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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTLAXD. SEPTEMBER 25. 1021 6 1 I . i , , . I r-n GREEN POLITICS Deputies .Oppose Ministers, r but Delay Attack. BRIAND CHARMS HEARERS w Members Lack Experience and Want leader to Begin Work of Opposition. BY ANDRE TAKDIEU. -Formtrly tilth Prsmler to America. Copyright. ll21. by Ths Orrionlin.) PAJUS. Kept. 24. (Special Cable.) The parliamentary life In France will he returned October 18, and already there la activity In the lobbies of both chambers. To understand what may ensue when parliament frets under way, to Rather the significance of certain move that may be made, a statement of the party lineup Is necessary. The situation Is likely to become ex tremely confused because the major ity of the present members of the chamber are without political train ing. The chief feature of the 1919 elec tions was a spontaneous demand for something new. Probably the voters (lid not know exactly what they sought. They did was union. They were tired of the old religious quar rels. They dreamed of a great na tional effort for reconstruction and development of the resources of the country. The result of this aspiration was a severe setback to the pre-war poli ticians, notably the radical socialists, who for years had governed France, usually in coalition with the social ists. The members of the party are neither very radical nor very soclal istlcally inclined, but are liberal and anti-clerical. Party la Crushed. This party was crushed at the lections for the chamber with uni versal suffrage prevailing, but- got revenge two months later when the senatorial elections wre held under limited suffrage. Thus It mantalnsd a strong Influence over local adminis tration, which -or 15 years had been rocrulted from among Its followers. 1 emphasise the fact because it dem onstrates the present situation and xpiatns the deep confusion. So In the chamber we have an antl soclallst, religiously liberal and pol itically moderate majority. But neither the government nor the local administrations really represents this majority. By a strange paradox our ministers of the Interior for the past two years, formerly M. Steeg and now M. Marraud, have been taken from the ranks of the radical socialists, who were overwhelmed In 1919. The party's satisfaction In this is shown by Its faithful support of Premie? B riant and its opposition to sending an ambassador to the Vatican. The whole idea of this defeated party to prepare for victory In the elec tions two and a half years hence. For this It needs the good will of the minister of interior and his pre fects, and these now are obtinel. Parados Is Famished. We have therefore the further paradox of a parliamentary majority being combatted all over the country by agents of a cabinet which that majority maintains In office. You may well ask why It is that a ma jority upholds with votes a cabinet whose agents are fighting it. The answer is that being composed politically of Inexperienced1 men, the majority hesitates to assume the re sponsibility of a ministerial crisis. Moreover, this same inexperience makes the majority of the deputies highly susceptible to oratory and when Briand, with brs old-fashioned Ktump style, explains) the advantages of his policies, they allow themselves to be charmed by his words, - They roalixe that for ten months France has been yielding on ail sides the rights she won during the war. But thsae problems are so complicated the majority cannot follow the de tails, and after sporadic outbursts of protest, it soon relapses into resignation. -,- i Majority Is Ilealtattag. This odd exhibition erf testlness at one moment and resignation the next Js the first thing that strikes one In the lobbies teday. The majority recognises that a change Is necessary, but the same majority Is resolved not to make It. The ministry is 'being bitterly assailed and Is without solid support but .that does not mean it will be overthrown on the convening of parliament The sessions are re turned on the eve of the Washington tonference, from which Premier llrtand is sure. to make capital. To put Into execution a budget for 5,000,000,000 francs, not Including jienslons and reconstructions, and to raise an equivalent sum in taxes, meaning four or five billions of new taxation, the deputies would like Strong leadership. It Is almost unanimously agreed that such leader ship Is lacking, but the deputies vain ly ask each other where they are to find it and how they are to install it in power. .Twa Problems Dosalnaat. France has no such terrible causes of unrest as Great Britain, with Ire land, Egypt and India forever to be considered, but France has two domi nant problems. One Is safety and the other Is reparations. Or you might say that France has but one problem -Germany. The ehanjber realizes that- It is Its vital duty to solve this problem, but thus far It has not dis covered a method. That is why there is so much hesitation, embarrassment and pessimism In political circles. A leader Is wanted who knows where fie Is going. the practical application of the va rious phases of the peace-time pro gramme, will be held simultaneously during the convention. Among the subjects to be discussed are: Post war service, nutrition service, volunteer service, nursing service, public health cursing, health service. Junior Red Cross and peaoe-tlme home service. On the evenings of October 7 and S a pageant especially written for. the occasion by Ruth Mougey Worrell, nationally-known pageant writer and producer, will be presented. The pag eant will visualise the history, achievements. Ideals and plans for the future of the American Red Cross. More