a whole is groggy from the assaults made upon it by open insidious -foes. "For these reasons the first duty of all patriotic men and women who believe in the principles of Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson Is to put their house in order and make ready for the great struggle for human rights and social justice that are certain to come In the Immediate future.' throughout the west would be enabled to receive water and contiin.ue the cul tivation of their ranches, though they are unable to pay the accumulated maintenance charges, under a join resolution put through the senate to day by Senator McNary. The resolu tion provides that the secretary of the Interior in his discretion may furnish water to settlers under governmen projects who are in arrears more than one year for maintenance and con structlon charges. More than 3 per cent of the entry- men on such projects. Senator Mc Nary explained, are in arrears on the payment of these charges because their inability to sell their products. MINERS ELECT OFFICERS ABERDEEN USES BIG SUM $702,934 Spent on City Improve ments in 3 1 Months. ABERDEEN, Wash, May 7. (Spe cialsMunicipal Improvements In volving an expenditure of $702,934.94 have been made under direction of A. H. Blood, retiring city engineer, dur ing his term of office, covering 31 months, according to a comprehensive report o operations prepared by Mrs. Mary B. Oura of the engineering of fice. The most important task under taken by the city through Blood's of fice was completion of the eastern en trance to the city via the Olympic highway route. Here a concrete trestle was opened to traffic at a cost of $143,763.43. Next In Importance was pavlrnt of Curtis boulevard, at an outlay of JS6.010.62. Fifty-nine local Improvement dis tricts have been formed during Blood's term for the completion of as many improvement projects. The work cov ers planking, graveling, re-decking, laying sewers and culverts, clearing land and reconstruction. LONGSHOREMAN IS KILLED Worker on Steamer at Astoria Dock Fatally Injured. ASTORIA, Or, May 7. (Special.) Frederick Wegener, a longshoreman, who was assisting in loading the steam schooner Flavel at the Ham mond mill dock, was killed almost instantly when a sling load of lum bar swinging across the deck of the vessel struck him on the head and broke his neck. Wegener was a native of Prussia, 35 years of age, and had been in As toria about two weeks. He had reg istered during the war in Chicago and since that time had been at va rious points on the coast. He was a ingle man and as far as known has no relatives In this country. Two Portland Men Get High Berths on College Club. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, May 7. (Special.) Two Portland men were elected to of fice in the Miners' club for next year John Deggendorfer was made athletic manager and Clifford W. Reed, Barom eter reporter. Curtis Mohney of Sa lem was unanimously elected preai. dent. Claude Darby of Salem, vice- president; John Quiner of Eugene, secretary-treasurer, and James Adams of St. Helens, yell-leader. "Chct" Crowell of Portland gave talk on the leaching of copper ore at Kennicot mines In Alaska. The meet ins started off with a general "rough house" when some of the "Muckers" were forcibly removed fTom their white collars. Iogger Dies of Injury. KELSO. Wash., May 7 (Special.) Harvey McNeal, who was crushed Dy a rolling log at the Inman-f ouisen camp yesterday morning, died on the train en route to Portland. lie was iv years old. and had been employed by the Inman-Poulsen company tor years. He leaves his widow and three children. A coincidence was that Mrs McNeal formerly was married to a man named Gates, who met his death in a train wreck at the Eastern & Western camp many years ago. Mc Neal and Gates were brakemen on the wrecked train. Declamation Awards Made. PRINEVILLE. Or., May 7. (Spe cial.) The public school declamation contest yesterday gave the following children first places In their divi sions: Billy Ireland, Helen O'Neil, Frances Saunders and Pauline Kid- well. These winners will go to the tri-county meet at Redmond next Sat urday for the finals. Tjogger Loses Right Hand. COTTAGE GROVE. Or, May 7 (Special.) Henry Gutterson was at a Eugene hospital recovering from an operation for the amputation of the right hand, which was mangled Tues day in an accident in the U. S. Log ging company's camp at Rujada. He was oiling a donkey engine, when the oil can was caught in the mechanism and pulled the hand In after. Howe FACULTY LIST MADE UP Hood TUver Has to Get One More Teacher for Its Schools. HOOD "RIVER, Or, May 7. (Spe- iaXjzcnt...oc . oonuner&aj Will Handle Frledlander Jewelry Sale. George Francis Rowe of Seattle, who some years