Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1921)
"ttt7 srrvTVW OTOCONIA N rOKTLAXD, JTTLY 3, 1D?1 TAFT APPOIiMTMENT IMETOUIETLYDRAWN MOUND PROFITEERS Kennewick, who for seven years has been the recogniz&d head of the board of county commissioners in Benton county, were filed today by E. W. R. Taylor of Prosser. P. E. Robinson of White Bluffs. Dr. C. E. Briggs of Hanford and A. E. Whan of Benton City, a committee that was named by a mass meeting of voters and tax payers to demand the recall of Com missioner Pratt. Four counts are in cluded in the charges, which are based on findings by state accountants who have audited the various county of fices and by the grand Jury, which in April returned a report severely crit icising the three commissioners, in cluding Dr. H. M. Fjench of Prosser and F. L. Bash of Hanford. Bash im mediately resigned and Dr. French withheld hia resignation until last STORE CLOSED MONDAY, JULY 4" NEWLY ELECTED COMMANDER OF mERICAN LEGION J IN OREGON. I On Much of the Highest Quality Merchandise in the Store You'll Save From 10 to 50 During This ,000 StockReduction Ex-President One of Few to I Return to Public Life. Senate Enacts Bill as Corpor ation Lawyers LooI On. Life ambition attained COAL MAGNATES TARGET Tuesday. 2, T BREAKS PI $30 SA 5"ew Chief Justice Is to Serve With : Six Whom He Elevated to Bench j - While Chief Executive. ; BY W. ROBERTS NATLOR. I Copyright. 1921. bT The Oregonlan.) : WASHINGTON. D. C. July 2. Special.) For the last 48 hours Washington has been trying to figure liow many national precedents will te broken when William Howard Taft takes the oath as chief justice cf the United States supreme court Thursday next. Not only is he the first man ever to be honored with the highest execu tive and Judicial offices in the land, fcut he is one of the very few ex presidents ever to be called back to public life. ; That Mr. Taft should regard the thief justiceship as the attainment of his life's ambition is not remark able. There have been 28 presidents of the United States. Mr. Taft will be the tenth chief justice. He was the 26th president. ; Chief Justice Bole Notable. I While there are notable names In the long list of presidents, the role f chief justice also is a notable one. This post of highest judicial honor has bee'n held by John Jay, John Jiutledge. Oliver Ellsworth. John Mar shall. Robert B. Taney. Salmon P. Chase, Morrison R. Waits. Melville W. Fuller and Edward Douglas White. . Mr. Taft, as president, had an ex perience which was unusual for a In an so brief a time in executive of fice. Of the total of nine men on the supreme court bench, he was called upon to name six. He pro moted Justice White to be chief jus tice and named five associate jus tices, only two of whom remain, ,'Sowever, to serve under him as the presiding judge. Mr. Hughes Appointed. ; Mr. Taft appointed to the supreme -court bench Charles Evans Hughes, who resigned in 1916 to run for .president of the United States against Woodrow Wilson, missing his goal by the narrow margin of California's jelectoral vote. Mr. Taft also named Justices Lamar and Lurton, now de ceased, and Justices Van De Vanter and Pitney, who are still upon the bench. - While Mr. Taft will be the first person to hold the two high offices of president and chief justice, an ex hief justice made the attempt to Veach the White House, as did As sociate Justice Hughes. This was balmon B. Chase. In addition to serving with two men he elevated to the bench. Mr. Taft will serve with one McKinley appointed, Justice McKenna. with two Roosevelt appointed, Justices Holmes and Day. and with three Woodrow Wilson appointed. Justices McRey nolds, Brandeis and Clarke. Circumstance Is Unusual. It Is rather an unusual circumstance that Mr. Taft should be thrown in the Judicial cloister with Justice Brandeis, the man who did much to help causo the schism in the repub lican party which resulted in the birth of the bull moose Insurgency and brought overwhelming defeat to Mr. Taft when he sought to succeed himself in 112. Mr. Brandeis conducted the case against Secretary of the Interior Baliinger in the famou9 Ballinger 1'inchot controversy which involved the Taft administration in so much political difficulty. As president. Mr. Taft made no attempt to conceal his disapproval of the methods applied by Mr. Brandeis at the congressional inquiry. Succeeding his own appointee as chief justice. Mr. Taft also will have the unique experience of administer ing the oath of office to future presi dents who may be inaugurated dur ing the time he is actively on the bench. Mr. Taft is 61. within six years of the age when he will