than 1000 men, women and chil dirn will participate. In addition to a chorus of llOO voices directed by Pro fessor Whltehouse. Humanity is the ler.ding figure In the pageant. Mrs. Worrell received her Inspiration for the pageant from the glorious stained glass memorial windows In ths na tional headquarters of the American l:d Cross at Washington. Miss Louise Franklin Bache. who hes been in the service of the Junior Red Cross for two years, is ths author of the Junior Red Cross pageant. "The Junior Court of Service." to be pre sented hy 1000 children, augmented by a chorus of 100 children's voices. The I agent will bring before the audi ence in tableau form the manifold, activities in which the Junior organ ization members are engaged today. SLAYER DECLARED TAUNTED TO SHOOT Woman Witness Tells of Quarrel in Street. MATTHEWS BOUND OVER Obituary. Chandler Huntington. Chandler Huntington, who was one of the first white children born in Oregon, died at Alameda, Cel., Satur day, September 17, according to news received in Portland yesterday. Inter ment was at Milton, Cal., where he had een living for some time, Wednesday, September 21. He was 72 years of age. Mr. II u n 1 1 ngton's parents came to Oregon from Indi ana by .ox-team In 1M8 and first set tled on the Colum bia slough. It was mum itial La was born the following year. In November, 1849, his father moved to a donation claim at the mouth of the Cowlitx river in Wash ington. He was elected to the first legislature, following the admission of Washington as a state. He also served Cowllts county, as treasurer, from 1895 to 1899. He moved to Milton, Cal., in 1900 and made his home there until the day of his death. He Is survived by his widow and a daughter, Sirs. Ruth A. droves, both of Milton. There are also four broth ers In Washington: Spencer and El mer Huntington of North Yakima, Wallace Huntington of Kelso, Wash., and Kdwln Huntington of Castle Rock. J. W l'HMSMi.'HlSJn r " . -v. .. CITY WAITS RED GROSS NATIONAIj coxvextiox to be HELD OCTOBER 4-8. Columbus Trrpares for Thousands of Delegates From All Parts of Country. COLUMBUS, O., Bept. 24. With thousands of delegates coming from all motions of the United States and Island possessions, this city Is putting on the finishing touches for the Na tional Red Cross conventlpn here Oc tober preparatory to the renewal rf membership activities to be launched In November. Nationally and internationally prominent speakers have been as signed places on the programme for the four days of the convention. Sis sectional conferences, offering chap ter ropresentativejnn opportunity for an Interchange of views relative to John II. Barras. Funeral services for John H. Barras of 201 Haxelfern avenue, who died at Mercy hospital in Eugene September 21, were held Friday afternoon at i o'clock at Flnley's chapel. Rev. 1 Johnson officiating. Final services will be held at his former horns' In Fscanaba. Mich. The Maeonio lodge there and Mlspah lodge of South St. Pauhpf which he was a member, will have charge of the services at the grave. Mr. Barras also was a mem ber of the Knights of Pythias of South St. Paul and of the Laurelhurst club of this city. Mr. Barras was bora in Escanaba, Mich., 47 years ago. Hs came to Portland about two years sgo from South St. Paul to open an office here for the National Pole company as district manager, which office he held at the time of his death. Ha had been In the employ of this company continuously for nearly S , years. Survivors are his widow, two daugh ters, Jessica J. and Laura V. Barras, and a son, Edwin P. Barras. Andrew W. Howser. -BURNS, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.) The funeral services of Andrew W. Howser, 83, were held from the fam liy home near Harney, Or, Tuesday, interment following at Burns. An drew W. Howser was born in War saw, Benton county, Maine, on Octo ber 19, 1837. He was the first boy born in Warsaw. The family came west in 1853. A widow and six chil dren survive. Brownsville Has New Garage. BROWNSVILLE, Or., Sept, U (Special.) With the opening of the Nelson-Bartram Motor company in Brownsville Monday this city will have two garage and auto repair houses run by ex-service men. The first established by ex-service men here is owned by John Miller, who was In the Argonne fight and Dean Tycer, sailor. The new firm la com posed of Ola.C Nelson ot Astoria and J. J. Bertram of Portland. Their me chanic ia R. W. WhitselU who had two years of experience in automobile factories. Preliminary Hearing Is Held at Med ford as Result of Killing at Eagle Point. MEDFORD, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.) Sensational testimony- was given by Mrs. Lottie Van Scoy at the pre liminary hearing this afternoon in Justice of the Peace Taylor's court during-the trial of Raleigh Matthews, farmer boy, charged with second de gree murder for the fatal shooting of Wilbur (Wig) Jacks at Eagle Point last Tuesday morning. Matth ews was bound over to await action of the grand Jury, after a plea of his attorney. Charles Reames, to re duce the charge to' manslaughter had been denied. The defense cauea no witnesses. Mrs. Van Scoy, at whose home Jacks was a lodger and who was called as a state's witness, said that she was in her back yard when her attention was attracted by loud talk ing. She went to the-front of the house and saw Jacks standing on the sidewalk and Matthews in the road astride his horse. Jacks Reported Cnralag. She testified that Jacks was curs ing and throwing; rocks at Matthews and she heard the youth say: "I'm not looking for trouble." Jacks replied, ste testified. "I'm the man that's looking for trouble. I ran you eight miles yesterday and I'l get you yet. Oo ahead