ago entertained Port land with a series of original adver tisements of one of the leading stores, has been engaged by the F. Fried lander Co. to write the publicity for the jewelry sale which opens Wednes day morning next. Rowe ha? been in the advertising and merchandising business in Seattle for nearly 25 years. He has writ ten several articles on salesmanship, credit and merchandising which are regarded as "thumbnail" classics. His last literary effort is entitled "When the Banker Says No" Rowe saya the circulation of this last effort is threatening to exceed the circulation of "Pilgrim's Prog ress and "Robinson Crusoe" com hincxLr uldv, -! Qualification of Women for Jury Duty ami Longer Legislative Sessions Provided. SALEM, Or, May 7. (Special.) On June 7 the-voters of Oregon will go to the polls and pass judgment on five statewide measures, three of which, if approved, will amend the state consti tution. All of these measures were referred to the voters at the 1921 session of the legislature. The five measures are: Enabling the governor to veto emergency clause on legislative meas ures without impairing remaining sections of the act. Compulsory marriage examination and license bill. Providing for lengthening sessions of the legislature and increasing the compensation of legislators. Qualifying women to sit as jurors. Creating world war veterans' state aid fund and providing choice of cash bonus of $15 a month or loan in sums not to exceed $4000. Longer Sessions Proposed. The measure with relation to changing the constitution as it per tains to legislative sessions provides that the regular sessions shall be lengthened from 40 to 60 days, and that the members shall receive $5 a day instead of $3 a day as at the present time. This compensation will apply to both regular and special ses sions. Provision also is made for limiting the time in which bills may be intro duced, with the exception of appro priation and defense measures. An other section of the proposed amend ment places the president of the sen ate andi speaker of the house on the same pay basis as other members, and eliminates the present provision that they shall receive an additional two- thirds of their per diem allowance as members. No change is suggested in the amendment as to the length of special sessions. Bonus DIearare to Be Voted On. ' The measure providing for the crea tion of a world war veterans' state aid fund authorizes the state to issue bonds to the extent of 3 per cent of the assessed valuation of all proper ty to raise money to be loaned In amounts of not more than $4000, or paid as a bonus of $13 for each month of actual service to each honorably discharged Tesident of Oregon who served in the United States army navy or marine corps between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918. In no case, however, shall tho amount of the bonus exceed $500. Provision also is made In this amendment for authority to levy an additional tax of two mills to pay principal and interest of such bonds and ratifying correlative legislative enactments. The correlative enactments re ferred to In the proposed amendment include an act passed by the 1921 leg islature providing that each qualified veteran of the world war may borrow from the state an amount not to ex ceed $3000, or accept a cash bonus in the sum of $15 a month, based on his actual time of service, and not ex ceeding $500. Operation of this act is wholly dependent upon the approval of the constitutional amendment, which will provide the money neces. sary to finance the scheme of com pensation. Maximum Fixed at 40O0. The constitutional amendment fixes the maximum loan at $4000, while the legislative act limits the amount a veteran may borrow to $3000. This conflict is not serious, however, other than the maximum amount a person may receive under the law will re main at $3000. For these loans the borrowers will be required to pay 4 per cent, while repayment of the principal may be extended over a period of 40 years. Another important measure Is that authorizing the governor to veto an emergency clause without impairing the remaining sections of the bill. At the present time the emergency clause serves two purposes. First, the bill becomes effective as a law as soon as it is signed by the governor. vhile acts not favored with the emer gency clause do not become effective for 90 days. Second, the emergency clause prevents invoking the referen dum against the measure. Should this measure receive favor able consideration at the hands of the voters the tables will be turned, and a governor will no longer be able to shelf an entire bill under the pre text that it was objectionable because of the emergency clause. Approval of the measure also