be entitled to retire from the court. Few members of the bench ever have elected to take advantage of this law. Justice White 77 at Death. Justice White, at the time pf his death, was In his 77th year. As to. other presidents who have returned to public life after living in the White House, it is recalled here that after the expiration of his term George Washington was com missioned lieutenant - general, com manding the army; James Monroe after his tenure of the White House presided over the Virginia constitu tional convention ana servea as jus tice of peace in his home county; John Q Adams served nine terms in the house of representatives after he had been president and Andrew John son was elected to the United States senate but died shortly after takn.g office. While President Roosevelt was gen erally credited with having induced Mr. Taft to stand for the presidency in 10S instead of going to the su preme court bench at that time, as a matter of fact, it was Mr. Taft's brothers who made the decision for and with him. Choice la Given Taft. Mr. Roosevelt gave Taft the choice. There followed a conference of the Taft brothers in New York Henry W. and Horace D., full brothers, and Charles P.. half brother. After an all-day consideration of the situa tion, the decision was made In favor of the presidency. After his break wlt'a Roosevelt and the turmoil in his administra tion while president. Mr. Taft thought many times that his ambition would better have been served upon the bench, to which now at last he goes with the highest honors. As chief justice Taft will receive a salary of J15.000 a year. He is giving up an income much in excess of that sum to take the office to which he so long aspired. ORIENTAL WEDS AMERICAN Portland Japanese Becomes Hus band of Miss Viva Cony. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July J. -(Special.) Nabkichl. 37 years old. of Port land, a Japanese, today began the cel ebration of the Fourth of July by taking unto himself an American girl. Miss Viva Cony, well dressed and pretty. The wedding party came from Port land and Rev. F. E. Uemma. a Japan ese minister of Portland, acted as a witness and performed the ceremony In - the county commissioner's room. The couple will make their home in Portland, where be is In business. . S. & H. green stamps for cun. .Holmaa Fuel Co.. coal nd wood, alain (63: 60-Zi JLdv. - - r f I i ! r ? x , i r s " LAXE (iOODELL OF PORTLAND. T VETEBflrJS MT UNDS XEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED AT LEGIOX MEETING. Sole Excitement in Balloting Due to Etrort to Seat Oliver B. Huston in Office. (Continued From First Page.) for alleged treasonable utterances was demanded by the legionnaires in a resolution criticising Attorney-General Daugherty for his actions in the case. Hot argument featured the pas sage of the resolution, in which the mention of the attorney-general's name was opposed by Walter Tooze of Dallas on the ground that the ac tions of subordinates in the attorney general's office might have been re sponsible for the recent decision. Ban on Films Vrsred. Resolutions were adopted deploring the employment of aliens in public works; urging a ban on all German and Austrian films containing propa ganda to the end of justifying the cen tral powers for their part in the war; favoring suppression of all foreign language papers, condemned as dis couraging to the growth of American ism, and declaring against informal naturalization of aliens. Delegates to the national conven tion will be instructed to work for a measure ,to prohibit children of aliens from automatically becoming citizens by reason only of birth on American soil. It was pointed out that such a measure would not hinder later naturalization of members of the Caucasian race. Silence following after feverish ex citement during the reading of re turns from the Dempsey-Carpentier match marked the announcement of the Frenchman's defeat in the fourth round. Convention business was quietly resumed. Governor l:rges Patience. Patience in awaiting commence ment of operations by the state bonus committee was appealed for by Gov ernor Olcott in an address before the morning session. There must be no irregularities in the administration of the bill, no breath of scandal con nected with it, declared the governor in' his address, which was largely an appeal for co-operation of the ex service men. The governor warned against selection of appraisers from among war veterans only, declaring that in the three appraisers to be named in each county will lie the success or failure of the adminis tration of the act. "We are making and will make every effort to expedite