and shoot; you're a too big a coward to shoot." She then testified she heard Mat thews say: "Get out from in front of that house and I'll show you whether I'm afraid to shoot or not." Mrs. Van Scoy also testified that Jacks' words were Interspersed with curses, and that the men moved ub ui down the street, back and forth, and shortly afterwards she heard a revolver discharged several times. She also said her view was obstructed by a pine tree. Wltaeaa Is Meatless. Asked by the state If she bore any like or dislike, fur Jacks, she- said: "I always spoke to the men' when I met him. I had do reason to like or dlsliae blm. k Harry Lewis, a resident of Eagle Point, testified that he drove a wagon by the scene of the crime. Just before the shooting and that he saw ths ?Vo man. Jacks on the sidewalk and Ua hews on In horse. He spoke to tne wo and dri.ve his wwgon between them. V, hen a short distance down the road he heard a shot and turnel around t-i see Jacks running down "ha sidewaik, holding his stomach with his hands. He testified he saw Matthews rid ing seven or eight fret from acks and shooting. Hs said the defendan fired two shots and that after running 40 o.' SO yards acks Jumped over a fence Into John Nichols' yard, lighting on his back, and that he jumped up at once. The witness testified he heard another shot. Matthews Rides Heme. Matthews then turned his horse around and rode towards home. Lewis testified positively that acks did not have a gun and that both his hands were clasped about his stomach and that he was running as fast as he. could. He denied that he had told Attorney Reames on a visit to Eagle Point after the death of acks that he was not sure whether he had a gun or not. ' He admitted that he Jiad told a erowd of Eagle Point residents that he had driven his team hard at the firet shot, but said it was said in the spirit of banter, when his friends chllded him about being frightened at the shot. The truth, he said, was that he had urged his team out of ths trot they were maintaining when the trouble started. The witness was questioned at great length by- both aides relative to his memory ofHime after be said that the entire episode bad not taken more than a mttiute. District At torney Moore used his watch to test he reliability of the witness on the point, and found that he fixed nine seconds as the actual time between the first and second shots, after he had testified that 10 or If seconds had elapsed. Mrs. Eva Nichols testified that on the morning she was attracted by loud swearing and talking in the street, and went out in the front yard, and brought her little girl into the house, the said she saw Jacks and Matthews, the latter orr horse back. In the street and that they passed out of her line of vision when she heard the first shot, and the oth ers in rapid succession. A large number of Eagle Point peo ple attended the hearing and shook hands with the boy. 27 GET SCHOLARSHIPS Several Freshmen at Willamette Receive Free Tuition. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa lem, Sept. 24. (Special.) Twenty seven freshmen entered Willamette university with scholarships earned last ear In high school, according to information given out today by the university registrar. Of the new en trants who receive free tuition. 19 re ceived their scholarships from a board composed of representatives of Mc Mtnnville college, Taciflc college. Pa cific university. Philomath college, Albany college and Wlllamete uni evrslty. This organization was formed last year. The following is the list of the win ners of academic honors: eBryl Coop er, Salem; Violet L. Narthrop, Leba non; Earl Harvie Mootry, West Linn; Adelaide Jones. Woodburn; J. Wayne Bowman, Philomath; Ronald B. Mc Klnnls. Wallowa; Byrl Marsters. Sa lem: Cleo Cochrane, Haines; Helvie Silver, Astoria; Jack Burleson, Mc Minnville; Laura Best, Medford; Grace Marie Jasepr, Frankllss; Fay Sparks, Bandon; Ernest Ford Calhoun. Grants Pass; Leroy Walker, Rose burg; Doris Jeffers. Enterprise; Ever ett S. Ball, Portland; Lois Cobb. Rose burg; Clarence Smith, oCttage Grove; Jean Adams, Crovill, Atash.; Robert Littler, Salem; Juanita Henry, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Amy Kinney. Cashmere, vv asn.; Merle Bonney. Carrield, Wash.; Gertrude Spoon, Goldendale. Wash.; Don Rehbock, Sunnyside, Wash.; Jen- nene vandevort, Salem. IIS In Tigard Schools. TIGARD. Or., Sept. 24 (Special.) The schools" of Tigard opened Sep tember 19 with an enrollment of 118. The teachers are E. B. Neddrx, Mrs. Lottie Thomaslln, Miss Mildred Paul son, Irene ftchmokel, Stella Millioan and Mrs. Gilbert. Last Friday night the local grange gave a reception in honor of the teachers. This week the Tigard boys and girls of the agri cultural club carried away more thaq hai; of all the prizes allotted at the poi:nty fnlr In Hi'Osboro. WALLUSKI SCHOOL BURNS Loss Is About $2200 on Building and Contents. i ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.) The Walluski schoolhousa in dis trict No. 26. near the Astor experi ment station, was destroyed by fire about 6:30 o'clock last night. The loss was about $1200 on the building and $1000 on the contents, with 1800 Insurance. At the close of the school session yesterday afternoon some of the pupils were directed to remove the ashes from the stove. In doing this they placed a few charred pieces of wood on the zinc under the stove and the' flames were supposed to have started , from these, as they broke through the roof directly above where the stove stood. The structure was a one-room building erected about ten years ago, but this summer It was enlsrged as well as repaired and painted. 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