will prevent the clause being used merely to halt the leferendum. Marriage Examination Sought. The purpose of the so-called mar riage bill, according to its author, is to prevent the birth of feeble-minded children. This law, If approved, will provide that all persons wishing to marry shall first undergo a mental and physical examination. If either both should fail to pass the ex amination they would be prohibited rom marrying unless one or both were sterilized. Provision is made that in cases where applications are refused mar riage licenses under the provisions of the law, they may appeal to the ceun- y court, which would cause an ex amination to be made of the com plaining person or persons by three competent physicians selected by the court. The Judgment of these physi cianswould be final. Under the proposed amended jury bill women would be allowed to sit as urors. At the present time jury service in Oregon is limited to men. This service on the part of women, however. Is optional, and they may be excused upon filing a satisfactory af fidavit with the county clerk of the county in which they are called. This measure provides that In criminal cases in which a minor under IS years of age Is Involved, whether as defendant or as complaining witness, at least half of the jury shall oe women. . Local measures to be referred to the voters at the June election include salary bills in Wallowa. Umatilla and Wasco counties, and the Port of Port- Hnd oreranization bHl. 'Mf The ' Fahey-Brockman Upstairs Plan Low Rents Plain Stores Volume Business Rock-Bottom Market Prices . No Credit Losses Alterations Free Fit Guaranteed Satisfaction or Your Money Back By Being Upstairs, We Saved Thousands of Dollars on Rent Alone Last Year This Saving We Pass on to You in the Form of Lower Prices Everybody knows that it is cheaper to live upstairs than on the street level. That is the fundamental idea of our upstairs plan economy. And because economy is the big" idea in our upstairs plan, it appeals to all level-headed people who are free from" false pride and who go to make up the biggest part of our population. For instance, by being upstairs, we saved thou sands of dollars on rent alone last year. Did we For Example 5pnng ouits pocket that ourselves? No, sir! We passed it right back to the public in the form of lower prices. Why? Because every time we can pass on a saving to the public we increase our business and the added number of sales multiplies more for us in the end. Get it? Does it work? Just look at our business thou sands of satisfied customers every month three great upstairs stores and acknowledged leadership in men's clothing business of the Northwest Overcoats 1 ana If $20 no higher than $40 With our usual upstairs saving of $10 per garment Remember, YOU Pay the Rent, No Matter Who Runs the Store! RALEIGH BUILDING, Sixth and Washington STTk TIT' .' M t htors ;jU RGCKMAN EXTENSION PUN STAYS WORK OUT BELAY STREET WTIL BE ORDERED RUSHED. Commissioner Earbur to Recom mend Improvement in race of Protests From Owners. In the face of a flood of protests already registered against the im provement. City Commissioner Bar bur will recommend to the city coun cil that the extension of Delay street in lower Albina be rushed to com pletion. The remonstrances will be overruled if the council accepts the recommendation. To extend Delay street the city will have to purchase a building which Wkea You Call a Call Broadway 98 Portland Black and White Txlf-nb Co. TonrlnK Cara S3-50 per Hrar obstructs the street. The cost of pur chase and extension of the street would be assessed to a district which extends almost to St. Johns. Property owners who live in the Peninsula district have registered emphatic protest against the assess ment, which in most cases is not more than $4 a lot and as low as $2. The protestants said they felt they would derive no benefit from the improve ment. Mr. Barbur contends that the ex tension is necessary to connect the Grecley-street extension with a direct route to the city. Greeley street, which forms a cut-off to the St Johns business district, was improved by the board of county commissioners and the cost paid out of general taxes. Having obtained this large improve ment without direct taxation, Mr. Barbur said the residents of the Pe ninsula district should accept the small assessment without protest. It is probable that the Issue will be fought out at the regular meeting of the city council Wednesday morning. Peter Denlcks, a Denver restaurant man, who died recently, left J20.000 as a fund with which to provide poor girls in his native province of Greece with dowries. Head The Oreeronlan einifid ads. CANNING H. & A. 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