this work," the governor told his hearers, speak ing for the bonus commission. For protection of the ex-service men. the commission desdres to lay stress upon the fact that at no time should it be necessary to place any claim in the hands of any but an authorized rep resentative of the commission, he said. All ex-service men were cau tioned not to pay out money for the furtherance of their claims. More Money to Be Needed. The governor anticipated that the administration wotUd be forced to call for more than the J30.000.000 al lotted for its uses. Speaking before a combined legion and citizen audience this morning. John W. Inzer, national chaplain, de clared: "I say to you that the American Legion is the Joshua of today, and I call to you to stand by us as you did in the war, and we will awaken in America the spirit of independence and of the constitution." Chaplain Inzer declared that should the legion succeed in waking such a spirit, it would be performing "the greatest service of any secular or ganization under the sun." Teaching of patriotism in the schools was declared as tne most po tent Americanization programme pos sible in a committee report on the matter, as made before the women's auxiliary, which closed its first an nual session this afternoon by nam ing as permanent officers elected at a caucus in Portland several months ago. Auxiliary Names Officers. The officers of the new state de partment are: Mrs. ZD. A. Eivers of Portland, president; Mrs. R. H. Fields of Eugene, vice-jpresident; Mrs. Wal ter Spaulding of Salem, secretary; Miss Coletta Bartholemy of Portland, executive secretary: Mrs. Harold Hershner of Hood River, treasuier; Mrs. Elizabeth Abraham, Flora Hunt ley and Ellen L- White, members at large on the state executive com mittee. Delegates to both conventions. their families and visitors will be entertained tomorrow by Lane county post at & barbecue on the banks of the AlciLenxte river at the stats fish hatchery at Vida. The annual con vention ball and an initiation of dele gates In the "forty-eights" were held last night. BEE OWNERS ORGANIZE Association Formed at Chehalis to Work for Uniformity. CHEHALIS. Wash.. July 2. (Spe cial.) Beekeepers of Lewis, Thurs ton, Pierce, Mason and Grays Harbor counties held a meeting at William Johnson's apiary near Miami, and 125 were present. As a resuit of the meeting a co-operative organization, to be known as the Peninsular Bee keepers' association and including bee owners in the counties named, was organized. The publicity committee will endeavor to work out plans to obtain a uniform grade of honey and a uniform pack. Officers elected are as follows: W. L. Cox, president; William Highsted. J O. Wallace, A. H. Tornqulst, J. W. Ware. Richard Ayer and Jack Liegel. vice-presidents; Harriet A. Staeger, secretary. Friday. September 2, an other meeting will be held at Elraa. TWO WANT P0ST0FF1CE Democratic Incumbent, However, Thinks He Will Stay Awhile. HOOD RIVER, Or.. July Z. (Spe cial.) Two applications have been forwarded from here by postofflce candidates, who according to an an nouncement from Washington, will have an opportunity to take exami nations. Thomas F. Johnson and W B. Heath are the applicants. The lat ter, however, since filing his applica tion, has sold his local property and has removed to Portland. "Tr. John son, the other applicant, is serving his fifth term as sheriff. He ts a re publican. The present postmaster. T. A. Rea vis, democrat, holding his appoint ment to a second term, states that he has received an announcement that no change will be made until his term expires three years hence. OPEN SHOP RECOGNIZED Carpenters of San Francisco Bay Cities Accept Agreement. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. The bay district council of carpenters has ac cepted a compromise agreement call ing for the open shop, but recognizing the union Organizations otherwise, ac cording to an article appearing in the San Francisco Call today. The union officials would make no statement. According to the Call article the carpenters nave accepted all condi tions iaia Dy a special arbitration board which reduced wages and the other building crafts have been rivn until Thursday to take action ou the agreement. F. X. Clark Banqueted. Fifty employes of V. N. Clark uo. last night presented their presi dent, Mr. Clark, with a silver loving cup at a banquet given In the Benson hotel. The employes bestowing the gift upon Mr. Clark were members of tne city sales force. The banquet n vu lilt ui the final block of stock of the West ern Wool Warehouse company, for which the company Is agent. J. K. Lawler made the presentation speech and stated that Earl A. Clark, a brother, who Is president of the King Food Products company, had this week been presented with a similar cup by mid-western jobbers at a ban quet in Minneapolis. Month at Astoria Unusually Wet. ASTORIA, Or., July 2. (Special ) June was an exceptionally damp month in the lower Columbia river district. The records at the local weather observer's office showed the rainfall was 6.08 inches, nearly double the precipitation In the cor responding month of the previous year. There were IS cloudy, three partly cloudy and nine clear days The highest temperature was 78 de grees and the lowest was 47 degrees above zero. Dallas to Have Free Delivery, DALLAS, Or., July 2. Definite In formation has been received by Post master. V. P. Fiske that free malt -delivery would be established in this city September 1 with two carriers. Conestoga Given Up as Lost. WASHINGTON. ' D. C, July 2. The naval tug Conestoga, missing with all hands since March 25, was offi cially given up for lost today by the luvy department,. Federal ' Judges Empowered to Bring Defendants From Any Part of Country on Warrant. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington. D. C.. July 2. It has be gun to dawn on tne profiteers of the war period that Attorney-General Daugherty 5a trying to land them in his net. Their Impression In this mat ter is confirmed by a bill which has slipped quietly through the senate and is now pending In the house. If It be comes law, the department of Justice iu nave a powerful instrument in its hands for all sorts of cases. To layman, it has an Innocent ap pearance. As routine business. It slipped through the senate right tin der the eyes of a corps of corporation lawyers. it simply provides that a federal judge may bring a defendant to his court from any Dart of the country on a warrant. It does away with the right of an indicted man in the district where he resides on the question of probable cause. Further more, extradition proceedings, which have shielded so many defendants from prosecution, will not avail. If a man is indicted in California, he can be brought across the country if he happens to be in New York. He can not enter the plea that he was never on the western coast. He must ap pear before the court and answer to the charge. It is entirely a question as to whether he is guilty. Bill Pointed at Coal Magnates. The bill, which is aonarentlv loaded to the muzzle, is said to be pointed at the coal magnates who were Indic.ted in Indianapolis. The defense against this indictment Is that crime, if there is one, was committed in Washington as the office of the combination Is here instead of in Indianapolis. out wunout regard to whether the bill has been inspired bv th Indian apolis case, the fact that the measure ay apply to it is given as an exensa at the department of justice for the raiiure or the attorney-general to re port upon the bill while it was pending- before the senate committee on judiciary. On the surface, the attor ney-general is not interested in the bill, but the representatives of large interests have the habit of delving into such matters. They regard it as the attorney-general's bill, for it comes right on the heels of the an nouncement of his desire to establish a special bureau to conduct corpora tion prosecutions. It fits into the at torney-general's plans very neatly. Case Airnlnst Publisher Cited. But those who view the caisaen of the bill with alarm contend that it is plainly unconstitutional. It is met with declarations that a man has the right to go before a court and make the plea that his removal to the juris diction of another court Is not iustl- fied. The famous case in which the government sought to prosecute De- lavan Smith, the publisher of the In dianapolis News, in the Panama canal controversy. Is cited. Jurisdiction was claimed for Washington because the News circulated here. Smith suc cessfully resisted being brought here on tne grounds that courts at Wash ington were unfriendly to him. In deciding the case Judge Ander son said: "If the prosecuting officers have the authority to select the tribunal, if there is more than one tribunal to se lect from, if the government has that power, and can drag citizens from dis tant states, to the capital of the na tion, there to be tried, then, as Judge Cooley says: "This is a strange result of a revolution where one of the grievances complained of was the right to send parties abroad for triaL' " Prohibition Cases Affected. The bill might prove even more sweeping in its effect in cases under the Volstead prohibition act. It is a favorite contention that the circula tion of letters In another state amounts to the violation of the Vol stead act. The courts and juries of New York state do not construe the Volstead act as strictly as in the bone dry states, but under the bill de fendants could be transferred to the unfriendly jurisdiction of another court. In another state, the defendant would receive a more drastic sentence from a court than In New York. Now that their attention has been called to it, the constitutional law yers in the house may be expected to discuss It at length. The bill, in full, follows: "That whenever it shall be made to appear in any court of the United States that any persons or person un der indictment therein can not be found within the district where the offense is to be tried, the judge of said court shall examine, upon motion of the United States attorney, a tran Bcript of the proceedings, testimony and evidence before the grand jury upon the finding of such indictment, and if such proceedings shall appear to be regular and such testimony and evidence sufficient to establish a prima facie case against the accused, he shall enter an order directing a warrant to issue for the arrest of the person so charged wherever found, and for his removal forthwith to the district where the trial is to be had. "Every warrant so issued shall be accompanied by, a copy of the order directing the same, duly certified by the clerk of the court, may run into an" other district, may be addressed to any marshal or deputy marshal of the United States, and may be exe cuted in any place within the limits of the United States or subject to the jurisdiction thereof by the arrest of the person named and his- removal forthwith to the district wherein the indictment is pending, there to be committed, let to bail or otherwise dealt with, according to law." NAVAL WORK AUTHORIZED Failure of Appropriation Not to Hold Up Mare Isalnd Plans. ' VALLEJO. Cat. July 2. Authority to resume work Tuesday at the Mare island navy yard, despite the failure of congress to pass the naval appro priation bill, was received today from Washington by Captain E. L. Beach, commandant of the yard. Yesterday he announced that work would be discontinued today. RECALL CHARGES FILED Kennewick Commission Accused in Petition at Prosser. PROSSER. Wash.. July 2. (Special) Charge- againet . . Pratt of GRANGE ATTACKS BONDS RECALL OF ROAD SECURITIES TO BE ATTEMPTED. Patrons of Husbandry in Clacka mas County to Attempt Stoppage of Sale. OREGON CITY, Or., July 2 (Spe cial.) Petitions for a recall of the fl. 700, 000 bond Issue voted In Clacka mas county two years ago are to be circulated under the auspices of Pomona grange, composed of repre sentative of all of. the granges in the county. Since last April, when through a decision by the supreme court of the state the bond issue was legalized, a grange committee has been at work to stop tne expenditure of the money voted for the construction of roads. This committee reported considerable progress in their work at the meeting of the grange at Maple Lane last Wednesday. The decision has been reached to start recall proceedings. If the meas ure is successfully placed upon the ballot, it will call for the holding "P of all bonds unsold at the time the recall woud take effect, with the exception, of the bonds that ara of fered to provide funds for the con struction of the Pacific highway bridge over the Willamette river be tween Oregon City and West Linn. According to C. E. Spence. master of the state grange, no attempt will be made to bold a special election tor this purpose. If the recall bill is placed upon the ballot it will be voted upon at the next regular election or at the primary election. FIREWORKS START BLAZE CELEBRATIOX IX CALIFORNIA RESULTS IX HUGE FIRE. Doien Blocks Destroyed by Flames, With Loss of Hair Mil lion In Frolic. MARi'SVlLLE, Cal.. July 2. Fire said to have been caused by small boys shooting fire-crackers de stroyed 12 city blocks east of the center of Marysville today and burned four spans of a Southern Pacific trestle, blocking railroad traffic on the east side of the Sac ramento valley probably for several days. Two hotels, tMrea apartment houses, two lumber yards, a livery stable, two warehouses and several scores of dwellings were consumed. Thomas Bevan. county assessor, after checking the assessment rollB of property in the burned area, de clared the loss would exceed half a million dollars. The burned area was bounded by First and Seventh streets, the Yuba river levee and B street. ADMIRALS TO BE CHANGED i H. O. Stlckney and Harry A. Field to Get Xew Jobs Thursday. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. Rear Admirals H. O. Stickney and Harry A. Field have been ordered to ex change positions as member of the naval board of Inspection and survey here and commander of the train of the Pacific fleet, respectively. Admiral Stickney announced today. The order becomes effective next Thursday when Admiral Field will arrive here from the south. Admiral Stickney has been here for two years, coming from Washington, D. C. Admiral Field is ex-command- tUt of the Bremerton navy-yard. SNOW FALLS IN IDAHO Mercury Drops From 9 2 Degrees to Flakes in Two Days. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 2. A drop from 92 degrees two days ago to a snow storm today was reported from Heise and at Moon, two towns near here. An inch of snow fell at Heise. Four Paving Projects Approved. ALBANY, Or., July 2. (Special.) Four paving projects In Albany this summer have been approved finally by the city council and bids for the work will be called for. They provide for paving Third street, from Rail road to Main streets; Ellsworth street, from First to Water streets; Third street, from Calapooia to Vine streets and an alley running east and west through the block bounded by Third, Fourth. Ellsworth and Lyon streets. Use of Home Labor Favored. CENTRALIA. Wash., July 2. (Spe cial.) Resolutions have been adopted by the chamber of commerce urging the employment of home labor on all local building projects. The resolu tions were a reply to a letter re- BUY DIAMONDS from Diamond Clearing-House We Buy, Sell and Exchange ' DIAMONDS. Also loan money on your diamonds and Jewelry. Government licensed and bonded brokers. 283 WASHINGTON ST. Between Fourth and Fifth Sts. TOM j . -.-.a-' ".'JJ...11 -.H'jr. i -"'-'- ft l f l I l l f II SELLERS MASTER CRAFT" t Every Monarch Range Reduced $35.a!! Monarch Range Bodies are built entirely of malleable iron and copper rolled steel plate RIVETED (not bolted). Have vitreous enameled interiors and blue $138.00 Monarch with 15x21- .;.e.n: S103.00 $143.00 Monarch with 17121- inch oven; now S108.00 $148.00 Monarch with 19x21- not:::?:.... $113.00 $153.00 Monarch with 21x21 inch oven; "1 Q f( in now ceived by the chamber from a com- a principle The resolutions pointed local ettizens to buy at home, and mittee of the Centralla carpenters" out that the chamber recently staged that this principle should apply to onion, soliciting Its support of snch a home products show to educate labor as wHl as products. DR. E. G. AV9PLUND I give a fifteen-Year . Written Guarantee. OPEN EVENINGS (SUNDAYS 9 TO 12) and I can jrive the best known dentistry at these prices. It is no experimenting and you will find my office conducted in such a high-class manner that particular people are inspired with a confidence that is not found in the ordinary dental office. To think that you are to get a Plate which has given thousands complete satisfaction for years for $10.00 is almost unbelievable. Dozens pay several times more than this for the same material and the plate made in the same way my plates are made. Electro Painless Dentists In the Two-Story Building, Corner of Sixth and Washington Sts., Portland, Oregon Every article in the store having more than a normal sized reserve stock. Every odd sample and all discontinued numbers have been listed and plainly marked. Select one single piece or a houseful. Edwards will arrange, to please your individual requirement easy terms. Edwards does not charge interest. Outfits selected now held for future delivery, no extra charge. Sends to Your : "Sellers" HSS mlrco polished tops. $19.50 Monarch Gas Plate n'ow!?!: S14.00 $30.00 Monarch Gas Plate attachment; now S21.00 $68.50 Monarch Gas Range nowchm:..... S56.00 $72.50 Monarch Gas Range ssrv S60.00 fas y Terms - No frferesf Extraordinary Values in Overstuffed OU Tells the Story of Survival of the Fittest, For 15 Years I have Stood His Exacting Test. Thousands patronize my office and my patron age throughout the state is increasing and I am equipped and prepared to give particular people the finest up-to-date dental service. My Price List Has Been Set for Fifteen Years 22kBridgeWork$5 22k Crown Work $5 Home Any Famous for their fifteen special con venience features beside the special terms of One Dollar down, you will re ceive a substantial reduction in price. $85.00 Special Model Oak, 0JO Cfl now only 0 fOf $95.00 Special Mode 1 FT A White Enamel, now only. . . ' Jv $97.50 Mastercraft Oak, fl?Q" Cf now only DO-L.tJU $107.50 Mastercraft "WhiUi CCQ Kfi Enamel, now only DOV0J And a "Sellers" Cabinet W ill Be the Best Servant in Your Home. Cr r5S (b Terms to Please Your Requirement That Old Stove Taken as Part, Too Furniture afher Time